---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3922.10"
title: "43"
number: "3922.10"
heading: "Application processing fee."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3922.10"
---

# §3922.10. Application processing fee.

- (a) An applicant nominating or applying for a tract for competitive leasing must pay a cost recovery or processing fee that the BLM will determine on a case-by-case basis as described in [§ 3000.11](/cfr/43/3000.11.md) of this chapter and as modified by the following provisions.
- (b) **The cost recovery process for a competitive oil shale lease is as follows—**
  - (1) The applicant nominating the tract for competitive leasing must pay the fee before the BLM will process the application and publish a notice of competitive lease sale;
  - (2) The BLM will publish a sale notice no later than 30 days before the proposed sale. The BLM will include in the sale notice a statement of the total cost recovery fee paid to the BLM by the applicant, up to 30 calendar days before the sale;
  - (3) **Before the lease is issued—**
    - (i) The successful bidder, if someone other than the applicant, must pay to the BLM the cost recovery amount specified in the sale notice, including the cost of the NEPA analysis; and
    - (ii) The successful bidder must pay all processing costs the BLM incurs after the date of the sale notice;
  - (4) If the successful bidder is someone other than the applicant, the BLM will refund to the applicant the amount paid under [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section;
  - (5) If there is no successful bidder, the applicant is responsible for all processing fees; and
  - (6) If the successful bidder is someone other than the applicant, within 30 calendar days after the lease sale, the successful bidder must file an application in accordance with [§ 3922.20](/cfr/43/3922.20.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 241(a), 42 U.S.C. 15927, 43 U.S.C. 1732(b) and 1740.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 69477, Nov. 18, 2008, unless otherwise noted.