43 CFR 3834.13 - Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees?

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: Dec 18, 2025

View all text of Subpart A [§ 3834.10 - § 3834.14]

§ 3834.13 - Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees?

BLM will not prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees if you hold a mining claim or site for only part of a year. You must pay the full annual fee even if you hold the claim or site for just one day in an assessment year.

authority: 43 U.S.C. 1201,1740; 30 U.S.C. 28f.

source: 68 FR 61073, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 43 CFR 3834.13