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Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Revisions to the 2023 Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule
The Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on February 23, 2026. Comments closed on March 25, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), through the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is revising certain regulatory provisions published in the 2023 final well control rule for drilling, workover, completion, and decommissioning operations. BSEE is proposing revisions to clarify certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements. This rule would reduce duplicative submissions and provide consistency and clarity of information available for BSEE review.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-03476
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Interior Department; Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau
- Published
- February 23, 2026
- Comments due
- March 25, 2026
- Dates
- To ensure your comments are considered, BSEE must receive your comments on this proposed rule by March 25, 2026. BSEE may not fully consider comments received after this date. Though this proposed rule does not affect the currently approved information collection, you may submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the information collection burden under control number 1014-0028 by March 25, 2026. The deadline for comments on the information collection burden does not affect the deadline for the public to comment to BSEE on the proposed regulations.
- Docket
- Docket ID: BSEE-2026-0100; EEEE500000-256E1700D2-ET1SF0000.EAQ000
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1014-AA63
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 30 CFR 250
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Continental shelf; Environmental impact statements; Environmental protection; Government contracts; Investigations; Mineral resources; Oil and gas exploration; Penalties; Pipelines; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Sulfur
- Pages
- 6
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