43 CFR 3508.22
§ 3508.22 What happens if BLM rejects my bid?
United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective
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(a) If your bid is the high bid and we reject it because you did not sign the lease form and pay the balance of the bonus bid, or otherwise comply with this subpart, you forfeit to the United States your deposit of one-fifth of the bonus bid amount.
(b) If we must reject your high bid for reasons beyond your control, we will return your bid deposit.
(c) If we reject your bid because it is not the high bid, we will return your bid deposit.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.