§3809.11. When do I have to submit a plan of operations?
43 C.F.R. § 3809.11
You must submit a plan of operations and obtain BLM's approval before beginning operations greater than casual use, except as described in § 3809.21. Also see §§ 3809.31 and 3809.400 through 3809.434.
You must submit a plan of operations for any bulk sampling in which you will remove 1,000 tons or more of presumed ore for testing.
You must submit a plan of operations for any operations causing surface disturbance greater than casual use in the following special status areas where § 3809.21 does not apply:
Lands in the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) designated by the CDCA plan as “controlled” or “limited” use areas;
Areas in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and areas designated for potential addition to the system;
Designated Areas of Critical Environmental Concern;
Areas designated as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System and administered by BLM;
Areas designated as “closed” to off-road vehicle use, as defined in § 8340.0-5 of this title;
Any lands or waters known to contain Federally proposed or listed threatened or endangered species or their proposed or designated critical habitat, unless BLM allows for other action under a formal land-use plan or threatened or endangered species recovery plan; and
National Monuments and National Conservation Areas administered by BLM.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1280; 30 U.S.C. 22; 30 U.S.C. 612; 43 U.S.C. 1201; and 43 U.S.C. 1732, 1733, 1740, 1781, and 1782.
Source
Source: 65 FR 70112, Nov. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 22-42, 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. No. 97-35, 95 Stat. 357.
Source
Source: 45 FR 13974, Mar. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted.