MMAA104000; Timing Requirements for the Submission of a Site Assessment Plan (SAP) or General Activities Plan (GAP) for a Renewable Energy Project on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
offshore-energy · Bureau of Ocean Energy Management · Published 2014-04-17 · Effective 2014-05-19 · 79 FR 21617
Document
Document number
2014-08488
Federal Register citation
79 FR 21617
CFR reference
30 CFR 585
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
offshore-energy
Sub-agency
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Publication date
2014-04-17
Effective date
2014-05-19
Interior docket
Docket ID: BOEM-2012-0077
Abstract
This rule amends the timing requirements for submitting a SAP or GAP. Under the rule, all OCS renewable energy leases and grants will have a preliminary term of 12 months in which a lessee or grantee must submit a SAP or a GAP. BOEM is taking this action because the current regulations provide timing requirements for submission of SAPs and GAPs that have proven to be impractical. In addition, this rule amends various other regulatory provisions, such as those pertaining to a lessee's first rent payment.