---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 556.303"
title: "30"
number: "556.303"
heading: "What does BOEM do if an area proposed for leasing is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/556.303"
---

# §556.303. What does BOEM do if an area proposed for leasing is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State?


For an area proposed for leasing that is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State, as governed by [section 8(g)(1)](/cfr/30/8.md?p=g-1) of OCSLA ([43 U.S.C. 1337(g)(1)](/usc/43/1337.md?p=g-1)):

- (a) BOEM provides the governor of the coastal State, subject to the confidentiality requirements in this chapter:
  - (1) A schedule for leasing; and
  - (2) **An estimate of the potential oil and gas resources.**
- (b) At the request of the governor of a coastal State, BOEM will provide to that governor, subject to the confidentiality requirements in this chapter:
  - (1) Information concerning geographical, geological, and ecological characteristics; and
  - (2) An identification of any field, geological structure, or trap, or portion thereof, that lies within three nautical miles of the State's boundary.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 6213; 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 18152, Mar. 30, 2016, unless otherwise noted.