30 CFR § 1210.101 - Who must submit production reports?

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title: "30 CFR § 1210.101 - Who must submit production reports?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "1210.101"
section_name: "Who must submit production reports?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE"
part_number: "1210"
part_name: "FORMS AND REPORTS"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301  25 U.S.C. 396, 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 190, 359, 1023, 1751(a); 31 U.S.C. 3716, 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334, 1801  and 44 U.S.C. 3506(a)."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 35641, Aug. 5, 1983, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 75 FR 61081, Oct. 4, 2010."
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# 1210.101 Who must submit production reports?

(a) If you operate a Federal or Indian oil and gas lease or federally approved unit or communitization agreement, you must submit production reports.

(b) Before reporting production to ONRR, you must obtain an operator number. To obtain an operator number, refer to the ONRR *Minerals Production Reporter Handbook* for instructions and ONRR contact information (also see § 1210.106 for information on how to obtain a handbook).