---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3173.4"
title: "43"
number: "3173.4"
heading: "Federal seals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3173.4"
---

# §3173.4. Federal seals.

- (a) In addition to any INC issued for a seal violation, the AO or AR may place one or more Federal seals on any appropriate valve, sealing device, or oil-metering-system component that does not comply with the requirements in §§ [3173.2](/cfr/43/3173.2.md) and [3173.3](/cfr/43/3173.3.md) if the operator is not present, refuses to cooperate with the AO or AR, or is unable to correct the noncompliance.
- (b) The placement of a Federal seal does not constitute compliance with the requirements of §§ [3173.2](/cfr/43/3173.2.md) and [3173.3](/cfr/43/3173.3.md).
- (c) A Federal seal may not be removed without the approval of the AO or AR.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, and 1751; and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 81421, Nov. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted.