36 CFR §228.57
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Except as provided in § 228.41(b), disposal of mineral materials may be made by:
- (a)Competitive sale to the highest qualified bidder after formal advertising and other appropriate public notice;
- (b)Sale by negotiated contract.
- (1)For removal of materials to be used in connection with a public works improvement program on behalf of a Federal, State, or local government agency if the public exigency will not permit delays incident to advertising, or
- (2)For the removal of mineral materials for which it is impracticable to obtain competition;
- (c)Preference right negotiated sale to the holder of a Forest Service-issued prospecting permit under which a suitable mineral material deposit has been demonstrated on acquired National Forest lands;
- (d)Free use when a permit is issued to any nonprofit association, corporation, individual, or others listed in § 228.62(d), for other than commercial purposes, resale, or barter, or to any Federal, State, county, local unit, subdivision, municipality, or county road district for use in public projects; or
- (e)Forest Service force account or by contract where the material is to be used to carry out various Forest Service programs involving construction and maintenance of physical improvements.