43 C.F.R. § 3430.5-3 Determination to lease.
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
A preference right lease shall be issued if, upon review of the application, any available land use plan and the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, the authorized officer determines that: (a) Coal has been discovered in commercial quantities on the lands applied for; (b) The applicant has used reasonable economic assumptions and data to support the showing that coal has been found on the proposed lease in commercial quantities; and (c) The conditions or protective lease stipulations assure that environmental damage can be avoided or acceptably mitigated. [47 FR 33143, July 30, 1982]
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3430—NONCOMPETITIVE LEASES
Subpart 3430—Preference Right Leases
§ 3430.5-3 Determination to lease.
