---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 550.160"
title: "30"
number: "550.160"
heading: "When will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement (RUE), and what requirements must I meet?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/550.160"
---

# §550.160. When will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement (RUE), and what requirements must I meet?

- (a) A RUE is required to construct, secure to the seafloor, use, modify, or maintain platforms, seafloor production equipment, artificial islands, facilities, installations, and/or other devices at an OCS site other than an OCS lease you own, that are:
  - (1) Permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed; and
  - (2) Used for conducting exploration, development, and production activities or other operations on or off lease; or
  - (3) **Used for other purposes approved by BOEM.**
- (b) You must exercise the RUE according to the terms of the grant and the regulations in this part.
- (c) You must meet the qualification requirements at [§§ 556.400 through 556.402](/cfr/30/556.400..556.402.md) of this subchapter and the applicable financial assurance requirements in this section and [part 556](/cfr/30/part556.md), [subpart I](/cfr/30/subpartI.md) of this subchapter.
- (d) If you apply for a RUE on a leased area, you must notify the lessee and give her/him an opportunity to comment on your application; and
- (e) You must receive BOEM approval for all platforms, seafloor production equipment, artificial islands, facilities, installations, and/or other devices permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed.
- (f) You must pay a rental amount as required by [paragraph (g)](#g) of this section if:
  - (1) You obtain a RUE after January 12, 2004; or
  - (2) You ask BOEM to modify your RUE to change the footprint of the associated platform, seafloor production equipment, artificial island, facility, installation, and/or device.
- (g) If you meet either of the conditions in [paragraph (f)](#f) of this section, you must pay a rental amount to BOEM as shown in the following table:
- (h) You may make the rental payments required by paragraph (g)(1) and (g)(2) of this section on an annual basis, for a 5-year period, or for multiples of 5 years. You must make the first payment electronically through Pay.gov and you must include a copy of the Pay.gov confirmation receipt page with your right-of-use and easement application. You must make all subsequent payments before the respective time periods begin.
- (i) **Late payments.** An interest charge will be assessed on unpaid and underpaid amounts from the date the amounts are due, in accordance with the provisions found in [30 CFR 1218.54](/cfr/30/1218.54.md). If you fail to make a payment that is late after written notice from BOEM, BOEM may initiate cancellation of the right-of-use grant and easement.

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 89 FR 31589, Apr. 24, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 89 FR 31589, Apr. 24, 2024]