43 C.F.R. § 3275.12 What environmental and safety requirements apply to facility operations?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) You must perform all utilization facility operations to: (1) Protect the quality of surface and subsurface waters, air, and other natural resources, including wildlife, soil, vegetation, and natural history; (2) Prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the lands; (3) Protect the quality of cultural, scenic and recreational resources; (4) Accommodate other land uses as much as possible; (5) Protect people and wildlife from unacceptable levels of noise; (6) Prevent injury; and (7) Prevent damage to property. (b) You must monitor facility operations to identify and address local environmental resources and concerns associated with your facility or lease operations. (c) You must remove or, with BLM approval, properly store all equipment and materials not in use. (d) You must properly abandon and reclaim any disturbed surface to standards approved or prescribed by us, when the land is no longer needed for facility construction or operation. (e) When we require, you must submit a contingency plan describing procedures to protect public health and safety, property, and the environment. (f) You must comply with the requirements of 43 CFR 3200.4.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3200—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING
Subpart 3275—Conducting Utilization Operations
§ 3275.12 What environmental and safety requirements apply to facility operations?
