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Previous Editions are Obsolete.
area. Any material based on proprietary data which is not itself available for inspection should not be
referenced. The Environmental Report must include the following:
1. (a
) A list and description of new or unusual technologies that are to be used, (b) the location of travel
routes for supplies and personnel, (c) the kinds and approximate levels of energy sources to be used,
(d) the environmental monitoring systems that are to be used, and (e) suitable maps and diagrams
showing details of the proposed project layout;
2. A
narrative description of the existing environment. This section must include the following
information on the area: (a) geology, (b) physical oceanography, (c) other uses of the area, (d) flora
and fauna, (e) existing environmental monitoring systems, and (f) other unusual or unique
characteristics which may affect or be affected by the drilling activities;
3. A
narrative description of the probable impacts of the proposed action on the environment and the
measures proposed for mitigating these impacts;
4. A
narrative description of any unavoidable or irreversible adverse effects on the environment that
could be expected to occur as a result of the proposed action; and
5. S
uch other relevant data and information as the Supervisor may require.
C. An
y revisions to an approved Drilling Plan must be approved by the Supervisor.
D. All
OCS BSEE regulations relating to drilling operations in 30 CFR Part 250 apply, as appropriate, to
drilling activities authorized under this Permit.
E. A
t the completion of the test activities, the borehole of all deep stratigraphic tests must be permanently
plugged and abandoned by the permittee prior to moving the rig off location in accordance with the
requirements of the BSEE regulations in 30 CFR Part 250.
Section VI. Submission, Inspection, and Selection of Geological Data and Information
A. Th
e permittee must notify the Supervisor, in writing, when the permittee has completed the initial
analysis, processing, or interpretation of any geological data and information collected under a
prospecting permit or a scientific research permit that involves developing data and information for
proprietary use or sale. If the Supervisor asks if the permittee has further analyzed, processed, or
interpreted any geological data and information collected under a permit, the permittee must respond
within 30 days. If the data or information are further analyzed or reprocessed, it is the responsibility of
the permittee to keep the most current resulting products available in the event the Supervisor requests the
current status of data analysis or processing. At any time within 10 years after receiving notification of
the completion of the acquisition activities conducted under the permit, the Supervisor may request that
the permittee submit for inspection and possible retention all or part of the geological data, analyzed
geological information, processed geological information, and interpreted geological information.
B. In
the event that a third party obtains geological data, analyzed geological information, processed
geological information, or interpreted geological information from a permittee or from another third party
by sale, trade, license agreement, or other means:
1. T
he third party recipient of the data and information assumes the obligations under this section,
except for notification of initial analysis, processing, and interpretation of the data and information,
and is subject to the penalty provisions of 30 CFR Part 550, Subpart N; and