Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf; Reopening of Comment Period

What it does

The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), acting through MMA, is reopening the comment period for Proposed Rule: Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, which was published in the Federal Register on August 6, 2026.

The Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

3 parts of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

30 CFR 250, 30 CFR 254, 30 CFR 550

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1082-AA05 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• Aug. 6, 2026 Proposed rule. Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf

What happens next and when

The comment period for the proposed rule published August 6, 2026, at 91 FR 50998, is reopened. Comments should be received on or before December 14, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Title 30 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register