{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3255.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3255.15","heading":"When will BLM consult with Indian mineral owners when information concerning their minerals is the subject of a FOIA request?","body":"(a) We use the standards and procedures of § 2.15(d) of this title before making a decision about the applicability of FOIA exemption 4 to information obtained from a person outside the United States Government.\n(b) BLM will notify the Indian mineral owner(s) identified in the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and BIA, and give them a reasonable period of time to state objections to disclosure. BLM will issue this notice following consultation with a submitter under § 2.15(d) of this title if:\n(1) BLM determines that the submitter does not have an interest in withholding the records that can be protected under FOIA; and\n(2) BLM has reason to believe that disclosure of the information may result in commercial or financial injury to the Indian mineral owner(s), but is uncertain that such is the case.","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 3255—Confidential, Proprietary Information"],"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":"c5d495a7f2d4c3e60ba035eba1c0af5db497ab345c59baa76aecd7e5c6b11c0a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3255.14","next":"us/43-cfr-3256.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}