---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 290.4"
title: "30"
number: "290.4"
heading: "How do I file an appeal?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/290.4"
---

# §290.4. How do I file an appeal?


For your appeal to be filed, BSEE must receive all of the following within 60 days after you receive the decision or order:

- (a) A written Notice of Appeal together with a copy of the decision or order you are appealing in the office of the BSEE officer that issued the decision or order. You cannot extend the 60-day period for that office to receive your Notice of Appeal;
- (b) A nonrefundable processing fee of $150 paid with the Notice of Appeal; and
  - (1) You must pay electronically through the Fees for Services page on the BSEE Web site at http://www.bsee.gov, and you must include a copy of the Pay.gov confirmation receipt page with your Notice of Appeal.
  - (2) **You cannot extend the 60-day period for payment of the processing fee.**
- (c) If you are appealing a civil penalty assessment, either notification of payment of the penalty or documentation demonstrating satisfaction of the requirements in [30 CFR 250.1409(b)](/cfr/30/250.1409.md?p=b). You cannot extend the 60-day period for satisfying this requirement, except as specifically provided in [30 CFR 250.1409(d)](/cfr/30/250.1409.md?p=d).

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 81 FR 36154, June 6, 2016; 89 FR 89926, Nov. 14, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 305; 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 81 FR 36154, June 6, 2016; 89 FR 89926, Nov. 14, 2024]