Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Coal Trespass-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2024-02-26 · Effective 2024-02-26 · 89 FR 13982
Document
Document number
2024-03842
Federal Register citation
89 FR 13982
CFR reference
43 CFR 3160
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2024-02-26
Effective date
2024-02-26
Interior docket
BLM_HQ_FRN_MO4500177329
Abstract
This final rule adjusts the amounts of civil monetary penalties contained in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations governing onshore oil and gas operations and coal trespass. This final rule is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and consistent with applicable Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The adjustments made by this final rule constitute the 2024 annual inflation adjustments and account for one year of inflation spanning the period from October 2022 through October 2023.