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(4) A filer’s failure to plan for 

adequate data security, maintenance, or 

transfer (e.g., data loss due to a change 

in vendor or employee succession 

where the filer or vendor failed to back 

up the data). 

Dated: December 31, 2024. 

Charlotte A. Burrows, 

Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6570–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue 

30 CFR Part 1241 

[Docket No. ONRR–2022–0003; DS63644000 

DR2000000.CH7000 256D1113RT] 

RIN 1012–AA37 

2025 Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation 

Adjustments 

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue (‘‘ONRR’’), Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 

1990, as amended by the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (referred to 

herein as the ‘‘Inflation Adjustment 

Acts’’), and Office of Management and 

Budget (‘‘OMB’’) guidance, ONRR is 

adjusting for inflation the civil monetary 

penalty (‘‘CMP’’) amounts it assesses 

under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 

Management Act of 1982 (‘‘FOGRMA’’). 

DATES: This rule is effective on January 

10, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on procedural issues, contact 

Ginger Hensley, Regulatory Specialist, 

by telephone at (303) 231–3171 or by 

email to Ginger.Hensley@onrr.gov. For 

questions on technical issues, contact 

Michael Marchetti, Enforcement & 

Financial Compliance Program 

Manager, by telephone at (303) 231– 

3125 or by email to Michael.Marchetti@

onrr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. ONRR’s Inflation-Adjusted Maximum 

Rates 

III. Procedural Matters 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 

14094) 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

C. Congressional Review Act 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

E. Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

F. Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

G. Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

H. Consultation With Indian Tribes 

(Executive Order 13175) 

I. Paperwork Reduction Act 

J. National Environmental Policy Act 

K. Effects on the Energy Supply (Executive 

Order 13211) 

L. Clarity of This Regulation 

M. Administrative Procedure Act 

I. Background 

FOGRMA, at 30 U.S.C. 1719(a)–(d), 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

(‘‘Secretary’’) to assess CMPs for royalty 

reporting and other violations. Pursuant 

to the authority delegated to it by the 

Secretary, ONRR published regulations 

at 30 CFR part 1241 implementing the 

Secretary’s CMP authority. The Inflation 

Adjustment Acts require Federal 

agencies to publish annual CMP 

inflation adjustments in the Federal 

Register by January 15 of each year. 

The Inflation Adjustment Acts and 

OMB Memorandum No. M–25–02, 

dated December 17, 2024 (‘‘OMB 

Memorandum’’) specify that the annual 

inflation adjustments are based on the 

percent change between the Consumer 

Price Index for all Urban Consumers 

(‘‘CPI–U’’) published by the Department 

of Labor for the month of October in the 

year of the previous adjustment, and the 

October CPI–U for the preceding year. 

The OMB Memorandum further 

specifies that the cost-of-living 

adjustment multiplier for CY 2025, not 

seasonally adjusted, is 1.02598 (October 

2024 CPI–U (315.664)/October 2023 

CPI–U (307.671) =1.02598). ONRR used 

this guidance to calculate required 

inflation adjustments. Pursuant to the 

Inflation Adjustment Acts, any increases 

in CMPs are rounded to the nearest 

whole dollar and the new maximum 

penalty rates apply to CMPs assessed 

after the date the increase takes effect. 

II. ONRR’s Inflation-Adjusted 

Maximum Rates 

This final rule increases the 

maximum CMP dollar amounts for each 

of the four violation categories 

identified in 30 U.S.C. 1719(a)–(d) and 

implemented by 30 CFR part 1241. The 

following table identifies the applicable 

ONRR regulations, the dollar amounts 

set forth in the regulations, and the 

adjusted amounts. 

30 CFR citation Current 

maximum penalty 

2025 Inflation 

adjustment multiplier 

2025 Adjusted 

maximum penalty 

1241.52(a)(2) ................................................................................................... $1,522 1.02598 $1,562 

1241.52(b) ........................................................................................................ 15,232 1.02598 15,628 

1241.60(b)(1) ................................................................................................... 30,461 1.02598 31,252 

1241.60(b)(2) ................................................................................................... 76,155 1.02598 78,134 

III. Procedural Matters 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 

14094) 

Executive Order (‘‘E.O.’’) 12866, as 

reaffirmed by E.O. 13563 and E.O. 

14094, provides that the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(‘‘OIRA’’) in the OMB will review all 

significant rules. OIRA has determined 

that agency regulations intended only to 

implement the annual inflation 

adjustments are not significant, 

provided they are consistent with the 

OMB Memorandum. Because ONRR is 

only implementing the annual inflation 

adjustments in this final rule, this rule 

is not significant under E.O. 12866. 

E.O. 13563 reaffirms the principles of 

E.O. 12866 while calling for 

improvements in the United States’ 

regulatory system to promote 

predictability, reduce uncertainty, and 

use the most innovative and least 

burdensome tools for achieving 

regulatory ends. E.O. 13563 directs 

agencies to consider regulatory 

approaches that reduce burdens and 

maintain flexibility and freedom of 

choice for the public where these 

approaches are relevant, feasible, and 

consistent with regulatory objectives. 

E.O. 13563 emphasizes that regulations 

must be based on the best available 

science and that the rulemaking process 

must allow for public participation and 

an open exchange of ideas. ONRR 

developed this rule in a manner 

consistent with these requirements. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This rule will not have a significant 

economic effect on a substantial number 

of small entities under the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (‘‘RFA’’), 5 U.S.C. 601, et 

seq., because the rule only makes an 

adjustment for inflation. The Federal 


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Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 requires 

agencies to adjust civil penalties with an 

annual inflation adjustment. Therefore, 

the RFA does not apply to this 

rulemaking. 

C. Congressional Review Act 

This rule is not a major rule under 5 

U.S.C. 804(2), the Congressional Review 

Act. This rule: 

(a) Does not have an annual effect on 

the economy of $100 million or more; 

(b) Will not cause a major increase in 

costs or prices for consumers; 

individual industries; Federal, State, 

local government agencies; or 

geographic regions; and 

(c) Does not have significant adverse 

effects on competition, employment, 

investment, productivity, innovation, or 

the ability of United States-based 

enterprises to compete with foreignbased enterprises. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This rule does not impose an 

unfunded mandate on State, local, or 

Tribal governments or the private sector 

of more than $100 million per year. This 

rule does not have a significant or 

unique effect on State, local, or Tribal 

governments or the private sector. 

Therefore, ONRR is not required to 

provide a statement containing the 

information that the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531, et 

seq.) requires because this rule is not an 

unfunded mandate. 

E. Takings (E.O. 12630) 

This rule does not result in a taking 

of private property or otherwise have 

takings implications under E.O. 12630. 

Therefore, this rule does not require a 

takings implication assessment. 

F. Federalism (E.O. 13132) 

Under the criteria in section 1 of E.O. 

13132, this rule does not have sufficient 

Federalism implications to warrant the 

preparation of a Federalism summary 

impact statement. 

G. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988) 

This rule complies with the 

requirements of E.O. 12988. 

Specifically, this rule: 

(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a), 

which requires that ONRR review all 

regulations to eliminate errors and 

ambiguity and to write them to 

minimize litigation; and 

(b) Meets the criteria of section 

3(b)(2), which requires that ONRR write 

all regulations in clear language, using 

clear legal standards. 

H. Consultation With Indian Tribal 

Governments (E.O. 13175) 

The Department of the Interior 

(‘‘DOI’’) strives to strengthen its 

government-to-government relationship 

with Indian Tribes through a 

commitment to consultation with Indian 

Tribes and recognition of their right to 

self-governance and Tribal sovereignty. 

Under the DOI’s consultation policy and 

the criteria in E.O. 13175, ONRR 

evaluated this rule and determined that 

it will have no substantial, direct effects 

on Federally recognized Indian Tribes 

and does not require consultation. 

I. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule: 

(a) Does not contain any new 

information collection requirements; 

and 

(b) Does not require a submission to 

OMB under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). See 

5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2). 

J. National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (‘‘NEPA’’) 

This rule does not constitute a major 

Federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment. 

ONRR is not required to provide a 

detailed statement under NEPA because 

this rule qualifies for categorical 

exclusion under 43 CFR 46.210(i) in that 

this rule is ‘‘. . . of an administrative, 

financial, legal, technical, or procedural 

nature . . . .’’ ONRR also has 

determined that this rule is not involved 

in any of the extraordinary 

circumstances listed in 43 CFR 46.215 

that would require further analysis 

under NEPA. 

K. Effects on the Energy Supply (E.O. 

13211) 

This rule is not a significant energy 

action under the definition in E.O. 

13211 and, therefore, does not require a 

Statement of Energy Effects. 

L. Clarity of This Regulation 

ONRR is required by E.O. 12866 

(section 1(b)(12)), E.O. 12988 (section 

3(b)(1)(B)), and E.O. 13563 (section 

1(a)), and by the Presidential 

Memorandum of June 1, 1998, to write 

all rules in plain language. This means 

that each rule ONRR publishes must: 

(a) Be logically organized; 

(b) Use the active voice to address 

readers directly; 

(c) Use common, everyday words and 

clear language rather than jargon; 

(d) Be divided into short sections and 

sentences; and 

(e) Use lists and tables wherever 

possible; 

If you feel that ONRR has not met 

these requirements, send your 

comments to ONRR_

RegulationsMailbox@onrr.gov. Your 

comments should be as specific as 

possible. For example, you should 

identify the number of the sections or 

paragraphs that you find unclear, which 

sections or sentences are too long, the 

sections where you feel lists or tables 

would be useful, etc. 

M. Administrative Procedure Act 

The Act requires agencies to publish 

annual inflation adjustments by January 

15 of each year, notwithstanding section 

553 of the Administrative Procedure 

Act. OMB has interpreted this direction 

to mean that the usual APA public 

procedure for rulemaking—which 

includes public notice of a proposed 

rule, an opportunity for public 

comment, and a delay in the effective 

date of a final rule—is not required 

when agencies issue regulations to 

implement the annual adjustments to 

civil penalties that the 2015 Act 

requires. See OMB Memorandum, M– 

25–02, at page 3. Accordingly, ONRR is 

issuing the 2025 annual adjustments as 

a final rule without prior notice or an 

opportunity for comment and with an 

effective date immediately upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

List of Subjects 

30 CFR Part 1241—Penalties 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Coal, Geothermal energy, 

Indian—lands, Mineral royalties, 

Natural gas, Oil and gas exploration, 

Penalties, Public lands—mineral 

resources. 

April L. Lockler, 

Deputy Director, acting on behalf of Howard 

M. Cantor, Director, Office of Natural 

Resources Revenue. 

Authority and Issuance 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, ONRR amends 30 CFR part 

1241 as set forth below: 

PART 1241—PENALTIES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1241 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396 et seq., 396a et 

seq., 2101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq., 351 

et seq., 1001 et seq., 1701 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 

1301 et seq., 1331 et seq., 1801 et seq. 

§ 1241.52 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 1241.52 by: 

■ a. In paragraph (a)(2), removing 

‘‘$1,522’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$1,562’’. 


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■ b. In paragraph (b) introductory text, 

removing ‘‘$15,232’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$15,628’’. 

§ 1241.60 [Amended] 

■ 3. Amend § 1241.60 by: 

■ a. In paragraph (b)(1) introductory 

text, removing ‘‘$30,461’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘$31,252’’. 

■ b. In paragraph (b)(2), removing 

‘‘$76,155’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$78,134’’. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00358 Filed 1–8–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4335–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Parts 100 and 165 

[USCG–2022–0708] 

2021 4th Quarter Listings; Safety 

Zones, Security Zones, and Special 

Local Regulations 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notification of expired 

temporary rules issued. 

SUMMARY: This document provides 

notification of substantive rules issued 

by the Coast Guard that were made 

temporarily effective but expired before 

they could be published in the Federal 

Register. This document lists temporary 

safety zones, security zones, and special 

local regulations, all of limited duration 

and for which timely publication in the 

Federal Register was not possible. This 

document also announces notifications 

of enforcement for existing reoccurring 

regulations that we issued but were 

unable to be published before the 

enforcement period ended. 

DATES: This document lists temporary 

Coast Guard rules and notifications of 

enforcement that became effective, 

primarily between October 2021 and 

December 2021, and expired before they 

could be published in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: Temporary rules listed in 

this document may be viewed online, 

under their respective docket numbers, 

using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on this document contact 

Ambar Ali, Office of Regulations and 

Administrative Law, telephone (202) 

372–3862. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Coast 

Guard District Commanders and 

Captains of the Port (COTP) must be 

immediately responsive to the safety 

and security needs within their 

jurisdiction; therefore, District 

Commanders and COTPs have been 

delegated the authority to issue certain 

local regulations. Safety zones may be 

established for safety or environmental 

purposes. A safety zone may be 

stationary and described by fixed limits 

or it may be described as a zone around 

a vessel in motion. Security zones limit 

access to prevent injury or damage to 

vessels, ports, or waterfront facilities. 

Special local regulations are issued to 

enhance the safety of participants and 

spectators at regattas and other marine 

events. 

Timely publication of these rules in 

the Federal Register may be precluded 

when a rule responds to an emergency, 

or when an event occurs without 

sufficient advance notice. The affected 

public is, however, often informed of 

these rules through Local Notices to 

Mariners, press releases, and other 

means. Moreover, actual notification is 

provided by Coast Guard patrol vessels 

enforcing the restrictions imposed by 

the rule. Timely publication of 

notifications of enforcement of 

reoccurring regulations may be 

precluded when the event occurs with 

short notice or other agency procedural 

restraints. 

Because Federal Register publication 

was not possible before the end of the 

effective period, mariners would have 

been personally notified of the contents 

of these safety zones, security zones, 

special local regulations, regulated 

navigation areas or drawbridge 

operation regulations by Coast Guard 

officials on-scene prior to any 

enforcement action. However, the Coast 

Guard, by law, must publish in the 

Federal Register notice of substantive 

rules adopted. To meet this obligation 

without imposing undue expense on the 

public, the Coast Guard periodically 

publishes a list of these temporary 

safety zones, security zones, special 

local regulations, regulated navigation 

areas and drawbridge operation 

regulations. Permanent rules are not 

included in this list because they are 

published in their entirety in the 

Federal Register. Temporary rules are 

also published in their entirety if 

sufficient time is available to do so 

before they are placed in effect or 

terminated. In some of our reoccurring 

regulations, we say we will publish a 

notice of enforcement as one of the 

means of notifying the public. We use 

this notification to announce those 

notifications of enforcement that we 

issued and will post them to their 

dockets. 

The following unpublished rules were 

placed in effect temporarily during the 

period between October 2021 and 

December 2021. To view copies of these 

rules, visit www.regulations.gov and 

search by the docket number indicated 

in the following table. 

Docket No. Type of regulation Location Enforcement 

date 

USCG–2021–0731 ........................... Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) .. Washington, D.C. ................................................... 10/1/2021 

USCG–2021–0384 ........................... Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) .. Newport Beach, CA ............................................... 10/2/2021 

USCG–2021–0786 ........................... Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) .. Corpus Christi, TX .................................................. 10/7/2021 

USCG–2021–0678 ........................... Special Local Regulations (Part 

100).

Chattanooga, TN .................................................... 10/9/2021 

USCG–2021–0807 ........................... Security Zones (Part 165) ............... Baltimore, MD ........................................................ 10/21/2021 

USCG–2021–0809 ........................... Security Zones (Part 165) ............... Corpus Christi, TX .................................................. 10/22/2021 

USCG–2021–0679 ........................... Special Local Regulations (Part 

100).

Chattanooga, TN .................................................... 10/23/2021 

USCG–2021–0810 ........................... Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) .. Corpus Christi, TX .................................................. 10/23/2021 

USCG–2021–0836 ........................... Security Zones (Part 165) ............... Norfolk, VA ............................................................. 10/29/2021 

USCG–2021–0819 ........................... Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) .. Kelley’s Island, OH ................................................. 10/31/2021 

USCG–2021–0847 ........................... Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) .. Baltimore, MD ........................................................ 11/8/2021 

USCG–2021–0857 ........................... Security Zones (Part 165) ............... Baltimore, MD ........................................................ 11/10/2021 

USCG–2021–0858 ........................... Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) .. Corpus Christi, TX .................................................. 11/10/2021 

USCG–2021–0803 ........................... Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) .. Augusta, GA ........................................................... 11/13/2021 

USCG–2021–0818 ........................... Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) .. Chicago, IL ............................................................. 11/15/2021 

USCG–2021–0859 ........................... Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) .. South Padre Island, TX .......................................... 11/20/2021 


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