43 C.F.R. PART 3200--GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING
TITLE 43--Public Lands: Interior
Subtitle B--REGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SUBCHAPTER C--MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)
PART 3200--GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING
Subpart 3200--GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING
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| Changes in agency duties.
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| What requirements must I comply with when taking any actions or conducting any operations under this part?
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| What are my rights of appeal?
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Subpart 3201--AVAILABLE LANDS
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| What lands are available for geothermal leasing?
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| What lands are not available for geothermal leasing?
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Subpart 3202--LESSEE QUALIFICATIONS
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| Who may hold a geothermal lease?
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| Must I prove I am qualified to hold a lease when filing an offer to lease?
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| Are other persons allowed to act on my behalf to file an offer to lease?
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| What happens if the offeror dies before the lease is issued?
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Subpart 3203--OBTAINING A LEASE
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| How can I obtain a geothermal lease?
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| How is a KGRA determined?
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Subpart 3204--NONCOMPETITIVE LEASING
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| How do I file a lease offer?
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| How do I describe the lands in my lease offer?
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| What fees must I pay with my lease offer?
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| May I combine acquired and public domain lands on the same lease offer?
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| What is the largest and smallest lease I can apply for?
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| What happens when two or more offerors apply for a noncompetitive lease for the same land?
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| How does BLM determine the first qualified offeror?
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| May I withdraw my lease offer?
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| May I amend my lease offer?
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Subpart 3205--COMPETITIVE LEASING
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| How does BLM lease lands competitively?
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| How do I get information about competitive lease terms and conditions?
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| How do I bid for a parcel?
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| What is the minimum acceptable bid?
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| How does BLM conduct the sale?
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| To whom does BLM issue the lease?
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| How will I know whether my bid is accepted?
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Subpart 3206--LEASE ISSUANCE
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| What must I do for BLM to issue my lease?
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| What must BLM do before issuing my lease?
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| What is the maximum acreage I may hold?
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| How does BLM compute acreage holdings?
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| How will BLM charge acreage holdings if the United States owns only a fractional interest in the geothermal resources?
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| Is there any acreage which is not chargeable?
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| What will BLM do if my holdings exceed the maximum acreage limits?
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| What is the primary term of my lease?
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| When will BLM issue my lease?
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Subpart 3207--ADDITIONAL LEASE TERM
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| When may I get an additional lease term beyond the primary term?
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| May I renew my lease at the end of its additional term?
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Subpart 3208--EXTENDING THE PRIMARY LEASE TERM
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| When may I extend my lease beyond the primary term?
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| What must I do to have my lease extended?
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| What information must I give BLM to show that I have made efforts to produce or utilize geothermal resources in commercial quantities?
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| Will BLM extend my lease if I choose to pay instead of produce in commercial quantities?
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| What will BLM do if I choose to make significant expenditures?
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| What actions may I take which will count as significant expenditures?
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| During the extension, may I switch my choice to either pay instead of produce in commercial quantities or make significant expenditures?
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| If I begin production, do I get a credit for payments made instead of production in commercial quantities or significant expenditures?
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Subpart 3209--CONVERSION OF LEASE PRODUCING BYPRODUCTS
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| May I convert my geothermal lease to a mineral lease?
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| May I convert my geothermal lease to a mining claim?
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| May BLM include additional terms and conditions to my converted lease?
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| How do I convert my geothermal lease to a mineral lease or a mining claim?
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Subpart 3210--ADDITIONAL LEASE INFORMATION
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| When does lease segregation occur?
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| Does a lease segregated from an agreement or plan receive any benefits from unitization of the committed portion of the original lease?
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| May I consolidate leases?
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| What is the diligent exploration requirement?
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| How do I meet the diligent exploration requirement?
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| Can I do something instead of performing diligent exploration?
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| What happens if I do not meet the diligent exploration requirement or pay the additional rent?
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| Can someone lease or locate other minerals on the same lands as my geothermal lease?
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| May BLM readjust the terms and conditions in my lease?
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| How will BLM readjust the terms and conditions in my lease?
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| May BLM readjust the rental and royalty rates in my lease?
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| What if I appeal BLM's decision to adjust my lease terms?
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| Must I prevent drainage of geothermal resources from my lease?
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| What will BLM do if I do not protect my lease from drainage?
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Subpart 3211--FEES, RENT, AND ROYALTIES
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| What are the fees, rent, and minimum royalties for leases?
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| When is my annual rental payment due?
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| How and where do I pay my rent?
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| Is there a different rental or minimum royalty amount for a fractional interest lease?
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| Will I always pay rent on my lease?
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| Must I pay rent if my lease is committed to an approved cooperative or unit plan?
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| What is the royalty rate for production from or attributable to my lease?
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| When do I owe minimum royalty?
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Subpart 3212--LEASE SUSPENSIONS AND ROYALTY RATE REDUCTIONS
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| What is the difference between a suspension of operations and production and a suspension of operations?
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| How do I obtain a suspension of operations or operations and production on my lease?
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| How long does a suspension of operations or operations and production last?
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| How does a suspension affect my lease terms?
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| What happens when the suspension ends?
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| May BLM reduce or suspend the royalty or rental rate of my lease?
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| What information must I submit when I request that BLM suspend, reduce or waive my royalty or rental rate?
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Subpart 3213--RELINQUISHMENT, TERMINATION, CANCELLATION, AND EXPIRATION
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| Who may relinquish a lease?
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| What must I do to relinquish a lease?
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| May BLM accept a partial relinquishment if it will reduce my lease to less than 640 acres?
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| When does my relinquishment take effect?
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| How can my lease automatically terminate?
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| Will my lease automatically terminate if my rental payment is on time but for the wrong amount?
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| Will BLM notify me if my lease terminates?
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| May BLM reinstate my lease?
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| Who may petition to reinstate a lease?
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| What must I do to have my lease reinstated?
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| Are there reasons why BLM would not reinstate my lease?
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| When will my lease expire?
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| Will BLM notify me when my lease's extended term expires?
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| When is a cancellation effective?
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| What can I do if BLM notifies me that my lease is being canceled due to violations of the laws, regulations or lease terms?
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Subpart 3214--PERSONAL AND SURETY BONDS
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| Who must post a geothermal bond?
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| What activities must my bond cover?
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| What is the minimum dollar amount required for a bond?
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| May BLM increase the bond amount above the minimum?
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| What kind of financial guarantee will BLM accept to back my bond?
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| Is there a special bond form I must use?
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| Where must I submit my bond?
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| Who will BLM hold liable under the bond and what are they liable for?
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| What are my bonding requirements when a lease interest is transferred to me?
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| How do I modify or extend the terms and conditions of my bond?
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| What must I do if I want to use a certificate of deposit to back my bond?
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| What must I do if I want to use a letter of credit to back my bond?
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Subpart 3215--BOND COLLECTION AFTER DEFAULT
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| When may BLM collect against my bond?
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| Must I replace my bond after BLM collects against it?
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| What will BLM do if I do not restore the face amount or file a new bond?
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| Will BLM cancel or terminate my bond?
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| When BLM releases my bond, does that end my responsibilities?
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Subpart 3216--TRANSFERS
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| What types of lease interests may I transfer?
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| Where must I file a transfer request?
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| When does a transferee take responsibility for lease obligations?
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| What are my responsibilities after I transfer my interest?
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| What fees and forms does a transfer require?
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| When must I file my transfer request?
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| Must I file separate transfer requests for each lease?
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| Where must I file estate transfers, corporate mergers and name changes?
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| How do I describe the lands in my lease transfer?
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| May I transfer record title interest for less than 640 acres?
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| When does a transfer segregate a lease?
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| When is my transfer effective?
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| Does BLM grant all transfer requests?
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Subpart 3217--COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION PROVISIONS
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| What are unit agreements and cooperative plans?
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| What are communitization agreements?
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| What does BLM need to approve my communitization agreement?
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| When does my communitization agreement go into effect?
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| When will BLM approve my operating, drilling or development contract?
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| What does BLM need to approve my operating, drilling or development contract?
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Subpart 3250--EXPLORATION OPERATIONS--GENERAL
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| When do the exploration operations regulations apply?
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| What types of operations may I propose when I send BLM my exploration permit application?
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| What general standards apply to my exploration operations?
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| What orders or instructions may BLM issue me?
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Subpart 3251--EXPLORATION OPERATIONS: GETTING A PERMIT
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| Do I need a permit before I start my exploration operations?
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| May I conduct exploration operations on my lease, someone else's lease or unleased land?
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| What does BLM need to approve my exploration permit?
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| What action will BLM take on my permit?
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| Once I have a permit, how can I change my exploration operations?
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| Do I need a bond for conducting exploration operations?
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| When will BLM release my bond?
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Subpart 3252--CONDUCTING EXPLORATION OPERATIONS
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| What operational standards apply to my exploration operations?
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| What environmental requirements must I meet when conducting exploration operations?
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| How deep may I drill a temperature gradient well?
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| How long may I collect information from my temperature gradient well?
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| How must I complete a temperature gradient well?
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| When must I abandon a temperature gradient well?
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| How must I abandon a temperature gradient well?
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Subpart 3253--REPORTS: EXPLORATION OPERATIONS
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| Must I share the data I collect through exploration operations with BLM?
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| Must I notify BLM when I have completed my exploration operations?
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Subpart 3254--INSPECTION, ENFORCEMENT, AND NONCOMPLIANCE FOR EXPLORATION OPERATIONS
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| May BLM inspect my exploration operations?
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| What will BLM do if my exploration operations do not meet all requirements?
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Subpart 3255--CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
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| Will BLM disclose information I submit under these regulations?
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| When I submit confidential, proprietary information, how can I help ensure it is not available to the public?
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| How long will information I give BLM remain confidential or proprietary?
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| How will BLM treat Indian information submitted under the Indian Mineral Development Act?
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| How will BLM administer information concerning other Indian minerals?
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| When will BLM consult with Indian mineral owners when information concerning their minerals is the subject of a FOIA request?
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Subpart 3256--EXPLORATION OPERATIONS RELIEF AND APPEALS
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| May I request a variance from any BLM requirements?
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| How may I appeal a BLM decision regarding my exploration operations?
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Subpart 3260--GEOTHERMAL DRILLING OPERATIONS--GENERAL
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| What types of geothermal operations are covered by these regulations?
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| What general standards apply to my drilling operations?
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| What other orders or instructions may BLM issue me?
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Subpart 3261--DRILLING OPERATIONS: GETTING A PERMIT
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| How do I get approval to begin well pad construction?
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| How do I get approval for drilling operations and well pad construction?
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| What is an operations plan?
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| What is a drilling program?
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| When must I give BLM my operations plan?
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| Must I give BLM my drilling permit application, drilling program and operations plan at the same time?
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| Can my operations plan, drilling permit and drilling program apply to more than one well?
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| How do I amend my operations plan or drilling permit?
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| Do I need a bond before I build a well pad or drill a well?
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| When will BLM release my bond?
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| How will BLM review my application documents and notify me of their decision?
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| How do I get approval to change an approved drilling operation?
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| How do I get approval for subsequent well operations?
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Subpart 3262--CONDUCTING DRILLING OPERATIONS
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| What operational requirements must I meet when drilling a well?
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| What environmental requirements must I meet when drilling a well?
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| Must I post a sign at every well?
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| May BLM require me to follow a well spacing program?
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| May BLM require me to take samples or perform tests and surveys?
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Subpart 3263--WELL ABANDONMENT
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| May I abandon a well without BLM's approval?
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| What must I give BLM to approve my sundry notice for abandoning a well?
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| How will BLM review my sundry notice to abandon my well and notify me of their decision?
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| What must I do to restore the site?
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| May BLM require me to abandon a well?
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| May I abandon a producible well?
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Subpart 3264--REPORTS--DRILLING OPERATIONS
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| What must I give BLM after I complete a well?
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| What must I give BLM after I finish subsequent well operations?
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| What must I give BLM after I abandon a well?
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| What drilling and operational records must I maintain for each well?
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| Must I notify BLM of accidents occurring on my lease?
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Subpart 3265--INSPECTION, ENFORCEMENT, AND NONCOMPLIANCE FOR DRILLING OPERATIONS
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| What part of my drilling operations may BLM inspect?
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| What records must I keep available for inspection?
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| What will BLM do if my operations do not comply with all requirements?
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Subpart 3266--CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
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| Will BLM disclose information I submit under these regulations?
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| When I submit confidential, proprietary information, how can I help ensure it is not available to the public?
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| How long will information I give BLM remain confidential or proprietary?
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Subpart 3267--GEOTHERMAL DRILLING OPERATIONS RELIEF AND APPEALS
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| May I request a variance from any BLM requirements which apply to my drilling operations?
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| How may I appeal a BLM decision regarding my drilling operations?
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Subpart 3270--UTILIZATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES--GENERAL
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| What types of geothermal operations are governed by the utilization regulations?
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| What general standards apply to my utilization operations?
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| What other orders or instructions may BLM issue me?
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Subpart 3271--UTILIZATION OPERATIONS: GETTING A PERMIT
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| What do I need to start preparing a site and building and testing a utilization facility on Federal land leased for geothermal resources?
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| Who may apply for a permit to build a utilization facility?
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| What do I need to start preliminary site investigations which may disturb the surface?
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| What do I need to start building and testing a utilization facility which is not located on Federal lands leased for geothermal resources, but the pipelines and facilities connecting the well field are?
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| How do I get a permit to begin commercial operations?
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Subpart 3272--WHAT IS IN A UTILIZATION PLAN AND FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PERMIT?
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| What must I give BLM in my utilization plan?
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| How should I describe the proposed utilization facility?
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| How do I describe the environmental protection measures I intend to take?
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| How will BLM review my utilization plan and notify me of their decision?
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| How do I get a permit to construct or test my facility?
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Subpart 3273--HOW TO APPLY FOR A SITE LICENSE
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| When do I need a site license for a utilization facility?
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| Are there any situations where I do not need a site license?
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| How will BLM review my site license application?
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| Are any lands not available for geothermal site licenses?
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| What area does a site license cover?
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| What must I give BLM in my site license application?
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| What is the annual rent for a site license?
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| May BLM reassess the annual rent for my site license?
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| Must all facility operators pay the annual site license rent?
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| What are the bonding requirements for a site license?
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| When will BLM release my bond?
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| What are my obligations under the site license?
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| How long will my site license remain in effect?
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| May I renew my site license?
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| May BLM terminate my site license?
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| May I relinquish my site license?
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| May I assign or transfer my site license?
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Subpart 3274--APPLYING FOR AND OBTAINING A COMMERCIAL USE PERMIT
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| Do I need a commercial use permit to start commercial operations?
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| What must I give BLM to approve my commercial use permit application?
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| How will BLM review my commercial use permit application?
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| May I get a permit even if I cannot currently demonstrate I can operate within required standards?
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Subpart 3275--CONDUCTING UTILIZATION OPERATIONS
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| How do I change my operations if I have an approved facility construction or commercial use permit?
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| What are a facility operator's obligations?
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| What environmental and safety requirements apply to facility operations?
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| Does the facility operator have to measure the geothermal resources?
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| What aspects of my geothermal operations must I measure?
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| How accurately must I measure my production and utilization?
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| What standards apply to installing and maintaining my meters?
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| What must I do if I find an error in a meter?
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| May BLM require me to test for byproducts associated with geothermal resource production?
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| May I commingle production?
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| What will BLM do if I waste geothermal resources?
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| May BLM order me to drill and produce wells on my lease?
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Subpart 3276--REPORTS: UTILIZATION OPERATIONS
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| What are my reporting requirements for facility and lease operations involving Federal geothermal resources?
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| What information must I include for each well in the monthly report of well operations?
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| What information must I give BLM in the monthly report for facility operations?
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| What extra information must I give BLM in the monthly report for flash and dry steam facilities?
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| What information must I give BLM in the monthly report for direct use facilities?
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| Must I notify BLM of accidents occurring at my utilization facility?
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Subpart 3277--INSPECTIONS, ENFORCEMENT, AND NONCOMPLIANCE
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| Will BLM inspect my operations?
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| What records must I keep available for inspection?
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| What will BLM do if I do not comply with all BLM requirements?
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Subpart 3278--CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
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| Will BLM disclose information I submit under these regulations?
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| When I submit confidential, proprietary information, how can I help ensure it is not available to the public?
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| How long will information I give BLM remain confidential or proprietary?
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Subpart 3279--UTILIZATION RELIEF AND APPEALS
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| May I request a variance from any BLM requirements?
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| How may I appeal a BLM decision regarding my utilization operations?
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