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 Civil Penalties for
Noncompliance with OSFR
Amounts of Civil Penalties Per COF for
Noncompliance with
Oil Spill Financial Responsibility (OSFR) Requirements1 |
| Category of Noncompliance |
Period of Noncompliance |
First Week |
Second and Third Weeks |
After 3 Weeks |
| Failure to submit OSFR evidence |
$500 |
$2,000/week |
$500/day |
| Failure of a Responsible Party to prepare Form
MMS-1017 (Designation of Applicant) |
$1,000 |
$2,500/week |
$500/day |
| Lapse in OSFR coverage |
$2,500 |
$5,000/week |
$1,000/day |
| Cancellation of OSFR without alternative coverage |
$2,500 |
$5,000/week |
$1,000/day |
| Failure to correct an erroneous or inadequate submission within 30 days of MMS request2 |
$100 |
$250/week |
$1,000/week |
| 1 Penalties will double each time there is an additional
violation within 1 calendar year of the first violation, up to a maximum of $27,000/day.
Periodically as needed to ensure compliance,
we will update the penalty amounts in this table. |
| 2 Includes under-subscribed insurance slips, use of
insurers not rated "Secure" or better, errors in lease, permit, or RUE
identification and similar problems with the OSFR evidence submitted. |
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