43 C.F.R. § 4.451-1 : Public Lands: Interior — OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR — DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES — SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC LAND HEARINGS AND APPEALS —APPEALS PROCEDURES —HEARINGS ON APPEALS INVOLVING QUESTIONS OF FACT —1 - How initiated

The Government may initiate contests for any cause affecting the legality or validity of any entry or settlement or mining claim.

43 C.F.R. § 4.451-1