43 CFR § 2361.4 - Responsibility.

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title: "43 CFR § 2361.4 - Responsibility."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2361.4"
section_name: "Responsibility."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2360"
part_name: "NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6501  43 U.S.C. 1701"
regulatory_source: "90 FR 51498, Nov. 17, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2361.4 Responsibility.

Consistent with the statutory requirements to conduct an expeditious program of oil and gas leasing, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for the management of the Reserve, the protection of surface values from environmental degradation, and to prepare rules and regulations necessary to carry out management and protection duties.