---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3106.82"
title: "43"
number: "3106.82"
heading: "Change of name."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3106.82"
---

# §3106.82. Change of name.

- (a) A legally recognized change of name of a lessee or sublessee must be reported to the proper BLM office. The notice of name change must be submitted in writing with adequate information concerning the name change. For a corporate name change, the request must include the Secretary of State's Certificate of Name Change, along with the Articles of Incorporation, or Amendment, if available.
- (b) An entity must include with the notice of name change the required processing fee listed in the fee schedule in [§ 3000.120](/cfr/43/3000.120.md) of this chapter.
- (c) If a bond(s) has been furnished, a change of name on the bond may be made by surety consent or a rider to the original bond or by a replacement bond.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, and 1751; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and 42 U.S.C. 15801.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 30966, Apr. 23, 2024, unless otherwise noted.