[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2, Parts 1000 to end]
[Revised as of October 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR3140.1-3]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
                 CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT,
                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3140--COMBINED HYDROCARBON LEASING--Table of Contents
 
Subpart 3140--Conversion of Existing Oil and Gas Leases and Valid Claims 
                       Based on Mineral Locations
 
Sec. 3140.1-3  Exploration plans.

    (a) The authorized officer may grant permission to holders of 
existing oil and gas leases to gather information to develop, perfect, 
complete or amend a plan of operations required for conversion upon the 
approval of the authorized officer of an exploration plan developed in 
accordance with 43 CFR 3592.1.
    (b) The approval of an exploration plan in units of the National 
Park System requires the consent of the Regional Director of the 
National Park Service in accordance with Sec. 3140.7 of this title.
    (c) The filing of an exploration plan alone shall be insufficient to 
meet the requirements of a complete plan of operations as set forth in 
Sec. 3140.2-3 of this title.

[47 FR 22478, May 24, 1982, as amended at 55 FR 12351, Apr. 3, 1990]