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        <RIN>1014-AA62</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>202504</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1014</CODE>
            <NAME>Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>BSEE</ACRONYM>
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            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment for 2025</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This rulemaking would adjust the level of civil monetary penalties contained in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (FCPIA of 2015), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The civil penalty inflation adjustment accounts for one year of inflation from October 2024 to October 2025. Annual inflation adjustments are applied to all Federal agencies' civil penalties and are based on the percent change between the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPIU) for the October preceding the date of the adjustment, and the prior year's October CPI-U.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Routine and Frequent</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Not subject to, not significant</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>Not Yet Determined</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. section 1350(b)(l)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (sec. 701 of Public Law 114-74)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>01/15/2025</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC></DLINE_DESC>
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        <LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>The FCPIA of 2015 requires Federal agencies to make annual adjustments for inflation to civil penalties. Agencies are required to publish the annual inflation adjustments in the Federal Register by no later than January 15th of each year.</LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Direct Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Kirk</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Malstrom</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1014</CODE>
                    <NAME>Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>BSEE</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 787-1751</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 787-1555</FAX>
                <EMAIL>kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>45600 Woodland Road,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Sterling</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20166</ZIP>
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