Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2019-03-26 · Effective 2019-03-26 · 84 FR 11222
Document
Document number
2019-05577
Federal Register citation
84 FR 11222
CFR reference
30 CFR 550
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2019-03-26
Effective date
2019-03-26
Interior docket
Docket ID: BOEM-2019-0079
Abstract
This final rule implements the 2019 adjustment of the level of the maximum daily civil monetary penalties contained in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regulations for violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and relevant Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The 2019 adjustment multiplier of 1.02522 accounts for one year of inflation spanning the period from October 2017 through October 2018.