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DOI/BLM RIN: 1004-AE98 Publication ID: Spring 2024 
Title: ●Mining Claim Location and Maintenance Fee Update  
Abstract:

This final rule updates the BLM's maintenance and location fees to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index to reflect the appropriate fees to be collected. This rule complies with the statutory mandate of the 30 U.S.C. 28j(c) to adjust the fees every five years.  This rule amends 43 CFR 3830.21, which is the table of fees for mining law maintenance and location fees. 

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3830.21   
Legal Authority: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28j(c))   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Required every five years  07/01/2024 

Overall Description of Deadline: The primary legal authorities associated with this final rule is the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28j(c)). Section 28j(c) requires that mining claimants be provided notice of any adjustments made and that the announcement be made not later than July 1 for changes that will go into effect in the next fiscal year.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Direct Final Rule  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Rebecca Good
Acting Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
New Mexico State Office (Attn: 310), 310 Dinosaur Trail,
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Phone:307 261-7633
Email: rgood@blm.gov