---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 29.154"
title: "50"
number: "29.154"
heading: "Under what circumstances will I forfeit my financial assurance?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/29.154"
---

# §29.154. Under what circumstances will I forfeit my financial assurance?

- (a) You may forfeit all or part of your financial assurance if we cannot secure your compliance with the provisions of your operations permit or a provision of this subpart. The part of your financial assurance forfeited is based on costs to the Service to remedy your noncompliance.
- (b) In addition to forfeited financial assurance, we may temporarily:
  - (1) Prohibit you from removing all structures, equipment, or other materials from your area of operations;
  - (2) Require you to secure the operations site and take any necessary actions to protect Service-administered lands and waters, and resources of the refuge; visitor uses; and visitor or employee health and safety; and
  - (3) Suspend review of any permit applications you have submitted until we determine that all violations of permit provisions or of any provision of this subpart are resolved.
  - (4) Seek recovery as provided in [§ 29.151](/cfr/50/29.151.md) for all costs of reclamation in excess of the posted financial assurance.

## 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.