[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: 43CFR2450.2]



[Page 100-101]

 

                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

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

 

PART 2450_PETITION-APPLICATION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart 2450_Petition-Application Procedures

 

Sec.  2450.2  Preliminary determination.



    Upon the filing of a petition-application, the authorized officer 

shall make



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a preliminary determination as to whether it is regular upon its face 

and, where there is no apparent defect, shall proceed to investigate and 

classify the land for which it has been filed. No further consideration 

will be given to the merits of an application or the qualifications of 

an applicant unless or until the land has been classified for the 

purpose for which the petition-application has been filed.