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kind: "range"
citation: "36 C.F.R. §§ 9.180–9.182"
title: "36"
from: "9.180"
to: "9.182"
count: 3
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/9.180..9.182"
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# §9.180. What acts are prohibited under this subpart?


The following are prohibited:

- (a) Operating in violation of the terms or conditions of a temporary access permit, or an approved operations permit, or any provision of this subpart;
- (b) Damaging federally owned or administered lands, waters, or resources of a System unit as a result of violation of the terms or conditions of a temporary access permit, an operations permit, or any provision of this subpart;
- (c) Conducting operations or activities without a required permit;
- (d) Failure to comply with any suspension or revocation order issued under this subpart; and
- (e) Failure to comply with any applicable Federal law or regulation, or non-conflicting State law or regulation, pertaining to your oil and gas operation.

# §9.181. What enforcement actions can the NPS take?


If you engage in a prohibited act described in [§ 9.180](/cfr/36/9.180.md):

- (a) You may be subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both, in accordance with [36 CFR 1.3](/cfr/36/1.3.md);
- (b) The Superintendent may suspend your operations; or
- (c) The Regional Director may revoke your approved temporary access permit or operations permit.

# §9.182. How do violations affect my ability to obtain a permit?


Until you are in compliance with this subpart or the terms and conditions of an existing temporary access permit or operations permit, we will not consider any new permit requests to conduct operations within any System unit.