(a) Under certain conditions, you may qualify for a waiver from the annual maintenance fee requirements. You cannot obtain a waiver from service charges, the location fee, the initial maintenance fee, or the $550 oil shale fee.
(b) The following table lists the types of waivers available and how you qualify for them (detailed requirements for each category appear in Sec. 3835.10): ------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) Small Miner........................ All related parties must hold
no more than a total of 10
mining claims or sites
nationwide, not including oil
shale claims; and All co-
claimants must qualify for the
small miner waiver.
(b) Soldiers' and Sailor's Civil Relief You and all co-claimants must
Act. be military personnel on
active duty status.(c) Reclamation........................ Maintenance fees are waived for
your mining claims or sites
that are undergoing final
reclamation under subparts
3802, 3809, or 3814, if you do
not intend to continue mining,
milling, or processing
operations on those sites.(d) Denial of Access................... You have received a declaration
of taking or a notice of
intent to take from the
National Park Service (NPS) or
other Federal agency; or the
United States has otherwise
denied you access to your
mining claim or site.(e) Mineral Patent Application......... You have submitted an
application for a mineral
patent under part 3860 and the
Secretary has granted you a
final certificate.------------------------------------------------------------------------