---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 C.F.R. § 4.302"
title: "18"
number: "4.302"
heading: "Fees at filing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/18/4.302"
---

# §4.302. Fees at filing.

- (a) **Filing requirement.** A [section 30(c)](/cfr/18/30.md?p=c) application must be accompanied by a fee or a bond, together with copies of the most recent cost estimates provided by fish and wildlife agencies pursuant to [§ 4.301(b)](/cfr/18/4.301.md?p=b).
- (b) **Amount.** The fee required under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section must be in an amount equal to 50 percent of the most recent cost estimates provided by fish and wildlife agencies pursuant to [§ 4.301(b)](/cfr/18/4.301.md?p=b). In lieu of this amount, an applicant may provide an unlimited term surety bond from a company on the Department of Treasury's list of companies certified to write surety bonds. Applicants bonded by a company whose certification by the Department of the Treasury lapses must provide evidence of purchase of another bond from a certified company. A bond must be for an amount no less than 100 percent of the agencies' most recent cost estimates pursuant to [§ 4.301(b)](/cfr/18/4.301.md?p=b).
- (c) **Failure to file.** The Commission will reject a [section 30(c)](/cfr/18/30.md?p=c) application if the applicant fails to comply with the provisions of paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Order 487, 52 FR 48404, Dec. 22, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352.

### Source

Source: Order 141, 12 FR 8485, Dec. 19, 1947, unless otherwise noted.