Section 585.600 - What plans must I submit to BOEM before I conduct activities on my lease or grant?(a) You must submit a SAP, COP, or GAP and receive BOEM approval before you conduct activities on your lease or grant as set forth in the following table: | Before you: | You must submit and obtain approval for your: |
| (1) Conduct site assessment activities on your commercial lease, such as meteorological towers or other facilities that are installed on the seabed using a fixed-bottom foundation requiring professional engineering design and assessment of sediment, meteorological, and oceanographic conditions as part of the design | SAP under §§ 585.605 through 585.613 . |
| (2) Conduct any activities pertaining to construction of facilities for commercial operations on your commercial lease | COP under §§ 585.620 through 585.628 . |
| (3) Conduct any activities on your limited lease or grant in any OCS area | GAP under §§ 585.640 through 585.648 . |
(b) BOEM may waive certain types of information or analyses that you otherwise must provide in your proposed plan when you demonstrate that:(1) Sufficient applicable information or analysis is readily available to BOEM;(2) The coastal or marine resources that are the subject of the information requirement are not present or affected;(3) Other factors affect your ability to obtain or BOEM's need for the required information; or(4) Information is neither necessary nor required for a State to determine consistency with its coastal management program. 88 FR 6430 , 1/31/2023; 89 FR 42748 , 7/15/2024