43 CFR § 3835.13 - How long do the waivers last and how do I renew them?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3835.13"
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title: "43 CFR § 3835.13 - How long do the waivers last and how do I renew them?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3835.13"
section_name: "How long do the waivers last and how do I renew them?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3835"
part_name: "WAIVERS FROM ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 22, 28, 28f-28k; 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1457, 1701  50 U.S.C. App. 501, 565; 115 Stat. 414."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 61073, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3835"
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# 3835.13 How long do the waivers last and how do I renew them?

The following table states how long waivers last and explains how to renew them:

| Type of waiver | Duration | Renewal requirements |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (a) Small Miner | One assessment year | Apply for a small miner waiver by each September 1. |
| (b) Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act | Until six months after you are released from active duty status or from a military hospital, whichever is later | Your waiver is automatically renewed if you continue to meet the qualifications. You must notify BLM when you leave active duty status. |
| (c) Reclamation | One assessment year | Apply for a reclamation waiver by each September 1. |
| (d) Denial of Access | One assessment year | Apply for waiver certification by each September 1. |
| (e) Mineral Patent Application with Final Certificate | Until patent issues or the final certificate is canceled. BLM will not refund previously deposited annual maintenance fees to a mineral patent applicant | None. If the final certificate is canceled, you must pay the required fees beginning on the September 1 immediately following the cancellation or file a different form of waiver if you qualify. |