§ 560.211 When does an eligible lease qualify for a royalty suspension volume?

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Title 30 CFR: Mineral Resources › Chapter V: BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › Part 560: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING › Subpart B: Bidding Systems › § 560.211: § 560.211 When does an eligible lease qualify for a royalty suspension volume?

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(a) Your eligible lease will receive a royalty suspension volume as specified in the Act. The bidding system in § 560.110(g) applies.

(b) Your eligible lease may receive a royalty suspension volume only if your entire lease is west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude.

[76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011. Redesignated at 81 FR 18175, Mar. 30, 2016]

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