43 CFR 3900.50
§ 3900.50 Land use plans and environmental considerations.
United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective
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- 43 CFR 3900.50, § 3900.50 Land use plans and environmental considerations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/214100
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(a) Any lease or exploration license issued under this part or parts 3910 through 3930 of this chapter will be issued in conformance with the decisions, terms, and conditions of a comprehensive land use plan developed under part 1600 of this chapter.
(b) Before a lease or exploration license is issued, the BLM, or the appropriate surface management agency, must comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
(c) Before the BLM approves a POD, the BLM must comply with NEPA, in cooperation with the surface management agency when possible, if the surface is managed by another Federal agency.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.