[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR2563.1-1]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 2560_ALASKA OCCUPANCY AND USE--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart 2563_Homesites or Headquarters
 
Sec. 2563.1-1  Application.

    (a) Form and contents of applications. Applications under the Act of 
March 3, 1927, must be filed in duplicate in the proper office for the 
district in which the land is situated, and the claim must be in 
reasonably compact form. An application need not be under oath but must 
be signed by the applicant and corroborated by the statements of two 
persons and must show the following facts:
    (1) The age and citizenship of applicant.
    (2) The actual use and occupancy of the land for which application 
is made for a homestead or headquarters.
    (3) The date when the land was first occupied as a homestead or 
headquarters.
    (4) The nature of the trade, business, or productive industry in 
which applicant or his employer, whether a citizen, an association of 
citizens, or a corporation is engaged.
    (5) The location of the tract applied for with respect to the place 
of business and other facts demonstrating its adaptability to the 
purpose of a homestead or headquarters.
    (6) That no portion of the tract applied for is occupied or reserved 
for any purpose by the United States, or occupied or claimed by any 
natives of Alaska, or occupied as a town site or missionary station or 
reserved from sale, and that the tract does not include improvements 
made by or in possession of another person, association, or corporation.
    (7) That the land is not included within an area which is reserved 
because of springs thereon. All facts as to medicinal or other springs 
must be stated, in accordance with Sec. 2311.2(a).
    (8) That no part of the land is valuable for mineral deposits other 
than coal, oil or gas, and that at the date of location no part of the 
land was claimed under the mining laws.
    (9) If the land desired for purchase is surveyed, the application 
must include a description of the tract by aliquot parts of legal 
subdivisions, not exceeding 5 acres. If the tract is situated in the 
fractional portion of a sectional lotting, the lot may be subdivided; 
where such subdivision, however, would result in narrow strips or other 
areas containing less than 2\1/2\ acres, not suitable for disposal as 
separate units, such adjoining excess areas, in the discretion of the 
authorized officer and with the consent of the applicant, may be 
included with the tract applied for, without subdividing and the 
application will be amended accordingly. Where a supplemental plat is 
required, to provide a proper description, it will be prepared at the 
time of approval of the application.

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    (10) If the land is unsurveyed, the application must be accompanied 
by a petition for survey, describing the tract applied for with as much 
certainty as possible, without actual survey, not exceeding 5 acres, and 
giving the approximate latitude and longitude of one corner of the 
claim.
    (b) Filing fee. All applications must be accompanied by an 
application service fee of $10 which will not be returnable.
    (c) Time for filing application. Application to purchase a claim, 
along with the required proof or showing, must be filed within 5 years 
after the filing of notice of the claim.