---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 9.143"
title: "36"
number: "9.143"
heading: "When will the NPS release my financial assurance?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/9.143"
---

# §9.143. When will the NPS release my financial assurance?


We will release your financial assurance within 30 days after the Regional Director:

- (a) Determines that you have met all applicable reclamation operating standards and any additional reclamation requirements that may be included in your operations permit; or
- (b) Accepts a new operator's financial assurance under § [9.160(b)](/cfr/36/9.160.md?p=b) or [(c)](/cfr/36/9.160.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.