---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 585.641"
title: "30"
number: "585.641"
heading: "What must I demonstrate in my GAP?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/585.641"
---

# §585.641. What must I demonstrate in my GAP?


Your GAP must demonstrate that you have planned and are prepared to conduct the proposed activities in a manner that:

- (a) Conforms to your responsibilities listed in [§ 585.105(a)](/cfr/30/585.105.md?p=a);
- (b) Conforms to all applicable laws, regulations, and provisions of your limited lease or grant;
- (c) Is safe;
- (d) Does not unreasonably interfere with other uses of the OCS, including those involved with national security or defense;
- (e) Does not cause undue harm or damage to natural resources; life (including human and wildlife); property; the marine, coastal, or human environment; or sites, structures, or objects of historical or archaeological significance;
- (f) Uses best available and safest technology;
- (g) Uses best management practices; and
- (h) **Uses properly trained personnel.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 42748, May 15, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

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