43 CFR § 3120.13 - Protests.

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title: "43 CFR § 3120.13 - Protests."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3120.13"
section_name: "Protests."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_number: "3120"
part_name: "COMPETITIVE LEASES"
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# 3120.13 Protests.

(a) No action pursuant to the regulations in this subpart will be suspended under 43 CFR 4.21(a) due to a protest from a notice by the authorized officer to hold a lease sale.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, the authorized officer may suspend the offering of a specific parcel while considering a protest against its inclusion in a Notice of Competitive Lease Sale.

(c) Only the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management may suspend a lease sale for good cause after reviewing the reason(s) for a protest.