43 CFR § 3513.11 - May BLM relieve me of the lease requirements of rental, minimum royalty, or production royalty while continuing to hold the lease?

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title: "43 CFR § 3513.11 - May BLM relieve me of the lease requirements of rental, minimum royalty, or production royalty while continuing to hold the lease?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3513.11"
section_name: "May BLM relieve me of the lease requirements of rental, minimum royalty, or production royalty while continuing to hold the 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"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 3513.11 May BLM relieve me of the lease requirements of rental, minimum royalty, or production royalty while continuing to hold the lease?

Yes. The BLM has a process that may allow you temporary relief from these lease requirements in accordance with 30 U.S.C. 209.

[85 FR 67680, Oct. 26, 2020]