[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: 43CFR3131.4-1]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3130_OIL AND GAS LEASING: NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA--Table 
of Contents
 
                      Subpart 3131_Leasing Program
 
Sec. 3131.4-1  Notice of sale.

    (a) The State Director Alaska, Bureau of Land Management, shall 
publish the notice of sale in the Federal Register, and may publish the 
notice in other publications if he/she deems it appropriate. The 
publication in the Federal Register shall be at least 30 days prior to 
the date of the sale. The notice shall state the place and time at which 
bids are to be filed, and the place, date and hour at which bids are to 
be opened.
    (b) Tracts shall be offered for lease by competitive sealed bidding 
under conditions specified in the notice of lease sale and in accordance 
with all applicable laws and regulations. Bidding systems used in sales 
shall be based on bidding systems included in section (205)(a)(1)(A) 
through (H) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 
(43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
    (c) A detailed statement of the sale, including a description of the 
areas to be offered for lease, the lease terms, conditions and special 
stipulations and how and where to submit bids shall be made available to 
the public immediately after publication of the notice of sale.