---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 285.703"
title: "30"
number: "285.703"
heading: "What reports must I submit for project modifications and repairs?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/285.703"
---

# §285.703. What reports must I submit for project modifications and repairs?

- (a) You must submit a Project Modification or Repair Report to BSEE in which you certify that major repairs and major modifications of renewable energy structures and crucial components to a completed project conform to accepted engineering practices.
  - (1) A “major repair” is a corrective action involving structural members affecting the structural integrity of all or a portion of the facility or substantial repair of a Critical Safety Systems and Equipment, including those identified in your FDR.
  - (2) A “major modification” is an alteration involving structural members affecting the structural integrity of all or a portion of the facility or substantial alteration of Critical Safety Systems and Equipment, including those as identified in your FDR.
- (b) The report must also identify the location of all records pertaining to the major repairs or major modifications, as required in [§ 285.714(c)](/cfr/30/285.714.md?p=c).
- (c) If you are required to use a CVA, the report described in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section must include the following certification statement with accompanying justification: “The [major modification or major repair] of this [structure or Critical Safety Systems and Equipment] has been certified by a BSEE-approved CVA to be in accordance with accepted engineering practices, the FDR, and the approved SAP, GAP, or COP as applicable.”

## Notes

### Amendments

[88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, as amended at 89 FR 42717, May 15, 2024]

### Authority

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

### Source

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

### Amendments

[88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, as amended at 89 FR 42717, May 15, 2024]