Onshore Oil and Gas Operations-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2017-01-19 · Effective 2017-01-19 · 82 FR 6305
Document
Document number
2017-00727
Federal Register citation
82 FR 6305
CFR reference
43 CFR 3160
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2017-01-19
Effective date
2017-01-19
Interior docket
17X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000
Abstract
This rule adjusts the level of civil monetary penalties contained in the Bureau of Land Management's regulations governing onshore oil and gas operations as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the "Act"). The adjustments made by this final rule constitute the annual inflation adjustments contemplated by the Act, and are consistent with applicable Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance.