CFR > Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (parts 1000 to 9260) > SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) (parts 3000 to 3871) > PART 3461—ENVIRONMENT > SUBPART 3461—Federal Lands Review: Unsuitability for Mining (§3461.0-3 to §3461.5) > 3461.3-1—Application of criteria on unleased lands.

3461.3-1—Application of criteria on unleased lands.

(a) The unsuitability criteria shall only be applied, prior to lease issuance, to all lands leased after July 19, 1979.
(b) The unsuitability criteria shall be initially applied either:
(1) During land use planning or the environmental assessment conducted for a specific lease application; or
(2) During land use planning under the provisions of § 3420.1-4 of this title.

Code of Federal Regulations

[47 FR 33149, July 30, 1982. Redesignated at 52 FR 46473, Dec. 8, 1987]