---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 586.104"
title: "30"
number: "586.104"
heading: "When may BOEM prescribe or approve departures from the regulations in this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/586.104"
---

# §586.104. When may BOEM prescribe or approve departures from the regulations in this part?

- (a) BOEM may prescribe or approve departures from these regulations when departures are necessary to:
  - (1) Facilitate the appropriate activities on a grant under this part;
  - (2) Conserve natural resources;
  - (3) Protect life (including human and wildlife), property, or the marine, coastal, or human environment; or
  - (4) **Protect sites, structures, or objects of historical or archaeological significance.**
- (b) **Any departure approved under this section and its rationale must—**
  - (1) Be consistent with subsection 8(p) of the OCS Lands Act;
  - (2) Protect the environment and the public health and safety to the same degree as if there was no approved departure from the regulations;
  - (3) Not impair the rights of third parties; and
  - (4) **Be documented in writing.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 6468, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.