---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3602.34"
title: "43"
number: "3602.34"
heading: "What is the term of a noncompetitive contract?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3602.34"
---

# §3602.34. What is the term of a noncompetitive contract?


BLM will not issue a noncompetitive contract for the sale of mineral materials for a term exceeding 5 years, excluding any contract extension under [§ 3602.27](/cfr/43/3602.27.md) and any period that BLM may allow for removal of equipment and improvements under [§ 3601.52](/cfr/43/3601.52.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1701 et seq.; Sec. 2, Act of September 28, 1962 (Pub. L. 87-713, 76 Stat. 652).

### Source

Source: 66 FR 58901, Nov. 23, 2001, unless otherwise noted.