{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3475.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3475.3","heading":"Dating of leases.","body":"(a) Leases will be dated and made effective the first day of the month following the date signed by the authorized officer. However, upon receipt of a prior written request, the authorized officer may date a lease to be effective on the first day of the month in which it is signed.\n(b) Future interest leases shall become effective on the date of vesting of title to the minerals in the United States as stated in the lease.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)","PART 3470—COAL MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS AND LIMITATIONS","Subpart 3475—Lease Terms"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"a3062d9eefb13473d1700f5b9c0e94b58cedd2df95d0b764c5a5226f90b0aa7f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3475.2","next":"us/43-cfr-3475.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}