30 CFR § 290.4 - How do I file an appeal?

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title: "30 CFR § 290.4 - How do I file an appeal?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "290.4"
section_name: "How do I file an appeal?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "APPEALS"
part_number: "290"
part_name: "APPEAL PROCEDURES"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 305; 43 U.S.C. 1334."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 290.4 How do I file an appeal?

For your appeal to be filed, BSEE must receive all of the following within 60 days after you receive the decision or order:

(a) A written Notice of Appeal together with a copy of the decision or order you are appealing in the office of the BSEE officer that issued the decision or order. You cannot extend the 60-day period for that office to receive your Notice of Appeal;

(b) A nonrefundable processing fee of $150 paid with the Notice of Appeal; and

(1) You must pay electronically through the Fees for Services page on the BSEE Web site at *http://www.bsee.gov,* and you must include a copy of the *Pay.gov* confirmation receipt page with your Notice of Appeal.

(2) You cannot extend the 60-day period for payment of the processing fee.

(c) If you are appealing a civil penalty assessment, either notification of payment of the penalty or documentation demonstrating satisfaction of the requirements in 30 CFR 250.1409(b). You cannot extend the 60-day period for satisfying this requirement, except as specifically provided in 30 CFR 250.1409(d).

[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 81 FR 36154, June 6, 2016; 89 FR 89926, Nov. 14, 2024]