{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3931.41","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3931.41","heading":"Content of exploration plan.","body":"Exploration plans must contain the following:\n(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant, and, if applicable, that of the operator or lessee of record;\n(b) The name, address, and telephone number of the representative of the applicant who will be present during, and responsible for, conducting exploration;\n(c) A description of the proposed exploration area, cross-referenced to the map required under paragraph (h) of this section, including:\n(1) Applicable Federal lease and exploration license serial numbers;\n(2) Surface topography;\n(3) Geologic, surface water, and other physical features;\n(4) Vegetative cover;\n(5) Endangered or threatened species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) that may be affected by exploration operations;\n(6) Districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places that may be present in the lease area; and\n(7) Known cultural or archaeological resources located within the proposed exploration area;\n(d) A description of the methods to be used to conduct oil shale exploration, reclamation, and abandonment of operations including, but not limited to:\n(1) The types, sizes, numbers, capacity, and uses of equipment for drilling and blasting, and road or other access route construction;\n(2) Excavated earth-disposal or debris-disposal activities;\n(3) The proposed method for plugging drill holes; and\n(4) The estimated size and depth of drill holes, trenches, and test pits;\n(e) An estimated timetable for conducting and completing each phase of the exploration, drilling, and reclamation;\n(f) The estimated amounts of oil shale or oil shale products to be removed during exploration, a description of the method to be used to determine those amounts, and the proposed use of the oil shale or oil shale products removed;\n(g) A description of the measures to be used during exploration for Federal oil shale to comply with the performance standards for exploration (§§ 3930.10 and 3930.11);\n(h) A map at a scale of 1:24,000 or larger showing the areas of land to be affected by the proposed exploration and reclamation. The map must show:\n(1) Existing roads, occupied dwellings, and pipelines;\n(2) The proposed location of trenches, roads, and other access routes and structures to be constructed;\n(3) Applicable Federal lease and exploration license boundaries;\n(4) The location of land excavations to be conducted;\n(5) Oil shale exploratory holes to be drilled or altered;\n(6) Earth-disposal or debris-disposal areas;\n(7) Existing bodies of surface water; and\n(8) Topographic and drainage features; and\n(i) The name and address of the owner of record of the surface land, if other than the United States. If the surface is owned by a person other than the applicant or if the Federal oil shale is leased to a person other than the applicant, include evidence of authority to enter that land for the purpose of conducting exploration and reclamation.","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 3930—MANAGEMENT OF OIL SHALE EXPLORATION AND LEASES","Subpart 3931—Plans of Development and Exploration Plans"],"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":"061621bc91332939e6d2c5ac9694fa4c4d725aeba620ccdacbe36233a1c67757","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3931.40","next":"us/43-cfr-3931.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}