---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3281.12"
title: "43"
number: "3281.12"
heading: "Who designates the unit operator?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3281.12"
---

# §3281.12. Who designates the unit operator?


The owners of geothermal rights and lease interests committed to the unit agreement will nominate a unit operator. Before designating the unit operator, BLM must also determine whether the prospective unit operator meets the requirements of [§ 3281.11](/cfr/43/3281.11.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1001-1028 and 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 24432, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted.