---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 285.905"
title: "30"
number: "285.905"
heading: "When must I submit my decommissioning application?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/285.905"
---

# §285.905. When must I submit my decommissioning application?


You must submit your decommissioning application upon the earliest of the following dates:

- (a) **Two (2) years before the expiration of your lease.**
- (b) **Ninety (90) days after completion of your commercial activities on a commercial lease.**
- (c) Ninety (90) days after completion of your approved activities under a limited lease on a ROW grant or RUE grant.
- (d) **Ninety (90) days after cancellation, relinquishment, or other termination of your lease or grant.**
- (e) **Ninety (90) calendar days after BSEE determines a facility is no longer useful for operations.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, as amended at 89 FR 42721, May 15, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, as amended at 89 FR 42721, May 15, 2024]