Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/744

 119 STAT. 726

PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

SEC. 366. DEADLINE FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS.

Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(p) DEADLINES FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after the date on which the Secretary receives an application for any permit to drill, the Secretary shall— ‘‘(A) notify the applicant that the application is complete; or ‘‘(B) notify the applicant that information is missing and specify any information that is required to be submitted for the application to be complete. ‘‘(2) ISSUANCE OR DEFERRAL.—Not later than 30 days after the applicant for a permit has submitted a complete application, the Secretary shall— ‘‘(A) issue the permit, if the requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other applicable law have been completed within such timeframe; or ‘‘(B) defer the decision on the permit and provide to the applicant a notice— ‘‘(i) that specifies any steps that the applicant could take for the permit to be issued; and ‘‘(ii) a list of actions that need to be taken by the agency to complete compliance with applicable law together with timelines and deadlines for completing such actions. ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFERRED APPLICATIONS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary provides notice under paragraph (2)(B), the applicant shall have a period of 2 years from the date of receipt of the notice in which to complete all requirements specified by the Secretary, including providing information needed for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. ‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF DECISION ON PERMIT.—If the applicant completes the requirements within the period specified in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall issue a decision on the permit not later than 10 days after the date of completion of the requirements described in subparagraph (A), unless compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other applicable law has not been completed within such timeframe. ‘‘(C) DENIAL OF PERMIT.—If the applicant does not complete the requirements within the period specified in subparagraph (A) or if the applicant does not comply with applicable law, the Secretary shall deny the permit.’’.

Notification.

Notice.

42 USC 15925.

Deadline.

VerDate 14-DEC-2004

SEC. 367. FAIR MARKET VALUE DETERMINATIONS FOR LINEAR RIGHTS-OF-WAY ACROSS PUBLIC LANDS AND NATIONAL FORESTS.

(a) UPDATE OF FEE SCHEDULE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section— (1) the Secretary of the Interior shall update section 2806.20 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this section, to revise the per

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