[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 [[Page 101]] 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.