43 C.F.R. § 2885.23   If I hold a grant or TUP, what monitoring fees must I pay?


Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior


Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 2880—RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT
Subpart 2885—Terms and Conditions of MLA Grants and TUPs

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§ 2885.23   If I hold a grant or TUP, what monitoring fees must I pay?

(a) Monitoring fees. Subject to §2886.11 of this part, you must pay a fee to BLM for any costs the Federal Government incurs in monitoring the construction, operation, maintenance, and termination of the pipeline and protection and rehabilitation of the affected Federal lands your grant or TUP covers. BLM categorizes the monitoring fees based on the estimated number of work hours necessary to monitor your grant or TUP. Category 1 through 4 monitoring fees are one-time fees and are not refundable. The work hours and fees for 2005 are as follows:

                                          2005 Monitoring Fee Schedule----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                    Monitoring fee as of June 21, 2005. To be                                          Federal work hours      adjusted annually for changes in the IPD-GDP.         Monitoring category                   involved           See paragraph (b) of this section for update                                                                                   information----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Applications for new grants and    Estimated Federal work   $97. TUPs, assignments, renewals, and       hours are > 1 [le] amendments to existing grants and      8. TUPs.(2) Applications for new grants and    Estimated Federal work   $343. TUPs, assignments, renewals, and       hours are > 8 [le] amendments to existing grants and      24. TUPs.(3) Applications for new grants and    Estimated Federal work   $644. TUPs, assignments, renewals, and       hours are > 24 [le] amendments to existing grants and      36. TUPs.(4) Applications for new grants and    Estimated Federal work   $923. TUPs, assignments, renewals, and       hours are > 36 [le] amendments to existing grants and      50. TUPS.(5) Master Agreements................  Varies.................  As specified in the Agreement.(6) Applications for new grants and    Estimated Federal work   Actual costs. TUPs, assignments, renewals, and       hours > 50.. amendments to existing grants and TUPs.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Updating the schedule. BLM will revise paragraph (a) of this section annually to update Category 1 through 4 monitoring fees in the manner described at §2884.12(c) of this part. BLM will update Category 5 monitoring fees as specified in the Master Agreement. The monitoring cost schedule is available from any BLM state or field office or by writing: Director, Bureau of Land Management, 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.

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