43 CFR § 3904.11 - When to file bonds.

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title: "43 CFR § 3904.11 - When to file bonds."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3904.11"
section_name: "When to file bonds."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3900"
part_name: "OIL SHALE MANAGEMENT—GENERAL"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 189, 359, and 241(a), 42 U.S.C. 15927, 43 U.S.C. 1732(b) and 1740."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 69469, Nov. 18, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3904.11 When to file bonds.

File the lease bond before the BLM will issue the lease, file the reclamation bond before the BLM will approve the POD, and file the exploration bond before the BLM will issue the exploration license.