97-12822. Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws; Surface Management

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 26966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12822]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Part 3800

[WO-660-4120-02-24 1A]
RIN 1004-AC40


Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws; Surface Management

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published in the Federal 
Register of February 28, 1997, a final rule amending the bonding 
provisions of the regulations on mining on public lands under the 
Mining Law of 1872. The preamble of that final rule contained an 
editing error creating an internal contradiction in the preamble. This 
document corrects that error.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective on May 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries or suggestions should be sent to the Solid 
Minerals Group at Director (320), Bureau of Land Management, Room 501 
LS, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Deery, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLM published a final rule in the Federal 
Register of February 28, 1997 (62 FR 9093), amending the bonding 
provisions of the regulations on hardrock mining on public lands under 
the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.). In the preamble of the 
final rule, because of an editing error, the final two sentences in the 
last paragraph of the third column on page 9095 appear to contradict 
each other in explaining when operators working under an existing 
notice must provide a certification under the regulations. This 
document corrects that error.
    In rule FR Doc. 97-5016, published on February 28, 1997 (62 FR 
9093), make the following correction. On page 9095, in the last 
paragraph of the third column, revise the final sentence to read as 
follows: ``For existing notices on file with BLM under which operations 
have not yet begun, the claimant or operator will have to provide the 
certification before initiating operations.''

    Dated: May 9, 1997.
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 97-12822 Filed 5-15-97; 8:45 am]
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