43 C.F.R. PART 3500--LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE
TITLE 43--Public Lands: Interior
Subtitle B--REGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SUBCHAPTER C--MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)
PART 3500--LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE
Subpart 3501--LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE--GENERAL
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| What is the authority for this part?
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| What is the scope of this part?
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| What terms do I need to know to understand this part?
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| What types of mineral use authorizations can I get under these rules?
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| Does my permit or lease grant me an exclusive right to develop the lands covered by the permit or lease?
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| Are there any general planning or environmental considerations that affect issuance of my permit or lease?
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| If BLM approves my application for a use authorization under this part, when does it become effective?
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| May I appeal BLM's decisions under this part?
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Subpart 3502--QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
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| Who may hold permits and leases?
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| May foreign citizens hold permits or leases?
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| Are there any additional restrictions on holding leases or interests in leases?
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| 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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| Where do I file evidence that I am qualified to hold a permit or lease?
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| May I supplement or update my qualifications statement?
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| If I am an individual, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement?
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| If I am an association or a partnership, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement?
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| 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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| If I am a corporation, what information must I give BLM in my qualifications statement?
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| If I represent an applicant as an attorney-in-fact, do I have to submit anything to BLM?
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| What must I submit if there are other parties in interest?
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| 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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| What happens to a permit or lease if the permittee or lessee dies?
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| What happens if the heir is not qualified?
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Subpart 3503--AREAS AVAILABLE FOR LEASING
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| Are all Federal lands available for leasing under this part?
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| 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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| For what areas may I receive a sulphur permit or lease?
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| For what areas may I receive a hardrock mineral permit or lease?
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| For what areas may I get a permit or lease for asphalt?
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| 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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| May I obtain permits or leases for sand and gravel in Nevada under the terms of this part?
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| What if another Federal agency manages the lands I am interested in?
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| 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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| When may BLM issue permits and leases for Federal minerals underlying private surface?
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| Does BLM incorporate any special requirements to protect the lands and resources?
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| 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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| 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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| How should I describe acquired lands?
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| Will BLM issue me a lease for unsurveyed lands?
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| Are there any size or shape limitations on the lands I can apply for?
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| Is there a limit to the acreage of lands I can hold under permits and leases?
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| How does BLM compute my acreage holdings?
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| Where do I file my permit or lease application and other necessary documents?
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| Will BLM disclose information I submit under these regulations?
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| When I submit confidential, proprietary information, how can I help ensure it is not available to the public?
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| How long will information I give BLM remain confidential or proprietary?
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| How will BLM treat Indian information submitted under the Indian Mineral Development Act?
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| How will BLM administer information concerning other Indian minerals?
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| When will BLM consult with Indian mineral owners when information concerning their minerals is the subject of a FOIA request?
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Subpart 3504--FEES, RENTAL, ROYALTY AND BONDS
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| What forms of payment will BLM and MMS accept?
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| What payments do I submit to BLM and what payments do I submit to MMS?
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| How does BLM determine my rent?
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| When is my rental due after the first year of the lease?
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| What happens if I do not pay my rental on time?
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| What are the requirements for paying royalties on production?
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| What are the minimum royalty rates?
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| How will I know what the royalty rate is on my lease production?
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| Do I have to produce a certain amount per year?
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| May I create overriding royalties on my Federal lease?
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| Do I have to file a bond to receive a permit or lease?
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| What types of bonds are acceptable?
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| If I have more than one permit or lease, may I combine bond coverage?
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| Under what circumstances might BLM elect to change the amount of my bond?
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| What happens to my bond if I do not meet my permit or lease obligations?
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| Must I restore my bond to the full amount if payment has been made from my bond?
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| When will BLM terminate the period of liability of my bond?
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| When will BLM release my bond?
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Subpart 3505--PROSPECTING PERMITS
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| What is a prospecting permit?
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| Do I need a prospecting permit to collect mineral specimens for non-commercial purposes?
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| How do I obtain a prospecting permit?
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| What must my application include?
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| Is there an acreage limit for my application?
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| How does BLM prioritize applications for prospecting permits?
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| May I amend or change my application after I file it?
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| May I withdraw my application after I file it?
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| After submitting my application, do I need to submit anything else?
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| What is an exploration plan?
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| How will I know if BLM has approved or rejected my application?
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| What are my obligations to BLM under an approved prospecting permit?
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| How long is my prospecting permit in effect?
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| May BLM extend the term of my prospecting permit?
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| Under what conditions will BLM extend my prospecting permit?
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| How do I apply for an extension?
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| What information must I include in my extension request?
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| If approved, when is my extension effective?
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| May I relinquish my prospecting permit?
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| What happens if I fail to pay the rental?
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| What happens when my permit expires?
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| May BLM cancel my prospecting permit for reasons other than failure to pay rental?
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Subpart 3506--EXPLORATION LICENSES
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| What is an exploration license?
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| What must I do to obtain an exploration license?
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| Who prepares and publishes the notice of exploration?
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| What information must I provide to BLM to include in the notice of exploration?
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| May others participate in the exploration program?
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| What will BLM do in response to my exploration license application?
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| After my license is issued, may I modify my license or exploration plan?
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| Once I have a license, what are my responsibilities?
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Subpart 3507--PREFERENCE RIGHT LEASE APPLICATIONS
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| What must I do to obtain a preference right lease?
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| How do I apply for a preference right lease?
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| Is there a fee or payment required with my application?
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| What information must my preference right lease application include?
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| What do I need to submit to show that I have found a valuable deposit?
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| Under what circumstances will BLM reject my application?
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| May I appeal BLM's rejection of my preference right lease?
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Subpart 3508--COMPETITIVE LEASE APPLICATIONS
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| What lands are available for competitive leasing?
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| How do I get a competitive lease?
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| How will BLM publish the notice of lease sale?
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| What information will the detailed statement of the lease sale terms and conditions include?
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| How will BLM conduct the sale and handle bids?
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| What happens if I am the successful bidder?
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| What happens if BLM rejects my bid?
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Subpart 3509--FRACTIONAL AND FUTURE INTEREST LEASE APPLICATIONS
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| What are future interest leases?
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| Under what conditions will BLM issue a future interest lease to me?
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| Who may apply for a future interest lease?
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| Do I have to pay for a future interest lease?
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| How do I apply for a future interest lease?
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| What information must I include in my application for a future interest lease?
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| What will BLM do after it receives my application for a future interest lease?
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| When does my future interest lease take effect?
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| For what reasons will BLM reject my application for a future interest lease?
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| May I withdraw my application for a future interest lease?
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| What are fractional interest prospecting permits and leases?
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| For what lands may BLM issue fractional interest prospecting permits and leases?
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| Who may apply for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
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| How do I apply for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
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| What information must I include in my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
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| What will BLM do after it receives my application for a fractional interest lease?
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| What terms and conditions apply to my fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
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| Under what conditions would BLM reject my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
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| May I withdraw my application for a fractional interest prospecting permit or lease?
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Subpart 3510--NONCOMPETITIVE LEASING: FRINGE ACREAGE LEASES AND LEASE MODIFICATIONS
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| 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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| What must I do to obtain a lease modification or fringe acreage lease?
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| What will BLM do with my application?
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| Do I have to pay a fee to modify my existing lease or obtain a fringe acreage lease?
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| What terms and conditions apply to fringe acreage leases and lease modifications?
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Subpart 3511--LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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| Do certain leases allow me to mine other commodities as well?
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| If I am mining calcium chloride, may I obtain a noncompetitive mineral lease to produce the commingled sodium chloride?
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| Are there standard terms and conditions which apply to all leases?
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| How long will my lease be in effect?
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| What is meant by lease readjustment and lease renewal?
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| What if I object to the terms and conditions BLM proposes for a readjusted lease?
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| If I appeal BLM's proposed new terms, must I continue paying royalties or rentals while my appeal is pending?
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Subpart 3512--ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBLEASES
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| Once BLM issues me a permit or lease, may I assign or sublease it?
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| Is there a fee for requesting an assignment or sublease?
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| How do I assign my permit or lease?
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| How do I sublease my lease?
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| How do I transfer the operating rights in my permit or lease?
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| Will BLM approve my assignment or sublease if I have outstanding liabilities?
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| Must I notify BLM if I intend to transfer an overriding royalty to another party?
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| If I assign my permit or lease, when do my obligations under the permit or lease end?
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| What are the responsibilities of a sublessor and a sublessee?
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| Does an assignment or sublease alter the permit or lease terms?
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Subpart 3513--WAIVER, SUSPENSION OR REDUCTION OF RENTAL AND MINIMUM ROYALTIES
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| 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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| 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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| How do I apply for reduction of rental, royalties or minimum production?
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| 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?
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| What is a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
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| What is the effect of a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
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| How do I apply for a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
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| May BLM order a suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns)?
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| When will my suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns) take effect?
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| When and how does my suspension of operations and production (conservation concerns) expire or terminate?
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| What is a suspension of operations (economic concerns)?
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| What is the effect of a suspension of operations (economic concerns)?
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| How do I apply for a suspension of operations (economic concerns)?
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| When will my suspension of operations (economic concerns) take effect?
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| When and how does my suspension of operations (economic concerns) expire or terminate?
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Subpart 3514--LEASE RELINQUISHMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
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| May I relinquish my lease or any part of my lease?
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| What additional information should I include in a request for partial relinquishment?
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| Where do I file my relinquishment?
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| When is my relinquishment effective?
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| When will BLM approve my relinquishment?
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| When does my lease expire?
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| May BLM waive cancellation or forfeiture?
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| Will BLM give me an opportunity to remedy a violation of the lease terms?
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| What if I am a purchaser and my lease is subject to cancellation?
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Subpart 3515--MINERAL LEASE EXCHANGES
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| May I exchange my lease or lease right for another mineral lease or lease right?
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| What regulatory provisions apply if I want to exchange a lease or lease right?
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| May BLM initiate an exchange?
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| What standards does BLM use to assess the public interest of an exchange?
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| Will I be notified when BLM is considering initiating an exchange that will affect my lease?
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| May I exchange preference rights?
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| What types of lands can be exchanged?
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| What if the lands to be exchanged are not of equal value?
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| May BLM require me to submit additional information?
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| Is BLM required to publish notice or hold a hearing?
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| When will BLM make a decision on the exchange?
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| Will BLM attach any special provisions to the exchange lease?
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Subpart 3516--USE PERMITS
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| What kinds of permits or leases allow use permits?
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| What activities may I conduct under a use permit?
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| How do I apply for a use permit?
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| What must I include with my application?
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| Is there an annual fee or charge for use of the lands?
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| What happens if I fail to pay the annual rental on my use permit?
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Subpart 3517--HARDROCK MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS; PROCESSING AND MILLING ARRANGEMENTS
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| What are development contracts and processing and milling arrangements?
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| Are permits and leases covered by approved agreements exempt from the acreage limitations?
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| How do I apply for approval of one of these agreements?
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| How does BLM process my application?
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