43 C.F.R. § 2881.7

Current through November 30, 2024
Section 2881.7 - Scope
(a)What do these regulations apply to? The regulations in this part apply to:
(1) Issuing, amending, assigning, renewing, and terminating grants and TUPs for pipelines, or parts thereof, that are:
(i) On Federal land and outside the boundary of any Federal oil and gas lease;
(ii) Within the boundary of a Federal oil and gas lease but owned by a party who is not a lessee or lease operator with respect to that lease; or
(iii) Within the boundary of a Federal oil and gas lease but downstream from a custody transfer metering device; and
(2) All grants and permits the BLM and its predecessors previously issued under Section 28 of the Act.
(b)What don't these regulations apply to? The regulations in this part do not apply to:
(1) Production facilities on an oil and gas lease that operate for the benefit of the lease;
(2) Pipelines crossing Federal lands under the jurisdiction of a single Federal department or agency other than BLM, including bureaus and agencies within the Department of the Interior;
(3) Authorizations BLM issues to Federal agencies for oil or gas transportation under § 2801.6 of this chapter; or
(4) Authorizations BLM issues under Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (see part 2800 of this chapter).
(c) Notwithstanding the definition of "grant" in section 2881.5 of this subpart, the regulations in this part apply, consistent with 43 U.S.C. 1652(c) , to any authorization issued by the Secretary of the Interior or his or her delegate under 43 U.S.C. 1652(b) for the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline System.

43 C.F.R. §2881.7

89 FR 25973 , 5/13/2024