# Negotiated Noncompetitive Agreements for the Use of Sand, Gravel, and/or Shell Resources on the Outer Continental Shelf
> **Bureau of Ocean Energy Management** · Final rule. · Published 2017-10-03 · Effective 2017-12-04 · 82 FR 45962
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-21233
- **Category:** offshore-energy
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 45962
- **CFR reference:** 30 CFR 583
- **Publication date:** 2017-10-03
- **Effective date:** 2017-12-04
- **Interior docket:** Docket ID: BOEM-2010-0041
## Abstract

This final rule establishes new regulations to address the use of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sand, gravel, and/or shell resources for shore protection, beach restoration, or coastal wetlands restoration projects by Federal, state, or local government agencies, and for use in construction projects authorized by or funded in whole or in part by the Federal Government. The final rule describes the negotiated noncompetitive agreement process for qualifying projects and codifies new and existing procedures.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/10/03/2017-21233/negotiated-noncompetitive-agreements-for-the-use-of-sand-gravel-andor-shell-resources-on-the-outer)
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