[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 36, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 36CFR228.45] [Page 156] TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 228_MINERALS--Table of Contents Subpart C_Disposal of Mineral Materials Sec. 228.45 Qualifications of applicants. The authorized officer may require applicants for prospecting permits, negotiated contracts, or free-use permits or bidders for the sale of mineral materials to furnish information necessary to determine their ability to perform the obligations of the contract or permit.