43 CFR § 2440.2 - General criterion.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s2440.2"
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title: "43 CFR § 2440.2 - General criterion."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2440.2"
section_name: "General criterion."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2440"
part_name: "SEGREGATION BY CLASSIFICATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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regulatory_source: "35 FR 9562, June 13, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2440"
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# 2440.2 General criterion.

The public lands classified or proposed to be classified under the regulations of this part will be kept open to (i.e., not segregated from) as many forms of disposal as possible consistent with the purposes of the classification and the resource values of the lands.