---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 29.91"
title: "50"
number: "29.91"
heading: "What should I do before filing an application?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/29.91"
---

# §29.91. What should I do before filing an application?


You should participate in a pre-application meeting with the Service to allow for an early exchange of information between you and the Service with the intent of avoiding delays in your application process.

- (a) **For the meeting, you should provide—**
  - (1) Documentation demonstrating that you hold the legal right to operate on Service-administered lands or waters; and
  - (2) **An overview of your proposed operation and timing.**
- (b) The Service will provide guidance on the permitting process and information on available resource data, and identify additional data needs.

## 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.