(c) Constructive operations means the exploring, testing, surveying or otherwise investigating the potential of a lease for oil and gas or the actual drilling or preparation for drilling of wells therefor. (d) NPR-A means the area formerly within Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 4 Alaska which was redesignated as the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska by the Naval

) All decisions and approvals of the authorized officer under this part shall remain effective pending appeal unless the Interior Board of Land Appeals determines otherwise upon consideration of the standards stated in this paragraph. The provisions of 43 CFR 4.21(a) shall not apply to any decision or approval of the authorized officer under this part. A petition for a stay of a decision or

§ 3161.2 Responsibility of the authorized officer. The authorized officer is authorized and directed to approve unitization, communitization, gas storage and other contractual agreements for Federal lands; to assess compensatory royalty; to approve suspensions of operations or production, or both; to issue NTL's: to approve and monitor other

Reasons for denying a contract. We will deny you the contract, even if you made the highest bid, if— (1) We determine that you are unable to meet the obligations of the contract, (2) You are unwilling to accept the terms of the contract, or (3) BLM rejects all bids. (c) Refund of deposit. If BLM denies

(d) All components of a LACT system must be accessible for inspection by the AO. (e) (1) The operator must notify the AO, within 72 hours after discovery, of any LACT system failures or equipment malfunctions that may have resulted in measurement error. (2) Such system failures or equipment malfunctions include, but are not limited to, electrical, meter, and other failures that

§ 3175.47 Differential primary devices other than flange-tapped orifice plates. A make, model, and size of differential primary device listed at www.blm.gov is approved for use if it is installed, operated, and maintained in compliance with any

for all parties. Such review shall be conducted separately from any evaluation and audit under subsection (a) and shall include, at a minimum— (1) an evaluation of the existing processes and changes to such processes that have occurred since the establishment of the Mediation Board and whether those changes are consistent with congressional intent; and (2) a description of the extent to which such processes are consistent with

, unless specifically excluded in the agreement or unless the relevant provisions of this subpart are inconsistent with the agreement; (3) Leases and other business agreements and contracts for the development of Tribal energy resources under a Tribal Energy Resource Agreement (TERA) entered into with the Secretary, unless specifically excluded in the lease, other business agreement, or TERA; (4) Wells, equipment, and operations on

§ 3809.334 What if I temporarily stop conducting operations under a notice? (a) If you stop conducting operations for any period of time, you must— (1) Maintain public lands within the project area, including structures, in a safe and clean condition;

§ 3809.505 How do the financial guarantee requirements of this subpart apply to my existing plan of operations? For each plan of operations approved before January 20, 2001, for which you or your predecessor in interest posted a financial guarantee under the regulations in force before that date, you must post a financial guarantee according

§ 3809.581 Will BLM accept a replacement financial instrument? (a) Yes, if you or a new operator have an approved financial guarantee, you may request BLM to accept a replacement financial instrument at any time after the approval of an initial instrument. BLM will review the offered instrument for adequacy and may

operation according to the requirements of § 3809.320 (for notices), including any measures identified as the result of consultation with BLM under § 3809.313, or § 3809.420 (for plans of operations).

§ 3809.598 What if the amount forfeited will not cover the cost of reclamation? If the amount forfeited is insufficient to pay for the full cost of reclamation, the operators and mining claimants are liable for the remaining costs as set forth in

subpart, you knowingly and willfully falsify, conceal, or cover up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact, or make any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations, or make or use any false writings or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry. If you are convicted, you will be subject to a fine of not more than $250,000 or the alternative fine provided for in the applicable provisions of

for State Director review or a denial of your request for a meeting with the State Director. (b) Once the State Director issues a decision under this subpart, it replaces the original BLM decision, which is no longer in effect, and you may appeal only the State Director's decision. {"origins":[{"level":"part","identifier":"3800","label_level":"Part 3800","hierarchy":{"title":"43","subtitle

affect these 2 determinations. BLM will publish the solicitation in the Federal Register and at least once per week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the sale. Proprietary data marked as confidential may be submitted to the Bureau of Land Management in response to the solicitation of public comments. Data so marked shall be treated in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the confidentiality of such information

) under which the surface was patented and the coal reserved to the United States. No consent from an unqualified surface owner is required under this subpart before the authorized officer may issue a lease for such a tract (see section 9 of the Stock-Raising Homestead Act (43 U.S.C. 249); the Act of March 3, 1909 (

(a) Authority to prescribe regulationsThe Secretary is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to determine whether an interest in a corporation is to be treated for purposes of this title as stock or indebtedness (or as in part stock and in part indebtedness). (b) FactorsThe regulations prescribed under this section shall set forth factors

50.16(g) and (h), the Department will: (1) Publish in the Federal Register notice of receipt of the request and notice of the opportunity for the public, within 60 days following publication of the Federal Register notice, to submit comment

§ 50.1 What is the purpose of this part? This part sets forth the Department's administrative procedure and criteria for reestablishing a formal government-to-government relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian community that will allow: (a) The Native Hawaiian community to more effectively exercise its