[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR228.53]

[Page 153]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 228--MINERALS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C--Disposal of Mineral Materials
 
Sec. 228.53  Term.

    (a) Time allowed. Except as provided in Sec. 228.61(f), 
Sec. 228.62(b), and elsewhere in this paragraph, a contract or permit 
may not exceed 1 year from the effective date of the contract or permit 
unless a written extension is obtained. For those mineral materials sold 
under a duration of production contract or under a contract for the sale 
of all mineral material within a specified area, or under a construction 
contract where removal cannot reasonably take place before completion of 
other work under the same contract, the authorized officer will 
establish a reasonable time period for removal.
    (b) Extension of time. If it is shown that a delay in removal was 
due to causes beyond the control of the purchaser or permittee, the 
authorized officer may grant an extension, not to exceed 1 year, upon 
written request. Written requests for extensions of contracts must be 
received between 30 and 90 days before the expiration date of the 
contract. Written requests for extensions of permits must be received 
between 15 and 90 days before the permit expiration date. The authorized 
officer may grant a total of two extensions for contracts and permits.