---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.171"
title: "30"
number: "250.171"
heading: "How do I request a suspension?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.171"
---

# §250.171. How do I request a suspension?


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](/cfr/30/550.115.md) or [30](/cfr/30/30.md) CFR 550.116;
- (d) A commitment to production (SOP only); and
- (e) The service fee listed in [§ 250.125](/cfr/30/250.125.md) of this subpart.

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 82 FR 26744, June 9, 2017; 91 FR 35346, June 10, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 82 FR 26744, June 9, 2017; 91 FR 35346, June 10, 2026]