{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3515.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3515.15","heading":"May BLM initiate an exchange?","body":"Yes. When we do:\n(a) We will notify you that we are prepared to consider exchange of a mineral lease if you relinquish your existing leasing rights.\n(b) We may exchange all or any part of the lands under your preference right lease application(s) or lease(s).","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 3500—LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE","Subpart 3515—Mineral Lease Exchanges"],"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":"68927bd2f4e95580094fb2ddd96a48da2d406afe733213293e104e900559ff4b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3515.12","next":"us/43-cfr-3515.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}