43 CFR § 3137.61 - Change in unit operators.

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title: "43 CFR § 3137.61 - Change in unit operators."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3137.61"
section_name: "Change in unit operators."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3130"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS LEASING: NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6508, 43 U.S.C. 1733 and 1740."
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# 3137.61 Change in unit operators.

(a) To change unit operators, the new unit operator must submit to the BLM:

(1) Statements that:

(i) The new operator accepts unit obligations; and

(ii) The percentage of required interest owners consented to a change of unit operator;

(2) Evidence of acceptable bonding (*see* § 3137.60(b)); and

(3) The processing fee found in the fee schedule in § 3000.120 of this chapter.

(b) The effective date of the change in unit operator is the date the BLM approves the new unit operator.

[89 FR 30987, Apr. 23, 2024]