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DOI/BSEE | RIN: 1014-AA43 | Publication ID: Fall 2019 |
Title: Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act; 2019 Inflation Adjustments for Civil Penalties | |
Abstract:
This rulemaking would remove the existing Federal Oil and Gas Management Act (FOGRMA) civil penalty amounts from BSEE regulations and replace them with a cross-reference to the Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resource Revenue's (ONRR) FOGRMA civil penalty regulations. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Improvements Act of 2015 (FCPIA of 2015) requires Federal agencies to make annual adjustments for inflation to civil penalties. ONRR makes inflation adjustments to its FOGRMA civil penalties on an annual basis; the last adjustment was issued in January 22, 2018 (83 FR 2907). This rulemaking would provide a more cohesive and streamlined approach to BSEE's compliance with the FCPIA of 2015 requirement for annual adjustments of BSEE's FOGRMA civil penalty regulations by simply referencing ONRR’s regulations, which will reflect the annual adjustments required by the FCPIA of 2015. The annual civil penalty inflation adjustments will be made by ONRR pursuant to FOGRMA, FCPIA of 2015, and relevant Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The adjustment accounts for one year of inflation spanning from October to October. 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 (CPI-U) for the October preceding the date of the adjustment, and the prior year’s October CPI-U. |
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Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant | |
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250.1453 30 CFR 250.1460 | |
Legal Authority: FOGRMA 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq sec. 701 of Pub. L. 114-74 |
Legal Deadline:
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Overall Description of Deadline: 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 15 of each year. |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Lakeisha Harrison Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166 Phone:703 787-1552 Fax:703 787-1555 Email: lakeisha.harrison@bsee.gov |