§ 29.153 When will the Service release my financial assurance?
(a) Your responsibility under the financial assurance will continue until either:
(1) The Service determines that you have met all applicable reclamation operating standards and any additional reclamation requirements that may be included in your operations permit; or
(2) A new operator assumes your operations, as provided in § 29.170(b).
(b) You will be notified by the Service within 30 calendar days of our determination that your financial assurance has been released.