[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: 43CFR2361.2]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

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

 

PART 2360_NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA--Table of Contents

 

Subpart 2361_Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve 

                                in Alaska

 

Sec.  2361.2  Use authorizations.



    (a) Except for petroleum exploration which has been authorized by 

the Act, use authorizations must be obtained from the authorized officer 

prior to any use within the Reserve. Only those uses



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which are consistent with the purposes and objectives of the Act will be 

authorized.

    (b) Except as may be limited, restricted, or prohibited by the 

authorized officer pursuant to Sec.  2361.1 of this subpart or 

otherwise, use authorizations are not required for (1) subsistence uses 

(e.g., hunting, fishing, and berry picking) and (2) recreational uses 

(e.g., hunting, fishing, backpacking, and wildlife observation).

    (c) Applications for use authorizations shall be filed in accordance 

with applicable regulations in this chapter. In the absence of such 

regulation, the authorized officer may make such dispositions absence of 

such regulations, the author-of mineral materials and grant such rights-

of-way, licenses, and permits as may be necessary to carry out his 

responsibilities under the Act.

    (d) In addition to other statutory or regulatory requirements, 

approval of applications for use authorizations shall be subject to such 

terms and conditions which the authorized officer determines to be 

necessary to protect the environmental, fish and wildlife, and 

historical or scenic values of the Reserve.