[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: 43CFR2310.3-3]

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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. 2310.3-3  Action by the Secretary: Public land orders and notices of 
denial.

    (a) Except for national defense withdrawals which can only be made 
by an Act of Congress, and except as may be otherwise provided in 
section 1(d) of Executive Order 10355 (17 FR 4833), for applications 
that are subject to that order, the allowance or denial, in whole or in 
part, of a withdrawal, modification or extension application, may only 
be made by the Secretary.
    (b)(1) Before the allowance of an application, in whole or in part, 
the Secretary shall first approve all applicable memoranda of 
understanding and the applicant shall make all certifications required 
in this part. When an application has been finally allowed, in whole or 
in part, by the Secretary, an order to that effect shall be published 
promptly in the Federal Register. Each order shall be designated as, and 
shall be signed by the Secretary and

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issued in the form of, a public land order. Water shall be reserved 
pursuant to Federal law for use in carrying out the purposes of the 
withdrawal only if specifically so stated in the relevant public land 
order. In appropriate cases, the public land order also shall refer to 
the memorandum of understanding discussed in Sec. 2310.3-2(c) of this 
title and shall be drawn to comply with Sec. 2310.3-6 of this title.
    (2) On the same day an order withdrawing 5,000 or more acres in the 
aggregate is signed, the Secretary shall advise, in writing, each House 
of the Congress, or in the case of an emergency withdrawal, the 
appropriate Committee of each House, of the withdrawal action taken. 
Pursuant to the Secretary's authority under the act, the notices that 
are sent to the Congress shall be accompanied by the information 
required by section 204(c)(2) of the Act (43 U.S.C. 1714(c)(2)), except 
in the case of an emergency withdrawal, transmittal of the required 
information may be delayed as provided in Sec. 2310.5(c) of this title.
    (c) When the action sought in an application involves the exercise 
by the Secretary of authority delegated by Executive Order 10355 (17 FR 
4831) and the Secretary denies the application in whole or in part, the 
applicant shall be notified of the reasons for the Secretary's decision. 
The decision shall be subject to further consideration only if the 
applicant informs the Secretary, in writing, within 15 days of the 
receipt by the applicant of the Secretary's decision, that the applicant 
has submitted the matter to the Office of Management and Budget for 
consideration and adjustment, as provided for in section 1(d) of the 
Executive Order.
    (d) A withdrawal application shall be denied, if, in the opinion of 
the Secretary, the applicant is attempting to circumvent the 
Congressional review provisions of section 204(c)(1) of the Act (43 
U.S.C. 1714(c)(1)) concerning withdrawals of 5,000 or more acres in the 
aggregate.
    (e) When an application is denied in its entirety by the Secretary, 
a notice to that effect, signed by the Secretary, shall be published 
promptly in the Federal Register.
    (f) In the case of a national defense withdrawal that may only be 
made by an Act of Congress, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress 
proposed legislation effecting the withdrawal requested, together with 
the recommendations of the Secretary which may or may not support the 
proposed legislation in whole or in part. The proposed legislation shall 
contain such provisions for continued operation of the public land laws 
as to the public land areas included in the requested withdrawal as 
shall be determined by the Secretary to be compatible with the intended 
military use.