[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 43CFR2201.2]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

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

 

PART 2200_EXCHANGES: GENERAL PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart 2201_Exchanges_Specific Requirements

 

Sec.  2201.2  Notice of exchange proposal.



    (a) Upon entering into an agreement to initiate an exchange, the 

authorized officer shall publish a notice once a week for 4 consecutive 

weeks in newspapers of general circulation in the counties in which the 

Federal and non-Federal lands or interests proposed for exchange are 

located. The authorized officer shall notify authorized users, 

jurisdictional State and local governments, and the congressional 

delegation, and shall make other distribution of the notice as 

appropriate. At a minimum, the notice shall include:

    (1) The identity of the parties involved in the proposed exchange;

    (2) A description of the Federal and non-Federal lands being 

considered for exchange;

    (3) A statement as to the effect of segregation from appropriation 

under the public land laws and mineral laws, if applicable;

    (4) An invitation to the public to submit in writing any comments on 

or concerns about the exchange proposal, including advising the 

authorized officer as to any liens, encumbrances, or



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other claims relating to the lands being considered for exchange; and

    (5) The deadline by which comments must be received, and the name, 

title, and address of the official to whom comments must be sent.

    (b) To be assured of consideration in the environmental analysis of 

the proposed exchange, all comments shall be made in writing to the 

authorized officer and postmarked or delivered within 45 days after the 

initial date of publication.

    (c) The authorized officer is not required to republish descriptions 

of any lands excluded from the final exchange transaction, provided such 

lands were identified in the notice of exchange proposal. In addition, 

minor corrections of land descriptions and other insignificant changes 

do not require republication.