30 CFR § 556.602 - What is the primary term of my sulfur lease?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s556.602"
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title: "30 CFR § 556.602 - What is the primary term of my sulfur lease?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "556.602"
section_name: "What is the primary term of my sulfur lease?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "556"
part_name: "LEASING OF SULFUR OR OIL AND GAS AND FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 6213; 43 U.S.C. 1334."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 18152, Mar. 30, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "556"
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# 556.602 What is the primary term of my sulfur lease?

(a) Your sulfur lease will have a primary term of not more than 10 years, as specified in the lease.

(b) BOEM will announce the primary term prior to the lease sale.

(c) The lease will expire at the end of the primary term unless maintained beyond that term in accordance with the provisions of § 556.603.