Subsequent operations require an approved plan, permit, or notice. Municipalities and non-profit organizations may receive those materials for free. D. Oil and Gas Onshore oil and gas leases may be obtained through oral competitive bidding. Parcels not receiving bids may be purchased non-competitively. Applications for Oil and Gas leases must be filed with the BLM Office in Sacramento.
Subsequent activities require a plan, permit, or notice.
Seismic prospecting may be initiated without a lease under 43 CFR 3100, but an approved permit is required. A contract is required for removal of timber and other vegetation resources for commercial or domestic use. Timber includes sawtimber, fuelwood, poles, posts, and any standing trees, down trees and logs capable of being measured in board feet. Other vegetative resources includes Christmas trees, cones, boughs, manzanita, moss, and many other unspecified products all of which are salable. In addition, any activity that involves physical disturbance to the land or vegetation requires a permit, i.e., brush removal or test hole drilling.