43 CFR § 3453.1 - Qualifications.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3453.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3453.1 - Qualifications."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3453.1"
section_name: "Qualifications."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3450"
part_name: "MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING LEASES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 181 30 U.S.C. 351-359; 30 U.S.C. 521-531; 30 U.S.C. 1201 and 43 U.S.C. 1701"
regulatory_source: "44 FR 42635, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3450"
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# 3453.1 Qualifications.
(a) Leases may be transferred in whole or in part to any person, association or corporation qualified under subpart 3472 of this title to hold such leases, except as provided by § 3420.1-4(b) (1)(iv) and (2)(ii) of this title.
(b) Preference right lease applications may be transferred as a whole only to a person, association or corporation qualified under subpart 3472 of this title to hold a lease.
(c) Exploration licenses may be transferred in whole or in part subject to § 3453.3(b) of this title.
[47 FR 33147, July 30, 1982]