§ 585.600 — What Plans Must I Submit To Boem Before I Conduct Activities On My Lease Or Grant?

(a) You must submit a SAP, COP, or GAP and receive BOEM approval before you conduct activities on your lease or grant as set forth in the following table:

(b) BOEM may waive certain types of information or analyses that you otherwise must provide in your proposed plan when you demonstrate that:

(1) Sufficient applicable information or analysis is readily available to BOEM;

(2) The coastal or marine resources that are the subject of the information requirement are not present or affected;

(3) Other factors affect your ability to obtain or BOEM's need for the required information; or

(4) Information is neither necessary nor required for a State to determine consistency with its coastal management program.