43 C.F.R. § 3281.9

How does a unit operator provide documentation to BLM of lease and tract commitment status?

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 79 wordsSubsections: 2Official source

Cite as 43 C.F.R. § 3281.9 (2026)

(a) The unit operator must provide documentation to BLM of the commitment status of each lease and tract in the designated unit area. The documentation must include a joinder or other comparable document signed by the lessee or mineral rights owner, or evidence that an opportunity to join was offered and no response was received (see § 3281.8). (b) A majority interest of owners of any single Federal lease has authority to commit the lease to a unit agreement.
Cross-references to the CFR
3281.8
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