[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR2804.17]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 2800_RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE FEDERAL LAND POLICY MANAGEMENT ACT

--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart 2804_Applying for FLPMA Grants

 

Sec. 2804.17  What is a Master Agreement (Processing Category 5) and 

what information must I provide to BLM when I request one?



    (a) A Master Agreement (Processing Category 5) is a written 

agreement covering processing and monitoring fees (see Sec. 2805.16 of 

this part) negotiated between BLM and you that involves multiple BLM 

grant approvals for projects within a defined geographic area.

    (b) Your request for a Master Agreement must:

    (1) Describe the geographic area covered by the Agreement and the 

scope of the activity you plan;

    (2) Include a preliminary work plan. This plan must state what work 

you must do and what work BLM must do to process your application. Both 

parties must periodically update the work



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plan, as specified in the Agreement, and mutually agree to the changes;

    (3) Contain a preliminary cost estimate and a timetable for 

processing the application and completing the projects;

    (4) State whether you want the Agreement to apply to future 

applications in the same geographic area that are not part of the same 

projects; and

    (5) Contain any other relevant information that BLM needs to process 

the application.