[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR3110.3-3]

[Page 363]
 
                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3110--NONCOMPETITIVE LEASES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 3110--Noncompetitive Leases
 
Sec. 3110.3-3  Lease offer size.

    (a) Lease offers for public domain minerals shall not be made for 
less than 640 acres or 1 full section, whichever is larger, where the 
lands have been surveyed under the rectangular survey system or are 
within an approved protracted survey, except where the offer includes 
all available lands within a section and there are no contiguous lands 
available for lease. Such public domain lease offers in Alaska shall not 
be made for less than 2,560 acres or 4 full contiguous sections, 
whichever is larger, where the lands have been surveyed under the 
rectangular survey system or are within an approved protracted survey, 
except where the offer includes all available lands within the subject 
section and there are no contiguous lands available for lease. Where an 
offer exceeds the minimum 640-acre provision of this paragraph, the 
offer may include less than all available lands in any given section. 
Cornering lands are not considered contiguous lands. This paragraph 
shall not apply to offers made under Sec. 3108.2-4 of this title or 
where the offer is filed on an entire parcel as it was offered by the 
Bureau in a competitive sale during that period specified under 
Sec. 3110.5-1 of this title.
    (b) An offer to lease public domain or acquired lands may not 
include more than 10,240 acres. The lands in an offer shall be entirely 
within an area of 6 miles square or within an area not exceeding 6 
surveyed sections in length or width measured in cardinal directions. An 
offer to lease acquired lands may exceed the 6 mile square limit if:
    (1) The lands are not surveyed under the rectangular survey system 
of public land surveys and are not within the area of the public land 
surveys; and
    (2) The tract desired is described by the acquisition or tract 
number assigned by the acquiring agency and less than 50 percent of the 
tract lies outside the 6 mile square area, and such acquisition or tract 
number is provided in accordance with Sec. 3110.5-2(d) of this title in 
lieu of any other description.
    (c) If an offer exceeds the 10,240 acre maximum by not more than 160 
acres, the offeror shall be granted 30 days from notice of the excess to 
withdraw the excess acreage from the offer, failing which the offer 
shall be rejected and priority lost.