30 CFR § 550.1470 - How does BOEM decide what the amount of the penalty should be?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s550.1470"
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title: "30 CFR § 550.1470 - How does BOEM decide what the amount of the penalty should be?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "550.1470"
section_name: "How does BOEM decide what the amount of the penalty should be?"
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"
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# 550.1470 How does BOEM decide what the amount of the penalty should be?

We determine the amount of the penalty by considering the severity of the violations, your history of compliance, and if you are a small business.