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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment for FY2026</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This final rule adjusts the civil monetary penalty rates contained in the BSEE regulations implementing the OCS Lands Act. BSEE issues this rule under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Routine and Frequent</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time 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>30 CFR. 250.1403</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. § 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>01/15/2026</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>Annual adjustments for inflation to civil penalties must be published in the Federal Register no later than January 15th of each year.</DLINE_DESC>
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        <LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act 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>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Direct Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/00/2026</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <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>
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                <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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