{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3283.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3283.1","heading":"When may the unit operator modify the unit agreement?","body":"(a) The unit operator may propose to modify a unit agreement by submitting an application to BLM that:\n(1) Identifies the proposed change and the reason for the change; and\n(2) Certifies that all necessary unit interests have agreed to the change.\n(b) BLM will send the unit operator written notification of BLM's decision regarding the application. Proposed modifications to a unit agreement will not become effective until BLM approves them. BLM's approval may be made effective retroactively to the date the application was complete. BLM may approve a different effective date, including a date the unit operator requests and for which the unit operator provides acceptable justification.","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 3283—Modifications to the 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":"a2cc7265b3001c5227b45f13499c62282e27117d245fd06ca9bdda4c2381823f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3282.12","next":"us/43-cfr-3283.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
