43 CFR § 3910.42 - Limitations on exploration licenses.

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title: "43 CFR § 3910.42 - Limitations on exploration licenses."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3910.42"
section_name: "Limitations on exploration licenses."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3910"
part_name: "OIL SHALE EXPLORATION LICENSES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 396(d) and 2107, 30 U.S.C. 241(a), 42 U.S.C. 15927, 43 U.S.C. 1732(b) and 1740."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 69475, Nov. 18, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3910.42 Limitations on exploration licenses.

(a) The issuance of an exploration license for an area will not preclude the BLM's approval of an exploration license or issuance of a Federal oil shale lease for the same lands.

(b) If an oil shale lease is issued for an area covered by an exploration license, the BLM will terminate the exploration license on the effective date of the lease for those lands that are common to both.