[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: 43CFR3500]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

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

 

PART 3500_LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE

--Table of Contents

 

                Subpart 3503_Areas Available for Leasing

 

Sec.  3503.21  What happens if the surface of the land I am interested in belongs to a non-Federal political subdivision or charitable organization?



    (a) BLM will notify the entity who owns the surface of the lands 

included within your permit or lease application if that entity is:

    (1) Any State or political subdivision, agency or instrumentality 

thereof;

    (2) A college or any other educational corporation or association; 

or

    (3) A charitable or religious corporation or association.

    (b) The entity who owns the surface of the lands in your application 

will have up to 90 days to suggest any lease stipulations to protect 

existing surface improvements or uses, or to object to the permit or 

lease. BLM will then decide whether to issue the permit or lease and 

which, if any, stipulations



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identified by the surface owner to include, based on how the interests 

of the United States would best be served.