Public Availability of Mineral Resources Information
other · US Department of the Interior · Published 1998-10-01 · Effective 1998-11-02 · 63 FR 52946
Document
Document number
98-26294
Federal Register citation
63 FR 52946
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of the Interior
Publication date
1998-10-01
Effective date
1998-11-02
Interior docket
WO-890-1270-02-24 1A
Abstract
This final rule of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) amends regulations addressing the public availability of mineral resource information. The purpose of this rule is to remove conflicts between the Department of the Interior (the Department) regulations implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and existing regulations that relate to public availability of mineral resource information. The rule also removes inconsistencies among the various mineral resources regulations relating to release of information under FOIA. Finally, it addresses the protection afforded Indian mineral information under the Indian Mineral Development Act (IMDA) and FOIA.