30 CFR § 250.1476 - Can BSEE reduce my penalty once it is assessed?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s250.1476"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 250.1476 - Can BSEE reduce my penalty once it is assessed?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "250.1476"
section_name: "Can BSEE reduce my penalty once it is assessed?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "250"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "250"
---


# 250.1476 Can BSEE reduce my penalty once it is assessed?

Under 30 U.S.C. 1719(g), the Director or his or her delegate may compromise or reduce civil penalties assessed under this part.