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Form 1842-1 UNITED STATES
<br /> (September 2006) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
<br /> BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
<br /> INFORMATION ON TAKING APPEALS TO THE INTERIOR BOARD OF LAND APPEALS
<br /> DO NOT APPEAL UNLESS
<br /> 1.This decision is adverse to you,
<br /> AND
<br /> 2,You believe it is incorrect
<br /> IF YOU APPEAL,THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES MUST BE FOLLOWED
<br /> A person who wishes to appeal to the Interior Board of Land Appeals must file In the office of the officer who
<br /> I.NOTICE OF made the decision(not die Interior Board of Land Appeals)a notice that he wishes to appeal, A person served
<br /> with the decision being appealed must transmit the Notice of Appeal in time for it to be filed in the offlee where
<br /> APPEAL. it is required to be filed within 30 days after the date of service. If a decision is published in the FEDERAL
<br /> REGISTER, a person not served with the decision must transmit a Notice of Appeal in time for it to be filed
<br /> within 30 days after the date of publication(43 CFR 4.411 and 4.413).
<br /> 2,WHERE TO FILE US Department of Interior US Dept.of the Interior
<br /> Bureau of Land Management AND Office of Hearings&Appeals
<br /> NOTICE OF APPEAL................ 455 Emerson St. Interior Board of Land Appeals
<br /> Craig,CO 81625-1129 got N Quicy St,MS 300-QC
<br /> Arlington,VA 22203
<br /> US Dept of the Interior
<br /> WITH COPY TO Regional Solicitor,Rocky Mountain Region
<br /> SOLICITOR.- 755 Parfet St.Room 151
<br /> Lakewood,CO 80215
<br /> 3.STATEMENT OF REASONS Within 30 days after filing die Notice nfAppeal,file a complete statement of the reasons why you are appealing.
<br /> This must be filed with the United States Department of the Interior,Office of Hearings and Appeals,Interior
<br /> Board of Land Appeals,8Ol N. Quincy Street, MS 300-QC,Arlington, Virginia 22203. If you fully stated
<br /> your reasons for appealing when filing die Notice nfAppeal,no additional statement is necessary
<br /> (43 CFR 4.412 and 4.413).
<br /> WITH COPY TO US Dept of the Interior US Department of Interior
<br /> SOLICITOR............................... Regional Solicitor,Rocky Mountain Region And Bureau of Land Management
<br /> 755 Parfet St.Room 151 455 Emerson St,
<br /> Lakewood,CO 90215 Ctaig,CO 81625-1129
<br /> 4.ADVERSE PARTIES................. Within 15 days after each document is tiled,each adverse party named In the decision and die Regional
<br /> Solicitor or Field Solicitor having unsdiction over the State in which the appeal arose must be served with n
<br /> copy of.(a)the Notice afAppeol,(b) the Statement of Reasons, and (c) any other documents filed
<br /> (43 CFR 4,413).
<br /> S.PROOF OF SERVICE.............. Within 15 days after an,document is served on an adverse party,file proof of that service with the United States
<br /> Department of the Interior,Office of Hearings and Appeals,interior Board of Land Appeals,go N.Quincy
<br /> Street,MS 300-QC;Arlington,Virginia 22203, This may consist of a certified or registered mail"Return Receipt
<br /> Card"signed by the adverse party(43 CFR 4.401(c)).
<br /> 6,REQUEST FOR STAY............. Except where program-specific regulations place this decision in full force and efi'eet or provide for an
<br /> automatic stay,the decision becomes effective upon the expiration of the time allowed for tiling an appeal
<br /> unless a petition for a stay is timely filed together with a Notice of Appeal(43 CFR 4.2I). If you wish to file
<br /> a petition for a stay of the effectiveness of this decision during the time that your appeal is being reviewed by
<br /> the Interior Board of Land Appeals,the petition for a stay must accompany your Notice of Appeal(43 CFR 4.21
<br /> or 43 CFR 280I.10 or 43 CFR 2881.10). A petition[ for a stay is required to show sufficient justification
<br /> based on the standards listed below. Copies of the Notice of Appeal and Petition for a Stay must also be submitted
<br /> to each party named in Otis decision and to the Interior Board of Land Appeals and to the appropriate Office of the
<br /> Solicitor(43 CFR 4.413)at the same time the original documents Ire filed with this office. if you request a
<br /> stay,you have the burden of proof to demonstrate that a stay should be granted.
<br /> Standards for Obtaining a Stay. Except as otherwise provided by law or other pertinent regulations,a
<br /> petition for a stay of a decision pending appeal shall show sufficient justification based on the following
<br /> standards: (1)the relative ham to the parties if the stay is granted or denied,(2)the likelihood of the appellant's
<br /> success on the merits,(3)the likelihood of immediate and irreparable harm if the stay is not granted,mid(4)
<br /> whether the public interest favors granting the stay,
<br /> Unless these procedures are followed,your uppeal will be subject to dismissal(43 CFR 4.402k Be certain that all communications are
<br /> identified by serial number of the case being appealed.
<br /> NOTE: A document is not filed unfit it is actually received in the proper office(43 CFR 4AO1(a)), See 43 CFR Part 4,Subpart B for general rules
<br /> relating to procedures and practice involving appeals.
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