30 CFR § 550.183 - When may BOEM or the Secretary extend or cancel a lease at the development and production stage?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s550.183"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 550.183 - When may BOEM or the Secretary extend or cancel a lease at the development and production stage?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "550.183"
section_name: "When may BOEM or the Secretary extend or cancel a lease at the development and production stage?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "550"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "550"
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# 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, 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, 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) of this section expires; or
(2) If you request cancellation at an earlier time.