CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER II—MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER C—APPEALS (parts 290 to 291) > PART 291—OPEN AND NONDISCRIMINATORY ACCESS TO OIL AND GAS PIPELINES UNDER THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT > 291.110—Who may MMS require to produce information?

291.110—Who may MMS require to produce information?

(a) MMS may require any lessee, operator of a lease or unit, shipper, grantee, or transporter to provide information that MMS believes is necessary to make a decision on whether open access or nondiscriminatory access was denied.
(b) If you are a party and fail to provide information MMS requires under paragraph (a) of this section, MMS may:
(1) Assess civil penalties under 30 CFR part 250, subpart N;
(2) Dismiss your complaint or consider your answer incomplete; or
(3) Presume the required information is adverse to you on the factual issues to which the information is relevant.
(c) If you are not a party to a complaint and fail to provide information MMS requires under paragraph (a) of this section, MMS may assess civil penalties under 30 CFR part 250, subpart N.