US daily civil monetary penalties for OSCLA and OPA 90 adjusted for inflation
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced a final rule that implements the 2021 inflation adjustments for the maximum daily civil monetary penalties contained in BOEM regulations for violation of the Outter Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA).
The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (FCPIAA) Improvements Act of 2015 requires Federal agencies to adjust the level of civil monetary penalties for inflation annually. These adjustments are intended to maintain the deterrent effect of civil penalties and to further the policy goals of the underlying statutes.