50 CFR § 29.15 - General application procedures.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s29.15"
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title: "50 CFR § 29.15 - General application procedures."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "29.15"
section_name: "General application procedures."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM"
part_number: "29"
part_name: "LAND USE MANAGEMENT"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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regulatory_source: "31 FR 16026, Dec. 15, 1966, unless otherwise noted."
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# 29.15 General application procedures.
(a) *Preapplication meeting.* To request the preapplication meeting required by § 29.14 for a new right-of-way or a modification of an existing right-of-way, contact the appropriate Service Regional Office, the geographic jurisdictions of which are listed at 50 CFR 2.2. Contact information for the Service Regional Offices is available at *https://www.regulations.gov* in Docket No. FWS-HQ-NWRS-2019-0017.
(b) *Application submission.* Applicants must submit an application that includes the completed form and required attachments as described in § 29.16. The Service will deem a right-of-way application to be complete, and notify the applicant of such, after the Service has determined that the provided information is sufficient for the agency to make a compatibility determination and comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.*). The Service will also notify the applicant if additional information is required for a complete application.
(c) *Payment for cost recovery.* After the Service has determined that an application is complete, the agency will notify the applicant and provide an updated estimate of application processing costs, as set forth at § 29.18(a). The Service will review and process a right-of-way permit application after it has requested and received payment for these costs.
(d) *Providing additional information for permit.* If the Service determines that the requested right-of-way is a compatible use, then the agency will request additional information from the applicant necessary to draft a right-of-way permit document for applicant review. This includes but is not limited to the survey plat or Global Positioning System (GPS) location information described in § 29.17. The applicant must provide this information in order for the Service to develop the permit.
(e) *No guarantee of right-of-way permit.* Submitting a complete application and payment for application processing costs do not guarantee that the Service will issue or renew a right-of-way permit. Issuance or renewal of a right-of-way permit is contingent on a Service determination that the right-of-way is a compatible use. Permit issuance or renewal is also contingent on the applicant:
(1) Providing the information the Service requires to develop the right-of-way permit;
(2) Agreeing to the permit's terms and conditions; and
(3) Providing payment for use and occupancy of the land as well as for future right-of-way monitoring costs.