The Domestic Opportunities for Resource Exploration Act requires operators to notify the relevant Secretary 15 days before starting mineral.
The Domestic Opportunities for Resource Exploration Act, or Domestic ORE Act, mandates that operators submit a notice to the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture 15 days before beginning mineral exploration activities on public lands with a surface disturbance of up to 25 acres. The notice must include required information, which may include details specified in existing regulations. The Secretary has 15 days to review the notice and either allow the activity to proceed or notify the operator of missing information.
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