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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
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Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Public Lands |
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Chapter II - Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter C - Minerals Management (3000) |
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Part 3170 - Onshore Oil and Gas Production |
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Subpart 3179 - Waste Prevention and Resource Conservation |
§ 3179.1 - Purpose.
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§ 3179.1 Purpose.
The purpose of this subpart is to implement and carry out the purposes of statutes relating to prevention of waste from Federal and Indian (other than The Osage TribeNation) oil and gas leases, protection of worker safety, conservation of surface resources, and management of the public lands for multiple use and sustained yield. This subpart supersedes those portions of Notice to Lessees and Operators of Onshore Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Royalty or Compensation for Oil and Gas Lost (NTL-4A) , pertaining to, among other things, flaring and venting of produced gas, unavoidably and avoidably lost gas, and waste prevention.