# 2020 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Oil, Gas, and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf
> **Bureau of Ocean Energy Management** · Final rule. · Published 2020-02-07 · Effective 2020-02-07 · 85 FR 7218
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-02059
- **Category:** offshore-energy
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 7218
- **CFR reference:** 30 CFR 550
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/07/2020-02059/2020-civil-penalties-inflation-adjustments-for-oil-gas-and-sulfur-operations-in-the-outer)
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