---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 585.417"
title: "30"
number: "585.417"
heading: "When may BOEM order a suspension?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/585.417"
---

# §585.417. When may BOEM order a suspension?


BOEM may order a suspension under the following circumstances:

- (a) When necessary to comply with judicial decrees prohibiting some or all activities under your lease; or
- (b) **When the suspension is necessary for reasons of national security or defense.**

## 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.