36 CFR § 228.66 - Refunds.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s228.66"
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title: "36 CFR § 228.66 - Refunds."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "228.66"
section_name: "Refunds."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "228"
part_name: "MINERALS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 478, 551; 30 U.S.C. 226, 352, 601, 611; 94 Stat. 2400."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 31317, Aug. 28, 1974, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 46 FR 36142, July 14, 1981."
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# 228.66 Refunds.

Upon termination of any contract, payments in excess of $10 may be refunded, less the costs incurred by the United States, under any of the following conditions:

(a) *Payment in excess of value.* If the total payment exceeds the value of the mineral material removed, unless it is the minimum annual payment in lieu of production;

(b) *Insufficiency of material.* If insufficient mineral material existed in the sale area to provide the quantity of material estimated to have been available;

(c) *Cancellation.* (1) If the contract is cancelled by the authorized officer for reasons which are beyond the purchaser's control; or

(2) If the contract is cancelled by mutual agreement. This refund provision is not a warranty that a specific quantity of material exists in the sale area.

[49 FR 29784, July 24, 1984, as amended at 78 FR 33724, June 5, 2013]