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§ 162.520 — Who Owns The Energy Resource Information Obtained Under The Weel?
25 C.F.R. § 162.520
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(a) The WEEL must specify the ownership of any energy resource information the lessee obtains during the WEEL term.
(b) Unless otherwise specified in the WEEL, the energy resource information the lessee obtains through the leased activity becomes the property of Indian landowners at the expiration, termination, or cancellation of the WEEL or upon failure by the lessee to diligently install testing and monitoring facilities on the leased premises in accordance with § 162.517.
(c) BIA will keep confidential any information it is provided that is marked confidential or proprietary and that is exempt from public release, to the extent allowed by law.
Authorizing Statute
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Departmental regulations5 U.S.C. § 301
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Records management by agency heads; general duties44 U.S.C. § 3101
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Duties of Commissioner25 U.S.C. § 2
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Lease of inherited allotments by superintendent25 U.S.C. § 380