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Federal rules on continental shelf: 41 since January 2024

31 final rules and 10 proposed rules since January 25, 2024, 1 of them marked significant. Most come from the Coast Guard (15), Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau (11), Ocean Energy Management Bureau (10), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (4).

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DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing; Corrections
2026-21346
Ocean Energy Management BureauFinal ruleOct 19
Safety Zone; ANCHOR Floating Production Unit (FPU) Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Green Canyon Block 763, Gulf of America
2026-16806
Coast GuardFinal ruleAug 18
Safety Zone; WHALE Floating Production System Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Alaminos Canyon 773, Gulf of America
2026-16130
Coast GuardProposed ruleAug 7
Safety Zone; Chevron GENESIS SPAR Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Green Canyon Block 205A, Gulf of America
2026-16118
Coast GuardProposed ruleAug 7
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf
2026-15953
Ocean Energy Management BureauProposed ruleAug 6
Marine Casualty Reporting on the Outer Continental Shelf
2026-13137 ยท significant
Coast GuardFinal ruleJun 30
Federal Oil, Gas, and Coal Amendments
2026-13133
Natural Resources Revenue OfficeProposed ruleJun 30
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Documents Incorporated by Reference
2026-11648
Safety and Environmental Enforcement BureauFinal ruleJun 10
Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines
2026-10600
Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionFinal ruleMay 28
Offshore Downhole Commingling Regulatory Updates
2026-04135
Safety and Environmental Enforcement BureauFinal ruleMar 2
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Revisions to the 2023 Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule
2026-03476
Safety and Environmental Enforcement BureauProposed ruleFeb 23
Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments
2025-20727
Coast GuardFinal ruleNov 24, 2025
Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines
2025-20325
Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleNov 19, 2025
Renaming of U.S. Coast Guard Districts
2025-19282
Coast GuardFinal ruleOct 2, 2025
Restoration of Names That Honor American Greatness; Gulf of America
2025-17775
Safety and Environmental Enforcement BureauFinal ruleSep 15, 2025
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment
2025-17607
Safety and Environmental Enforcement BureauFinal ruleSep 12, 2025
Offshore Downhole Commingling Regulatory Updates
2025-15327
Safety and Environmental Enforcement BureauFinal ruleAug 13, 2025
Rescission of Renewable Energy Leasing Schedule
2025-14805
Ocean Energy Management BureauFinal ruleAug 5, 2025
Remove Regulations for Sulphur Operations
2025-14618
Safety and Environmental Enforcement BureauFinal ruleAug 1, 2025
Bonding Requirements When Filing an Appeal of a Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Civil Penalty; Corrections
2025-13812
Safety and Environmental Enforcement BureauFinal ruleJul 23, 2025
Rescission of Cross References
2025-13780
Ocean Energy Management BureauFinal ruleJul 22, 2025
Safety Zone; Sunrise Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0487, Offshore Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, Atlantic Ocean
2025-11020
Coast GuardFinal ruleJun 16, 2025
Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources
2025-06291
Ocean Energy Management BureauFinal ruleApr 14, 2025
Safety Zone; Empire Wind 1 Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0512, Offshore New York and New Jersey, Atlantic Ocean
2025-06188
Coast GuardFinal ruleApr 11, 2025
2025 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Oil, Gas, and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf
2025-00257
Ocean Energy Management BureauFinal ruleJan 13, 2025
Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines
2024-28090
Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionFinal ruleDec 9, 2024
Bonding Requirements When Filing an Appeal of a Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Civil Penalty
2024-26504
Safety and Environmental Enforcement BureauFinal ruleNov 14, 2024
Safety Zone; Empire Wind 1 Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0512, Offshore New York and New Jersey, Atlantic Ocean
2024-24393
Coast GuardProposed ruleOct 22, 2024
Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources
2024-19188
Ocean Energy Management BureauFinal ruleSep 3, 2024
Adjustment of Service Fees for Outer Continental Shelf Activities
2024-18798
Ocean Energy Management BureauFinal ruleAug 30, 2024
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-High Pressure High Temperature Updates
2024-18598
Safety and Environmental Enforcement BureauFinal ruleAug 30, 2024
Safety Zone; Revolution Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0486, Offshore Rhode Island, Atlantic Ocean
2024-10743
Coast GuardFinal ruleMay 16, 2024
Renewable Energy Modernization Rule
2024-08791
Safety and Environmental Enforcement BureauFinal ruleMay 15, 2024
Safety Zone; Revolution Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0486, Offshore Rhode Island, Atlantic Ocean
2024-09754
Coast GuardFinal ruleMay 6, 2024
Safety Zone; Vineyard Wind 1 Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0501, Offshore Massachusetts, Atlantic Ocean
2024-09538
Coast GuardFinal ruleMay 2, 2024
Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations
2024-08309
Ocean Energy Management BureauFinal ruleApr 24, 2024
Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines
2024-06561
Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleApr 5, 2024
Safety Zone; Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind-Commercial Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0483, Offshore Virginia, Atlantic Ocean
2024-06409
Coast GuardFinal ruleMar 26, 2024
Safety Zone; Revolution Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0486, Offshore Rhode Island, Atlantic Ocean
2024-05992
Coast GuardProposed ruleMar 21, 2024
Safety Zone; Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind-Commercial Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0483, Offshore Virginia, Atlantic Ocean
2024-01546
Coast GuardProposed ruleJan 26, 2024
2024 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Oil, Gas, and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf
2024-01412
Ocean Energy Management BureauFinal ruleJan 25, 2024

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