United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-03-19 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7fa4d76 D09002ee1c7fa4df1 United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency BOEM has proposed to add a new subpart G to its regulations on Oil Spill Financial Responsibility (OSFR) for Offshore Facilities designed to increase the limit of liability for damages applicable to offshore facilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), to reflect significant increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since 1990, and to establish a methodology BOEM would use to periodically adjust for inflation the OPA offshore facility limit of liability. BOEM is publishing this update to its regulations and is soliciting public comments on the method of updates, the clarity of the rule and any other pertinent matters. The Department originally limited the rulemaking comment period to 30 days since it did not anticipate receiving significant comments on this rulemaking. Since the publication of this proposed rule on Monday, February 24, 2014 (79 FR 10056), numerous comments have been received and various groups have requested that additional time be provided for them to review and analyze the implications of this proposed rule. For that reason, the comment period is being extended by an additional 30 days. The new comment period will elapse 60 days from February 24, 2014, the original date of publication of the proposed rule. 79 FR 15275 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-03-19/2014-06047 2014-06047 fr19mr14-22 RIN 1010-AD87 4310-MR-P Docket ID: BOEM-2012-0076 MMAA104000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-03-19/2014-06047 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-03-19/html/2014-06047.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-03-19/pdf/2014-06047.pdf 1 p. 15275 15275 79 FR 15275 Title 30 Part 553 30 CFR Part 553 RIN 1010-AD87 Consumer Price Index Adjustments of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Limit of Liability for Offshore Facilities; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue PRORULE 2014-06047 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 2014-04-25 Docket ID: BOEM-2012-0076 MMAA104000 4310-MR-P 2014-06047 Proposed rule--extension of public comment period.

BOEM has proposed to add a new subpart G to its regulations on Oil Spill Financial Responsibility (OSFR) for Offshore Facilities designed to increase the limit of liability for damages applicable to offshore facilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), to reflect significant increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since 1990, and to establish a methodology BOEM would use to periodically adjust for inflation the OPA offshore facility limit of liability. BOEM is publishing this update to its regulations and is soliciting public comments on the method of updates, the clarity of the rule and any other pertinent matters. The Department originally limited the rulemaking comment period to 30 days since it did not anticipate receiving significant comments on this rulemaking. Since the publication of this proposed rule on Monday, February 24, 2014 (79 FR 10056), numerous comments have been received and various groups have requested that additional time be provided for them to review and analyze the implications of this proposed rule. For that reason, the comment period is being extended by an additional 30 days. The new comment period will elapse 60 days from February 24, 2014, the original date of publication of the proposed rule.

Submit comments by April 25, 2014. Questions regarding the limit of liability established by this proposed rule, or related to the limits of liability adjustment process, should be directed to Dr. Marshall Rose, Chief, Economics Division, Office of Strategic Resources, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management at 381 Elden Street, MS-4050 Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817 at (703) 787-1538 or email at marshall.rose@boem.gov. Consumer Price Index Adjustments of the Oil Pollution Act: Limit of Liability for Offshore Facilities , marshall.rose@boem.gov peter.meffert@boem.gov http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 79, no. 53 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-03-19 continuing daily deposited born digital 331 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-03-19 P0b002ee187f5de0f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr19mr14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-03-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-03-19/pdf/FR-2014-03-19.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-03-19/xml/FR-2014-03-19.xml fdlp 15217 15538 DGPO 2014-03-19 2024-06-03 FR-2014-03-19 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-03-19 79 53