2020 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Oil, Gas, and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf
offshore-energy · Bureau of Ocean Energy Management · Published 2020-02-07 · Effective 2020-02-07 · 85 FR 7218
Document
Document number
2020-02059
Federal Register citation
85 FR 7218
CFR reference
30 CFR 550
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
offshore-energy
Sub-agency
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Publication date
2020-02-07
Effective date
2020-02-07
Interior docket
Docket ID: BOEM-2019-0079
Abstract
This final rule implements the 2020 inflation adjustments to 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), pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (FCPIA Improvements Act) and relevant Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The 2020 adjustment multiplier of 1.01764 accounts for one year of inflation from October 2018 through October 2019.