---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 29.104"
title: "50"
number: "29.104"
heading: "What actions may the Service take on my operations permit application?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/29.104"
---

# §29.104. What actions may the Service take on my operations permit application?

- (a) We will make a decision on your application within 180 days from the date we deem your application complete unless:
  - (1) We and you agree that such decision will occur within a shorter or longer period of time; or
  - (2) We determine that an additional period of time is required to ensure that we have, in reviewing the permit application, complied with all applicable legal requirements.
- (b) We will notify you in writing that your permit application is:
  - (1) Approved, with or without operating conditions; or
  - (2) **Denied, and provide justification for the denial.** Any such denial must be consistent with [§ 29.40(c)](/cfr/50/29.40.md?p=c).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 81 FR 79971, Nov. 14, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd, 685, 690d, 715i, 725, 3161; 30 U.S.C. 185; 31 U.S.C. 3711, 9701; 40 U.S.C. 319; 43 U.S.C. 315a; 113 Stat. 1501A-140.

### Source

Source: 31 FR 16026, Dec. 15, 1966, unless otherwise noted.