Onshore Oil and Gas Operations-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2019-05-17 · Effective 2019-05-17 · 84 FR 22379
Document
Document number
2019-10149
Federal Register citation
84 FR 22379
CFR reference
43 CFR 3160
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2019-05-17
Effective date
2019-05-17
Interior docket
LLWO310000 L13100000 PP0000 19X
Abstract
This final rule adjusts the level of civil monetary penalties contained in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations governing onshore oil and gas operations as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and consistent with applicable Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The adjustments made by this final rule constitute the 2019 annual inflation adjustments, accounting for one year of inflation spanning the period from October 2017 through October 2018.