43 CFR 4130.1-1 Qualifications and Preferences--Mandatory Qualifications

Bureau of Land Management, Interior

§ 4130.1–2

this part, the Director may approve
such rules. The rules shall be subject to
public review and comment, as appropriate, and upon approval, shall become effective when published in the
FEDERAL REGISTER as final rules. Special rules shall be published in a local
newspaper.
(b) Where the Bureau of Land Management administers the grazing use of
other Federal Agency lands, the terms
of an appropriate Memorandum of Understanding or Cooperative Agreement
shall apply.
[49 FR 6452, Feb. 21, 1984]

§ 4120.5

Cooperation.

§ 4120.5–1 Cooperation
in
management.
The authorized officer shall, to the
extent appropriate, cooperate with
Federal, State, Indian tribal and local
governmental entities, institutions, organizations, corporations, associations,
and individuals to achieve the objectives of this part.
[60 FR 9965, Feb. 22, 1995]

§ 4120.5–2 Cooperation
with
State,
county, and Federal agencies.
Insofar as the programs and responsibilities of other agencies and units of
government involve grazing upon the
public lands and other lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the livestock which graze
thereon, the Bureau of Land Management will cooperate, to the extent consistent with applicable laws of the
United States, with the involved agencies and government entities. The authorized officer shall cooperate with
State, county, and Federal agencies in
the administration of laws and regulations relating to livestock, livestock
diseases, sanitation, and noxious weeds
including—
(a) State cattle and sheep sanitary or
brand boards in control of stray and
unbranded livestock, to the extent
such cooperation does not conflict with
the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and
Burro Act of 1971 (16 U.S.C. 1331 et
seq.); and
(b) County or other local weed control districts in analyzing noxious weed
problems and developing control programs for areas of the public lands and

other lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
[60 FR 9965, Feb. 22, 1995]

Subpart 4130—Authorizing Grazing
Use
§ 4130.1

Applications.

§ 4130.1–1 Filing applications.
Applications for grazing permits or
leases (active use and nonuse), free-use
grazing permits and other grazing authorizations shall be filed with the authorized officer at the local Bureau of
Land Management office having jurisdiction over the public lands involved.
[43 FR 29067, July 5, 1978, as amended at 49
FR 6453, Feb. 21, 1984. Redesignated at 60 FR
9965, Feb. 22, 1995]

§ 4130.1–2 Conflicting applications.
When more than one qualified applicant applies for livestock grazing use
of the same public lands and/or where
additional forage for livestock or additional acreage becomes available, the
authorized officer may authorize grazing use of such land or forage on the
basis of § 4110.3–1 of this title or on the
basis of any of the following factors:
(a) Historical use of the public lands
(see § 4130.2(e));
(b) Proper use of rangeland resources;
(c) General needs of the applicant’s
livestock operations;
(d) Public ingress or egress across
privately owned or controlled land to
public lands;
(e) Topography;
(f) Other land use requirements
unique to the situation.
(g) Demonstrated stewardship by the
applicant to improve or maintain and
protect the rangeland ecosystem; and
(h) The applicant’s and affiliate’s history of compliance with the terms and
conditions of grazing permits and
leases of the Bureau of Land Management and any other Federal or State
agency, including any record of suspensions or cancellations of grazing use for
violations of terms and conditions of
agency grazing rules.
[49 FR 6453, Feb. 21, 1984; 49 FR 12704, Mar. 30,
1984, as amended at 53 FR 10234, Mar. 29, 1988;
60 FR 9965, Feb. 22, 1995; 61 FR 4227, Feb. 5,
1996]

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