CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER II—MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE (parts 250 to 285) > PART 285—RENEWABLE ENERGY ALTERNATE USES OF EXISTING FACILITIES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF > SUBPART A—General Provisions (§285.100 to §285.118) > 285.105—What are my responsibilities under this part?

285.105—What are my responsibilities under this part?

As a lessee, applicant, operator, or holder of a ROW grant, RUE grant, or Alternate Use RUE grant, you must:
(a) Design your projects and conduct all activities in a manner that ensures safety and will not cause undue harm or damage to natural resources, including their physical, atmospheric, and biological components to the extent practicable; and take measures to prevent unauthorized discharge of pollutants including marine trash and debris into the offshore environment.
(b) Submit requests, applications, plans, notices, modifications, and supplemental information to MMS as required by this part;
(c) Follow up, in writing, any oral request or notification you made, within 3 business days;
(d) Comply with the terms, conditions, and provisions of all reports and notices submitted to MMS, and of all plans, revisions, and other MMS approvals, as provided in this part;
(e) Make all applicable payments on time;
(f) Comply with the DOI's nonprocurement debarment regulations at 2 CFR part 1400 ;
(g) Include the requirement to comply with 2 CFR part 1400 in all contracts and transactions related to a lease or grant under this part;
(h) Conduct all activities authorized by the lease or grant in a manner consistent with the provisions of sub section 8(p) of the OCS Lands Act;
(i) Compile, retain, and make available to MMS representatives, within the time specified by MMS, any data and information related to the site assessment, design, and operations of your project; and
(j) Respond to requests from the Director in a timely manner.