# Oil Spill Financial Responsibility Adjustment of the Limit of Liability for Offshore Facilities
> **Bureau of Ocean Energy Management** · Final rule. · Published 2023-04-14 · Effective 2023-05-15 · 88 FR 22910
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-07931
- **Category:** offshore-energy
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 22910
- **CFR reference:** 30 CFR 553
- **Publication date:** 2023-04-14
- **Effective date:** 2023-05-15
- **Interior docket:** Docket ID: BOEM-2023-0002
## Abstract

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issues this final rule to adjust the offshore facility limit of liability for damages under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) to reflect the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since 2016. This rule increases the OPA offshore facility limit of liability for damages from $137,659,500 to $167,806,900. In addition to damages, responsible parties continue to be liable for all removal costs associated with any oil spill or discharge.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/14/2023-07931/oil-spill-financial-responsibility-adjustment-of-the-limit-of-liability-for-offshore-facilities)
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