[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59730-59734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24116]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Part 3000

[18X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000]
RIN 1004-AE70


Minerals Management: Adjustment of Cost Recovery Fees

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule updates the fees set forth in the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) mineral resources regulations for the processing 
of certain minerals program-related actions. It also adjusts certain 
filing fees for minerals-related documents. These updated fees include 
those for actions such as lease renewals and mineral patent 
adjudications.

DATES: This final rule is effective November 6, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may send inquiries or suggestions to Director (630), 
Bureau of Land Management, 2134LM, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 
20240; Attention: RIN 1004-AE70.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorenzo Trimble, Acting Chief, 
Division of Fluid Minerals, 202-912-7342, [email protected]; Alfred 
Elser, Acting Chief, Division of Solid Minerals, 202-912-7114, 
[email protected]; or Chandra Little, Regulatory Affairs, 202-912-7403, 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may leave a message for these individuals with the Federal 
Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The BLM has specific authority to charge fees for processing 
applications and other documents relating to public lands under section 
304 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 43 
U.S.C. 1734. In 2005, the BLM published a final cost recovery rule (70 
FR 58854) that established new fees or revised fees and service charges 
for processing documents related to its minerals programs (``2005 Cost 
Recovery Rule''). In addition, the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule also 
established the method the BLM would use to adjust those fees and 
service charges on an annual basis.
    At 43 CFR 3000.12(a), the regulations provide that the BLM will 
annually adjust fees established in subchapter C (43 CFR parts 3000-
3900) according to changes in the Implicit Price Deflator for Gross 
Domestic Product (IPD-GDP), which is published quarterly by the U.S. 
Department of Commerce. See also 43 CFR 3000.10. This final rule 
updates those fees and service charges consistent with that direction. 
The fee adjustments in this rule are based on the mathematical formula 
set forth in the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule. The public had an opportunity 
to comment on that adjustment procedure as part of the 2005 rulemaking. 
Accordingly, the Department of the Interior for good cause finds under 
5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and (d)(3) that notice and public comment procedures 
are unnecessary and that the fee adjustments in this rule may be 
effective less than 30 days after publication. See 43 CFR 3000.10(c).

II. Discussion of Final Rule

    As set forth in the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule, the fee updates are 
based on the change in the IPD-GDP. The BLM's minerals program 
publishes the updated cost recovery fees, which become effective on 
October 1, the start of the fiscal year (FY).
    This rule updates the cost recovery fees established by the cost 
recovery fee rule published on September 28, 2018 (83 FR 48957), 
effective October 1, 2018. This rule updates the cost recovery fees 
used in Fiscal Year 2019 for Fiscal Year 2020. The update adjusts the 
2019 fees based on the change in the IPD-GDP from the 4th Quarter of 
2017 to the 4th Quarter of 2018.
    Under this rule, 24 fees will remain the same and 24 fees will 
increase. Of the 24 fees that are being increased by this rule, 13 will 
increase by $5 each, seven will increase by $10 each, two will increase 
by $15 each, and two will increase by more than $15. The largest 
increase, $75, will be applied to the fee for adjudicating a mineral 
patent application containing more than 10 claims, which will increase 
from $3,215 to $3,290. The fee for adjudicating a patent application 
containing 10 or fewer claims will increase by $40, from $1,605 to 
$1,645. It is important to note that the ``real'' values of the fees 
are not actually increasing, since real values account for the effect 
of inflation. In real terms, the values of the fees are simply being 
adjusted to account for the changes in the prices of goods and services 
produced in the United States.
    The calculations that resulted in the new fees are included in the 
table below:

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                                                Existing fee                 IPD-GDP
           Fixed cost recovery fees                \1\ (FY      Existing     increase    New value   New fee \5\
                                                    2019)      value \2\       \3\          \4\       (FY 2020)
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Oil & Gas (parts 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130,
 3150):
    Noncompetitive lease application..........          $425     $427.283       $9.998     $437.281         $435
    Competitive lease application.............           165      165.819        3.880      169.699          170
    Assignment and transfer of record title or            95       95.656        2.238       97.894          100
     operating rights.........................
    Overriding royalty transfer, payment out              15       12.752        0.298       13.050           15
     of production............................
    Name change, corporate merger or transfer            225      223.197        5.222      228.419          230
     to heir/devisee..........................
    Lease consolidation.......................           470      471.909       11.042      482.951          485
    Lease renewal or exchange.................           425      427.283        9.998      437.281          435
    Lease reinstatement, Class I..............            85       82.893        1.939       84.832           85
    Leasing under right-of-way................           425      427.283        9.998      437.281          435
    Geophysical exploration permit                        25       25.000        1.712       26.712           25
     application--Alaska \6\..................
    Renewal of exploration permit--Alaska \6\.            25       25.000        1.712       26.712           25
Geothermal (part 3200):
    Noncompetitive lease application..........           425      427.283        9.998      437.281          435
    Competitive lease application.............           165      165.819        3.880      169.699          170
    Assignment and transfer of record title or            95       95.656        2.238       97.894          100
     operating right..........................
    Name change, corporate merger or transfer            225      223.197        5.222      228.419          230
     to heir/devisee..........................
    Lease consolidation.......................           470      471.909       11.042      482.951          485
    Lease reinstatement.......................            85       82.893        1.939       84.832           85
    Nomination of lands.......................           120      119.383        2.793      122.176          120
    Plus per acre nomination fee..............          0.12        0.119        0.002        0.121         0.12
    Site license application..................            65       63.771        1.492       65.263           65
    Assignment or transfer of site license....            65       63.771        1.492       65.263           65
Coal (parts 3400, 3470):
    License to mine application...............            15       12.752        0.298       13.050           15
    Exploration license application...........           350      350.749        8.207      358.956          360
    Lease or lease interest transfer..........            70       70.163        1.641       71.804           70
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and
 Oil Shale (parts 3500, 3580):
    Applications other than those listed below            40       38.267        0.895       39.162           40
    Prospecting permit amendment..............            70       70.163        1.641       71.804           70
    Extension of prospecting permit...........           115      114.789        2.686      117.475          115
    Lease modification or fringe acreage lease            30       31.896        0.746       32.642           35
    Lease renewal.............................           550      548.454       12.833      561.287          560
    Assignment, sublease, or transfer of                  30       31.897        0.746       32.643           35
     operating rights.........................
    Transfer of overriding royalty............            30       31.897        0.746       32.643           35
    Use permit................................            30       31.897        0.746       32.643           35
    Shasta and Trinity hardrock mineral lease.            30       31.897        0.746       32.643           35
    Renewal of existing sand and gravel lease             30       31.897        0.746       32.643           35
     in Nevada................................
Multiple Use; Mining (Group 3700):
    Notice of protest of placer mining                    15       12.752        0.298       13.050           15
     operations...............................
Mining Law Administration (parts 3800, 3810,
 3830, 3850, 3860, 3870):
    Application to open lands to location.....            15       12.752        0.298       13.050           15
    Notice of Location........................            20       19.122        0.447       19.569           20
    Amendment of location.....................            15       12.752        0.298       13.050           15
    Transfer of mining claim/site.............            15       12.752        0.298       13.050           15
    Recording an annual FLPMA filing..........            15       12.752        0.298       13.050           15
    Deferment of assessment work..............           115      114.789        2.686      117.475          115
    Recording a notice of intent to locate                30       31.897        0.746       32.643           35
     mining claims on Stockraising Homestead
     Act lands................................
    Mineral Patent adjudication (more than ten         3,215    3,214.181       75.211    3,289.392        3,290
     claims)..................................
        (ten or fewer claims).................         1,605    1,607.074       37.605    1,644.679        1,645
    Adverse claim.............................           115      114.789        2.686      117.475          115
    Protest...................................            70       70.163        1.641       71.804           70
Oil Shale Management (parts 3900, 3910, 3930):
    Exploration License Application...........           335      336.422        7.872      344.294          345
    Assignment or sublease of record title or             70       68.431        1.601       70.032           70
     overriding royalty.......................
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Source for Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product data: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
  Economic Analysis; Table 1.1.9. Implicit Price Def Product (accessed on August 13, 2019) web link: https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?reqid=19&step=2%20-%20reqid=19&step=3&isuri=1&1921=survey&1903=13.

III. How Fees Are Adjusted

    The BLM took the base values (or ``existing values'') upon which it

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derived the FY 2019 cost recovery fees (or ``existing fees'') and 
multiplied it by the percent change in the IPD-GDP (2.34 percent for 
this update) to generate the ``IPD-GDP increases'' (in dollars). The 
BLM then added the ``IPD-GDP increases'' to the ``existing values'' to 
generate the ``new values.'' The BLM then calculated the ``new fees'' 
by rounding the ``new values'' to the closest multiple of $5 for fees 
equal to or greater than $1, or to the nearest cent for fees under $1. 
The ``new fees'' are the updated cost recovery fees for FY 2020.
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    \1\ The Existing Fee was established by the 2018 (FY 2019) cost 
recovery fee update rule published September 28, 2018 (83 FR 48957), 
effective October 1, 2018.
    \2\ The Existing Value is the figure from the New Value column 
in the previous year's rule.
    \3\ From 4th Quarter 2017 (108.713) to 4th Quarter 2018 
(111.256), the IPD-GDP increased by 2.34 percent. The value in the 
IPD-GDP Increase column is 2.34 percent of the Existing Value. Two 
exceptions are noted in footnote 6.
    \4\ The sum of the Existing Value and the IPD-GDP Increase is 
the New Value.
    \5\ The New Fee for FY 2020 is the New Value rounded to the 
nearest $5 for values equal to or greater than $1 or rounded to the 
nearest penny for values under $1.
    \6\ In previous updates to the BLM's cost recovery fees, the BLM 
did not increase the fees for ``Geophysical exploration permit 
application--Alaska'' or ``Renewal of exploration permit--Alaska'' 
based on a provision in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which 
prohibited fee increases ``related to processing drilling-related 
permit applications and use authorizations.'' See, e.g., 83 FR 
48957, 48959 (Sept. 28, 2018) (citing Pub. L. 109-58). However, that 
provision was repealed by legislation in 2014 and replaced with a 
narrower restriction on fee increases that does not apply to these 
permits. Public Law 113-291. From 4th Quarter 2014 (104.123) to 4th 
Quarter 2018 (111.256), the IPD-GDP increased by 6.85 percent. The 
change in IDP-GDP was not large enough to increase the new fee above 
$25 for this update. In future years, the BLM will update this fee 
based upon a 1-year change in IDP-GDP, as it does for the other 
fees.
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IV. Procedural Matters

Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Order 12866)

    This document is not a significant rule, and the Office of 
Management and Budget has not reviewed this rule under Executive Order 
12866.
    The BLM has determined that the rule will not have an annual effect 
on the economy of $100 million or more. It will not adversely affect in 
a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, 
competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, 
local, or tribal governments or communities. The changes in this rule 
are much smaller than those in the 2005 final rule, which did not 
approach the threshold in Executive Order 12866. For instructions on 
how to view a copy of the analysis prepared in conjunction with the 
2005 final rule, please contact one of the persons listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    This rule will not create inconsistencies or otherwise interfere 
with an action taken or planned by another agency. This rule does not 
change the relationships of the onshore minerals programs with other 
agencies' actions. These relationships are included in agreements and 
memoranda of understanding that will not change with this rule.
    In addition, this final rule does not materially affect the 
budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, or loan programs, or the 
rights and obligations of their recipients. This rule applies an 
inflationary adjustment factor to existing user fees for processing 
certain actions associated with the onshore minerals programs.
    Finally, this rule will not raise novel legal or policy issues. As 
explained above, this rule simply implements an annual process to 
account for inflation that was adopted by and explained in the 2005 
Cost Recovery Rule.

Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs (E.O. 13771)

    This action is not an E.O. 13771 regulatory action because it is 
not significant under E.O. 12866.

The Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This final rule will not have a significant economic effect on a 
substantial number of small entities as defined under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). As a result, a Regulatory 
Flexibility Analysis is not required. The Small Business Administration 
defines small entities as individual, limited partnerships, or small 
companies considered to be at arm's length from the control of any 
parent companies if they meet the following size requirements as 
established for each North American Industry Classification System 
(NAICS) code:

 Iron ore mining (NAICS code 212210): 750 or fewer employees
 Gold ore mining (NAICS code 212221): 1,500 or fewer employees
 Silver ore mining (NAICS code 212222): 250 or fewer employees
 Uranium-Radium-Vanadium ore mining (NAICS code 212291): 250 or 
fewer employees
 All Other Metal ore mining (NAICS code 212299): 750 or fewer 
employees
 Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (NAICS code 
212111): 1,250 or fewer employees
 Bituminous Coal Underground Mining (NAICS code 212112): 1,500 
or fewer employees
 Crude Petroleum Extraction (NAICS code 211120): 1,250 or fewer 
employees
 Natural Gas Extraction (NAICS code 211130): 1,250 or fewer 
employees
 All Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining (NAICS code 212399): 500 
or fewer employees

    The SBA would consider many, if not most, of the operators with 
whom the BLM works in the onshore minerals programs to be small 
entities. The BLM notes that this final rule does not affect service 
industries, for which the SBA has a different definition of ``small 
entity.''
    The final rule may affect a large number of small entities because 
24 fees for activities on public lands will be increased. The 
adjustments result in no increase in the fees for processing 24 actions 
relating to the BLM's minerals programs. The highest adjustment, in 
dollar terms, is for adjudications of mineral patent applications 
involving more than 10 mining claims; that fee will increase by $75. It 
is important to note that the ``real'' values of the fees are not 
actually increasing, since real values account for the effect of 
inflation. In real terms, the values of the fees are simply being 
adjusted to account for the changes in the prices of goods and services 
produced in the United States. Accordingly, the BLM has concluded that 
the economic effect of the rule's changes will not be significant, even 
for small entities.
    For the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule, the BLM completed a Regulatory 
Flexibility Act threshold analysis, which is available for public 
review in the administrative record for that rule. For instructions on 
how to view a copy of that analysis, please contact one of the persons 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. The 
analysis for the 2005 rule concluded that the fees would not have a 
significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities. 
The fee increases implemented in this rule are substantially smaller 
than those provided for in the 2005 rule.

The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    This final rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined at 5 U.S.C. 
804(2). The final rule will not have an annual effect on the economy 
greater than $100 million; it will not result in major cost or price 
increases for consumers, industries, government agencies, or regions; 
and it will not have significant adverse effects on competition, 
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of 
U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises. 
Accordingly, a Small Entity Compliance Guide is not required.

Executive Order 13132, Federalism

    This final rule will not have a substantial direct effect on the 
States, on the relationship between the national government and the 
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the 
various levels of government. In accordance with Executive Order 13132, 
the BLM therefore finds that the final rule does not have federalism 
implications, and a federalism assessment is not required.

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The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This rule does not contain information collection requirements that 
require a control number from the Office of Management and Budget in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521). After the effective date of this rule, the new fees may affect 
the non-hour burdens associated with the following control numbers:
Oil and Gas
    (1) 1004-0034 which expires June 30, 2021;
    (2) 1004-0137 which expired October 31, 2021
    (3) 1004-0162 which expires October 31, 2021;
    (4) 1004-0185 which expires December 31, 2021;
Geothermal
    (5) 1004-0132 which expires February 29, 2020;
Coal
    (6) 1004-0073 which expires January 31, 2020;
Mining Claims
    (7) 1004-0025 which expires February 28, 2022;
    (8) 1004-0114 which expires January 31, 2020; and
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Oil Shale
    (9) 1004-0121 which expires August 31, 2019.\7\
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    \7\ A renewal request for control number 1004-0121 was submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget on July 24, 2019.
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Takings Implication Assessment (Executive Order 12630)

    As required by Executive Order 12630, the BLM has determined that 
this rule will not cause a taking of private property. No private 
property rights will be affected by a rule that merely updates fees. 
The BLM therefore certifies that this final rule does not represent a 
governmental action capable of interference with constitutionally 
protected property rights.

Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 12988)

    In accordance with Executive Order 12988, the BLM finds that this 
final rule will not unduly burden the judicial system and meets the 
requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Executive Order.

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

    The BLM has determined that this final rule qualifies as a routine 
financial transaction and a regulation of an administrative, financial, 
legal, or procedural nature that is categorically excluded from 
environmental review under NEPA pursuant to 43 CFR 46.205 and 46.210(c) 
and (i). The final rule does not meet any of the 12 criteria for 
exceptions to categorical exclusions listed at 43 CFR 46.215. 
Therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental 
impact statement is required in connection with the rule (40 CFR 
1508.4).

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    The BLM has determined that this final rule is not significant 
under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., 
because it will not result in State, local, private sector, or tribal 
government expenditures of $100 million or more in any one year, 2 
U.S.C. 1532. This rule will not significantly or uniquely affect small 
governments. Therefore, the BLM is not required to prepare a statement 
containing the information required by the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act.

Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments (Executive 
Order 13175)

    In accordance with Executive Order 13175, the BLM has determined 
that this final rule does not include policies that have tribal 
implications. Specifically, the rule would not have substantial direct 
effects on one or more Indian tribes. Consequently, the BLM did not 
utilize the consultation process set forth in Section 5 of the 
Executive Order.

Information Quality Act

    In developing this rule, the BLM did not conduct or use a study, 
experiment, or survey requiring peer review under the Information 
Quality Act (Pub. L. 106-554).

Effects on the Nation's Energy Supply (Executive Order 13211)

    In accordance with Executive Order 13211, the BLM has determined 
that this final rule is not likely to have a significant adverse effect 
on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. It merely adjusts 
certain administrative cost recovery fees to account for inflation.

Author

    The principal author of this rule is Chandra Little of the Division 
of Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Land Management.

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 3000

    Public lands--mineral resources, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    For reasons stated in the preamble, the Bureau of Land Management 
amends 43 CFR part 3000 as follows:

PART 3000--MINERALS MANAGEMENT: GENERAL

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1. The authority citation for part 3000 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq., 301-
306, 351-359, and 601 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 40 U.S.C. 471 et 
seq.; 42 U.S.C. 6508; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and Pub. L. 97-35, 95 
Stat. 357.

Subpart 3000--General

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2. Amend Sec.  3000.12 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec.  3000.12  What is the fee schedule for fixed fees?

    (a) The table in this section shows the fixed fees that must be 
paid to the BLM for the services listed for FY 2020. These fees are 
nonrefundable and must be included with documents filed under this 
chapter. Fees will be adjusted annually according to the change in the 
Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product (IPD-GDP) by way of 
publication of a final rule in the Federal Register and will 
subsequently be posted on the BLM website (http://www.blm.gov) before 
October 1 each year. Revised fees are effective each year on October 1.

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    Table 1 to Paragraph (a)--FY 2020 Processing and Filing Fee Table
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                    Document/action                        FY 2020 fee
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Oil & Gas (parts 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3150):
    Noncompetitive lease application..................              $435
    Competitive lease application.....................               170
    Assignment and transfer of record title or                       100
     operating rights.................................
    Overriding royalty transfer, payment out of                       15
     production.......................................
    Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/               230
     devisee..........................................
    Lease consolidation...............................               485
    Lease renewal or exchange.........................               435
    Lease reinstatement, Class I......................                85
    Leasing under right-of-way........................               435
    Geophysical exploration permit application--Alaska                25
    Renewal of exploration permit--Alaska.............                25
Geothermal (part 3200):
    Noncompetitive lease application..................               435
    Competitive lease application.....................               170
    Assignment and transfer of record title or                       100
     operating rights.................................
    Name change, corporate merger or transfer to heir/               230
     devisee..........................................
    Lease consolidation...............................               485
    Lease reinstatement...............................                85
    Nomination of lands...............................               120
        plus per acre nomination fee..................              0.12
    Site license application..........................                65
    Assignment or transfer of site license............                65
Coal (parts 3400, 3470):
    License to mine application.......................                15
    Exploration license application...................               360
    Lease or lease interest transfer..................                70
Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil
 Shale (parts 3500, 3580):
    Applications other than those listed below........                40
    Prospecting permit application amendment..........                70
    Extension of prospecting permit...................               115
    Lease modification or fringe acreage lease........                35
    Lease renewal.....................................               560
    Assignment, sublease, or transfer of operating                    35
     rights...........................................
    Transfer of overriding royalty....................                35
    Use permit........................................                35
    Shasta and Trinity hardrock mineral lease.........                35
    Renewal of existing sand and gravel lease in                      35
     Nevada...........................................
Public Law 359; Mining in Powersite Withdrawals:
 General (part 3730):
    Notice of protest of placer mining operations.....                15
Mining Law Administration (parts 3800, 3810, 3830,
 3850, 3860, 3870):
    Application to open lands to location.............                15
    Notice of location \1\............................                20
    Amendment of location.............................                15
    Transfer of mining claim/site.....................                15
    Recording an annual FLPMA filing..................                15
    Deferment of assessment work......................               115
    Recording a notice of intent to locate mining                     35
     claims on Stockraising Homestead Act lands.......
    Mineral patent adjudication.......................           * 3,290
                                                                ** 1,645
    Adverse claim.....................................               115
    Protest...........................................                70
Oil Shale Management (parts 3900, 3910, 3930):
    Exploration license application...................               345
    Application for assignment or sublease of record                  70
     title or overriding royalty......................
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\1\ To record a mining claim or site location, this processing fee along
  with the initial maintenance fee and the one-time location fee
  required by statute (43 CFR part 3833) must be paid.
* (More than 10 claims.)
** (10 or fewer claims.)

* * * * *

Casey Hammond,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-24116 Filed 11-5-19; 8:45 am]
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