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FEDERAL · 43 CFR

Part 3500 — Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale

199 sections · Title 43: Public Lands: Interior

§ 3501.1What is the authority for this part?
§ 3501.2What is the scope of this part?
§ 3501.5What terms do I need to know to understand this part?
§ 3501.10What types of mineral use authorizations can I get under these rules?
§ 3501.16Does my permit or lease grant me an exclusive right to develop the lands covered by the permit or lease?
§ 3501.17Are there any general planning or environmental considerations that affect issuance of my permit or lease?
§ 3501.20If BLM approves my application for a use authorization under this part, when does it become effective?
§ 3501.30May I appeal BLM's decisions under this part?
§ 3502.10Who may hold permits and leases?
§ 3502.13May foreign citizens hold permits or leases?
§ 3502.15Are there any additional restrictions on holding leases or interests in leases?
§ 3502.20Will BLM issue a lease to me if I am not complying with the diligence requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act?
§ 3502.25Where do I file evidence that I am qualified to hold a permit or lease?
§ 3502.26May I supplement or update my qualifications statement?
§ 3502.27If I am an individual, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement?
§ 3502.28If I am an association or a partnership, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement?
§ 3502.29If I am a guardian or trustee for a trust holding on behalf of a beneficiary, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement?
§ 3502.30If I am a corporation, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement?
§ 3502.33If I represent an applicant as an attorney-in-fact, do I have to submit anything to BLM?
§ 3502.34What must I submit if there are other parties in interest?
§ 3502.40What happens if an applicant or successful bidder for a permit or lease dies before the permit or lease is issued?
§ 3502.41What happens to a permit or lease if the permittee or lessee dies?
§ 3502.42What happens if the heir is not qualified?
§ 3503.10Are all Federal lands available for leasing under this part?
§ 3503.11Are there any other areas in which I cannot get a permit or lease for the minerals covered by this part?
§ 3503.12For what areas may I receive a sulphur permit or lease?
§ 3503.13For what areas may I receive a hardrock mineral permit or lease?
§ 3503.14For what areas may I get a permit or lease for asphalt?
§ 3503.15May I lease the gold or silver reserved to the United States on land I hold under a private land claim in New Mexico?
§ 3503.16May I obtain permits or leases for sand and gravel in Nevada under the terms of this part?
§ 3503.20What if another Federal agency manages the lands I am interested in?
§ 3503.21What happens if the surface of the land I am interested in belongs to a non-Federal political subdivision or charitable organization?
§ 3503.25When may BLM issue permits and leases for Federal minerals underlying private surface?
§ 3503.28Does BLM incorporate any special requirements to protect the lands and resources?
§ 3503.30How should I describe surveyed lands or lands shown on protraction or amended protraction diagrams in states which are part of the Public Land Survey System?
§ 3503.31How should I describe lands in states which are part of the Public Land Survey System but have not been surveyed and are not shown on a protraction or amended protraction diagram?
§ 3503.32How should I describe acquired lands?
§ 3503.33Will BLM issue me a lease for unsurveyed lands?
§ 3503.36Are there any size or shape limitations on the lands I can apply for?
§ 3503.37Is there a limit to the acreage of lands I can hold under permits and leases?
§ 3503.38How does BLM compute my acreage holdings?
§ 3503.40Where do I file my permit or lease application and other necessary documents?
§ 3503.41Will BLM disclose information I submit under these regulations?
§ 3503.42When I submit confidential, proprietary information, how can I help ensure it is not available to the public?
§ 3503.43How long will information I give BLM remain confidential or proprietary?
§ 3503.44How will BLM treat Indian information submitted under the Indian Mineral Development Act?
§ 3503.45How will BLM administer information concerning other Indian minerals?
§ 3503.46When will BLM consult with Indian mineral owners when information concerning their minerals is the subject of a FOIA request?
§ 3504.10What fees must I pay?
§ 3504.11What forms of payment will BLM and MMS accept?
§ 3504.12What payments do I submit to BLM and what payments do I submit to MMS?
§ 3504.15How does BLM determine my rent?
§ 3504.16When is my rental due after the first year of the lease?
§ 3504.17What happens if I do not pay my rental on time?
§ 3504.20What are the requirements for paying royalties on production?
§ 3504.21What are the minimum royalty rates?
§ 3504.22How will I know what the royalty rate is on my lease production?
§ 3504.25Do I have to produce a certain amount per year?
§ 3504.26May I create overriding royalties on my Federal lease?
§ 3504.50Do I have to file a bond to receive a permit or lease?
§ 3504.51How do I file my bond?
§ 3504.55What types of bonds are acceptable?
§ 3504.56If I have more than one permit or lease, may I combine bond coverage?
§ 3504.60Under what circumstances might BLM elect to change the amount of my bond?
§ 3504.65What happens to my bond if I do not meet my permit or lease obligations?
§ 3504.66Must I restore my bond to the full amount if payment has been made from my bond?
§ 3504.70When will BLM terminate the period of liability of my bond?
§ 3504.71When will BLM release my bond?
§ 3505.10What is a prospecting permit?
§ 3505.11Do I need a prospecting permit to collect mineral specimens for non-commercial purposes?
§ 3505.12How do I obtain a prospecting permit?
§ 3505.13What must my application include?
§ 3505.15Is there an acreage limit for my application?
§ 3505.25How does BLM prioritize applications for prospecting permits?
§ 3505.30May I amend or change my application after I file it?
§ 3505.31May I withdraw my application after I file it?
§ 3505.40After submitting my application, do I need to submit anything else?
§ 3505.45What is an exploration plan?
§ 3505.50How will I know if BLM has approved or rejected my application?
§ 3505.55What are my obligations to BLM under an approved prospecting permit?
§ 3505.60How long is my prospecting permit in effect?
§ 3505.61May BLM extend the term of my prospecting permit?
§ 3505.62Under what conditions will BLM extend my prospecting permit?
§ 3505.64How do I apply for an extension?
§ 3505.65What information must I include in my extension request?
§ 3505.66If approved, when is my extension effective?
§ 3505.70May I relinquish my prospecting permit?
§ 3505.75What happens if I fail to pay the rental?
§ 3505.80What happens when my permit expires?
§ 3505.85May BLM cancel my prospecting permit for reasons other than failure to pay rental?
§ 3506.10What is an exploration license?
§ 3506.11What must I do to obtain an exploration license?
§ 3506.12Who prepares and publishes the notice of exploration?
§ 3506.13What information must I provide to BLM to include in the notice of exploration?
§ 3506.14May others participate in the exploration program?
§ 3506.15What will BLM do in response to my exploration license application?
§ 3506.20After my license is issued, may I modify my license or exploration plan?
§ 3506.25Once I have a license, what are my responsibilities?
§ 3507.11What must I do to obtain a preference right lease?
§ 3507.15How do I apply for a preference right lease?
§ 3507.16Is there a fee or payment required with my application?
§ 3507.17What information must my preference right lease application include?
§ 3507.18What do I need to submit to show that I have found a valuable deposit?
§ 3507.19Under what circumstances will BLM reject my application?
§ 3507.20May I appeal BLM's rejection of my preference right lease?
§ 3508.11What lands are available for competitive leasing?
§ 3508.12How do I get a competitive lease?
§ 3508.14How will BLM publish the notice of lease sale?
§ 3508.15What information will the detailed statement of the lease sale terms and conditions include?
§ 3508.20How will BLM conduct the sale and handle bids?
§ 3508.21What happens if I am the successful bidder?
§ 3508.22What happens if BLM rejects my bid?
§ 3509.10What are future interest leases?
§ 3509.11Under what conditions will BLM issue a future interest lease to me?
§ 3509.12Who may apply for a future interest lease?
§ 3509.15Do I have to pay for a future interest lease?
§ 3509.16How do I apply for a future interest lease?
§ 3509.17What information must I include in my application for a future interest lease?
§ 3509.18What will BLM do after it receives my application for a future interest lease?
§ 3509.20When does my future interest lease take effect?
§ 3509.25For what reasons will BLM reject my application for a future interest lease?
§ 3509.30May I withdraw my application for a future interest lease?
§ 3509.40What are fractional interest prospecting permits and leases?
§ 3509.41For what lands may BLM issue fractional interest prospecting permits and leases?
§ 3509.45Who may apply for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
§ 3509.46How do I apply for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
§ 3509.47What information must I include in my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
§ 3509.48What will BLM do after it receives my application for a fractional interest lease?
§ 3509.49What terms and conditions apply to my fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
§ 3509.50Under what conditions would BLM reject my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
§ 3509.51May I withdraw my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
§ 3510.11If I already have a Federal lease, or the mineral rights on adjacent private lands, may I lease adjoining Federal lands that contain the same deposits without competitive bidding?
§ 3510.12What must I do to obtain a lease modification or fringe acreage lease?
§ 3510.15What will BLM do with my application?
§ 3510.20Do I have to pay a fee to modify my existing lease or obtain a fringe acreage lease?
§ 3510.21What terms and conditions apply to fringe acreage leases and lease modifications?
§ 3511.10Do certain leases allow me to mine other commodities as well?
§ 3511.11If I am mining calcium chloride, may I obtain a noncompetitive mineral lease to produce the commingled sodium chloride?
§ 3511.12Are there standard terms and conditions which apply to all leases?
§ 3511.15How long will my lease be in effect?
§ 3511.25What is meant by lease readjustment and lease renewal?
§ 3511.26What if I object to the terms and conditions BLM proposes for a readjusted lease?
§ 3511.27How do I renew my lease?
§ 3511.30If I appeal BLM's proposed new terms, must I continue paying royalties or rentals while my appeal is pending?
§ 3512.11Once BLM issues me a permit or lease, may I assign or sublease it?
§ 3512.12Is there a fee for requesting an assignment or sublease?
§ 3512.13How do I assign my permit or lease?
§ 3512.16How do I sublease my lease?
§ 3512.17How do I transfer the operating rights in my permit or lease?
§ 3512.18Will BLM approve my assignment or sublease if I have outstanding liabilities?
§ 3512.19Must I notify BLM if I intend to transfer an overriding royalty to another party?
§ 3512.25If I assign my permit or lease, when do my obligations under the permit or lease end?
§ 3512.30What are the responsibilities of a sublessor and a sublessee?
§ 3512.33Does an assignment or sublease alter the permit or lease terms?
§ 3513.11May BLM relieve me of the lease requirements of rental, minimum royalty, or production royalty while continuing to hold the lease?
§ 3513.12What criteria does BLM consider in approving a waiver, suspension, or reduction in rental or minimum royalty, or a reduction in the royalty rate?
§ 3513.15How do I apply for reduction of rental, royalties, or minimum production?
§ 3513.16Do I have to pay a fee when I apply for a waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental, minimum royalty, production royalty, or minimum production?
§ 3513.17How will BLM implement a reduction of rental, royalties, or minimum production?
§ 3513.20What is a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
§ 3513.21What is the effect of a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
§ 3513.22How do I apply for a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
§ 3513.23May BLM order a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
§ 3513.25When will my suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns) take effect?
§ 3513.26When and how does my suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns) expire or terminate?
§ 3513.30What is a suspension of operations (economic concerns)?
§ 3513.31What is the effect of a suspension of operations (economic concerns)?
§ 3513.32How do I apply for a suspension of operations (economic concerns)?
§ 3513.33When will my suspension of operations (economic concerns) take effect?
§ 3513.34When and how does my suspension of operations (economic concerns) expire or terminate?
§ 3514.11May I relinquish my lease or any part of my lease?
§ 3514.12What additional information should I include in a request for partial relinquishment?
§ 3514.15Where do I file my relinquishment?
§ 3514.20When is my relinquishment effective?
§ 3514.21When will BLM approve my relinquishment?
§ 3514.25When does my lease expire?
§ 3514.30May BLM cancel my lease?
§ 3514.31May BLM waive cancellation or forfeiture?
§ 3514.32Will BLM give me an opportunity to remedy a violation of the lease terms?
§ 3514.40What if I am a <em>bona fide</em> purchaser and my lease is subject to cancellation?
§ 3515.10May I exchange my lease or lease right for another mineral lease or lease right?
§ 3515.12What regulatory provisions apply if I want to exchange a lease or lease right?
§ 3515.15May BLM initiate an exchange?
§ 3515.16What standards does BLM use to assess the public interest of an exchange?
§ 3515.18Will I be notified when BLM is considering initiating an exchange that will affect my lease?
§ 3515.20May I exchange preference rights?
§ 3515.21What types of lands can be exchanged?
§ 3515.22What if the lands to be exchanged are not of equal value?
§ 3515.23May BLM require me to submit additional information?
§ 3515.25Is BLM required to publish notice or hold a hearing?
§ 3515.26When will BLM make a decision on the exchange?
§ 3515.27Will BLM attach any special provisions to the exchange lease?
§ 3516.10What are use permits?
§ 3516.11What kinds of permits or leases allow use permits?
§ 3516.12What activities may I conduct under a use permit?
§ 3516.15How do I apply for a use permit?
§ 3516.16What must I include with my application?
§ 3516.20Is there an annual fee or charge for use of the lands?
§ 3516.30What happens if I fail to pay the annual rental on my use permit?