Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Decommissioning Costs for Pipelines
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2016-11-16 · Effective 2016-12-16 · 81 FR 80587
Document
Document number
2016-27416
Federal Register citation
81 FR 80587
CFR reference
30 CFR 250
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2016-11-16
Effective date
2016-12-16
Interior docket
Docket ID: BSEE-2016-0004
Abstract
This rule amends Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations requiring lessees and owners of operating rights to submit summaries of actual decommissioning expenditures incurred for certain decommissioning activities related to oil and gas and sulfur operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The amendment requires lessees, owners of operating rights, and right- of-way (ROW) holders to submit summaries of actual expenditures incurred for pipeline decommissioning activities.