[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: 43CFR2804.25] [Page 242-243] 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. 2804.25 How will BLM process my application? (a) BLM will notify you in writing when it receives your application and will identify your processing fee described at Sec. 2804.14 of this subpart. (b) BLM may require you to submit additional information necessary to process the application. This information may include a detailed construction, operation, rehabilitation, and environmental protection plan, i.e., a ``Plan of Development,'' and any needed cultural resource surveys or inventories for threatened or endangered species. If BLM needs more information, we will identify this information in a written deficiency notice asking you to provide the additional information within a specified period of time. BLM will notify you of any other grant applications which involve all or part of the lands for which you applied. (c) Customer service standard. BLM will process your completed application as follows: [[Page 243]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Processing category Processing time Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-4................. 60 calendar days...... If processing your application will take longer than 60 calendar days, BLM will notify you in writing of this fact prior to the 30th calendar day and inform you of when you can expect a final decision on your application. 5................... As specified in the BLM will process Master Agreement. applications as specified in the Agreement. 6................... Over 60 calendar days. BLM will notify you in writing within the initial 60-day processing period of the estimated processing time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (d) Before issuing a grant, BLM will: (1) Complete a NEPA analysis for the application or approve a NEPA analysis previously completed for the application, as required by 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508; (2) Determine whether or not your proposed use complies with applicable Federal and state laws; (3) If your application is for a road, determine whether it is in the public interest to require you to grant the United States an equivalent authorization across lands that you own; (4) Consult, as necessary, with other governmental entities; (5) Hold public meetings if sufficient public interest exists to warrant their time and expense. BLM will publish a notice in the Federal Register, a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of the lands involved, or both, announcing in advance any public hearings or meetings; and (6) Take any other action necessary to fully evaluate and decide whether to approve or deny your application.