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43 CFR §3138.10

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BLM will enter into a subsurface storage agreement in NPR-A covering federally-owned lands to allow you to use either leased or unleased federally-owned lands for the subsurface storage of oil and gas, whether or not the oil or gas you intend to store is produced from federally-owned lands, if you demonstrate that storage is necessary to—
  1. (a)Avoid waste; or
  2. (b)Promote conservation of natural resources.