---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 586.215"
title: "30"
number: "586.215"
heading: "How do I relinquish an Alternate Use RUE?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/586.215"
---

# §586.215. How do I relinquish an Alternate Use RUE?

- (a) You may voluntarily surrender an Alternate Use RUE by submitting a written request to us that includes the following:
  - (1) The name, address, email address, and phone number of an authorized representative;
  - (2) The reason you are requesting relinquishment of the Alternate Use RUE;
  - (3) BOEM-assigned Alternate Use RUE number;
  - (4) The name of the associated OCS facility, its owner, and the lessee for the lease in which the OCS facility is located;
  - (5) The name, title, and signature of your authorizing official (which must match exactly the name, title, and signature in the BOEM qualification records); and
  - (6) A statement that you will adhere to the decommissioning requirements in the Alternate Use RUE.
- (b) We will not approve your relinquishment request until you have paid all outstanding rentals (or other payments) and fines.
- (c) **The relinquishment takes effect on the date we approve your request.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

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