{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3809.334","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3809.334","heading":"What if I temporarily stop conducting operations under a notice?","body":"(a) If you stop conducting operations for any period of time, you must—\n(1) Maintain public lands within the project area, including structures, in a safe and clean condition;\n(2) Take all steps necessary to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation; and\n(3) Maintain an adequate financial guarantee.\n(b) If the period of non-operation is likely to cause unnecessary or undue degradation, BLM, in writing, will—\n(1) Require you to take all steps necessary to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation; and\n(2) Require you, after an extended period of non-operation for other than seasonal operations, to remove all structures, equipment, and other facilities and reclaim the project area.","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 3800—MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS","Subpart 3809—Surface Management"],"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":"77b70bb2c27f075aca9e46a8a44492343b3067db48d169dcfe96628d14bfd711","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3809.333","next":"us/43-cfr-3809.335"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}