43 CFR 3217.15
§ 3217.15 What does BLM need to approve my drilling or development contract?
United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective
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- 43 CFR 3217.15, § 3217.15 What does BLM need to approve my drilling or development contract?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/212598
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For BLM to approve your drilling or development contract, you must send us:
(a) The contract and a statement of why you need it;
(b) A statement of all interests held by the contracting parties in that geothermal area or field;
(c) The type of operations and schedule set by the contract;
(d) A statement that the contract will not violate Federal antitrust laws by concentrating control over the production or sale of geothermal resources; and
(e) Any other information we may require to make a decision about the contract or to attach conditions of approval.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.