---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3277.12"
title: "43"
number: "3277.12"
heading: "What will BLM do if I do not comply with all BLM requirements pertaining to utilization operations?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3277.12"
---

# §3277.12. What will BLM do if I do not comply with all BLM requirements pertaining to utilization operations?

- (a) We will issue you a written Incident of Noncompliance, directing you to take required corrective action within a specific time period. If the noncompliance continues or is serious in nature, BLM will take one or more of the following actions:
  - (1) Enter the lease, and correct any deficiencies at your expense;
  - (2) Collect all or part of your bond;
  - (3) Order modification or shutdown of your operations; and
  - (4) **Take other enforcement action against a lessee who is ultimately responsible for the noncompliance.**
- (b) Noncompliance may result in BLM terminating your lease (see [§§ 3213.17 through 3213.19](/cfr/43/3213.17..3213.19.md)).

## 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.