{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-550.1402","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 550.1402","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in this subpart have the following meaning:\nCase file means a BOEM document file containing information and the record of evidence related to the alleged violation.\nCivil penalty means a fine. It is a BOEM regulatory enforcement tool used in addition to Notices of Incidents of Noncompliance and directed suspensions of production or other operations.\nReviewing Officer means a BOEM employee assigned to review case files and assess civil penalties.\nViolation means failure to comply with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) or any other applicable laws, with any regulations issued under the OCSLA, or with the terms or provisions of leases, licenses, permits, rights-of-way, or other approvals issued under the OCSLA.\nViolator means a person responsible for a violation.","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":"154a149be280288b9ebe99ef82c27ce219e5cd38d23ea77a5a0cc4728a56bfe2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-550.1401","next":"us/30-cfr-550.1403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}