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30 CFR 250.171: How do I request a suspension?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 30—Mineral Resources
- CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE
- PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
- Subpart A—General
You must submit your request for a suspension to the Regional Supervisor, and BSEE must receive the request before the end of the lease term (i.e., end of primary term, end of the 1-year period following the last leaseholding operation, and end of a current suspension). Your request must include:
(a) The justification for the suspension including the length of suspension requested;
(b) A reasonable schedule of work leading to the commencement or restoration of the suspended activity;
(c) A statement that a well has been drilled on the lease and determined to be producible according to 30 CFR 550.115 or 30 CFR 550.116;
(d) A commitment to production (SOP only); and
(e) The service fee listed in § 250.125 of this subpart.
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