{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-29.71","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 29.71","heading":"How do I apply for a temporary access permit?","body":"You must submit the information requested in FWS Form 3-2469 (Oil and Gas Operations Special Use Permit Application) to the refuge in which you propose to conduct operations. Information includes, but is not limited to:\n(a) The name, legal address, and telephone number of the operator, employee, agent, or contractor responsible for overall management of the proposed operations;\n(b) Documentation demonstrating that you hold the right to operate on Service-administered lands or waters;\n(c) The name, legal address, telephone number, and qualifications of all specialists responsible for conducting the reconnaissance surveys (only required if the assistants/subcontractors/subpermittees will be operating on Service-administered lands or waters without the permittee being present);\n(d) A brief description of the intended operation so that we can determine reconnaissance survey needs;\n(e) A description of the survey methods you intend to use to identify the natural and cultural resources;\n(f) A map (to-scale and determined by us to be acceptable) delineating the proposed reconnaissance survey area in relation to the refuge boundary and the proposed area of operations; and\n(g) A description of proposed means of access and routes for conducting the reconnaissance surveys.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM","PART 29—LAND USE MANAGEMENT","Subpart D—Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"6d8abd3c4b06ff58523c292cf83e5d654c3dc370499bf5cedbf2fd8006153941","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-29.70","next":"us/50-cfr-29.72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}