CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER II—MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE (parts 250 to 285) > PART 256—LEASING OF SULPHUR OR OIL AND GAS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF > SUBPART E—Area Identification and Tract Size (§256.26 to §256.28) > 256.28—Tract size.

256.28—Tract size.

(a) A tract selected for oil and gas leasing shall consist of a compact area not exceeding 5,760 acres, unless the authorized officer finds that a larger area is necessary to comprise a reasonable economic production unit.
(b) The tract size for the leasing of other minerals shall be specified in the notice of sale.

Code of Federal Regulations

[47 FR 25971, June 16, 1982. Redesignated at 47 FR 47006, Oct. 22, 1982]