[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 43, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 43CFR3135.5] [Page 382] TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 3130_OIL AND GAS LEASING: NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA--Table of Contents Subpart 3135_Transfers, Extensions, Consolidations, and Suspensions Sec. 3135.5 When should I stop paying rental or royalty after BLM requires or approves a suspension of operations and production ? You should stop paying rental or royalty on the first day of the month that the suspension is effective. However, if there is any production sold or removed during that month, you must pay royalty on that production. [67 FR 17886, Apr. 11, 2002]