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BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Part 1820

[WO–350–1430–00–24 1A]

RIN 1004–AC83

Application Procedures

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) proposes to revise

43 CFR part 1820, which addresses

general application procedures, to

streamline, modernize and clarify the

existing provisions, and remove

obsolete and unnecessary requirements.

The proposed rule describes how to file

an application or other documents with

BLM; provides guidance on how BLM

determines priority for applications

filed simultaneously; and contains

procedures for payments and refunds,

and requirements for publication and

posting of notices.

DATES: Comments: Any comments must

be received by BLM at the address

below by December 1, 1997. BLM will

not necessarily consider any comments

received after the above date during its

decisionmaking on the proposed rule.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment,

you may submit your comments by any

one of several methods. You may mail

comments to Bureau of Land

Management, Administrative Record,

Room 401LS,1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20240. You may also

comment via the internet to

WOComment@wo.blm.gov. Please

submit comments as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Please also

include ‘‘attn: AC 83’’’’ and your name

and return address in your message. If

you do not receive a confirmation from

the system that we have received your

internet message, contact us directly at

(202) 452–5030.

Finally, you may hand-deliver

comments to BLM at 1620 L Street, NW,

Room 401, Washington, D.C. Comments,

including names and street addresses of

respondents, will be available for public

review at this address during regular

business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except

holidays. Individual respondents may

request confidentiality, which BLM will

consider on a case-by-case basis. If you

wish to request that BLM consider

withholding your name or street address

from public review or from disclosure

under the Freedom of Information Act,

you must state this prominently at the

beginning of your comment. All

submissions from organizations or

businesses, and from individuals

identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, will be

made available for public inspection in

their entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Linda Ponticelli, Telephone: (202)

452–0364, or Frances Watson,

Telephone: (202) 452–5006 (Commercial

or FTS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Comment Procedures

II. Background

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule

IV. Procedural Matters

I. Public Comment Procedures

Written Comments

Written comments on the proposed

rule should be specific, should be

confined to issues pertinent to the

proposed rule, and should explain the

reason for any recommended change.

Where possible, comments should

reference the specific section or

paragraph of the proposal which the

commenter is addressing. BLM may not

necessarily consider or include in the

Administrative Record for the final rule

comments which BLM receives after the

close of the comment period (see DATES)

or comments delivered to an address

other than those listed above (see

ADDRESSES).

II. Background

Since public land records contain the

basic land title information for over twothirds of the nation’s real property, BLM

places great importance on providing

standardized methods for processing

applications for public lands to ensure

that BLM processes all applications

received in an equitable and efficient

manner. When the public lands were

open to settlement under various laws,

BLM established specific procedures for

filing each type of application

pertaining to land use authorizations.

Despite the existence of detailed

application procedures for specific BLM

programs, BLM recognized the need to

have general procedures applicable to

all BLM land use authorization

programs addressed in a centralized

location in the Code of Federal

Regulations. Although there may be

certain variances among application

procedures for specific land use

authorizations, for example, filing fees,

the general procedures covered in these

regulations have assisted BLM in

determining priority among those

applications (sometimes numbering in

the thousands) competing for the same

claim or parcel.

These general procedural regulations

continue to serve important functions,

such as informing members of the

public of proposed BLM actions or

decisions through publication and

posting of notices. Thus, there is still a

need for general procedural direction to

ensure consistency in processing

documents and uniformity in treatment

of all BLM’s customers.

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule

This proposed rule, which would

revise the application procedures at 43

CFR part 1820, provides general

information on how to file documents

with BLM, such as applications for

various BLM resource programs. The

proposed rule will continue to provide

addresses and geographical areas of

jurisdiction of BLM State Offices, as

well as standardized requirements for

such things as application procedures,

filing times and locations for filing. This

proposed rule also contains guidance as
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to how BLM determines ‘‘first in line’’

priority for applications filed

simultaneously; procedures for

payments and refunds; and

requirements for posting and

publication of notices.

Many of the changes in the proposed

rule would have no substantive effect on

the current regulatory framework, but

rather merely rewrite the existing

provisions in Plain English, and rename

and renumber subparts and sections. To

keep the focus of the regulations on

general application procedures, we have

removed certain regulatory provisions

that pertain to specific BLM resource

programs, for example, section 1821.5–

3 (mining claims), as these provisions

are addressed in program-specific

regulations found in other parts and

subparts of this title. (See 43 CFR

3862.1–1(c).)

The proposed rule also would remove

subpart 1823 (Proofs and Testimony)

and subpart 1826 (Reinstatement of

Cancelled Entries) in their entirety, as

their applicability is now limited to

desert land entries and pertinent

provisions are addressed in part 2520 of

this title, Desert Land Entries. Many

procedural requirements that are no

longer applicable would also be

removed, e.g., requirements addressed

in section 1821.6, pertaining to time

constraints for applications filed in BLM

offices in Alaska; and requirements

addressed in section 1822.3 (Act of June

16, 1880), pertaining to homesteads.

Existing subpart 1822 (Payments and

Repayments) would be renamed

Payments and Refunds and redesignated

subpart 1823, and a new subpart 1822

would be added. We have changed the

general rule in § 1821.5 that

applications relating to lands in more

than one land district must be filed in

each office having jurisdiction over the

lands. Instead, proposed § 1822.16

would provide that the application

could be filed with any BLM State

Office having jurisdiction over the

lands. This proposed change adopts as

the general rule the practice now

followed for right-of-way grants, as

provided in 43 CFR 2802.2–1(d). We

specifically invite comment on this

change.

With respect to requests for refunds

filed by heirs, executors, administrators,

assignees, and mortgagees, we are

removing from redesignated subpart

1823 listings of detailed information

that adverse claimants may submit for

refunds. Very rarely does BLM receive

a request for a refund from anyone other

than an applicant and, therefore, it is

counterproductive to BLM’s efforts to

streamline and to clarify its regulations

to list all the various types of

documentation that third parties can file

with BLM as proof of entitlement for a

refund. Upon request, BLM offices will

provide information regarding

appropriate documentation. We have

deleted details of publishing a notice

from subpart 1824, as those details are

addressed in program-specific

regulations. (See, for example, 43 CFR

2541.5(a).) We have also deleted the

specific requirements in § 1824.1–1

regarding qualifications of newspapers

in which notices are published.

The more notable substantive changes

include proposed section 1822.13,

which would allow certain applications

that do not require an original signature

to be filed electronically, and

redesignated section 1823.10, which

would provide that BLM now accept

payments by Visa or Master Card in

addition to more traditionally accepted

forms of payment.

The most significant change is the

conversion to Plain English, a process

that BLM believes will significantly

clarify what an applicant must do to

complete a successful application. By

making its procedures streamlined,

modern and easier to understand, BLM

can improve its relationship with its

customers and use its resources more

efficiently. The conversion of part 1820

is, therefore, a key step in BLM’s overall

regulatory reform effort.

These general regulations are

supplemented by specific BLM program

regulations. If there is a conflict, the

specific program regulations will

govern.

IV. Procedural Matters

National Environmental Policy Act

BLM has prepared an environmental

assessment (EA), and has found that the

proposed rule would not constitute a

major Federal action significantly

affecting the quality of the human

environment under Section 102(2)(C) of

the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C).

BLM has placed the EA and the Finding

of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on file

in the BLM Administrative Record at

the address specified previously. BLM

invites the public to review these

documents by contacting us at the

addresses listed above (see ADDRESSES),

and suggests that anyone wishing to

submit comments in response to the EA

and FONSI do so in accordance with the

Written Comments section above, or

contact us directly.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule does not contain

information collection requirements that

the Office of Management and Budget

must approve under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. § 3501

et seq.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

Congress enacted the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C.

601 et seq., to ensure that Government

regulations do not unnecessarily or

disproportionately burden small

entities. The RFA requires a regulatory

flexibility analysis if a rule would have

a significant economic impact, either

detrimental or beneficial, on a

substantial number of small entities.

Based on the discussion contained in

this preamble above—that the proposed

rule would merely convert text to Plain

English, update existing provisions, and

abolish unnecessary requirements—

BLM anticipates that this proposed rule

will have no significant impact on the

public at large. Therefore, BLM has

determined under the RFA that this

proposed rule would not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

Revising 43 CFR 1820 will not result

in any unfunded mandate to State, local,

or tribal governments in the aggregate,

or to the private sector, of $100 million

or more in any one year.

Executive Order 12612

The proposed rule will not have a

substantial direct effect on the States, on

the relationship between the national

government and the States, or on the

distribution of power and

responsibilities among various levels of

government. Therefore, in accordance

with Executive Order 12612, BLM has

determined that this proposed rule does

not have sufficient federalism

implications to warrant preparation of a

Federalism Assessment.

Executive Order 12630

The proposed rule does not represent

a government action capable of

interfering with constitutionally

protected property rights. Section 2(a)(1)

of Executive Order 12630 specifically

exempts actions abolishing regulations

or modifying regulations in a way that

lessens interference with private

property use from the definition of

‘‘policies that have takings

implications.’’ Since the primary

function of the rule is the conversion to

Plain English and to abolish

unnecessary regulatory provisions, there

will be no private property rights

impaired as a result. Therefore, the

Department of the Interior has

determined that the rule would not

cause a taking of private property or
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require further discussion of takings

implications under this Executive

Order.

Executive Order 12866

According to the criteria listed in

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866,

BLM has determined that the proposed

rule is not a significant regulatory

action. As such, the rule is not subject

to Office of Management and Budget

review under section 6(a)(3) of the

order.

Executive Order 12988

The Department of the Interior has

determined that this rule meets the

applicable standards provided in

sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12988.

Author

The principal author of this rule is

Mary Linda Ponticelli, Planning

Assessment, and Community Support

Group, Telephone: 202–452–0364

(Commercial or FTS), assisted by

Frances Watson, Regulatory Affairs

Group, Telephone: 202–452–5006, and

Ted Bingham of the Arizona State

Office.

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 1820

Administrative practice and

procedure; Archives and records; Public

lands.

Dated: September 25, 1997.

Sylvia V. Baca,

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Land and

Minerals Management.

Accordingly, BLM proposes to revise

Part 1820 of Group 1800, subchapter A,

chapter II of Title 43 of the Code of

Federal Regulations as set forth below:

PART 1820—APPLICATION

PROCEDURES

Subpart 1821—General Information

1821.10 Where are BLM offices located?

1821.11 During what hours may I file an

application?

1821.12 Are these the only regulations that

will apply to my application or other

required document?

Subpart 1822—Filing a Document With BLM

1822.10 How should my name appear on

applications and other required

documents that I submit to BLM?

1822.11 What must I do to make an official

filing with BLM?

1822.12 Where do I file my application or

other required documents?

1822.13 May I file electronically?

1822.14 What if I try to file a required

document on the last day of the stated

period for filing, but the BLM office

where it is to be filed is officially closed

all day?

1822.15 If I miss filing a required document

or payment within the specified period,

can BLM consider it timely filed

anyway?

1822.16 Where do I file an application that

involves lands under the jurisdiction of

more than one BLM State Office?

1822.17 When are documents considered

filed simultaneously?

1822.18 How does BLM decide in which

order to accept documents that are

simultaneously filed?

Subpart 1823—Payments and Refunds

1823.10 How may I make my payments to

BLM?

1823.11 What is the authority for BLM

issuing a refund of payment?

1823.12 When and how may I obtain a

refund?

1823.13 Is additional documentation

needed when a third party requests a

refund?

Subpart 1824—Publication and Posting

Notices

1824.10 What is a publication?

1824.11 What does it mean to post a notice?

1824.12 Why must I post a notice?

1824.13 If I must post a notice on the land,

what are the requirements?

1824.14 How does BLM choose a

newspaper in which to publish a notice?

1824.15 How many times must BLM

publish a notice?

1824.16 Who pays for publication?

1824.17 Does the claimant or applicant pay

for an error by the printer of the paper

in which the notice appears?

Subpart 1825—Relinquishments

1825.10 If I relinquish my interest (such as

a claim or lease) in public land, am I

relieved of all further responsibility

associated with that interest?

1825.11 When are relinquishments

effective?

1825.12 When does relinquished land

become available again for other

application or appropriation?

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201,

1733, and 1740.

Subpart 1821—General Information

§ 1821.10 Where are BLM offices located?

(a) In addition to the national

Headquarters Office in Washington, D.C.

and five specialty centers, BLM operates

12 State Offices, each having several

subsidiary offices called District Offices

and Resource Area Offices. The

addresses of the State Offices and their

respective geographical areas of

jurisdiction are as follows:

State Offices and Areas of Jurisdiction:

Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue,

#13, Anchorage, AK 99513–7599—

ALASKA

Arizona State Office, 3707 North 7th Street,

Phoenix, AZ 85014–5080; Mail: P.O. Box

16563, Phoenix, AZ 85011–6563—

ARIZONA

California State Office, 2135 Butano Drive,

Sacramento, CA 95825—CALIFORNIA

Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield

Street, Lakewood, CO 80215–7076—

COLORADO

Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston Boulevard,

Springfield, VA 22153—ARKANSAS,

IOWA, LOUISIANA, MINNESOTA,

MISSOURI, AND ALL STATES EAST OF

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Idaho State Office, 3380 Americana Terrace,

Boise, ID 83706–2500—IDAHO

Montana State Office, Granite Tower, 222

North 32nd Street, Billings, MT 59101;

Mail: P.O. Box 36800, Billings, MT 59107–

6800—MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA

AND SOUTH DAKOTA

Nevada State Office, 850 Harvard Way, P.O.

Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520–0006—

NEVADA

New Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Drive,

Santa Fe, NM 87505; Mail: P.O. Box 27115,

Santa Fe, NM 87502–0115—KANSAS,

NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS

Oregon State Office, 1515 S.W. 5th Avenue,

P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208–2965—

OREGON AND WASHINGTON

Utah State Office, CFS Financial Center, 324

South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT

84111–2303 Mail: P.O. Box 45155, Salt

Lake City, UT 84145–0155—UTAH

Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone

Road, Cheyenne, WY 82003; Mail: P.O. Box

1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003—WYOMING

AND NEBRASKA

(b) A list of the names, addresses and

geographical areas of jurisdiction of all

District and Resource Area Offices of the

Bureau of Land Management can be

obtained at these addresses or any office

of the Bureau of Land Management,

including the Washington Office,

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240.

§ 1821.11 During what hours may I file an

application?

You may file applications or other

documents or inspect official records

during BLM office hours. Each BLM

office will prominently display a notice

of the hours during which that

particular office will be open. Except for

offices which are open periodically, for

example, every Wednesday or the 3rd

Wednesday of the month, all offices will

be open Monday through Friday,

excluding national holidays, at least

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., local time.

§ 1821.12 Are these the only regulations

that will apply to my application or other

required document?

No. The regulations in this part are

supplemented by specific program

regulations. If there is a conflict, the

specific program regulations will

govern.
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Subpart 1822—Filing a Document With

BLM

§ 1822.10 How should my name appear on

applications and other required documents

that I submit to BLM?

Your full name should appear on your

application and other required

documents.

§ 1822.11 What must I do to make an

official filing with BLM?

You must file your application and

any other required documents during

regular office hours at the appropriate

BLM office having jurisdiction over the

lands or records involved. You must file

any document with BLM through

personal delivery or by mailing via the

United States Postal Service or other

delivery service, except for those

applications that may be filed

electronically under § 1822.13, or unless

a more specific regulation or law

specifies the mode of delivery. The date

of mailing is not the date of filing.

§ 1822.12 Where do I file my application or

other required documents?

You should file your application or

other required documents at the BLM

office having jurisdiction over the lands

or records involved. The specific BLM

office (such as a State Office or District

Office) where you are to file your

application is usually referenced in the

BLM regulations which pertain to the

filing you are making. If the regulations

do not name the specific office, or if you

have questions as to where you should

file your application or other required

documents, you should contact your

local BLM office for information.

§ 1822.13 May I file electronically?

For certain types of applications BLM

will accept your electronic filing if an

original signature is not required. If

BLM requires your signature, you must

file your application or document by

personal delivery or by mailing. If you

have any questions regarding which

types of applications can be

electronically filed, you should check

with the BLM office where you intend

to file your application.

§ 1822.14 What if I try to file a required

document on the last day of the stated

period for filing, but the BLM office where

it is to be filed is officially closed all day?

BLM considers the document timely

filed if we receive it in the office on the

next day it is officially open.

§ 1822.15 If I miss filing a required

document or payment within the specified

period, can BLM consider it timely filed

anyway?

BLM can consider it timely filed if:

(a) The law permits BLM to do so;

(b) No intervening third party

interests or rights have been created or

established during the intervening

period; and

(c) BLM decides filing after the

specified period would not interfere

with the orderly conduct of business.

§ 1822.16 Where do I file an application

that involves lands under the jurisdiction of

more than one BLM State Office?

You may file your application with

any BLM State Office having

jurisdiction over the subject lands. You

should consult the regulations of the

particular BLM resource program

involved for more specific information.

§ 1822.17 When are documents

considered filed simultaneously?

(a) BLM considers two or more

documents simultaneously filed when:

(1) They are received at the

appropriate BLM office at the same

time; or

(2) They are filed in conjunction with

an order that specifies that documents

received by the appropriate office

during a specified period of time will be

considered as simultaneously filed.

(b) An application or document that

arrives at the BLM office where it is to

be filed when the office is closed for the

entire day will be considered as filed on

the day and hour the office next

officially opens.

(c) Nothing in this section will deny

any preference right granted by

applicable law or regulation or validate

a document which is invalid under

applicable law or regulation.

§ 1822.18 How does BLM decide in which

order to accept documents that are

simultaneously filed?

BLM makes this decision by a

drawing open to public view.

Subpart 1823—Payments and Refunds

§ 1823.10 How may I make my payments to

BLM?

(a) Unless specific regulations provide

otherwise, you may pay by:

(1) United States currency; or

(2) Checks, money orders, or bank

drafts made payable to the Bureau of

Land Management; or

(3) Visa or Master Card credit charge,

except as specified by pertinent

regulation(s).

(b) You are responsible for BLM’s

costs of collecting payment if

insufficient funds back your form of

payment and cause BLM to institute

collection procedures.

1823.11 What is the authority for BLM

issuing a refund of a payment?

BLM can issue you a refund under the

authority of Section 304(c) of the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act, 43 U.S.C. 1734.

§ 1823.12 When and how may I obtain a

refund?

(a) In making a payment to BLM, if

the funds or fees you submitted to BLM

exceed the amount required or if the

regulations in this part provide that fees

submitted to BLM must be returned in

certain situations, you may be entitled

to a full or partial refund.

(b) If you believe you are due a

refund, you may request it from the

BLM office where you previously

submitted your payment. You should

state the reasons why you believe you

are entitled to a refund and include a

copy of the appropriate receipt,

canceled check, or other relevant

documents.

§ 1823.13 Is additional documentation

needed when a third party requests a

refund?

Yes. When refund requests are made

by heirs, executors, administrators,

assignees, or mortgagees, BLM may

require additional documentation to

establish entitlement to a refund. If you

are an heir, executor, administrator,

assignee or mortgagee, you should

contact the BLM office where you will

file your refund application for

information regarding appropriate

documentation.

Subpart 1824—Publication and Posting

of Notices

§ 1824.10 What is publication?

Publication means publishing a notice

announcing an occurrence or a

proposed action in the Federal Register,

a local newspaper of established

character and general circulation in the

vicinity of the land affected or other

appropriate periodical. BLM’s purpose

in publishing or causing the publication

of such information is to advise you and

other interested parties that some action

will occur and that the public is invited

either to participate or to comment.

§ 1824.11 What does it mean to post a

notice?

Posting a notice is similar to

publishing a notice except that the

notice is displayed at the appropriate

BLM office, local courthouse or similar

prominent local government building or

on a prominent fixture such as a

building, tree or post located on the

particular public lands involved.

§ 1824.12 Why must I post a notice?

The posting of a notice informs those

persons who may be interested in the

lands or resources described, who have
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valid information to provide, or who

may wish to oppose the proposal.

§ 1824.13 If I must post a notice on the

land, what are the requirements?

The posted notice must be visible

throughout the time period for posting

specified in the regulations governing

the relevant program. BLM or its

regulations may require additional

posting, such as in a post office or city

hall. For any additional posting

requirements, you should see applicable

Federal and State law, the regulations of

the particular BLM resource program

and any additional BLM requirements

associated with your application.

§ 1824.14 How does BLM choose a

newspaper in which to publish a notice?

BLM bases its choice of newspapers

on their reputation and frequency and

level of circulation in the vicinity of the

public lands involved.

§ 1824.15 How many times must BLM

publish a notice?

The number of times that BLM will

publish or cause to be published a

notice depends on the publication

requirements for the particular action

involved. You should see the applicable

law and the regulations governing

specific BLM resource programs for

information on the requirements for

publication for a particular action.

§ 1824.16 Who pays for publication?

The cost of publication is the

responsibility of the claimant or

applicant.

§ 1824.17 Does the claimant or applicant

pay for an error by the printer of the paper

in which the notice appears?

No, the claimant or applicant is not

responsible for costs involved in

correcting an error by the printer.

Subpart 1825—Relinquishments

§ 1825.10 If I relinquish my interest (such

as a claim or lease) in public lands, am I

relieved of all further responsibility

associated with that interest?

No. You are still responsible for

fulfilling regulatory, statutory, lease,

permit and other contractual obligations

such as performance of reclamation and

payment of rentals accruing before the

time of relinquishment. You should see

the regulations relating to the specific

BLM resource program involved for

more detailed information.

§ 1825.11 When are relinquishments

effective?

Generally, BLM considers a

relinquishment to be effective when it is

received, along with any required fee, in

the BLM office having jurisdiction of the

lands being relinquished. However, the

specific program regulations govern

effectiveness of relinquishments.

§ 1825.12 When does relinquished land

become available again for other

application or appropriation?

Relinquished land does not again

become available until BLM notes the

filed relinquishment of an interest on

the land records maintained by the BLM

office having jurisdiction over the lands

involved. If you have any questions

regarding the availability of a particular

tract of land, you should contact the

BLM office having jurisdiction over the

lands or records.

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