43 CFR § 2885.14 - What happens if I need a right-of-way wider than 50 feet plus the ground occupied by the pipeline and related facilities?

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title: "43 CFR § 2885.14 - What happens if I need a right-of-way wider than 50 feet plus the ground occupied by the pipeline and related facilities?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2885.14"
section_name: "What happens if I need a right-of-way wider than 50 feet plus the ground occupied by the pipeline and related facilities?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2880"
part_name: "RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 185 and 189, and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2885.14 What happens if I need a right-of-way wider than 50 feet plus the ground occupied by the pipeline and related facilities?

(a) You may apply to BLM at any time for a right-of-way wider than 50 feet plus the ground occupied by the pipeline and related facilities. In your application you must show that the wider right-of-way is necessary to:

(1) Properly operate and maintain the pipeline after you have constructed it;

(2) Protect the environment; or

(3) Provide for public safety.

(b) BLM will notify you in writing of its finding(s) and its decision on your application for a wider right-of-way. If the decision is adverse to you, you may appeal it under § 2881.10 of this part.