How do I make payments under this part?

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§ 585.500 How do I make payments under this part?

(a) For acquisition fees or the initial 12-months' rent paid for the preliminary term of your lease, you must make your electronic payments through the Fees for Services page on the BOEM Web site at http://www.boem.gov, and you must include one copy of the Pay.gov confirmation receipt page with your unsolicited request.

(b) For all other required rent payments and for operating fee payments, you must make your payments as required in 30 CFR 1218.51.

(c) This table summarizes payments you must make for leases and grants, unless otherwise specified in the Final Sale Notice:

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Payment Amount Due date Payment mechanism Section reference
Initial payments for leases
(1) If your lease is issued competitively, Bid Deposit As set in Final Sale Notice/depends on bid With bid Pay.Gov § 585.501.
Bonus Balance Lease issuance 30 CFR 1218.51
(2) If your lease is issued non-competitively Acquisition Fee $0.25 per acre, unless otherwise set by the Director With application Pay.gov § 585.502.
(3) All leases Initial Rent $3 per acre per year 45 days after lease issuance Pay.gov § 585.503.
Subsequent payments for leases and project easements
(4) All leases Subsequent Rent $3 per acre per year Annually 30 CFR 1218.51 §§ 585.503 and 585.504.
(5) If you have a project easement Rent Greater of $5 per acre per year or $450 per year When operations term for associated lease starts, then annually 30 CFR 1218.51 § 585.507.
(7) If your commercial lease is producing, Operating Fee Determined by the formula in § 585.506 Annually 30 CFR 1218.51 § 585.506.
Payments for ROW grants and RUE grants*
(8) All ROW grants and RUE grants Initial Rent $70 per statute mile, and the greater of $5 per acre per year or $450 per year Grant Issuance Pay.gov § 585.508.
Subsequent Rent Annually or in 5-year batches 30 CFR 1218.51

* There is no acquisition fee for ROW grants or RUE grants.

[76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 79 FR 21623, Apr. 17, 2014]


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