---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3140.13"
title: "43"
number: "3140.13"
heading: "Exploration plans."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3140.13"
---

# §3140.13. Exploration plans.

- (a) The authorized officer may grant permission to holders of existing oil and gas leases to gather information to develop, perfect, complete or amend a plan of operations required for conversion upon the approval of the authorized officer of an exploration plan developed in accordance with [43 CFR 3592.1](/cfr/43/3592.1.md).
- (b) The approval of an exploration plan in units of the National Park System requires the consent of the Regional Director of the National Park Service in accordance with [§ 3140.70](/cfr/43/3140.70.md).
- (c) The filing of an exploration plan alone will be insufficient to meet the requirements of a complete plan of operations as set forth in [§ 3140.23](/cfr/43/3140.23.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 351-359; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; Pub. L. 97-78, 95 Stat. 1070; 42 U.S.C. 15801, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 30988, Apr. 23, 2024, unless otherwise noted.