The authorized officer may add or delete lands from an area covered by an application for any reason he/she determines to be in the public interest. If an environmental assessment of the modification is required, BLM will solicit and consider public comments on the modified application.
[47 FR 33141, July 30, 1982, as amended at 64 FR 52243, Sept. 28, 1999]
authority: The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended and supplemented (
30 U.S.C. 181
source: 44 FR 42615, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 43 CFR 3425.1-9