2021 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Oil, Gas, and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf
offshore-energy · Bureau of Ocean Energy Management · Published 2021-04-15 · Effective 2021-04-15 · 86 FR 19782
Document
Document number
2021-07722
Federal Register citation
86 FR 19782
CFR reference
30 CFR 550
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
offshore-energy
Sub-agency
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Publication date
2021-04-15
Effective date
2021-04-15
Interior docket
Docket ID: BOEM-2021-0006
Abstract
This final rule implements the 2021 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 (FCPIAA Improvements Act) and relevant Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The 2021 adjustment multiplier of 1.01182 accounts for one year of inflation from October 2019 through October 2020.