---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3287.2"
title: "43"
number: "3287.2"
heading: "When may BLM grant a suspension of unit obligations?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3287.2"
---

# §3287.2. When may BLM grant a suspension of unit obligations?

- (a) BLM may grant a suspension of unit obligations when, despite the exercise of due care and diligence, the unit operator is prevented from complying with such obligations, in whole or in part, by:
  - (1) Acts of God;
  - (2) Federal, state, or municipal laws;
  - (3) Labor strikes;
  - (4) Unavoidable accidents;
  - (5) Uncontrollable delays in transportation;
  - (6) The inability to obtain necessary materials or equipment in the open market; or
  - (7) Other circumstances that BLM determines are beyond the reasonable control of the unit operator, such as agency timeframes required to complete environmental documents.
- (b) BLM may deny the request for suspension of unit obligations when the suspension would involve a lengthy or indefinite period. For example, BLM might not approve a suspension of initial drilling obligations due to a unit operator's inability to obtain an electrical sales contract, or when poor economics affect the electrical generation market, limiting the opportunity to obtain a viable sales contract. BLM may grant a suspension of subsequent drilling obligations when it is in the public interest.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1001-1028 and 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 24432, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted.