43 CFR 3481.4-1 - Can I temporarily interrupt coal severance and still be qualified as producing?

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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: Sep 06, 2024

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§ 3481.4-1 - Can I temporarily interrupt coal severance and still be qualified as producing?

Yes, a temporary interruption in coal severance allows you (the lessee/operator) to halt the extraction of coal for a limited period of time without jeopardizing your qualifications under section (2)(a)(2)(A) of MLA to receive additional leases. During the period of a temporary interruption in coal severance, BLM still considers you lease or LMU to be producing so as not to preclude you from receiving a new or transferred lease.

[62 FR 44370, Aug. 20, 1997]

authority: 30 U.S.C. 189,359,1211,1251,1266,and; and 43 U.S.C. 1461,1733,and

source: 47 FR 33179, July 30, 1982, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 48 FR 41589, Sept. 16, 1983.

cite as: 43 CFR 3481.4-1