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1 onciliation Act of 1993 with respect to that claim and with 



2 respect to the same period. 



3 (e) Waiver. — (1) The claim maintenance fee re- 



4 quired under this section may be waived for a claim holder 



5 who certifies in writing to the Secretary that on the date 



6 the payment was due, the claim holder and all related par- 



7 ties held not more than 10 mining claims on lands open 



8 to location. Such certification shall be made on or before 



9 the date on which payment is due. 



10 (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), with respect to 



11 any claim holder, the term "related party" means each 



12 of the following: 



13 (A) The spouse and dependent children (as de- 



14 fined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 



15 1986), of the claim holder. 



16 (B) Any affiliate of the claim holder. 



17 (f) Co-ownership. — Upon the failure of any one or 



18 more of several co-o\vners to contribute such co-owner or 



19 owners' portion of the fee under this section, any co-owner 



20 who has paid such fee may, after the payment due date, 



21 give the delinquent co-owner or owners notice of such fail- 



22 ure in writing (or by publication in the newspaper nearest 



23 the claim for at least once a week for at least 90 days). 



24 If at the expiration of 90 days after such notice in writing 



25 or by publication, any delinquent co-owner fails or refuses 



