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DOI/BOEM RIN: 1010-AE21 Publication ID: Fall 2023 
Title: ●Fitness to Operate Standards for Oil and Gas Operators and Lessees on the Outer Continental Shelf 
Abstract:

In response to Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, the Department of the Interior prepared Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The report stated that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, through a new "Fitness to Operate" standard, would establish safety, environmental, and financial responsibilities for companies to meet in order to operate on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.

This rule would establish safety, environmental, and financial responsibilities for oil and gas companies to meet in order to operate on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 550    30 CFR 556   
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331, OCS Lands Act   
Legal Deadline:  None

Statement of Need:

In response to Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, the Department of the Interior prepared a report on the Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The report stated that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, through a new "Fitness to Operate" standard, would establish safety, environmental, and financial responsibilities for companies to meet in order to operate on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.

This rule would establish safety, environmental, and financial responsibilities for oil and gas companies to meet in order to operate on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.

Summary of the Legal Basis:

43 U.S.C. 1331, OCS Lands Act.
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kelley Spence
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone:984 298-7345
Email: kelley.spence@boem.gov