30 CFR § 1208.17 - Suspensions for national emergencies.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s1208.17"
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title: "30 CFR § 1208.17 - Suspensions for national emergencies."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "1208.17"
section_name: "Suspensions for national emergencies."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE"
part_number: "1208"
part_name: "SALE OF FEDERAL ROYALTY OIL"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301  30 U.S.C. 181  351  1701  31 U.S.C. 9701; 41 U.S.C. 601  43 U.S.C. 1301  1331  and 1801"
regulatory_source: "52 FR 41913, Oct. 30, 1987, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 75 FR 61080, Oct. 4, 2010."
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# 1208.17 Suspensions for national emergencies.

The Secretary of the Department of the Interior, upon a recommendation by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Energy and with the approval of the President, may suspend operations under these regulations and suspend royalty oil contracts during a national emergency declared by the Congress or the President.