---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2932.12"
title: "43"
number: "2932.12"
heading: "When may BLM waive the requirement to obtain a permit?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2932.12"
---

# §2932.12. When may BLM waive the requirement to obtain a permit?


We may waive the requirement to obtain a permit if:

- (a) The use or event begins and ends on non-public lands or related waters, traverses less than 1 mile of public lands or 1 shoreline mile, and poses no threat of appreciable damage to public land or water resource values;
- (b) **BLM sponsors or co-sponsors the use.** This includes any activity or event that BLM is involved in organizing and hosting, or sharing responsibility for, arranged through authorizing letters or written agreements; or
- (c) **The use is a competitive event that—**
  - (1) Is not commercial;
  - (2) Does not award cash prizes;
  - (3) Is not publicly advertised;
  - (4) Poses no appreciable risk for damage to public land or related water resource values; and
  - (5) **Requires no specific management or monitoring.**
- (d) **The use is an organized group activity or event that—**
  - (1) Is not commercial;
  - (2) Is not publicly advertised;
  - (3) Poses no appreciable risk for damage to public land or related water resource values; and
  - (4) **Requires no specific management or monitoring.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1740; 16 U.S.C. 6802.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 61740, Oct. 1, 2002, unless otherwise noted.