[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: 43CFR3140.0-5]



[Page 407-408]

 

                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

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

 

PART 3140_LEASING IN SPECIAL TAR SAND AREAS--Table of Contents

 

Subpart 3140_Conversion of Existing Oil and Gas Leases and Valid Claims 

                       Based on Mineral Locations

 

Sec.  3140.0-5  Definitions.



    As used in this subpart, the term:

    (a) Combined hydrocarbon lease means a lease issued in a Special Tar 

Sand Area for the removal of gas and nongaseous hydrocarbon substances 

other than coal, oil shale or gilsonite.

    (b) A complete plan of operations means a plan of operations that is 

in substantial compliance with the information requirements of 43 CFR 

3592 for both exploration plans and mining plans, as well as any 

additional information required in this part and under 43 CFR 3593, as 

may be appropriate.

    (c) Special Tar Sand Area means an area designated by the Department 

of the Interior's orders of November 20, 1980 (45 FR 76800), and January 

21, 1981 (46 FR 6077) referred to in those orders as Designated Tar Sand 

Areas, as containing substantial deposits of tar sand.

    (d) Owner of an oil and gas lease means all of the record title 

holders of an oil gas lease.

    (e) Owner of a valid claim based on a mineral location means all 

parties appearing on the title records recognized as official under 

State law as having the right to sell or transfer any part of the mining 

claim, which was located within a Special Tar Sand Area prior



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to January 21, 1926, for any hydrocarbon resource, except coal, oil 

shale or gilsonite, leasable under the Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing Act.

    (f) Unitization means unitization as that term is defined in 43 CFR 

part 3180.



[47 FR 22478, May 24, 1982, as amended at 55 FR 12351, Apr. 3, 1990; 70 

FR 58614, Oct. 7, 2005]