{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3281.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3281.9","heading":"How does a unit operator provide documentation to BLM of lease and tract commitment status?","body":"(a) The unit operator must provide documentation to BLM of the commitment status of each lease and tract in the designated unit area. The documentation must include a joinder or other comparable document signed by the lessee or mineral rights owner, or evidence that an opportunity to join was offered and no response was received (see § 3281.8).\n(b) A majority interest of owners of any single Federal lease has authority to commit the lease to a unit agreement.","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 3280—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES UNIT AGREEMENTS","Subpart 3281—Application, Review, and Approval of a Unit Agreement"],"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":"6249595ccc2c74a15119fcf1ae915f42607344960faf55db71206da6a23fc28e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3281.8","next":"us/43-cfr-3281.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}