{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-228.57","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 228.57","heading":"Types of disposal.","body":"Except as provided in § 228.41(b), disposal of mineral materials may be made by:\n(a) Competitive sale to the highest qualified bidder after formal advertising and other appropriate public notice;\n(b) Sale by negotiated contract. (1) For removal of materials to be used in connection with a public works improvement program on behalf of a Federal, State, or local government agency if the public exigency will not permit delays incident to advertising, or\n(2) For the removal of mineral materials for which it is impracticable to obtain competition;\n(c) Preference right negotiated sale to the holder of a Forest Service-issued prospecting permit under which a suitable mineral material deposit has been demonstrated on acquired National Forest lands;\n(d) Free use when a permit is issued to any nonprofit association, corporation, individual, or others listed in § 228.62(d), for other than commercial purposes, resale, or barter, or to any Federal, State, county, local unit, subdivision, municipality, or county road district for use in public projects; or\n(e) Forest Service force account or by contract where the material is to be used to carry out various Forest Service programs involving construction and maintenance of physical improvements.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 228—MINERALS","Subpart C—Disposal of Mineral Materials"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"1db0426ee83c57c1acede9b85fb2dbc5fd60d62f9488bde060b1b861e9a8ad6c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-228.56","next":"us/36-cfr-228.58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}