43 CFR § 3283.8 - What must be filed with BLM to change the unit operator?

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title: "43 CFR § 3283.8 - What must be filed with BLM to change the unit operator?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3283.8"
section_name: "What must be filed with BLM to change 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"
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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"
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# 3283.8 What must be filed with BLM to change the unit operator?

To change the unit operator, the new operator must:

(a) Meet the qualification requirements of § 3281.11;

(b) Submit to BLM evidence of acceptable bonding under § 3214.13 of this chapter; and

(c) File with BLM written acceptance of the unit terms and obligations.