Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Coal Trespass-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2023-02-24 · Effective 2023-02-24 · 88 FR 11818
Document
Document number
2023-03711
Federal Register citation
88 FR 11818
CFR reference
43 CFR 3160
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2023-02-24
Effective date
2023-02-24
Interior docket
212.LLHQ310000.L13100000.PP0000
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 and coal trespass as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. This final rule is consistent with applicable Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The penalty adjustments made by this final rule constitute the 2023 annual inflation adjustments, accounting for one year of inflation spanning the period from October 2021 through October 2022.