30 CFR § 550.1400 - How does BOEM begin the civil penalty process?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s550.1400"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 550.1400 - How does BOEM begin the civil penalty process?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "550.1400"
section_name: "How does BOEM begin the civil penalty process?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "550"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "550"
---


# 550.1400 How does BOEM begin the civil penalty process?

This subpart explains BOEM's civil penalty procedures whenever a lessee, operator or other person engaged in oil, gas, sulphur or other minerals operations in the OCS has a violation. Whenever BOEM determines, on the basis of available evidence, that a violation occurred and a civil penalty review is appropriate, it will prepare a case file. BOEM will appoint a Reviewing Officer.