{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3453.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3453.1","heading":"Qualifications.","body":"(a) Leases may be transferred in whole or in part to any person, association or corporation qualified under subpart 3472 of this title to hold such leases, except as provided by § 3420.1-4(b) (1)(iv) and (2)(ii) of this title.\n(b) Preference right lease applications may be transferred as a whole only to a person, association or corporation qualified under subpart 3472 of this title to hold a lease.\n(c) Exploration licenses may be transferred in whole or in part subject to § 3453.3(b) of this title.","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 3450—MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING LEASES","Subpart 3453—Transfers by Assignment, Sublease or Otherwise"],"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":"5e39203b26d3adb0c56b1d5d422652805b05a31a2ba2d6e010d1fddc3462c961","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3452.3","next":"us/43-cfr-3453.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}