43 CFR § 3715.2-1 - What additional characteristic(s) must my occupancy have?

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title: "43 CFR § 3715.2-1 - What additional characteristic(s) must my occupancy have?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3715.2-1"
section_name: "What additional characteristic(s) must my occupancy have?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3710"
part_name: "PUBLIC LAW 167; ACT OF JULY 23, 1955"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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# 3715.2-1 What additional characteristic(s) must my occupancy have?

In addition to the requirements specified in § 3715.2, your occupancy must involve one or more of the following:

(a) Protecting exposed, concentrated or otherwise accessible valuable minerals from theft or loss;

(b) Protecting from theft or loss appropriate, operable equipment which is regularly used, is not readily portable, and cannot be protected by means other than occupancy;

(c) Protecting the public from appropriate, operable equipment which is regularly used, is not readily portable, and if left unattended, creates a hazard to public safety;

(d) Protecting the public from surface uses, workings, or improvements which, if left unattended, create a hazard to public safety; or

(e) Being located in an area so isolated or lacking in physical access as to require the mining claimant, operator, or workers to remain on site in order to work a full shift of a usual and customary length. A full shift is ordinarily 8 hours and does not include travel time to the site from a community or area in which housing may be obtained.