Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
F. Solid Minerals.
Exclusion Text
(7) Approval of minor modifications to or minor variances from activities described in an approved exploration plan for leasable, salable, and locatable minerals (e.g., the approved plan identifies no new surface disturbance outside the areas already identified to be disturbed).
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