---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3256.10"
title: "43"
number: "3256.10"
heading: "How do I request a variance from BLM requirements that apply to my exploration operations?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3256.10"
---

# §3256.10. How do I request a variance from BLM requirements that apply to my exploration operations?

- (a) You may submit a request for a variance for your exploration operations from any requirement in [§ 3200.4](/cfr/43/3200.4.md). Your request must include enough information to explain:
  - (1) Why you cannot comply with the regulatory requirement; and
  - (2) Why you need the variance to control your well, conserve natural resources, or protect public health and safety, property, or the environment.
- (b) BLM may approve your request orally or in writing. If we give you an oral approval, we will follow up with written confirmation.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1001-1028; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and Pub. L. 109-58.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 24400, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted.