§ 250.202 - What criteria must the Exploration Plan (EP), Development and Production Plan (DPP), or Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD) meet?  


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  • Your EP, DPP, or DOCD must demonstrate that you have planned and are prepared to conduct the proposed activities in a manner that:

    (a) Conforms to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act as amended (Act), applicable implementing regulations, lease provisions and stipulations, and other Federal laws;

    (b) Is safe;

    (c) Conforms to sound conservation practices and protects the rights of the lessor;

    (d) Does not unreasonably interfere with other uses of the OCS, including those involved with national security or defense; and

    (e) Does not cause undue or serious harm or damage to the human, marine, or coastal environment.