36 CFR § 9.80
Who must apply for an operations permit?
November 4, 2020
(a) Except as otherwise provided in §§9.70 through 9.73, an operator proposing to conduct operations within the boundary of a System unit must submit an application for an operations permit to the Superintendent.
(b) An operations permit is subject to cost recovery under 54 U.S.C. 103104.