---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 1241.70"
title: "30"
number: "1241.70"
heading: "How does ONRR decide the amount of the penalty to assess?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/1241.70"
---

# §1241.70. How does ONRR decide the amount of the penalty to assess?

- (a) ONRR will determine the amount of the penalty to assess by considering:
  - (1) **The severity of the violation.**
  - (2) **Your history of noncompliance.**
  - (3) **The size of your business.** To determine the size of your business, we may consider the number of employees in your company, parent company or companies, and any subsidiaries and contractors.
- (b) We will not consider the royalty consequence of the underlying violation when determining the amount of the civil penalty for a violation under [§ 1241.50](/cfr/30/1241.50.md) or § [1241.60(b)(1)(ii)](/cfr/30/1241.60.md?p=b-1-ii) or [(b)(2)](/cfr/30/1241.60.md?p=b-b-2).
- (c) We will post the FCCP and ILCP assessment matrices and any adjustments to the matrices on our Web site.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396 et seq. , 396a et seq. , 2101 et seq. ; 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. , 351 et seq. , 1001 et seq. , 1701 et seq. ; 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq. , 1331 et seq. , 1801 et seq.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 50316, Aug. 1, 2016, unless otherwise noted.