Land Law Examiner (Minerals) | Bureau of Land Management

Selection at the GS-9 level, the incumbent will perform the duties of the position, with a reduced level of responsibility and/or difficulty, while receiving on-the-job trainee assignments or other appropriate training.

Adjudicates the most difficult, unusual, complex, controversial, unprecedented agreements and cases that are received or referred for final examining and decision.

Processes Federal, Indian and dual Federal/Indian communitization agreements that do not require geologic or engineering interpretation.

Processes and makes determination on cases that set precedent and have significant economic impact, competing government interests and/or affect several different geographic areas

Prepares and processes cases under appeal to the Interior Board of Land Appeals, responds to Congressional requests and Freedom of Information Act requests relative to the locatable mineral program.