{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-2884.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 2884.13","heading":"When will the BLM waive cost recovery fees?","body":"(a) The BLM may waive your cost recovery fees if you are a:\n(1) State or local government, or an agency of such a government, and the BLM issues the grant for governmental purposes benefitting the general public. However, if you collect revenue from charges you levy on customers for services similar to those of a profit-making corporation or business, or you assess similar fees to the United States for similar purposes, cost recovery fees will not be waived; or\n(2) Federal agency, and your cost recovery category determination is Category 1 to 4.\n(b) The BLM will not waive your cost recovery fees if you are in trespass.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) Group 2000—Land Resource Management; General","PART 2880—RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT","Subpart 2884—Applying for MLA Grants or TUPs"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"4abaa09b6ef0bf717b2c70c65d0b89481916211b04bb9cd7db3f6c559f9f29e6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-2884.12","next":"us/43-cfr-2884.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}