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RIN: 1004-AE91

Publication ID: Fall 2022

Title: ●Onshore Oil and Gas Operations-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments
Abstract: This rule adjusts 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 (Act). The penalty adjustments made by this final rule constitute the 2023 annual inflation adjustments, accounting for 1 year of inflation spanning the period from October 2021 through October 2022. 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: 43 CFR Part 3160 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 114-74, sec. 701

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	Required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015	01/15/2023

Overall Description of Deadline: By statute, the rule must publish by January 15th each year

Statement of Need:

This rule adjusts 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 (Act). The penalty adjustments made by this final rule constitute the 2023 annual inflation adjustments, accounting for 1 year of inflation spanning the period from October 2021 through October 2022. The adjustments made by this final rule constitute the annual inflation adjustments contemplated by the Act.

Summary of the Legal Basis:

This action is mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74, sec. 701)

Alternatives:

N/A

Anticipated Costs and Benefits:

TBD

Risks:

None.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Action	01/00/2023

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Previously reported as 1004-AE77
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