1012-AA40 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1012 Office of Natural Resources Revenue ONRR 1000 Department of the Interior DOI Civil Monetary Penalty Rates Inflation Adjustments for Calendar Year 2026

This final rule adjusts the civil monetary penalty rates for inflation and announces the rates applicable to Calendar Year 2026 as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.

]]> Routine and Frequent Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined No Not subject to, not significant None The Federal Civil Penalties Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note) Statutory Final 01/15/2026 The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (collectively, “the Act”). If ONRR publishes the rule after January 15, Federal and Indian lessees who violate their mineral leases, ONRR regulations, or ONRR orders would be subject to maximum CMPs unadjusted for inflation for calendar year 2026. No Final Action 07/00/2026 No No None No No No No Ginger Hensley 1012 Office of Natural Resources Revenue ONRR 303 231-3171 ginger.hensley@onrr.gov West 6 Avenue and Kipling Street, Lakewood CO 80225