43 CFR § 3512.17 - How do I transfer the operating rights in my permit or lease?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3512.17"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3512.17 - How do I transfer the operating rights in my permit or lease?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3512.17"
section_name: "How do I transfer the operating rights in my permit or lease?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3500"
part_name: "LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; 30 U.S.C. 189, 192c, and 209; 43 U.S.C. 1701 and sec. 402, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. appendix)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 53536, Oct. 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3500"
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# 3512.17 How do I transfer the operating rights in my permit or lease?
(a) You must file one copy of the agreement to transfer operating rights within 90 days from the date of final execution of the agreement.
(b) The transferee must also file a signed and dated request for approval and a statement of qualifications (see subpart 3502 of this part), and submit the filing fee for assignment, sublease, or transfer of operating rights found in the fee schedule in § 3000.12 of this chapter.
(c) We will notify you with a decision indicating approval or disapproval.
[64 FR 53536, Oct. 1, 1999, as amended at 72 FR 50888, Sept. 5, 2007]