---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3282.3"
title: "43"
number: "3282.3"
heading: "When must the unit operator submit an application for BLM approval of a proposed initial participating area?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3282.3"
---

# §3282.3. When must the unit operator submit an application for BLM approval of a proposed initial participating area?


The unit operator must submit an application for BLM approval of a proposed participating area no later than:

- (a) 60 days after receiving BLM's determination identified in [§ 3281.15(a)(3)](/cfr/43/3281.15.md?p=a-3) that a unit well will produce or utilize in commercial quantities; or
- (b) 30 days before the initiation of commercial operations, whichever occurs earlier.

## 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.