43 CFR § 3179.200 - Immediate assessments

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3179.200"
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title: "43 CFR § 3179.200 - Immediate assessments"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3179.200"
section_name: "Immediate assessments"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3170"
part_name: "ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, and 1751; and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 81421, Nov. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3179.200 Immediate assessments

Certain instances of noncompliance warrant the imposition of immediate assessments upon the violation, as prescribed in the following table. Imposition of any of these assessments does not preclude other appropriate enforcement actions under other applicable regulations.

Table 1 to § 3179.200—Violations Subject to Immediate Assessment

| Violation: | Assessment amount per violation: |
| --- | --- |
| 1. Flare is not combusting gas sent to flare. As required in § 3179.50(b) | $1,000 |
| 2. Storage tank hatch is open or unlatched, and unattended in violation of § 3179.90 | 1,000 |

This action by the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary is taken pursuant to an existing delegation of authority.