cfr_sections: 50:50:9.0.1.2.12.4.26.38
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| 50:50:9.0.1.2.12.4.26.38 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | C | 29 | PART 29—LAND USE MANAGEMENT | D | Subpart D—Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights | 29.118 | § 29.118 What additional operating standards apply to geophysical operations? | FWS | 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd, 685, 690d, 715i, 725, 3161; 30 U.S.C. 185; 31 U.S.C. 3711, 9701; 40 U.S.C. 319; 43 U.S.C. 315a; 113 Stat. 1501A-140. | 81 FR 79971, Nov. 14, 2016, unless otherwise noted. | If you conduct geophysical operations, you must do all of the following: (a) Use surveying methods that minimize the need for vegetative trimming and removal. (b) Locate source points using industry-accepted minimum safe-offset distances from pipelines, telephone lines, railroad tracks, roads, power lines, water wells, oil and gas wells, oil- and gas-production facilities, and buildings. (c) Use equipment and methods that, based upon the specific environment, will minimize impacts to Service-administered lands and waters, and resources of refuges; visitor uses and experiences; and visitor and employee health and safety. (d) If you use shot holes, you must: (1) Use biodegradable charges; (2) Plug all shot holes to prevent a pathway for migration for fluids along any portion of the bore; and (3) Leave the site in a clean and safe condition that will not impede surface reclamation or pose a hazard to wildlife or human health and safety. |