---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2809.12"
title: "43"
number: "2809.12"
heading: "How will the BLM select and prepare parcels?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2809.12"
---

# §2809.12. How will the BLM select and prepare parcels?

- (a) The BLM will identify parcels for a competitive process based on information received in public nominations, land use designations, and on any other information it deems relevant.
- (b) The BLM and other Federal agencies, as applicable, may conduct necessary studies and site evaluation work, including applicable environmental reviews and public meetings, before offering lands in a competitive process.
- (c) The BLM's choice to conduct a competitive process is not a decision to grant or deny a right-of-way application and is not subject to appeal under [43 CFR part 4](/cfr/43/part4.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 35683, May 1, 2024]

### Source

Source: 81 FR 92224, Dec. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1733, 1740, 1763, 1764, and 3003.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 21058, Apr. 22, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[89 FR 35683, May 1, 2024]