---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3604.13"
title: "43"
number: "3604.13"
heading: "When will BLM decline to issue a free use permit to a qualified applicant?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3604.13"
---

# §3604.13. When will BLM decline to issue a free use permit to a qualified applicant?


BLM will not issue a free use permit if we determine that you own or control an adequate supply of suitable mineral materials that:

- (a) Are readily available, and
- (b) **You can mine in a manner that is economically and environmentally acceptable.**

## 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.