Data / Federal rules / 2025-13391
Rescission of Regulations Regarding Annual Fees for Oil Shale Placer Mining Claims
The Land Management Bureau published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 17, 2025. It took effect on September 15, 2025. Comments closed on August 18, 2025.
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What the agency says
This direct final rule rescinds the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address the payment of annual maintenance fees for oil shale placer mining claims under the U.S. mining laws.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-13391
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Interior Department; Land Management Bureau
- Published
- July 17, 2025
- Takes effect
- September 15, 2025
- Comments due
- August 18, 2025
- Dates
- The final rule is effective September 15, 2025, unless significant adverse comments are received by August 18, 2025. If significant adverse comments are received, notice will be published in the Federal Register before the effective date either withdrawing the rule or issuing a new final rule that responds to significant adverse comments.
- Docket
- Docket No. BLM-2025-0014; Order #4820000251; Order #02412-014-004-047181.0
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1004-AF35
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 43 CFR 3834
- Topics
- Mines; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 3
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