Form 3809-4a Surface Management Personal Bond Rider

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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Form 3809-4a
(May 2012)

SURFACE MANAGEMENT PERSONAL BOND RIDER

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FORM APPROVED

OMB No. 1004-0194
Expires: July 31, 2013

In consideration for this rider and the acceptance of this rider by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on behalf of the United States of
America, this rider attaches to and is part of Surface Management Bond No. ___________ issued on behalf of ____________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
principal, in favor of the United States. The bond provides coverage as shown below:
Individual ______________________________; Statewide _____________________________; Nationwide____________________________
(Enter “Yes” ,if applicable)
(Enter BLM Serial No.)
(Enter State Name, if applicable)

Increase/Decrease in Dollar Amount of Bond Coverage
It is understood and agreed that ______________________________________________________, principal, is increasing/decreasing the
coverage of this bond to the amount shown below; however, this rider will not act to increase/decrease the actual cumulative or potential
liability above the face amount of the bond, to wit: __________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________ U.S.dollars ($__________________________________).

Statewide/Nationwide Bond
The principal hereby agrees to and extends bond coverage to include any and all operations under 43 CFR 3802 and 43 CFR 3809.
Include name of State if coverage is Statewide ___________________________________________.

Bond Coverage Extended

The principal hereby agrees to and extends bond coverage to include notice-level operations pursuant to regulations at 43 CFR 3809.

Third Party Posting of the Financial Instrument for the Bond
It is understood and agreed that ___________________________________________________________, is pledging the financial instrument
to secure the attached bond on behalf of, ______________________________________________________ operator and principal on the bond.

Coprincipal
It is understood and agreed that ____________________________________________________, principal, is extending the coverage of the
bond referenced above to include liabilities for operations conducted by __________________________________________ on notice/plan of
operations serialized ____________________________________________________________________________________________________.
(Continued on page 2)

NOTE
This coverage of obligations will continue whether or not a notice/plan of operations has subsequently been suspended or terminated. This rider
will not act to increase the actual cumulative or potential liability of the principal or bond above the face amount of the bond. Nothing herein
contained will vary, alter, or extend any provision or condition of this bond except as herein expressly stated.
Executed this _______________________________ day of ___________________________________________, 20_____:

_______________________________________________________
(Principal)

_______________________________________________________
(TIN or SSN, if applicable)

_______________________________________________________
(By)
_______________________________________________________
(Title)
_______________________________________________________
(Business Address)
State of _____________________________________ County of ________________________________________
Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____________________________________________________________
by __________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________
(Notary Public)
(My Commission Expires)

NOTICES
The Privacy Act of 1974 and the regulation in 43 CFR 2.48(d) require that you be furnished the following information in connection
with information required by this application.
AUTHORITY: 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1732(b) and 1782(c); 31 U.S.C. 9301 et seq.; 43 CFR 3802 and 3809.
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE: Information is being used to establish financial responsibility for surface disturbance on public lands.
ROUTINE USES: BLM will only disclose the information according to the regulations at 43 CFR 2.56(d).
EFFECT OF NOT PROVIDING INFORMATION: Disclosure of the information is necessary to obtain or retain a benefit. Failure to
disclose this information may result in BLM’s rejection of your application.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires us to inform you that:
The BLM collects this information to grant the right to conduct exploration and mining activities on public lands.
Response to this request is required to obtain or retain a benefit.
The BLM would like you to know that you do not have to respond to this or any other Federal agency-sponsored information collection
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
BURDEN HOURS STATEMENT: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 8 hours per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding the
burden estimate or any other aspect of this form to U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (1004-0194), Bureau
Information Collection Clearance Officer (WO-630), 1849 C Street, N.W., Room 2134LM, Washington, D.C. 20240.
(Form 3809-4a, page 2)