30 CFR § 203.52 - What criteria must I meet to get relief?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s203.52"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 203.52 - What criteria must I meet to get relief?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "203.52"
section_name: "What criteria must I meet to get relief?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS REVENUE MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "203"
part_name: "RELIEF OR REDUCTION IN ROYALTY RATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 396 25 U.S.C. 396a 25 U.S.C. 2101 30 U.S.C. 181 30 U.S.C. 351 30 U.S.C. 1001 30 U.S.C. 1701 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 15903-15906; 43 U.S.C. 1301 43 U.S.C. 1331 and 43 U.S.C. 1801"
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "203"
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# 203.52 What criteria must I meet to get relief?
(a) To qualify for relief, you must demonstrate that the sum of royalty payments over the 12 qualifying months exceeds 75 percent of the sum of net revenues (before-royalty revenues minus allowable costs, as defined in § 203.84).
(b) To re-qualify for relief, e.g., either applying for additional relief on top of relief already granted, or applying for relief sometime after your earlier agreement terminated, you must demonstrate that:
(1) You have met the criterion listed in paragraph (a) of this section, and
(2) The 12 required qualifying months of operation have occurred under the current royalty arrangement.