43 CFR § 3216.17 - Where must I file estate transfers, corporate mergers, and name changes?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3216.17"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3216.17 - Where must I file estate transfers, corporate mergers, and name changes?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3216.17"
section_name: "Where must I file estate transfers, corporate mergers, and name changes?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3200"
part_name: "GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1001-1028; 43 U.S.C. 1701 and Pub. L. 109-58."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 24400, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3200"
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# 3216.17 Where must I file estate transfers, corporate mergers, and name changes?
(a) If you have posted a bond for any Federal lease, you must file estate transfers, corporate mergers, and name changes in the BLM State Office that maintains your bond.
(b) If you have not posted a bond, you must file estate transfers, corporate mergers, and name changes in the State Office having jurisdiction over the lease.