§ 551.1 Definitions
§ 551.2 Purpose of this part
§ 551.3 Authority and applicability of this part
§ 551.4 Types of G&G activities that require permits or Notices
§ 551.5 Applying for permits or filing Notices
§ 551.6 Obligations and rights under a permit or a Notice
§ 551.7 Test drilling activities under a permit
§ 551.8 Inspection and reporting requirements for activities under a permit
§ 551.9 Temporarily stopping, canceling, or relinquishing activities approved under a permit
§ 551.10 Penalties and appeals
§ 551.11 Submission, inspection, and selection of geological data and information collected under a permit and processed by permittees or third parties
§ 551.12 Submission, inspection, and selection of geophysical data and information collected under a permit and processed by permittees or third parties
§ 551.13 Reimbursement for the costs of reproducing data and information and certain processing costs
§ 551.14 Protecting and disclosing data and information submitted to BOEM under a permit
§ 551.15 Authority for information collection

Terms Used In 30 CFR Part 551 - Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Explorations of the Outer Continental Shelf

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.