# Oil and Gas Lease Acreage Limitation Exemptions and Reinstatement of Oil and Gas Leases
> **Bureau of Land Management** · Final rule. · Published 2006-03-24 · Effective 2006-03-24 · 71 FR 14821
## Document
- **Document number:** 06-2848
- **Category:** oil-gas-leasing
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Land Management
- **Federal Register citation:** 71 FR 14821
- **CFR reference:** 43 CFR 3100
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/03/24/06-2848/oil-and-gas-lease-acreage-limitation-exemptions-and-reinstatement-of-oil-and-gas-leases)
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