(a) Submission procedures. Any person seeking an OSM blaster certificate shall:

1. (1) Complete and submit to OSM an application on the form prescribed by paragraph (b) of this section;

2. (2) Include as part of the application a nonrefundable fee as follows:

   (i) Issuance or reissuance $122 (ii) Reexamination $61 (iii) Renewal $61 (iv) Replacement $28 (v) Reciprocity $61;

3. (3) For certificate issuance or reissuance, include as part of the application satisfactory evidence of having completed training as provided in § 955.12;
4. (4) For certificate issuance or reissuance, specify in the application the date when the applicant desires to take a previously scheduled examination; and

5. (5) Submit the application in advance of the date of examination, or of certificate expiration, as follows:

   1. (i) For certificate issuance, not less than 60 days before the date on which the applicant desires to take a previously scheduled examination;
   2. (ii) For certificate renewal, not less than 60 days before the expiration date of the applicant's current certificate;
   3. (iii) For certificate reissuance, not less than 60 days before the date on which the applicant desires to take a previously scheduled examination that will be held at least 60 days before the expiration date of the applicant's current certificate; or
   4. (iv) For a certificate through reciprocity, not less than 45 days before the expiration date of the applicant's current certificate.