NTL 2000-G14 - Contact with District Offices and the Pipeline Section Outside Regular Work Hours - August 29, 2000

This Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) supersedes NTL 98-22, dated October 5, 1998. It updates regulatory authorities, makes minor technical changes, and revises contact numbers. Introduction The regulations at 30 CFR 250 and 30 CFR 254 require you to obtain various drilling, production, and pipeline approvals from and make notifications to the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR). The purpose of this NTL is to describe the procedures you can use when you must contact a GOMR district office or the GOMR Pipeline Section to fulfill these requirements at times other than during regular office hours. Direct calls and telefaxes regarding drilling or production activities to the appropriate GOMR district office. See the Attachment to this NTL for description of the areas of responsibility for the various GOMR district offices. Please note that you must make your contacts regarding activities in the Corpus Christi Subdistrict to the Lake Jackson District. Direct calls and telefaxes regarding OCS pipeline operations to the GOMR Pipeline Section.