43 CFR § 4300.24 - Does my filed application mean that no one else can file an application?

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title: "43 CFR § 4300.24 - Does my filed application mean that no one else can file an application?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "4300.24"
section_name: "Does my filed application mean that no one else can file an application?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "RANGE MANAGEMENT (4000)"
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part_name: "GRAZING ADMINISTRATION; ALASKA; REINDEER; GENERAL"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 500k, and 43 U.S.C. 1701"
regulatory_source: "63 FR 55550, Oct. 16, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
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# 4300.24 Does my filed application mean that no one else can file an application?

No. The filing of your application will not segregate the land. Anyone else may file an application and BLM may dispose of the lands under the public land laws.