---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 285.417"
title: "30"
number: "285.417"
heading: "When may BSEE order a suspension?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/285.417"
---

# §285.417. When may BSEE order a suspension?

- (a) BSEE may order a suspension under the following circumstances:
  - (1) When necessary to comply with judicial decrees prohibiting some or all activities under your lease; or
  - (2) When continued activities pose an imminent threat of serious or irreparable harm or damage to natural resources; life (including human and wildlife); property; the marine, coastal, or human environment; or sites, structures, or objects of historical or archaeological significance.
- (b) If BSEE orders a suspension under [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section, and if you wish to resume activities, we may require you to conduct a site-specific study that evaluates the cause of the harm, the potential damage, and the available mitigation measures. Other requirements and actions may occur:
  - (1) You may be required to pay for the study;
  - (2) You must furnish an electronic copy of the study and results to BSEE pursuant to [§ 285.110](/cfr/30/285.110.md);
  - (3) We will make the results available to other interested parties and to the public; and
  - (4) We will use the results of the study and any other information that become available:
    - (i) To decide if the suspension order can be lifted; and
    - (ii) To determine any actions that you must take to mitigate or avoid any damage to natural resources; life (including human and wildlife); property; the marine, coastal, or human environment; or sites, structures, or objects of historical or archaeological significance.

## Notes

### Amendments

[88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, as amended at 89 FR 42714, May 15, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, as amended at 89 FR 42714, May 15, 2024]