---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 9.104"
title: "36"
number: "9.104"
heading: "What final actions may the Regional Director take on my operations permit?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/9.104"
---

# §9.104. What final actions may the Regional Director take on my operations permit?

- (a) The Regional Director will take final action within 30 days of completing all required legal compliance, including compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, unless:
  - (1) We and you agree that such final action will occur within a shorter or longer period of time; or
  - (2) We determine that an additional period of time is required to ensure that we have, in reviewing the permit application, complied with all applicable legal requirements.
- (b) The Regional Director will notify you in writing that your operations permit is:
  - (1) Approved with the operating conditions contained therein; or
  - (2) **Denied, and provide you justification for the denial.** Any such denial must be consistent with [§ 9.30(c)](/cfr/36/9.30.md?p=c).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 230a(a)(4), 459d-3, 460cc-2(i), 460ee(c)(4), 698c(b)(2), 698i(b)(2), and 698m-4; 18 U.S.C. 3571 and 3581; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, and 103104.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 77992, Nov. 4, 2016, unless otherwise noted.