36 CFR § 9.80 - Who must apply for an operations permit?

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title: "36 CFR § 9.80 - Who must apply for an operations permit?"
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# 9.80 Who must apply for an operations permit?

(a) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 9.70 through 9.73, an operator proposing to conduct operations within the boundary of a System unit must submit an application for an operations permit to the Superintendent.

(b) An operations permit is subject to cost recovery under 54 U.S.C. 103104.