Federal Register - July 22, 2021
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 138 / Thursday, July 22, 2021 / Rules and Regulations into the United States of those travelers engaged in essential travel, as defined below. Given the definition of essential travel below, this temporary alteration in land ports of entry operations should not interrupt legitimate trade between the two nations or disrupt critical supply chains that ensure food, fuel, medicine, and other critical materials reach individuals on both sides of the border.
For purposes of the temporary alteration in certain designated ports of entry operations authorized under 19
U.S.C. 1318b1C and b2, travel through the land ports of entry and ferry terminals along the United StatesCanada border shall be limited to essential travel, which includes, but is not limited to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents returning to the United States;
Individuals traveling for medical purposes e.g., to receive medical treatment in the United States;
Individuals traveling to attend educational institutions;
Individuals traveling to work in the United States e.g., individuals working in the farming or agriculture industry who must travel between the United States and Canada in furtherance of such work;
Individuals traveling for emergency response and public health purposes e.g., government officials or emergency responders entering the United States to support federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial government efforts to respond to COVID19 or other emergencies;
Individuals engaged in lawful crossborder trade e.g., truck drivers supporting the movement of cargo between the United States and Canada;
Individuals engaged in official government travel or diplomatic travel;
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the spouses and children of members of the U.S. Armed Forces, returning to the United States; and Individuals engaged in militaryrelated travel or operations.
The following travel does not fall within the definition of essential travel for purposes of this Notification Individuals traveling for tourism purposes e.g., sightseeing, recreation, gambling, or attending cultural events.
At this time, this Notification does not apply to air, freight rail, or sea travel between the United States and Canada, but does apply to passenger rail, passenger ferry travel, and pleasure boat travel between the United States and Canada. These restrictions are temporary in nature and shall remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 21, 2021. This Notification may be
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amended or rescinded prior to that time, based on circumstances associated with the specific threat. Meanwhile, as part of an integrated U.S. government effort and guided by the objective analysis and recommendations of public health and medical experts, DHS is working closely with counterparts in Mexico and Canada to identify conditions under which restrictions may be eased safely and sustainably.
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP is hereby directed to prepare and distribute appropriate guidance to CBP personnel on the continued implementation of the temporary measures set forth in this Notification. The CBP Commissioner may determine that other forms of travel, such as travel in furtherance of economic stability or social order, constitute essential travel under this Notification. Further, the CBP
Commissioner may, on an individualized basis and for humanitarian reasons or for other purposes in the national interest, permit the processing of travelers to the United States not engaged in essential travel.
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 30 CFR Part 550
Docket No.: BOEM 20210028
RIN 1010AE08
Maximum Daily Civil Penalty Amounts for Violations of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule amends the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management BOEM regulations that set maximum daily civil penalty MDCP amounts for violations of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act FOGRMA.
The amended BOEM regulations will cross-reference regulations of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue ONRR
that also set MDCP amounts for FOGRMA violations. This crossreference will ensure consistency between BOEMs FOGRMA MDCP
amounts and ONRRs FOGRMA MDCP
amounts. It will also ensure consistent
SUMMARY:
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compliance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 Inflation Adjustment Act and related Office of Management and Budget OMB
guidance, while reducing unnecessary duplication of effort and costs to BOEM.
DATES: This rule is effective on July 22, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Chief, Office of Policy, Regulation and Analysis, at deanna.meyer-pietruszka@
boem.gov or by mail to 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 5238, Washington, DC
20240 or by calling 202 2086352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Legal Authority The Inflation Adjustment Act, Public Law 11474, sec. 701 codified at 28
U.S.C. 2461 note, became law on November 2, 2015. It required Federal agencies to adjust the level of civil monetary penalties imposed under each agencys regulations with an initial catch-up adjustment through rulemaking, if warranted, and then to make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation. Agencies were required to publish the initial annual inflation adjustments in the Federal Register no later than January 15, 2017, and are required to publish annual adjustments no later than January 15th of each subsequent year. The purpose of these inflation adjustments is to maintain the deterrent effect of civil penalties and to further the policy goals of the underlying statutes that authorize the penalties.
BOEM has authority to impose civil penalties for violations of FOGRMA
under 30 U.S.C. 1719 and delegations of authority by the Secretary of the Interior. BOEMs regulations implementing its authority to impose penalties under FOGRMA are found at 30 CFR 550.1450.1477. Specifically, BOEM may impose civil penalties under FOGRMAafter providing notice of noncompliance NONC and an opportunity to correct the violationfor noncompliance with any applicable statute, regulation, order, or lease term relating to any Federal oil or gas lease.
See 30 CFR 550.1451. BOEM may also impose penalties under FOGRMA, without providing prior notice or an opportunity to correct the violation, for the knowing or willful preparation, maintenance, or submission of false, inaccurate, or misleading written information. See id. at 550.1460.
Sections 550.1453 and 550.1460 of BOEMs existing regulations specify the MDCP amounts, as prescribed by
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