§3837.24. What kind of evidence must I submit to BLM to show I have properly notified the delinquent co-claimant?
43 C.F.R. § 3837.24
If you gave written notice to the delinquent co-claimant by personal service, you must sign and submit a notarized affidavit explaining how and when you delivered the written notice to the delinquent co-claimant.
If you gave written notice to the delinquent co-claimant by mail, you must submit:
A copy of the notice you mailed to the delinquent co-claimant; and
A copy of the signed U.S. Postal Service return receipt from the registered or certified envelope in which you sent the notice to the delinquent co-claimant.
If you published the notice in a newspaper, you must submit:
A statement from the newspaper publisher or the publisher's authorized representative describing the publication, including the beginning and ending dates of publication;
A printed copy of the published notice; and
A notarized affidavit attesting that you conducted a diligent search for the delinquent co-claimant, you could not locate the delinquent co-claimant, and therefore notification by publication was necessary.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1457; 50 U.S.C. App. 501, 565; 30 U.S.C. 28.
Source
Source: 68 FR 61078, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted.