Correspondence from NPS merely denying your Plan of Operations for incompleteness or inadequacy will not suffice for a deferment of assessment work. To qualify for a deferment of assessment work on claims situated on NPS lands—
(a)You must obtain a letter from NPS stating that—
(1)NPS received and found your proposed Plan of Operations to be complete;
(2)NPS cannot act on the plan until it conducts a validity exam; and
(3)NPS anticipates completing the validity exam after the assessment year ends.
(b)You must send NPS's letter to BLM, along with other documents and information that BLM requires (see § 3836.23) to support your petition for deferment of assessment work.