30 CFR §291.115

1. (a)If the BSEE Director issues a decision under this part but does not expressly make the decision effective upon issuance, you must appeal the decision to the IBLA under 43 CFR part 4 to exhaust administrative remedies. Such decision will not be effective during the time in which a person adversely affected by the BSEE Director's decision may file a notice of appeal with the IBLA, and the timely filing of a notice of appeal will suspend the effect of the decision pending the decision on appeal.
2. (b)This section does not apply if a decision was made effective by:
   1. (1)The BSEE Director; or
   2. (2)The Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management.