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 2014-12-12 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f82680 D09002ee1c7f826de United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) establishes a comprehensive regime for addressing the consequences of oil spills, ranging from spill response to compensation for damages to injured parties. Other than deepwater ports subject to the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is authorized to adjust the limit of liability in OPA for offshore facilities, including pipelines. This rule amends BOEM's regulations to add to the regulations on Oil Spill Financial Responsibility (OSFR) for offshore facilities in order to increase the limit of liability for damages caused by the responsible party for an offshore facility from which oil is discharged, or which poses the substantial threat of an oil discharge, as described in OPA. This rule adjusts the limit of liability to reflect the significant increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that has taken place since 1990. It also establishes a methodology for BOEM to use to periodically adjust the OPA offshore facility limit of liability for inflation. BOEM is hereby increasing the limit of liability for damages under OPA from $75 million to $133.65 million. 79 FR 73832 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-12-12/2014-29093 2014-29093 fr12de14-8 RIN 1010-AD87 4310-MR-P Docket ID: BOEM-2012-0076 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-12-12/2014-29093 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-12/html/2014-29093.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-12/pdf/2014-29093.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Continental Shelf Economic Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Protection Financial Responsibility Government Contracts Intergovernmental Relations Investigations Ocs Oil and Gas Exploration Oil Pollution Liability Limit of Liability Penalties Pipelines Public Lands-Mineral Resources Public Lands-Rights-of-Way Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Surety Bonds Treasury Securities 10 p. 73832 73841 79 FR 73832 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 RULE 2014-29093 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 2015-01-12 Docket ID: BOEM-2012-0076 4310-MR-P 2014-29093 Final rule.

The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) establishes a comprehensive regime for addressing the consequences of oil spills, ranging from spill response to compensation for damages to injured parties. Other than deepwater ports subject to the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is authorized to adjust the limit of liability in OPA for offshore facilities, including pipelines. This rule amends BOEM's regulations to add to the regulations on Oil Spill Financial Responsibility (OSFR) for offshore facilities in order to increase the limit of liability for damages caused by the responsible party for an offshore facility from which oil is discharged, or which poses the substantial threat of an oil discharge, as described in OPA. This rule adjusts the limit of liability to reflect the significant increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that has taken place since 1990. It also establishes a methodology for BOEM to use to periodically adjust the OPA offshore facility limit of liability for inflation. BOEM is hereby increasing the limit of liability for damages under OPA from $75 million to $133.65 million.

This final rule is effective January 12, 2015. Peter Meffert, Office of Policy, Regulations and Analysis (OPRA), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior, at 381 Elden Street, MS-4050 Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817 at (703) 787-1610, or email at peter.meffert@boem.gov. Questions related to the limit of liability or the 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. Administrative Practice and Procedure Continental Shelf Economic Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Protection Financial Responsibility Government Contracts Intergovernmental Relations Investigations Ocs Oil and Gas Exploration Oil Pollution Liability Limit of Liability Penalties Pipelines Public Lands-Mineral Resources Public Lands-Rights-of-Way Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Surety Bonds Treasury Securities Consumer Price Index Adjustments of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Limit of Liability for Offshore Facilities , marshall.rose@boem.gov peter.meffert@boem.gov http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpi1998d.pdf http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpifiles/cpiai.txt www.regulations.gov Vol. 79, no. 239 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-12-12 continuing daily deposited born digital 221 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-12-12 P0b002ee18a73e7d2 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr12de14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-12-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-12/pdf/FR-2014-12-12.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-12/xml/FR-2014-12-12.xml fdlp 73801 74014 DGPO 2014-12-12 2024-06-02 FR-2014-12-12 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-12-12 79 239