[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR228.13]

[Page 144]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 228_MINERALS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_Locatable Minerals
 
Sec.  228.13  Bonds.

    (a) Any operator required to file a plan of operations shall, when 
required by the authorized officer, furnish a bond conditioned upon 
compliance with Sec.  228.8(g), prior to approval of such plan of 
operations. In lieu of a bond, the operator may deposit into a Federal 
depository, as directed by the Forest Service, and maintain therein, 
cash in an amount equal to the required dollar amount of the bond or 
negotiable securities of the United States having market value at the 
time of deposit of not less than the required dollar amount of the bond. 
A blanket bond covering nationwide or statewide operations may be 
furnished if the terms and conditions thereof are sufficient to comply 
with the regulations in this part.
    (b) In determining the amount of the bond, consideration will be 
given to the estimated cost of stabilizing, rehabilitating, and 
reclaiming the area of operations.
    (c) In the event that an approved plan of operations is modified in 
accordance with Sec.  228.4 (d) and (e), the authorized officer will 
review the initial bond for adequacy and, if necessary, will adjust the 
bond to conform to the operations plan as modified.
    (d) When reclamation has been completed in accordance with Sec.  
228.8(g), the authorized officer will notify the operator that 
performance under the bond has been completed: Provided, however, That 
when the Forest Service has accepted as completed any portion of the 
reclamation, the authorized officer shall notify the operator of such 
acceptance and reduce proportionally the amount of bond thereafter to be 
required with respect to the remaining reclamation.

[39 FR 31317, Aug. 28, 1974; 39 FR 32029, Sept. 4, 1974]