To see how this subpart applies to your operations conducted under a notice and existing on January 20, 2001, follow this table:
If BLM has received your complete notice before January 20, 2001- | Then- |
(a) You are the operator identified in the notice on file with BLM on January 20, 2001 | You may conduct operations for 2 years after January 20, 2001 under the terms of your existing notice and the regulations in effect immediately before that date. (See 43 CFR parts 1000-end, revised as of Oct. 1, 1999.) After 2 years, you may extend your notice under § 3809.333 . BLM may require a modification under § 3809.331(a)(1) . See § 3809.503 for financial guarantee requirements applicable to notices. |
(b) You are a new operator, that is, you were not the operator identified in the notice on file with BLM on January 20, 2001 | The provisions of this subpart, including § 3809.320 , govern your operations for 2 years after January 20, 2001, unless you extend your notice under § 3809.333 . |
(c) You later modify your notice | (1) You may conduct operations on the original acreage for 2 years after January 20, 2001 under the terms of your existing notice and the regulations in effect immediately before that date (See 43 CFR parts 1000-end, revised as of Oct. 1, 2000.) After 2 years, you may extend your notice under § 3809.333 . BLM may require a modification under § 3809.331(a)(1) . See § 3809.503(b) for financial guarantee requirements applicable to notices. |
(2) Your operations on any additional acreage come under the provisions of this subpart, including §§ 3809.11 and 3809.21 , and may require approval of a plan of operations before the additional surface disturbance may. | |
(d) Your notice has expired | You may not conduct operations under an expired notice. You must promptly submit either a new notice under § 3809.301 or a plan of operations under § 3809.401 , whichever is applicable, or immediately begin to reclaim your project area. See §§ 3809.11 and 3809.21 . |
43 C.F.R. §3809.300