[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 43, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 43CFR3800] [Page 759] TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 3800_MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS--Table of Contents Subpart 3809_Surface Management Sec. 3809.10 How does BLM classify operations? BLM classifies operations as-- (a) Casual use, for which an operator need not notify BLM. (You must reclaim any casual-use disturbance that you create. If your operations do not qualify as casual use, you must submit a notice or plan of operations, whichever is applicable. See Sec. Sec. 3809.11 and 3809.21.); (b) Notice-level operations, for which an operator must submit a notice (except for certain suction-dredging operations covered by Sec. 3809.31(b)); and (c) Plan-level operations, for which an operator must submit a plan of operations and obtain BLM's approval.