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Title 43--Public Lands: Interior
CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
PART 3500--LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE
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 | 3501.1 | What is the authority for this part? |
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| 3501.2 | What is the scope of this part? |
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| 3501.5 | What terms do I need to know to understand this part? |
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| 3501.10 | What types of mineral use authorizations can I get under these rules? |
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| 3501.16 | Does my permit or lease grant me an exclusive right to develop the lands covered by the permit or lease? |
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| 3501.17 | Are there any general planning or environmental considerations that affect issuance of my permit or lease? |
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| 3501.20 | If BLM approves my application for a use authorization under this part, when does it become effective? |
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| 3501.30 | May I appeal BLM's decisions under this part? |
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| 3502.10 | Who may hold permits and leases? |
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| 3502.13 | May foreign citizens hold permits or leases? |
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| 3502.15 | Are there any additional restrictions on holding leases or interests in leases? |
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| 3502.20 | Will BLM issue a lease to me if I am not complying with the diligence requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act? |
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| 3502.25 | Where do I file evidence that I am qualified to hold a permit or lease? |
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| 3502.26 | May I supplement or update my qualifications statement? |
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| 3502.27 | If I am an individual, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement? |
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| 3502.28 | If I am an association or a partnership, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement? |
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| 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? |
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| 3502.30 | If I am a corporation, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement? |
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| 3502.33 | If I represent an applicant as an attorney-in-fact, do I have to submit anything to BLM? |
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| 3502.34 | What must I submit if there are other parties in interest? |
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| 3502.40 | What happens if an applicant or successful bidder for a permit or lease dies before the permit or lease is issued? |
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| 3502.41 | What happens to a permit or lease if the permittee or lessee dies? |
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| 3502.42 | What happens if the heir is not qualified? |
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| 3503.10 | Are all Federal lands available for leasing under this part? |
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| 3503.11 | Are there any other areas in which I cannot get a permit or lease for the minerals covered by this part? |
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| 3503.12 | For what areas may I receive a sulphur permit or lease? |
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| 3503.13 | For what areas may I receive a hardrock mineral permit or lease? |
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| 3503.14 | For what areas may I get a permit or lease for asphalt? |
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| 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? |
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| 3503.16 | May I obtain permits or leases for sand and gravel in Nevada under the terms of this part? |
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| 3503.20 | What if another Federal agency manages the lands I am interested in? |
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| 3503.21 | What happens if the surface of the land I am interested in belongs to a non-Federal political subdivision or charitable organization? |
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| 3503.25 | When may BLM issue permits and leases for Federal minerals underlying private surface? |
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| 3503.28 | Does BLM incorporate any special requirements to protect the lands and resources? |
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| 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? |
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| 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? |
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| 3503.32 | How should I describe acquired lands? |
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| 3503.33 | Will BLM issue me a lease for unsurveyed lands? |
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| 3503.36 | Are there any size or shape limitations on the lands I can apply for? |
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| 3503.37 | Is there a limit to the acreage of lands I can hold under permits and leases? |
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| 3503.38 | How does BLM compute my acreage holdings? |
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| 3503.40 | Where do I file my permit or lease application and other necessary documents? |
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| 3503.41 | Will BLM disclose information I submit under these regulations? |
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| 3503.42 | When I submit confidential, proprietary information, how can I help ensure it is not available to the public? |
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| 3503.43 | How long will information I give BLM remain confidential or proprietary? |
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| 3503.44 | How will BLM treat Indian information submitted under the Indian Mineral Development Act? |
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| 3503.45 | How will BLM administer information concerning other Indian minerals? |
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| 3503.46 | When will BLM consult with Indian mineral owners when information concerning their minerals is the subject of a FOIA request? |
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| 3504.11 | What forms of payment will BLM and MMS accept? |
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| 3504.12 | What payments do I send to BLM and what payments do I send to MMS? |
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| 3504.15 | How does BLM determine my rent? |
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| 3504.16 | When is my rental due after the first year of the lease? |
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| 3504.17 | What happens if I do not pay my rental on time? |
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| 3504.20 | What are the requirements for paying royalties on production? |
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| 3504.21 | What are the minimum royalty rates? |
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| 3504.22 | How will I know what the royalty rate is on my lease production? |
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| 3504.25 | Do I have to produce a certain amount per year? |
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| 3504.26 | May I create overriding royalties on my Federal lease? |
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| 3504.50 | Do I have to file a bond to receive a permit or lease? |
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| 3504.51 | How do I file my bond? |
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| 3504.55 | What types of bonds are acceptable? |
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| 3504.56 | If I have more than one permit or lease, may I combine bond coverage? |
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| 3504.60 | Under what circumstances might BLM elect to change the amount of my bond? |
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| 3504.65 | What happens to my bond if I do not meet my permit or lease obligations? |
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| 3504.66 | Must I restore my bond to the full amount if payment has been made from my bond? |
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| 3504.70 | When will BLM terminate the period of liability of my bond? |
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| 3504.71 | When will BLM release my bond? |
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| 3505.10 | What is a prospecting permit? |
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| 3505.11 | Do I need a prospecting permit to collect mineral specimens for non-commercial purposes? |
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| 3505.12 | How do I obtain a prospecting permit? |
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| 3505.13 | What must my application include? |
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| 3505.15 | Is there an acreage limit for my application? |
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| 3505.25 | How does BLM prioritize applications for prospecting permits? |
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| 3505.30 | May I amend or change my application after I file it? |
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| 3505.31 | May I withdraw my application after I file it? |
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| 3505.40 | After submitting my application, do I need to submit anything else? |
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| 3505.45 | What is an exploration plan? |
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| 3505.50 | How will I know if BLM has approved or rejected my application? |
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| 3505.51 | May I file a revised application if BLM rejects my original application? |
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| 3505.55 | What are my obligations to BLM under an approved prospecting permit? |
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| 3505.60 | How long is my prospecting permit in effect? |
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| 3505.61 | May BLM extend the term of my prospecting permit? |
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| 3505.62 | Under what conditions will BLM extend my prospecting permit? |
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| 3505.64 | How do I apply for an extension? |
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| 3505.65 | What information must I include in my extension request? |
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| 3505.66 | If approved, when is my extension effective? |
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| 3505.70 | May I relinquish my prospecting permit? |
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| 3505.75 | What happens if I fail to pay the rental? |
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| 3505.80 | What happens when my permit expires? |
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| 3505.85 | May BLM cancel my prospecting permit for reasons other than failure to pay rental? |
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| 3506.10 | What is an exploration license? |
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| 3506.11 | What must I do to obtain an exploration license? |
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| 3506.12 | Who prepares and publishes the notice of exploration? |
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| 3506.13 | What information must I provide to BLM to include in the notice of exploration? |
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| 3506.14 | May others participate in the exploration program? |
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| 3506.15 | What will BLM do in response to my exploration license application? |
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| 3506.20 | After my license is issued, may I modify my license or exploration plan? |
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| 3506.25 | Once I have a license, what are my responsibilities? |
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| 3507.11 | What must I do to obtain a preference right lease? |
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| 3507.15 | How do I apply for a preference right lease? |
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| 3507.16 | Is there a fee or payment required with my application? |
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| 3507.17 | What information must my preference right lease application include? |
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| 3507.18 | What do I need to submit to show that I have found a valuable deposit? |
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| 3507.19 | Under what circumstances will BLM reject my application? |
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| 3507.20 | May I appeal BLM's rejection of my preference right lease? |
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| 3508.11 | What lands are available for competitive leasing? |
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| 3508.12 | How do I get a competitive lease? |
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| 3508.14 | How will BLM publish the notice of lease sale? |
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| 3508.15 | What information will the detailed statement of the lease sale terms and conditions include? |
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| 3508.20 | How will BLM conduct the sale and handle bids? |
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| 3508.21 | What happens if I am the successful bidder? |
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| 3508.22 | What happens if BLM rejects my bid? |
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| 3509.10 | What are future interest leases? |
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| 3509.11 | Under what conditions will BLM issue a future interest lease to me? |
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| 3509.12 | Who may apply for a future interest lease? |
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| 3509.15 | Do I have to pay for a future interest lease? |
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| 3509.16 | How do I apply for a future interest lease? |
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| 3509.17 | What information must I include in my application for a future interest lease? |
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| 3509.18 | What will BLM do after it receives my application for a future interest lease? |
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| 3509.20 | When does my future interest lease take effect? |
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| 3509.25 | For what reasons will BLM reject my application for a future interest lease? |
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| 3509.30 | May I withdraw my application for a future interest lease? |
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| 3509.40 | What are fractional interest prospecting permits and leases? |
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| 3509.41 | For what lands may BLM issue fractional interest prospecting permits and leases? |
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| 3509.45 | Who may apply for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease? |
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| 3509.46 | How do I apply for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease? |
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| 3509.47 | What information must I include in my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease? |
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| 3509.48 | What will BLM do after it receives my application for a fractional interest lease? |
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| 3509.49 | What terms and conditions apply to my fractional interest prospecting permit or lease? |
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| 3509.50 | Under what conditions would BLM reject my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease? |
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| 3509.51 | May I withdraw my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease? |
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| 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? |
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| 3510.12 | What must I do to obtain a lease modification or fringe acreage lease? |
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| 3510.15 | What will BLM do with my application? |
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| 3510.20 | Do I have to pay a fee to modify my existing lease or obtain a fringe acreage lease? |
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| 3510.21 | What terms and conditions apply to fringe acreage leases and lease modifications? |
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| 3511.10 | Do certain leases allow me to mine other commodities as well? |
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| 3511.11 | If I am mining calcium chloride, may I obtain a noncompetitive mineral lease to produce the commingled sodium chloride? |
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| 3511.12 | Are there standard terms and conditions which apply to all leases? |
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| 3511.15 | How long will my lease be in effect? |
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| 3511.25 | What is meant by lease readjustment and lease renewal? |
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| 3511.26 | What if I object to the terms and conditions BLM proposes for a readjusted lease? |
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| 3511.27 | How do I renew my lease? |
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| 3511.30 | If I appeal BLM's proposed new terms, must I continue paying royalties or rentals while my appeal is pending? |
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| 3512.11 | Once BLM issues me a permit or lease, may I assign or sublease it? |
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| 3512.12 | Is there a fee for requesting an assignment or sublease? |
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| 3512.13 | How do I assign my permit or lease? |
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| 3512.16 | How do I sublease my lease? |
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| 3512.17 | How do I transfer the operating rights in my permit or lease? |
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| 3512.18 | Will BLM approve my assignment or sublease if I have outstanding liabilities? |
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| 3512.19 | Must I notify BLM if I intend to transfer an overriding royalty to another party? |
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| 3512.25 | If I assign my permit or lease, when do my obligations under the permit or lease end? |
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| 3512.30 | What are the responsibilities of a sublessor and a sublessee? |
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| 3512.33 | Does an assignment or sublease alter the permit or lease terms? |
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| 3513.11 | May BLM relieve me of the lease requirements of rental, minimum royalty, or production royalty while continuing to hold the lease? |
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| 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? |
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| 3513.15 | How do I apply for reduction of rental, royalties or minimum production? |
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| 3513.20 | What is a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)? |
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| 3513.21 | What is the effect of a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)? |
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| 3513.22 | How do I apply for a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)? |
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| 3513.23 | May BLM order a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)? |
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| 3513.25 | When will my suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns) take effect? |
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| 3513.26 | When and how does my suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns) expire or terminate? |
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| 3513.30 | What is a suspension of operations (economic concerns)? |
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| 3513.31 | What is the effect of a suspension of operations (economic concerns)? |
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| 3513.32 | How do I apply for a suspension of operations (economic concerns)? |
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| 3513.33 | When will my suspension of operations (economic concerns) take effect? |
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| 3513.34 | When and how does my suspension of operations (economic concerns) expire or terminate? |
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| 3514.11 | May I relinquish my lease or any part of my lease? |
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| 3514.12 | What additional information should I include in a request for partial relinquishment? |
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| 3514.15 | Where do I file my relinquishment? |
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| 3514.20 | When is my relinquishment effective? |
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| 3514.21 | When will BLM approve my relinquishment? |
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| 3514.25 | When does my lease expire? |
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| 3514.30 | May BLM cancel my lease? |
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| 3514.31 | May BLM waive cancellation or forfeiture? |
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| 3514.32 | Will BLM give me an opportunity to remedy a violation of the lease terms? |
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| 3514.40 | What if I am a bona fide purchaser and my lease is subject to cancellation? |
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| 3515.10 | May I exchange my lease or lease right for another mineral lease or lease right? |
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| 3515.12 | What regulatory provisions apply if I want to exchange a lease or lease right? |
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| 3515.15 | May BLM initiate an exchange? |
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| 3515.16 | What standards does BLM use to assess the public interest of an exchange? |
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| 3515.18 | Will I be notified when BLM is considering initiating an exchange that will affect my lease? |
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| 3515.20 | May I exchange preference rights? |
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| 3515.21 | What types of lands can be exchanged? |
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| 3515.22 | What if the lands to be exchanged are not of equal value? |
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| 3515.23 | May BLM require me to submit additional information? |
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| 3515.25 | Is BLM required to publish notice or hold a hearing? |
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| 3515.26 | When will BLM make a decision on the exchange? |
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| 3515.27 | Will BLM attach any special provisions to the exchange lease? |
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| 3516.10 | What are use permits? |
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| 3516.11 | What kinds of permits or leases allow use permits? |
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| 3516.12 | What activities may I conduct under a use permit? |
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| 3516.15 | How do I apply for a use permit? |
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| 3516.16 | What must I include with my application? |
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| 3516.20 | Is there an annual fee or charge for use of the lands? |
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| 3516.30 | What happens if I fail to pay the annual rental on my use permit? |
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| 3517.10 | What are development contracts and processing and milling arrangements? |
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| 3517.11 | Are permits and leases covered by approved agreements exempt from the acreage limitations? |
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| 3517.15 | How do I apply for approval of one of these agreements? |
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| 3517.16 | How does BLM process my application? |
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