---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 29.15"
title: "50"
number: "29.15"
heading: "General application procedures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/29.15"
---

# §29.15. General application procedures.

- (a) **Preapplication meeting.** To request the preapplication meeting required by [§ 29.14](/cfr/50/29.14.md) for a new right-of-way or a modification of an existing right-of-way, contact the appropriate Service Regional Office, the geographic jurisdictions of which are listed at [50 CFR 2.2](/cfr/50/2.2.md). Contact information for the Service Regional Offices is available at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-HQ-NWRS-2019-0017.
- (b) **Application submission.** Applicants must submit an application that includes the completed form and required attachments as described in [§ 29.16](/cfr/50/29.16.md). The Service will deem a right-of-way application to be complete, and notify the applicant of such, after the Service has determined that the provided information is sufficient for the agency to make a compatibility determination and comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](/usc/42/4321.md) et seq.). The Service will also notify the applicant if additional information is required for a complete application.
- (c) **Payment for cost recovery.** After the Service has determined that an application is complete, the agency will notify the applicant and provide an updated estimate of application processing costs, as set forth at [§ 29.18(a)](/cfr/50/29.18.md?p=a). The Service will review and process a right-of-way permit application after it has requested and received payment for these costs.
- (d) **Providing additional information for permit.** If the Service determines that the requested right-of-way is a compatible use, then the agency will request additional information from the applicant necessary to draft a right-of-way permit document for applicant review. This includes but is not limited to the survey plat or Global Positioning System (GPS) location information described in [§ 29.17](/cfr/50/29.17.md). The applicant must provide this information in order for the Service to develop the permit.
- (e) **No guarantee of right-of-way permit.** Submitting a complete application and payment for application processing costs do not guarantee that the Service will issue or renew a right-of-way permit. Issuance or renewal of a right-of-way permit is contingent on a Service determination that the right-of-way is a compatible use. Permit issuance or renewal is also contingent on the applicant:
  - (1) Providing the information the Service requires to develop the right-of-way permit;
  - (2) Agreeing to the permit's terms and conditions; and
  - (3) Providing payment for use and occupancy of the land as well as for future right-of-way monitoring costs.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 99741, Dec. 11, 2024, 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.