---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 4.161"
title: "43"
number: "4.161"
heading: "Private contests; protests."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/4.161"
---

# §4.161. Private contests; protests.


Where the elements of a contest are not present, any objection raised by a person or entity to any action proposed to be taken in any proceeding before BLM will be deemed to be a protest and appropriate action will be taken based on the circumstances.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 90 FR 2395, Jan. 10, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503-504; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1457; Pub. L. 99-264, 100 Stat. 61, as amended.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 7186, Apr. 15, 1971, unless otherwise noted.