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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Bureau of Land Management
I. Background
This final rule is effective
November 6, 2019.
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–AE70.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lorenzo Trimble, Acting Chief, Division
of Fluid Minerals, 202–912–7342,
ltrimble@blm.gov; Alfred Elser, Acting
Chief, Division of Solid Minerals, 202–
912–7114, aelser@blm.gov; or Chandra
Little, Regulatory Affairs, 202–912–
7403, cclittle@blm.gov. Persons who use
a telecommunications device for the
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) that established new
fees or revised 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 3000–3900) 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
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43 CFR Part 3000
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RIN 1004–AE70
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:
DATES:
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Approved with respect to requirements for CAA section
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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).
This rule updates the cost recovery
fees established by the cost recovery fee
rule published on September 28, 2018
(83 FR 48957), effective October 1, 2018.
This rule updates the cost recovery fees
used in Fiscal Year 2019 for Fiscal Year
2020. The update adjusts the 2019 fees
based on the change in the IPD–GDP
from the 4th Quarter of 2017 to the 4th
Quarter of 2018.
Under this rule, 24 fees will remain
the same and 24 fees will increase. Of
the 24 fees that are being increased by
this rule, 13 will increase by $5 each,
seven will increase by $10 each, two
will increase by $15 each, and two will
increase by more than $15. The largest
increase, $75, will be applied to the fee
for adjudicating a mineral patent
application containing more than 10
claims, which will increase from $3,215
to $3,290. The fee for adjudicating a
patent application containing 10 or
fewer claims will increase by $40, from
$1,605 to $1,645. It is important to note
that the ‘‘real’’ values of the fees are not
actually increasing, since real values
account for the effect of inflation. In real
terms, the values of the fees are simply
being adjusted to account for the
changes in the prices of goods and
services produced in the United States.
The calculations that resulted in the
new fees are included in the table
below:
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Existing fee 1
(FY 2019)
Fixed cost recovery fees
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 6 .......................................
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
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New fee 5
(FY 2020)
$425
165
95
15
225
470
425
85
425
25
25
$427.283
165.819
95.656
12.752
223.197
471.909
427.283
82.893
427.283
25.000
25.000
$9.998
3.880
2.238
0.298
5.222
11.042
9.998
1.939
9.998
1.712
1.712
$437.281
169.699
97.894
13.050
228.419
482.951
437.281
84.832
437.281
26.712
26.712
$435
170
100
15
230
485
435
85
435
25
25
425
165
95
225
470
85
120
0.12
65
65
427.283
165.819
95.656
223.197
471.909
82.893
119.383
0.119
63.771
63.771
9.998
3.880
2.238
5.222
11.042
1.939
2.793
0.002
1.492
1.492
437.281
169.699
97.894
228.419
482.951
84.832
122.176
0.121
65.263
65.263
435
170
100
230
485
85
120
0.12
65
65
15
350
70
12.752
350.749
70.163
0.298
8.207
1.641
13.050
358.956
71.804
15
360
70
40
70
115
30
550
30
30
30
30
30
38.267
70.163
114.789
31.896
548.454
31.897
31.897
31.897
31.897
31.897
0.895
1.641
2.686
0.746
12.833
0.746
0.746
0.746
0.746
0.746
39.162
71.804
117.475
32.642
561.287
32.643
32.643
32.643
32.643
32.643
40
70
115
35
560
35
35
35
35
35
15
12.752
0.298
13.050
15
15
20
15
15
15
115
12.752
19.122
12.752
12.752
12.752
114.789
0.298
0.447
0.298
0.298
0.298
2.686
13.050
19.569
13.050
13.050
13.050
117.475
15
20
15
15
15
115
30
3,215
1,605
115
70
31.897
3,214.181
1,607.074
114.789
70.163
0.746
75.211
37.605
2.686
1.641
32.643
3,289.392
1,644.679
117.475
71.804
35
3,290
1,645
115
70
335
70
336.422
68.431
7.872
1.601
344.294
70.032
345
70
Source for Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product data: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; Table 1.1.9.
Implicit Price Def Product (accessed on August 13, 2019) web link: https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?reqid=19&step=2%20%20reqid=19&step=3&isuri=1&1921=survey&1903=13.
III. How Fees Are Adjusted
The BLM took the base values (or
‘‘existing values’’) upon which it
1 The Existing Fee was established by the 2018
(FY 2019) cost recovery fee update rule published
September 28, 2018 (83 FR 48957), effective
October 1, 2018.
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2 The Existing Value is the figure from the New
Value column in the previous year’s rule.
3 From 4th Quarter 2017 (108.713) to 4th Quarter
2018 (111.256), the IPD–GDP increased by 2.34
percent. The value in the IPD–GDP Increase column
is 2.34 percent of the Existing Value. Two
exceptions are noted in footnote 6.
4 The sum of the Existing Value and the IPD–GDP
Increase is the New Value.
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5 The New Fee for FY 2020 is the 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 In previous updates to the BLM’s cost recovery
fees, the BLM did not increase the fees for
‘‘Geophysical exploration permit application—
Alaska’’ or ‘‘Renewal of exploration permit—
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derived the FY 2019 cost recovery fees
(or ‘‘existing fees’’) and multiplied it by
the percent change in the IPD–GDP
(2.34 percent for this update) to generate
the ‘‘IPD–GDP increases’’ (in dollars).
The BLM then added the ‘‘IPD–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
2020.
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
Alaska’’ based on a provision in the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 which prohibited fee increases ‘‘related
to processing drilling-related permit applications
and use authorizations.’’ See, e.g., 83 FR 48957,
48959 (Sept. 28, 2018) (citing Pub. L. 109–58).
However, that provision was repealed by legislation
in 2014 and replaced with a narrower restriction on
fee increases that does not apply to these permits.
Public Law 113–291. From 4th Quarter 2014
(104.123) to 4th Quarter 2018 (111.256), the IPD–
GDP increased by 6.85 percent. The change in IDP–
GDP was not large enough to increase the new fee
above $25 for this update. In future years, the BLM
will update this fee based upon a 1-year change in
IDP–GDP, as it does for the other fees.
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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.’’
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The final rule may affect a large
number of small entities because 24 fees
for activities on public lands will be
increased. The adjustments result in no
increase in the fees for processing 24
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 $75. It is important to
note that the ‘‘real’’ values of the fees
are not actually increasing, since real
values account for the effect of inflation.
In real terms, the values of the fees are
simply being adjusted to account for the
changes in the prices of goods and
services produced in the United States.
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.
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.
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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 expired October
31, 2021
(3) 1004–0162 which expires October
31, 2021;
(4) 1004–0185 which expires
December 31, 2021;
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 February
28, 2022;
(8) 1004–0114 which expires January
31, 2020; and
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than
Oil Shale
(9) 1004–0121 which expires August
31, 2019.7
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.
Takings Implication Assessment
(Executive Order 12630)
Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments (Executive
Order 13175)
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.
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
7A
renewal request for control number 1004–
0121 was submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget on July 24, 2019.
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In developing this rule, the BLM did
not conduct or use a study, experiment,
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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
Chandra Little 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.
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 FY 2020.
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.
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TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)—FY 2020 PROCESSING AND FILING FEE TABLE
Document/action
FY 2020 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 1 ....................................................................................................................................................................
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 ............................................................................
$435
170
100
15
230
485
435
85
435
25
25
435
170
100
230
485
85
120
0.12
65
65
15
360
70
40
70
115
35
560
35
35
35
35
35
15
15
20
15
15
15
115
35
* 3,290
** 1,645
115
70
345
70
1 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.
* (More than 10 claims.)
** (10 or fewer claims.)
*
*
*
*
*
Casey Hammond,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and
Minerals Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 3000
[18X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000]
RIN 1004-AE70
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 November 6, 2019.
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-AE70.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorenzo Trimble, Acting Chief,
Division of Fluid Minerals, 202-912-7342, [email protected]; Alfred
Elser, Acting Chief, Division of Solid Minerals, 202-912-7114,
[email protected]; or Chandra Little, Regulatory Affairs, 202-912-7403,
[email protected]. 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) that established new fees or revised 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-
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).
This rule updates the cost recovery fees established by the cost
recovery fee rule published on September 28, 2018 (83 FR 48957),
effective October 1, 2018. This rule updates the cost recovery fees
used in Fiscal Year 2019 for Fiscal Year 2020. The update adjusts the
2019 fees based on the change in the IPD-GDP from the 4th Quarter of
2017 to the 4th Quarter of 2018.
Under this rule, 24 fees will remain the same and 24 fees will
increase. Of the 24 fees that are being increased by this rule, 13 will
increase by $5 each, seven will increase by $10 each, two will increase
by $15 each, and two will increase by more than $15. The largest
increase, $75, will be applied to the fee for adjudicating a mineral
patent application containing more than 10 claims, which will increase
from $3,215 to $3,290. The fee for adjudicating a patent application
containing 10 or fewer claims will increase by $40, from $1,605 to
$1,645. It is important to note that the ``real'' values of the fees
are not actually increasing, since real values account for the effect
of inflation. In real terms, the values of the fees are simply being
adjusted to account for the changes in the prices of goods and services
produced in the United States.
The calculations that resulted in the new fees are included in the
table below:
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Existing fee IPD-GDP
Fixed cost recovery fees \1\ (FY Existing increase New value New fee \5\
2019) value \2\ \3\ \4\ (FY 2020)
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Oil & Gas (parts 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130,
3150):
Noncompetitive lease application.......... $425 $427.283 $9.998 $437.281 $435
Competitive lease application............. 165 165.819 3.880 169.699 170
Assignment and transfer of record title or 95 95.656 2.238 97.894 100
operating rights.........................
Overriding royalty transfer, payment out 15 12.752 0.298 13.050 15
of production............................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer 225 223.197 5.222 228.419 230
to heir/devisee..........................
Lease consolidation....................... 470 471.909 11.042 482.951 485
Lease renewal or exchange................. 425 427.283 9.998 437.281 435
Lease reinstatement, Class I.............. 85 82.893 1.939 84.832 85
Leasing under right-of-way................ 425 427.283 9.998 437.281 435
Geophysical exploration permit 25 25.000 1.712 26.712 25
application--Alaska \6\..................
Renewal of exploration permit--Alaska \6\. 25 25.000 1.712 26.712 25
Geothermal (part 3200):
Noncompetitive lease application.......... 425 427.283 9.998 437.281 435
Competitive lease application............. 165 165.819 3.880 169.699 170
Assignment and transfer of record title or 95 95.656 2.238 97.894 100
operating right..........................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer 225 223.197 5.222 228.419 230
to heir/devisee..........................
Lease consolidation....................... 470 471.909 11.042 482.951 485
Lease reinstatement....................... 85 82.893 1.939 84.832 85
Nomination of lands....................... 120 119.383 2.793 122.176 120
Plus per acre nomination fee.............. 0.12 0.119 0.002 0.121 0.12
Site license application.................. 65 63.771 1.492 65.263 65
Assignment or transfer of site license.... 65 63.771 1.492 65.263 65
Coal (parts 3400, 3470):
License to mine application............... 15 12.752 0.298 13.050 15
Exploration license application........... 350 350.749 8.207 358.956 360
Lease or lease interest transfer.......... 70 70.163 1.641 71.804 70
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and
Oil Shale (parts 3500, 3580):
Applications other than those listed below 40 38.267 0.895 39.162 40
Prospecting permit amendment.............. 70 70.163 1.641 71.804 70
Extension of prospecting permit........... 115 114.789 2.686 117.475 115
Lease modification or fringe acreage lease 30 31.896 0.746 32.642 35
Lease renewal............................. 550 548.454 12.833 561.287 560
Assignment, sublease, or transfer of 30 31.897 0.746 32.643 35
operating rights.........................
Transfer of overriding royalty............ 30 31.897 0.746 32.643 35
Use permit................................ 30 31.897 0.746 32.643 35
Shasta and Trinity hardrock mineral lease. 30 31.897 0.746 32.643 35
Renewal of existing sand and gravel lease 30 31.897 0.746 32.643 35
in Nevada................................
Multiple Use; Mining (Group 3700):
Notice of protest of placer mining 15 12.752 0.298 13.050 15
operations...............................
Mining Law Administration (parts 3800, 3810,
3830, 3850, 3860, 3870):
Application to open lands to location..... 15 12.752 0.298 13.050 15
Notice of Location........................ 20 19.122 0.447 19.569 20
Amendment of location..................... 15 12.752 0.298 13.050 15
Transfer of mining claim/site............. 15 12.752 0.298 13.050 15
Recording an annual FLPMA filing.......... 15 12.752 0.298 13.050 15
Deferment of assessment work.............. 115 114.789 2.686 117.475 115
Recording a notice of intent to locate 30 31.897 0.746 32.643 35
mining claims on Stockraising Homestead
Act lands................................
Mineral Patent adjudication (more than ten 3,215 3,214.181 75.211 3,289.392 3,290
claims)..................................
(ten or fewer claims)................. 1,605 1,607.074 37.605 1,644.679 1,645
Adverse claim............................. 115 114.789 2.686 117.475 115
Protest................................... 70 70.163 1.641 71.804 70
Oil Shale Management (parts 3900, 3910, 3930):
Exploration License Application........... 335 336.422 7.872 344.294 345
Assignment or sublease of record title or 70 68.431 1.601 70.032 70
overriding royalty.......................
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Source for Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product data: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Economic Analysis; Table 1.1.9. Implicit Price Def Product (accessed on August 13, 2019) web link: https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?reqid=19&step=2%20-%20reqid=19&step=3&isuri=1&1921=survey&1903=13.
III. How Fees Are Adjusted
The BLM took the base values (or ``existing values'') upon which it
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derived the FY 2019 cost recovery fees (or ``existing fees'') and
multiplied it by the percent change in the IPD-GDP (2.34 percent for
this update) to generate the ``IPD-GDP increases'' (in dollars). The
BLM then added the ``IPD-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 2020.
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\1\ The Existing Fee was established by the 2018 (FY 2019) cost
recovery fee update rule published September 28, 2018 (83 FR 48957),
effective October 1, 2018.
\2\ The Existing Value is the figure from the New Value column
in the previous year's rule.
\3\ From 4th Quarter 2017 (108.713) to 4th Quarter 2018
(111.256), the IPD-GDP increased by 2.34 percent. The value in the
IPD-GDP Increase column is 2.34 percent of the Existing Value. Two
exceptions are noted in footnote 6.
\4\ The sum of the Existing Value and the IPD-GDP Increase is
the New Value.
\5\ The New Fee for FY 2020 is the 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\ In previous updates to the BLM's cost recovery fees, the BLM
did not increase the fees for ``Geophysical exploration permit
application--Alaska'' or ``Renewal of exploration permit--Alaska''
based on a provision in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which
prohibited fee increases ``related to processing drilling-related
permit applications and use authorizations.'' See, e.g., 83 FR
48957, 48959 (Sept. 28, 2018) (citing Pub. L. 109-58). However, that
provision was repealed by legislation in 2014 and replaced with a
narrower restriction on fee increases that does not apply to these
permits. Public Law 113-291. From 4th Quarter 2014 (104.123) to 4th
Quarter 2018 (111.256), the IPD-GDP increased by 6.85 percent. The
change in IDP-GDP was not large enough to increase the new fee above
$25 for this update. In future years, the BLM will update this fee
based upon a 1-year change in IDP-GDP, as it does for the other
fees.
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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
24 fees for activities on public lands will be increased. The
adjustments result in no increase in the fees for processing 24 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 $75. It
is important to note that the ``real'' values of the fees are not
actually increasing, since real values account for the effect of
inflation. In real terms, the values of the fees are simply being
adjusted to account for the changes in the prices of goods and services
produced in the United States. 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.
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.
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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 expired October 31, 2021
(3) 1004-0162 which expires October 31, 2021;
(4) 1004-0185 which expires December 31, 2021;
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 February 28, 2022;
(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.\7\
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\7\ A renewal request for control number 1004-0121 was submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget on July 24, 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 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 Chandra Little 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.
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 FY 2020. 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.
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Table 1 to Paragraph (a)--FY 2020 Processing and Filing Fee Table
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Document/action FY 2020 fee
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Oil & Gas (parts 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3150):
Noncompetitive lease application.................. $435
Competitive lease application..................... 170
Assignment and transfer of record title or 100
operating rights.................................
Overriding royalty transfer, payment out of 15
production.......................................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/ 230
devisee..........................................
Lease consolidation............................... 485
Lease renewal or exchange......................... 435
Lease reinstatement, Class I...................... 85
Leasing under right-of-way........................ 435
Geophysical exploration permit application--Alaska 25
Renewal of exploration permit--Alaska............. 25
Geothermal (part 3200):
Noncompetitive lease application.................. 435
Competitive lease application..................... 170
Assignment and transfer of record title or 100
operating rights.................................
Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/ 230
devisee..........................................
Lease consolidation............................... 485
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................... 360
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........ 35
Lease renewal..................................... 560
Assignment, sublease, or transfer of operating 35
rights...........................................
Transfer of overriding royalty.................... 35
Use permit........................................ 35
Shasta and Trinity hardrock mineral lease......... 35
Renewal of existing sand and gravel lease in 35
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 \1\............................ 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 35
claims on Stockraising Homestead Act lands.......
Mineral patent adjudication....................... * 3,290
** 1,645
Adverse claim..................................... 115
Protest........................................... 70
Oil Shale Management (parts 3900, 3910, 3930):
Exploration license application................... 345
Application for assignment or sublease of record 70
title or overriding royalty......................
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\1\ 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.
* (More than 10 claims.)
** (10 or fewer claims.)
* * * * *
Casey Hammond,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
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