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Rule2025-010732025-01-17

Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Coal Trespass-Annual Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments

Interior Department, Land Management Bureau

Abstract

This final rule adjusts the amounts of civil monetary penalties contained in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations governing onshore oil and gas operations and coal trespass. This final rule is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and is consistent with applicable Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The adjustments made by this final rule constitute the 2025 annual inflation adjustments and account for one year of inflation spanning the period from October 2023 through October 2024.

Action & Dates

Action
Final rule.
Dates
This rule is effective on January 17, 2025.
Effective Date
2025-01-17

CFR References

Topics

Administrative practice and procedureGovernment contractsIndians-landsMineral royaltiesOil and gas explorationPenaltiesPublic landsReporting and recordkeeping requirements

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management 43 CFR Part 3160 43 CFR Part 9230 [PO4820000251] RIN 1004-AF00 AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule adjusts the amounts of civil monetary penalties contained in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations governing onshore oil and gas operations and coal trespass. This final rule is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and is consistent with applicable Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The adjustments made by this final rule constitute the 2025 annual inflation adjustments and account for one year of inflation spanning the period from October 2023 through October 2024. DATES: This rule is effective on January 17, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the BLM's Fluid Minerals Program, please contact John Ajak, Acting Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division, telephone: 505-549-9654; email: jajak@blm.gov . For information regarding the BLM's Solid Minerals Program, please contact Matthew Marsh, Acting Division Chief, Solid Minerals Division, telephone: 307-431-1113; email: mmarsh@blm.gov . For questions relating to the regulatory process, please contact Stephen Pollard, Division of Regulatory Affairs, email: spollard@blm.gov . Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access

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Citation: 90 FR 5718