---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.173"
title: "30"
number: "250.173"
heading: "When may the Regional Supervisor direct an SOO or SOP?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.173"
---

# §250.173. When may the Regional Supervisor direct an SOO or SOP?


The Regional Supervisor may direct a suspension when:

- (a) You failed to comply with an applicable law, regulation, order, or provision of a lease or permit; or
- (b) **The suspension is in the interest of National security or defense.**

## Notes

### 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.