[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: 43CFR2361.2]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 2360_NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA--Table of Contents
 
Subpart 2361_Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve 
                                in Alaska
 
Sec. 2361.2  Use authorizations.

    (a) Except for petroleum exploration which has been authorized by 
the Act, use authorizations must be obtained from the authorized officer 
prior to any use within the Reserve. Only those uses which are 
consistent with the purposes and objectives of the Act will be 
authorized.

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    (b) Except as may be limited, restricted, or prohibited by the 
authorized officer pursuant to Sec. 2361.1 of this subpart or 
otherwise, use authorizations are not required for (1) subsistence uses 
(e.g., hunting, fishing, and berry picking) and (2) recreational uses 
(e.g., hunting, fishing, backpacking, and wildlife observation).
    (c) Applications for use authorizations shall be filed in accordance 
with applicable regulations in this chapter. In the absence of such 
regulation, the authorized officer may make such dispositions absence of 
such regulations, the author-of mineral materials and grant such rights-
of-way, licenses, and permits as may be necessary to carry out his 
responsibilities under the Act.
    (d) In addition to other statutory or regulatory requirements, 
approval of applications for use authorizations shall be subject to such 
terms and conditions which the authorized officer determines to be 
necessary to protect the environmental, fish and wildlife, and 
historical or scenic values of the Reserve.