§3430.5-3. Determination to lease.
43 C.F.R. § 3430.5-3
A preference right lease shall be issued if, upon review of the application, any available land use plan and the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, the authorized officer determines that:
Coal has been discovered in commercial quantities on the lands applied for;
The applicant has used reasonable economic assumptions and data to support the showing that coal has been found on the proposed lease in commercial quantities; and
The conditions or protective lease stipulations assure that environmental damage can be avoided or acceptably mitigated.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[47 FR 33143, July 30, 1982]
Authority
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 351-359; 30 U.S.C. 521-531; 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.; and 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.
Source
Source: 44 FR 42628, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[47 FR 33143, July 30, 1982]