{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3461.3-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3461.3-1","heading":"-1 Application of criteria on unleased lands.","body":"(a) The unsuitability criteria shall only be applied, prior to lease issuance, to all lands leased after July 19, 1979.\n(b) The unsuitability criteria shall be initially applied either:\n(1) During land use planning or the environmental assessment conducted for a specific lease application; or\n(2) During land use planning under the provisions of § 3420.1-4 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 3460—ENVIRONMENT","Subpart 3461—Federal Lands Review: Unsuitability for Mining"],"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":"cf126e5252fe3758b93637dc0f93affcec370b62d3ffa1cef9649ad7c8cb1fc8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3461.3","next":"us/43-cfr-3461.3-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}