[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR9.86]

[Page 169]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 9--MINERALS MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart D--Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program
 
Sec. 9.86  Application review process and approval standards.

    (a) The Regional Director will review applications submitted 
pursuant to Sec. 9.84 and will ensure that final action is taken on such 
applications by April 15 of each year. If additional review time is 
necessary to ensure compliance with this Subpart or with other 
applicable laws, Executive Orders and regulations, the Regional Director 
will promptly notify the AMRAP agency coordinator of the anticipated 
date of a final decision.
    (b) The Regional Director is responsible for approving AMRAP 
activities in units of the National Park System in Alaska.
    (c) To be approved, proposed AMRAP activities must be designed to be 
carried out in an environmentally sound manner, as determined in 
appropriate environmental documentation, that:
    (1) Does not result in lasting environmental impacts that 
appreciably alter the natural character of the units or the integrity of 
the biological or ecological systems in the units; and
    (2) Is compatible with the purposes and values for which the units 
are established; and
    (3) Does not adversely affect the natural and cultural resources, 
visitor use, or administration of the area.