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- 43 CFR 3212.12 · How long does a suspension of operations or a suspension of operations and production last?
- 43 CFR 3212.13 · How does a suspension affect my lease term and obligations?
- 43 CFR 3212.14 · What happens when the suspension ends?
- 43 CFR 3212.15 · Will my lease remain in effect if I cease production and I do not have an approved suspension?
- 43 CFR 3212.16 · Can I apply to BLM to reduce, suspend, or waive the royalty or rental of my lease?
- 43 CFR 3212.17 · What information must I submit when I request that BLM suspend, reduce, or waive my royalty or rental?
- 43 CFR 3212.25 · Can I convert the royalty rate terms of my lease in effect before August 8, 2005, to the terms of the Geothermal Steam Act, as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005?
- 43 CFR 3213.10 · Who may relinquish a lease?
- 43 CFR 3213.11 · What must I do to relinquish a lease?
- 43 CFR 3213.12 · May BLM accept a partial relinquishment if it will reduce my lease to less than 640 acres?
- 43 CFR 3213.13 · When does relinquishment take effect?
- 43 CFR 3213.14 · Will BLM terminate my lease if I do not pay my rent on time?
- 43 CFR 3213.15 · How will BLM notify me if it terminates my lease?
- 43 CFR 3213.16 · May BLM cancel my lease?
- 43 CFR 3213.17 · May BLM terminate my lease for reasons other than non-payment of rentals?
- 43 CFR 3213.18 · When is a termination effective?
- 43 CFR 3213.19 · What can I do if BLM notifies me that my lease is being terminated because of a violation of the law, regulations, or lease terms?
- 43 CFR 3214.10 · Who must post a geothermal bond?
- 43 CFR 3214.11 · Who must my bond cover?
- 43 CFR 3214.12 · What activities must my bond cover?
- 43 CFR 3214.13 · What is the minimum dollar amount required for a bond?
- 43 CFR 3214.14 · May BLM increase the bond amount above the minimum?
- 43 CFR 3214.15 · What kind of financial guarantee will BLM accept to back my bond?
- 43 CFR 3214.16 · Is there a special bond form I must use?
- 43 CFR 3214.17 · Where must I submit my bond?
- 43 CFR 3214.18 · Who will BLM hold liable under the lease and what are they liable for?
- 43 CFR 3214.19 · What are my bonding requirements when a lease interest is transferred to me?
- 43 CFR 3214.20 · How do I modify my bond?
- 43 CFR 3214.21 · What must I do if I want to use a certificate of deposit to back my bond?
- 43 CFR 3214.22 · What must I do if I want to use a letter of credit to back my bond?
- 43 CFR 3215.10 · When may BLM collect against my bond?
- 43 CFR 3215.11 · Must I replace my bond after BLM collects against it?
- 43 CFR 3215.12 · What will BLM do if I do not restore the face amount or file a new bond?
- 43 CFR 3215.13 · Will BLM terminate or release my bond?
- 43 CFR 3215.14 · When BLM releases my bond, does that end my responsibilities?
- 43 CFR 3216.10 · What types of lease interests may I transfer?
- 43 CFR 3216.11 · Where must I file a transfer request?
- 43 CFR 3216.12 · When does a transferee take responsibility for lease obligations?
- 43 CFR 3216.13 · What are my responsibilities after I transfer my interest?
- 43 CFR 3216.14 · What filing fees and forms does a transfer require?
- 43 CFR 3216.15 · When must I file my transfer request?
- 43 CFR 3216.16 · Must I file separate transfer requests for each lease?
- 43 CFR 3216.17 · Where must I file estate transfers, corporate mergers, and name changes?
- 43 CFR 3216.18 · How do I describe the lands in my lease transfer?
- 43 CFR 3216.19 · May I transfer record title interest for less than 640 acres?
- 43 CFR 3216.20 · When does a transfer segregate a lease?
- 43 CFR 3216.21 · When is my transfer effective?
- 43 CFR 3216.22 · Does BLM approve all transfer requests?
- 43 CFR 3217.10 · What are unit agreements?
- 43 CFR 3217.11 · What are communitization agreements?
- 43 CFR 3217.12 · What does BLM need to approve my communitization agreement?
- 43 CFR 3217.13 · When does my communitization agreement go into effect?
- 43 CFR 3217.14 · When will BLM approve my drilling or development contract?
- 43 CFR 3217.15 · What does BLM need to approve my drilling or development contract?
- 43 CFR 3250.10 · When do the exploration operations regulations apply?
- 43 CFR 3250.11 · May I conduct exploration operations on my lease, someone else's lease, or unleased land?
- 43 CFR 3250.12 · What general standards apply to exploration operations?
- 43 CFR 3250.13 · What additional BLM orders or instructions govern exploration?
- 43 CFR 3250.14 · What types of operations may I propose in my application to conduct exploration?
- 43 CFR 3251.10 · Do I need a permit before I start exploration operations?
- 43 CFR 3251.11 · What information is in a complete Notice of Intent to Conduct Geothermal Resource Exploration Operations application?
- 43 CFR 3251.12 · What action will BLM take on my Notice of Intent to Conduct Geothermal Resource Exploration Operations?
- 43 CFR 3251.13 · Once I have an approved Notice of Intent, how can I change my exploration operations?
- 43 CFR 3251.14 · Do I need a bond for conducting exploration operations?
- 43 CFR 3251.15 · When will BLM release my bond?
- 43 CFR 3252.10 · What operational standards apply to my exploration operations?
- 43 CFR 3252.11 · What environmental requirements must I meet when conducting exploration operations?
- 43 CFR 3252.12 · How deep may I drill a temperature gradient well?
- 43 CFR 3252.13 · How long may I collect information from my temperature gradient well?
- 43 CFR 3252.14 · How must I complete a temperature gradient well?
- 43 CFR 3252.15 · When must I abandon a temperature gradient well?
- 43 CFR 3252.16 · How must I abandon a temperature gradient well?
- 43 CFR 3253.10 · Must I share with BLM the data I collect through exploration operations?
- 43 CFR 3253.11 · Must I notify BLM when I have completed my exploration operations?
- 43 CFR 3254.10 · May BLM inspect my exploration operations?
- 43 CFR 3254.11 · What will BLM do if my exploration operations are not in compliance with my permit, other BLM approvals or orders, or the regulations in this part?
- 43 CFR 3255.10 · Will BLM disclose information I submit under these regulations?
- 43 CFR 3255.11 · When I submit confidential, proprietary information, how can I help ensure it is not available to the public?
- 43 CFR 3255.12 · How long will information I give BLM remain confidential or proprietary?
- 43 CFR 3255.13 · How will BLM treat Indian information submitted under the Indian Mineral Development Act?
- 43 CFR 3255.14 · How will BLM administer information concerning other Indian minerals?
- 43 CFR 3255.15 · When will BLM consult with Indian mineral owners when information concerning their minerals is the subject of a FOIA request?
- 43 CFR 3256.10 · How do I request a variance from BLM requirements that apply to my exploration operations?
- 43 CFR 3256.11 · How may I appeal a BLM decision regarding my exploration operations?
- 43 CFR 3260.10 · What types of geothermal drilling operations are covered by these regulations?
- 43 CFR 3260.11 · What general standards apply to my drilling operations?
- 43 CFR 3260.12 · What other orders or instructions may BLM issue?
- 43 CFR 3261.10 · How do I get approval to begin well pad construction?
- 43 CFR 3261.11 · How do I apply for approval of drilling operations and well pad construction?
- 43 CFR 3261.12 · What is an operations plan?
- 43 CFR 3261.13 · What is a drilling program and how do I apply for drilling program approval?
- 43 CFR 3261.14 · When must I give BLM my operations plan?
- 43 CFR 3261.15 · Must I give BLM my drilling permit application, drilling program, and operations plan at the same time?
- 43 CFR 3261.16 · Can my operations plan, drilling permit, and drilling program apply to more than one well?
- 43 CFR 3261.17 · How do I amend my operations plan or drilling permit?
- 43 CFR 3261.18 · Do I need to file a bond with BLM before I build a well pad or drill a well?
- 43 CFR 3261.19 · When will BLM release my bond?
- 43 CFR 3261.20 · How will BLM review applications submitted under this subpart and notify me of its decision?
- 43 CFR 3261.21 · How do I get approval to change an approved drilling operation?
- 43 CFR 3261.22 · How do I get approval for subsequent well operations?