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1 obligation to make any royalty or other payment 



2 under a mining claim. 



3 (2) Any person paying royalties under this section 



4 shall file a written instrument, together with the first roy- 



5 alty payment, affirming that such person is liable to the 



6 Secretary for making proper pajnnents for all amounts due 



7 for all time periods for which such person as a payment 



8 responsibility. Such liability for the period referred to in 



9 the preceding sentence shall include any and all additional 



10 amounts billed by the Secretary and determined to be due 



11 by final agency or judicial action. Any person liable for 



12 royalty payments under this section who assigns any pay- 



13 ment obligation shall remain jointly and severally liable 



14 for all royalty payments due for the claim for the period. 



15 (3) A person conducting mineral activities shall — 



16 (A) develop and comply with the site security 



17 provisions in operations permit designed to protect 



18 from theft the locatable minerals, concentrates or 



19 products derived therefrom which are produced or 



20 stored on a mining claim, and such provisions shall 



21 conform with such minimum standards as the Sec- 



22 retary may prescribe by rule, taking into account the 



23 variety of circumstances on mining claims; and 



24 (B) not later than the 5th business day after 



25 production begins anywhere on a mining claim, or 



