Interior Department, Ocean Energy Management Bureau
Consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14285, "Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources" (April 24, 2025), E.O. 14154 "Unleashing American Energy" (January 20, 2025), E.O. 14192 "Unleashing Prosperity through Deregulation" (January 31, 2025), and consistent with agency policy, the Department of the Interior (the Department or DOI), acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), proposes administrative revisions to regulations that govern prospecting, leasing, and operations related to minerals other than oil, gas, and sulphur ("hard minerals") on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 30 CFR Parts 580, 581, and 582 [Docket ID: BOEM-2025-0120] RIN 1010-AE36 AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment. SUMMARY: Consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14285, “Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources” (April 24, 2025), E.O. 14154 “Unleashing American Energy” (January 20, 2025), E.O. 14192 “Unleashing Prosperity through Deregulation” (January 31, 2025), and consistent with agency policy, the Department of the Interior (the Department or DOI), acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), proposes administrative revisions to regulations that govern prospecting, leasing, and operations related to minerals other than oil, gas, and sulphur (“hard minerals”) on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). DATES: BOEM must receive your comments on or before April 27, 2026. BOEM has the discretion not to consider comments received after this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the rulemaking by any of the following methods. In your comments, please reference “Administrative Revisions to Regulations Related to Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Other than Oil, Gas and Sulphur, RIN 1010-AE36.” See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document for more details on submitting comments. Federal rulemaking portal: https://www.regulations.gov (BOEM…
Citation: 91 FR 8803
