43 CFR § 3910.32 - Environmental analysis.

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title: "43 CFR § 3910.32 - Environmental analysis."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3910.32"
section_name: "Environmental analysis."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3910"
part_name: "OIL SHALE EXPLORATION LICENSES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 396(d) and 2107, 30 U.S.C. 241(a), 42 U.S.C. 15927, 43 U.S.C. 1732(b) and 1740."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 69475, Nov. 18, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3910.32 Environmental analysis.

(a) Before the BLM will issue an exploration license, the BLM, in consultation with any affected surface management agency, will perform the appropriate NEPA analysis of the actions contemplated in the application.

(b) For each exploration license, the BLM will include terms and conditions needed to protect the environment and resource values of the area and to ensure reclamation of the lands disturbed by the exploration activities.