# Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations
> **Bureau of Land Management** · Final order. · Published 2017-01-10 · Effective 2017-02-09 · 82 FR 2906
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-31752
- **Category:** oil-gas-leasing
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Land Management
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 2906
- **CFR reference:** 43 CFR 3160
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/10/2016-31752/onshore-oil-and-gas-operations-federal-and-indian-oil-and-gas-leases-onshore-oil-and-gas-order)
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