43 CFR § 2932.12 - When may BLM waive the requirement to obtain a permit?

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title: "43 CFR § 2932.12 - When may BLM waive the requirement to obtain a permit?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2932.12"
section_name: "When may BLM waive the requirement to obtain a permit?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2930"
part_name: "PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1740; 16 U.S.C. 6802."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 61740, Oct. 1, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2932.12 When may BLM waive the requirement to obtain a permit?

We may waive the requirement to obtain a permit if:

(a) The use or event begins and ends on non-public lands or related waters, traverses less than 1 mile of public lands or 1 shoreline mile, and poses no threat of appreciable damage to public land or water resource values;

(b) BLM sponsors or co-sponsors the use. This includes any activity or event that BLM is involved in organizing and hosting, or sharing responsibility for, arranged through authorizing letters or written agreements; or

(c) The use is a competitive event that—

(1) Is not commercial;

(2) Does not award cash prizes;

(3) Is not publicly advertised;

(4) Poses no appreciable risk for damage to public land or related water resource values; and

(5) Requires no specific management or monitoring.

(d) The use is an organized group activity or event that—

(1) Is not commercial;

(2) Is not publicly advertised;

(3) Poses no appreciable risk for damage to public land or related water resource values; and

(4) Requires no specific management or monitoring.