Bonding Requirements When Filing an Appeal of a Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Civil Penalty

摘要

The Department of the Interior (Interior) is proposing to amend regulations administered by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regarding the bonding requirements for entities filing an appeal of a BSEE decision that assesses a civil penalty. The proposed regulations would clarify that entities appealing a BSEE civil penalty decision to the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) must have a bond covering the civil penalty assessment amount for the IBLA to have jurisdiction over the appeal.