# Outer Continental Shelf Lease Terms
> **Bureau of Land Management** · Final rule. · Published 1996-10-30 · Effective 1996-11-29 · 61 FR 55887
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-27782
- **Category:** oil-gas-leasing
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Land Management
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 55887
- **CFR reference:** 30 CFR 256
- **Publication date:** 1996-10-30
- **Effective date:** 1996-11-29
## Abstract

This rule amends the regulations governing the term for certain leases on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) based on water depth. This rule changes the current depth margins for 8-year leases from 400 to 900 meters to 400 to 800 meters while retaining the mandatory 5-year drilling requirement for all 8-year leases. The amendment allows the Minerals Management Service (MMS) to set lease terms of 8 to 10 years in water depths ranging from 800 to 900 meters. The intended effect of this rule is to simplify administration of OCS leases for the MMS and the lessees.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/10/30/96-27782/outer-continental-shelf-lease-terms)
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