---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 1204.205"
title: "30"
number: "1204.205"
heading: "How do I obtain accounting and auditing relief?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/1204.205"
---

# §1204.205. How do I obtain accounting and auditing relief?

- (a) To take cumulative reports and payments relief under [§ 1204.202](/cfr/30/1204.202.md), you must notify ONRR in writing by January 31 of the calendar year for which you begin taking your relief.
  - (1) Your notification must contain:
    - (i) Your company name, ONRR-assigned payor code, address, phone number, and contact name; and
    - (ii) **The specific ONRR lease number and agreement number, if applicable.**
  - (2) You may file a single notification for multiple marginal properties.
- (b) To obtain other relief under [§ 1204.203](/cfr/30/1204.203.md), you must file a written request for relief with ONRR.
  - (1) Your request must contain:
    - (i) Your company name, ONRR-assigned payor code, address, phone number, and contact name;
    - (ii) The ONRR lease number and agreement number, if applicable; and
    - (iii) **A complete and detailed description of the specific accounting or auditing relief you seek.**
  - (2) You may file a single request for multiple marginal properties if you are requesting the same relief for all properties.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 55088, Sept. 13, 2004, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 75 FR 61067, Oct. 4, 2010.