Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2017-01-10 · Effective 2017-02-09 · 82 FR 2906
Document
Document number
2016-31752
Federal Register citation
82 FR 2906
CFR reference
43 CFR 3160
Type
Rule
Action
Final order.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2017-01-10
Effective date
2017-02-09
Interior docket
WO-300-L13100000.PP0000
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby amends its existing Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1 (Onshore Order 1) to require the electronic filing (or e-filing) of all Applications for Permit to Drill (APD) and Notices of Staking (NOS). Previously, Onshore Order 1 stated that an "operator must file an APD or any other required documents in the BLM Field Office having jurisdiction over the lands described in the application," but allowed for e-filing of such documents as an alternative. This change makes e-filing the required method of submission, subject to limited exceptions. The BLM is making this change to improve the efficiency and transparency of the APD and NOS processes.