---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.193"
title: "30"
number: "250.193"
heading: "Reports and investigations of possible violations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.193"
---

# §250.193. Reports and investigations of possible violations.

- (a) Any person may report to BSEE any hazardous or unsafe working condition on any facility engaged in OCS activities, and any possible violation or failure to comply with:
  - (1) Any provision of the Act,
  - (2) Any provision of a lease, approved plan, or permit issued under the Act,
  - (3) Any provision of any regulation or order issued under the Act, or
  - (4) **Any other Federal law relating to safety of offshore oil and gas operations.**
- (b) To make a report under this section, a person is not required to know whether any legal requirement listed in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section has been violated.
- (c) When BSEE receives a report of a possible violation, or when a BSEE employee detects a possible violation, BSEE will investigate according to BSEE procedures and notify any other Federal agency(ies) for further investigation, as appropriate.
- (d) BSEE investigations of possible violations may include:
  - (1) Conducting interviews of personnel;
  - (2) Requiring the prompt production of documents, data, and other evidence;
  - (3) Requiring the preservation of all relevant evidence and access for BSEE investigators to such evidence; and
  - (4) Taking other actions and imposing other requirements as necessary to investigate possible violations and assure an orderly investigation.
- (e)
  - (1) Reports should contain sufficient credible information to establish a reasonable basis for BSEE to investigate whether a violation or other hazardous or unsafe working condition exists.
  - (2) **To report hazardous or unsafe working conditions or a possible violation—**
    - (i) **Contact BSEE by—**
      - (A) Phone at 1-877-440-0173 (BSEE Toll-free Safety Hotline),
      - (B) Internet at www.bsee.gov, or
      - (C) **Mail to—** U.S. DOI/BSEE, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 5438, Washington, DC 20240 Attention: IRU Hotline Operations.
    - (ii) **Include the following items in the report—**
      - (A) Name, address, and telephone number should be provided if you do not want to remain anonymous;
      - (B) The specific concern, provision or Federal law, if known, referenced in (a) that a person violated or with which a person failed to comply; and
      - (C) **Any other facts, data, and applicable information.**
- (f) When a possible violation is reported, BSEE will protect a person's identity to the extent authorized by law.

## Notes

### Amendments

[78 FR 20439, Apr. 5, 2013, as amended at 81 FR 36149, June 6, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[78 FR 20439, Apr. 5, 2013, as amended at 81 FR 36149, June 6, 2016]