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Prior to developing outer continental shelf oil and gas resources, a lessee must have an approved development and production plan. The plan must describe the objectives and tentative schedule for start to completion. BOEM regulations at 30 CFR 550. 242 describe the information that must accompany the plan. BOEM conducts both technical and environmental reviews of the plan.
Prior to beginning construction activities on an OCS wind lease, a lessee must have an approved construction and operations plan (COP). The COP must describe all proposed activities including construction, commercial operations, and conceptual decommissioning of all facilities. BOEM regulations at 39 CFR 585.620 describe the information that must be in the COP.
A Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) is FEMA's comment on a proposed project that would, upon construction, affect the hydrologic or hydraulic characteristics of a flooding source and thus result in the modification of the existing regulatory floodway, the effective Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), or the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). The letter does not revise an effective NFIP map, it indicates whether the project, if built as proposed, would be recognized by FEMA. FEMA charges a fee for processing a CLOMR to recover the costs associated with the review.
Prior to the commercial generation of electricity, an application for a Commercial Use Permit is submitted and approved by BLM prior to any commercial operations from a Federal geothermal lease, a Federal Unit, or a production facility. This document describes the location of all wells, allocation of that production, location of meters, allocation of schedules, power purchase agreement, and a number of other items. It generally takes about a month for BLM approval of a Commercial Use Permit.
Any person who discharges or proposes to discharge pollutants...and who does not have an effective permit, except persons covered by general permits under 40 CFR 122.28, excluded under 40 CFR 122.3, or a user of a privately owned treatment works unless the Director requires otherwise under 40 CFR 122.44(m), must submit a complete application to the EPA Region or delegated State Agency in accordance with 40 CFR 122 and 40 CFR 124, or in accordance with NPDES regulations of delegated State Agencies under 40 CFR 123.
Applications must be submitted to FERC for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction or expansion of natural gas facilities used for the sale or transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce.
Lease development activity to allow the possession of Indian land for wind or solar development or business purposes in exchange for pre‐defined royalties.
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act prohibits the take, possession, or transportation of bald eagles or golden eagles without a permit. Among other actions, "take" includes the death, injury, or disturbance of an eagle. The FWS is authorized to issue permits for the take, possession, or transportation when compatible with the preservation of the bald eagle or golden eagles. This includes scientific, exhibition, depredation, Native American, and incidental take purposes. The regulations authorizing permits for bald and golden eagles are in 50 CFR Part 22.
Applications for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of an LNG Terminal must be submitted to FERC. An LNG Terminal includes all natural gas facilities located onshore or in State waters that are used to receive, unload, load, store, transport, gasify, liquefy, or process natural gas that is: (1) imported to the U.S. from a foreign country; (2) exported to a foreign country from the U.S.; or (3) transported in interstate commerce by waterborne vessel.