---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 955.13"
title: "30"
number: "955.13"
heading: "Application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/955.13"
---

# §955.13. Application.

- (a) **Submission procedures.** Any person seeking an OSM blaster certificate shall:
  - (1) Complete and submit to OSM an application on the form prescribed by [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section;
  - (2) **Include as part of the application a nonrefundable fee as follows—**
  - (3) For certificate issuance or reissuance, include as part of the application satisfactory evidence of having completed training as provided in [§ 955.12](/cfr/30/955.12.md);
  - (4) For certificate issuance or reissuance, specify in the application the date when the applicant desires to take a previously scheduled examination; and
  - (5) Submit the application in advance of the date of examination, or of certificate expiration, as follows:
    - (i) For certificate issuance, not less than 60 days before the date on which the applicant desires to take a previously scheduled examination;
    - (ii) For certificate renewal, not less than 60 days before the expiration date of the applicant's current certificate;
    - (iii) For certificate reissuance, not less than 60 days before the date on which the applicant desires to take a previously scheduled examination that will be held at least 60 days before the expiration date of the applicant's current certificate; or
    - (iv) For a certificate through reciprocity, not less than 45 days before the expiration date of the applicant's current certificate.
- (b) **Application form.** OSM shall make available to any person seeking an OSM blaster certificate an application form and instructions for its completion. The form shall include a statement in accordance with law that the information provided is true and accurate to the best knowledge and belief of the applicant, and shall require the signature of the applicant.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 95-87 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq. ), sec. 955.13 also issued under sec. 9701, Pub. L. 97-258 (31 U.S.C. 9701).

### Source

Source: 51 FR 19462, May 29, 1986, unless otherwise noted.