---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.904"
title: "30"
number: "250.904"
heading: "What is the Platform Approval Program?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.904"
---

# §250.904. What is the Platform Approval Program?

- (a) **The Platform Approval Program is the BSEE basic approval process for platforms on the OCS.** The requirements of the Platform Approval Program are described in [§§ 250.904 through 250.908](/cfr/30/250.904..250.908.md) of this subpart. Completing these requirements will satisfy BSEE criteria for approval of fixed platforms of a proven design that will be placed in the shallow water areas (≤400 ft.) of the Gulf of America OCS.
- (b) The requirements of the Platform Approval Program must be met by all platforms on the OCS. Additionally, if you want approval for a floating platform; a platform of unique design; or a platform being installed in deepwater (> 400 ft.) or a frontier area, you must also meet the requirements of the Platform Verification Program. The requirements of the Platform Verification Program are described in [§§ 250.909 through 250.918](/cfr/30/250.909..250.918.md) of this subpart.

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 26022, Apr. 29, 2016, as amended at 90 FR 44327, Sept. 15, 2025]

### 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

[81 FR 26022, Apr. 29, 2016, as amended at 90 FR 44327, Sept. 15, 2025]