§ 560.203 What conditions apply to the bidding systems that BOEM uses?
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Title 30 CFR: Mineral Resources › Chapter V: BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › Part 560: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING › Subpart B: Bidding Systems › § 560.203: § 560.203 What conditions apply to the bidding systems that BOEM uses?
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(a) For each of the bidding systems in § 560.110, we will include an annual rental fee. Other fees and provisions may apply as well. The Notice of OCS Lease Sale published in the
Federal Register
will specify the annual rental and any other fees the highest responsible qualified bidder must pay and any other provisions.
(b) If we use any deferment or schedule of payments for the cash bonus bid, we will specify and include it in the Notice of OCS Lease Sale published in the
Federal Register.
(c) For the bidding systems listed in this subpart, if the bid variable is a cash bonus bid, the highest bid by a qualified bidder determines the amount of cash bonus to be paid. We will include the minimum bid level(s) in the Notice of OCS Lease Sale published in the
Federal Register.
(d) For the bidding systems listed in this subpart, if the bid variable is the royalty rate, the highest bid by a qualified bidder determines the royalty rate to be paid. We will include the minimum royalty rate(s) in the Notice of OCS Lease Sale published in the
Federal Register.
(e) We may, by rule, add to or modify the bidding systems listed in § 560.110, according to the procedural requirements of the OCSLA, 43 U.S.C. 1331
et seq.,
as amended by Public Law 95-372, 92 Stat. 629.
[76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011. Redesignated at 81 FR 18175, Mar. 30, 2016]
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