---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 580.28"
title: "30"
number: "580.28"
heading: "May I relinquish my permit?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/580.28"
---

# §580.28. May I relinquish my permit?

- (a) You may relinquish your permit at any time by advising the Regional Director by certified or registered mail 30 days in advance.
- (b) After you relinquish your permit, you are still responsible for proper abandonment of any drill sites according to the requirements of [30 CFR 251.7(b)(8)](/cfr/30/251.7.md?p=b-8). You must also comply with all other obligations specified in this part or in the permit.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 104, Public Law 97-451, 96 Stat. 2451 (30 U.S.C. 1714), Public Law 109-432, Div C, Title I, 120 Stat. 3000; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334; 33 U.S.C. 2704, 2716; E.O. 12777, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.