30 CFR § 203.62 - How do I apply for relief?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s203.62"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 203.62 - How do I apply for relief?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "203.62"
section_name: "How do I apply for 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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# 203.62 How do I apply for relief?
(a) You must send a complete application and the required fee to the BSEE Regional Director for your region.
(b) Your application for royalty relief offshore Alaska or in deep water in the GOA must include an original and two copies (one set of digital information) of:
(1) Administrative information report;
(2) Economic viability and relief justification report;
(3) G&G report;
(4) Engineering report;
(5) Production report; and
(6) Cost report.
(c) Section 203.82 explains why we are authorized to require these reports.
(d) Sections 203.81, 203.83, and 203.85 through 203.89 describe what these reports must include. The BSEE regional office for your region will guide you on the format for the required reports, and we encourage you to contact this office before preparing your application for this guidance.
[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 90 FR 44325, Sept. 15, 2025]