Reporting Period: August 2026
The Enforcement Corner
Pipeline enforcement activity, proposed penalties, and compliance trends from RCP.
Monthly Enforcement — August 2026
The Enforcement Corner
September 2026 | Reporting Period: August 2026
CAO: 2 NOA: 0 WL: 1 NOPV: 2
August 2026 Violation Breakdown
| Proposed penalty | CFR citation | Violation description |
|---|---|---|
| $29,700 | § 192.616(c) | Public Awareness |
| $29,700 | Total proposed penalties in listed records | |
August 2026 Penalties by Violation Category
- Public Awareness100.0%$29,700
Year-to-Date Enforcement — January–August 2026
Through August 2026. Based only on published reports entered in the RCP database. Missing months are not treated as zero activity.
YTD Penalties by Violation Category
Most Frequently Listed CFR Citations
Citation frequency includes zero-dollar items from the SME workbook for covered months (2021–2025 and January–October 2026, supplied through October 27). Penalty dollars still come from the published monthly reports.
| Citation | Cited items (including $0) | Proposed penalties |
|---|---|---|
| § 192.605(a) | 15 | $0 |
| § 192.605 | 7 | $0 |
| § 195.402(a) | 6 | $1,304,915 |
| § 192.12 | 5 | $0 |
| § 192.12(b)(2) | 4 | $114,900 |
| § 195.402(c)(11) | 3 | $781,343 |
| § 192.616 | 3 | $0 |
| § 195.446 | 3 | $0 |
| § 195.202 | 3 | $0 |
| § 195.422(a) | 2 | $532,030 |
These figures describe proposed penalties associated with the listed violations; they do not represent final assessed or collected penalties. Counts of actions and violations are different measures. Categories use the reviewed SME topic labels. Citation frequencies and monetary line-item counts measure different populations.