43 CFR §2883.12
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- (a)If you are a private individual, BLM requires no proof of citizenship with your application;
- (b)If you are a partnership, corporation, association, or other business entity, submit the following information, as applicable, in your application:
- (1)Copies of the formal documents creating the business entity, such as articles of incorporation, and including the corporate bylaws;
- (2)Evidence that the party signing the application has the authority to bind the applicant;
- (3)The name, address, and citizenship of each participant (e.g., partner, associate, or other) in the business entity;
- (4)The name, address, and citizenship of each shareholder owning 3 percent or more of each class of shares, and the number and percentage of any class of voting shares of the business entity which such shareholder is authorized to vote;
- (5)The name and address of each affiliate of the business entity;
- (6)The number of shares and the percentage of any class of voting stock owned by the business entity, directly or indirectly, in any affiliate controlled by the business entity; and
- (7)The number of shares and the percentage of any class of voting stock owned by an affiliate, directly or indirectly, in the business entity controlled by the affiliate.
- (c)If you have already supplied this information to BLM and the information remains accurate, you only need to reference the existing or previous BLM serial number under which it is filed.