Interior Department Final Rule

2025-22767: Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf

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What this rule does

This regulation corrects an editorial or technical error in the definition of "Arctic OCS" in the Code of Federal Regulations, specifically in section 550.105. The definition is reinstated to clarify that "Arctic OCS" refers to the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas.

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The rule, in full

198 words as published, December 15, 2025. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 238 (Monday, December 15, 2025) [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 238 (Monday, December 15, 2025)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 57920-57921] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-22767] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 30 CFR Part 550 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf CFR Correction This rule is being published by the Office of the Federal Register to correct an editorial or technical error that appeared in the most recent annual revision of the Code of Federal Regulations. [[Page 57921]] 0 In Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 200 to 699, revised as of July 1, 2025, in section 550.105, reinstate the definition of ``Arctic OCS'' after the definition of ``Archaeological resource'' to read as follows: Sec. 550.105 Definitions. * * * * * Arctic OCS means the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas (for more information on these areas, see the Proposed Final OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017 (June 2012) at http://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-Gas-Energy-Program/Leasing/Five-Year-Program/2012-2017/Program-Area-Maps/index.aspx). * * * * * [FR Doc. 2025-22767 Filed 12-12-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 0099-10-P

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