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2 that your reclamation bond remain active and in force. Once NOFI decides to transfer ownership and take over the operation, we will work with them and you to facilitate this action. Be advised of the following 43 CFR regulations (in part) that pertain to your operation: Sec. 3809. 116 (a) (1) Mining claimants and operators (if other than the mining claimant) are jointly and severally liable for obligations under this subpart that accrue while they hold their interests. Joint and several liability, in this context, means that the mining claimants and operators are responsible together and individually for obligations, such as reclamation, resulting from activities or conditions in the areas in which the mining claimants hold mining claims or mill sites or the operators have operational responsibilities. (2) In the event obligations are not met, BLM may take any action authorized under this subpart against either the mining claimants or the operators, or both. (b) Relinquishment, forfeiture, or abandonment of a mining claim does not relieve a mining claimant' s or operator' s responsibility under this subpart for obligations that accrued or conditions that were created while the mining claimant or operator was responsible for operations conducted on that mining claim or in the project area. (c) Transfer of a mining claim or operation does not relieve a mining claimant' s or operator' s responsibility under this subpart for obligations that accrued or conditions that were created while the mining claimant or operator was responsible for operations conducted on that mining claim or in the project area until-- (1) BLM receives documentation that a transferee accepts responsibility for the transferor' s previously accrued obligations, and (2) BLM accepts an adequate replacement financial guarantee adequate to cover such previously accrued obligations and the transferee' s new obligations. Sec. 3809. 420 What performance standards apply to my notice or plan of operations? (10) Maintenance and public safety. During all operations and after mining— (i) You must maintain structures, equipment, and other facilities in a safe and orderly manner; (ii) You must mark by signs or fences, or otherwise identify hazardous sites or conditions resulting from your operations to alert the public in accord with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations; and (iii) You must restrict unaccompanied public access to portions of your operations that present a hazard to the public, consistent with Secs. 3809. 600 and 3712. 1 of this title. Sec. 3809. 424 What are my obligations if I stop conducting operations? (a) To see what you must do if you stop conducting operations, follow this table: