{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-550.1400","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 550.1400","heading":"How does BOEM begin the civil penalty process?","body":"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.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 550—OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF","Subpart N—Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"5d3841038f5fd2891fc589fa1bfdc7e53b1092831c4d3665bf245423849cc791","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-550.1167","next":"us/30-cfr-550.1401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}