---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3501.2"
title: "43"
number: "3501.2"
heading: "What is the scope of this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3501.2"
---

# §3501.2. What is the scope of this part?

- (a) This part applies to minerals other than oil, gas, coal and oil shale, leased under the mineral leasing acts, and to hardrock minerals leasable under Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946, on any unclaimed, undeveloped area of available public domain or acquired lands where leasing of these specific minerals is allowed by law. Special areas identified in [part 3580 of this title](/cfr/43/part3580.md) and asphalt on certain lands in Oklahoma also are leased under this part. Check [part 3580](/cfr/43/part3580.md) to identify any special provisions that apply to those special areas.
- (b) **This part does not apply to Indian lands or minerals except where expressly noted.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 30 U.S.C. 189, 192c, and 209; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and sec. 402, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. appendix).

### Source

Source: 64 FR 53536, Oct. 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted.