---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3178.9"
title: "43"
number: "3178.9"
heading: "Requesting approval of royalty-free treatment when approval is required."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3178.9"
---

# §3178.9. Requesting approval of royalty-free treatment when approval is required.


To request written approval of royalty-free use when required under [§ 3178.5](/cfr/43/3178.5.md) or [§ 3178.7](/cfr/43/3178.7.md), the operator must submit a Sundry Notice that includes the following information:

- (a) A complete description of the operation to be conducted, including the location of all facilities and equipment involved in the operation and the location of the FMP;
- (b) The volume of oil or gas that the operator expects will be used in the operation, and the method of measuring or estimating that volume;
- (c) If the volume of gas expected to be used will be estimated, the basis for the estimate (e.g., equipment manufacturer's published consumption or usage rates); and
- (d) The proposed disposition of the oil or gas used (e.g., whether gas used would be consumed as fuel, vented through use of a gas-activated pneumatic controller, returned to the reservoir, or used in some other way).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 81 FR 83078, Nov. 18, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### 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.