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 B—Issuance of OCS Renewable Energy Leases (§285.200 to §285.238) > 285.232—May I acquire a lease noncompetitively after responding to a Request for Interest or Call for Information and Nominations under § 285.213?

285.232—May I acquire a lease noncompetitively after responding to a Request for Interest or Call for Information and Nominations under § 285.213?

(a) If you submit an area of interest for a possible lease and MMS receives no competing submissions in response to the RFI or Call, we may inform you that there does not appear to be competitive interest, and ask if you wish to proceed with acquiring a lease.
(b) If you wish to proceed with acquiring a lease, you must submit your acquisition fee as specified in § 285.502(a).
(c) After receiving the acquisition fee, BOEMRE will follow the process outlined in § 285.231(d) through (i).

Code of Federal Regulations

[74 FR 19807, Apr. 29, 2009, as amended at 76 FR 28180, May 16, 2011]