---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 285.637"
title: "30"
number: "285.637"
heading: "When may I commence commercial operations on my commercial lease?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/285.637"
---

# §285.637. When may I commence commercial operations on my commercial lease?

- (a) If you are conducting activities on your lease that do not require a FERC license (i.e., wind power projects), then you may commence commercial operations after:
  - (1) You submit information consistent with § [285.702(c)](/cfr/30/285.702.md?p=c) and [(d)](/cfr/30/285.702.md?p=d) for facilities installed prior to commencing commercial operations;
  - (2) Your CVA submits the project verification report, as described in [§ 285.708(a)(5)](/cfr/30/285.708.md?p=a-5), including information required by [§ 285.708(b)(1)](/cfr/30/285.708.md?p=b-1), or interim report(s), as described in [§ 285.712(a)](/cfr/30/285.712.md?p=a) for facilities installed prior to commencing commercial operations;
  - (3) Your CVA submits the Critical Safety Systems and Equipment commissioning records, as described in [§ 285.708(a)(6)](/cfr/30/285.708.md?p=a-6) or interim report(s), as described in [§ 285.712(a)](/cfr/30/285.712.md?p=a), for facilities installed prior to commencing commercial operations; and
  - (4) BSEE has not notified you of any objections to the submittals in paragraphs [(a)(1)](#a-1) and [(3)](#a-3) of this section within the timeframes in §§ [285.700(d)](/cfr/30/285.700.md?p=d) and [285.712(a)](/cfr/30/285.712.md?p=a), as applicable. You may continue commercial operations while BSEE reviews your submittals.
- (b) To continue commercial operations as additional facilities complete commissioning, you must submit information in paragraphs [(a)(1)](#a-1) and [(3)](#a-3) of this section for facilities installed after commercial operations have commenced.
- (c) You must notify BSEE within 10 business days after you commence commercial operations.

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 42715, May 15, 2024]

### Authority

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

### Source

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

### Amendments

[89 FR 42715, May 15, 2024]