43 CFR §3205.10
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- (a)You may file an application for a direct use lease for any lands on which BLM manages the geothermal resources, on a form available from BLM. You may not sell the geothermal resource and you may not use it for the commercial generation of electricity.
- (b)In your application, you must also provide information that will allow BLM to determine how much acreage is reasonably necessary for your proposed use, including:
- (1)A description of all anticipated structures, facilities, wells, and pipelines including their size, location, function, and associated surface disturbance;
- (2)A description of the utilization process;
- (3)A description and analysis of anticipated reservoir production, injection, and characteristics to the extent required by BLM; and
- (4)Any additional information or data that we may require.
- (c)Submit with your application the nonrefundable processing fee for noncompetitive lease applications found in the fee schedule in § 3000.12 of this chapter for each direct use lease application.