2023 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Oil, Gas, and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf
offshore-energy · Bureau of Ocean Energy Management · Published 2023-02-15 · Effective 2023-02-15 · 88 FR 9749
Document
Document number
2023-03217
Federal Register citation
88 FR 9749
CFR reference
30 CFR 550
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
offshore-energy
Sub-agency
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Publication date
2023-02-15
Effective date
2023-02-15
Interior docket
Docket ID: BOEM-2023-0001
Abstract
This final rule implements the 2023 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 (Improvements Act) and relevant Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The 2023 adjustment multiplier of 1.07745 accounts for 1 year of inflation from October 2021 through October 2022.