Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part I - Office of the Secretary
Subpart 1 - General
Chapter 11 - Leasing State Owned Lands and Water Bottoms for the Exploration, Development and Production of an Alternative Energy Source
Subchapter E - Decommissioning Requirements
Section I-1165 - Decommissioning Application Information Requirements
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-1165
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The lessee, sub-lessee, assignee, or successor shall include the following information in the decommissioning application:
1. Identification of the
applicant, including:
a. names and addresses
of the lease operator and lessee;
b. name and telephone number of lessee's
contact person;
c. name, address,
telephone number, and name of contact of the companies which issued the
required financial assurance instruments and required insurance.
2. Identification and description
of the facilities, turbines, support structures, cables, and/or pipelines
lessee plans to remove or proposes to leave in place.
3. A proposed decommissioning schedule for
the lease, including the expiration or relinquishment date and proposed month
and year of removal.
4. A
description of the removal methods and procedures, including the types of
equipment, vessels, and moorings to be removed (e.g., anchors, chains,
lines).
5. A description of the
lessee's site clearance activities.
6. The lessee's plans for transportation and
disposal or salvage of the removed facilities, turbines, support structures,
cables, or pipelines and any required approvals.
7. A description of any resources,
conditions, or activities that could be affected by or could affect the
proposed decommissioning activities. The description shall confirm compliance
with the National Environmental Protection Act ("NEPA") and other relevant
federal, state and local laws.
8.
The results of any recent biological surveys conducted in the vicinity of the
leased area.
9. Mitigation measures
secured to protect archaeological and sensitive biological features during
removal activities.
10. A
description of measures to prevent the unauthorized discharge of pollutants,
including marine or riverine trash and debris, onto state lands or into
waters.
11. A determination of
lessee's intent to use divers to survey the leased area after
removal.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:124.
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