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DOI/BLM RIN: 1004-AF00 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
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 2025 annual inflation adjustments, accounting for 1 year of inflation spanning the period from October 2023 through October 2024. The adjustments made by this final rule constitute the annual inflation adjustments contemplated by the Act.

 
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 
CFR Citation: 43 CFR Part 3160     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  By statute, the rule must publish by January 15th each year.  01/15/2025 

Overall Description of Deadline: By statute (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015), the rule must publish by January 15th each year.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  01/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Yvette Fields
Program Manage Division of Fluid Minerals
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone:240 712-8358
Email: yfields@blm.gov