ONRR 2020 Valuation Reform and Civil Penalty Rule: Delay of Effective Date; Request for Public Comment

In accordance with the January 20, 2021 White House Memorandum on Regulatory Freeze Pending Review and the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-21-14 of the same date, this action delays the effective date of the final rule entitled “ONRR 2020 Valuation Reform and Civil Penalty Rule” that published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2021 (“2020 Rule”). In addition, this action opens a 30- day comment period to allow interested parties to comment on the impact of the delay to the 2020 Rule’s effective date as well as issues of fact, law, and policy raised by that rule.