---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3835.93"
title: "43"
number: "3835.93"
heading: "What happens if BLM finds a defect in my waiver request?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3835.93"
---

# §3835.93. What happens if BLM finds a defect in my waiver request?

- (a) BLM will send you a notice describing the defect by certified mail-return receipt requested at the most recent address you gave us on—
  - (1) Your notice or certificate of location;
  - (2) An address correction you have filed with BLM;
  - (3) A valid transfer document filed with BLM; or
  - (4) **The waiver request form.**
- (b) If the certified mail is delivered to your most recent address of record, this constitutes legal service even if you do not actually receive the notice or decision. (See [43 CFR 1810.2](/cfr/43/1810.2.md).)
- (c) You must cure the defective waiver or pay the annual maintenance fees within 60 days of receiving BLM notification of the defects, or forfeit the claim or site.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 22, 28, 28f-28k; 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1457, 1701 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. App. 501, 565; 115 Stat. 414.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 61073, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted.