[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: 36CFR228.57] [Page 158-159] 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. 228.57 Types of disposal. Except as provided in Sec. 228.41(b), disposal of mineral materials may be made by: (a) Competitive sale to the highest qualified bidder after formal advertising and other appropriate public notice; (b) Sale by negotiated contract. (1) For removal of materials to be used in connection with a public works improvement program on behalf of a Federal, State, or local government agency if the public exigency will not permit delays incident to advertising, or (2) For the removal of mineral materials for which it is impracticable to obtain competition; (c) Preference right negotiated sale to the holder of a Forest Service-issued prospecting permit under which a suitable mineral material deposit has been demonstrated on acquired National Forest lands; (d) Free use when a permit is issued to any nonprofit association, corporation, individual, or others listed in Sec. 228.62(d), for other than commercial [[Page 159]] purposes, resale, or barter, or to any Federal, State, county, local unit, subdivision, municipality, or county road district for use in public projects; or (e) Forest Service force account or by contract where the material is to be used to carry out various Forest Service programs involving construction and maintenance of physical improvements.