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43 CFR 2885.14: What happens if I need a right-of-way wider than 50 feet plus the ground occupied by the pipeline and related facilities?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 43—Public Lands: Interior
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands
- CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER B—LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) Group 2000—Land Resource Management; General
- PART 2880—RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT
- Subpart 2885—Terms and Conditions of MLA Grants and TUPs
(a) You may apply to BLM at any time for a right-of-way wider than 50 feet plus the ground occupied by the pipeline and related facilities. In your application you must show that the wider right-of-way is necessary to:
(1) Properly operate and maintain the pipeline after you have constructed it;
(2) Protect the environment; or
(3) Provide for public safety.
(b) BLM will notify you in writing of its finding(s) and its decision on your application for a wider right-of-way. If the decision is adverse to you, you may appeal it under § 2881.10 of this part.
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