Sec. 4031. Permit to drill application timeline
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Section 17(p) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(p) ) is amended by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: Not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date an application for a permit to drill is received by the Secretary, the Secretary shall decide whether to issue the permit. The Secretary may extend the period described in subparagraph
(A)for up to 2 periods of 15 days each, if the Secretary has given written notice of the delay to the applicant. The notice shall— be in the form of a letter from the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary; and include— the names and titles of the persons processing the application; the specific reasons for the delay; and a specific date a final decision on the application is expected. If the application is denied, the Secretary shall provide the applicant— a written statement that provides clear and comprehensive reasons why the application was not accepted and detailed information concerning any deficiencies; and an opportunity to remedy any deficiencies. Except as provided in clause (ii), if the Secretary has not made a decision on the application by the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date the application is received by the Secretary, the application shall be considered approved. Clause
(i)shall not apply in cases in which existing reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) or Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) are incomplete. If the Secretary decides not to issue a permit to drill under this paragraph, the Secretary shall— provide to the applicant a description of the reasons for the denial of the permit; allow the applicant to resubmit an application for a permit to drill during the 10-day period beginning on the date the applicant receives the description of the denial from the Secretary; and issue or deny any resubmitted application not later than 10 days after the date the application is submitted to the Secretary. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall collect a single $6,500 permit processing fee per application from each applicant at the time the final decision is made whether to issue a permit under subparagraph (A). The fee required under clause
(i)shall not apply to any resubmitted application. Subject to appropriation, of all fees collected under this paragraph for each fiscal year, 50 percent shall be— transferred to the field office at which the fees are collected; and used to process protests, leases, and permits under this Act. .
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