[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: 43CFR2310.1]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 2300_LAND WITHDRAWALS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart 2310_Withdrawals, General: Procedure
 
Sec. 2310.1  Procedures: General.


    (a) The basic steps leading up to the making, modification or 
extension of a withdrawal, except emergency withdrawals, are:
    (1) Preapplication consultation;
    (2) Obtaining Secretarial approval of a withdrawal petition in 
appropriate cases;
    (3) Submission for filing of an application for a requested 
withdrawal action;
    (4) Publication in the Federal Register of a notice stating that a 
withdrawal proposal has been made or that an application has been 
submitted for filing.
    (5) Negotiations between the applicant and the authorized officer as 
well as the accomplishment of investigations, studies and analyses which 
may be required to process an application.
    (6) Preparation of the case file to be considered by the Secretary, 
including the authorized officer's findings and recommendations;
    (7) Transmittal of the case file to the Director, Bureau of Land 
Management, for the Director's review and decision regarding the 
findings and recommendations of the authorized officer;
    (8) Transmittal of the case file to the Secretary.
    (9) Publication of a public land order or a notice of denial signed 
by the Secretary. If the application seeks a national defense withdrawal 
that may only be made by an Act of Congress, the Secretary will transmit 
to the Congress proposed legislation along with the Secretary's 
recommendations, and documentation relating thereto.