---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3835.1"
title: "43"
number: "3835.1"
heading: "How do I qualify for a waiver?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3835.1"
---

# §3835.1. How do I qualify for a waiver?

- (a) Under certain conditions, you may qualify for a waiver from the annual maintenance fee requirements. You cannot obtain a waiver from service charges, the location fee, the initial maintenance fee, or the $550 oil shale fee.
- (b) The following table lists the types of waivers available and how you qualify for them (detailed requirements for each category appear in [§ 3835.10](/cfr/43/3835.10.md)):

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 22, 28, 28f-28k; 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1457, 1701 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. App. 501, 565; 115 Stat. 414.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 61073, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted.