The Journal

EfEffective Oct. 1, the Bureau of Land Management will increase most processing fees for oil, gas, coal and minerals activities on public land.

The fees cover actions such as applications, name changes, consolidations and reinstatements.

Of the 48 fees, 31 will increase. Eight of the increased fees will rise by $10, and 18 will rise by $10. The fee for adjudicating 10 or fewer mineral patent claims will increase by $50, from $1,555 to $1,605; and the fee for adjudicating more than 10 claims will increase by $105, from $3,110 to $3,215.

The BLM is authorized to charge cost recovery fees under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the 2005 Cost Recovery Rule. The BLM updates the fee schedule each year based on changes in the Implicit Price Deflator for gross domestic product.

The updated schedule appears in the Federal Register and will be posted to the BLM website at www.blm.gov.