
The goal of the MMS
OCS Civil/Criminal Penalties Program is to assure safe and clean
operations on the OCS. Through the pursuit, assessment, and collection
of civil penalties and referrals for the consideration of criminal
penalties, the program is designed to encourage compliance with OCS
statutes and regulations.
Program Status (Updated
through December 31, 2008)

Chronlogical History
of the OCS Civil
Penalty Program

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FR 2008: Penalties Paid Calendar Year 2007
(53 KB PDF)
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FR 2007: Penalties Paid Calendar
Year 2006 (68 KB PDF)
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FR February 2007:
Final rule published which raises the maximum penalty rate
effective March 30, 2007 (56 KB PDF)
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FR 2006: Penalties
Paid Calendar Year 2005 (107 KB PDF)
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FR 2005: Penalties
Paid Calendar Year 2004 (299 KB PDF)
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FR October 2003:
Final rule published which raises the maximum penalty rate
effective November 28, 2003 (48 KB PDF)
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FR 2002: Penalties
Paid Calendar Year 2001(382 KB PDF)
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FR 2008:
Penalties Paid
Calendar Year 2008
(60 KB PDF)
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NTL
07-2N
Revised
Assessment Matrix. The most recent NTL revising the penalty
matrix.
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NTL
97-5N
Assessment Matrix.
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NTL
97-4N
Annual
Summary to be published. NTL announcing MMS plans to publish a
list of civil penalties paid.
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NTL
96-7N
Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Civil Penalties Program. NTL distributed
in 1996 announcing MMS new civil penalty policy. |
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