[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: 43CFR2808.2-2]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 2800_RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 2808_Reimbursement of Costs
 
Sec. 2808.2-2  Category determination.

    (a) The authorized officer shall determine the appropriate category 
and collect the required application processing fee pursuant to 
Sec. Sec. 2808.3-1 and 2808.5 of this title before processing an 
application. A record of the authorized officer's category determination 
shall be made and given to the applicant. This determination is a final 
decision for purposes of appeal under Sec. 2804.1 of this title. Where 
an appeal is filed, actions pending decision on appeal shall be in 
accordance with Sec. 2808.6 of this title.
    (b) During the processing of an application, the authorized officer 
may change a category determination to place an application in Category 
V at any time it is determined that the application requires the 
preparation of an environmental impact statement. A record of change in 
category determination under this paragraph shall be made and furnished 
to the applicant. The revised determination is appealable in the same 
manner as an original category determination under paragraph (a) of this 
section. No other changes of category determination shall be permitted.