30 CFR § 550.1476 - Can BOEM reduce my penalty once it is assessed?

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s550.1476"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 550.1476 - Can BOEM reduce my penalty once it is assessed?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "550.1476"
section_name: "Can BOEM reduce my penalty once it is assessed?"
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"
---


# 550.1476 Can BOEM 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.