{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3137.61","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3137.61","heading":"Change in unit operators.","body":"(a) To change unit operators, the new unit operator must submit to the BLM:\n(1) Statements that:\n(i) The new operator accepts unit obligations; and\n(ii) The percentage of required interest owners consented to a change of unit operator;\n(2) Evidence of acceptable bonding (see § 3137.60(b)); and\n(3) The processing fee found in the fee schedule in § 3000.120 of this chapter.\n(b) The effective date of the change in unit operator is the date the BLM approves the new unit operator.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"a64ddb47cde5d48faa49d253e121ed6c548e226312296c7c78d48ae0a2f10d70","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3137.60","next":"us/43-cfr-3137.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}