---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 285.1016"
title: "30"
number: "285.1016"
heading: "When will an Alternate Use RUE be cancelled?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/285.1016"
---

# §285.1016. When will an Alternate Use RUE be cancelled?


The Secretary may cancel an Alternate Use RUE if it is determined, after notice and opportunity to be heard:

- (a) You no longer qualify to hold an Alternate Use RUE;
- (b) You failed to provide any additional financial assurance required by BOEM, replace or provide additional coverage for a de-valued bond, or replace a lapsed or forfeited bond within the prescribed time period;
- (c) Continued activity under the Alternate Use RUE is likely to cause serious harm or damage to natural resources; life (including human and wildlife); property; the marine, coastal, or human environment; or sites, structures, or objects of historical or archaeological significance;
- (d) Continued activity under the Alternate Use RUE is determined to be adversely impacting the original OCS Lands Act approved activities on the existing OCS facility;
- (e) You failed to comply with any of the terms and conditions of your approved Alternate Use RUE or your approved plan; or
- (f) **You otherwise failed to comply with applicable laws or regulations.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.