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DOI/BLM RIN: 1004-AE85 Publication ID: Fall 2021 
Title: ●Onshore Oil and Gas Operations-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments 
Abstract:

This final rule will adjust the level of civil monetary penalties contained in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) regulations governing onshore oil and gas operations and coal trespass as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.  The penalty adjustments made by this final rule constitute the 2022 annual inflation adjustments, accounting for 1 year of inflation spanning the period from October 2020 through October 2021. The adjustments made by this final rule constitute the annual inflation adjustments contemplated by the Act.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Pub. L 101-410)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  By statute (Pub. L 101-410), the rule must publish by January 15th each year  01/15/2022 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  01/00/2022 
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:
Sheila Mallory
Acting Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
20 M Street SE,
Washington, DC 20003
Phone:775 287-3293
Email: smallory@blm.gov