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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 $750/week $250/day
Failure of a Responsible Party to prepare Form MMS-1017 (Designation of Applicant) $500 $750/week $250/day
Lapse in OSFR coverage $750 $1,000/week $300/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 $25,000/day. Periodically as needed to ensure compliance, the penalty amounts in this table will be updated.
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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