---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Resources"
key: "chV/subchB/part556"
level: "part"
label: "Part 556"
heading: "Leasing of Sulfur or Oil and Gas and Financial Assurance Requirements in the Outer Continental Shelf"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556"
sections_count: 92
---

# Part 556 — Leasing of Sulfur or Oil and Gas and Financial Assurance Requirements in the Outer Continental Shelf

Title 30 C.F.R. — Mineral Resources › Chapter V — Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior › Subchapter B — Offshore

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General Provisions](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Oil and Gas Five Year Leasing Program](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Planning and Holding a Lease Sale](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Qualifications](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Issuance of a Lease](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Lease Term and Obligations](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Transferring All or Part of the Record Title Interest in a Lease](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartG.md)
- [Subpart H — Transferring All or Part of the Operating Rights in a Lease](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartH.md)
- [Subpart I — Financial Assurance](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartI.md)
- [Subpart J — Bonus or Royalty Credits for Exchange of Certain Leases](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartJ.md)
- [Subpart K — Ending a Lease](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartK.md)
- [Subpart L — Leases Maintained Under Section 6 of OCSLA](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartL.md)
- [Subpart M — Environmental Studies](/cfr/30/chV-subchB-part556-subpartM.md)