43 CFR § 2861.9 - When do I need a grant?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s2861.9"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 2861.9 - When do I need a grant?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2861.9"
section_name: "When do I need a grant?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2860"
part_name: "COMMUNICATIONS USES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1733, 1740, 1763 and 1764."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 25965, Apr. 12, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2860"
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# 2861.9 When do I need a grant?

You must have an authorization under this part to use public lands for communications uses systems or facilities over, under, on, or through public lands. These include, but are not limited to systems for transmitting or receiving electronic signals and other means of communication by:

(a) Installing a facility that is not under a current valid authorization; or

(b) Installing a linear communications facility, such as fiber optic cable.