---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.910"
title: "30"
number: "250.910"
heading: "Which of my facilities are subject to the Platform Verification Program?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.910"
---

# §250.910. Which of my facilities are subject to the Platform Verification Program?

- (a) All new fixed or bottom-founded platforms that meet any of the following five conditions are subject to the Platform Verification Program:
  - (1) Platforms installed in water depths exceeding 400 feet (122 meters);
  - (2) Platforms having natural periods in excess of 3 seconds;
  - (3) Platforms installed in areas of unstable bottom conditions;
  - (4) Platforms having configurations and designs which have not previously been used or proven for use in the area; or
  - (5) **Platforms installed in seismically active areas.**
- (b) All new floating platforms are subject to the Platform Verification Program to the extent indicated in the following table:
- (c) If a platform is originally subject to the Platform Verification Program, then the conversion of that platform at that same site for a new purpose, or making a major modification of, or major repair to, that platform, is also subject to the Platform Verification Program. A major modification includes any modification that increases loading on a platform by 10 percent or more. A major repair is a corrective operation involving structural members affecting the structural integrity of a portion or all of the platform. Before you make a major modification or repair to a floating platform, you must obtain approval from both the BSEE and the USCG.
- (d) The applicability of Platform Verification Program requirements to other types of facilities will be determined by BSEE on a case-by-case basis.

## Notes

### 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.