43 CFR § 3601.11 - When will environmental considerations prevent BLM from disposing of mineral materials?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3601.11"
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title: "43 CFR § 3601.11 - When will environmental considerations prevent BLM from disposing of mineral materials?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3601.11"
section_name: "When will environmental considerations prevent BLM from disposing of mineral materials?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3600"
part_name: "MINERAL MATERIALS DISPOSAL"
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. 601  43 U.S.C. 1201, 1701  Sec. 2, Act of September 28, 1962 (Pub. L. 87-713, 76 Stat. 652)."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 58901, Nov. 23, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3600"
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# 3601.11 When will environmental considerations prevent BLM from disposing of mineral materials?

BLM will not dispose of mineral materials if we determine that the aggregate damage to public lands and resources would exceed the public benefits that BLM expects from the proposed disposition.