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43 C.F.R. PART 3420--COMPETITIVE LEASING

TITLE 43--Public Lands: Interior

Subtitle B--REGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS

CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SUBCHAPTER C--MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)

PART 3420--COMPETITIVE LEASING

Subpart 3420--COMPETITIVE LEASING

�3420.0-1

Purpose.

�3420.0-2

Objectives.

�3420.0-3

Authority.

�3420.1

Procedures.

�3420.1-1

Lands subject to evaluation for leasing.

�3420.1-2

Call for coal resource and other resource information.

�3420.1-3

Special leasing opportunities.

�3420.1-4

General requirements for land use planning.

�3420.1-5

Hearing requirements.

�3420.1-6

Consultation with Federal surface management agencies.

�3420.1-7

Consultation with states and Indian tribes.

�3420.1-8

Identification of lands as acceptable for further consideration.

�3420.2

Regional leasing levels.

�3420.3

Activity planning: The leasing process.

�3420.3-1

Area identification process.

�3420.3-2

Expressions of leasing interest.

�3420.3-3

Preliminary tract delineation.

�3420.3-4

Regional tract ranking, selection, environmental analysis and scheduling.

�3420.4

Final consultations.

�3420.4-1

Timing of consultation.

�3420.4-2

Consultation with surface management agencies.

�3420.4-3

Consultation with Governors.

�3420.4-4

Consultation with Indian tribes.

�3420.4-5

Consultation with the Attorney General.

�3420.5

Adoption of final regional lease sale schedule.

�3420.5-1

Announcement.

�3420.5-2

Revision.

�3420.6

Reoffer of tracts not sold in previous regional lease sales.

Subpart 3422--LEASE SALES

�3422.1

Fair market value and maximum economic recovery.

�3422.2

Notice of sale and detailed statement.

�3422.3

Sale procedures.

�3422.3-1

Bidding systems.

�3422.3-2

Conduct of sale.

�3422.3-3

Unsurveyed lands.

�3422.3-4

Consultation with the Attorney General.

�3422.4

Award of lease.

Subpart 3425--LEASING ON APPLICATION

�3425.0-1

Purpose.

�3425.0-2

Objective.

�3425.1

Application for lease.

�3425.1-1

Where filed.

�3425.1-2

Contents of application.

�3425.1-3

Qualifications of the applicant.

�3425.1-4

Emergency leasing.

�3425.1-5

Leasing outside coal production regions.

�3425.1-6

Hardship leases.

�3425.1-7

Preliminary data.

�3425.1-8

Rejection of applications.

�3425.1-9

Modification of application area.

�3425.2

Land use plans.

�3425.3

Environmental analysis.

�3425.4

Consultation and sale procedures.

�3425.5

Lease terms.

Subpart 3427--SPLIT ESTATE LEASING

�3427.0-1

Purpose.

�3427.0-3

Authority.

�3427.0-7

Scope.

�3427.1

Deposits subject to consent.

�3427.2

Procedures.

�3427.3

Validation of information.

�3427.4

Pre-existing consents.

�3427.5

Unqualified surface owners.