43 CFR Part 3500
PART 3500—LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE
- PART 3500—LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands › Chapter II—Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior › Subchapter C—Minerals Management (3000)
- Subpart 3501—Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale—General
- § 3501.1 What is the authority for this part?
- § 3501.2 What is the scope of this part?
- § 3501.5 What terms do I need to know to understand this part?
- § 3501.10 What types of mineral use authorizations can I get under these rules?
- § 3501.16 Does my permit or lease grant me an exclusive right to develop the lands covered by the permit or lease?
- § 3501.17 Are there any general planning or environmental considerations that affect issuance of my permit or lease?
- § 3501.20 If BLM approves my application for a use authorization under this part, when does it become effective?
- § 3501.30 May I appeal BLM's decisions under this part?
- Subpart 3502—Qualification Requirements
- Lease Qualifications
- § 3502.10 Who may hold permits and leases?
- § 3502.13 May foreign citizens hold permits or leases?
- § 3502.15 Are there any additional restrictions on holding leases or interests in leases?
- § 3502.20 Will BLM issue a lease to me if I am not complying with the diligence requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act?
- How To Show Lease Qualifications
- § 3502.25 Where do I file evidence that I am qualified to hold a permit or lease?
- § 3502.26 May I supplement or update my qualifications statement?
- § 3502.27 If I am an individual, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement?
- § 3502.28 If I am an association or a partnership, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement?
- § 3502.29 If 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?
- § 3502.30 If I am a corporation, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement?
- Special Situations and Additional Concerns
- § 3502.33 If I represent an applicant as an attorney-in-fact, do I have to submit anything to BLM?
- § 3502.34 What must I submit if there are other parties in interest?
- § 3502.40 What happens if an applicant or successful bidder for a permit or lease dies before the permit or lease is issued?
- § 3502.41 What happens to a permit or lease if the permittee or lessee dies?
- § 3502.42 What happens if the heir is not qualified?
- Subpart 3503—Areas Available for Leasing
- Available Areas Under BLM Management
- § 3503.10 Are all Federal lands available for leasing under this part?
- § 3503.11 Are there any other areas in which I cannot get a permit or lease for the minerals covered by this part?
- § 3503.12 For what areas may I receive a sulphur permit or lease?
- § 3503.13 For what areas may I receive a hardrock mineral permit or lease?
- § 3503.14 For what areas may I get a permit or lease for asphalt?
- § 3503.15 May I lease the gold or silver reserved to the United States on land I hold under a private land claim in New Mexico?
- § 3503.16 May I obtain permits or leases for sand and gravel in Nevada under the terms of this part?
- Available Areas Managed by Others
- § 3503.20 What if another Federal agency manages the lands I am interested in?
- § 3503.21 What happens if the surface of the land I am interested in belongs to a non-Federal political subdivision or charitable organization?
- § 3503.25 When may BLM issue permits and leases for Federal minerals underlying private surface?
- § 3503.28 Does BLM incorporate any special requirements to protect the lands and resources?
- Land Descriptions
- § 3503.30 How 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?
- § 3503.31 How 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?
- § 3503.32 How should I describe acquired lands?
- § 3503.33 Will BLM issue me a lease for unsurveyed lands?
- Acreage Amounts
- § 3503.36 Are there any size or shape limitations on the lands I can apply for?
- § 3503.37 Is there a limit to the acreage of lands I can hold under permits and leases?
- § 3503.38 How does BLM compute my acreage holdings?
- Filing Applications
- § 3503.40 Where do I file my permit or lease application and other necessary documents?
- § 3503.41 Will BLM disclose information I submit under these regulations?
- § 3503.42 When I submit confidential, proprietary information, how can I help ensure it is not available to the public?
- § 3503.43 How long will information I give BLM remain confidential or proprietary?
- § 3503.44 How will BLM treat Indian information submitted under the Indian Mineral Development Act?
- § 3503.45 How will BLM administer information concerning other Indian minerals?
- § 3503.46 When will BLM consult with Indian mineral owners when information concerning their minerals is the subject of a FOIA request?
- Subpart 3504—Fees, Rental, Royalty and Bonds
- General Information
- § 3504.10 What fees must I pay?
- § 3504.11 What forms of payment will BLM and MMS accept?
- § 3504.12 What payments do I submit to BLM and what payments do I submit to MMS?
- Rentals
- § 3504.15 How does BLM determine my rent?
- § 3504.16 When is my rental due after the first year of the lease?
- § 3504.17 What happens if I do not pay my rental on time?
- Royalties
- § 3504.20 What are the requirements for paying royalties on production?
- § 3504.21 What are the minimum royalty rates?
- § 3504.22 How will I know what the royalty rate is on my lease production?
- § 3504.25 Do I have to produce a certain amount per year?
- § 3504.26 May I create overriding royalties on my Federal lease?
- Bonding
- § 3504.50 Do I have to file a bond to receive a permit or lease?
- § 3504.51 How do I file my bond?
- § 3504.55 What types of bonds are acceptable?
- § 3504.56 If I have more than one permit or lease, may I combine bond coverage?
- § 3504.60 Under what circumstances might BLM elect to change the amount of my bond?
- § 3504.65 What happens to my bond if I do not meet my permit or lease obligations?
- § 3504.66 Must I restore my bond to the full amount if payment has been made from my bond?
- § 3504.70 When will BLM terminate the period of liability of my bond?
- § 3504.71 When will BLM release my bond?
- Subpart 3505—Prospecting Permits
- § 3505.10 What is a prospecting permit?
- § 3505.11 Do I need a prospecting permit to collect mineral specimens for non-commercial purposes?
- Applying for Prospecting Permits
- § 3505.12 How do I obtain a prospecting permit?
- § 3505.13 What must my application include?
- § 3505.15 Is there an acreage limit for my application?
- § 3505.25 How does BLM prioritize applications for prospecting permits?
- § 3505.30 May I amend or change my application after I file it?
- § 3505.31 May I withdraw my application after I file it?
- § 3505.40 After submitting my application, do I need to submit anything else?
- § 3505.45 What is an exploration plan?
- § 3505.50 How will I know if BLM has approved or rejected my application?
- Prospecting Permit Terms and Conditions
- § 3505.55 What are my obligations to BLM under an approved prospecting permit?
- § 3505.60 How long is my prospecting permit in effect?
- § 3505.61 May BLM extend the term of my prospecting permit?
- § 3505.62 Under what conditions will BLM extend my prospecting permit?
- § 3505.64 How do I apply for an extension?
- § 3505.65 What information must I include in my extension request?
- § 3505.66 If approved, when is my extension effective?
- § 3505.70 May I relinquish my prospecting permit?
- § 3505.75 What happens if I fail to pay the rental?
- § 3505.80 What happens when my permit expires?
- § 3505.85 May BLM cancel my prospecting permit for reasons other than failure to pay rental?
- Subpart 3506—Exploration Licenses
- General Information
- § 3506.10 What is an exploration license?
- Applying for and Obtaining Exploration Licenses
- § 3506.11 What must I do to obtain an exploration license?
- § 3506.12 Who prepares and publishes the notice of exploration?
- § 3506.13 What information must I provide to BLM to include in the notice of exploration?
- § 3506.14 May others participate in the exploration program?
- § 3506.15 What will BLM do in response to my exploration license application?
- Terms; Modifications
- § 3506.20 After my license is issued, may I modify my license or exploration plan?
- § 3506.25 Once I have a license, what are my responsibilities?
- Subpart 3507—Preference Right Lease Applications
- § 3507.11 What must I do to obtain a preference right lease?
- § 3507.15 How do I apply for a preference right lease?
- § 3507.16 Is there a fee or payment required with my application?
- § 3507.17 What information must my preference right lease application include?
- § 3507.18 What do I need to submit to show that I have found a valuable deposit?
- § 3507.19 Under what circumstances will BLM reject my application?
- § 3507.20 May I appeal BLM's rejection of my preference right lease?
- Subpart 3508—Competitive Lease Applications
- § 3508.11 What lands are available for competitive leasing?
- § 3508.12 How do I get a competitive lease?
- § 3508.14 How will BLM publish the notice of lease sale?
- § 3508.15 What information will the detailed statement of the lease sale terms and conditions include?
- § 3508.20 How will BLM conduct the sale and handle bids?
- § 3508.21 What happens if I am the successful bidder?
- § 3508.22 What happens if BLM rejects my bid?
- Subpart 3509—Fractional and Future Interest Lease Applications
- § 3509.10 What are future interest leases?
- § 3509.11 Under what conditions will BLM issue a future interest lease to me?
- § 3509.12 Who may apply for a future interest lease?
- § 3509.15 Do I have to pay for a future interest lease?
- § 3509.16 How do I apply for a future interest lease?
- § 3509.17 What information must I include in my application for a future interest lease?
- § 3509.18 What will BLM do after it receives my application for a future interest lease?
- § 3509.20 When does my future interest lease take effect?
- § 3509.25 For what reasons will BLM reject my application for a future interest lease?
- § 3509.30 May I withdraw my application for a future interest lease?
- § 3509.40 What are fractional interest prospecting permits and leases?
- § 3509.41 For what lands may BLM issue fractional interest prospecting permits and leases?
- § 3509.45 Who may apply for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
- § 3509.46 How do I apply for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
- § 3509.47 What information must I include in my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
- § 3509.48 What will BLM do after it receives my application for a fractional interest lease?
- § 3509.49 What terms and conditions apply to my fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
- § 3509.50 Under what conditions would BLM reject my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
- § 3509.51 May I withdraw my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
- Subpart 3510—Noncompetitive Leasing: Fringe Acreage Leases and Lease Modifications
- § 3510.11 If 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?
- § 3510.12 What must I do to obtain a lease modification or fringe acreage lease?
- § 3510.15 What will BLM do with my application?
- § 3510.20 Do I have to pay a fee to modify my existing lease or obtain a fringe acreage lease?
- § 3510.21 What terms and conditions apply to fringe acreage leases and lease modifications?
- Subpart 3511—Lease Terms and Conditions
- § 3511.10 Do certain leases allow me to mine other commodities as well?
- § 3511.11 If I am mining calcium chloride, may I obtain a noncompetitive mineral lease to produce the commingled sodium chloride?
- § 3511.12 Are there standard terms and conditions which apply to all leases?
- § 3511.15 How long will my lease be in effect?
- § 3511.25 What is meant by lease readjustment and lease renewal?
- § 3511.26 What if I object to the terms and conditions BLM proposes for a readjusted lease?
- § 3511.27 How do I renew my lease?
- § 3511.30 If I appeal BLM's proposed new terms, must I continue paying royalties or rentals while my appeal is pending?
- Subpart 3512—Assignments and Subleases
- How to Assign Leases
- § 3512.11 Once BLM issues me a permit or lease, may I assign or sublease it?
- § 3512.12 Is there a fee for requesting an assignment or sublease?
- § 3512.13 How do I assign my permit or lease?
- § 3512.16 How do I sublease my lease?
- § 3512.17 How do I transfer the operating rights in my permit or lease?
- Special Circumstances and Obligations
- § 3512.18 Will BLM approve my assignment or sublease if I have outstanding liabilities?
- § 3512.19 Must I notify BLM if I intend to transfer an overriding royalty to another party?
- Effect of Assignments on Your Obligations
- § 3512.25 If I assign my permit or lease, when do my obligations under the permit or lease end?
- § 3512.30 What are the responsibilities of a sublessor and a sublessee?
- § 3512.33 Does an assignment or sublease alter the permit or lease terms?
- Subpart 3513—Waiver, Suspension or Reduction of Rental and Minimum Royalties
- Rental and Royalty Reductions
- § 3513.11 May BLM relieve me of the lease requirements of rental, minimum royalty, or production royalty while continuing to hold the lease?
- § 3513.12 What criteria does BLM consider in approving a waiver, suspension, or reduction in rental or minimum royalty, or a reduction in the royalty rate?
- § 3513.15 How do I apply for reduction of rental, royalties, or minimum production?
- § 3513.16 Do I have to pay a fee when I apply for a waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental, minimum royalty, production royalty, or minimum production?
- § 3513.17 How will BLM implement a reduction of rental, royalties, or minimum production?
- Suspension of Operations and Production (Conservation Concerns)
- § 3513.20 What is a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
- § 3513.21 What is the effect of a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
- § 3513.22 How do I apply for a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
- § 3513.23 May BLM order a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
- § 3513.25 When will my suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns) take effect?
- § 3513.26 When and how does my suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns) expire or terminate?
- Suspension of Operations (Economic Concerns)
- § 3513.30 What is a suspension of operations (economic concerns)?
- § 3513.31 What is the effect of a suspension of operations (economic concerns)?
- § 3513.32 How do I apply for a suspension of operations (economic concerns)?
- § 3513.33 When will my suspension of operations (economic concerns) take effect?
- § 3513.34 When and how does my suspension of operations (economic concerns) expire or terminate?
- Subpart 3514—Lease Relinquishments and Cancellations
- Relinquishing Your Lease
- § 3514.11 May I relinquish my lease or any part of my lease?
- § 3514.12 What additional information should I include in a request for partial relinquishment?
- § 3514.15 Where do I file my relinquishment?
- § 3514.20 When is my relinquishment effective?
- § 3514.21 When will BLM approve my relinquishment?
- Cancellations, Forfeitures, and Other Situations
- § 3514.25 When does my lease expire?
- § 3514.30 May BLM cancel my lease?
- § 3514.31 May BLM waive cancellation or forfeiture?
- § 3514.32 Will BLM give me an opportunity to remedy a violation of the lease terms?
- § 3514.40 What if I am a bona fide purchaser and my lease is subject to cancellation?
- Subpart 3515—Mineral Lease Exchanges
- Lease Exchange Requirements
- § 3515.10 May I exchange my lease or lease right for another mineral lease or lease right?
- § 3515.12 What regulatory provisions apply if I want to exchange a lease or lease right?
- § 3515.15 May BLM initiate an exchange?
- § 3515.16 What standards does BLM use to assess the public interest of an exchange?
- § 3515.18 Will I be notified when BLM is considering initiating an exchange that will affect my lease?
- Types of Lease Exchanges
- § 3515.20 May I exchange preference rights?
- § 3515.21 What types of lands can be exchanged?
- § 3515.22 What if the lands to be exchanged are not of equal value?
- Lease Exchange Procedures
- § 3515.23 May BLM require me to submit additional information?
- § 3515.25 Is BLM required to publish notice or hold a hearing?
- § 3515.26 When will BLM make a decision on the exchange?
- § 3515.27 Will BLM attach any special provisions to the exchange lease?
- Subpart 3516—Use Permits
- § 3516.10 What are use permits?
- § 3516.11 What kinds of permits or leases allow use permits?
- § 3516.12 What activities may I conduct under a use permit?
- § 3516.15 How do I apply for a use permit?
- § 3516.16 What must I include with my application?
- § 3516.20 Is there an annual fee or charge for use of the lands?
- § 3516.30 What happens if I fail to pay the annual rental on my use permit?
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