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DOI/BSEE RIN: 1014-AA66 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment for FY2026 
Abstract:

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.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Routine and Frequent 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 30 CFR. 250.1403   
Legal Authority: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1350(b)(l)    Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 701 of Public Law 114-74)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Annual adjustments for inflation to civil penalties must be published in the Federal Register no later than January 15th of each year.  01/15/2026 

Overall Description of Deadline: 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.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Direct Final Rule  01/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kirk Malstrom
Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, VA 20166
Phone:703 787-1751
Fax:703 787-1555
Email: kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov