---identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3425.1-8"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "43 CFR § 3425.1-8 - Rejection of applications."title_number: 43title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"section_number: "3425.1-8"section_name: "Rejection of applications."chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"subchapter_number: "C"subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"part_number: "3420"part_name: "COMPETITIVE LEASING"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended and supplemented (30 U.S.C. 181 ), the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 351-359), the Multiple Mineral Development Act of 1954 (30 U.S.C. 521-531 ), the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 ), the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7101 ), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 ) and the Small Business Act of 1953, as amended (15 U.S.C. 631 )."regulatory_source: "44 FR 42615, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "3420"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t43/s3425.1-8
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
Authority
The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended and supplemented (30 U.S.C. 181 ), the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 351-359), the Multiple Mineral Development Act ... The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended and supplemented (30 U.S.C. 181 ), the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 351-359), the Multiple Mineral Development Act of 1954 (30 U.S.C. 521-531 ), the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 ), the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7101 ), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 ) and the Small Business Act of 1953, as amended (15 U.S.C. 631 ).
# 3425.1-8 Rejection of applications.(a) An application for a lease shall be rejected in total or in part if the authorized officer determines that: (1) The application is not consistent with the applicable regulations; (2) issuance of the lease would compromise the regional leasing process described in § 3420.3 of this title; or (3) leasing of the lands covered by the application, for environmental or other sufficient reasons, would be contrary to the public interest.(b) Any application subject to rejection under paragraph (a) of this section shall not be rejected until the applicant is given written notice of the opportunity to provide requested missing information and fails to do so within the time specified in the decision issued for that purpose.(c) The authorized officer shall transmit reasonable notice of the rejection of an emergency lease application to the Governor of the affected State(s).[44 FR 42615, July 19, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 33141, July 30, 1982; 48 FR 37655, Aug. 19, 1983]