[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR2091.0-5]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 2090_SPECIAL LAWS AND RULES--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart 2091_Segregation and Opening of Lands
 
Sec. 2091.0-5  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart, the term:
    (a) Authorized officer means any employee of the Bureau of Land 
Management who has been delegated the authority to perform the duties 
described in this subpart.
    (b) Segregation means the removal for a limited period, subject to 
valid existing rights, of a specified area of the public lands from the 
operation of some or all of the public land laws, including the mineral 
laws, pursuant to the exercise by the Secretary of regulatory authority 
for the orderly administration of the public lands.
    (c) Land or public lands means any lands or interest in lands owned 
by the United States within the several States and administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management, without 
regard to how the United States acquired ownership, except: (1) Lands 
located on the Outer Continental Shelf; and (2) lands held for the 
benefit of Indians, Aleuts and Eskimos.
    (d) Mineral laws means those laws applicable to the mineral 
resources administered by the Bureau of Land Management. They include, 
but are not limited to, the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, the 
material disposal laws and the Geothermal Steam Act.
    (e) Public lands records means the Tract Books, Master Title Plats 
and Historical Indices maintained by the Bureau of Land Management, or 
automated representation of these books, plats and indices on which are 
recorded information relating to the status and availability of the 
public lands. The recorded information may include, but is not limited 
to, withdrawals, restorations, reservations, openings, classifications 
applications, segregations, leases, permits and disposals.
    (f) Opening means the restoration of a specified area of public 
lands to operation of the public land laws, including the mining laws, 
and, if appropriate, the mineral leasing laws, the material disposal 
laws and the Geothermal Steam Act, subject to valid existing rights and 
the terms and provisions of existing withdrawals, reservations, 
classifications, and management decisions. Depending on the language in 
the opening order, an opening may restore the lands to the operation of 
all or some of the public land laws.
    (g) Opening order means an order issued by the Secretary or the 
authorized officer and published in the Federal Register that describes 
the lands, the extent to which they are restored to operation of the 
public land laws and the mineral laws, and the date and time they are 
available for application, selection, sale, location, entry, claim or 
settlement under those laws.
    (h) Public land laws means that body of laws dealing with the 
administration, use and disposition of the public lands, but does not 
include the mineral laws.
    (i) Revocation means the cancellation of a Public Land Order, but 
does not restore public lands to operation of the public land laws.
    (j) Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior or a secretarial 
officer subordinate to the Secretary who has been appointed by the 
President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and to whom has 
been delegated the authority of the Secretary to perform the duties 
described in this part as being performed by the Secretary.