[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR3601.5]



[Page 699-700]

 

                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 3600_MINERAL MATERIALS DISPOSAL--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart 3601_3601-Mineral Materials Disposal; General Provisions

 

Sec. 3601.5  Definitions.



    As used in this part the term:

    Act means the Materials Act of July 31, 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 

601, et seq.).

    BLM means the Bureau of Land Management.

    Common use area means a generally broad geographic area from which 

BLM



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can make disposals of mineral materials to many persons, with only 

negligible surface disturbance. The use is dispersed throughout the 

area.

    Community pit means a relatively small, defined area from which BLM 

can make disposals of mineral materials to many persons. The surface 

disturbance is usually extensive in the confined area.

    Mineral materials means, but is not limited to, petrified wood and 

common varieties of sand, stone, gravel, pumice, pumicite, cinders, and 

clay.

    Performance bond means a bond to ensure compliance with the terms of 

the contract and reclamation of the site as BLM requires.

    Permittee means any Federal, State, or territorial agency, unit, or 

subdivision, including municipalities, or any non-profit organization, 

to which BLM issued a free use permit for the removal of mineral 

materials from the public lands.

    Public lands means any lands and interest in lands owned by the 

United States and administered by the Secretary of the Interior through 

BLM without regard to how the United States acquired ownership, except 

lands held for the benefit of Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos.

    Purchaser means any person, including a business or government 

entity, buying or holding a contract to purchase mineral materials on 

the public lands.