50 C.F.R. § 29.154

Current through September 30, 2024
Section 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 for all costs of reclamation in excess of the posted financial assurance.

50 C.F.R. §29.154

81 FR 79971, 12/14/2016