§3931.41. Content of exploration plan.
43 C.F.R. § 3931.41
Exploration plans must contain the following:
The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant, and, if applicable, that of the operator or lessee of record;
The name, address, and telephone number of the representative of the applicant who will be present during, and responsible for, conducting exploration;
A description of the proposed exploration area, cross-referenced to the map required under paragraph (h) of this section, including:
Applicable Federal lease and exploration license serial numbers;
Surface topography;
Geologic, surface water, and other physical features;
Vegetative cover;
Endangered or threatened species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) that may be affected by exploration operations;
Districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places that may be present in the lease area; and
Known cultural or archaeological resources located within the proposed exploration area;
A description of the methods to be used to conduct oil shale exploration, reclamation, and abandonment of operations including, but not limited to:
The types, sizes, numbers, capacity, and uses of equipment for drilling and blasting, and road or other access route construction;
Excavated earth-disposal or debris-disposal activities;
The proposed method for plugging drill holes; and
The estimated size and depth of drill holes, trenches, and test pits;
An estimated timetable for conducting and completing each phase of the exploration, drilling, and reclamation;
The estimated amounts of oil shale or oil shale products to be removed during exploration, a description of the method to be used to determine those amounts, and the proposed use of the oil shale or oil shale products removed;
A description of the measures to be used during exploration for Federal oil shale to comply with the performance standards for exploration (§§ 3930.10 and 3930.11);
A map at a scale of 1— 24,000 or larger showing the areas of land to be affected by the proposed exploration and reclamation. The map must show:
Existing roads, occupied dwellings, and pipelines;
The proposed location of trenches, roads, and other access routes and structures to be constructed;
Applicable Federal lease and exploration license boundaries;
The location of land excavations to be conducted;
Oil shale exploratory holes to be drilled or altered;
Earth-disposal or debris-disposal areas;
Existing bodies of surface water; and
Topographic and drainage features; and
The name and address of the owner of record of the surface land, if other than the United States. If the surface is owned by a person other than the applicant or if the Federal oil shale is leased to a person other than the applicant, include evidence of authority to enter that land for the purpose of conducting exploration and reclamation.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107, 30 U.S.C. 241(a), 42 U.S.C. 15927, 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740.
Source
Source: 73 FR 69480, Nov. 18, 2008, unless otherwise noted.