---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2884.10"
title: "43"
number: "2884.10"
heading: "What should I do before I file my application?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2884.10"
---

# §2884.10. What should I do before I file my application?

- (a) When you determine that a proposed oil and gas pipeline system would cross Federal lands under BLM jurisdiction, or under the jurisdiction of two or more Federal agencies, you should notify BLM.
- (b) Before filing an application with BLM, we encourage you to make an appointment for a preapplication meeting with the appropriate personnel in the BLM field office nearest the lands you seek to use. During the preapplication meeting BLM can:
  - (1) Identify potential routing and other constraints;
  - (2) Determine whether or not the lands are located within a designated or existing right-of-way corridor;
  - (3) Tentatively schedule the processing of your proposed application;
  - (4) Provide you information about qualifications for holding grants and TUPs, and inform you of your financial obligations, such as processing and monitoring costs and rents; and
  - (5) Identify any work which will require obtaining one or more TUPs.
- (c) BLM may share this information with Federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies to ensure that these agencies are aware of any authorizations you may need from them.
- (d) BLM will keep confidential any information in your application that you mark as “confidential” or “proprietary” to the extent allowed by law.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185 and 189, and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, unless otherwise noted.