Nick Snow
OGJ Washington Editor
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 5 -- The US Bureau of Land Management has begun collecting a $6,500 processing fee for each new oil and gas drilling permit application. The new fee, which became effective on Nov. 2, is $2,500 more than previously, the agency said.
BLM noted that the fiscal 2010 US Department of the Interior appropriation, which became law on Oct. 30, directs the agency to collect the higher amount to reimburse the US Treasury for the estimated cost of processing each new drilling permit application.
BLM said it developed guidance for its field offices to carry out the congressional directive. Previous collection and handling policies remain in effect except for the amount, it said.
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Rendering from Cedar LNG.
