[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: 43CFR2886.10]



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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 2886_Operations on MLA Grants and TUPs

 

Sec.  2886.10  When can I start activities under my grant or TUP?





    (a) When you can start depends on the terms of your grant or TUP. 

You can start activities when you receive the grant or TUP you and BLM 

signed, unless the grant or TUP includes a requirement for BLM to 

provide a written Notice to Proceed. If your grant or TUP contains a 

Notice to Proceed requirement, you may not initiate construction, 

operation, maintenance, or termination until BLM issues you a Notice to 

Proceed.

    (b) Before you begin operating your pipeline or related facility 

authorized by a grant or TUP, you must certify in writing to BLM that 

the pipeline system:

    (1) Has been constructed and tested according to the terms of the 

grant or TUP; and

    (2) Is in compliance with all required plans, specifications, and 

Federal and state laws and regulations.