---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 9.80"
title: "36"
number: "9.80"
heading: "Who must apply for an operations permit?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/9.80"
---

# §9.80. Who must apply for an operations permit?

- (a) Except as otherwise provided in [§§ 9.70 through 9.73](/cfr/36/9.70..9.73.md), an operator proposing to conduct operations within the boundary of a System unit must submit an application for an operations permit to the Superintendent.
- (b) An operations permit is subject to cost recovery under [54 U.S.C. 103104](/usc/54/103104.md).

## 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.