---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 9.73"
title: "36"
number: "9.73"
heading: "If I don't need an operations permit, are there still requirements that I must meet?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/9.73"
---

# §9.73. If I don't need an operations permit, are there still requirements that I must meet?


If the NPS notifies you under [§ 9.72](/cfr/36/9.72.md) that you do not need an operations permit, your operations are still subject to the general terms and conditions in [§§ 9.120 through 9.122](/cfr/36/9.120..9.122.md), the prohibitions and penalties in [§§ 9.180 through 9.182](/cfr/36/9.180..9.182.md), and the requirements in this section.

- (a) You must notify the NPS within 30 days if the methods or the environmental conditions of your downhole operations materially change.
- (b) The Regional Director may notify you in writing that you are no longer exempt from the operations permit requirement after determining that downhole operational requirements are needed to protect against a significant threat of damage to any of the following:
  - (1) Federally owned or administered lands, waters, or resources of System units;
  - (2) NPS visitor uses or experiences; or
  - (3) **Visitor or employee health or safety.**
- (c) Within 30 days after receiving this notification, you must file your operations permit application with the Superintendent.

## 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.