---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 550.183"
title: "30"
number: "550.183"
heading: "When may BOEM or the Secretary extend or cancel a lease at the development and production stage?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/550.183"
---

# §550.183. When may BOEM or the Secretary extend or cancel a lease at the development and production stage?

- (a) BOEM may extend your lease if you submit a DPP and the Regional Supervisor disapproves the plan according to the regulations in [30 CFR part 550](/cfr/30/part550.md), subpart B. Following the disapproval:
  - (1) BOEM will allow you to hold the lease for 5 years, or less time at your request;
  - (2) Any time within 5 years after the disapproval, you may reapply for approval of the same or a modified plan; and
  - (3) The Regional Supervisor will approve, disapprove, or require modification of the plan under [30 CFR part 550](/cfr/30/part550.md), subpart B.
- (b) If the Regional Supervisor has not approved a DPP or required you to submit a DPP for approval or modification, the Secretary will cancel the lease:
  - (1) When the 5-year period in [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section expires; or
  - (2) If you request cancellation at an earlier time.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.