Appeals
How to Appeal
Procedures for filing an appeal from an order issued by ONRR or a delegated State to the ONRR Director or the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are set forth at 30 CFR 1290. Procedures for filing an appeal from an appeal decision issued by the ONRR Director or BIA Director to the Interior Board of Land Appeals are set forth at 43 CFR 4.
The deadline for filing the notice of appeal and a supporting statement of reasons depends on the type of order or decision appealed. Consult the regulations to determine the applicable deadline. ONRR cannot extend the time period to file a notice of appeal.
Filing by Email
Any appeal-related document, such as a notice of appeal or statement of reasons, that must be filed with ONRR pursuant to 30 CFR 1290.105 or 43 CFR 4.411 may be filed in PDF format by email delivered to ONRRAppealsMailbox@onrr.gov by 11:59 p.m. MST on the date it is due.
Filing by Courier or Mail
Alternatively, you may file any appeal-related document with ONRR by delivering it as follows.
Physical Location
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Appeals Program
Denver Federal Center
6th Avenue and Kipling Street
Bldg. 85, Room A322, Document Processing
Denver, Colorado 80225
Mailing Address
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Appeals Program - MS 608000
P.O. Box 25165, Building 85
Denver, Colorado 80225-0165
Except as otherwise provided in 30 CFR 1290.105(c) and 43 CFR 4.401(a), a document sent to ONRR by mail or courier must arrive by the date it is due to be timely filed. If you deliver an appeal-related document to ONRR by mail or courier, please also email a copy of it in PDF format to ONRRAppealsMailbox@onrr.gov.