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Title 43Public Lands: InteriorPart / Section
Subtitle BRegulations Relating to Public Lands400 – 10099
Chapter IIBureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior1000 – 9999
Subchapter CMinerals Management (3000)3000 – 3936.40
Part 3835Waivers from Annual Maintenance Fees3835.1 – 3835.93
Subpart AFiling Requirements3835.1 – 3835.17
§ 3835.1How do I qualify for a waiver?
§ 3835.10How do I request a waiver?
§ 3835.11What special filing and reporting requirements pertain to the different types of waivers?
§ 3835.12What are my obligations once I receive a waiver?
§ 3835.13How long do the waivers last and how do I renew them?
§ 3835.14How do I submit a small miner waiver request for newly-recorded mining claims?
§ 3835.15If I qualify as a small miner, how do I apply for a waiver if I paid the maintenance fee in the last assessment year?
§ 3835.16If I am a qualified small miner, and I obtained a waiver in one assessment year, what must I do if I want to pay the maintenance fee for the following assessment year?
§ 3835.17What additional requirements must I fulfill to obtain a small miner waiver for my mining claims or sites on National Park System lands?
Subpart BConveying Mining Claims or Sites Under Waiver3835.20
§ 3835.20Transferring, selling, inheriting, or otherwise conveying mining claims or sites already subject to a waiver.
Subpart CAnnual FLPMA Documents3835.30 – 3835.33
§ 3835.30Annual FLPMA documents.
§ 3835.31When do I file an annual FLPMA document?
§ 3835.32What should I include when I submit an affidavit of assessment work?
§ 3835.33What should I include when I submit a notice of intent to hold?
Subpart DDefective Waivers and FLPMA Filings3835.90 – 3835.93
§ 3835.90Failure to comply with this part.
§ 3835.91What if I fail to file annual FLPMA documents?
§ 3835.92What if I fail to submit a timely waiver request?
§ 3835.93What happens if BLM finds a defect in my waiver request?