What does BOEM do if an area proposed for leasing is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State?

  1. Law
  2. CFR 30
  3. Mineral Resources
  4. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior
  5. Offshore
  6. Leasing of Sulfur or Oil and Gas and Bonding Requirements in the Outer Continental Shelf
  7. Planning and Holding a Lease Sale
  8. What does BOEM do if an area proposed for leasing is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State?

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§ 556.303 What does BOEM do if an area proposed for leasing is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State?

For an area proposed for leasing that is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State, as governed by section 8(g)(1) of OCSLA (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)(1)):

(a) BOEM provides the governor of the coastal State, subject to the confidentiality requirements in this chapter:

(1) A schedule for leasing; and

(2) An estimate of the potential oil and gas resources.

(b) At the request of the governor of a coastal State, BOEM will provide to that governor, subject to the confidentiality requirements in this chapter:

(1) Information concerning geographical, geological, and ecological characteristics; and

(2) An identification of any field, geological structure, or trap, or portion thereof, that lies within three nautical miles of the State's boundary.


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