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t zo Suspension Termination or Expiration. A force majeure suspension ends on: 1. The date the actuation or conditions causing the interruption of operations or production ceases; 2. The date that production reaches the pre-suspension rate; 3. The date that annual recertification of continuing conditions is due but has not been filed by the lessee; or 4. The expiration of the approved suspension period, whichever occurs first. Suspended lease terms and conditions are once again in full force and effect as of the date the suspension terminates or ezpires. For coal leases not subject to FCLAA, the minimum production/minimum royalty requirement resumes on the first day of the lease month during which operations or production resumes. For FCLAA coal leases sad for I2iU's, the eztension of lease terms and other requirements begins on the date of force majeure suspension and continues for a period of time equal to the total period that the lease was suspended. For solid minerals, the suspension of minimum royalty payments ends on the firaL day of the lease month during which operations or production is resumed or upon ezpiration of the force majeure auapenaion, whichever occurs first. Dnder a force majeure auapenaion, the lessee is relieved of the production obligation but may continue operations or production. 8owever, production at the pre-auapenaion rate or to the degree necessary to achieve pre-force majeure suspension production requirements will terminate the suspension. SECTION II. ADNINISTRATIYE PROCEDURES This section of the guidelines discusses general adminlatrative procedures, giving basic guideace from application processing to subsequent termination or ezpiration actions applicable to all the following types of auapeasions: Suapeasiona of operations and production (Section I.A., page 2); Suspensions of operations (Section I.B., page 9); and ° Porce majeure suapenaiona (Section I.C., page 14). Suspension-specific information previously provided in the guidelines is not repeated here, eo Section II moat be used is conjunction with Section I in order to obtain necessary information regarding whether a suspension may be granted and how each type of approved auapenaion gill affect a coal or solid mineral lease of I2N. The statutory basis and regulations pertaining to each type of suspension for coal or solid mineral leases and IM1's are discussed in Section I of these guidelines. i ~~,. Attachment 1-23