FUL - Land Law Examiner (Minerals

Job Title

This position involves two vacancies focusing primarily on fluid minerals and one vacancy focusing primarily on solid minerals. Below are the major duties for each position.

• Processing and adjudication of record title and operating rights assignments include research and review of the assignments and related material to determine if it is in accordance with pertinent laws and regulations.
• Analyzing, researching and verifying entire and undivided interest in record title assignments and operating rights transfers for compliance with regulations, abstracts lessee interests.
• Determines that lease account status is in good standing using the Business Information System; and if deficiencies are identified, requests additional information.
• Researching BLM Records to verify acreage and legal land description.
• Preparing assignments for approval ensures case abstract reflects current interest holdings, and notifies appropriate agencies of approved assignment (e.g., surface managing agency, Office of Resources Revenue, etc.).
• Writing letters and decisions requesting additional evidence of further compliance with regulations and precedent decisions.

• Bond adjudication for surface management and mineral materials operations - this involves coordination with field offices, other agencies and operators to adequately manage reclamation and performance bonds for authorized operations. Work will focus on ensuring the bond is legally binding, fully funded and enforceable. Work will consist of intake, form verification, solvency checks, database and file management, riders and amendments, forfeiture notification and collection.
• Mining claim adjudication - this involves coordination with operators and interagency staff to adequately process filings. Work will focus on reviewing filings, verifying compliance with federal and state laws and timely coordination. Work will consist of preparing decision documents and or notices, requests for additional information or curative actions, land status determinations, responses to appeals, requests for missing or deficient fees, and database and file management.
• Minerals program support - this involves providing support for cross-functional areas in the Branch. Work will consist of providing support to the public room staff, the business administration staff and management for questions, inquiries, data calls and other relevant tasks.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.