[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR2885.23]



[Page 293-294]

 

                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 2880_RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT--Table of Contents

 

        Subpart 2885_Terms and Conditions of MLA Grants and TUPs

 

Sec.  2885.23  If I hold a grant or TUP, what monitoring fees must I pay?



    (a) Monitoring fees. Subject to Sec.  2886.11 of this part, you must 

pay a fee to BLM for any costs the Federal Government incurs in 

monitoring the construction, operation, maintenance, and termination of 

the pipeline and protection and rehabilitation of the affected Federal 

lands your grant or TUP covers. BLM categorizes the monitoring fees 

based on the estimated number of work hours necessary to monitor your 

grant or TUP. Category 1 through 4 monitoring fees are one-time fees and 

are not refundable. The work hours and fees for 2005 are as follows:



                                          2005 Monitoring Fee Schedule

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                                                                    Monitoring fee as of June 21, 2005. To be

                                          Federal work hours      adjusted annually for changes in the IPD-GDP.

         Monitoring category                   involved           See paragraph (b) of this section for update

                                                                                   information

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(1) Applications for new grants and    Estimated Federal work   $97.

 TUPs, assignments, renewals, and       hours are 

 amendments to existing grants and      1 <= 8.

 TUPs.

(2) Applications for new grants and    Estimated Federal work   $343.

 TUPs, assignments, renewals, and       hours are 

 amendments to existing grants and      8 <= 24.

 TUPs.

(3) Applications for new grants and    Estimated Federal work   $644.

 TUPs, assignments, renewals, and       hours are 

 amendments to existing grants and      24 <= 36.

 TUPs.

(4) Applications for new grants and    Estimated Federal work   $923.

 TUPs, assignments, renewals, and       hours are 

 amendments to existing grants and      36 <= 50.

 TUPS.

(5) Master Agreements................  Varies.................  As specified in the Agreement.

(6) Applications for new grants and    Estimated Federal work   Actual costs.

 TUPs, assignments, renewals, and       hours  50..

 amendments to existing grants and

 TUPs.

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    (b) Updating the schedule. BLM will revise paragraph (a) of this 

section annually to update Category 1 through 4 monitoring fees in the 

manner described at Sec.  2884.12(c) of this part. BLM will update 

Category 5 monitoring fees as specified in the Master Agreement. The 

monitoring cost schedule is available from any BLM state or field office 

or by writing: Director, Bureau of Land



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Management, 1849 C St., NW., Mail Stop 1000LS, Washington, DC 20240. BLM 

also posts the current schedule on the BLM Homepage on the Internet at 

http://www.blm.gov.