43 CFR § 3120.12 - Requirements.

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title: "43 CFR § 3120.12 - Requirements."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3120.12"
section_name: "Requirements."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3120"
part_name: "COMPETITIVE LEASES"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 3101  30 U.S.C. 181  and 351-359; 40 U.S.C. 471  43 U.S.C. 1701  Pub. L. 113-291, 128 Stat. 3762; and the Attorney General's Opinion of April 2, 1941 (40 Op. Atty. Gen. 41)."
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# 3120.12 Requirements.

(a) Each BLM state office will hold sales at least quarterly if eligible lands are available for competitive leasing.

(b) Lease sales will be conducted by a competitive auction process.

(c) The BLM may issue a lease only to the highest responsible and qualified bidder. If a person does not pay the minimum monies owed the day of the sale, the BLM may refer that person to the Department of the Interior's Office of the Inspector General, Administrative Remedies Division, for appropriate action, including potential suspension and debarment.

(d) The national minimum acceptable bid will be as specified in § 3103.1 of this chapter and payable on the gross acreage and will not be prorated for any lands in which the United States owns a fractional interest.