(a) Your Fabrication and Installation Report must describe how your facilities will be fabricated and installed in accordance with the design criteria identified in the Facility Design Report; your BOEM-approved SAP, COP, or GAP; and generally accepted industry standards and practices. Your Fabrication and Installation Report must demonstrate how your facilities will be fabricated and installed in a manner that conforms to your responsibilities listed in § 285.105(a). You must include the following items in your Fabrication and Installation Report:
| Required documents
| Required contents
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| (1) Cover letter | (i) Proposed facility designation, lease, ROW grant, or RUE grant number;
(ii) Area, name, and block number; and
(iii) The type of facility.
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| (2) Schedule | Fabrication and installation schedule information.
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| (3) Fabrication information | The industry standards you will use to ensure the facilities are fabricated to the design criteria identified in your Facility Design Report.
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| (4) Installation process information | Details associated with the deployment activities, equipment, and materials, including onshore and offshore equipment and support, and anchoring and mooring patterns.
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| (5) Federal, State, and local permits (e.g., EPA, Army Corps of Engineers) | Either one copy of the permit or information on the status of the application.
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| (6) Quality assurance | Certificates ensuring adherence to a nationally or internationally recognized quality assurance standard. Alternate means of compliance must be approved on a case-by-case basis.
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| (7) Environmental information | Information about:
(i) Water discharge;
(ii) Waste disposal;
(iii) Vessel information;
(iv) Onshore waste receiving treatment or disposal facilities; and
(v) If you submitted this data as part of your SAP, COP, or GAP, you may incorporate the information by reference.
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| (8) Commissioning procedures for Critical Safety Systems and Equipment | Original equipment manufacturer procedures or other BSEE accepted engineering practices for commissioning of Critical Safety Systems and Equipment as identified in § 285.701(a)(12).
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| (9) Project easement | Information about installation of any cables, pipelines, or facilities. Information on burial methods and vessels.
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| (10) Other information | Additional information required by BSEE. |
(b) You must submit your FIR to BSEE pursuant to § 285.110.
(c) You must provide the location of records, as required in § 285.714(c).
(d) If you are required to use a CVA, the FIR must include the following certification statement with accompanying justification: “The fabrication and installation of this structure has been certified by a BSEE-approved CVA to be in accordance with accepted engineering practices, the FDR, and the approved SAP, GAP, or COP, as applicable. The certified design and as-built plans and specifications will be on file at [provide location].”
[88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, as amended at 89 FR 42716, May 15, 2024]