30 CFR 585.620 : Mineral Resources (§ 1.1 To Parts 1291-1299) — (Parts 200-202 To Parts 591-599) — Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management, Department Of The Interior (Parts 500-519 To Parts 591-599) — Offshore (§ 550.101 To § 585.1019) — Renewable Energy And Alternate Uses Of Existing Facilities On The Outer Continental Shelf (§ 585.100 To § 585.1019) — Plans And Information Requirements (§ 585.600 To § 585.659) — Construction And Operations Plan For Commercial Leases (§ 585.620 To §§ 585.623-585.625) — What is a Construction and Operations Plan (COP)?

The COP describes your construction, operations, and conceptual decommissioning plans under your commercial lease, including your project easement. BOEM will withhold trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential from public disclosure under exemption 4 of the FOIA and in accordance with the terms of § 585.113.

(a) Your COP must describe all planned facilities that you will construct and use for your project, including onshore and support facilities and all anticipated project easements.

(b) Your COP must describe all proposed activities including your proposed construction activities, commercial operations, and conceptual decommissioning plans for all planned facilities, including onshore and support facilities.

(c) You must receive BOEM approval of your COP before you can begin any of the approved activities on your lease.