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6. REQUEST FOR STAY Except where program-specific regulations place this decision in full force and effect or provide for an automatic stay, the decision becomes effective upon the expiration of the time allowed for filing an appeal unless a petition for stay is timely filed (see 43 CFR 4.21). If you wish to file a petition for a stay of the effectiveness of this decision during the time that your appeal is being reviewed by the Board, the petition for a stay must accompany your notice of appeal. A petition for a stay is required to show sufficient justification based on the standards listed below. Copies of the notice of appeal and petition for a stay must also be submitted to each party named in this decision and to the Interior Board of Land Appeals and the appropriate Office of the Solicitor (see 43 CFR 4.413) at the same time the original documents are filed with this office, If you request a stay, you have the burden of proof to demonstrate that a stay should be granted. Unless these procedures are followed, your appeal will be subject to dismissal (see 43 CFR 4.402). Be certain that all communications are identified by the serial number of the case being appealed, NOTE: A document is not filed until it is actually received in the proper office (see 43 CFR 4.401 (a)). STANDARDS FOR OBTAINING A STAY Except as otherwise provided by law or other pertinent regulation, a petition for stay of a decision pending appeal shall show sufficient justification based on the following standards: (1) The relative harm to the parties if the stay is granted or denied, (2) The likelihood of the appellant's success on the merits, (3) The likelihood of immediate and irreparable harm if the stay is not granted, and (4) Whether the public interest favors granting the stay. Unless these procedures are followed, your appeal will be subject to dismissal (see 43 CFR 4.402). Be certain that all communications are identified by the serial number of the case being appealed, SUBPART 1821.2-0FFICE HOURS; TIME AND PLACE FOR FILING Sec. 1821.2-1(a) Office hours; place for filing. Field Offices of the Bureau of Land Management are open to the public for the filing of documents and the inspection of records during the hours specified below, Monday through Friday of each week with the exception of those days where the office may be closed because of a national holiday or Presidential or other administrative order. The hours during which the Field Offices are open to the public for the filing of documents and inspection of records are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m Mountain Standard Time or Daylight Savings Time, whichever is in effect. Sec. 1821.2-2( d) Any document required or permitted to be filed under the regulations of this chapter, which is received in the Field Office, either in the mail or by personal delivery when the office is not open to the public, shall be deemed to be filed as of the day and hour the office next opens to the public. ( e) Any document required by law, regulation, or decision to be filed within the stated period, the last day of which falls on a day the Field Office is officially closed, shall be deemed to be timely filed if it is received in the proper office on the next day the office is open to the public. * * * * * * See 43 CFR 4.21 for appeal general provisions CO-QSO-1840-191 (February 1999)