43 C.F.R. § 2884.12 What is the processing fee for a grant or TUP application?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) You must pay a fee with the application to cover the costs to the Federal Government of processing your application before the Federal Government incurs them. The fees for Processing Categories 1 through 4 (see paragraph (b) of this section) are one-time fees and are not refundable. The fees are categorized based on an estimate of the amount of time that the Federal Government will expend to process your application and issue a decision granting or denying the application. (b) There is no processing fee if work is estimated to take one hour or less. Processing fees are based on categories. These categories and fees for 2005 are: (c) BLM will revise paragraph (b) of this section to update the processing fees for Categories 1 through 4 in the schedule each calendar year, based on the previous year's change in the IPD-GDP, as measured second quarter to second quarter. BLM will round these changes to the nearest dollar. BLM will update Category 5 processing fees as specified in the Master Agreement. You also may obtain a copy of the current schedule from any BLM state or field office or by writing: Director, BLM, 1849 C St., NW., Mail Stop 1000LS, Washington, DC 20240. BLM also posts the current schedule on the BLM Homepage on the Internet at http://www.blm.gov. (d) After an initial review of your application, BLM will notify you of the processing category into which your application fits. You must then submit the appropriate payment for that category before BLM begins processing your application. Your signature on a cost recovery Master Agreement constitutes your agreement with the processing category decision. If you disagree with the category that BLM has determined for your application, you may appeal the decision under §2881.10 of this part. If you paid the processing fee and you appeal a Processing Category 1 through 4 or a Processing Category 6 determination to IBLA, BLM will process your application while the appeal is pending. If IBLA finds in your favor, you will receive a refund or adjustment of your processing fee. (e) In processing your application, BLM may determine at any time that the application requires preparing an EIS. If this occurs, BLM will send you a decision changing your processing category to Processing Category 6. You may appeal the decision under §2881.10 of this part. (f) If you hold an authorization relating to TAPS, BLM will send you a written statement seeking reimbursement of actual costs within 60 calendar days after the close of each quarter. Quarters end on the last day of March, June, September, and December. In processing applications and administering authorizations relating to TAPS, the Department of the Interior will avoid unnecessary employment of personnel and needless expenditure of funds.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 2880—RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT
Subpart 2884—Applying for MLA Grants or TUPs
§ 2884.12 What is the processing fee for a grant or TUP application?
2005 Processing Fee Schedule---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processing fee per application as of June 21, Federal work hours 2005. To be adjusted annually for changes in the Processing category involved IPD-GDP. See paragraph (c) of this section for update information----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Applications for new grants or Estimated Federal work $97. TUPs, assignments, renewals, and hours are >1 [le]8. amendments to existing grants or TUPs.(2) Applications for new grants or Estimated Federal work $343. TUPs, assignments, renewals, and hours are >8 [le]24. amendments to existing grants or TUPs.(3) Applications for new grants or Estimated Federal work $644. TUPs, assignments, renewals, and hours are >24 amendments to existing grants or [le]36. TUPs.(4) Applications for new grants or Estimated Federal work $923. TUPs, assignments, renewals, and hours are >36 amendments to existing grants or [le]50. TUPs.(5) Master Agreements................ Varies................. As specified in the Agreement.(6) Applications for new grants or Estimated Federal work Actual costs (see § 2884.17 of this part). TUPs, assignments, renewals, and hours are >50. amendments to existing grants or TUPs.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
