03-13677. Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws; Final Rule; Correction

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Correcting amendment.

SUMMARY:

This document contains a correction to the regulations for mining claims under the General Mining Laws published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2000 (65 FR 69998).

DATE:

Effective on January 20, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Need for Correction

The regulations as published contain a nonexistent cross reference section which may confuse or mislead the public.

In § 3809.202(d), we have a cross reference to a nonexistent § 3809.800(c) which could mislead or confuse the public. Therefore, we are changing the cross reference from § 3809.800(c) to § 3809.802.

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 3800

• Administrative practice and procedure
• Environmental protection
• Intergovernmental relations
• Land Management Bureau
• Mines
• Public Lands-mineral resources
• Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
• Surety bonds
• Wilderness areas

Dated: May 21, 2003.

Rebecca W. Watson,

Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.

Accordingly, 43 CFR part 3800 is corrected by making the following correcting amendment:

PART 3800—MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS

1. The authority citation for part 3800 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 16 U.S.C. 1131-1136, 1271-1287, 1901; 25 U.S.C. 463; 30 U.S.C. 21 et seq., 21A, 22 et seq., 36, 621 et seq., 1601; 43 U.S.C. 2, 154, 299, 687b-687b-4, 1068 et seq., 1201, 1701 et seq.; 62 Stat. 162.

2. Revise § 3809.202(d) to read as follows:

§ 3809.202

Under what conditions will BLM defer to State regulation of operations?

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(d) Appeal of State Director decision. The BLM State Director's decision will be a final decision of BLM and may be appealed to the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, but not to the Department of the Interior Office of Hearings and Appeals. The items you should include in the appeal are the same as the items you must include under § 3809.802.