---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 585.416"
title: "30"
number: "585.416"
heading: "How do I request a lease or grant suspension?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/585.416"
---

# §585.416. How do I request a lease or grant suspension?

- (a) You must submit a written request to BOEM that includes the following information no later than 90 calendar days before the expiration of your appropriate lease or grant period:
  - (1) The reasons you are requesting suspension of your lease or grant, including an explanation why the suspension is necessary.
  - (2) **The length of additional time requested.**
  - (3) **An explanation why it is in the public interest to approve the suspension.**
  - (4) Any other information BOEM may require.
- (b) If you are unable to timely submit a COP or GAP, as required, you may request a suspension to extend the preliminary period of your lease or grant. Your request must include a revised schedule for submission of your COP or GAP, as appropriate.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 42736, May 15, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 6430, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.