Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2018-03-02 · Effective 2018-03-02 · 83 FR 8930
Document
Document number
2018-04248
Federal Register citation
83 FR 8930
CFR reference
30 CFR 550
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2018-03-02
Effective date
2018-03-02
Interior docket
Docket ID: BOEM-2017-0079
Abstract
This final rule implements the 2018 adjustment of the level of the maximum civil monetary penalties contained in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regulations pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (FCPIA of 2015), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The 2018 adjustment multiplier of 1.02041 accounts for one year of inflation spanning the period from October 2016 through October 2017.