{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3204.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3204.5","heading":"How can I obtain a noncompetitive lease?","body":"(a) Lands offered at a competitive lease sale that receive no bids will be available for noncompetitive leasing for a 2-year period beginning the first business day following the sale.\n(b) You may obtain a noncompetitive lease for lands available exclusively for direct use of geothermal resources, under subpart 3205 of this part.\n(c) The holder of a mining claim may obtain a noncompetitive lease for lands subject to the mining claim under § 3204.12.","path":["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 3200—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING","Subpart 3204—Noncompetitive Leasing Other Than Direct Use Leases"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"3b28a6b517e7ca6920207d05d076beb8af8709829a6885071d2f79fb8d867c9d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3203.18","next":"us/43-cfr-3204.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}