---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3137.61"
title: "43"
number: "3137.61"
heading: "Change in unit operators."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3137.61"
---

# §3137.61. Change in unit operators.

- (a) To change unit operators, the new unit operator must submit to the BLM:
  - (1) **Statements that—**
    - (i) The new operator accepts unit obligations; and
    - (ii) The percentage of required interest owners consented to a change of unit operator;
  - (2) Evidence of acceptable bonding (see [§ 3137.60(b)](/cfr/43/3137.60.md?p=b)); and
  - (3) The processing fee found in the fee schedule in [§ 3000.120](/cfr/43/3000.120.md) of this chapter.
- (b) **The effective date of the change in unit operator is the date the BLM approves the new unit operator.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 30987, Apr. 23, 2024]

### Source

Source: 67 FR 17886, Apr. 11, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6508, 43 U.S.C. 1733 and 1740.

### Source

Source: 46 FR 55497, Nov. 9, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[89 FR 30987, Apr. 23, 2024]