43 CFR §3931.41

1. (a)The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant, and, if applicable, that of the operator or lessee of record;
2. (b)The name, address, and telephone number of the representative of the applicant who will be present during, and responsible for, conducting exploration;
3. (c)A description of the proposed exploration area, cross-referenced to the map required under paragraph (h) of this section, including:
   1. (1)Applicable Federal lease and exploration license serial numbers;
   2. (2)Surface topography;
   3. (3)Geologic, surface water, and other physical features;
   4. (4)Vegetative cover;
   5. (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;
   6. (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
   7. (7)Known cultural or archaeological resources located within the proposed exploration area;
4. (d)A description of the methods to be used to conduct oil shale exploration, reclamation, and abandonment of operations including, but not limited to:
   1. (1)The types, sizes, numbers, capacity, and uses of equipment for drilling and blasting, and road or other access route construction;
   2. (2)Excavated earth-disposal or debris-disposal activities;
   3. (3)The proposed method for plugging drill holes; and
   4. (4)The estimated size and depth of drill holes, trenches, and test pits;
5. (e)An estimated timetable for conducting and completing each phase of the exploration, drilling, and reclamation;
6. (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;
7. (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);
8. (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:
   1. (1)Existing roads, occupied dwellings, and pipelines;
   2. (2)The proposed location of trenches, roads, and other access routes and structures to be constructed;
   3. (3)Applicable Federal lease and exploration license boundaries;
   4. (4)The location of land excavations to be conducted;
   5. (5)Oil shale exploratory holes to be drilled or altered;
   6. (6)Earth-disposal or debris-disposal areas;
   7. (7)Existing bodies of surface water; and
   8. (8)Topographic and drainage features; and
      1. (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.