43 CFR § 3140.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3140.1"
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title: "43 CFR § 3140.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3140.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3140"
part_name: "LEASING IN SPECIAL TAR SAND AREAS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 181  30 U.S.C. 351-359; 43 U.S.C. 1701  Pub. L. 97-78, 95 Stat. 1070; 42 U.S.C. 15801, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 30988, Apr. 23, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3140.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this subpart is to provide for the conversion of existing oil and gas leases and valid claims based on mineral locations within Special Tar Sand Areas to combined hydrocarbon leases.