Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

1010-AE38 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1010 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management BOEM 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Offshore Wind Regulatory Reform

This rule will propose revisions to the offshore wind regulations. In 2024, BOEM promulgated the Renewable Energy Modernization Rule. Now, to support Executive Order 14315 and Secretary’s Order 3437, and in accordance with the Department’s August 7, 2025, announcement, BOEM will update the offshore wind regulations.

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The Department of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is proposing this regulatory action to support Executive Order 14315, Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources (July 7, 2025), Secretary’s Order 3437, Ending Preferential Treatment for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources in Department Decision-Making (July 29, 2025), and the President’s memorandum, Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects (January 20, 2025).

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Congress authorized the Secretary to grant OCS leases for renewable energy activities when it enacted the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) by adding a new subsection 8(p), codified at 43 U.S.C. 1337(p). Subsection 8(p) of OCSLA authorizes the Secretary to award OCS leases, pipeline ROW grants, and RUE grants for activities not otherwise authorized by other applicable law, if those activities produce or support production, transportation, storage, or transmission of energy sources other than oil or gas.

Subsection 8(p) requires the Secretary to award such leases, ROWs, and RUEs on a competitive basis unless the Secretary determines, following public notice, that competitive interest does not exist. Additionally, subsection 8(p) also authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations to carry out the subsection’s grant of authority. The Secretary delegated that authority to BOEM’s and BSEE’s predecessor, the Minerals Management Service. Subsection 8(p)(8) of OCSLA (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(8)) authorizes the Secretary to issue any necessary regulations to carry out this subsection.

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]]> NPRM 08/00/2026 No No Undetermined No No No Karen Thundiyil Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs 1010 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management BOEM 202 742-0970 karen.thundiyil@boem.gov 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC 20240