50 CFR § 29.95 - What additional information must be included if I am proposing geophysical exploration?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s29.95"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 29.95 - What additional information must be included if I am proposing geophysical exploration?"
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "29.95"
section_name: "What additional information must be included if I am proposing geophysical exploration?"
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM"
part_number: "29"
part_name: "LAND USE MANAGEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd, 685, 690d, 715i, 725, 3161; 30 U.S.C. 185; 31 U.S.C. 3711, 9701; 40 U.S.C. 319; 43 U.S.C. 315a; 113 Stat. 1501A-140."
regulatory_source: "31 FR 16026, Dec. 15, 1966, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "29"
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# 29.95 What additional information must be included if I am proposing geophysical exploration?
If you propose to conduct geophysical exploration, you must submit the information requested on FWS Form 3-2469, including, but not limited to:
(a) A map showing the positions of each survey line including all source and receiver locations as determined by a locational survey, and including shot point offset distances from wells, buildings, other infrastructure, cultural resources, and environmentally sensitive areas;
(b) The number of crews and numbers of workers in each crew;
(c) A description of the acquisition methods, including the procedures and specific equipment you will use, and energy sources (*e.g.,* explosives, vibroseis trucks);
(d) A description of the methods of access along each survey line for personnel, materials, and equipment; and
(e) A list of all explosives, blasting equipment, chemicals, and fuels you will use in the proposed operations, including a description of proposed disposal methods, transportation methods, safety measures, and storage facilities.