§29.118. What additional operating standards apply to geophysical operations?
50 C.F.R. § 29.118
If you conduct geophysical operations, you must do all of the following:
Use surveying methods that minimize the need for vegetative trimming and removal.
Locate source points using industry-accepted minimum safe-offset distances from pipelines, telephone lines, railroad tracks, roads, power lines, water wells, oil and gas wells, oil- and gas-production facilities, and buildings.
Use equipment and methods that, based upon the specific environment, will minimize impacts to Service-administered lands and waters, and resources of refuges; visitor uses and experiences; and visitor and employee health and safety.
If you use shot holes, you must:
Use biodegradable charges;
Plug all shot holes to prevent a pathway for migration for fluids along any portion of the bore; and
Leave the site in a clean and safe condition that will not impede surface reclamation or pose a hazard to wildlife or human health and safety.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 81 FR 79971, Nov. 14, 2016, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd, 685, 690d, 715i, 725, 3161; 30 U.S.C. 185; 31 U.S.C. 3711, 9701; 40 U.S.C. 319; 43 U.S.C. 315a; 113 Stat. 1501A-140.
Source
Source: 31 FR 16026, Dec. 15, 1966, unless otherwise noted.