[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]



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                    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.  3809.21  When do I have to submit a notice?



    (a) You must submit a complete notice of your operations 15 calendar 

days



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before you commence exploration causing surface disturbance of 5 acres 

or less of public lands on which reclamation has not been completed. See 

Sec.  3809.301 for information on what you must include in your notice.

    (b) You must not segment a project area by filing a series of 

notices for the purpose of avoiding filing a plan of operations. See 

Sec.  Sec.  3809.300 through 3809.336 for regulations applicable to 

notice-level operations.