[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 43CFR2310.4]

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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. 2310.4  Review and extensions of withdrawals.

    (a) Discretionary withdrawals of specific duration, whether made 
prior to or after October 21, 1976, shall be reviewed by the Secretary 
commencing at least 2 years before the expiration date of the 
withdrawal. When requested, the department, agency or office benefitting 
from the withdrawal shall promptly provide the Secretary with the 
information required by Sec. 2310.1-2(c) of this title, and the 
information required by Sec. 2310.3-2(b) of this title, in the form of 
a withdrawal extension application with supplemental information. If the 
concerned department, agency or office is delinquent in responding to 
such request, the deliquency shall constitute a ground for not extending 
the withdrawal. Such withdrawals may be extended or further extended 
only upon compliance with these regulations, and only if the Secretary 
determines that the purpose for which the withdrawal was first made 
requires the extension, and then only for a period that shall not exceed 
the duration of the original withdrawal period. In allowing an 
extension, the Secretary shall comply with the provisions of section 
204(c) of the Act (43 U.S.C. 1714(c)), or section 204(d) of the Act (43 
U.S.C. 1714(d)), whichever is applicable; and, whether or not an 
extension is allowed, the Secretary shall report promptly on the 
decision for each pending extension to the Congressional Committees that 
are specified in section 204(f) of the Act (43 U.S.C. 1714(f)).
    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the Secretary 
determines that a National Wildlife Refuge System withdrawal of specific 
duration shall not be extended, the Secretary shall nevertheless extend 
or reextend the withdrawal until such time as the withdrawal is 
terminated by an Act of Congress.