---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3809.412"
title: "43"
number: "3809.412"
heading: "When may I operate under a plan of operations?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3809.412"
---

# §3809.412. When may I operate under a plan of operations?


You must not begin operations until BLM approves your plan of operations and you provide the financial guarantee required under [§ 3809.551](/cfr/43/3809.551.md).


## Notes

### 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.