---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 585.504"
title: "30"
number: "585.504"
heading: "How are my payments affected if I develop my commercial lease in phases?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/585.504"
---

# §585.504. How are my payments affected if I develop my commercial lease in phases?


If you develop your commercial lease in phases as approved by BOEM in your COP under [§ 585.238](/cfr/30/585.238.md), you must pay ONRR as provided in [30 CFR 1218.51](/cfr/30/1218.51.md):

- (a) **Rent on the portion of the lease that has not commenced commercial operations.**
- (b) Operating fees on the portion of the lease that has commenced commercial operations, in the amount specified in [§ 585.506](/cfr/30/585.506.md) and as described in [§ 585.503(b)](/cfr/30/585.503.md?p=b).
- (c) Rent for a project easement in addition to lease rent, as provided in [§ 585.507](/cfr/30/585.507.md). You must commence rent payments for your project easement upon our approval of your COP.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 42740, May 15, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

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