43 C.F.R. § 3809.21 When do I have to submit a notice?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) You must submit a complete notice of your operations 15 calendar days before you commence exploration causing surface disturbance of 5 acres or less of public lands on which reclamation has not been completed. See §3809.301 for information on what you must include in your notice. (b) You must not segment a project area by filing a series of notices for the purpose of avoiding filing a plan of operations. See §§3809.300 through 3809.336 for regulations applicable to notice-level operations.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3800—MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS
Subpart 3809—Surface Management
General Information
§ 3809.21 When do I have to submit a notice?
