{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3910.23","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3910.23","heading":"Requirements for conducting exploration activities.","body":"Exploration activities on Federal lands require an exploration license or oil shale lease. Activities on a license or lease without an approved plan of operation must be conducted pursuant to an approved exploration plan under § 3931.40 of this chapter. The licensee may not remove any oil shale for sale, but may remove a reasonable amount of oil shale for analysis and study.","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 3910—OIL SHALE EXPLORATION LICENSES","Subpart 3910—Exploration Licenses"],"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":"ececb7713e33afc86cc0f060e54afcee09800121b699cb90f5aef5f726e5cc2a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3910.22","next":"us/43-cfr-3910.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}