CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER II—MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE (parts 250 to 285) > PART 285—RENEWABLE ENERGY ALTERNATE USES OF EXISTING FACILITIES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF > SUBPART J—Rights of Use and Easement for Energy- and Marine-Related Activities Using Existing OCS Facilities (§285.1000 to §285.1019) > 285.1014—When will MMS suspend an Alternate Use RUE?

285.1014—When will MMS suspend an Alternate Use RUE?

(a) The MMS may suspend an Alternate Use RUE if:
(1) Necessary to comply with judicial decrees;
(2) Continued activities pursuant to the Alternate Use RUE pose an imminent threat of serious or irreparable harm or damage to natural resources; life (including human and wildlife); property; the marine, coastal, or human environment; or sites, structures, or objects of historical or archaeological significance;
(3) The suspension is necessary for reasons of national security or defense; or
(4) We have suspended or temporarily prohibited operation of the existing OCS facility that is subject to the Alternate Use RUE, and have determined that continued activities under the Alternate Use RUE are unsafe or cause undue interference with the operation of the original OCS Lands Act approved activity.
(b) A suspension will extend the term of your Alternate Use RUE grant for the period of the suspension.