1.Small miner waivers to claim
maintenance fees
(a)Section 10101(d)(3)
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f(d)(3)) is
amended by striking for any reason, the claimant shall have a period of
60 days after receipt of written notification of the defect or defects by the
Bureau of Land Management to:
and inserting for any reason
(including the failure to timely file a small miner’s maintenance fee waiver
application or an affidavit of annual labor associated with the application and
required application fees), the claimant shall have a period of 60 days after
receipt of written notification of the 1 or more defects provided by the Bureau
of Land Management by registered mail to
.
(b)
(1)The claimholder of
claims numbered AA023149, AA023163, AA047913, AA047914, AA047915, AA047916,
AA047917, AA047918, and AA047919 (as of December 29, 2004) shall be
considered—
(A)to have received a
first half final certificate for application AA072648 (associated with the
claims) before September 30, 1994; and
(B)to qualify for
relief under section 10101(d)(3) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f(d)(3)) and have the opportunity to cure under that section
for any prior period for which 1 or more defects existed or there was a failure
to pay claim maintenance fees.
(2)The claims
numbered AAFF057833, AKFF057834, AKFF057840, AKFF084389, AKFF085204,
AKFF096323, AKFF086324, AKFF086267, AKFF084387, and AKFF084388 shall be—
(A)considered to
qualify for relief under section 10101(d)(3) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f(d)(3)); and
(B)given notice of
defect and the opportunity to cure.