What is the maximum civil penalty?

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  • Pauley Petroleum Inc. v. United States, 197-69.
    • United States
    • Court of Federal Claims
    • 24 Enero 1979
    ...the Interior Department. Early in May (after this suit had been brought) the Department announced a set of proposed amendments to 30 C.F.R. part 250, including the disputed section 250.42. 34 Fed.Reg. 7381, 7383 (1969). On August 22, 1969, after considering various comments submitted pursua......
  • Century Exploration New Orleans, LLC v. United States, 11-54 C
    • United States
    • Court of Federal Claims
    • 21 Marzo 2013
    ...MMS Notices to Lessees, which interpret requirements in the above-mentioned implementing regulations," which the stipulation defines as 30 C.F.R. Part 250.23 Def.'s Ex. 1 at A5. Accordingly, there is no question that the lease contemplated the government's issuance of NTLs, and requires pla......
  • California ex rel. California Coastal v. Norton, C 99-4964 CW.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. Northern District of California
    • 20 Junio 2001
    ...leases for exploration for and production of oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). See 43 U.S.C. § 1331 et seq.; see also 30 C.F.R. part 250 et seq. (regulations implementing the OSCLA). These leases may have a primary term of five to ten years, and may continue after the primar......
  • Taylor Energy Co. v. United States, 2019-1983
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • 3 Septiembre 2020
    ...OCSLA decommissioning regulations in two areas. First, Schedule A states that Taylor's work "will conform to MMS regulations contained in 30 CFR 250 Subpart Q ... and Subpart C." J.A. 97. Second, the Trust incorporates the terms of the MC-20 leases, which each expressly incorporate OCSLA re......
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  • OSHA, EPA and DOI Increase Maximum Civil Penalties
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • 18 Julio 2016
    ...August 30, 2016. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement increased the maximum daily civil penalty for each violation under 30 C.F.R. Part 250 from $40,000 to $42,017.[9] The increased penalties are effective July 28, 2016, and a comment period is open until August 29, The Office......
  • Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • 12 Marzo 2020
    ...costs, Sojitz cannot do so in BSEE’s name through equitable subrogation.” UNOCAL also cites to OCSLA and BSEE’s regulations at 30 C.F.R. § 250, Subpart N, as support for the notion that “BSEE’s primary enforcement mechanisms for violations of the decommissioning regulations are civil fines ......
  • Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020
    • United States
    • LexBlog United States
    • 11 Marzo 2020
    ...costs, Sojitz cannot do so in BSEE’s name through equitable subrogation.” UNOCAL also cites to OCSLA and BSEE’s regulations at 30 C.F.R. § 250, Subpart N, as support for the notion that “BSEE’s primary enforcement mechanisms for violations of the decommissioning regulations are civil fines ......
  • “Constituents Of Chaos” – Administrative Appellate Decision Confirms Bureau Of Safety And Environmental Enforcement Jurisdiction Over Offshore Contractors
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • 3 Diciembre 2015
    ...“a lessee, the owner or holder of operating rights, [or] a designated operator or agent of the lessee(s),” (the group defined as “You” in 30 C.F.R. 250, and to which the regulatory provisions of the general safety rule of 30 C.F.R. §207 expressly and limitedly apply) are subject to regulati......
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