43 CFR § 3151.20 - Notice of completion of operations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3151.20"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3151.20 - Notice of completion of operations."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3151.20"
section_name: "Notice of completion of operations."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3150"
part_name: "ONSHORE OIL AND GAS GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 3150(b) and 668dd; 30 U.S.C. 189 and 359; 42 U.S.C. 6508; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1732(b), 1733, 1734, 1740."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 17359, May 16, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3150"
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# 3151.20 Notice of completion of operations.

Upon completion of exploration, the permittee must file with the District Manager a Notice of Completion of Oil and Gas Exploration Operations. Within 30 days after this filing, the authorized officer will notify the permittee whether rehabilitation of the lands is satisfactory or whether additional rehabilitation is necessary, specifying the nature and extent of actions to be taken by the permittee.