43 CFR 2880 (Current Rules)

§ 2812.8–2

43 CFR Ch. II (10–1–20 Edition)

to use and to permit its licensees to
use; nor shall it relieve the permittee
of his duty under this paragraph, to
submit to and be bound by arbitration
pursuant to §§ 2812.4–1, 2812.4–3, and
2812.4–4.
§ 2812.8–2 Remedies for violations by
licensee.
(a) No licensee of the United States
will be authorized to use the roads of a
permittee except under the terms of a
timber sale contract or a cooperative
agreement with the United States
which will require the licensee to comply with all the applicable provisions
of this paragraph, and any agreements
or awards made pursuant thereto. If a
licensee fails to comply with the regulations, agreements, or awards, the authorized officer will take such action
as may be appropriate under the provisions of the timber sale contract or cooperative agreement.
(b) A permittee who believes that a
licensee is violating the provisions of
such a timber sale contract or cooperative agreement pertaining to use of the
permittee’s roads, rights-of-way, or
lands, may petition the authorized officer, setting forth the grounds for his
belief, to take such action against the
licensee as may be appropriate under
the contract or the cooperative agreement. In such event the permittee shall
be bound by the decision of the authorized officer, subject, however, to a
right of appeal pursuant to § 2812.9 and
subject, further, to the general provisions of law respecting review of administrative determinations. In the alternative, a permittee who believes
that a licensee has violated the terms
of the timber sale contract or cooperative agreement respecting the use of
the permittee’s roads may proceed
against the licensee in any court of
competent jurisdiction to obtain such
relief as may be appropriate in the
premises.
§ 2812.8–3 Disposition of property on
termination of permit.
Upon the expiration or other termination of the permittee’s rights, in the
absence of an agreement to the contrary, the permittee will be allowed 6
months in which to remove or otherwise dispose of all property or improve-

ments, other than the road and usable
improvements to the road, placed by
him on the right-of-way, but if not removed within this period, all such
property and improvements shall become the property of the United
States.
§ 2812.9

Appeals.

An appeal pursuant to part 4 of 43
CFR Subtitle A, may be taken from
any final decision of the authorized officer, to the Board of Land Appeals, Office of the Secretary.
[41 FR 29123, July 15, 1976]

PART 2880—RIGHTS-OF-WAY
UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT
Subpart 2881—General Information
Sec.
2881.2 What is the objective of BLM’s rightof-way program?
2881.5 What acronyms and terms are used in
the regulations in this part?
2881.7 Scope.
2881.9 Severability.
2881.10 How do I appeal a BLM decision
issued under the regulations in this part?
2881.11 When do I need a grant from BLM
for an oil and gas pipeline?
2881.12 When do I need a TUP for an oil and
gas pipeline?

Subpart 2882—Lands Available for MLA
Grants and TUPs
2882.10 What lands are available for grants
or TUPs?

Subpart 2883—Qualifications for Holding
MLA Grants and TUPs
2883.10 Who may hold a grant or TUP?
2883.11 Who may not hold a grant or TUP?
2883.12 How do I prove I am qualified to hold
a grant or TUP?
2883.13 What happens if BLM issues me a
grant or TUP and later determines that I
am not qualified to hold it?
2883.14 What happens to my application,
grant, or TUP if I die?

Subpart 2884—Applying For MLA Grants or
TUPs
2884.10 What should I do before I file my application?
2884.11 What information must I submit in
my application?
2884.12 What is the processing fee for a
grant or TUP application?

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2884.13 Who is exempt from paying processing and monitoring fees?
2884.14 When does BLM reevaluate the processing and monitoring fees?
2884.15 What is a Master Agreement (Processing Category 5) and what information
must I provide to BLM when I request
one?
2884.16 What provisions do Master Agreements contain and what are their limitations?
2884.17 How will BLM process my Processing Category 6 application?
2884.18 What if there are two or more competing applications for the same pipeline?
2884.19 Where do I file my application for a
grant or TUP?
2884.20 What are the public notification requirements for my application?
2884.21 How will BLM process my application?
2884.22 Can BLM ask me for additional information?
2884.23 Under what circumstances may BLM
deny my application?
2884.24 What fees do I owe if BLM denies my
application or if I withdraw my application?
2884.25 What activities may I conduct on
BLM lands covered by my application for
a grant or TUP while BLM is processing
my application?
2884.26 When will BLM issue the grant or
TUP when the lands are managed by two
or more Federal agencies?
2884.27 What additional requirement is necessary for grants or TUPs for pipelines 24
or more inches in diameter?
2884.30 Showing of good cause.

Subpart 2885—Terms and Conditions of
MLA Grants and TUPs
2885.10 When is a grant or TUP effective?
2885.11 What terms and conditions must I
comply with?
2885.12 What rights does a grant or TUP
convey?
2885.13 What rights does the United States
retain?
2885.14 What happens if I need a right-ofway wider than 50 feet plus the ground
occupied by the pipeline and related facilities?
2885.15 How will BLM charge me rent?
2885.16 When do I pay rent?
2885.17 What happens if I do not pay rents
and fees or if I pay the rents or fees late?
2885.18 When must I make estimated rent
payments to BLM?
2885.19 What is the rent for a linear rightof-way grant?
2885.20 How will the BLM calculate my rent
for linear rights-of-way the Per Acre
Rent Schedule covers?

2885.21 How must I make rental payments
for a linear grant or TUP?
2885.22 How may I make rental payments
when land encumbered by my term or
perpetual linear grant is being transferred out of Federal ownership?
2885.23 How will BLM calculate rent for
communication uses ancillary to a linear
grant, TUP, or other use authorization?
2885.24 If I hold a grant or TUP, what monitoring fees must I pay?
2885.25 When do I pay monitoring fees?

Subpart 2886—Operations on MLA Grants
and TUPs
2886.10 When can I start activities under my
grant or TUP?
2886.11 Who regulates activities within my
right-of-way or TUP area?
2886.12 When must I contact BLM during
operations?
2886.13 If I hold a grant or TUP, for what am
I liable?
2886.14 As grant or TUP holders, what liabilities do state, tribal, and local governments have?
2886.15 How is grant or TUP administration
affected if the BLM land my grant or
TUP encumbers is transferred to another
Federal agency or out of Federal ownership?
2886.16 Under what conditions may BLM
order an immediate temporary suspension of my activities?
2886.17 Under what conditions may BLM
suspend or terminate my grant or TUP?
2886.18 How will I know that BLM intends
to suspend or terminate my grant or
TUP?
2886.19 When my grant or TUP terminates,
what happens to any facilities on it?

Subpart 2887—Amending, Assigning, or
Renewing MLA Grants and TUPs
2887.10 When must I amend my application,
seek an amendment of my grant or TUP,
or obtain a new grant or TUP?
2887.11 May I assign or make other changes
to my grant or TUP?
2887.12 How do I renew my grant?

Subpart 2888—Trespass
2888.10 What is trespass?
2888.11 May I receive a grant if I am or have
been in trespass?
AUTHORITY: 30 U.S.C. 185 and 189, and 43
U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740.
SOURCE: 70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, unless
otherwise noted.

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Subpart 2881—General
Information
§ 2881.2 What is the objective of BLM’s
right-of-way program?
It is BLM’s objective to grant rightsof-way under the regulations in this
part to any qualified individual, business, or government entity and to direct and control the use of rights-ofway on public lands in a manner that:
(a) Protects the natural resources associated with Federal lands and adjacent lands, whether private or administered by a government entity;
(b) Prevents unnecessary or undue
degradation to public lands;
(c) Promotes the use of rights-of-way
in common considering engineering
and technological compatibility, national security, and land use plans; and
(d) Coordinates, to the fullest extent
possible, all BLM actions under the
regulations in this part with state and
local governments, interested individuals, and appropriate quasi-public entities.
§ 2881.5 What acronyms and terms are
used in the regulations in this part?
(a) Acronyms. Unless an acronym is
listed in this section, the acronyms
listed in part 2800 of this chapter apply
to this part. As used in this part:
MLA means the Mineral Leasing Act
of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 185).
TAPS means the Trans-Alaska Oil
Pipeline System.
TUP means a temporary use permit.
(b) Terms. Unless a term is defined in
this part, the defined terms in part 2800
of this chapter apply to this part. As
used in this part, the term:
Act means section 28 of the Mineral
Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30
U.S.C. 185).
Actual costs means the financial
measure of resources the Federal government expends or uses in processing
a right-of-way application or in monitoring the construction, operation, and
termination of a facility authorized by
a grant or permit. Actual costs include
both direct and indirect costs, exclusive of management overhead costs.
Casual use means activities ordinarily resulting in no or negligible disturbance of the public lands, resources,
or improvements. Examples of casual

use
include:
Surveying,
marking
routes, and collecting data to prepare
applications for grants or TUPs.
Facility means an improvement or
structure, whether existing or planned,
that is, or would be, owned and controlled by the grant or TUP holder
within the right-of-way or TUP area.
Federal lands means all lands owned
by the United States, except lands:
(1) In the National Park System;
(2) Held in trust for an Indian or Indian tribe; or
(3) On the Outer Continental Shelf.
Grant means any authorization or instrument BLM issues under section 28
of the Mineral Leasing Act, 30 U.S.C.
185, authorizing a nonpossessory, nonexclusive right to use Federal lands to
construct, operate, maintain, or terminate a pipeline. The term includes
those authorizations and instruments
BLM and its predecessors issued for
like purposes before November 16, 1973,
under then existing statutory authority. It does not include authorizations
issued under FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1761 et
seq.).
Monitoring means those actions, subject to § 2886.11 of this part, that the
Federal government performs to ensure
compliance with the terms, conditions,
and stipulations of a grant or TUP.
(1) For Monitoring Categories 1
through 4, the actions include inspecting construction, operation, maintenance, and termination of permanent
or temporary facilities and protection
and rehabilitation activities until the
holder completes rehabilitation of the
right-of-way or TUP area and BLM approves it;
(2) For Monitoring Category 5 (Master Agreements), those actions agreed
to in the Master Agreement; and
(3) For Monitoring Category 6, those
actions agreed to between BLM and the
applicant before BLM issues the grant
or TUP.
Oil or gas means oil, natural gas, synthetic liquid or gaseous fuels, or any
refined product produced from them.
Pipeline means a line crossing Federal lands for transportation of oil or
gas. The term includes feeder lines,
trunk lines, and related facilities, but
does not include a lessee’s or lease operator’s production facilities located
on its oil and gas lease.

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Pipeline system means all facilities,
whether or not located on Federal
lands, used by a grant holder in connection with the construction, operation, maintenance, or termination of
a pipeline.
Production facilities means a lessee’s
or lease operator’s pipes and equipment
used on its oil and gas lease to aid in
extracting, processing, and storing oil
or gas. The term includes:
(1) Storage tanks and processing
equipment;
(2) Gathering lines upstream from
such tanks and equipment, or in the
case of gas, upstream from the point of
delivery; and
(3) Pipes and equipment, such as
water and gas injection lines, used in
the production process for purposes
other than carrying oil and gas downstream from the wellhead.
Related facilities means those structures, devices, improvements, and
sites, located on Federal lands, which
may or may not be connected or contiguous to the pipeline, the substantially continuous use of which is necessary for the operation or maintenance of a pipeline, such as:
(1) Supporting structures;
(2) Airstrips;
(3) Roads;
(4) Campsites;
(5) Pump stations, including associated heliports, structures, yards, and
fences;
(6) Valves and other control devices;
(7) Surge and storage tanks;
(8) Bridges;
(9) Monitoring and communication
devices and structures housing them;
(10) Terminals, including structures,
yards, docks, fences, and storage tank
facilities;
(11) Retaining walls, berms, dikes,
ditches, cuts and fills; and
(12) Structures and areas for storing
supplies and equipment.
Right-of-way means the Federal lands
BLM authorizes a holder to use or occupy under a grant.
Substantial deviation means a change
in the authorized location or use which
requires:
(1) Construction or use outside the
boundaries of the right-of-way or TUP
area; or

(2) Any change from, or modification
of, the authorized use. Examples of
substantial deviation include: Adding
equipment, overhead or underground
lines, pipelines, structures, or other facilities not included in the original
grant or TUP.
Temporary use permit or TUP means a
document BLM issues under 30 U.S.C.
185 that is a revocable, nonpossessory
privilege to use specified Federal lands
in the vicinity of and in connection
with a right-of-way, to construct, operate, maintain, or terminate a pipeline
or to protect the environment or public
safety. A TUP does not convey any interest in land.
Third party means any person or entity other than BLM, the applicant, or
the holder of a right-of-way authorization.
§ 2881.7

Scope.

(a) What do these regulations apply to?
The regulations in this part apply to:
(1) Issuing grants and TUPs for pipelines to transport oil or gas, and administering, amending, assigning, renewing, and terminating them;
(2) All grants and permits BLM and
its predecessors previously issued
under section 28 of the Act; and
(3) Pipeline systems, or parts thereof,
within a Federal oil and gas lease
owned by:
(i) A party who is not the lessee or
lease operator; or
(ii) The lessee or lease operator
which are downstream from a custody
transfer metering device.
(b) What don’t these regulations apply
to? The regulations in this part do not
apply to:
(1) Production facilities on an oil and
gas lease which operate for the benefit
of the lease. The lease authorizes these
production facilities;
(2) Pipelines crossing Federal lands
under the jurisdiction of a single Federal department or agency other than
BLM, including bureaus and agencies
within the Department of the Interior;
(3) Authorizations BLM issues to
Federal agencies for oil or gas transportation under § 2801.6 of this chapter;
or
(4) Authorizations BLM issues under
Title V of the Federal Land Policy and

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Management Act of 1976 (see part 2800
of this chapter).
(c) Notwithstanding the definition of
‘‘grant’’ in section 2881.5 of this subpart, the regulations in this part apply,
consistent with 43 U.S.C. 1652(c), to any
authorization issued by the Secretary
of the Interior or his or her delegate
under 43 U.S.C. 1652(b) for the TransAlaska Oil Pipeline System.
§ 2881.9

Severability.

If a court holds any provisions of the
regulations in this part or their applicability to any person or circumstances invalid, the remainder of
these rules and their applicability to
other people or circumstances will not
be affected.
§ 2881.10 How do I appeal a BLM decision issued under the regulations in
this part?
(a) You may appeal a BLM decision
issued under the regulations in this
part in accordance with part 4 of this
title.
(b) All BLM decisions under this part
remain in effect pending appeal unless
the Secretary of the Interior rules otherwise, or as noted in this part. You
may petition for a stay of a BLM decision under this part with the Office of
Hearings and Appeals, Department of
the Interior. Unless otherwise noted in
this part, BLM will take no action on
your application while your appeal is
pending.
§ 2881.11 When do I need a grant from
BLM for an oil and gas pipeline?
You must have a BLM grant under 30
U.S.C. 185 for an oil or gas pipeline or
related facility to cross Federal lands
under:
(a) BLM’s jurisdiction; or
(b) The jurisdiction of two or more
Federal agencies.
§ 2881.12 When do I need a TUP for an
oil and gas pipeline?
You must obtain a TUP from BLM
when you require temporary use of
more land than your grant authorizes
in order to construct, operate, maintain, or terminate your pipeline, or to
protect the environment or public safety.

Subpart 2882—Lands Available for
MLA Grants and TUPs
§ 2882.10 What lands are available for
grants or TUPs?
(a) For lands BLM exclusively manages, we use the same criteria to determine whether lands are available for
grants or TUPs as we do to determine
whether lands are available for FLPMA
grants (see subpart 2802 of this chapter).
(b) BLM may require common use of
a right-of-way and may restrict new
grants to existing right-of-way corridors where safety and other considerations allow. Generally, BLM land use
plans designate right-of-way corridors.
(c) Where a proposed oil or gas rightof-way involves lands managed by two
or more Federal agencies, see § 2884.26
of this part.

Subpart 2883—Qualifications for
Holding MLA Grants and TUPs
§ 2883.10 Who may hold a grant or
TUP?
To hold a grant or TUP under these
regulations, you must be:
(a)(1) A United States citizen, an association of such citizens, or a corporation, partnership, association, or similar business entity organized under the
laws of the United States, or of any
state therein; or
(2) A state or local government; and
(b) Financially and technically able
to construct, operate, maintain, and
terminate the proposed facilities.
§ 2883.11 Who may not hold a grant or
TUP?
Aliens may not acquire or hold any
direct or indirect interest in grants or
TUPs, except that they may own or
control stock in corporations holding
grants or TUPs if the laws of their
country do not deny similar or like
privileges to citizens of the United
States.
§ 2883.12 How do I prove I am qualified to hold a grant or TUP?
(a) If you are a private individual,
BLM requires no proof of citizenship
with your application;

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(b) If you are a partnership, corporation, association, or other business entity, submit the following information,
as applicable, in your application:
(1) Copies of the formal documents
creating the business entity, such as
articles of incorporation, and including
the corporate bylaws;
(2) Evidence that the party signing
the application has the authority to
bind the applicant;
(3) The name, address, and citizenship of each participant (e.g., partner,
associate, or other) in the business entity;
(4) The name, address, and citizenship of each shareholder owning 3 percent or more of each class of shares,
and the number and percentage of any
class of voting shares of the business
entity which such shareholder is authorized to vote;
(5) The name and address of each affiliate of the business entity;
(6) The number of shares and the percentage of any class of voting stock
owned by the business entity, directly
or indirectly, in any affiliate controlled by the business entity; and
(7) The number of shares and the percentage of any class of voting stock
owned by an affiliate, directly or indirectly, in the business entity controlled by the affiliate.
(c) If you have already supplied this
information to BLM and the information remains accurate, you only need
to reference the existing or previous
BLM serial number under which it is
filed.
§ 2883.13 What happens if BLM issues
me a grant or TUP and later determines that I am not qualified to
hold it?
If BLM issues you a grant or TUP,
and later determines that you are not
qualified to hold it, BLM will terminate your grant or TUP under 30 U.S.C.
185(o). You may appeal this decision
under § 2881.10 of this part.
§ 2883.14 What happens to my application, grant, or TUP if I die?
(a) If an applicant or grant or TUP
holder dies, any inheritable interest in
the application, grant, or TUP will be
distributed under state law.
(b) If the distributee of a grant or
TUP is not qualified to hold a grant or

TUP under § 2883.10 of this subpart,
BLM will recognize the distributee as
grant or TUP holder and allow the distributee to hold its interest in the
grant or TUP for up to two years. During that period, the distributee must
either become qualified or divest itself
of the interest.

Subpart 2884—Applying for MLA
Grants or TUPs
§ 2884.10 What should I do before I file
my application?
(a) When you determine that a proposed oil and gas pipeline system would
cross Federal lands under BLM jurisdiction, or under the jurisdiction of
two or more Federal agencies, you
should notify BLM.
(b) Before filing an application with
BLM, we encourage you to make an appointment for a preapplication meeting
with the appropriate personnel in the
BLM field office nearest the lands you
seek to use. During the preapplication
meeting BLM can:
(1) Identify potential routing and
other constraints;
(2) Determine whether or not the
lands are located within a designated
or existing right-of-way corridor;
(3) Tentatively schedule the processing of your proposed application;
(4) Provide you information about
qualifications for holding grants and
TUPs, and inform you of your financial
obligations, such as processing and
monitoring costs and rents; and
(5) Identify any work which will require obtaining one or more TUPs.
(c) BLM may share this information
with Federal, state, tribal, and local
government agencies to ensure that
these agencies are aware of any authorizations you may need from them.
(d) BLM will keep confidential any
information in your application that
you mark as ‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘proprietary’’ to the extent allowed by law.
§ 2884.11 What information must I submit in my application?
(a) File your application on Form
SF–299 or as part of an Application for
Permit to Drill or Reenter (BLM Form
3160–3) or Sundry Notice and Report on
Wells (BLM Form 3160–5), available

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from any BLM office. Provide a complete description of the project, including:
(1) The exact diameters of the pipes
and locations of the pipelines;
(2) Proposed construction and reclamation techniques; and
(3) The estimated life of the facility.
(b) File with BLM copies of any applications you file with other Federal
agencies, such as the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (see 18 CFR
chapter I), for licenses, certificates, or
other authorities involving the rightof-way.
(c) BLM may ask you to submit additional information beyond that required in the form to assist us in processing your application. This information may include:
(1) A list of any Federal and state approvals required for the proposal;
(2) A description of alternative
route(s) and mode(s) you considered
when developing the proposal;
(3) Copies of, or reference to, all similar applications or grants you have
submitted, currently hold, or have held
in the past;
(4) A statement of the need and economic feasibility of the proposed
project;
(5) The estimated schedule for constructing, operating, maintaining, and
terminating the project (a POD). Your
POD must be consistent with the development schedule and other requirements as noted on the POD template
for oil and gas pipelines at http://
www.blm.gov;
(6) A map of the project, showing its
proposed location and showing existing
facilities adjacent to the proposal;
(7) A statement certifying that you
are of legal age and authorized to do
business in the state(s) where the
right-of-way would be located, and that
you have submitted correct information to the best of your knowledge;
(8) A statement of the environmental, social, and economic effects of
the proposal;
(9) A statement of your financial and
technical capability to construct, operate, maintain, and terminate the
project;
(10) Proof that you are a United
States citizen; and

(11) Any other information BLM considers necessary to process your application.
(d) Before BLM reviews your application for a grant, grant amendment, or
grant renewal, you must submit the
following information and material to
ensure that the facilities will be constructed, operated, and maintained as
common carriers under 30 U.S.C. 185(r):
(1) Conditions for, and agreements
among, owners or operators to add
pumping facilities and looping, or otherwise to increase the pipeline or terminal’s throughput capacity in response to actual or anticipated increases in demand;
(2) Conditions for adding or abandoning intake, offtake, or storage
points or facilities; and
(3) Minimum shipment or purchase
tenders.
(e) If conditions or information affecting
your
application
change,
promptly notify BLM and submit to
BLM in writing the necessary changes
to your application. BLM may deny
your application if you fail to do so.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92226, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2884.12 What is the processing fee for
a grant or TUP application?
(a) You must pay a processing fee
with the application to cover the costs
to the Federal Government of processing your application before the Federal Government incurs them. Subject
to applicable laws and regulations, if
processing your application will involve Federal agencies other than the
BLM, your fee may also include the
reasonable costs estimated to be incurred by those Federal agencies. Instead of paying the BLM a fee for the
estimated work of other Federal agencies in processing your application, you
may pay other Federal agencies directly for the costs estimated to be incurred by them in processing your application. The fees for Processing Categories 1 through 4 are one-time fees
and are not refundable. The fees are
categorized based on an estimate of the
amount of time that the Federal Government will expend to process your
application and issue a decision granting or denying the application.

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(b) There is no processing fee if work
is estimated to take 1 hour or less.
Processing fees are based on categories.
We update the processing fees for Categories 1 through 4 in the schedule
each calendar year, based on the previous year’s change in the IPD–GDP, as
measured second quarter to second
quarter. We will round these changes
to the nearest dollar. We will update
Category 5 processing fees as specified
in the Master Agreement. These processing categories and the estimated
range of Federal work hours for each
category are:
PROCESSING CATEGORIES
Federal work hours
involved

Processing category
(1) Applications for new grants or
TUPs, assignments, renewals, and
amendments to existing grants or
TUPs.
(2) Applications for new grants or
TUPs, assignments, renewals, and
amendments to existing grants or
TUPs.
(3) Applications for new grants or
TUPs, assignments, renewals, and
amendments to existing grants or
TUPs.
(4) Applications for new grants or
TUPs, assignments, renewals, and
amendments to existing grants or
TUPs.
(5) Master Agreements ..........................
(6) Applications for new grants or
TUPs, assignments, renewals, and
amendments to existing grants or
TUPs.

Estimated Federal
work hours are
>1 ≤8.
Estimated Federal
work hours are
>8 ≤24.
Estimated Federal
work hours are
>24 ≤36.

fee and you appeal a Processing Category 1 through 4 or a Processing Category 6 determination to IBLA, BLM
will process your application while the
appeal is pending. If IBLA finds in your
favor, you will receive a refund or adjustment of your processing fee.
(e) In processing your application,
BLM may determine at any time that
the application requires preparing an
EIS. If this occurs, BLM will send you
a decision changing your processing
category to Processing Category 6. You
may appeal the decision under § 2881.10
of this part.
(f) If you hold an authorization relating to TAPS, BLM will send you a
written statement seeking reimbursement of actual costs within 60 calendar
days after the close of each quarter.
Quarters end on the last day of March,
June, September, and December. In
processing applications and administering authorizations relating to
TAPS, the Department of the Interior
will avoid unnecessary employment of
personnel and needless expenditure of
funds.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92226, Dec. 19, 2016]

Estimated Federal
work hours are
>36 ≤50.

§ 2884.13 Who is exempt from paying
processing and monitoring fees?

Varies.
Estimated Federal
work hours are
>50.

(c) You may obtain a copy of the current schedule from any BLM State, district, or field office or by writing: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, 20 M Street SE.,
Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20003.
The BLM also posts the current schedule at http://www.blm.gov.
(d) After an initial review of your application, BLM will notify you of the
processing category into which your
application fits. You must then submit
the appropriate payment for that category before BLM begins processing
your application. Your signature on a
cost recovery Master Agreement constitutes your agreement with the processing category decision. If you disagree with the category that BLM has
determined for your application, you
may appeal the decision under § 2881.10
of this part. If you paid the processing

You are exempt from paying processing and monitoring fees if you are a
state or local government or an agency
of such a government and BLM issues
the grant for governmental purposes
benefitting the general public. If your
principal source of revenue results
from charges you levy on customers for
services similar to those of a profitmaking corporation or business, you
are not exempt.
§ 2884.14 When does BLM reevaluate
the processing and monitoring fees?
BLM reevaluates the processing and
monitoring fees (see § 2885.23 of this
part) for each category and the categories themselves within 5 years after
they go into effect and at 10-year intervals after that. When reevaluating
processing and monitoring fees, BLM
considers all factors that affect the
fees, including, but not limited to, any
changes in:
(a) Technology;

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(b) The procedures for processing applications and monitoring grants;
(c) Statutes and regulations relating
to the right-of-way program; or
(d) The IPD-GDP.
§ 2884.15 What is a Master Agreement
(Processing Category 5) and what
information must I provide to BLM
when I request one?
(a) A Master Agreement (Processing
Category 5) is a written agreement covering processing and monitoring fees
(see § 2885.23 of this part) negotiated between BLM and you that involves multiple BLM grant or TUP approvals for
projects within a defined geographic
area.
(b) Your request for a Master Agreement must:
(1) Describe the geographic area covered by the Agreement and the scope of
the activity you plan;
(2) Include a preliminary work plan.
This plan must state what work you
must do and what work BLM must do
to process your application. Both parties must periodically update the work
plan, as specified in the Agreement,
and mutually agree to the changes;
(3) Contain a preliminary cost estimate and a timetable for processing
the application and completing the
project;
(4) State whether you want the
Agreement to apply to future applications in the same geographic area that
are not part of the same project(s); and
(5) Contain any other relevant information that BLM needs to process the
application.
§ 2884.16 What provisions do Master
Agreements contain and what are
their limitations?
(a) A Master Agreement:
(1) Specifies that you must comply
with all applicable laws and regulations;
(2) Describes the work you will do
and the work BLM will do to process
the application;
(3) Describes the method of periodic
billing, payment, and auditing;
(4) Describes the processes, studies,
or evaluations you will pay for;
(5) Explains how BLM will monitor
the grant and how BLM will recover
monitoring costs;

(6) Describes existing agreements between the BLM and other Federal
agencies for cost reimbursement;
(7) Contains provisions allowing for
periodic review and updating, if required;
(8) Contains specific conditions for
terminating the Agreement; and
(9) Contains any other provisions
BLM considers necessary.
(b) BLM will not enter into any
Agreement that is not in the public interest.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92227, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2884.17 How will BLM process my
Processing Category 6 application?
(a) For Processing Category 6 applications, you and the BLM must enter
into a written agreement that describes how we will process your application. The final agreement consists of
a work plan, a financial plan, and a description of any existing agreements
you have with other Federal agencies
for cost reimbursement associated with
such application.
(b) In processing your application,
BLM will:
(1) Determine the issues subject to
analysis under NEPA;
(2) Prepare a preliminary work plan;
(3) Develop a preliminary financial
plan, which estimates the actual costs
of processing your application and
monitoring your project;
(4) Discuss with you:
(i) The preliminary plans and data;
(ii) The availability of funds and personnel;
(iii) Your options for the timing of
processing and monitoring fee payments; and
(iv) Financial information you must
submit; and
(5) Complete final scoping and develop final work and financial plans
which reflect any work you have
agreed to do. BLM will also present
you with the final estimate of the costs
you must reimburse the United States,
including the cost for monitoring the
project.
(c) BLM retains the option to prepare
any environmental documents related
to your application. If BLM allows you
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BLM needs to process your application,
you must do the work following BLM
standards. For this purpose, you and
BLM may enter into a written agreement. BLM will make the final determinations and conclusions arising from
such work.
(d) BLM will periodically, as stated
in the agreement, estimate processing
costs for a specific work period and notify you of the amount due. You must
pay the amount due before BLM will
continue working on your application.
If your payment exceeds the costs that
the United States incurred for the
work, BLM will either adjust the next
billing to reflect the excess, or refund
you the excess under 43 U.S.C. 1734.
You may not deduct any amount from
a payment without BLM’s prior written approval.
(e) We may collect funds to reimburse the Federal Government for reasonable costs for processing applications and other documents under this
part relating to the Federal lands.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92227, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2884.18 What if there are two or
more competing applications for
the same pipeline?
(a) If there are two or more competing applications for the same pipeline and your application is in:
(1) Processing Categories 1 through 4.
You must reimburse the Federal Government for processing costs as if the
other application or applications had
not been filed.
(2) Processing Category 6. You are responsible for processing costs identified in your application. If BLM cannot
readily separate costs, such as costs associated with preparing environmental
analyses, you and any competing applicants must pay an equal share or a proportion agreed to in writing among all
applicants and BLM. If you agree to
share costs that are common to your
application and that of a competing applicant, and the competitor does not
pay the agreed upon amount, you are
liable for the entire amount due. The
applicants must pay the entire processing fee in advance. BLM will not
process the application until we receive the advance payments.

(b) Who determines whether competition
exists? BLM determines whether the applications are compatible in a single
right-of-way or are competing applications to build the same pipeline.
(c) If we determine that competition
exists, we will describe the procedures
for a competitive bid through a bid announcement in the FEDERAL REGISTER
and may use other notification methods, such as a newspaper of general circulation or the Internet. We may offer
lands through a competitive process on
our own initiative.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92227, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2884.19 Where do I file my application for a grant or TUP?
(a) If BLM has exclusive jurisdiction
over the lands involved, file your application with the BLM Field Office having jurisdiction over the lands described in the application.
(b) If another Federal agency has exclusive jurisdiction over the land involved, file your application with that
agency and refer to its regulations for
its requirements.
(c) If there are no BLM-administered
lands involved, but the lands are under
the jurisdiction of two or more Federal
agencies, you may file your application
at the BLM office in the vicinity of the
pipeline. BLM will notify you where to
direct future communications about
the pipeline.
(d) If two or more Federal agencies,
including BLM, have jurisdiction over
the lands in the application, file it at
any BLM office having jurisdiction
over a portion of the Federal lands.
BLM will notify you where to direct future communications about the pipeline.
§ 2884.20 What are the public notification requirements for my application?
(a) When the BLM receives your application, it will publish a notice in the
FEDERAL REGISTER and may use other
notification methods, such as a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of the lands involved or the
Internet. If we determine the pipeline(s) will have only minor environmental impacts, we are not required to

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publish this notice. The notice will, at
a minimum, contain:
(1) A description of the pipeline system; and
(2) A statement of where the application and related documents are available for review.
(b) BLM will send copies of the published notice for review and comment
to the:
(1) Governor of each state within
which the pipeline system would be located;
(2) Head of each local or tribal government or jurisdiction within which
the pipeline system would be located;
and
(3) Heads of other Federal agencies
whose jurisdiction includes lands within which the pipeline system would be
located.
(c) If your application involves a
pipeline that is 24 inches or more in diameter, BLM will also send notice of
the application to the appropriate committees of Congress in accordance with
30 U.S.C. 185(w).
(d) We may hold public hearings or
meetings on your application if we determine that there is sufficient interest to warrant the time and expense of
such hearings or meetings. We will
publish a notice in the FEDERAL REGISTER and may use other notification
methods, such as a newspaper of gen-

eral circulation in the vicinity of the
lands involved or the Internet, to announce in advance any public hearings
or meetings.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92227, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2884.21 How will BLM process my application?
(a) BLM will notify you in writing
when it receives your application and
will identify your processing fee described at § 2884.12 of this subpart.
(b) The BLM will not process your
application if you have any trespass action pending against you for any activity on BLM-administered lands (see
§ 2888.11) or have any unpaid debts owed
to the Federal Government. The only
applications the BLM would process
are those to resolve the trespass with a
right-of-way as authorized in this part,
or a lease or permit under the regulations found at 43 CFR part 2920, but
only after outstanding debts are paid.
Outstanding debts are those currently
unpaid debts owed to the Federal Government after all administrative collection actions have occurred, including any appeal proceedings under applicable Federal regulations and the Administrative Procedure Act.
(c) Customer service standard. BLM
will process your completed application as follows:

Processing category

Processing time

Conditions

1–4 ..........................................

60 calendar days .....................

5 ..............................................

As specified in the Master
Agreement.
Over 60 calendar days ............

If processing your application will take longer than 60 calendar
days, BLM will notify you in writing of this fact prior to the
30th calendar day and inform you of when you can expect a
final decision on your application.
BLM will process applications as specified in the Agreement.

6 ..............................................

(d) Before issuing a grant or TUP,
BLM will:
(1) Complete a NEPA analysis for the
application or approve a NEPA analysis previously completed for the application, as required by 40 CFR parts 1500
through 1508;
(2) Determine whether or not your
proposed use complies with applicable
Federal and state laws, regulations,
and local ordinances;

BLM will notify you in writing within the initial 60 day processing period of the estimated processing time.

(3) Consult, as necessary, with other
governmental entities;
(4) Hold public meetings, if sufficient
public interest exists to warrant their
time and expense. The BLM will publish a notice in the FEDERAL REGISTER
and may use other methods, such as a
newspaper of general circulation in the
vicinity of the lands involved or the
Internet, to announce in advance any
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(5) Take any other action necessary
to fully evaluate and decide whether to
approve or deny your application.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92227, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2884.22 Can BLM ask me for additional information?
(a) If we ask for additional information, we will follow the procedures in
§ 2804.25(c) of this chapter.
(b) BLM may also ask other Federal
agencies for additional information, for
terms and conditions or stipulations
which the grant or TUP should contain, and for advice as to whether or
not to issue the grant or TUP.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92227, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2884.23 Under what circumstances
may BLM deny my application?
(a) BLM may deny your application
if:
(1) The proposed use is inconsistent
with the purpose for which BLM or
other Federal agencies manage the
lands described in your application;
(2) The proposed use would not be in
the public interest;
(3) You are not qualified to hold a
grant or TUP;
(4) Issuing the grant or TUP would be
inconsistent with the Act, other laws,
or these or other regulations;
(5) You do not have or cannot demonstrate the technical or financial capability to construct the pipeline or
operate facilities within the right-ofway or TUP area; or
(6) You do not adequately comply
with a deficiency notice (see § 2804.25(c)
of this chapter) or with any requests
from the BLM for additional information needed to process the application.
(b) If you are unable to meet any of
the requirements in this section you
may request an alternative from the
BLM (see § 2884.30).
(c) If BLM denies your application,
you may appeal the decision under
§ 2881.10 of this part.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92227, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2884.24 What fees do I owe if BLM
denies my application or if I withdraw my application?
If BLM denies your application, or
you withdraw it, you owe the processing fee set forth at § 2884.12(b) of this
subpart, unless you have a Processing
Category 5 or 6 application. Then, the
following conditions apply:
(a) If BLM denies your Processing
Category 5 or 6 application, you are liable for all actual costs that the United
States incurred in processing it. The
money you have not paid is due within
30 calendar days after receiving a bill
for the amount due; and
(b) You may withdraw your application in writing before BLM issues a
grant or TUP. If you do so, you are liable for all actual processing costs the
United States has incurred up to the
time you withdraw the application and
for the actual costs of terminating
your application. Any money you have
not paid is due within 30 calendar days
after receiving a bill for the amount
due.
§ 2884.25 What activities may I conduct on BLM lands covered by my
application for a grant or TUP
while BLM is processing my application?
(a) You may conduct casual use activities on BLM lands covered by the
application, as may any other member
of the public. BLM does not require a
grant or TUP for casual use on BLM
lands.
(b) For any activities on BLM lands
that are not casual use, you must obtain prior BLM approval. To conduct
activities on lands administered by
other Federal agencies, you must obtain any prior approval those agencies
require.
§ 2884.26 When will BLM issue a grant
or TUP when the lands are managed by two or more Federal agencies?
If the application involves lands
managed by two or more Federal agencies, BLM will not issue or renew the
grant or TUP until the heads of the
agencies administering the lands involved have concurred. Where concurrence is not reached, the Secretary of
the Interior, after consultation with
these agencies, may issue or renew the

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grant or TUP, but not through lands
within a Federal reservation where
doing so would be inconsistent with the
purposes of the reservation.
§ 2884.27 What additional requirement
is necessary for grants or TUPs for
pipelines 24 or more inches in diameter?
If an application is for a grant or
TUP for a pipeline 24 inches or more in
diameter, BLM will not issue or renew
the grant or TUP until after we notify
the appropriate committees of Congress in accordance with 30 U.S.C.
185(w).
§ 2884.30

Showing of good cause.

If you are unable to meet any of the
processing requirements in this subpart, you may request approval for an
alternative requirement from the BLM.
Any such request is not approved until
you receive BLM approval in writing.
Your request to the BLM must:
(a) Show good cause for your inability to meet a requirement;
(b) Suggest an alternative requirement and explain why that requirement is appropriate; and
(c) Be received in writing by the BLM
in a timely manner, before the deadline
to meet a particular requirement has
passed.
[81 FR 92227, Dec. 19, 2016]

Subpart 2885—Terms and Conditions of MLA Grants and
TUPs
§ 2885.10 When is a grant or TUP effective?
A grant or TUP is effective after both
you and BLM sign it. You must accept
its terms and conditions in writing and
pay any necessary rent and monitoring
fees as set out in §§ 2885.19 and 2885.23 of
this subpart. Your written acceptance
constitutes an agreement between you
and the United States that your right
to use the Federal lands, as specified in
the grant or TUP, is subject to the
terms and conditions of the grant or
TUP and applicable laws and regulations.

§ 2885.11 What terms and conditions
must I comply with?
(a)
(a) Duration. All grants, except those
issued for a term of 3 years or less, will
expire on December 31 of the final year
of the grant. The term of a grant may
not exceed 30 years, with the initial
partial year of the grant considered to
be the first year of the term. The term
of a TUP may not exceed 3 years. The
BLM will consider the following factors in establishing a reasonable term:
(1) The cost of the pipeline and related facilities you plan to construct,
operate, maintain, or terminate;
(2) The pipeline’s or related facility’s
useful life;
(3) The public purpose served; and
(4) Any potentially conflicting land
uses; and
(b) Terms and conditions of use. BLM
may modify your proposed use or
change the route or location of the facilities in your application. By accepting a grant or TUP, you agree to use
the lands described in the grant or TUP
for the purposes set forth in the grant
or TUP. You also agree to comply with,
and be bound by, the following terms
and conditions. During construction,
operation, maintenance, and termination of the project you must:
(1) To the extent practicable, comply
with all existing and subsequently enacted, issued, or amended Federal laws
and regulations, and state laws and
regulations applicable to the authorized use;
(2) Rebuild and repair roads, fences,
and established trails destroyed or
damaged by constructing, operating,
maintaining,
or
terminating
the
project;
(3) Build and maintain suitable crossings for existing roads and significant
trails that intersect the project;
(4) Do everything reasonable to prevent and suppress fires on or in the immediate vicinity of the right-of-way or
TUP area;
(5) Not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment
during any phase of the project because
of race, creed, color, sex, or national
origin. You must also require subcontractors to not discriminate;

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(6) Pay the rent and monitoring fees
described in §§ 2885.19 and 2885.23 of this
subpart;
(7) The BLM may require that you
obtain, or certify that you have obtained, a performance and reclamation
bond or other acceptable security to
cover any losses, damages, or injury to
human health, the environment, and
property incurred in connection with
your use and occupancy of the right-ofway or TUP area, including terminating the grant or TUP, and to secure
all obligations imposed by the grant or
TUP and applicable laws and regulations. Your bond must cover liability
for damages or injuries resulting from
releases or discharges of hazardous materials. We may require a bond, an increase or decrease in the value of an
existing bond, or other acceptable security at any time during the term of the
grant or TUP. This bond is in addition
to any individual lease, statewide, or
nationwide oil and gas bonds you may
have. All other provisions in§ 2805.12(b)
of this chapter regarding bond requirements for grants and leases issued
under FLPMA also apply to grants or
TUPs for oil and gas pipelines issued
under this part;
(8) Assume full liability if third parties are injured or damages occur to
property on or near the right-of-way or
TUP area (see § 2886.13 of this part);
(9) Comply with project-specific
terms, conditions, and stipulations, including requirements to:
(i) Restore, revegetate, and curtail
erosion or any other rehabilitation
measure BLM determines is necessary;
(ii) Ensure that activities in connection with the grant or TUP comply
with air and water quality standards or
related facility siting standards contained in applicable Federal or state
law or regulations;
(iii) Control or prevent damage to
scenic, aesthetic, cultural, and environmental values, including fish and
wildlife habitat, and to public and private property and public health and
safety;
(iv) Protect the interests of individuals living in the general area who rely
on the area for subsistence uses as that
term is used in Title VIII of ANILCA
(16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.); and

(v) Ensure that you construct, operate, maintain, and terminate the facilities on the lands in the right-of-way or
TUP area in a manner consistent with
the grant or TUP;
(10) Immediately notify all Federal,
state, tribal, and local agencies of any
release or discharge of hazardous material reportable to such entity under applicable law. You must also notify
BLM at the same time, and send BLM
a copy of any written notification you
prepared;
(11) Not dispose of or store hazardous
material on your right-of-way or TUP
area, except as provided by the terms,
conditions, and stipulation of your
grant or TUP;
(12) Certify that your compliance
with all requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Rightto-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. 11001 et
seq., when you receive, assign, renew,
amend, or terminate your grant or
TUP;
(13) Control and remove any release
or discharge of hazardous material on
or near the right-of-way or TUP area
arising in connection with your use
and occupancy of the right-of-way or
TUP area, whether or not the release
or discharge is authorized under the
grant or TUP. You must also remediate
and restore lands and resources affected by the release or discharge to
BLM’s satisfaction and to the satisfaction of any other Federal, state, tribal,
or local agency having jurisdiction
over the land, resource, or hazardous
material;
(14) Comply with all liability and indemnification provisions and stipulations in the grant or TUP;
(15) As BLM directs, provide diagrams or maps showing the location of
any constructed facility;
(16) Construct, operate, and maintain
the pipeline as a common carrier. This
means that the pipeline owners and operators must accept, convey, transport,
or purchase without discrimination all
oil or gas delivered to the pipeline
without regard to where the oil and gas
was produced (i.e., whether on Federal
or non-federal lands). Where natural
gas not subject to state regulatory or
conservation laws governing its purchase by pipeline companies is offered
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purchase, without discrimination, any
such natural gas produced in the vicinity of the pipeline. Common carrier
provisions of this paragraph do not
apply to natural gas pipelines operated
by a:
(i) Person subject to regulation under
the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717 et
seq.); or
(ii) Public utility subject to regulation by state or municipal agencies
with the authority to set rates and
charges for the sale of natural gas to
consumers within the state or municipality.
(17) Within 30 calendar days after
BLM requests it, file rate schedules
and tariffs for oil and gas, or derivative
products, transported by the pipeline
as a common carrier with the agency
BLM prescribes, and provide BLM proof
that you made the required filing;
(18) With certain exceptions (listed in
the statute), not export domestically
produced crude oil by pipeline without
Presidential approval (see 30 U.S.C.
185(u) and (s) and 50 U.S.C. App. 2401);
(19) Not exceed the right-of-way
width that is specified in the grant
without BLM’s prior written authorization. If you need a right-of-way wider
than 50 feet plus the ground occupied
by the pipeline and related facilities,
see § 2885.14 of this subpart;
(20) Not use the right-of-way or TUP
area for any use other than that authorized by the grant or TUP. If you require other pipelines, looping lines, or
other improvements not authorized by
the grant or TUP, you must first secure BLM’s written authorization;
(21) Not use or construct on the land
in the right-of-way or TUP area until:
(i) BLM approves your detailed plan
for construction, operation, and termination of the pipeline, including provisions for rehabilitation of the right-ofway or TUP area and environmental
protection; and
(ii) You receive a Notice to Proceed
for all or any part of the right-of-way
or TUP area. In certain situations BLM
may waive this requirement in writing;
and
(22) Comply with all other stipulations that BLM may require.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 73
FR 65073, Oct. 31, 2008; 81 FR 92227, Dec. 19,
2016]

§ 2885.12 What rights does a grant or
TUP convey?
The grant or TUP conveys to you
only those rights which it expressly
contains. BLM issues it subject to the
valid existing rights of others, including the United States. Rights which
the grant or TUP conveys to you include the right to:
(a) Use the described lands to construct, operate, maintain, and terminate facilities within the right-of-way
or TUP area for authorized purposes
under the terms and conditions of the
grant or TUP;
(b) Allow others to use the land as
your agent in the exercise of the rights
that the grant or TUP specifies;
(c) Do minor trimming, pruning, and
removing of vegetation to maintain the
right-of-way or TUP area or facility;
(d) Use common varieties of stone
and soil which are necessarily removed
during construction of the pipeline,
without additional BLM authorization
or payment, in constructing the pipeline within the authorized right-of-way
or TUP area; and
(e) Assign the grant or TUP to another, provided that you obtain the
BLM’s prior written approval, unless
your grant or TUP specifically states
that such approval is unnecessary.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 73
FR 65073, Oct. 31, 2008]

§ 2885.13 What rights does the United
States retain?
The United States retains and may
exercise any rights the grant or TUP
does not expressly convey to you.
These include the United States’ right
to:
(a) Access the lands covered by the
grant or TUP at any time and enter
any facility you construct on the rightof-way or TUP area. BLM will give you
reasonable notice before it enters any
facility on the right-of-way or TUP
area;
(b) Require common use of your
right-of-way or TUP area, including
subsurface and air space, and authorize
use of the right-of-way or TUP area for
compatible uses. You may not charge
for the use of the lands made subject to
such additional right-of-way grants;
(c) Retain ownership of the resources
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§ 2885.17

TUP, including timber and vegetative
or mineral materials and any other living or non-living resources. You have
no right to use these resources, except
as noted in § 2885.12 of this subpart;
(d) Determine whether or not your
grant is renewable; and
(e) Change the terms and conditions
of your grant or TUP as a result of
changes in legislation, regulation, or as
otherwise necessary to protect public
health or safety or the environment.
§ 2885.14 What happens if I need a
right-of-way wider than 50 feet plus
the ground occupied by the pipeline
and related facilities?
(a) You may apply to BLM at any
time for a right-of-way wider than 50
feet plus the ground occupied by the
pipeline and related facilities. In your
application you must show that the
wider right-of-way is necessary to:
(1) Properly operate and maintain
the pipeline after you have constructed
it;
(2) Protect the environment; or
(3) Provide for public safety.
(b) BLM will notify you in writing of
its finding(s) and its decision on your
application for a wider right-of-way. If
the decision is adverse to you, you may
appeal it under § 2881.10 of this part.
§ 2885.15 How will BLM charge me
rent?
(a) BLM will charge rent beginning
on the first day of the month following
the effective date of the grant or TUP
through the last day of the month
when the grant or TUP terminates. Example: If a grant or TUP becomes effective on January 10 and terminates on
September 16, the rental period would
be February 1 through September 30, or
8 months.
(b) There are no reductions or waivers of rent for grants or TUPs, except
as provided under § 2885.20(b).
(c) BLM will set or adjust the annual
billing periods to coincide with the calendar year by prorating the rent based
on 12 months.
(d) If you disagree with the rent that
BLM charges, you may appeal the decision under § 2881.10 of this part.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92228, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2885.16 When do I pay rent?
(a) You must pay rent for the initial
rental period before we issue you a
grant or TUP. We prorate the initial
rental amount based on the number of
full months left in the calendar year
after the effective date of the grant or
TUP. If your grant qualifies for annual
payments, the initial rent consists of
the remaining partial year plus the
next full year. If your grant or TUP allows for multi-year payments, your initial rent payment may be for the full
term of the grant or TUP. See § 2885.21
for additional information on payment
of rent.
(b) You make all other rental payments according to the payment plan
described in § 2885.21 of this subpart.
(c) After the first rental payment, all
rent is due on January 1 of the first
year of each succeeding rental period
for the term of your grant.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92228, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2885.17 What happens if I do not pay
rents and fees or if I pay the rents
or fees late?
(a) If BLM does not receive the rent
payment within 15 calendar days after
the rent was due under § 2885.16 of this
subpart, BLM will charge you a late
payment fee of $25.00 or 10 percent of
the rent you owe, whichever is greater,
not to exceed $500 per authorization.
(b) If BLM does not receive your rent
payment and late payment fee within
30 calendar days after rent was due,
BLM may collect other administrative
fees provided by statute.
(c) If BLM does not receive your rent,
late payment fee, and any administrative fees within 90 calendar days after
the rent was due, BLM may terminate
your grant under § 2886.17 of this part
and you may not remove any facility
or equipment without BLM’s written
permission. The rent due, late payment
fees, and any administrative fees remain a debt that you owe to the United
States.
(d) If you pay the rent, late payment
fees, and any administrative fees after
BLM has terminated the grant, BLM
does not automatically reinstate the
grant. You must file a new application
with BLM. BLM will consider the history of your failure to timely pay rent

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in deciding whether to issue you a new
grant.
(e) We will retroactively bill for uncollected or under-collected rent, including late payment and administrative fees, upon discovery if:
(1) A clerical error is identified;
(2) An adjustment to rental schedules
is not applied; or
(3) An omission or error in complying
with the terms and conditions of the
authorized right-of-way is identified.
(f) You may appeal any adverse decision BLM takes against your grant or
TUP under § 2881.10 of this part.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92228, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2885.18 When must I make estimated
rent payments to BLM?
To expedite the processing of your
application for a grant or TUP, BLM
may estimate rent payments and require you to pay that amount when it
issues the grant or TUP. The rent
amount may change once BLM determines the actual rent of the grant or
TUP. BLM will credit you any rental
overpayment, and you are liable for
any underpayment. This section does
not apply to rent payments made under
the rent schedule in this part.
§ 2885.19 What is the rent for a linear
right-of-way grant?
(a) The BLM will use the Per Acre
Rent Schedule (see paragraph (b) of
this section) to calculate the rent.
Counties (or other geographical areas)
are assigned to a County Zone Number
and Per Acre Zone Value based upon 80
percent of their average per acre land
and building value published in the
NASS Census. The initial assignment
of counties to the zones in the Per Acre
Rent Schedule for the 5-year period
from 2006 to 2010 is based upon data
contained in the most recent NASS
Census (2002). Subsequent assignments
of counties will occur every 5 years following the publication of the NASS
Census. The Per Acre Rent Schedule is
also adjusted periodically as follows:
(1) Each calendar year the BLM will
adjust the per acre rent values in
§§ 2806.20 and 2885.19(b) for all types of
linear right-of-way facilities in each
zone based on the average annual
change in the IPD–GDP for the 10-year

period immediately preceding the year
that the NASS Census data becomes
available. For example, the average annual change in the IPD–GDP from 1994
to 2003 (the 10-year period immediately
preceding the year (2004) that the 2002
NASS Census data became available) is
1.9 percent. This annual adjustment
factor is applied to years 2006 through
2015 of the Per Acre Rent Schedule.
Likewise, the average annual change in
the IPD–GDP from 2004 to 2013 (the 10year period immediately preceding the
year (2014) when the 2012 NASS Census
data will become available) will be applied to years 2016 through 2025 of the
Per Acre Rent Schedule.
(2) The BLM will review the NASS
Census data from the 2012 NASS Census, and each subsequent 10-year period, and as appropriate, revise the
number of county zones and the per
acre zone values. Any revision must include 100 percent of the number of
counties and listed geographical areas
for all states and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico and must reasonably reflect the increases or decreases in the
average per acre land and building values contained in the NASS Census.
(b) You may obtain a copy of the current Per Acre Rent Schedule from any
BLM State, district, or field office or
by writing: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 20
M Street SE., Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20003. The BLM also posts
the current rent schedule at http://
www.blm.gov.
[73 FR 65073, Oct. 31, 2008, as amended at 81
FR 92228, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2885.20 How will the BLM calculate
my rent for linear rights-of-way the
Per Acre Rent Schedule covers?
(a) Except as provided by § 2885.22, the
BLM calculates your rent by multiplying the rent per acre for the appropriate county (or other geographical
area) zone from the current schedule
by the number of acres (as rounded up
to the nearest tenth of an acre) in the
right-of-way or TUP area that fall in
each zone and multiplying the result
by the number of years in the rental
payment period (the length of time for
which the holder is paying rent).
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§ 2885.22

Acre
Rent
Schedule
under
§ 2885.19(a)(2), the payment of your new
annual rental amount would cause you
undue hardship, you may qualify for a
2-year phase-in period if you are a
small business entity as that term is
defined in Small Business Administration regulations and if it is in the public interest. We will require you to submit information to support your claim.
If approved by the BLM State Director,
payment of the amount in excess of the
previous year’s rent may be phased-in
by equal increments over a 2-year period. In addition, the BLM will adjust
the total calculated rent for year 2 of
the phase-in period by the annual index
provided by § 2885.19(a)(1).
(c) If the BLM has not previously
used the rent schedule to calculate
your rent, we may do so after giving
you reasonable written notice.
[73 FR 65073, Oct. 31, 2008, as amended at 81
FR 92228, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2885.21 How must I make rental payments for a linear grant or TUP?
(a) Term grants or TUPs. For TUPs
you must make a one-time nonrefundable payment for the term of the TUP.
For grants, except those that have
been issued in perpetuity, you must
make either nonrefundable annual payments or a nonrefundable payment for
more than 1 year, as follows:
(1) One-time payments. You may pay
in advance the total rent amount for
the entire term of the grant or any remaining years.
(2) Multiple payments. If you choose
not to make a one-time payment, you
must pay according to one of the following methods:
(i) Payments by individuals. If your annual rent is $100 or less, you must pay
at 10-year intervals not to exceed the
term of the grant. If your annual rent
is greater than $100, you may pay annually or at 10-year intervals, not to exceed the term of the grant. For example, if you have a grant with a remaining term of 30 years, you may pay in
advance for 10 years, 20 years, or 30
years, but not any other multi-year period.
(ii) Payments by all others. If your annual rent is $500 or less, you must pay
rent at 10-year intervals, not to exceed
the term of the grant. If your annual

rent is greater than $500, you may pay
annually or at 10-year intervals, not to
exceed the term of the grant.
(b) Perpetual grants issued prior to November 16, 1973. Except as provided by
§ 2885.22(a), you must make either nonrefundable annual payments or a nonrefundable payment for more than 1
year, as follows:
(1) Payments by individuals. If your
annual rent is $100 or less, you must
pay at 10-year intervals, not to exceed
30 years. If your annual rent is greater
than $100, you may pay annually or at
10-year intervals, not to exceed 30
years.
(2) Payments by all others. If your annual rent is $500 or less, you must pay
rent at 10-year intervals, not to exceed
30 years. If your annual rent is greater
than $500, you may pay annually or at
10-year intervals, not to exceed 30
years.
(c) Proration of payments. The BLM
considers the first partial calendar
year in the initial rental payment period (the length of time for which the
holder is paying rent) to be the first
year of the term. The BLM prorates
the first year rental amount based on
the number of months left in the calendar year after the effective date of
the grant.
[73 FR 65074, Oct. 31, 2008]

§ 2885.22 How may I make rental payments when land encumbered by
my term or perpetual linear grant
is being transferred out of Federal
ownership?
(a) One-time payment option for existing perpetual grants issued prior to November 16, 1973. If you have a perpetual
grant and the land your grant encumbers is being transferred out of Federal
ownership, you may choose to make a
one-time rental payment. The BLM
will determine the one-time payment
for perpetual right-of-way grants by dividing the current annual rent for the
subject property by an overall capitalization rate calculated from market
data, where the overall capitalization
rate is the difference between a market
yield rate and a percent annual rent increase as described in the formula in
paragraphs (a)(1), (2), and (3) of this

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section. The formula for this calculation is: One-time Payment = Annual
Rent/(Y¥CR), where:
(1) Annual Rent = Current Annual Rent
Applicable to the Subject Property from the
Per Acre Rent Schedule;
(2) Y = Yield Rate from the Per Acre Rent
Schedule (5.27 percent); and
(3) CR = Annual Percent Change in Rent as
Determined by the Most Recent 10-Year Average of the difference in the IPD–GDP Index
from January of one year to January of the
following year.

(b) In paragraph (a) of this section,
the annual rent is determined from the
Per
Acre
Rent
Schedule
(see
§ 2885.19(b)),
as
updated
under
§ 2885.19(a)(1) and(2). However, the per
acre zone value and zone number used
in this annual rental determination
will be based on the per acre land value
from acceptable market information or
an appraisal report, if any, for the land
transfer action and not the county average per acre land and building value
from the NASS Census. You may also
submit an appraisal report on your own
initiative
in
accordance
with
§ 2806.25(d) of this chapter.
(c) When no acceptable market information is available and no appraisal report has been completed for the land
transfer action, or when the BLM requests it, you must prepare an appraisal report as required under
§ 2806.25(d) of this chapter.
(d) Term Grant. If the land your grant
encumbers is being transferred out of
Federal ownership, you may pay in advance the total rent amount for the entire term of the grant or any remaining
years. The BLM will use the annual
rent calculated from the Per Acre Rent
Schedule multiplied by the number of
years in the rent payment period (the
length of time for which the holder is
paying rent) to determine the one-time
rent. However, this amount must not
exceed the one-time rent payment for a

perpetual grant as determined under
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.
[73 FR 65074, Oct. 31, 2008]

§ 2885.23 How will BLM calculate rent
for communication uses ancillary to
a linear grant, TUP, or other use
authorization?
When a communication use is ancillary to, and authorized by BLM under,
a grant or TUP for a linear use, or
some other type of authorization (e.g.,
a mineral lease or sundry notice), BLM
will determine the rent using the linear rent schedule (see § 2885.19 of this
subpart) or rent scheme associated
with the other authorization, and not
the communication use rent schedule
(see § 2806.30 of this chapter).
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005. Redesignated at 73
FR 65074, Oct. 31, 2008]

§ 2885.24 If I hold a grant or TUP,
what monitoring fees must I pay?
(a) Monitoring fees. Subject to
§ 2886.11, you must pay a fee to the BLM
for any costs the Federal Government
incurs in inspecting and monitoring
the construction, operation, maintenance, and termination of the pipeline
and protection and rehabilitation of
the affected public lands your grant or
TUP covers. We update the monitoring
fees for Categories 1 through 4 in the
schedule each calendar year, based on
the previous year’s change in the IPD–
GDP, as measured second quarter to
second quarter. We will round these
changes to the nearest dollar. We will
update Category 5 monitoring fees as
specified in the Master Agreement. We
categorize the monitoring fees based on
the estimated number of work hours
necessary to monitor your grant or
TUP. Monitoring fees for Categories 1
through 4 are one-time fees and are not
refundable. These monitoring categories and the estimated range of Federal work hours for each category are:

MONITORING CATEGORIES
Monitoring category

Federal work hours
involved

(1) Inspecting and monitoring of new grants and TUPs, assignments, renewals, and amendments to existing grants and TUPs.
(2) Inspecting and monitoring of new grants and TUPs, assignments, renewals, and amendments to existing grants and TUPs.
(3) Inspecting and monitoring of new grants and TUPs, assignments, renewals, and amendments to existing grants and TUPs.

Estimated Federal work hours
are >1 ≤8.
Estimated Federal work hours
are >8 ≤24.
Estimated Federal work hours
are >24 ≤36.

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§ 2886.12

MONITORING CATEGORIES—Continued
Monitoring category

Federal work hours
involved

(4) Inspecting and monitoring of new grants and TUPs, assignments, renewals, and amendments to existing grants and TUPS.
(5) Master Agreements ................................................................................................................
(6) Inspecting and monitoring of new grants and TUPs, assignments, renewals, and amendments to existing grants and TUPs.

Estimated Federal work hours
are >36 ≤50.
Varies.
Estimated Federal work hours
>50.

(b) The current monitoring cost
schedule is available from any BLM
State, district, or field office or by
writing: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 20 M
Street SE., Room 2134LM, Washington,
DC 20003. The BLM also posts the current schedule at http://www.blm.gov.
[81 FR 92228, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2885.25 When do I pay monitoring
fees?
(a) Monitoring Categories 1 through 4.
Unless BLM otherwise directs, you
must pay monitoring fees when you
submit to BLM your written acceptance of the terms and conditions of the
grant or TUP.
(b) Monitoring Category 5. You must
pay the monitoring fees as specified in
the Master Agreement. BLM will not
issue your grant or TUP until it receives the required payment.
(c) Monitoring Category 6. BLM may
periodically estimate the costs of monitoring your use of the grant or TUP.
BLM will include this fee in the costs
associated with processing fees described at § 2884.12 of this part. If BLM
has underestimated the monitoring
costs, we will notify you of the shortfall. If your payments exceed the actual costs that Federal employees incurred for monitoring, BLM will either
reimburse you the difference, or adjust
the next billing to reflect the overpayment. Unless BLM gives you written
authorization, you may not offset or
deduct the overpayment from your
payments.
(d) Monitoring Categories 1–4 and 6. If
you disagree with the category BLM
has determined for your application,
you may appeal the decision under
§ 2881.10 of this part.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005. Redesignated at 73
FR 65074, Oct. 31, 2008]

Subpart 2886—Operations on MLA
Grants and TUPs
§ 2886.10 When can I start activities
under my grant or TUP?
(a) When you can start depends on
the terms of your grant or TUP. You
can start activities when you receive
the grant or TUP you and BLM signed,
unless the grant or TUP includes a requirement for BLM to provide a written Notice to Proceed. If your grant or
TUP contains a Notice to Proceed requirement, you may not initiate construction, operation, maintenance, or
termination until BLM issues you a
Notice to Proceed.
(b) Before you begin operating your
pipeline or related facility authorized
by a grant or TUP, you must certify in
writing to BLM that the pipeline system:
(1) Has been constructed and tested
according to the terms of the grant or
TUP; and
(2) Is in compliance with all required
plans, specifications, and Federal and
state laws and regulations.
§ 2886.11 Who
within my
area?

regulates
activities
right-of-way or TUP

After BLM has issued the grant or
TUP, the head of the agency having administrative jurisdiction over the Federal lands involved will regulate your
grant or TUP activities in conformance
with the Act, appropriate regulations,
and the terms and conditions of the
grant or TUP. BLM and the other agency head may reach another agreement
under 30 U.S.C. 185(c).
§ 2886.12 When must I contact BLM
during operations?
You must contact BLM:
(a) At the times specified in your
grant or TUP;

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(b) When your use requires a substantial deviation from the grant or TUP.
You must seek an amendment to your
grant or TUP under § 2887.10 and obtain
our approval before you begin any activity that is a substantial deviation;
(c) When there is a change affecting
your application, grant, or TUP including, but not limited to changes in:
(1) Mailing address;
(2) Partners;
(3) Financial conditions; or
(4) Business or corporate status; and
(d)
Whenever
site-specific
circumstances or conditions arise that result in the need for changes to an approved right-of-way grant or TUP,
POD, site plan, mitigation measures,
or construction, operation, or termination procedures that are not substantial deviations in location or use
authorized by a right-of-way grant or
TUP. Changes for authorized actions,
project materials, or adopted mitigation measures within the existing, approved right-of-way or TUP area must
be submitted to the BLM for review
and approval;
(e) To identify and correct discrepancies or inconsistencies;
(f) When you submit a certification
of construction, if the terms of your
grant require it. A certification of construction is a document you submit to
the BLM after you have finished constructing a facility, but before you
begin operating it, verifying that you
have constructed and tested the facility to ensure that it complies with the
terms of the grant and with applicable
Federal and State laws and regulations; and
(g) When BLM requests it, such as to
update information or confirm that information you submitted before is accurate.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92229, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2886.13 If I hold a grant or TUP, for
what am I liable?
(a) If you hold a grant or TUP, you
are liable to the United States and to
third parties for any damage or injury
they incur in connection with your use
and occupancy of the right-of-way or
TUP area.
(b) You are strictly liable for any activity or facility associated with your

right-of-way or TUP area which BLM
determines presents a foreseeable hazard or risk of damage or injury to the
United States. BLM will specify in the
grant or TUP any activity or facility
posing such hazard or risk, and the financial limitations on damages commensurate with such hazard or risk.
(1) BLM will not impose strict liability for damage or injury resulting primarily from an act of war or the negligence of the United States, except as
otherwise provided by law.
(2) As used in this section, strict liability extends to costs incurred by the
Federal government to control or abate
conditions, such as fire or oil spills,
which threaten life, property, or the
environment, even if the threat occurs
to areas that are not under Federal jurisdiction. This liability is separate
and apart from liability under other
provisions of law.
(3) You are strictly liable to the
United States for damage or injury up
to $2 million for any one incident. BLM
will update this amount annually to
adjust for changes in the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers,
U.S. City Average (CPI-U) as of July of
each year (difference in CPI-U from
July of one year to July of the following year), rounded to the nearest
$1,000. This financial limitation does
not apply to the release or discharge of
hazardous substances on or near the
grant or TUP area, or where liability is
otherwise not subject to this financial
limitation under applicable law.
(4) BLM will determine your liability
for any amount in excess of the $2 million strict liability limitation (as adjusted) through the ordinary rules of
negligence.
(5) The rules of subrogation apply in
cases where a third party caused the
damage or injury.
(c) If you cannot satisfy claims for
injury or damage, all owners of any interests in, and all affiliates or subsidiaries of any holder of, a grant or TUP,
except for corporate stockholders, are
jointly and severally liable to the
United States.
(d) If BLM issues a grant or TUP to
more than one holder, each is jointly
and severally liable.
(e) By accepting the grant or TUP,
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the United States harmless for liability, damage, or claims arising in connection with your use and occupancy of
the right-of-way or TUP area.
(f) We address liability of state, tribal, and local governments in § 2886.14 of
this subpart.
(g) The provisions of this section do
not limit or exclude other remedies.
§ 2886.14 As grant or TUP holders,
what liabilities do state, tribal, and
local governments have?
(a) If you are a state, tribal, or local
government or its agency or instrumentality, you are liable to the fullest
extent law allows at the time that
BLM issues your grant or TUP. If you
do not have the legal power to assume
full liability, you must repair damages
or make restitution to the fullest extent of your powers.
(b) BLM may require you to provide
a bond, insurance, or other acceptable
security to:
(1) Protect the liability exposure of
the United States to claims by third
parties arising out of your use and occupancy of the right-of-way or TUP
area;
(2) Cover any losses, damages, or injury to human health, the environment, and property incurred in connection with your use and occupancy of
the right-of-way or TUP area; and
(3) Cover any damages or injuries resulting from the release or discharge of
hazardous materials incurred in connection with your use and occupancy of
the right-of-way or TUP area.
(c) Based on your record of compliance and changes in risk and conditions, BLM may require you to increase or decrease the amount of your
bond, insurance, or security.
(d) The provisions of this section do
not limit or exclude other remedies.
§ 2886.15 How is grant or TUP administration affected if the BLM land
my grant or TUP encumbers is
transferred to another Federal
agency or out of Federal ownership?
(a) If there is a proposal to transfer
the BLM land your grant or TUP encumbers to another Federal agency,
BLM may, after reasonable notice to
you, transfer administration of your
grant or TUP, for the lands BLM for-

merly administered, to another Federal
agency, unless doing so would diminish
your rights. If BLM determines your
rights would be diminished by such a
transfer, BLM can still transfer the
land, but retain administration of your
grant or TUP under existing terms and
conditions.
(b) The BLM will provide reasonable
notice to you if there is a proposal to
transfer the BLM land your grant or
TUP encumbers out of Federal ownership. If you request, the BLM will negotiate new grant or TUP terms and
conditions with you. This may include
increasing the term of your grant to a
30-year term or replacing your TUP
with a grant. These changes, if any, become effective prior to the time the
land is transferred out of Federal ownership. The BLM may then, in conformance with existing policies and procedures:
(1) Transfer the land subject to your
grant or TUP. In this case, administration of your grant or TUP for the lands
BLM formerly administered is transferred to the new owner of the land;
(2) Transfer the land, but BLM retains administration of your grant or
TUP; or
(3) Reserve to the United States the
land your grant or TUP encumbers, and
BLM retains administration of your
grant or TUP.
(c) You and the new land owner may
agree to negotiate new grant or TUP
terms and conditions any time after
the land encumbered by your grant or
TUP is transferred out of Federal ownership.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 73
FR 65074, Oct. 31, 2008]

§ 2886.16 Under what conditions may
BLM order an immediate temporary suspension of my activities?
(a) Subject to § 2886.11, BLM can
order an immediate temporary suspension of grant or TUP activities within
the right-of-way or TUP area to protect public health or safety or the environment. BLM can require you to stop
your activities before holding an administrative proceeding on the matter
and may order immediate remedial action.
(b) BLM may issue the immediate
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in writing to you, your contractor or
subcontractor, or to any representative, agent, or employee representing
you or conducting the activity. BLM
may take this action whether or not
any action is being or has been taken
by other Federal or state agencies.
When you receive the order, you must
stop the activity immediately. BLM
will, as soon as practical, confirm an
oral order by sending or hand delivering to you or your agent at your address a written suspension order explaining the reasons for it.
(c) You may file a written request for
permission to resume activities at any
time after BLM issues the order. In the
request, give the facts supporting your
request and the reasons you believe
that BLM should lift the order. BLM
must grant or deny your request within
5 business days after receiving it. If
BLM does not respond within 5 business days, BLM has denied your request. You may appeal the denial under
§ 2881.10 of this part.
(d) The immediate temporary suspension order is effective until you receive
BLM’s written notice to proceed with
your activities.
§ 2886.17 Under what conditions may
BLM suspend or terminate my
grant or TUP?
(a) Subject to § 2886.11, BLM may suspend or terminate your grant if you do
not comply with applicable laws and
regulations or any terms, conditions,
or stipulations of the grant, or if you
abandon the right-of-way.
(b) Subject to § 2886.11, BLM may suspend or terminate your TUP if you do
not comply with applicable laws and
regulations or any terms, conditions,
or stipulations of the TUP, or if you
abandon the TUP area.
(c) A grant or TUP also terminates
when:
(1) The grant or TUP contains a term
or condition that has been met that requires the grant or TUP to terminate;
(2) BLM consents in writing to your
request to terminate the grant or TUP;
or
(3) It is required by law to terminate.
(d) Your failure to use your right-ofway for its authorized purpose for any
continuous 2-year period creates a presumption of abandonment. BLM will

notify you in writing of this presumption. You may rebut the presumption
of abandonment by proving that you
used the right-of-way or that your failure to use the right-of-way was due to
circumstances beyond your control,
such as acts of God, war, or casualties
not attributable to you.
(e) You may appeal a decision under
this section under § 2881.10 of this part.
§ 2886.18 How will I know that BLM
intends to suspend or terminate my
grant or TUP?
(a) Grants. When BLM determines
that it will suspend or terminate your
grant under § 2886.17 of this subpart, it
will send you a written notice of this
determination. The determination will
provide you a reasonable opportunity
to correct the violation, start your use,
or resume your use of the right-of-way,
as appropriate. In the notice BLM will
state the date by which you must correct the violation or start or resume
use of the right-of-way.
(1) If you have not corrected the violation or started or resumed use of the
right-of-way by the date specified in
the notice, BLM will refer the matter
to the Office of Hearings and Appeals.
An ALJ in the Office of Hearings and
Appeals will provide an appropriate administrative proceeding under 5 U.S.C.
554 and determine whether grounds for
suspension or termination exist. No administrative proceeding is required
where the grant by its terms provides
that it terminates on the occurrence of
a fixed or agreed upon condition, event,
or time.
(2) BLM will suspend or terminate
the grant if the ALJ determines that
grounds exist for suspension or termination and the suspension or termination is justified.
(b) TUPs. When BLM determines that
it will suspend or terminate your TUP,
it will send you a written notice and
provide you a reasonable opportunity
to correct the violation or start or resume use of the TUP area. The notice
will also provide you information on
how to file a written request for reconsideration.
(1) You may file a written request
with the BLM office that issued the notice, asking for reconsideration of the
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your TUP. BLM must receive this request within 10 business days after you
receive the notice.
(2) BLM will provide you with a written decision within 20 business days
after receiving your request for reconsideration. The decision will include a
finding of fact made by the next higher
level of authority than that who made
the suspension or termination determination. The decision will also inform
you whether BLM suspended or terminated your TUP or cancelled the notice
made under paragraph (b) of this section.
(3) If the decision is adverse to you,
you may appeal it under § 2881.10 of this
part.
§ 2886.19 When my grant or TUP terminates, what happens to any facilities on it?
(a) Subject to § 2886.11, after your
grant or TUP terminates, you must remove any facilities within the right-ofway or TUP area within a reasonable
time, as determined by BLM, unless
BLM instructs you otherwise in writing, or termination is due to non-payment of rent (see § 2885.17(c) of this
part).
(b) After removing the facilities, you
must remediate and restore the rightof-way or TUP area to a condition satisfactory to BLM, including the removal and clean-up of any hazardous
materials.
(c) If you do not remove all facilities
within a reasonable period, as determined by BLM, BLM may declare them
to be the property of the United States.
However, you are still liable for the
costs of removing them and for remediating and restoring the right-of-way or
TUP area.

Subpart 2887—Amending, Assigning, or Renewing MLA Grants
and TUPs
§ 2887.10 When must I amend my application, seek an amendment of my
grant or TUP, or obtain a new grant
or TUP?
(a) You must amend your application
or seek an amendment of your grant or
TUP when there is a proposed substantial deviation in location or use.

(b) The requirements to amend an application or a grant or TUP are the
same as those for a new application, including paying processing and monitoring fees and rent according to
§§ 2884.12, 2885.23, 2885.19, and 2886.11 of
this part.
(c) Any activity not authorized by
your grant or TUP may subject you to
prosecution under applicable law and
to trespass charges under subpart 2888
of this part.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of
this section, if you hold a pipeline
grant issued before November 16, 1973,
and there is a proposed substantial deviation in location or use of the rightof-way, you must apply for a new
grant.
(e) BLM may ratify or confirm a
grant that was issued before November
16, 1973, if we can modify the grant to
comply with the Act and these regulations. BLM and you must jointly agree
to any modification of a grant made
under this paragraph.
§ 2887.11 May I assign or make other
changes to my grant or TUP?
(a) With the BLM’s approval, you
may assign, in whole or in part, any
right or interest in a grant or TUP. Assignment actions that may require
BLM approval include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) The transfer by the holder (assignor) of any right or interest in the
grant or TUP to a third party (assignee); and
(2) Changes in ownership or other related change in control transactions
involving the BLM right-of-way grant
holder or TUP holder and another business entity (assignee), including corporate mergers or acquisitions, but not
transactions within the same corporate
family.
(b) The BLM may require a grant or
lease holder to file new or revised information in some circumstances that
do not constitute an assignment (see
subpart 2883 and §§ 2884.11(c) and
2886.12). Circumstances that would not
constitute an assignment but may necessitate this filing include, but are
not limited to:
(1) Transactions within the same corporate family;

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(2) Changes in the holder’s name only
(see paragraph (h) of this section); and
(3) Changes in the holder’s articles of
incorporation.
(c) In order to assign a grant or TUP,
the proposed assignee, subject to
§ 2886.11, must file an application and
follow the same procedures and standards as for a new grant or TUP, including
paying
processing
fees
(see
§ 2884.12).
(d) The assignment application must
also include:
(1) Documentation that the assignor
agrees to the assignment; and
(2) A signed statement that the proposed assignee agrees to comply with
and to be bound by the terms and conditions of the grant or TUP that is
being assigned and all applicable laws
and regulations.
(e) Your assignment is not recognized
until the BLM approves it in writing.
We will approve the assignment if
doing so is in the public interest. The
BLM may modify the grant or TUP or
add bonding and other requirements,
including terms and conditions, to the
grant or TUP when approving the assignment. If we approve the assignment, the benefits and liabilities of the
grant or TUP apply to the new grant or
TUP holder.
(f) The processing time and conditions described at § 2884.21 apply to assignment applications.
(g) Only interests in issued right-ofway grants and TUPs are assignable.
Pending right-of-way and TUP applications do not create any property rights
or other interest and may not be assigned from one entity to another, except that an entity with a pending application may continue to pursue that
application even if that entity becomes
a wholly owned subsidiary of a new
third party.
(h) Change in name only of holder.
Name-only changes are made by individuals, partnerships, corporations,
and other right-of-way and TUP holders for a variety of business or legal
reasons. To complete a change in name
only, (i.e., when the name change in
question is not the result of an underlying change in control of the right-ofway grant or TUP), the following requirements must be met:

(1) The holder must file an application requesting a name change and follow the same procedures as for a new
grant or TUP, including paying processing fees (see subpart 2884 of this
part). The name change request must
include:
(i) If the name change is for an individual, a copy of the court order or
other legal document effectuating the
name change; or
(ii) If the name change is for a corporation, a copy of the corporate resolution(s) proposing and approving the
name change, a copy of the filing/acceptance of the change in name by the
State or territory in which it is incorporated, and a copy of the appropriate
resolution(s), order(s), or other documentation showing the name change.
(2) In connection with processing of a
name change only, the BLM retains the
authority under § 2885.13(e) to modify
the grant or TUP, or add bonding and
other requirements, including additional terms and conditions, to the
grant or TUP.
(3) Your name change is not recognized until the BLM approves it in
writing.
[81 FR 92229, Dec. 19, 2016]

§ 2887.12

How do I renew my grant?

(a) You must apply to BLM to renew
the grant at least 120 calendar days before your grant expires. BLM will
renew the grant if the pipeline is being
operated and maintained in accordance
with the grant, these regulations, and
the Act. If your grant has expired or
terminated, you must apply for a new
grant under subpart 2884 of this part.
(b) BLM may modify the terms and
conditions of the grant at the time of
renewal, and you must pay the processing fees (see § 2884.12 of this part) in
advance.
(c) The time and conditions for processing applications for rights-of-way,
as described at § 2884.21 of this part,
apply to applications for renewals.
(d) If you make a timely and sufficient application for a renewal of your
existing grant or for a new grant in accordance with this section, the existing
grant does not expire until we have
issued a decision to approve or deny
the application.

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(e) If we deny your application, you
may appeal the decision under § 2881.10.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81
FR 92230, Dec. 19, 2016]

Subpart 2888—Trespass
§ 2888.10 What is trespass?
(a) Trespass is using, occupying, or
developing the public lands or their resources without a required authorization or in a way that is beyond the
scope and terms and conditions of your
authorization. Trespass is a prohibited
act.
(b) Trespass includes acts or omissions causing unnecessary or undue
degradation to the public lands or their
resources. In determining whether such
degradation is occurring, BLM may
consider the effects of the activity on
resources and land uses outside the
area of the activity.
(c) The BLM will administer trespass
actions for grants and TUPs as set
forth in §§ 2808.10(c), and 2808.11 of this
chapter.
(d) Other Federal agencies will address trespass on non-BLM lands under
their respective laws and regulations.
[70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 73
FR 65075, Oct. 31, 2008]

§ 2888.11 May I receive a grant if I am
or have been in trespass?
Until you satisfy your liability for a
trespass, BLM will not process any applications you have pending for any activity on BLM-administered lands. A
history of trespass will not necessarily
disqualify you from receiving a grant.
In order to correct a trespass, you must
apply under the procedures described
at subpart 2884 of this part. BLM will
process your application as if it were a
new use. Prior unauthorized use does
not create a preference for receiving a
grant.

Group 2900—Use; Leases and
Permits
PART 2910—LEASES
Subpart 2911—Airport
Sec.
2911.0–1

2911.0–3 Authority.
2911.0–5 Definitions.
2911.0–8 Lands available for leasing.
2911.1 Terms and conditions.
2911.2 Procedures.
2911.2–1 Preapplication activity.
2911.2–2 Applications.
2911.2–3 Report by Administrator; Notice of
Realty Action.
2911.2–4 Execution of lease.

Subpart 2912—Recreation and Public
Purposes Act
2912.0–7 Cross reference.
2912.1 Nature of interest.
2912.1–1 Terms and conditions of lease.
2912.2 Renewal of leases.
2912.3 Substitution of a new lease.

Subpart 2916—Alaska Fur Farm
2916.0–3 Authority.
2916.0–6 Policy.
2916.0–8 Area subject to lease.
2916.1 Terms and conditions.
2916.1–1 Commencement
of
operations;
stocking lands.
2916.1–2 Rights reserved; protection of improvements and roads.
2916.2 Procedures.
2916.2–1 Applications.
2916.2–2 Assignments and subleases.
2916.2–3 Renewal of leases.
2916.2–4 Termination of lease; cancellation.
AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. App., 211–213, 43
U.S.C. 869 et seq. 48 U.S.C 360, 361, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart 2911—Airport
AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 211; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.
SOURCE: 51 FR 40809, Nov. 10, 1986, unless
otherwise noted.

§ 2911.0–1 Purpose.
This subpart sets forth procedures for
issuance of airport leases on the public
lands.
§ 2911.0–3 Authority.
The Act of May 24, 1928, as amended
(49 U.S.C. Appendix, 211–213), authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to
lease for use as a public airport, any
contiguous unreserved and unappropriated public lands not to exceed 2,560
acres in area.
§ 2911.0–5 Definitions.
As used in this subpart, the term:

Purpose.

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