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Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIORSubtitle B - REGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDSChapter II - BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORSubchapter C - MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)Part 3800 - MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWSSubpart 3809 - SURFACE MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS CONDUCTED UNDER NOTICES
Section 3809.300 - Does this subpart apply to my existing notice-level operations?

43 C.F.R. § 3809.300

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Section 3809.300 - Does this subpart apply to my existing notice-level operations?

To see how this subpart applies to your operations conducted under a notice and existing on January 20, 2001, follow this table:

If BLM has received your complete notice before January 20, 2001-Then-
(a) You are the operator identified in the notice on file with BLM on January 20, 2001You may conduct operations for 2 years after January 20, 2001 under the terms of your existing notice and the regulations in effect immediately before that date. (See 43 CFR parts 1000-end, revised as of Oct. 1, 1999.) After 2 years, you may extend your notice under § 3809.333 . BLM may require a modification under § 3809.331(a)(1) . See § 3809.503 for financial guarantee requirements applicable to notices.
(b) You are a new operator, that is, you were not the operator identified in the notice on file with BLM on January 20, 2001The provisions of this subpart, including § 3809.320 , govern your operations for 2 years after January 20, 2001, unless you extend your notice under § 3809.333 .
(c) You later modify your notice(1) You may conduct operations on the original acreage for 2 years after January 20, 2001 under the terms of your existing notice and the regulations in effect immediately before that date (See 43 CFR parts 1000-end, revised as of Oct. 1, 2000.) After 2 years, you may extend your notice under § 3809.333 . BLM may require a modification under § 3809.331(a)(1) . See § 3809.503(b) for financial guarantee requirements applicable to notices.
(2) Your operations on any additional acreage come under the provisions of this subpart, including §§ 3809.11 and 3809.21 , and may require approval of a plan of operations before the additional surface disturbance may.
(d) Your notice has expiredYou may not conduct operations under an expired notice. You must promptly submit either a new notice under § 3809.301 or a plan of operations under § 3809.401 , whichever is applicable, or immediately begin to reclaim your project area. See §§ 3809.11 and 3809.21 .

43 C.F.R. §3809.300