---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3513.15"
title: "43"
number: "3513.15"
heading: "How do I apply for reduction of rental, royalties, or minimum production?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3513.15"
---

# §3513.15. How do I apply for reduction of rental, royalties, or minimum production?


You must submit your application with the following information for all leases involved:

- (a) The serial numbers;
- (b) The name of the record title holder(s);
- (c) The name of the operator and operating rights owners if different from the record title holder(s);
- (d) A description of the lands by legal subdivision, if the application is for a portion of the lease;
- (e) A map showing the serial number and location of each mine or excavation and the extent of the mining operations;
- (f) If you are applying for relief from the minimum production requirement, the information sufficient to demonstrate why you did not attain the minimum production;
- (g) Justification showing why you cannot successfully operate the mines under the royalty or rental fixed in the lease and other lease terms;
- (h) Any other information that BLM needs to determine whether the request satisfies the standards in [§ 3513.12](/cfr/43/3513.12.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 67680, Oct. 26, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 30 U.S.C. 189, 192c, and 209; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and sec. 402, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. appendix).

### Source

Source: 64 FR 53536, Oct. 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 67680, Oct. 26, 2020]