Common use of Establishment of Standards Clause in Contracts

Establishment of Standards. The ONRR, after consultation with States and Indian tribes, shall estab- lish standards for carrying out the ac- tivities under the provisions of this part. The standards will be incor- porated into the agreement and shall be no more stringent than those appli- cable to similar activities of the ONRR. The States and Indian tribes shall coordinate their planned auditing activities with ONRR. Where an ONRR audit team is permanently assigned to a lessee/payor, contact by State and In- dian tribal auditors with the lessee/ payor shall be through the ONRR audi- tor in residence.