---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 551.6"
title: "30"
number: "551.6"
heading: "Obligations and rights under a permit or a Notice."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/551.6"
---

# §551.6. Obligations and rights under a permit or a Notice.


While conducting G&G exploration or scientific research activities under BOEM permit or Notice:

- (a) You must not:
  - (1) Interfere with or endanger operations under any lease, right-of-way, easement, right-of-use, Notice, or permit issued or maintained under the Act;
  - (2) Cause harm or damage to life (including fish and other aquatic life), property, or to the marine, coastal, or human environment;
  - (3) Cause harm or damage to any mineral resource (in areas leased or not leased);
  - (4) Cause pollution;
  - (5) Disturb archaeological resources;
  - (6) Create hazardous or unsafe conditions; or
  - (7) **Unreasonably interfere with or cause harm to other uses of the area.**
- (b) You must immediately report to the Regional Director if you:
  - (1) Detect hydrocarbon occurrences;
  - (2) Detect environmental hazards which imminently threaten life and property; or
  - (3) Adversely affect the environment, aquatic life, archaeological resources, or other uses of the area where you are conducting exploration or scientific research activities.
- (c) You must also consult and coordinate your G&G activities with other users of the area for navigation and safety purposes.
- (d) Any persons conducting shallow test drilling or deep stratigraphic test drilling activities under a permit must use the best available and safest technologies that the Regional Director determines to be economically feasible.
- (e) You may not claim any oil, gas, sulphur, or other minerals you discover while conducting operations under a permit or Notice.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 104, Public Law 97-451, 96 Stat. 2451 (30 U.S.C. 1714), Public Law 109-432, Div C, Title I, 120 Stat. 3000; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334; 33 U.S.C. 2704, 2716; E.O. 12777, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

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