43 C.F.R. § 4.413 Service of notice of appeal and of other documents.
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) The appellant shall serve a copy of the notice of appeal and of any statement of reasons, written arguments, or briefs on each adverse party named in the decision from which the appeal is taken and on the Office of the Solicitor as identified in paragraph (c) of this section. Service must be accomplished in the manner prescribed in §4.401(c) of this title not later than 15 days after filing the document. (b) Failure to serve within the time required will subject the appeal to summary dismissal as provided in §4.402 of this title. (c)(1)(i) If the appeal is taken from a decision of the Director, Minerals Management Service, the appellant will serve the Associate Solicitor, Division of Mineral Resources, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. (ii) If the appeal is taken from a decision of the Director, Bureau of Land Management, the appellant will serve: (A) The Associate Solicitor, Division of Land and Water Resources, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240, if the decision concerns the use and disposition of public lands, including land selections under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended; (B) The Associate Solicitor, Division of Mineral Resources, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240, if the decision concerns the use and disposition of mineral resources. (c)(2) If the appeal is taken from a decision of other Bureau of Land Management (BLM) offices listed below (see §1821.2–1(d) of this title), the appellant shall serve the appropriate official of the Office of the Solicitor as identified: (i) BLM Alaska State Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction:
Regional Solicitor, Alaska Region, U.S. Department of the Interior, 4230 University Drive, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99508–4626; (ii) BLM Arizona State Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction:
Field Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, One Renaissance Square, Two North Central, Suite 1130, Phoenix, AZ 85004–2383; (iii) BLM California State Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction:
Regional Solicitor, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2800 Cottage Way, Room E–2753, Sacramento, CA 95825–1890; (iv) BLM Colorado State Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction:
Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of the Interior, 755 Parfet Street, Suite 151, Lakewood, CO 80215; (v) BLM Eastern States Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction: (A) The Associate Solicitor, Division of Land and Water Resources, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240, if the decision concerns the use and disposition of public lands, including land selections under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended; (B) The Associate Solicitor, Division of Mineral Resources, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240, if the decision concerns the use and disposition of mineral resources. (vi) BLM Idaho State Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction:
Field Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, 550 West Fort Street, MSC 020, Boise, ID 83724; (vii) BLM Montana State Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction:
Regular U.S. Mail: Field Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 31394, Billings, MT 59107–1394; Other Delivery Services: Field Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, 316 North 26th Street, Room 3004, Billings, MT 59101; (viii) BLM Nevada State Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction:
Regional Solicitor, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2800 Cottage Way, Room E–2753, Sacramento, CA 95825–1890; (ix) BLM New Mexico State Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction:
Regular U.S. Mail: Field Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 1042, Santa Fe, NM 87504–1042; Other Delivery Services: Field Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, 150 Washington Avenue #207, Santa Fe, NM 87501; (x) BLM Oregon State Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction:
Regional Solicitor, Pacific Northwest Region, U.S. Department of the Interior, Lloyd 500 Building, Suite 607, 500 N.E. Multnomah Street, Portland, OR 97232; (xi) BLM Utah State Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction:
Field Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, 6201 Federal Building, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138–1180; (xii) BLM Wyoming State Office, including all District and Area Offices within its area of jurisdiction:
Regular U.S. Mail: Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 25007 (D–105), Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225; Other Delivery Services: Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of the Interior, 755 Parfet Street, Suite 151, Lakewood, CO 80215; (3) If the appeal is taken from the decision of an administrative law judge, the appellant shall serve the attorney from the Office of the Solicitor who represented the Bureau of Land Management or the Minerals Management Service at the hearing or, in the absence of a hearing, who was served with a copy of the decision by the administrative law judge. If the hearing involved a mining claim on national forest land, the appellant shall serve the attorney from the Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture, who represented the U.S. Forest Service at the hearing or, in the absence of a hearing, who was served with a copy of the decision by the administrative law judge. (4) Parties shall serve the Office of the Solicitor as identified in this paragraph until such time that a particular attorney of the Office of the Solicitor files and serves a Notice of Appearance or Substitution of Counsel. Thereafter, parties shall serve the Office of the Solicitor as indicated by the Notice of Appearance or Substitution of Counsel. (d) Proof of such service as required by §4.401(c) must be filed with the Board (address: Board of Land Appeals, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 801 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22203), within 15 days after service unless filed with the notice of appeal. [53 FR 13267, Apr. 22, 1988, as amended at 60 FR 58242, Nov. 27, 1995; 61 FR 40348, Aug. 2, 1996; 67 FR 4368, Jan. 30, 2002]
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 4—DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES
Subpart E—Special Rules Applicable to Public Land Hearings and Appeals
appeals to the board of land appeals
§ 4.413 Service of notice of appeal and of other documents.
