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Citation Label: GEN422
Publication Name: Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands
Publication Type: Regulations
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Author Name: Bureau of Land Management, Interior
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Publication Year: 2015
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https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-06658.pdf

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Annotation: This is the final rule on the Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands proposition.The Bureau of Land Management's final rule on hydraulic fracturing serves as a much-needed complement to existing regulations designed to ensure the environmentally responsible development of oil and gas resources on Federal and Indian lands, which were finalized nearly thirty years ago, in light of the increasing use and complexity of hydraulic fracturing coupled with advanced horizontal drilling technology.
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