WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Bureau of Land Management has issued a rule called: Revisions to Regulations Regarding Locating, Recording, and Maintaining Mining Claims or Sites-Failure To Comply.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 2 by Adam G. Suess, Acting Assistant Secretary, Land Minerals Management.

Summary: This direct final rule (DFR) revises regulations containing general provisions related to failure to comply with the regulations governing requirements for locating, recording, and maintaining mining claims or sites under the Mining Law of 1872, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA). This DFR updates terminology, clarifies language, and removes obsolete provisions.

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