(a) For acquisition fees or the initial 12 months’ rent paid for the preliminary term of your lease, you must make your electronic payments through the Fees for Services page on the BOEM website at http://www.boem.gov, and you must include one copy of the Pay.gov confirmation receipt page with your unsolicited request.

(b) For all other required rent payments and for operating fee payments, you must make your payments as required in 30 CFR 1218.51.

(c) This table summarizes payments you must make for leases and grants, unless otherwise specified in the Final Sale Notice:

PaymentAmountDue datePayment mechanismSection reference
Initial payments for leases
(1) If your lease is issued competitivelyBid DepositAs set in Final Sale Notice/depends on bidWith bidPay.Gov§ 585.501.
Bonus BalanceLease issuance30 CFR 1218.51
(2) If your lease is issued non-competitivelyAcquisition Fee$0.25 per acre, unless otherwise set by the DirectorWith applicationPay.gov§ 585.502.
(3) All leasesInitial Rent$3 per acre per year45 days after lease issuancePay.gov§ 585.503.
Subsequent payments for leases and project easements
(4) All leasesSubsequent Rent$3 per acre per yearAnnually30 CFR 1218.51§§ 585.503 and 585.504.
(5) If you have a project easementRentGreater of $5 per acre per year or $450 per yearWhen operations term for associated lease starts, then annually30 CFR 1218.51§ 585.507.
(6) If your commercial lease is producingOperating FeeDetermined by the formula in § 585.506Annually30 CFR 1218.51§ 585.506.
Payments for ROW grants and RUE grants 1
(7) All ROW grants and RUE grantsInitial Rent$70 per statute mile, and the greater of $5 per acre per year or $450 per yearGrant IssuancePay.gov§ 585.508.
Subsequent RentAnnually or in 5-year batches30 CFR 1218.51

1 There is no acquisition fee for ROW grants or RUE grants.

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