[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: 43CFR3141.4-1]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

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

 

PART 3140_LEASING IN SPECIAL TAR SAND AREAS--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart 3141_Leasing in Special Tar Sand Areas

 

Sec.  3141.4-1  Consultation with the Governor.



    The Secretary shall consult with the Governor of the State in which 

any tract proposed for sale is located. The Secretary shall give the 

Governor 30 days to comment before determining whether to conduct a 

lease sale. The Secretary shall seek the recommendations of the Governor 

of the State in which the lands proposed for lease are located as to 

whether or not to lease such lands and what alternative actions are 

available and what special conditions could be added to the proposed 

lease(s) to mitigate impacts. The Secretary shall accept the 

recommendations of the Governor if he/she determines that they provide 

for a reasonable balance between the national interest and the State's 

interest. The Secretary shall communicate to the Governor in writing and 

publish in the Federal Register the reasons for his/her determination to 

accept or reject such Governor's recommendations.