[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: 43CFR3110.7]

[Page 366]
 
                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3110_NONCOMPETITIVE LEASES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 3110_Noncompetitive Leases
 
Sec. 3110.7  Action on offer.

    (a) No lease shall be issued before final action has been taken on 
any prior offer to lease the lands or any extension of, or petition for 
reinstatement of, an existing or former lease on the lands. If a lease 
is issued before final action, it shall be canceled, if the prior 
offeror is qualified to receive a lease or the petitioner is entitled to 
reinstatement of a former lease.
    (b) The authorized officer shall not issue a lease for lands covered 
by a lease which terminated automatically, until 90 days after the date 
of termination.
    (c) The United States shall indicate its acceptance of the lease 
offer, in whole or in part, and the issuance of the lease, by signature 
of the authorized officer on the current lease form. A signed copy of 
the lease shall be delivered to the offeror.
    (d) Except as otherwise specifically provided in the regulations of 
this group, an offer that is not filed in accordance with the 
regulations in this part shall be rejected.
    (e) Filing an offer on a lease form not currently in use, unless 
such lease form has been declared obsolete by the Director prior to the 
filing shall be allowed, on the condition that the offeror is bound by 
the terms and conditions of the lease form currently in use.