[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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[CITE: 43CFR2310.4]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

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

 

PART 2300_LAND WITHDRAWALS--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart 2310_Withdrawals, General: Procedure

 

Sec.  2310.4  Review and extensions of withdrawals.



    (a) Discretionary withdrawals of specific duration, whether made 

prior to or after October 21, 1976, shall be reviewed by the Secretary 

commencing at least 2 years before the expiration date of the 

withdrawal. When requested, the department, agency or office benefitting 

from the withdrawal shall promptly provide the Secretary with the 

information required by Sec.  2310.1-2(c) of this title, and the 

information required by Sec.  2310.3-2(b) of this title, in the form of 

a withdrawal extension application with supplemental information. If the 

concerned department, agency or office is delinquent in responding to 

such request, the deliquency shall constitute a ground for not extending 

the withdrawal. Such withdrawals may be extended or further extended 

only upon compliance with these regulations, and only if the Secretary 

determines that the purpose for which the withdrawal was first made 

requires the extension, and then only for a period that shall not exceed 

the duration of the original withdrawal period. In allowing an 

extension, the Secretary shall comply with the provisions of section 

204(c) of the Act (43 U.S.C. 1714(c)), or section 204(d) of the Act (43 

U.S.C. 1714(d)), whichever is applicable; and, whether or not an 

extension is allowed, the Secretary shall report promptly on the 

decision for each pending extension to the Congressional Committees that 

are specified in section 204(f) of the Act (43 U.S.C. 1714(f)).

    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the Secretary 

determines that a National Wildlife Refuge System withdrawal of specific 

duration shall not be extended, the Secretary shall nevertheless extend 

or reextend the withdrawal until such time as the withdrawal is 

terminated by an Act of Congress.