Onshore Oil and Gas Operations-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2020-02-25 · Effective 2020-02-25 · 85 FR 10617
Document
Document number
2020-03134
Federal Register citation
85 FR 10617
CFR reference
43 CFR 3160
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2020-02-25
Effective date
2020-02-25
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 2020 annual inflation adjustments, accounting for 1 year of inflation spanning the period from October 2018 through October 2019.