{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.168","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.168","heading":"May operations or production be suspended?","body":"(a) You may request approval of a suspension, or the Regional Supervisor may direct a suspension (Directed Suspension), for all or any part of a lease or unit area.\n(b) Depending on the nature of the suspended activity, suspensions are labeled either Suspensions of Operations (SOO) or Suspensions of Production (SOP).","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"c13f44e850e17eb230123ba624a76db2d9f6ee69c6de279e76af4c1c84bb3f3f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.160-250.167","next":"us/30-cfr-250.169"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}