Rule 12 Aug 2025 compliance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, geophysical data, regulatory changes, research, oil and gas exploration, ocean energy, freedom of information

🌊Rescission of Expired Data Release Grace Period by BOEM

The Department of the Interior (the Department or DOI), acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), is amending the Department's regulations to rescind the portion of a section, describing a grace period for release of geophysical data, that expired in 2010. This portion of the section is not necessary because it has expired. DOI is also making minor modifications effecting this rescission to another portion of the section.

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Notice 11 Aug 2025 information collection, regulatory compliance, boem, ocean energy, port infrastructure, west coast

🌊BOEM Proposes Information Collection on West Coast Port Infrastructure

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

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Notice 16 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, commercial leasing, american samoa, bureau of ocean energy management, ocean energy

🌊Extended Comment Period for Outer Continental Shelf Leasing in American Samoa

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces a 30- day extension of the comment period for the request for information and interest (RFI) for leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf minerals in and around an area offshore American Samoa, referred to as the RFI Area.

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Rule 6 Jun 2025 compliance, energy, environmental protection, regulation, government contracts, securities, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, mineral resources, natural resources, intergovernmental relations, air pollution control, penalties, investigations, environmental impact statements, research, oil pollution, freedom of information, surety bonds, gulf of mexico, interior department, renewable energy, marine safety, mineral royalties, oil and gas exploration, pipelines, rights-of-way, sulfur, continental shelf, electric power, marine resources, coastal zone, energy management, gulf of america, ocean energy

🌊Amendments to Rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is amending its regulations that implement the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to revise language reading "Gulf of Mexico" or the associated acronym "GOM" to read "Gulf of America" or the associated acronym "GOA." Executive Order 14172 directs agencies to make this change. This final rule ensures that these regulations comply with this order.

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