[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: 43CFR3141.6-2]



[Page 416-417]

 

                    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.  3141.6-2  Publication of a notice of competitive lease offering.



    (a) Combined Hydrocarbon Leases. Where a determination to offer 

lands for competitive leasing is made, a notice shall be published of 

the lease sale in the Federal Register and a newspaper of general 

circulation in the area in which the lands to be leased are located. The 

publication shall appear once in the Federal Register and at least once 

a week for 3 consecutive weeks in a newspaper, or for other such periods 

deemed necessary. The notice shall specify the time and place of sale; 

the manner in which the bids may be submitted; the description of the 

lands; the terms and conditions of the lease, including the royalty and 

rental rates; the amount of the minimum bid; and shall state that the 

terms and conditions of the leases are available for inspection and 

designate the proper BLM office where bid forms may be obtained.

    (b) Tar Sand Leases or Oil and Gas Leases. At least 45 days prior to 

conducting a competitive auction, lands to be offered for a competitive 

lease sale



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shall be posted in the proper BLM office having jurisdiction over the 

lands as specified in Sec.  1821.10 of this chapter, and shall be made 

available for posting to surface managing agencies having jurisdiction 

over any of the included lands.



[70 FR 58616, Oct. 7, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 28779, May 18, 2006]