Oil and Gas Lease Acreage Limitation Exemptions and Reinstatement of Oil and Gas Leases
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2006-03-24 · Effective 2006-03-24 · 71 FR 14821
Document
Document number
06-2848
Federal Register citation
71 FR 14821
CFR reference
43 CFR 3100
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2006-03-24
Effective date
2006-03-24
Interior docket
WO-310-1310-PP-241A
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing this final rule to amend its regulations to conform to provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) that changed oil and gas lease acreage limitations and oil and gas lease reinstatement provisions. Section 352 of the EPAct expands the types of lease holdings that are exempt from the lease acreage holding limitations. Section 371 of the EPAct extends the time to file a lease reinstatement petition from 15 months to 24 months.