---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 585.108"
title: "30"
number: "585.108"
heading: "How do I show that I am qualified to be a lessee or grant holder?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/585.108"
---

# §585.108. How do I show that I am qualified to be a lessee or grant holder?

- (a) You must demonstrate your technical and financial capability to construct, operate, maintain, and terminate/decommission projects for which you are requesting authorization. Documentation can include:
  - (1) Descriptions of international or domestic experience with renewable energy projects or other types of electric-energy-related projects; and
  - (2) **Information establishing access to sufficient capital to carry out development.**
- (b) An individual must submit a written statement of citizenship status attesting to U.S. citizenship. It does not need to be notarized nor give the age of individual. A resident alien may submit a photocopy of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services form issued by the appropriate Federal immigration authority evidencing legal status as a resident alien.
- (c) A corporation or association must submit evidence, as specified in the table in [paragraph (d)](#d) of this section, acceptable to BOEM that:
  - (1) It is qualified to hold leases or grants under this part;
  - (2) It is authorized to conduct business under the laws of its State;
  - (3) It is authorized to hold leases or grants on the OCS under the operating rules of its business; and
  - (4) The persons holding the titles listed are authorized to bind the corporation or association when conducting business with BOEM.
- (d) **Acceptable evidence under paragraph (c) of this section includes, but is not limited to the following—**
- (e) A local, State, or Federal executive entity must submit a written statement that:
  - (1) It is qualified to hold leases or grants under this part; and
  - (2) The person(s) acting on behalf of the entity is authorized to bind the entity when conducting business with us.
- (f) BOEM may require you to submit additional information at any time considering your bid or request for a noncompetitive lease.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 42721, May 15, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 6430, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.