[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR2884.11]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 2880_RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart 2884_Applying for MLA Grants or TUPs

 

Sec.  2884.11  What information must I submit in my application?



    (a) File your application on Form SF-299 or as part of an 

Application for Permit to Drill or Reenter (BLM Form 3160-3) or Sundry 

Notice and Report on Wells (BLM Form 3160-5), available from any BLM 

office. Provide a complete description of the project, including:

    (1) The exact diameters of the pipes and locations of the pipelines;

    (2) Proposed construction and reclamation techniques; and

    (3) The estimated life of the facility.

    (b) File with BLM copies of any applications you file with other 

Federal agencies, such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (see 

18 CFR chapter I), for licenses, certificates, or other authorities 

involving the right-of-way.

    (c) BLM may ask you to submit additional information beyond that 

required in the form to assist us in processing your application. This 

information may include:

    (1) A list of any Federal and state approvals required for the 

proposal;

    (2) A description of alternative route(s) and mode(s) you considered 

when developing the proposal;

    (3) Copies of, or reference to, all similar applications or grants 

you have submitted, currently hold, or have held in the past;

    (4) A statement of the need and economic feasibility of the proposed 

project;

    (5) The estimated schedule for constructing, operating, maintaining, 

and terminating the project (a Plan of Development);

    (6) A map of the project, showing its proposed location and showing 

existing facilities adjacent to the proposal;

    (7) A statement certifying that you are of legal age and authorized 

to do business in the state(s) where the right-of-way would be located, 

and that you have submitted correct information to the best of your 

knowledge;

    (8) A statement of the environmental, social, and economic effects 

of the proposal;

    (9) A statement of your financial and technical capability to 

construct, operate, maintain, and terminate the project;

    (10) Proof that you are a United States citizen; and

    (11) Any other information BLM considers necessary to process your 

application.

    (d) Before BLM reviews your application for a grant, grant 

amendment, or grant renewal, you must submit the following information 

and material to ensure that the facilities will be constructed, 

operated, and maintained as common carriers under 30 U.S.C. 185(r):

    (1) Conditions for, and agreements among, owners or operators to add 

pumping facilities and looping, or otherwise to increase the pipeline or 

terminal's throughput capacity in response to actual or anticipated 

increases in demand;

    (2) Conditions for adding or abandoning intake, offtake, or storage 

points or facilities; and

    (3) Minimum shipment or purchase tenders.

    (e) If conditions or information affecting your application change, 

promptly notify BLM and submit to BLM in writing the necessary changes 

to your application. BLM may deny your application if you fail to do so.



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