[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR228.43]

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              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. 228.43  Policy governing disposal.

    (a) General. Forest Service policy is to make mineral materials on 
National Forest lands available to the public and to local, State, and 
Federal government agencies where reasonable protection of, or 
mitigation of effects on, other resources in assured, and where removal 
is not prohibited.
    (1) A contract or permit limits processing of the mineral material 
onsite to the first salable product.
    (2) Additional onsite processing may be authorized by a separate 
permit (36 CFR 251.50).
    (3) The authorized officer must ensure that an environmental 
analysis is conducted for all planned disposals of mineral materials.
    (4) Decisions to authorize the disposal of mineral materials must 
conform to approved land and resource management plans (36 CFR 219.22).
    (b) Price. Mineral materials may not be sold for less than the 
appraised value. The authorized officer may assess a fee to cover costs 
of issuing and administering a contract or permit.
    (c) Conservation. Adequate measures must be taken to protect, and 
minimize damage to the environment. Mineral materials may be disposed of 
only if the authorized officer determines that the disposal is not 
detrimental to the public interest.
    (d) Ownership. Title to the mineral materials vests in the purchaser 
or permittee immediately before excavation, subject to the provisions of 
Sec. Sec. 228.47 through 228.56 and other provisions of the contract or 
permit. Title to excavated material not removed within the time provided 
revests in the United States.
    (e) Decisions. All decisions as to whether or not to grant disposals 
proposed under this subpart shall be made in writing by the authorized 
officer. Such decisions must specify their factual and legal basis.
    (f) Option for mining claimants. All mining claimants holding mining 
claims which are located for a mineral classified in accordance with 
this subpart as a mineral material have the option of maintaining that 
the mineral is locatable and filing for patent. All mining claimants 
holding mining

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claims located in good faith on or before January 16, 1991, for a 
mineral classified in accordance with this subpart as a mineral material 
may accept the classification and, if appropriate, receive a sale by 
negotiated contract for that mineral material under 36 CFR 228.57(b)(2) 
of this subpart.

[49 FR 29784, July 24, 1984, as amended at 55 FR 51706, Dec. 17, 1990]