GroundRules
43 CFR 3137.24: Why would BLM reject a unit agreement application?
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 C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)
- PART 3130—OIL AND GAS LEASING: NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA
- Subpart 3137—Unitization Agreements—National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
BLM will reject a unit agreement application—
(a) That does not address all mandatory terms, including those required under § 3137.21(b) of this subpart;
(b) If the unit operator—
(1) Has an unsatisfactory record of complying with applicable laws, regulations, the terms of any lease or permit, or the requirements of any notice or order; or
(2) Is not qualified to operate within NPR-A under applicable laws and regulations;
(c) That does not conserve natural resources;
(d) That is not in the public interest;
(e) That does not comply with any special conditions in effect for any part of the NPR-A that the unit or any lease subject to the unit would affect; or
(f) That does not comply with the requirements of this subpart.
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