Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 19, 2024

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: Sep 06, 2024
§ 3179.43 - Data submission and notification requirements.

(a) Table 1 is a summary of the Sundry Notice requirements in this subpart.

Table 1 to Paragraph (a)—Notification Via Sundry Notice Requirements

Sundry notice requirements Reference
Flaring of gas following removal of ≥50 percent of the natural gas liquids from the gas stream on-lease§ 3179.41(b)(12).
Other gas sample location for flare approved by the AO§ 3179.71(d)(3) and (e)(2).
Unavoidable/avoidable determination of loss of oil and/or gas while drilling for loss of well control event§ 3179.80.
Extension of time limit or volumetric limit for well completion or recompletion flaring, or exploratory coalbed methane dewatering flaring§ 3179.81(e).
Extension of time limit for well testing subsequent to initial completion§ 3179.82.
Within 45 days of start of an emergency, estimate the volume flared or vented beyond the first 48 hours of the emergency§ 3179.83(c).
Delay of leak repair beyond 30 calendar days with good cause§ 3179.101(b).

(b) Table 2 summarizes the locations in this subpart that require an operator to provide information to the authorized officer upon request.

Table 2 to Paragraph (b)—Information Required at the Request of the AO

Information required at the request of the AO Reference
Ultrasonic meter flare gas testing report§ 3179.71(c)(2)(i).
Ultrasonic meter manufacturer's specifications including installation and operation specifications§ 3179.71(c)(2)(ii).
Recordkeeping for vented or flared gas events§ 3179.72(c).
Recordkeeping for leak detection and repair§ 3179.102(a).

(c) Table 3 summarizes the initial LDAR program submission and subsequent annual reporting.

Table 3 to Paragraph (c)—LDAR Program

Information required to be sent to the BLM State Office Reference
First submission of a leak detection and repair program to the BLM for review§ 3179.100(b) and (d).
Annual review and update of the leak detection and repair program to the BLM§ 3179.100(e).
authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189,306,359,and; and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740
source: 81 FR 81421, Nov. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 43 CFR 3179.43