[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: 43CFR3141.4-1]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3140_COMBINED HYDROCARBON LEASING--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart 3141_Competitive Leasing in Special Tar Sand Areas
 
Sec. 3141.4-1  Consultation with the Governor.

    The Secretary shall consult with the Governor of the State in which 
any tract proposed for sale is located. The Secretary shall give the 
Governor 30 days to comment before determining whether to conduct a 
lease sale. The Secretary shall seek the recommendations of the Governor 
of the State in which the lands proposed for lease are located as to 
whether or not to lease such lands and what alternative actions are 
available and what special conditions could be added to the proposed 
lease(s) to mitigate impacts. The Secretary shall accept the 
recommendations of the Governor if he/she determines that they provide 
for a reasonable balance between the national interest and the State's 
interest. The Secretary shall communicate to the Governor in writing and 
publish in the Federal Register the reasons for his/her determination to 
accept or reject such Governor's recommendations.