---
kind: "unit"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands: Interior"
key: "subtB/chII/subchC/part3200/subpart3203"
level: "subpart"
label: "Subpart 3203"
heading: "Competitive Leasing"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3200-subpart3203"
sections_count: 9
---

# Subpart 3203 — Competitive Leasing

Title 43 C.F.R. — Public Lands: Interior › Subtitle B — Regulations Relating to Public Lands › Chapter II — Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior › Subchapter C — Minerals Management (3000) › Part 3200 — Geothermal Resource Leasing

## Sections

- [§3203.5. What is the general process for obtaining a geothermal lease?](/cfr/43/3203.5.md)
- [§3203.10. How are lands included in a competitive sale?](/cfr/43/3203.10.md)
- [§3203.11. Under what circumstances may parcels be offered as a block for competitive sale?](/cfr/43/3203.11.md)
- [§3203.12. What fees must I pay to nominate lands?](/cfr/43/3203.12.md)
- [§3203.13. How often will BLM hold a competitive lease sale?](/cfr/43/3203.13.md)
- [§3203.14. How will BLM provide notice of a competitive lease sale?](/cfr/43/3203.14.md)
- [§3203.15. How does BLM conduct a competitive lease sale?](/cfr/43/3203.15.md)
- [§3203.17. How must I make payments if I am the successful bidder?](/cfr/43/3203.17.md)
- [§3203.18. What happens to parcels that receive no bids at a competitive lease sale?](/cfr/43/3203.18.md)