[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: 43CFR3190.0-5]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3190_DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS 
FOR OIL AND GAS INSPECTION--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart 3190_Delegation of Authority, Cooperative Agreements and 
             Contracts for Oil and Gas Inspections: General
 
Sec. 3190.0-5  Definitions.

    As used in this part, the term:
    (a) Inspection means the examination of oil and gas lease sites, 
records or motor vehicle documentation by an authorized representative 
of the Secretary of the Interior to determine if there is compliance 
with applicable regulations, Onshore Oil and Gas orders, approvals, 
Notices to Lessees and Operators, approvals, other written orders, the 
mineral leasing laws, and the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
Act.
    (b) Investigation means any inquiry into any action by or on behalf 
of a lessee or operator of a Federal or Indian lease, or transporter of 
oil from such lease.
    (c) Contractor means any individual, corporation, association, 
partnership, consortium or joint venture who has contracted to carry out 
activities under this part.

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    (d) Enforcement means action taken by an authorized representative 
of the Secretary in order to obtain compliance with applicable 
regulations, Onshore Oil and Gas Orders, Notices to Lessees and 
Operators, approvals, other written orders, the mineral leasing laws, 
and the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act.
    (e) Indian lands means any lands or interests in lands of an Indian 
tribe or an Indian allottee held in trust by the United States or which 
is subject to Federal restriction against alienation, including mineral 
resources and mineral estates reserved to an Indian tribe or Indian 
allottee in the conveyance of a surface or nonmineral estate, except 
that such term does not include any lands subject to the provisions of 
section 3 of the Act of June 28, 1906 (34 Stat. 539).
    (f) Proprietary data means information obtained from a lessee that 
constitutes trade secrets, or commercial or financial information that 
is privileged or confidential, or other information that may be withheld 
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)).