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50 CFR §29.71

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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:
  1. (a)The name, legal address, and telephone number of the operator, employee, agent, or contractor responsible for overall management of the proposed operations;
  2. (b)Documentation demonstrating that you hold the right to operate on Service-administered lands or waters;
  3. (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);
  4. (d)A brief description of the intended operation so that we can determine reconnaissance survey needs;
  5. (e)A description of the survey methods you intend to use to identify the natural and cultural resources;
  6. (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
  7. (g)A description of proposed means of access and routes for conducting the reconnaissance surveys.