{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.171","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.171","heading":"How do I request a suspension?","body":"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:\n(a) The justification for the suspension including the length of suspension requested;\n(b) A reasonable schedule of work leading to the commencement or restoration of the suspended activity;\n(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;\n(d) A commitment to production (SOP only); and\n(e) The service fee listed in § 250.125 of this subpart.","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":"e28a1a4dc7ec65acba6cde71172c6b3b442ce18a36f766587fc35c875ddede62","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.170","next":"us/30-cfr-250.172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}