30 CFR § 203.66 - What happens if BSEE does not act in the time allowed?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s203.66"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 203.66 - What happens if BSEE does not act in the time allowed?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "203.66"
section_name: "What happens if BSEE does not act in the time allowed?"
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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# 203.66 What happens if BSEE does not act in the time allowed?
If we do not act within the timeframes established under § 203.65, you get royalty relief according to the following table.
| If you apply for royalty relief for | And we do not decide within the time specified, | As long as you |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (a) An authorized field, | You get the minimum suspension volumes specified in § 203.69, | Abide by §§ 203.70 and 203.76. |
| (b) An expansion project, | You get a royalty suspension for the first year of production, | Abide by §§ 203.70 and 203.76. |
| (c) A development project, | You get a royalty suspension for initial production for the number of months that a decision is delayed beyond the stipulated timeframes set by § 203.65, plus all the royalty suspension volume for which you qualify, | Abide by §§ 203.70 and 203.76. |