43 CFR § 3135.7 - What effect does a suspension of operations and production have on the term of my lease?

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title: "43 CFR § 3135.7 - What effect does a suspension of operations and production have on the term of my lease?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3135.7"
section_name: "What effect does a suspension of operations and production have on the term of my lease?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3130"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS LEASING: NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6508, 43 U.S.C. 1733 and 1740."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 55497, Nov. 9, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3135.7 What effect does a suspension of operations and production have on the term of my lease?

(a) *Primary term.* If BLM grants a suspension of operations and production for your lease, the suspension stops the running of the primary term of your lease for the period of the suspension.

(b) *Extended term.* If your lease is in its extended term, a suspension holds your lease in its extended term for the period of the suspension as if it were in production.

[67 FR 17886, Apr. 11, 2002]