43 CFR §3922.10

1. (a)An applicant nominating or applying for a tract for competitive leasing must pay a cost recovery or processing fee that the BLM will determine on a case-by-case basis as described in § 3000.11 of this chapter and as modified by the following provisions.
2. (b)The cost recovery process for a competitive oil shale lease is as follows:
   1. (1)The applicant nominating the tract for competitive leasing must pay the fee before the BLM will process the application and publish a notice of competitive lease sale;
   2. (2)The BLM will publish a sale notice no later than 30 days before the proposed sale. The BLM will include in the sale notice a statement of the total cost recovery fee paid to the BLM by the applicant, up to 30 calendar days before the sale;
   3. (3)Before the lease is issued:
      1. (i)The successful bidder, if someone other than the applicant, must pay to the BLM the cost recovery amount specified in the sale notice, including the cost of the NEPA analysis; and
      2. (ii)The successful bidder must pay all processing costs the BLM incurs after the date of the sale notice;
   4. (4)If the successful bidder is someone other than the applicant, the BLM will refund to the applicant the amount paid under paragraph (b)(1) of this section;
   5. (5)If there is no successful bidder, the applicant is responsible for all processing fees; and
   6. (6)If the successful bidder is someone other than the applicant, within 30 calendar days after the lease sale, the successful bidder must file an application in accordance with § 3922.20.