{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-9.51","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 9.51","heading":"How do I apply for my operations permit?","body":"Within 90 days after December 5, 2016 or within 90 days after the effective date of a boundary change, or establishment of a new System unit, as applicable, you must submit the following to the Superintendent of the System unit in which you propose to continue to conduct operations:\n(a) The names and contact information of the operator, the owner, and the individuals responsible for overall management, field supervision, and emergency response of the proposed operations;\n(b) Documentation demonstrating that you hold a right, and the extent of such right, to operate within the System unit;\n(c) A brief description of the current operations and any anticipated changes to the current operations;\n(d) The American Petroleum Institute (API) well number or State well-identification permit number;\n(e) Maps to scale that clearly delineate your current area of operations as of December 5, 2016 or the effective date of a boundary change, or establishment of a new System unit, as applicable, and that identify the area of surface disturbance and equipment layout within your proposed area of operations;\n(f) The results of any reconnaissance surveys you have conducted to be used by the Superintendent to identify resource protection measures in your operations permit.\n(g) A spill control and emergency preparedness plan as required by § 9.86;\n(h) Documentation of the current operating methods, surface equipment, downhole well construction and completion, materials produced or used, and monitoring methods;\n(i) A description of how your proposed operation will meet each applicable operating standard at §§ 9.110 through 9.116 and 9.118; and\n(j) A description of the procedures to be used and cost estimates for well plugging and surface reclamation.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER I—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","PART 9—MINERALS MANAGEMENT","Subpart B—Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"7d245018bc426c7d854c0a8028690a65aee700be3c57c174b22994a8ceff5591","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-9.50","next":"us/36-cfr-9.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}