---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 285.631"
title: "30"
number: "285.631"
heading: "When must I initiate activities under an approved COP?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/285.631"
---

# §285.631. When must I initiate activities under an approved COP?


After your COP is approved, you must commence construction by the date given in the construction schedule required by [30 CFR 585.626(b)(21)](/cfr/30/585.626.md?p=b-21), and included as a part of your approved COP, unless BOEM approves a deviation from your schedule.


## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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