Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2021-05-04 · Effective 2021-05-04 · 86 FR 23606
Document
Document number
2021-09315
Federal Register citation
86 FR 23606
CFR reference
30 CFR 250
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2021-05-04
Effective date
2021-05-04
Interior docket
Docket ID: BSEE-2021-0001
Abstract
This final rule adjusts the level of the maximum daily civil monetary penalty contained in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations for violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The civil penalty inflation adjustment, using a 1.01182 multiplier, accounts for one year of inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) spanning from October 2019 to October 2020.