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DOI/MMS RIN: 1010-AD57 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Safety and Decommissioning Requirements for Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms 
Abstract: This rule would codify certain best practices for safely decommissioning offshore oil and gas platforms. Most of these safety practices are already accepted by industry and incorporated into MMS guidance documents. Some of these requirements would include: requiring a well with open perforations to have two barriers in place to allow the safe removal of blowout preventers, establishing expiration dates for platform decommissioning permits, establishing timeframes for submissions of abandonment and decommissioning plans, collecting historical well data, and establishing requirements for operators on probation. This rule would apply industry best practices and improve human and environmental safety during decommissioning. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250   
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
William Hauser
Department of the Interior
Minerals Management Service
381 Elden Street,
Herndon, VA 20170
Phone:703 787-1613
Fax:703 787-1546
Email: william.hauser@mms.gov