43 CFR § 3281.12 - Who designates the unit operator?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3281.12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3281.12 - Who designates the unit operator?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3281.12"
section_name: "Who designates the unit operator?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3280"
part_name: "GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES UNIT AGREEMENTS"
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 and 43 U.S.C. 1701"
regulatory_source: "72 FR 24432, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3280"
---


# 3281.12 Who designates the unit operator?

The owners of geothermal rights and lease interests committed to the unit agreement will nominate a unit operator. Before designating the unit operator, BLM must also determine whether the prospective unit operator meets the requirements of § 3281.11.