---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 550.144"
title: "30"
number: "550.144"
heading: "How do I designate a new operator when a designation of operator terminates?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/550.144"
---

# §550.144. How do I designate a new operator when a designation of operator terminates?

- (a) When a Designation of Operator terminates, the Regional Supervisor must approve a new designated operator before you may continue operations. Each lessee must submit a new executed Designation of Operator form.
- (b) If your Designation of Operator is terminated, or a controversy develops between you and your designated operator, you and your designated operator must protect the lessor's interests.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.