30 CFR § 777.17 - Permit fees.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s777.17"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 777.17 - Permit fees."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "777.17"
section_name: "Permit fees."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS PERMITS AND COAL EXPLORATION SYSTEMS UNDER REGULATORY PROGRAMS"
part_number: "777"
part_name: "GENERAL CONTENT REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT APPLICATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 95-87, 30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "48 FR 44398, Sept. 28, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "777"
---


# 777.17 Permit fees.

An application for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit shall be accompanied by a fee determined by the regulatory authority. The fee may be less than, but shall not exceed, the actual or anticipated cost of reviewing, administering, and enforcing the permit. The regulatory authority may develop procedures to allow the fee to be paid over the term of the permit.