On August 12, 2025, BOEM published a final rule in the
Federal Register
(90 FR 38705) that modified paragraph (b)(2) of § 551.14. Paragraphs (b)(2)(i) through (viii), which list the required components of the application for reprocessed data term extensions, were inadvertently and unintentionally left out of the final rule text. This document corrects the final regulations to restore those paragraphs.
This action by the Assistant Secretary is taken herein pursuant to an existing delegation of authority.
1. The authority citation for part 551 continues to read as follows:
Section 104, Public Law 97-451, 96 Stat. 2451 (30 U.S.C. 1714), Public Law 109-432, Div C, Title I, 120 Stat. 3000; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334; 33 U.S.C. 2704, 2716; E.O. 12777, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 1331
et seq.,43 U.S.C. 1337.
2. Amend § 551.14 by revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as follows:
Protecting and disclosing data and information submitted to BOEM under a permit
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(2) Permittees and third parties may apply to BOEM for an extension of the 25-year proprietary term for geophysical information reprocessed 20 or more years after BOEM issued the germane permit. You must submit the application to BOEM within 90 days after completion of the reprocessing. Filing locations are listed in § 551.5(d). Your application must include:
(i) Name and address of the permittee or third party;
(ii) Product name;
(iii) Identification of the geophysical information area;
(iv) Identification of originating permit number and date;
(v) Description of reprocessing performed;
(vi) Identification of the date of completion of reprocessing the geophysical information;
(vii) Certification that the product meets the definition of processed geophysical information and that all other information in the application is accurate; and
(viii) Signature and date.
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