BOEM Scrubs Rulebook: Cross-References Casually Deleted
Published Date: 7/22/2025
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Summary
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is cleaning up its rulebook by removing a section that just pointed to other rules but didn’t actually make any new ones. This change won’t cost anyone money or change how things work—it just makes the regulations easier to read and understand. If you work with BOEM rules, you’ll see a tidier set of guidelines starting now.
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