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#fgg  ,,an ,,act  ,to e/abli% a process 
to exp$ite ! review ( appeals ( c]ta9   
decisions by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,exp$it$ ,appeals ,review ,act or !   
,,e>a4  #b4 ,exp$it$ reviews  7a7       
,reque/ = exp$it$ review ,a p>ty t files
 an appeal ( a ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior   
decision describ$ "u section            
#d4a7;b77#b7 ( title #dc1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations 7or any successor         
regulations71 ) ! ,bo>d ( ,l& ,appeals  
may submit to ! ,bo>d ( ,l& ,appeals    
writt5 notice ( su* p>ty's int5t to seek
 exp$it$ review ( ! appeal4 ,if a p>ty  
submits su* writt5 notice1 ! ,bo>d ( ,l&
 ,appeals %all issue a f9al decision on 
! appeal by n lat] ?an ! date t is #f   
mon?s aft] ! date on :i* su* writt5     
notice is receiv$1 except su* deadl9e   
may n be e>li] ?an ! date t is #ah mon?s
 aft] ! date on :i* ! appeal 0 initially
 fil$ ) ! ,bo>d ( ,l& ,appeals4  7b7 ,no
 f9al decision ,if ! ,bo>d ( ,l&        

,appeals does n issue a f9al decision on
 an appeal by ! deadl9e describ$ 9      
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !   
,int]ior decision is deem$ to be a f9al 
ag5cy action = purposes ( section #gjd (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7 
not)/&+ section #gjf ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 judicial review ( su*     
decision %all be de novo4  7c7          
,applicability ,?is section %all apply  
to any appeal describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 
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,appeals z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act2 or  7#b7 is fil$ ) ! ,bo>d ( ,l&  
,appeals aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7d7 ,conflict ,9 ! ev5t ( a      
conflict betwe5 ! deadl9e describ$ 9    
subsection 7a7 & a deadl9e "u section   
#aae7;h7 ( ! ,f$]al ,oil & ,gas ,royalty
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#agbd7;h77 or section #ebe7;b7 ( !      
,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation   
,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abge7;b771 
! deadl9e describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all
 control4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (             

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