43 CFR § 3830.23 - What types of payment will BLM accept?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3830.23"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3830.23 - What types of payment will BLM accept?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3830.23"
section_name: "What types of payment will BLM accept?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3830"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATION OF MINING CLAIMS AND SITES; GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "18 U.S.C. 1001, 3571; 30 U.S.C. 22 611; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1212, 1457, 1474, 1701 44 U.S.C. 3501 115 Stat. 414; 125 Stat. 786."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 61064, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3830"
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# 3830.23 What types of payment will BLM accept?
(a) BLM will accept the following types of payments:
(1) U.S. currency;
(2) Postal money order payable in U.S. dollars to the Department of the Interior—Bureau of Land Management;
(3) Check or other negotiable instrument payable in U.S. dollars to the Department of the Interior—Bureau of Land Management; or
(4) Valid credit card that is acceptable to the BLM.
(b) If the issuing institution of your check, negotiable instrument, or credit card refuses to pay, the BLM will treat the fees as unpaid. If you provide documentation from the financial institution showing that the institution made a mistake, and your original payment was otherwise timely, the BLM will allow you to make a replacement payment.
[90 FR 33326, July 17, 2025, as amended at 90 FR 42336, Sept. 2, 2025]