U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
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All TitlesTitle 43Chapter IIPart 3450Subpart 3452 - Subpart 3452—Relinquishment, Cancellation, and Termination
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The lessee may surrender the entire lease, a legal subdivision thereof, an aliquot part thereof (not less than 10 acres) or any bed of the coal deposit therein. A partial relinquishment shall describe clearly the surrendered parcel or coal deposits and give the exact acreage relinquished. If the authorized officer accepts the relinquishment of any coal deposits in a lease, the coal reserves shall be adjusted in accordance with part 3480 of this title.