43 CFR § 2650.5-2 - Rule of approximation.

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title: "43 CFR § 2650.5-2 - Rule of approximation."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
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section_name: "Rule of approximation."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
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authority: "Sec. 25, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of December 18, 1971; Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 ), unless otherwise noted."
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# 2650.5-2 Rule of approximation.

To assure full entitlement, the rule of approximation may be applied with respect to the acreage limitations applicable to conveyances and surveys under this authority, i.e., any excess must be less than the deficiency would be if the smallest legal subdivision were eliminated (see 62 I.D. 417, 421).