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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 3000
[18X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000]
RIN 1004–AE57
Minerals Management: Adjustment of
Cost Recovery Fees
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule updates the
fees set forth in the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) mineral resources
regulations for the processing of certain
minerals program-related actions. It also
adjusts certain filing fees for mineralsrelated documents. These updated fees
include those for actions such as lease
renewals and mineral patent
adjudications.
SUMMARY:
This final rule is effective
October 1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may send inquiries or
suggestions to Director (630), Bureau of
Land Management, 2134LM, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240;
Attention: RIN 1004–AE57.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Wells, Chief, Division of Fluid
Minerals, 202–912–7143; Mitch
Leverette, Chief, Division of Solid
Minerals, 202–912–7114; or Mark
Purdy, Regulatory Affairs, 202–912–
7635. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may leave a message for these
individuals with the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24
hours a day, 7 days a week.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Background
The BLM has specific authority to
charge fees for processing applications
and other documents relating to public
lands under section 304 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1734. In 2005,
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the BLM published a final cost recovery
rule (70 FR 58854) establishing or
revising fees and service charges for
processing documents related to its
minerals programs (2005 Cost Recovery
Rule). In addition, the 2005 Cost
Recovery Rule also established the
method the BLM would use to adjust
those fees and service charges on an
annual basis.
At 43 CFR 3000.12(a), the regulations
provide that the BLM will annually
adjust fees established in subchapter C
(43 CFR parts 3000 through 3900)
according to changes in the Implicit
Price Deflator for Gross Domestic
Product (IPD–GDP), which is published
quarterly by the U.S. Department of
Commerce. See also 43 CFR 3000.10.
This final rule updates those fees and
service charges consistent with that
direction. The fee adjustments in this
rule are based on the mathematical
formula set forth in the 2005 Cost
Recovery Rule. The public had an
opportunity to comment on that
adjustment procedure as part of the
2005 rulemaking. Accordingly, the
Department of the Interior for good
cause finds under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and
(d)(3) that notice and public comment
procedures are unnecessary and that the
fee adjustments in this rule may be
effective less than 30 days after
publication. See 43 CFR 3000.10(c).
II. Discussion of Final Rule
As set forth in the 2005 Cost Recovery
Rule, the fee updates are based on the
change in the IPD–GDP. The BLM’s
minerals program publishes the updated
cost recovery fees, which become
effective on October 1, the start of the
fiscal year (FY).
Since the BLM did not publish a fee
update for FY 2018, this rule updates
the cost recovery fees from FY 2017 for
FY 2019. The update is based on the
change in the IPD–GDP from the 4th
Quarter of 2015 to the 4th Quarter of
2017 and reflects the rate of inflation
over a two-year time period (or eight
calendar quarters).
Under this rule, 17 fees will remain
the same and 31 fees will increase. Of
the 31 fees that are being increased by
this rule, 18 of the increases are equal
to $5 each. The largest increase, $105,
will be applied to the fee for
adjudicating a mineral patent
application containing more than 10
claims, which will increase from $3,110
to $3,215. The fee for adjudicating a
patent application containing 10 or
fewer claims will increase by $50, from
$1,555 to $1,605.
The calculations that resulted in the
new fees are included in the table
below:
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Existing fee 1
(FY 2017)
Fixed cost recovery fees
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Oil & Gas (parts 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3150):
Noncompetitive lease application .................................
Competitive lease application .......................................
Assignment and transfer of record title or operating
rights ..........................................................................
Overriding royalty transfer, payment out of production
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/
devisee ......................................................................
Lease consolidation ......................................................
Lease renewal or exchange .........................................
Lease reinstatement, Class I ........................................
Leasing under right-of-way ...........................................
Geophysical exploration permit application—Alaska 6
Renewal of exploration permit—Alaska 7 .....................
Geothermal (part 3200):
Noncompetitive lease application .................................
Competitive lease application .......................................
Assignment and transfer of record title or operating
right ...........................................................................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/
devisee ......................................................................
Lease consolidation ......................................................
Lease reinstatement .....................................................
Nomination of lands ......................................................
Plus per acre nomination fee .......................................
Site license application .................................................
Assignment or transfer of site license ..........................
Coal (parts 3400, 3470):
License to mine application ..........................................
Exploration license application .....................................
Lease or lease interest transfer ....................................
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale
(parts 3500, 3580):
Applications other than those listed below ...................
Prospecting permit amendment ....................................
Extension of prospecting permit ...................................
Lease modification or fringe acreage lease .................
Lease renewal ..............................................................
Assignment, sublease, or transfer of operating rights
Transfer of overriding royalty ........................................
Use permit ....................................................................
Shasta and Trinity hardrock mineral lease ...................
Renewal of existing sand and gravel lease in Nevada
Multiple Use; Mining (Group 3700):
Notice of protest of placer mining operations ..............
Mining Law Administration (parts 3800, 3810, 3830, 3850,
3860, 3870):
Application to open lands to location ...........................
Notice of Location .........................................................
Amendment of location .................................................
Transfer of mining claim/site ........................................
Recording an annual FLPMA filing ...............................
Deferment of assessment work ....................................
Recording a notice of intent to locate mining claims
on Stockraising Homestead Act lands ......................
Mineral Patent adjudication (more than ten claims) .....
(ten or fewer claims) .....................................................
Adverse claim ...............................................................
Protest ...........................................................................
Oil Shale Management (parts 3900, 3910, 3930):
Exploration License Application ....................................
Assignment or sublease of record title or overriding
royalty ........................................................................
Existing
value 2
IPD–GDP
increase 3
New value 4
New fee 5
(FY 2019)
$415
160
$413.233
160.367
$14.050
5.452
$427.283
165.819
$425
165
95
10
92.511
12.333
3.145
0.419
95.656
12.752
95
15
215
455
415
80
415
25
25
215.858
456.392
413.233
80.167
413.233
........................
........................
7.339
15.517
14.050
2.726
14.050
........................
........................
223.197
471.909
427.283
82.893
427.283
........................
........................
225
470
425
85
425
25
25
415
160
413.233
160.367
14.050
5.452
427.283
165.819
425
165
95
92.511
3.145
95.656
95
215
455
80
115
0.12
60
60
215.858
456.392
80.167
115.457
0.116
61.674
61.674
7.339
15.517
2.726
3.926
0.004
2.097
2.097
223.197
471.909
82.893
119.383
0.12
63.771
63.771
225
470
85
120
0.12
65
65
10
340
70
12.333
339.216
67.856
0.419
11.533
2.307
12.752
350.749
70.163
15
350
70
35
70
110
30
530
30
30
30
30
30
37.009
67.856
111.015
30.848
530.420
30.848
30.848
30.848
30.848
30.848
1.258
2.307
3.775
1.049
18.034
1.049
1.049
1.049
1.049
1.049
38.267
70.163
114.79
31.896
548.454
31.896
31.897
31.897
31.897
31.897
40
70
115
30
550
30
30
30
30
30
15
12.333
0.419
12.752
15
10
20
10
10
10
110
12.333
18.493
12.333
12.333
12.333
111.015
0.419
0.629
0.419
0.419
0.419
3.775
12.752
19.122
12.752
12.752
12.752
114.79
15
20
15
15
15
115
30
3,110
1,555
110
70
30.848
3,108.492
1,554.230
111.015
67.856
1.049
105.689
52.844
3.775
2.307
31.897
3,214.181
1,607.074
114.79
70.163
30
3,215
1,605
115
70
325
325.360
11.062
336.422
335
65
66.181
2.250
68.431
70
1 The Existing Fee was established by the 2016 (FY 2017) cost recovery fee update rule. The 2016 cost recovery fee update rule was published on September 23, 2016 (81 FR 65558) and effective on October 1, 2016. The existing fees were not updated for FY18.
2 The Existing Value was used to derive the Existing Fee column for the 2016 (FY 2017) cost recovery fee update rule. The numbers in the
Existing Value column appear in the New Value column in the 2016 cost recovery fee update rule. The values in this column are rounded to 3
decimal places for display purposes only.
3 From 4th Quarter 2015 (110.513) to 4th Quarter 2017 (114.275), the IPD–GDP increased by 3.4 percent. The values in this column equal 3.4
percent multiplied by the corresponding Existing Value. The values in this column are rounded to 3 decimal places for display purposes only.
4 The New Value is used to calculate the new cost recovery fees for FY19. The New Value equals the sum of the corresponding Existing Value
and the IPD–GDP Increase. The New Values may not sum due to rounding. The values in this column are rounded to 3 decimal places for display purposes only.
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5 The New Fee for FY 2019 is the corresponding New Value rounded to the nearest $5 for values equal to or greater than $1 or rounded to the
nearest penny for values under $1.
6 Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58) directed in subsection (i) that ‘‘the Secretary shall not implement a rulemaking
that would enable an increase in fees to recover additional costs related to processing drilling-related permit applications and use authorizations.’’
In the 2005 cost recovery rule, the BLM interpreted this prohibition to apply to geophysical exploration permits. 70 FR 58854—58855. While the
$25 fees for geophysical exploration permit applications for Alaska and renewals of exploration permits for Alaska pre-dated the 2005 cost recovery rule and were not affected by the Energy Policy Act prohibition, the BLM interprets the Energy Policy Act provision as prohibiting it from increasing this $25 fee.
7The BLM interprets the Energy Policy Act prohibition discussed in footnote 6, above, as prohibiting it from increasing this $25 fee, as well.
Source for Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product data: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (May 30,
2018).
III. How Fees Are Adjusted
The BLM took the base values (or
‘‘existing values’’) upon which it
derived the FY 2017 cost recovery fees
(or ‘‘existing fees’’) and multiplied it by
the percent change in the IDP–GDP (3.4
percent for this update) to generate the
‘‘IDP–GDP increases’’ (in dollars). The
BLM then added the ‘‘IDP–GDP
increases’’ to the ‘‘existing values’’ to
generate the ‘‘new values.’’ The BLM
then calculated the ‘‘new fees’’ by
rounding the ‘‘new values’’ to the
closest multiple of $5 for fees equal to
or greater than $1, or to the nearest cent
for fees under $1. The ‘‘new fees’’ are
the updated cost recovery fees for FY
2019.
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Regulatory Planning and Review
(Executive Order 12866)
This document is not a significant
rule, and the Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed this rule under
Executive Order 12866.
The BLM has determined that the rule
will not have an annual effect on the
economy of $100 million or more. It will
not adversely affect in a material way
the economy, a sector of the economy,
productivity, competition, jobs, the
environment, public health or safety, or
State, local, or tribal governments or
communities. The changes in this rule
are much smaller than those in the 2005
final rule, which did not approach the
threshold in Executive Order 12866. For
instructions on how to view a copy of
the analysis prepared in conjunction
with the 2005 final rule, please contact
one of the persons listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
above.
This rule will not create
inconsistencies or otherwise interfere
with an action taken or planned by
another agency. This rule does not
change the relationships of the onshore
minerals programs with other agencies’
actions. These relationships are
included in agreements and memoranda
of understanding that will not change
with this rule.
In addition, this final rule does not
materially affect the budgetary impact of
entitlements, grants, or loan programs,
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Reducing Regulation and Controlling
Regulatory Costs (E.O. 13771)
This action is not an E.O. 13771
regulatory action because it is not
significant under E.O. 12866.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act
IV. Procedural Matters
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or the rights and obligations of their
recipients. This rule applies an
inflationary adjustment factor to
existing user fees for processing certain
actions associated with the onshore
minerals programs.
Finally, this rule will not raise novel
legal or policy issues. As explained
above, this rule simply implements an
annual process to account for inflation
that was adopted by and explained in
the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule.
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This final rule will not have a
significant economic effect on a
substantial number of small entities as
defined under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). As a result,
a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is not
required. The Small Business
Administration defines small entities as
individual, limited partnerships, or
small companies considered to be at
arm’s length from the control of any
parent companies if they meet the
following size requirements as
established for each North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS)
code:
• Iron ore mining (NAICS code 212210):
750 or fewer employees
• Gold ore mining (NAICS code
212221): 1,500 or fewer employees
• Silver ore mining (NAICS code
212222): 250 or fewer employees
• Uranium-Radium-Vanadium ore
mining (NAICS code 212291): 250 or
fewer employees
• All Other Metal ore mining (NAICS
code 212299): 750 or fewer employees
• Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface
Mining (NAICS code 212111): 1,250
or fewer employees
• Bituminous Coal Underground
Mining (NAICS code 212112): 1,500
or fewer employees
• Crude Petroleum Extraction (NAICS
code 211120): 1,250 or fewer
employees
• Natural Gas Extraction (NAICS code
211130): 1,250 or fewer employees
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• All Other Non-Metallic Mineral
Mining (NAICS code 212399): 500 or
fewer employees
The SBA would consider many, if not
most, of the operators with whom the
BLM works in the onshore minerals
programs to be small entities. The BLM
notes that this final rule does not affect
service industries, for which the SBA
has a different definition of ‘‘small
entity.’’
The final rule may affect a large
number of small entities because 31 fees
for activities on public lands will be
increased. The adjustments result in no
increase in the fees for processing 17
actions relating to the BLM’s minerals
programs. The highest adjustment, in
dollar terms, is for adjudications of
mineral patent applications involving
more than 10 mining claims; that fee
will increase by $105. Accordingly, the
BLM has concluded that the economic
effect of the rule’s changes will not be
significant, even for small entities.
For the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule, the
BLM completed a Regulatory Flexibility
Act threshold analysis, which is
available for public review in the
administrative record for that rule. For
instructions on how to view a copy of
that analysis, please contact one of the
persons listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section above. The
analysis for the 2005 rule concluded
that the fees would not have a
significant economic effect on a
substantial number of small entities.
The fee increases implemented in this
rule are substantially smaller than those
provided for in the 2005 rule.
The Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act
This final rule is not a ‘‘major rule’’
as defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The final
rule will not have an annual effect on
the economy greater than $100 million;
it will not result in major cost or price
increases for consumers, industries,
government agencies, or regions; and it
will not have significant adverse effects
on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or
the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to
compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Accordingly, a Small Entity Compliance
Guide is not required.
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Executive Order 13132, Federalism
This final rule will not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on
the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. In accordance
with Executive Order 13132, the BLM
therefore finds that the final rule does
not have federalism implications, and a
federalism assessment is not required.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This rule does not contain
information collection requirements that
require a control number from the Office
of Management and Budget in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3521). After the effective date of this
rule, the new fees may affect the nonhour burdens associated with the
following control numbers:
Oil and Gas
(1) 1004–0034 which expires June 30,
2021;
(2) 1004–0137 which expires September
30, 2018; 8
(3) 1004–0162 which expires October
31, 2018; 9
(4) 1004–0185 which expires March 31,
2019;
Geothermal
(5) 1004–0132 which expires February
29, 2020;
Coal
(6) 1004–0073 which expires January
31, 2020;
Mining Claims
(7) 1004–0025 which expires March 31,
2019;
(8) 1004–0114 which expires January
31, 2020; and
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than
Oil Shale
(9) 1004–0121 which expires August 31,
2019.
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Takings Implication Assessment
(Executive Order 12630)
As required by Executive Order
12630, the BLM has determined that
this rule will not cause a taking of
private property. No private property
rights will be affected by a rule that
merely updates fees. The BLM therefore
certifies that this final rule does not
represent a governmental action capable
8 A request for renewal is pending with the Office
of Management and Budget.
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of interference with constitutionally
protected property rights.
the Information Quality Act (Pub. L.
106–554).
Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order
12988)
Effects on the Nation’s Energy Supply
(Executive Order 13211)
In accordance with Executive Order
12988, the BLM finds that this final rule
will not unduly burden the judicial
system and meets the requirements of
sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Executive
Order.
In accordance with Executive Order
13211, the BLM has determined that
this final rule is not likely to have a
significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy. It merely
adjusts certain administrative cost
recovery fees to account for inflation.
The National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
The BLM has determined that this
final rule qualifies as a routine financial
transaction and a regulation of an
administrative, financial, legal, or
procedural nature that is categorically
excluded from environmental review
under NEPA pursuant to 43 CFR 46.205
and 46.210(c) and (i). The final rule
does not meet any of the 12 criteria for
exceptions to categorical exclusions
listed at 43 CFR 46.215. Therefore,
neither an environmental assessment
nor an environmental impact statement
is required in connection with the rule
(40 CFR 1508.4).
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995
The BLM has determined that this
final rule is not significant under the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., because it
will not result in State, local, private
sector, or tribal government
expenditures of $100 million or more in
any one year, 2 U.S.C. 1532. This rule
will not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments. Therefore, the BLM
is not required to prepare a statement
containing the information required by
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments (Executive
Order 13175)
In accordance with Executive Order
13175, the BLM has determined that
this final rule does not include policies
that have tribal implications.
Specifically, the rule would not have
substantial direct effects on one or more
Indian tribes. Consequently, the BLM
did not utilize the consultation process
set forth in Section 5 of the Executive
Order.
Information Quality Act
In developing this rule, the BLM did
not conduct or use a study, experiment,
or survey requiring peer review under
Author
The principal author of this rule is
Mark Purdy of the Division of
Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Land
Management.
List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 3000
Public lands—mineral resources,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Joseph R. Balash,
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals
Management.
For reasons stated in the preamble,
the Bureau of Land Management
amends 43 CFR part 3000 as follows:
PART 3000—MINERALS
MANAGEMENT: GENERAL
1. The authority citation for part 3000
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.; 30
U.S.C. 181 et seq., 301–306, 351–359, and
601 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 40 U.S.C. 471 et
seq.; 42 U.S.C. 6508; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
and Pub. L. 97–35, 95 Stat. 357.
Subpart 3000—General
2. Amend § 3000.12 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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§ 3000.12 What is the fee schedule for
fixed fees?
(a) The table in this section shows the
fixed fees that must be paid to the BLM
for the services listed for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2019. These fees are nonrefundable
and must be included with documents
filed under this chapter. Fees will be
adjusted annually according to the
change in the Implicit Price Deflator for
Gross Domestic Product (IPD–GDP) by
way of publication of a final rule in the
Federal Register and will subsequently
be posted on the BLM website (https://
www.blm.gov) before October 1 each
year. Revised fees are effective each year
on October 1.
Table 1 to paragraph (a)—
9 A request for renewal is pending with the Office
of Management and Budget.
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FY 2019 PROCESSING AND FILING FEE TABLE
Document/action
FY 2019 Fee
Oil & Gas (parts 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3150):
Noncompetitive lease application .............................................................................................................................................
Competitive lease application ...................................................................................................................................................
Assignment and transfer of record title or operating rights .....................................................................................................
Overriding royalty transfer, payment out of production ............................................................................................................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/devisee ...................................................................................................
Lease consolidation ..................................................................................................................................................................
Lease renewal or exchange .....................................................................................................................................................
Lease reinstatement, Class I ....................................................................................................................................................
Leasing under right-of-way .......................................................................................................................................................
Geophysical exploration permit application—Alaska ...............................................................................................................
Renewal of exploration permit—Alaska ...................................................................................................................................
Geothermal (part 3200):
Noncompetitive lease application .............................................................................................................................................
Competitive lease application ...................................................................................................................................................
Assignment and transfer of record title or operating rights .....................................................................................................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/devisee ...................................................................................................
Lease consolidation ..................................................................................................................................................................
Lease reinstatement .................................................................................................................................................................
Nomination of lands ..................................................................................................................................................................
plus per acre nomination fee ............................................................................................................................................
Site license application .............................................................................................................................................................
Assignment or transfer of site license ......................................................................................................................................
Coal (parts 3400, 3470):
License to mine application ......................................................................................................................................................
Exploration license application .................................................................................................................................................
Lease or lease interest transfer ...............................................................................................................................................
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale (parts 3500, 3580):
Applications other than those listed below ...............................................................................................................................
Prospecting permit application amendment .............................................................................................................................
Extension of prospecting permit ...............................................................................................................................................
Lease modification or fringe acreage lease .............................................................................................................................
Lease renewal ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Assignment, sublease, or transfer of operating rights .............................................................................................................
Transfer of overriding royalty ...................................................................................................................................................
Use permit ................................................................................................................................................................................
Shasta and Trinity hardrock mineral lease ..............................................................................................................................
Renewal of existing sand and gravel lease in Nevada ............................................................................................................
Public Law 359; Mining in Powersite Withdrawals: General (part 3730):
Notice of protest of placer mining operations ..........................................................................................................................
Mining Law Administration (parts 3800, 3810, 3830, 3850, 3860, 3870):
Application to open lands to location .......................................................................................................................................
Notice of location * ....................................................................................................................................................................
Amendment of location .............................................................................................................................................................
Transfer of mining claim/site ....................................................................................................................................................
Recording an annual FLPMA filing ..........................................................................................................................................
Deferment of assessment work ................................................................................................................................................
Recording a notice of intent to locate mining claims on Stockraising Homestead Act lands .................................................
Mineral patent adjudication ......................................................................................................................................................
Adverse claim ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Protest ......................................................................................................................................................................................
Oil Shale Management (parts 3900, 3910, 3930):
Exploration license application .................................................................................................................................................
Application for assignment or sublease of record title or overriding royalty ............................................................................
$425
165
95
15
225
470
425
85
425
25
25
425
165
95
225
470
85
120
0.12
65
65
15
350
70
40
70
115
30
550
30
30
30
30
30
15
15
20
15
15
15
115
30
1 3,215
2 1,605
115
70
335
70
* To record a mining claim or site location, this processing fee along with the initial maintenance fee and the one-time location fee required by
statute (43 CFR part 3833) must be paid.
1 More than 10 claims.
2 10 or fewer claims.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48957-48961]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 3000
[18X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000]
RIN 1004-AE57
Minerals Management: Adjustment of Cost Recovery Fees
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule updates the fees set forth in the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) mineral resources regulations for the processing
of certain minerals program-related actions. It also adjusts certain
filing fees for minerals-related documents. These updated fees include
those for actions such as lease renewals and mineral patent
adjudications.
DATES: This final rule is effective October 1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may send inquiries or suggestions to Director (630),
Bureau of Land Management, 2134LM, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240; Attention: RIN 1004-AE57.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Wells, Chief, Division of Fluid
Minerals, 202-912-7143; Mitch Leverette, Chief, Division of Solid
Minerals, 202-912-7114; or Mark Purdy, Regulatory Affairs, 202-912-
7635. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may leave a message for these individuals with the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The BLM has specific authority to charge fees for processing
applications and other documents relating to public lands under section
304 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 43
U.S.C. 1734. In 2005, the BLM published a final cost recovery rule (70
FR 58854) establishing or revising fees and service charges for
processing documents related to its minerals programs (2005 Cost
Recovery Rule). In addition, the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule also
established the method the BLM would use to adjust those fees and
service charges on an annual basis.
At 43 CFR 3000.12(a), the regulations provide that the BLM will
annually adjust fees established in subchapter C (43 CFR parts 3000
through 3900) according to changes in the Implicit Price Deflator for
Gross Domestic Product (IPD-GDP), which is published quarterly by the
U.S. Department of Commerce. See also 43 CFR 3000.10. This final rule
updates those fees and service charges consistent with that direction.
The fee adjustments in this rule are based on the mathematical formula
set forth in the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule. The public had an opportunity
to comment on that adjustment procedure as part of the 2005 rulemaking.
Accordingly, the Department of the Interior for good cause finds under
5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and (d)(3) that notice and public comment procedures
are unnecessary and that the fee adjustments in this rule may be
effective less than 30 days after publication. See 43 CFR 3000.10(c).
II. Discussion of Final Rule
As set forth in the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule, the fee updates are
based on the change in the IPD-GDP. The BLM's minerals program
publishes the updated cost recovery fees, which become effective on
October 1, the start of the fiscal year (FY).
Since the BLM did not publish a fee update for FY 2018, this rule
updates the cost recovery fees from FY 2017 for FY 2019. The update is
based on the change in the IPD-GDP from the 4th Quarter of 2015 to the
4th Quarter of 2017 and reflects the rate of inflation over a two-year
time period (or eight calendar quarters).
Under this rule, 17 fees will remain the same and 31 fees will
increase. Of the 31 fees that are being increased by this rule, 18 of
the increases are equal to $5 each. The largest increase, $105, will be
applied to the fee for adjudicating a mineral patent application
containing more than 10 claims, which will increase from $3,110 to
$3,215. The fee for adjudicating a patent application containing 10 or
fewer claims will increase by $50, from $1,555 to $1,605.
The calculations that resulted in the new fees are included in the
table below:
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Existing fee Existing value IPD-GDP New fee \5\
Fixed cost recovery fees \1\ (FY 2017) \2\ increase \3\ New value \4\ (FY 2019)
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Oil & Gas (parts 3100, 3110,
3120, 3130, 3150):
Noncompetitive lease $415 $413.233 $14.050 $427.283 $425
application................
Competitive lease 160 160.367 5.452 165.819 165
application................
Assignment and transfer of 95 92.511 3.145 95.656 95
record title or operating
rights.....................
Overriding royalty transfer, 10 12.333 0.419 12.752 15
payment out of production..
Name change, corporate 215 215.858 7.339 223.197 225
merger or transfer to heir/
devisee....................
Lease consolidation......... 455 456.392 15.517 471.909 470
Lease renewal or exchange... 415 413.233 14.050 427.283 425
Lease reinstatement, Class I 80 80.167 2.726 82.893 85
Leasing under right-of-way.. 415 413.233 14.050 427.283 425
Geophysical exploration 25 .............. .............. .............. 25
permit application--Alaska
\6\........................
Renewal of exploration 25 .............. .............. .............. 25
permit--Alaska \7\.........
Geothermal (part 3200):
Noncompetitive lease 415 413.233 14.050 427.283 425
application................
Competitive lease 160 160.367 5.452 165.819 165
application................
Assignment and transfer of 95 92.511 3.145 95.656 95
record title or operating
right......................
Name change, corporate 215 215.858 7.339 223.197 225
merger or transfer to heir/
devisee....................
Lease consolidation......... 455 456.392 15.517 471.909 470
Lease reinstatement......... 80 80.167 2.726 82.893 85
Nomination of lands......... 115 115.457 3.926 119.383 120
Plus per acre nomination fee 0.12 0.116 0.004 0.12 0.12
Site license application.... 60 61.674 2.097 63.771 65
Assignment or transfer of 60 61.674 2.097 63.771 65
site license...............
Coal (parts 3400, 3470):
License to mine application. 10 12.333 0.419 12.752 15
Exploration license 340 339.216 11.533 350.749 350
application................
Lease or lease interest 70 67.856 2.307 70.163 70
transfer...................
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other
Than Coal and Oil Shale (parts
3500, 3580):
Applications other than 35 37.009 1.258 38.267 40
those listed below.........
Prospecting permit amendment 70 67.856 2.307 70.163 70
Extension of prospecting 110 111.015 3.775 114.79 115
permit.....................
Lease modification or fringe 30 30.848 1.049 31.896 30
acreage lease..............
Lease renewal............... 530 530.420 18.034 548.454 550
Assignment, sublease, or 30 30.848 1.049 31.896 30
transfer of operating
rights.....................
Transfer of overriding 30 30.848 1.049 31.897 30
royalty....................
Use permit.................. 30 30.848 1.049 31.897 30
Shasta and Trinity hardrock 30 30.848 1.049 31.897 30
mineral lease..............
Renewal of existing sand and 30 30.848 1.049 31.897 30
gravel lease in Nevada.....
Multiple Use; Mining (Group
3700):
Notice of protest of placer 15 12.333 0.419 12.752 15
mining operations..........
Mining Law Administration (parts
3800, 3810, 3830, 3850, 3860,
3870):
Application to open lands to 10 12.333 0.419 12.752 15
location...................
Notice of Location.......... 20 18.493 0.629 19.122 20
Amendment of location....... 10 12.333 0.419 12.752 15
Transfer of mining claim/ 10 12.333 0.419 12.752 15
site.......................
Recording an annual FLPMA 10 12.333 0.419 12.752 15
filing.....................
Deferment of assessment work 110 111.015 3.775 114.79 115
Recording a notice of intent 30 30.848 1.049 31.897 30
to locate mining claims on
Stockraising Homestead Act
lands......................
Mineral Patent adjudication 3,110 3,108.492 105.689 3,214.181 3,215
(more than ten claims).....
(ten or fewer claims)....... 1,555 1,554.230 52.844 1,607.074 1,605
Adverse claim............... 110 111.015 3.775 114.79 115
Protest..................... 70 67.856 2.307 70.163 70
Oil Shale Management (parts
3900, 3910, 3930):
Exploration License 325 325.360 11.062 336.422 335
Application................
Assignment or sublease of 65 66.181 2.250 68.431 70
record title or overriding
royalty....................
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\1\ The Existing Fee was established by the 2016 (FY 2017) cost recovery fee update rule. The 2016 cost recovery
fee update rule was published on September 23, 2016 (81 FR 65558) and effective on October 1, 2016. The
existing fees were not updated for FY18.
\2\ The Existing Value was used to derive the Existing Fee column for the 2016 (FY 2017) cost recovery fee
update rule. The numbers in the Existing Value column appear in the New Value column in the 2016 cost recovery
fee update rule. The values in this column are rounded to 3 decimal places for display purposes only.
\3\ From 4th Quarter 2015 (110.513) to 4th Quarter 2017 (114.275), the IPD-GDP increased by 3.4 percent. The
values in this column equal 3.4 percent multiplied by the corresponding Existing Value. The values in this
column are rounded to 3 decimal places for display purposes only.
\4\ The New Value is used to calculate the new cost recovery fees for FY19. The New Value equals the sum of the
corresponding Existing Value and the IPD-GDP Increase. The New Values may not sum due to rounding. The values
in this column are rounded to 3 decimal places for display purposes only.
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\5\ The New Fee for FY 2019 is the corresponding New Value rounded to the nearest $5 for values equal to or
greater than $1 or rounded to the nearest penny for values under $1.
\6\ Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) directed in subsection (i) that ``the
Secretary shall not implement a rulemaking that would enable an increase in fees to recover additional costs
related to processing drilling-related permit applications and use authorizations.'' In the 2005 cost recovery
rule, the BLM interpreted this prohibition to apply to geophysical exploration permits. 70 FR 58854--58855.
While the $25 fees for geophysical exploration permit applications for Alaska and renewals of exploration
permits for Alaska pre-dated the 2005 cost recovery rule and were not affected by the Energy Policy Act
prohibition, the BLM interprets the Energy Policy Act provision as prohibiting it from increasing this $25
fee.
\7\The BLM interprets the Energy Policy Act prohibition discussed in footnote 6, above, as prohibiting it from
increasing this $25 fee, as well.
Source for Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product data: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Economic Analysis (May 30, 2018).
III. How Fees Are Adjusted
The BLM took the base values (or ``existing values'') upon which it
derived the FY 2017 cost recovery fees (or ``existing fees'') and
multiplied it by the percent change in the IDP-GDP (3.4 percent for
this update) to generate the ``IDP-GDP increases'' (in dollars). The
BLM then added the ``IDP-GDP increases'' to the ``existing values'' to
generate the ``new values.'' The BLM then calculated the ``new fees''
by rounding the ``new values'' to the closest multiple of $5 for fees
equal to or greater than $1, or to the nearest cent for fees under $1.
The ``new fees'' are the updated cost recovery fees for FY 2019.
IV. Procedural Matters
Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Order 12866)
This document is not a significant rule, and the Office of
Management and Budget has not reviewed this rule under Executive Order
12866.
The BLM has determined that the rule will not have an annual effect
on the economy of $100 million or more. It will not adversely affect in
a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity,
competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State,
local, or tribal governments or communities. The changes in this rule
are much smaller than those in the 2005 final rule, which did not
approach the threshold in Executive Order 12866. For instructions on
how to view a copy of the analysis prepared in conjunction with the
2005 final rule, please contact one of the persons listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
This rule will not create inconsistencies or otherwise interfere
with an action taken or planned by another agency. This rule does not
change the relationships of the onshore minerals programs with other
agencies' actions. These relationships are included in agreements and
memoranda of understanding that will not change with this rule.
In addition, this final rule does not materially affect the
budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, or loan programs, or the
rights and obligations of their recipients. This rule applies an
inflationary adjustment factor to existing user fees for processing
certain actions associated with the onshore minerals programs.
Finally, this rule will not raise novel legal or policy issues. As
explained above, this rule simply implements an annual process to
account for inflation that was adopted by and explained in the 2005
Cost Recovery Rule.
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs (E.O. 13771)
This action is not an E.O. 13771 regulatory action because it is
not significant under E.O. 12866.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act
This final rule will not have a significant economic effect on a
substantial number of small entities as defined under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). As a result, a Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis is not required. The Small Business Administration
defines small entities as individual, limited partnerships, or small
companies considered to be at arm's length from the control of any
parent companies if they meet the following size requirements as
established for each North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) code:
Iron ore mining (NAICS code 212210): 750 or fewer employees
Gold ore mining (NAICS code 212221): 1,500 or fewer employees
Silver ore mining (NAICS code 212222): 250 or fewer employees
Uranium-Radium-Vanadium ore mining (NAICS code 212291): 250 or
fewer employees
All Other Metal ore mining (NAICS code 212299): 750 or fewer
employees
Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (NAICS code
212111): 1,250 or fewer employees
Bituminous Coal Underground Mining (NAICS code 212112): 1,500
or fewer employees
Crude Petroleum Extraction (NAICS code 211120): 1,250 or fewer
employees
Natural Gas Extraction (NAICS code 211130): 1,250 or fewer
employees
All Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining (NAICS code 212399): 500
or fewer employees
The SBA would consider many, if not most, of the operators with
whom the BLM works in the onshore minerals programs to be small
entities. The BLM notes that this final rule does not affect service
industries, for which the SBA has a different definition of ``small
entity.''
The final rule may affect a large number of small entities because
31 fees for activities on public lands will be increased. The
adjustments result in no increase in the fees for processing 17 actions
relating to the BLM's minerals programs. The highest adjustment, in
dollar terms, is for adjudications of mineral patent applications
involving more than 10 mining claims; that fee will increase by $105.
Accordingly, the BLM has concluded that the economic effect of the
rule's changes will not be significant, even for small entities.
For the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule, the BLM completed a Regulatory
Flexibility Act threshold analysis, which is available for public
review in the administrative record for that rule. For instructions on
how to view a copy of that analysis, please contact one of the persons
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. The
analysis for the 2005 rule concluded that the fees would not have a
significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities.
The fee increases implemented in this rule are substantially smaller
than those provided for in the 2005 rule.
The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
This final rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined at 5 U.S.C.
804(2). The final rule will not have an annual effect on the economy
greater than $100 million; it will not result in major cost or price
increases for consumers, industries, government agencies, or regions;
and it will not have significant adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of
U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Accordingly, a Small Entity Compliance Guide is not required.
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Executive Order 13132, Federalism
This final rule will not have a substantial direct effect on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government. In accordance with Executive Order 13132,
the BLM therefore finds that the final rule does not have federalism
implications, and a federalism assessment is not required.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This rule does not contain information collection requirements that
require a control number from the Office of Management and Budget in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521). After the effective date of this rule, the new fees may affect
the non-hour burdens associated with the following control numbers:
Oil and Gas
(1) 1004-0034 which expires June 30, 2021;
(2) 1004-0137 which expires September 30, 2018; \8\
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\8\ A request for renewal is pending with the Office of
Management and Budget.
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(3) 1004-0162 which expires October 31, 2018; \9\
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\9\ A request for renewal is pending with the Office of
Management and Budget.
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(4) 1004-0185 which expires March 31, 2019;
Geothermal
(5) 1004-0132 which expires February 29, 2020;
Coal
(6) 1004-0073 which expires January 31, 2020;
Mining Claims
(7) 1004-0025 which expires March 31, 2019;
(8) 1004-0114 which expires January 31, 2020; and
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Oil Shale
(9) 1004-0121 which expires August 31, 2019.
Takings Implication Assessment (Executive Order 12630)
As required by Executive Order 12630, the BLM has determined that
this rule will not cause a taking of private property. No private
property rights will be affected by a rule that merely updates fees.
The BLM therefore certifies that this final rule does not represent a
governmental action capable of interference with constitutionally
protected property rights.
Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 12988)
In accordance with Executive Order 12988, the BLM finds that this
final rule will not unduly burden the judicial system and meets the
requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Executive Order.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
The BLM has determined that this final rule qualifies as a routine
financial transaction and a regulation of an administrative, financial,
legal, or procedural nature that is categorically excluded from
environmental review under NEPA pursuant to 43 CFR 46.205 and 46.210(c)
and (i). The final rule does not meet any of the 12 criteria for
exceptions to categorical exclusions listed at 43 CFR 46.215.
Therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental
impact statement is required in connection with the rule (40 CFR
1508.4).
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
The BLM has determined that this final rule is not significant
under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.,
because it will not result in State, local, private sector, or tribal
government expenditures of $100 million or more in any one year, 2
U.S.C. 1532. This rule will not significantly or uniquely affect small
governments. Therefore, the BLM is not required to prepare a statement
containing the information required by the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act.
Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments (Executive
Order 13175)
In accordance with Executive Order 13175, the BLM has determined
that this final rule does not include policies that have tribal
implications. Specifically, the rule would not have substantial direct
effects on one or more Indian tribes. Consequently, the BLM did not
utilize the consultation process set forth in Section 5 of the
Executive Order.
Information Quality Act
In developing this rule, the BLM did not conduct or use a study,
experiment, or survey requiring peer review under the Information
Quality Act (Pub. L. 106-554).
Effects on the Nation's Energy Supply (Executive Order 13211)
In accordance with Executive Order 13211, the BLM has determined
that this final rule is not likely to have a significant adverse effect
on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. It merely adjusts
certain administrative cost recovery fees to account for inflation.
Author
The principal author of this rule is Mark Purdy of the Division of
Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Land Management.
List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 3000
Public lands--mineral resources, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Joseph R. Balash,
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management.
For reasons stated in the preamble, the Bureau of Land Management
amends 43 CFR part 3000 as follows:
PART 3000--MINERALS MANAGEMENT: GENERAL
0
1. The authority citation for part 3000 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq., 301-
306, 351-359, and 601 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 40 U.S.C. 471 et
seq.; 42 U.S.C. 6508; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and Pub. L. 97-35, 95
Stat. 357.
Subpart 3000--General
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2. Amend Sec. 3000.12 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 3000.12 What is the fee schedule for fixed fees?
(a) The table in this section shows the fixed fees that must be
paid to the BLM for the services listed for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.
These fees are nonrefundable and must be included with documents filed
under this chapter. Fees will be adjusted annually according to the
change in the Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product (IPD-
GDP) by way of publication of a final rule in the Federal Register and
will subsequently be posted on the BLM website (https://www.blm.gov)
before October 1 each year. Revised fees are effective each year on
October 1.
Table 1 to paragraph (a)--
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FY 2019 Processing and Filing Fee Table
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Document/action FY 2019 Fee
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Oil & Gas (parts 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3150):
Noncompetitive lease application.................. $425
Competitive lease application..................... 165
Assignment and transfer of record title or 95
operating rights.................................
Overriding royalty transfer, payment out of 15
production.......................................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/ 225
devisee..........................................
Lease consolidation............................... 470
Lease renewal or exchange......................... 425
Lease reinstatement, Class I...................... 85
Leasing under right-of-way........................ 425
Geophysical exploration permit application--Alaska 25
Renewal of exploration permit--Alaska............. 25
Geothermal (part 3200):
Noncompetitive lease application.................. 425
Competitive lease application..................... 165
Assignment and transfer of record title or 95
operating rights.................................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/ 225
devisee..........................................
Lease consolidation............................... 470
Lease reinstatement............................... 85
Nomination of lands............................... 120
plus per acre nomination fee.................. 0.12
Site license application.......................... 65
Assignment or transfer of site license............ 65
Coal (parts 3400, 3470):
License to mine application....................... 15
Exploration license application................... 350
Lease or lease interest transfer.................. 70
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil
Shale (parts 3500, 3580):
Applications other than those listed below........ 40
Prospecting permit application amendment.......... 70
Extension of prospecting permit................... 115
Lease modification or fringe acreage lease........ 30
Lease renewal..................................... 550
Assignment, sublease, or transfer of operating 30
rights...........................................
Transfer of overriding royalty.................... 30
Use permit........................................ 30
Shasta and Trinity hardrock mineral lease......... 30
Renewal of existing sand and gravel lease in 30
Nevada...........................................
Public Law 359; Mining in Powersite Withdrawals:
General (part 3730):
Notice of protest of placer mining operations..... 15
Mining Law Administration (parts 3800, 3810, 3830,
3850, 3860, 3870):
Application to open lands to location............. 15
Notice of location \*\............................ 20
Amendment of location............................. 15
Transfer of mining claim/site..................... 15
Recording an annual FLPMA filing.................. 15
Deferment of assessment work...................... 115
Recording a notice of intent to locate mining 30
claims on Stockraising Homestead Act lands.......
Mineral patent adjudication....................... \1\ 3,215
\2\ 1,605
Adverse claim..................................... 115
Protest........................................... 70
Oil Shale Management (parts 3900, 3910, 3930):
Exploration license application................... 335
Application for assignment or sublease of record 70
title or overriding royalty......................
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* To record a mining claim or site location, this processing fee along
with the initial maintenance fee and the one-time location fee
required by statute (43 CFR part 3833) must be paid.
\1\ More than 10 claims.
\2\ 10 or fewer claims.
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