43 CFR 3120.13
§ 3120.13 Protests.
United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective
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- 43 CFR 3120.13, § 3120.13 Protests, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/211872
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(a) No action pursuant to the regulations in this subpart will be suspended under 43 CFR 4.21(a) due to a protest from a notice by the authorized officer to hold a lease sale.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, the authorized officer may suspend the offering of a specific parcel while considering a protest against its inclusion in a Notice of Competitive Lease Sale.
(c) Only the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management may suspend a lease sale for good cause after reviewing the reason(s) for a protest.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.