[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.  3809.300  Does this subpart apply to my existing notice-level operations?



    To see how this subpart applies to your operations conducted under a 

notice and existing on January 20, 2001, follow this table:



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 If BLM has received your complete

  notice before January 20, 2001--                  Then--

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(a) You are the operator identified  You may conduct operations for 2

 in the notice on file with BLM on    years after January 20, 2001 under

 January 20, 2001.                    the terms of your existing notice

                                      and the regulations in effect

                                      immediately before that date. (See

                                      43 CFR parts 1000-end, revised as

                                      of Oct. 1, 1999.) After 2 years,

                                      you may extend your notice under

                                      Sec.  3809.333. BLM may require a

                                      modification under Sec.  

                                      3809.331(a)(1). See Sec.  

                                      3809.503 for financial guarantee

                                      requirements applicable to

                                      notices.

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(b) You are a new operator, that     The provisions of this subpart,

 is, you were not the operator        including Sec.  3809.320, govern

 identified in the notice on file     your operations for 2 years after

 with BLM on January 20, 2001.        January 20, 2001, unless you

                                      extend your notice under Sec.  

                                      3809.333.

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(c) You later modify your notice...  (1) You may conduct operations on

                                      the original acreage for 2 years

                                      after January 20, 2001 under the

                                      terms of your existing notice and

                                      the regulations in effect

                                      immediately before that date (See

                                      43 CFR parts 1000-end, revised as

                                      of Oct. 1, 2000.) After 2 years,

                                      you may extend your notice under

                                      Sec.  3809.333. BLM may require a

                                      modification under Sec.  

                                      3809.331(a)(1). See Sec.  

                                      3809.503(b) for financial

                                      guarantee requirements applicable

                                      to notices.

                                     (2) Your operations on any

                                      additional acreage come under the

                                      provisions of this subpart,

                                      including Sec.  Sec.  3809.11 and

                                      3809.21, and may require approval

                                      of a plan of operations before the

                                      additional surface disturbance

                                      may.

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(d) Your notice has expired........  You may not conduct operations

                                      under an expired notice. You must

                                      promptly submit either a new

                                      notice under Sec.  3809.301 or a

                                      plan of operations under Sec.  

                                      3809.401, whichever is applicable,

                                      or immediately begin to reclaim

                                      your project area. See Sec.  Sec.  

                                       3809.11 and 3809.21.

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