Used in GLIN for authorizations, grants, or licenses by government to non-governmental parties (domestic or foreign ) allowing them certain exclusive rights to use, extract, or convert public property , including PUBLIC LANDS, PUBLIC FORESTS, and NATURAL RESOURCES such as trees, minerals, telecommunication bands, etc., or to have an exclusive right to provide a specific public service such as to provide telephone service in a certain area or to provide bus or airline service over a certain route.