[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR3150.0-1]

[Page 406-407]
 
                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3150_ONSHORE OIL AND GAS GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart 3150_Onshore Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration; General
 
Sec. 3150.0-1  Purpose.




    Subpart 3150_Onshore Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration; General

Sec.
3150.0-1 Purpose.
3150.0-3 Authority.
3150.0-5 Definitions.
3150.1 Suspension, revocation or cancellation.
3150.2 Appeals.

               Subpart 3151_Exploration Outside of Alaska

3151.1 Notice of intent to conduct oil and gas geophysical exploration 
          operations.
3151.2 Notice of completion of operations.

                   Subpart 3152_Exploration in Alaska

3152.1 Application for oil and gas geophysical exploration permit.
3152.2 Action on application.
3152.3 Renewal of exploration permit.
3152.4 Relinquishment of exploration permit.
3152.5 Modification of exploration permit.
3152.6 Collection and submission of data.
3152.7 Completion of operations.

    Subpart 3153_Exploration of Lands Under the Jurisdiction of the 
                          Department of Defense

3153.1 Geophysical permit requirements.

                     Subpart 3154_Bond Requirements

3154.1 Types of bonds.
3154.2 Additional bonding.
3154.3 Bond cancellation or termination of liability.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3150(b) and 668dd; 30 U.S.C. 189 and 359; 42 
U.S.C. 6508; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1732(b), 1733, 1734, 1740.

    Source: 53 FR 17359, May 16, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

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    The purpose of this part is to establish procedures for conducting 
oil and gas geophysical exploration operations when authorization for 
such operations is required from the Bureau of Land Management. 
Geophysical exploration on public lands, the surface of which is 
administered by the Bureau, requires Bureau approval. The procedures in 
this part also apply to geophysical exploration conducted under the 
rights granted by any Federal oil and gas lease unless the surface is 
administered by the U.S. Forest Service. However, a lessee may elect to 
conduct exploration operations outside of the rights granted by the 
lease, in which case authorization from the surface managing agency or 
surface owner may be required. At the request of any other surface 
managing agency, the procedures in this part may be applied on a case-
by-case basis to unleased public lands administered by such agency. The 
procedures of this part do not apply to:
    (a) Casual use activities;
    (b) Operations conducted on private surface overlying public lands 
unless such operations are conducted by a lessee under the rights 
granted by the Federal oil and gas lease; and
    (c) Exploration operations conducted in the Arctic National Wildlife 
Refuge in accordance with section 1002 of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (See 50 CFR part 37).