DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT MANUAL TRANSMITTAL SHEET

to incorporate intervening standards and guidelines for appraisals and professional standards and ethics for appraisers. These changes are a result of the Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act, 43 U.S.C. 1716 (FLEFA) and implementing regulations; Title XI, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA), 12 U.S.C. 1331; and a change in the BLM Manual 1203 delegation. FLEFA directed the Departments of Interior and Agriculture to develop and implement comprehensive, uniform standards for appraisals used in land exchanges. Title XI, FIRREA, directed States to promulgate rules governing the certification and licensing of real estate appraisers. BLM has adopted a policy that appraisers accepting BLM appraisal assignments must be state certified. The delegation of authority was revised to clarify the role and responsibilities of the authorized officer and the reviewing appraiser. The authority to approve market value can only be redelegated from the State Director to the lead state appraiser or other qualified BLM review appraisers. 2. Material Superseded: Manual pages superseded by this release are listed under "REMOVE " below. No other directives are superseded