§ 2882.2-2 - Application filing.

(a) Where the Federal lands involved are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, application for a right-of-way grant or temporary use permit or for a renewal of either shall be filed with either the Area Manager, the District Manager or the State Director of a Bureau of Land Management office having jurisdiction over the Federal lands involved.

(b) Where the Federal lands involved are under the jurisdiction of two or more agencies of the Department of the Interior, or where the Federal lands involved are under the jurisdiction of one or more agencies of the Department of the Interior and one or more other Federal agencies, or where the Federal lands involved are under the jurisdiction of two or more non-Interior agencies, the initial application for a right-of-way grant or temporary use permit may be filed at the most convenient State Office of the Bureau of Land Management, at locations listed in § 1821.2-1 of this title or at the nearest Bureau of Land Management Office that has jurisdiction over a portion of the Federal lands involved. The Director, Bureau of Land Management will, upon notice of the application by field officials, assign a lead official and notify the applicant where all future communications concerning the project should be directed. All applications for temporary use permits that are filed subsequent to the filing of an application for a right-of-way grant shall be filed with the lead official. Applications for renewal of a right-of-way grant or temporary use permit shall be filed with the lead official.

(c) Where the Federal lands involved are under the jurisdiction of but one Federal agency, including bureaus and agencies within the Department of the Interior other than the Bureau of Land Management, applications for a right-of-way grant or temporary use permit or renewal of either shall be directed to that agency.