Surface Management Activities under the General Mining Law (43 CFR Subpart 3809)

OMB 1004-0194

This collection enables the BLM to determine whether operators and mining claimants are meeting their responsibility, under FLPMA, to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation while conducting exploration and mining activities on public lands. It also enables the BLM to obtain financial guarantees for the reclamation of public lands.

The latest form for Surface Management Activities under the General Mining Law (43 CFR Subpart 3809) expires 2023-04-30 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form 3809-005 Notification of Change of Operator and Assumption of Past Liability (43 CFR 3809.116) Form
Form 3809-4a Surface Management Personal Bond Rider (43 CFR 3809.500) Form
Form 3809-4 Bond Rider Extending Coverage of Bond (43 CFR 3809.500) Form
Form 3809-2 Surface Management Personal Bond (43 CFR 3809.500) Form
Form 3809-1 Surface Management Surety Bond (43 CFR subpart 3809.500) Form
1004-0194 30-day FRN PUBLLISHED.pdf Supplementary Document
FLPMA_2021.pdf Supplementary Document
1004-0194 60-day FRN PUBLLISHED.pdf Supplementary Document
1004-0194 Supporting statement (2023 Renewal)-OMB.docx Supporting Statement A
SORN for 1004-0194.pdf Supplementary Document
CFR-2018-title43-vol2-part3800.pdf Supplementary Document
IM 2016-149, Guidance on 43 CFR 3809_100 and its Application.htm Supplementary Document
3809 Manual 9 7 12.pdf Supplementary Document
3809 Handbook 10 4 12.pdf Supplementary Document
Modification of Plan of Operations / Data for Simple Exploration EA (43 CFR 3809.432(a) and 3809.401(c))
Modification of Plan of Operations / Data for Standard EA (43 CFR 3809.432(a) and 3809.401(c))
Modification of Plan of Operations / Data for EIS (43 CFR 3809.432(a) and 3809.401(c))
Modification of Plan of Operations (43 CFR 3809.430 and 3809.431)
Initial or Extended Plan of Operations / Data for Simple Exploration EA (43 CFR 3809,401(c))
Initial or Extended Plan of Operations / Data for Standard EA (43 CFR 3809.401(c))
Initial or Extended Plan of Operations / Data for EIS (43 CFR 3809.401(c))
Initial or Extended Plan of Operations (43 CFR 3809.11)
Extension of Notice of Operations (43 CFR 3809.333)
Modification of Notice of Operations (43 CFR 3809.330)
Notice of Operations (43 CFR 3809.21)
Notification of Change of Operator and Assumption of Past Liability (43 CFR 3809.116) Form
Surface Management Personal Bond Rider (43 CFR 3809.500) Form
Bond Rider Extending Coverage of Bond (43 CFR 3809.500) Form
Surface Management Personal Bond (43 CFR 3809.500) Form
Surface Management Surety Bond (43 CFR subpart 3809.500) Form
Federal / State Agreements (43 CFR 3809.200)
Request for BLM Acceptance of Replacement Financial Instrument (43 CFR 3809.581)
Appeals to the State Director (43 CFR 3809.800)
Response to Notice of Forfeiture of Financial Guarantee (43 CFR 3809.596)
Request for Reduction in Financial Guarantee and/or for BLM Approval, of Adequacy of Reclamation (43 CFR 3809.590)
Notice of State Demand Against Financial Guarantee (43 CFR 3809.573)

All Historical Document Collections

202301-1004-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2023-01-30
201903-1004-002 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-01-28
201602-1004-002 Approved with change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2016-07-27
201302-1004-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2013-07-08
200907-1004-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2010-04-27
200609-1004-003 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2007-01-19
200502-1004-003 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2005-02-01
200311-1004-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2003-11-17
200010-1004-003 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2000-10-19

OMB Details

Surface Management Surety Bond (43 CFR subpart 3809.500)

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Natural Resources - Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Form 3809-1

Surface Management Surety Bond

www.blm.gov/services/electronic-forms

Form

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