[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: 43CFR3120.1-2] [Page 368] TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 3120--COMPETITIVE LEASES--Table of Contents Subpart 3120--Competitive Leases Sec. 3120.1-2 Requirements. (a) Each proper BLM Sate office shall hold sales at least quarterly if lands are available for competitive leasing. (b) Lease sales shall be conducted by a competitive oral bidding process. (c) The national minimum acceptable bid shall be $2 per acre or fraction thereof payable on the gross acreage, and shall not be prorated for any lands in which the United States owns a fractional interest.