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43 CFR 3809.21: When do I have to submit a notice?

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 43—Public Lands: Interior
  2. Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands
  3. CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
  4. SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)
  5. PART 3800—MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS
  6. Subpart 3809—Surface Management

(a) You must submit a complete notice of your operations 15 calendar days before you commence exploration causing surface disturbance of 5 acres or less of public lands on which reclamation has not been completed. See § 3809.301 for information on what you must include in your notice.

(b) You must not segment a project area by filing a series of notices for the purpose of avoiding filing a plan of operations. See §§ 3809.300 through 3809.336 for regulations applicable to notice-level operations.

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