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30 CFR §250.171

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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:
  1. (a)The justification for the suspension including the length of suspension requested;
  2. (b)A reasonable schedule of work leading to the commencement or restoration of the suspended activity;
  3. (c)A statement that a well has been drilled on the lease and determined to be producible according to § 250.1603 (SOP only), 30 CFR 550.115, or 30 CFR 550.116;
  4. (d)A commitment to production (SOP only); and
  5. (e)The service fee listed in § 250.125 of this subpart.