---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 9.53"
title: "36"
number: "9.53"
heading: "May I continue to operate while the NPS reviews my application?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/9.53"
---

# §9.53. May I continue to operate while the NPS reviews my application?


During this interim period, you may continue to conduct operations subject to the following conditions:

- (a) Continuation of operations is limited to those methods and the area of disturbance that existed on December 5, 2016 or the effective date of a boundary change, or establishment of a new System unit, as applicable.
- (b) Your operation is subject to the general terms and conditions in [§§ 9.120 through 9.122](/cfr/36/9.120..9.122.md) and the prohibitions and penalties in [§§ 9.180 through 9.182](/cfr/36/9.180..9.182.md).
- (c) Except in an emergency, we will not take any steps to directly regulate your operation before 90 days after December 5, 2016 or 90 days after the effective date of a boundary change, or establishment of a new System unit, as applicable.

## 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.