---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3505.25"
title: "43"
number: "3505.25"
heading: "How does BLM prioritize applications for prospecting permits?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3505.25"
---

# §3505.25. How does BLM prioritize applications for prospecting permits?


BLM will prioritize applications based on the time of filing. If more than one application is filed at the same time for the same commodity on the same lands, we will hold a public drawing in accordance with [subpart 1821 of this title](/cfr/43/subpart1821.md) to determine priority.


## 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.