---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 581.46"
title: "30"
number: "581.46"
heading: "Relinquishment of leases or parts of leases."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/581.46"
---

# §581.46. Relinquishment of leases or parts of leases.

- (a) A lease or any part thereof may be surrendered by the record title holder by filing a written relinquishment with the Director. A relinquishment shall take effect on the date it is filed subject to the continued obligation of the lessee and the surety to:
  - (1) Make all payments due, including any accrued rentals and royalties; and
  - (2) Abandon all operations, remove all facilities, and clear the land to be relinquished to the satisfaction of the Director.
- (b) Upon relinquishment of a lease, the data and information submitted under the lease will no longer be held confidential and will be available to the public.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 104, Public Law 97-451, 96 Stat. 2451 (30 U.S.C. 1714), Public Law 109-432, Div C, Title I, 120 Stat. 3000; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334; 33 U.S.C. 2704, 2716; E.O. 12777, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

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