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43 CFR 3430.5-3: -3 Determination to lease.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 43—Public Lands: Interior
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands
- CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)
- PART 3430—NONCOMPETITIVE LEASES
- Subpart 3430—Preference Right Leases
A preference right lease shall be issued if, upon review of the application, any available land use plan and the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, the authorized officer determines that:
(a) Coal has been discovered in commercial quantities on the lands applied for;
(b) The applicant has used reasonable economic assumptions and data to support the showing that coal has been found on the proposed lease in commercial quantities; and
(c) The conditions or protective lease stipulations assure that environmental damage can be avoided or acceptably mitigated.
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