Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments, 9349-9354 [2017-02417]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
30 CFR Parts 723, 724, 845, and 846
[Docket ID: OSM–2016–0015; S1D1S
SS08011000 SX064A000 178S180110;
S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A00 17XS501520]
RIN 1029–AC74
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation
Adjustments
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015
Act) and Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) guidance, this rule
adjusts for inflation the level of civil
monetary penalties assessed under the
Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA).
DATES: This rule is effective on February
6, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Kuhns, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
South Interior Building MS–203, 1951
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20240; Telephone (202) 208–2860.
Email: mkuhns@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
I. Background
A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015
B. Calculation of Adjustments
C. Effect of the Rule in Federal Program
States and on Indian Lands
D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State
Programs
II. Procedural Matters and Required
Determinations
A. Regulatory Planning and Review (E.O.
12866 and 13563)
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
E. Takings (E.O. 12630)
F. Federalism (E.O. 13132)
G. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988)
H. Consultation With Indian Tribes (E.O.
13175 and Departmental Policy)
I. Paperwork Reduction Act
J. National Environmental Policy Act
K. Effects on Energy Supply, Distribution,
and Use (E.O. 13211)
L. Clarity of This Regulation
M. Data Quality Act
N. Administrative Procedure Act
I. Background
A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015
Section 518 of SMCRA, 30 U.S.C.
1268, authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior to assess civil monetary
penalties (CMPs) for violations of
SMCRA. The Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
regulations implementing the CMP
provisions of section 518 are located in
30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845, and 846. We
are adjusting CMPs in four sections—30
CFR 723.14, 724.14, 845.14, and 846.14.
On November 2, 2015, the President
signed the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015 (Sec. 701 of Pub. L. 114–74)
(‘‘the 2015 Act’’) into law. The 2015 Act
requires that Federal agencies
promulgate rules to adjust the level of
civil monetary penalties (‘‘CMPs’’) to
account for inflation. In addition to an
initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment through
an interim final rulemaking that was
published in the Federal Register on
July 8, 2016 (81 FR 44535), which took
effect on August 1, 2016, the 2015 Act
also requires agencies to make
subsequent annual adjustments for
inflation. These adjustments are aimed
at maintaining the deterrent effect of
civil penalties and furthering the policy
goals of the statutes which authorize
them. Agencies are required to publish
annual inflation adjustments in the
Federal Register no later than January
15 of each year, starting with the second
adjustments in 2017, and no later than
January 15 each subsequent year. In
accordance with the 2015 Act, for the
second adjustments, and each annual
adjustment thereafter, agencies must
adjust civil monetary penalties
notwithstanding section 553 of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 553). The public procedure the
APA generally requires—notice, an
opportunity for comment, and a delay in
the effective date—is not required for
agencies to issue regulations
implementing the annual adjustment.
Pursuant to SMCRA and the 2015 Act,
this rule adjusts the following civil
penalties:
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633
696
759
822
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1,139
1,202
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1,328
1,392
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$64
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450
514
578
643
707
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1,093
1,158
1,222
1,286
1,350
1,415
1,479
1,543
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2,530
2,725
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3,479
3,795
4,112
4,428
4,744
5,060
5,377
5,693
6,009
6,325
6,642
6,958
7,274
7,591
7,907
8,223
8,539
8,856
9,172
9,488
9,804
10,121
10,437
10,753
11,070
11,386
11,702
12,018
12,335
12,651
12,967
13,284
13,600
13,916
14,232
14,549
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15,181
15,497
15,814
2,372
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2,571
2,770
3,215
3,536
3,857
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5,143
5,465
5,786
6,107
6,428
6,751
7,072
7,393
7,715
8,036
8,358
8,679
9,001
9,322
9,643
9,964
10,287
10,608
10,929
11,251
11,572
11,893
12,215
12,537
12,858
13,179
13,501
13,823
14,144
14,465
14,787
15,108
15,429
15,751
16,073
2,411
16,073
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OSMRE miscalculated the existing
$17,395 maximum individual civil
penalty rates at § 724.14(b) and
§ 846.14(b) that it published in the
Federal Register on July 8, 2016 (81 FR
44535), and which thereafter became
effective on August 1, 2016. The value
should have been $15,814, which is the
same as the existing maximum civil
penalties for permittees. Instances of
assessing individual civil penalties are
infrequent. Applying the 2017 cost-ofliving multiplier of 1.01636 to the
corrected value results in a new
maximum individual civil penalty rate
of $16,073 ($15,814 × 1.01636). The
2017 multiplier is based on the percent
change between the Consumer Price
Index for all Urban Consumers at two
points in time, as explained more fully
below in Calculation of Adjustments.
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B. Calculation of Adjustments
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) issued guidance on making the
2017 annual adjustments for inflation.
See December 16, 2016, Memorandum
for the Heads of Executive Departments
and Agencies, from Shaun Donovan,
Director, Office of Management and
Budget, re: Implementation of the 2017
annual adjustment pursuant to the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015.
The OMB guidance notes that the
2015 Act defines ‘‘civil monetary
penalty’’ as ‘‘any penalty, fine, or other
sanction that . . . is for a specific
monetary amount as provided by
Federal law; or . . . has a maximum
amount provided for by Federal law;
and . . . is assessed or enforced by an
agency pursuant to Federal law; and
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2,725
3,163
3,479
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4,428
4,744
5,060
5,377
5,693
6,009
6,325
6,642
6,958
7,274
7,591
7,907
8,223
8,539
8,856
9,172
9,488
9,804
10,121
10,437
10,753
11,070
11,386
11,702
12,018
12,335
12,651
12,967
13,284
13,600
13,916
14,232
14,549
14,865
15,181
15,497
15,814
2,372
17,395
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2,571
2,770
3,215
3,536
3,857
4,179
4,500
4,822
5,143
5,465
5,786
6,107
6,428
6,751
7,072
7,393
7,715
8,036
8,358
8,679
9,001
9,322
9,643
9,964
10,287
10,608
10,929
11,251
11,572
11,893
12,215
12,537
12,858
13,179
13,501
13,823
14,144
14,465
14,787
15,108
15,429
15,751
16,073
2,411
16,073
. . . is assessed or enforced pursuant to
an administrative proceeding or a civil
action in the Federal courts . . . .’’ It
further instructs that agencies ‘‘are to
adjust ‘the maximum civil monetary
penalty or the range of minimum and
maximum civil monetary penalties, as
applicable, for each civil monetary
penalty by the cost-of-living
adjustment.’ ’’ See December 16, 2016
OMB memorandum. The 2015 Act and
OMB guidance specify the amount of
the annual inflation adjustments. The
adjustments are based on the percent
change between the Consumer Price
Index for all Urban Consumers (the CPI–
U) published by the Department of
Labor for the month of October in the
year of the previous adjustment, and the
October CPI–U for the year preceding
that. The recent OMB guidance
specified that the cost-of-living
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adjustment multiplier for 2017, not
seasonally adjusted, is 1.01636 (the
October 2016 CPI–U (241.729) divided
by the October 2015 CPI–U (237.838) =
1.01636). OSMRE used this guidance to
identify applicable civil monetary
penalties and calculate the required
inflation adjustments. The 2015 Act
specifies that any resulting increases in
a CMP must be rounded according to a
stated rounding formula and that the
increased CMPs apply only to violations
that occur after the date the increase
takes effect.
Generally, OSMRE assigns points to a
violation as described in 30 CFR 723.13
and 845.13. The CMP owed is based on
the number of points received, ranging
from one point to seventy points. For
example, under our existing regulations
in 30 CFR 845.14, a violation totaling 70
points would amount to a $15,814 CMP.
To adjust this amount, we multiply
$15,814 by the 2017 inflation factor of
1.01636, resulting in a raw adjusted
amount of $16,072.72. Because the 2015
Act requires us to round any increase in
the CMP amount to the nearest dollar,
in this case a violation of 70 points
would amount to a new CMP of
$16,073. Pursuant to the 2015 Act, the
increases in this rule apply to civil
penalties assessed after the date the
increases take effect, even if the
associated violation predates the
applicable increase.
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C. Effect of Rule in Federal Program
States and on Indian Lands
OSMRE directly regulates surface coal
mining and reclamation operations
within a State or on Tribal lands if the
State or Tribe does not obtain its own
approved program pursuant to section
503 of SMCRA. The increases in civil
monetary penalties contained in this
rule will apply to the following Federal
program states: Arizona, California,
Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts,
Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee,
and Washington. The Federal programs
for those States appear at 30 CFR parts
903, 905, 910, 912, 921, 922, 933, 937,
939, 941, 942, and 947, respectively.
The increase in civil monetary penalties
also applies to Indian lands under the
Federal program for Indian lands, which
appears in 30 CFR 750.18.
D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State
Programs
As a result of litigation, see In re
Permanent Surface Mining Regulation
Litigation, No. 79–1144, Mem. Op.
(D.D.C. May 16, 1980), 19 Env’t Rep.
Cas. (BNA) 1477, state regulatory
programs are not required to mirror all
of the penalty provisions of our
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regulations. Thus, this rule has no effect
on CMPs in states with SMCRA
primacy.
II. Procedural Matters and Required
Determinations
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
(E.O. 12866 and 13563)
Executive Order 12866 provides that
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs in the Office of Management and
Budget will review all significant rules.
The Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has determined that
this rule is not significant.
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the
principles of E.O. 12866 while calling
for improvements in the nation’s
regulatory system to promote
predictability, to reduce uncertainty,
and to use the best, most innovative,
and least burdensome tools for
achieving regulatory ends. The
executive order directs agencies to
consider regulatory approaches that
reduce burdens and maintain flexibility
and freedom of choice for the public
where these approaches are relevant,
feasible, and consistent with regulatory
objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes
further that regulations must be based
on the best available science and that
the rulemaking process must allow for
public participation and an open
exchange of ideas. We have developed
this rule in a manner consistent with
these requirements, to the extent
permitted by statute.
(b) Will not cause a major increase in
costs or prices for consumers,
individual industries, Federal, State, or
local government agencies, or
geographic regions.
(c) Does not have significant adverse
effects on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or
the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to
compete with foreign-based enterprises.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This rule does not impose an
unfunded mandate on State, local, or
Tribal governments, or the private sector
of more than $100 million per year. The
rule does not have a significant or
unique effect on State, local, or Tribal
governments or the private sector. A
statement containing the information
required by the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not
required.
E. Takings (E.O. 12630)
This rule does not effect a taking of
private property or otherwise have
takings implications under Executive
Order 12630. A takings implication
assessment is not required.
F. Federalism (E.O. 13132)
Under the criteria in section 1 of
Executive Order 13132, this rule does
not have sufficient federalism
implications to warrant the preparation
of a federalism summary impact
statement. A federalism summary
impact statement is not required.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
G. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988)
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
requires an agency to prepare a
regulatory flexibility analysis for all
rules unless the agency certifies that the
rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. The RFA
applies only to rules for which an
agency is required to first publish a
proposed rule. See 5 U.S.C. 603(a) and
604(a). The Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015 requires agencies to adjust
civil penalties annually for inflation
‘‘. . . notwithstanding Section 553 [of
the Administrative Procedure Act].’’
Thus, no proposed rule will be
published, and the RFA does not apply
to this rulemaking.
This rule complies with the
requirements of Executive Order 12988.
Specifically, this rule:
(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a)
requiring that all regulations be
reviewed to eliminate errors and
ambiguity and be written to minimize
litigation; and
(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2)
requiring that all regulations be written
in clear language and contain clear legal
standards.
C. Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act
This rule is not a major rule under 5
U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.
This rule:
(a) Does not have an annual effect on
the economy of $100 million or more.
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H. Consultation With Indian Tribes
(E.O. 13175 and Departmental Policy)
The Department of the Interior strives
to strengthen its government-togovernment relationship with Indian
Tribes through a commitment to
consultation with Indian Tribes and
recognition of their right to selfgovernance and tribal sovereignty. We
have evaluated this rule under the
Department’s consultation policy and
under the criteria in Executive Order
13175 and have determined that it has
no substantial direct effects on federally
recognized Indian Tribes and that
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consultation under the Department’s
tribal consultation policy is not
required.
sections or sentences are too long, the
sections where you feel lists or tables
would be useful, etc.
I. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain
information collection requirements,
and a submission to the Office of
Management and Budget under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) is not required. We may
not conduct or sponsor, and you are not
required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
M. Data Quality Act
J. National Environmental Policy Act
This rule does not constitute a major
Federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment. A
detailed statement under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) is not required because the rule
is covered by a categorical exclusion.
This rule is excluded from the
requirement to prepare a detailed
statement because it is a regulation of an
administrative nature. (For further
information see 43 CFR 46.210(i).) We
have also determined that the rule does
not involve any of the extraordinary
circumstances listed in 43 CFR 46.215
that would require further analysis
under NEPA.
K. Effects on Energy Supply,
Distribution, and Use (E.O. 13211)
This rule is not a significant energy
action under the definition in Executive
Order 13211. A Statement of Energy
Effects is not required.
L. Clarity of This Regulation
We are required by Executive Orders
12866 (section 1(b)(12)), 12988 (section
3(b)(1)(B)), and 13563 (section 1(a)), and
by the Presidential Memorandum of
June 1, 1998, to write all rules in plain
language. This means that each rule we
publish must:
(a) Be logically organized;
(b) Use the active voice to address readers
directly;
(c) Use common, everyday words and clear
language rather than jargon;
(d) Be divided into short sections and
sentences; and
(e) Use lists and tables wherever possible.
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§ 723.14
penalty.
If you believe that we have not met
these requirements in issuing this final
rule, please contact the individual listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. Your comments
should be as specific as possible in
order to help us determine whether any
future revisions to the rule are
necessary. For example, you should tell
us the numbers of the sections or
paragraphs that you find unclear, which
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N. Administrative Procedure Act
We are issuing this final rule without
prior public notice or opportunity for
public comment. Beginning in 2017, the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 requires agencies to publish
adjusted penalties annually, no later
than January 15 of each year. Under the
2015 Act, the public procedure the
Administrative Procedure Act generally
requires—notice, an opportunity for
comment, and a delay in the effective
date—is not required for agencies to
issue regulations implementing the
annual adjustments required by the
2015 Act.
List of Subjects
30 CFR Part 723
Administrative practice and
procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 724
Administrative practice and
procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 845
Administrative practice and
procedure, Law enforcement, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 846
Administrative practice and
procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
Dated: January 27, 2017.
Richard T. Cardinale,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and
Minerals Management.
For the reasons given in the preamble,
the Department of the Interior amends
30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845 and 846 as
set forth below.
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PART 723—CIVIL PENALTIES
1. The authority citation for part 723
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201
et seq., and 31 U.S.C. 3701.
2. Section 723.14 is amended by
revising the table to read as follows:
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In developing this rule, we did not
conduct or use a study, experiment, or
survey requiring peer review under the
Data Quality Act (Pub. L. 106–554).
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3. Section 723.15 is amended by
revising paragraph (b) introductory text
to read as follows:
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violations for each day.
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provided for in paragraph (a) of this
section, whenever a violation contained
in a notice of violation or cessation
order has not been abated within the
abatement period set in the notice or
order or as subsequently extended
pursuant to section 521(a) of the Act, 30
U.S.C. 1271(a), a civil penalty of not less
than $2,411 will be assessed for each
day during which such failure to abate
continues, except that:
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PENALTIES
4. The authority citation for part 724
continues to read as follows:
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et seq., and 31 U.S.C. 3701.
5. Section 724.14 is amended by
revising the first sentence of paragraph
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et seq., 31 U.S.C. 3701, Pub. L. 100–202, and
Pub. L. 100–446.
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pursuant to section 521(a) of the Act, 30
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et seq., and 31 U.S.C. 3701.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Parts 723, 724, 845, and 846
[Docket ID: OSM-2016-0015; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 178S180110; S2D2S
SS08011000 SX064A00 17XS501520]
RIN 1029-AC74
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015 Act) and Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) guidance, this rule adjusts for inflation the level of
civil monetary penalties assessed under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA).
DATES: This rule is effective on February 6, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Kuhns, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, South Interior Building MS-203,
1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202)
208-2860. Email: mkuhns@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015
B. Calculation of Adjustments
C. Effect of the Rule in Federal Program States and on Indian
Lands
D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State Programs
II. Procedural Matters and Required Determinations
A. Regulatory Planning and Review (E.O. 12866 and 13563)
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
E. Takings (E.O. 12630)
F. Federalism (E.O. 13132)
G. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988)
H. Consultation With Indian Tribes (E.O. 13175 and Departmental
Policy)
I. Paperwork Reduction Act
J. National Environmental Policy Act
K. Effects on Energy Supply, Distribution, and Use (E.O. 13211)
L. Clarity of This Regulation
M. Data Quality Act
N. Administrative Procedure Act
I. Background
A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015
Section 518 of SMCRA, 30 U.S.C. 1268, authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior to assess civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for violations
of SMCRA. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSMRE) regulations implementing the CMP provisions of section 518 are
located in 30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845, and 846. We are adjusting CMPs
in four sections--30 CFR 723.14, 724.14, 845.14, and 846.14.
On November 2, 2015, the President signed the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 701
of Pub. L. 114-74) (``the 2015 Act'') into law. The 2015 Act requires
that Federal agencies promulgate rules to adjust the level of civil
monetary penalties (``CMPs'') to account for inflation. In addition to
an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment through an interim final rulemaking
that was published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2016 (81 FR
44535), which took effect on August 1, 2016, the 2015 Act also requires
agencies to make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation. These
adjustments are aimed at maintaining the deterrent effect of civil
penalties and furthering the policy goals of the statutes which
authorize them. Agencies are required to publish annual inflation
adjustments in the Federal Register no later than January 15 of each
year, starting with the second adjustments in 2017, and no later than
January 15 each subsequent year. In accordance with the 2015 Act, for
the second adjustments, and each annual adjustment thereafter, agencies
must adjust civil monetary penalties notwithstanding section 553 of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553). The public procedure
the APA generally requires--notice, an opportunity for comment, and a
delay in the effective date--is not required for agencies to issue
regulations implementing the annual adjustment.
Pursuant to SMCRA and the 2015 Act, this rule adjusts the following
civil penalties:
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Current penalty Adjusted penalty
CFR citation Points ($) ($)
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30 CFR 723.14............................. 1........................... $63 $64
2........................... 127 129
3........................... 190 193
4........................... 253 257
5........................... 316 321
6........................... 380 386
7........................... 443 450
8........................... 506 514
9........................... 569 578
10.......................... 633 643
11.......................... 696 707
12.......................... 759 771
13.......................... 822 835
14.......................... 886 900
15.......................... 949 965
16.......................... 1,012 1,029
17.......................... 1,075 1,093
18.......................... 1,139 1,158
19.......................... 1,202 1,222
20.......................... 1,265 1,286
21.......................... 1,328 1,350
22.......................... 1,392 1,415
23.......................... 1,455 1,479
24.......................... 1,518 1,543
25.......................... 1,581 1,607
26.......................... 1,898 1,929
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27.......................... 2,214 2,250
28.......................... 2,530 2,571
29.......................... 2,725 2,770
30.......................... 3,163 3,215
31.......................... 3,479 3,536
32.......................... 3,795 3,857
33.......................... 4,112 4,179
34.......................... 4,428 4,500
35.......................... 4,744 4,822
36.......................... 5,060 5,143
37.......................... 5,377 5,465
38.......................... 5,693 5,786
39.......................... 6,009 6,107
40.......................... 6,325 6,428
41.......................... 6,642 6,751
42.......................... 6,958 7,072
43.......................... 7,274 7,393
44.......................... 7,591 7,715
45.......................... 7,907 8,036
46.......................... 8,223 8,358
47.......................... 8,539 8,679
48.......................... 8,856 9,001
49.......................... 9,172 9,322
50.......................... 9,488 9,643
51.......................... 9,804 9,964
52.......................... 10,121 10,287
53.......................... 10,437 10,608
54.......................... 10,753 10,929
55.......................... 11,070 11,251
56.......................... 11,386 11,572
57.......................... 11,702 11,893
58.......................... 12,018 12,215
59.......................... 12,335 12,537
60.......................... 12,651 12,858
61.......................... 12,967 13,179
62.......................... 13,284 13,501
63.......................... 13,600 13,823
64.......................... 13,916 14,144
65.......................... 14,232 14,465
66.......................... 14,549 14,787
67.......................... 14,865 15,108
68.......................... 15,181 15,429
69.......................... 15,497 15,751
70.......................... 15,814 16,073
30 CFR 723.15(b) (Assessment of separate Maximum..................... 2,372 2,411
violations for each day).
30 CFR 724.14(b) (Individual)............. Maximum..................... 17,395 16,073
30 CFR 845.14............................. 1........................... 63 64
2........................... 127 129
3........................... 190 193
4........................... 253 257
5........................... 316 321
6........................... 380 386
7........................... 443 450
8........................... 506 514
9........................... 569 578
10.......................... 633 643
11.......................... 696 707
12.......................... 759 771
13.......................... 822 835
14.......................... 886 900
15.......................... 949 965
16.......................... 1,012 1,029
17.......................... 1,075 1,093
18.......................... 1,139 1,158
19.......................... 1,202 1,222
20.......................... 1,265 1,286
21.......................... 1,328 1,350
22.......................... 1,392 1,415
23.......................... 1,455 1,479
24.......................... 1,518 1,543
25.......................... 1,581 1,607
26.......................... 1,898 1,929
27.......................... 2,214 2,250
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28.......................... 2,530 2,571
29.......................... 2,725 2,770
30.......................... 3,163 3,215
31.......................... 3,479 3,536
32.......................... 3,795 3,857
33.......................... 4,112 4,179
34.......................... 4,428 4,500
35.......................... 4,744 4,822
36.......................... 5,060 5,143
37.......................... 5,377 5,465
38.......................... 5,693 5,786
39.......................... 6,009 6,107
40.......................... 6,325 6,428
41.......................... 6,642 6,751
42.......................... 6,958 7,072
43.......................... 7,274 7,393
44.......................... 7,591 7,715
45.......................... 7,907 8,036
46.......................... 8,223 8,358
47.......................... 8,539 8,679
48.......................... 8,856 9,001
49.......................... 9,172 9,322
50.......................... 9,488 9,643
51.......................... 9,804 9,964
52.......................... 10,121 10,287
53.......................... 10,437 10,608
54.......................... 10,753 10,929
55.......................... 11,070 11,251
56.......................... 11,386 11,572
57.......................... 11,702 11,893
58.......................... 12,018 12,215
59.......................... 12,335 12,537
60.......................... 12,651 12,858
61.......................... 12,967 13,179
62.......................... 13,284 13,501
63.......................... 13,600 13,823
64.......................... 13,916 14,144
65.......................... 14,232 14,465
66.......................... 14,549 14,787
67.......................... 14,865 15,108
68.......................... 15,181 15,429
69.......................... 15,497 15,751
70.......................... 15,814 16,073
30 CFR 845.15(b) (Assessment of separate Maximum..................... 2,372 2,411
violations for each day).
30 CFR 846.14(b) (Individual)............. Maximum..................... 17,395 16,073
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OSMRE miscalculated the existing $17,395 maximum individual civil
penalty rates at Sec. 724.14(b) and Sec. 846.14(b) that it published
in the Federal Register on July 8, 2016 (81 FR 44535), and which
thereafter became effective on August 1, 2016. The value should have
been $15,814, which is the same as the existing maximum civil penalties
for permittees. Instances of assessing individual civil penalties are
infrequent. Applying the 2017 cost-of-living multiplier of 1.01636 to
the corrected value results in a new maximum individual civil penalty
rate of $16,073 ($15,814 x 1.01636). The 2017 multiplier is based on
the percent change between the Consumer Price Index for all Urban
Consumers at two points in time, as explained more fully below in
Calculation of Adjustments.
B. Calculation of Adjustments
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued guidance on making
the 2017 annual adjustments for inflation. See December 16, 2016,
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, from
Shaun Donovan, Director, Office of Management and Budget, re:
Implementation of the 2017 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
The OMB guidance notes that the 2015 Act defines ``civil monetary
penalty'' as ``any penalty, fine, or other sanction that . . . is for a
specific monetary amount as provided by Federal law; or . . . has a
maximum amount provided for by Federal law; and . . . is assessed or
enforced by an agency pursuant to Federal law; and . . . is assessed or
enforced pursuant to an administrative proceeding or a civil action in
the Federal courts . . . .'' It further instructs that agencies ``are
to adjust `the maximum civil monetary penalty or the range of minimum
and maximum civil monetary penalties, as applicable, for each civil
monetary penalty by the cost-of-living adjustment.' '' See December 16,
2016 OMB memorandum. The 2015 Act and OMB guidance specify the amount
of the annual inflation adjustments. The adjustments are based on the
percent change between the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers
(the CPI-U) published by the Department of Labor for the month of
October in the year of the previous adjustment, and the October CPI-U
for the year preceding that. The recent OMB guidance specified that the
cost-of-living
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adjustment multiplier for 2017, not seasonally adjusted, is 1.01636
(the October 2016 CPI-U (241.729) divided by the October 2015 CPI-U
(237.838) = 1.01636). OSMRE used this guidance to identify applicable
civil monetary penalties and calculate the required inflation
adjustments. The 2015 Act specifies that any resulting increases in a
CMP must be rounded according to a stated rounding formula and that the
increased CMPs apply only to violations that occur after the date the
increase takes effect.
Generally, OSMRE assigns points to a violation as described in 30
CFR 723.13 and 845.13. The CMP owed is based on the number of points
received, ranging from one point to seventy points. For example, under
our existing regulations in 30 CFR 845.14, a violation totaling 70
points would amount to a $15,814 CMP. To adjust this amount, we
multiply $15,814 by the 2017 inflation factor of 1.01636, resulting in
a raw adjusted amount of $16,072.72. Because the 2015 Act requires us
to round any increase in the CMP amount to the nearest dollar, in this
case a violation of 70 points would amount to a new CMP of $16,073.
Pursuant to the 2015 Act, the increases in this rule apply to civil
penalties assessed after the date the increases take effect, even if
the associated violation predates the applicable increase.
C. Effect of Rule in Federal Program States and on Indian Lands
OSMRE directly regulates surface coal mining and reclamation
operations within a State or on Tribal lands if the State or Tribe does
not obtain its own approved program pursuant to section 503 of SMCRA.
The increases in civil monetary penalties contained in this rule will
apply to the following Federal program states: Arizona, California,
Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Washington. The Federal programs
for those States appear at 30 CFR parts 903, 905, 910, 912, 921, 922,
933, 937, 939, 941, 942, and 947, respectively. The increase in civil
monetary penalties also applies to Indian lands under the Federal
program for Indian lands, which appears in 30 CFR 750.18.
D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State Programs
As a result of litigation, see In re Permanent Surface Mining
Regulation Litigation, No. 79-1144, Mem. Op. (D.D.C. May 16, 1980), 19
Env't Rep. Cas. (BNA) 1477, state regulatory programs are not required
to mirror all of the penalty provisions of our regulations. Thus, this
rule has no effect on CMPs in states with SMCRA primacy.
II. Procedural Matters and Required Determinations
A. Regulatory Planning and Review (E.O. 12866 and 13563)
Executive Order 12866 provides that the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget will review
all significant rules. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
has determined that this rule is not significant.
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 while
calling for improvements in the nation's regulatory system to promote
predictability, to reduce uncertainty, and to use the best, most
innovative, and least burdensome tools for achieving regulatory ends.
The executive order directs agencies to consider regulatory approaches
that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for
the public where these approaches are relevant, feasible, and
consistent with regulatory objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes further
that regulations must be based on the best available science and that
the rulemaking process must allow for public participation and an open
exchange of ideas. We have developed this rule in a manner consistent
with these requirements, to the extent permitted by statute.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires an agency to prepare
a regulatory flexibility analysis for all rules unless the agency
certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities. The RFA applies only to rules
for which an agency is required to first publish a proposed rule. See 5
U.S.C. 603(a) and 604(a). The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 requires agencies to adjust
civil penalties annually for inflation ``. . . notwithstanding Section
553 [of the Administrative Procedure Act].'' Thus, no proposed rule
will be published, and the RFA does not apply to this rulemaking.
C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. This rule:
(a) Does not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million
or more.
(b) Will not cause a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government
agencies, or geographic regions.
(c) Does not have significant adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of
U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This rule does not impose an unfunded mandate on State, local, or
Tribal governments, or the private sector of more than $100 million per
year. The rule does not have a significant or unique effect on State,
local, or Tribal governments or the private sector. A statement
containing the information required by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required.
E. Takings (E.O. 12630)
This rule does not effect a taking of private property or otherwise
have takings implications under Executive Order 12630. A takings
implication assessment is not required.
F. Federalism (E.O. 13132)
Under the criteria in section 1 of Executive Order 13132, this rule
does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a federalism summary impact statement. A federalism
summary impact statement is not required.
G. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988)
This rule complies with the requirements of Executive Order 12988.
Specifically, this rule:
(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a) requiring that all
regulations be reviewed to eliminate errors and ambiguity and be
written to minimize litigation; and
(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) requiring that all
regulations be written in clear language and contain clear legal
standards.
H. Consultation With Indian Tribes (E.O. 13175 and Departmental Policy)
The Department of the Interior strives to strengthen its
government-to-government relationship with Indian Tribes through a
commitment to consultation with Indian Tribes and recognition of their
right to self-governance and tribal sovereignty. We have evaluated this
rule under the Department's consultation policy and under the criteria
in Executive Order 13175 and have determined that it has no substantial
direct effects on federally recognized Indian Tribes and that
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consultation under the Department's tribal consultation policy is not
required.
I. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain information collection requirements, and
a submission to the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is not required. We may not
conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
J. National Environmental Policy Act
This rule does not constitute a major Federal action significantly
affecting the quality of the human environment. A detailed statement
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not
required because the rule is covered by a categorical exclusion. This
rule is excluded from the requirement to prepare a detailed statement
because it is a regulation of an administrative nature. (For further
information see 43 CFR 46.210(i).) We have also determined that the
rule does not involve any of the extraordinary circumstances listed in
43 CFR 46.215 that would require further analysis under NEPA.
K. Effects on Energy Supply, Distribution, and Use (E.O. 13211)
This rule is not a significant energy action under the definition
in Executive Order 13211. A Statement of Energy Effects is not
required.
L. Clarity of This Regulation
We are required by Executive Orders 12866 (section 1(b)(12)), 12988
(section 3(b)(1)(B)), and 13563 (section 1(a)), and by the Presidential
Memorandum of June 1, 1998, to write all rules in plain language. This
means that each rule we publish must:
(a) Be logically organized;
(b) Use the active voice to address readers directly;
(c) Use common, everyday words and clear language rather than
jargon;
(d) Be divided into short sections and sentences; and
(e) Use lists and tables wherever possible.
If you believe that we have not met these requirements in issuing
this final rule, please contact the individual listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Your comments should be as
specific as possible in order to help us determine whether any future
revisions to the rule are necessary. For example, you should tell us
the numbers of the sections or paragraphs that you find unclear, which
sections or sentences are too long, the sections where you feel lists
or tables would be useful, etc.
M. Data Quality Act
In developing this rule, we did not conduct or use a study,
experiment, or survey requiring peer review under the Data Quality Act
(Pub. L. 106-554).
N. Administrative Procedure Act
We are issuing this final rule without prior public notice or
opportunity for public comment. Beginning in 2017, the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 requires
agencies to publish adjusted penalties annually, no later than January
15 of each year. Under the 2015 Act, the public procedure the
Administrative Procedure Act generally requires--notice, an opportunity
for comment, and a delay in the effective date--is not required for
agencies to issue regulations implementing the annual adjustments
required by the 2015 Act.
List of Subjects
30 CFR Part 723
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 724
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 845
Administrative practice and procedure, Law enforcement, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Surface mining, Underground
mining.
30 CFR Part 846
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
Dated: January 27, 2017.
Richard T. Cardinale,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
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For the reasons given in the preamble, the Department of the Interior
amends 30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845 and 846 as set forth below.
PART 723--CIVIL PENALTIES
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1. The authority citation for part 723 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and 31
U.S.C. 3701.
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2. Section 723.14 is amended by revising the table to read as follows:
Sec. 723.14 Determination of amount of penalty.
* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Points Dollars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................................... 64
2.......................................................... 129
3.......................................................... 193
4.......................................................... 257
5.......................................................... 321
6.......................................................... 386
7.......................................................... 450
8.......................................................... 514
9.......................................................... 578
10......................................................... 643
11......................................................... 707
12......................................................... 771
13......................................................... 835
14......................................................... 900
15......................................................... 965
16......................................................... 1,029
17......................................................... 1,093
18......................................................... 1,158
19......................................................... 1,222
20......................................................... 1,286
21......................................................... 1,350
22......................................................... 1,415
23......................................................... 1,479
24......................................................... 1,543
25......................................................... 1,607
26......................................................... 1,929
27......................................................... 2,250
28......................................................... 2,571
29......................................................... 2,770
30......................................................... 3,215
31......................................................... 3,536
32......................................................... 3,857
33......................................................... 4,179
34......................................................... 4,500
35......................................................... 4,822
36......................................................... 5,143
37......................................................... 5,465
38......................................................... 5,786
39......................................................... 6,107
40......................................................... 6,428
41......................................................... 6,751
42......................................................... 7,072
43......................................................... 7,393
44......................................................... 7,715
45......................................................... 8,036
46......................................................... 8,358
47......................................................... 8,679
48......................................................... 9,001
49......................................................... 9,322
50......................................................... 9,643
51......................................................... 9,964
52......................................................... 10,287
53......................................................... 10,608
54......................................................... 10,929
55......................................................... 11,251
56......................................................... 11,572
57......................................................... 11,893
58......................................................... 12,215
59......................................................... 12,537
60......................................................... 12,858
61......................................................... 13,179
62......................................................... 13,501
63......................................................... 13,823
64......................................................... 14,144
65......................................................... 14,465
66......................................................... 14,787
67......................................................... 15,108
68......................................................... 15,429
69......................................................... 15,751
70......................................................... 16,073
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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3. Section 723.15 is amended by revising paragraph (b) introductory
text to read as follows:
Sec. 723.15 Assessment of separate violations for each day.
* * * * *
(b) In addition to the civil penalty provided for in paragraph (a)
of this section, whenever a violation contained in a notice of
violation or cessation order has not been abated within the abatement
period set in the notice or order or as subsequently extended pursuant
to section 521(a) of the Act, 30 U.S.C. 1271(a), a civil penalty of not
less than $2,411 will be assessed for each day during which such
failure to abate continues, except that:
* * * * *
PART 724--INDIVIDUAL CIVIL PENALTIES
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4. The authority citation for part 724 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and 31
U.S.C. 3701.
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5. Section 724.14 is amended by revising the first sentence of
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 724.14 Amount of individual civil penalty.
* * * * *
(b) The penalty will not exceed $16,073 for each violation. * * *
PART 845--CIVIL PENALTIES
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6. The authority citation for part 845 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., 31 U.S.C.
3701, Pub. L. 100-202, and Pub. L. 100-446.
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7. Section 845.14 is amended by revising the table to read as follows:
Sec. 845.14 Determination of amount of penalty.
* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Points Dollars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................................... 64
2.......................................................... 129
3.......................................................... 193
4.......................................................... 257
5.......................................................... 321
6.......................................................... 386
7.......................................................... 450
8.......................................................... 514
9.......................................................... 578
10......................................................... 643
11......................................................... 707
12......................................................... 771
13......................................................... 835
14......................................................... 900
15......................................................... 965
16......................................................... 1,029
17......................................................... 1,093
18......................................................... 1,158
19......................................................... 1,222
20......................................................... 1,286
21......................................................... 1,350
22......................................................... 1,415
23......................................................... 1,479
24......................................................... 1,543
25......................................................... 1,607
26......................................................... 1,929
27......................................................... 2,250
28......................................................... 2,571
29......................................................... 2,770
30......................................................... 3,215
31......................................................... 3,536
32......................................................... 3,857
33......................................................... 4,179
34......................................................... 4,500
35......................................................... 4,822
36......................................................... 5,143
37......................................................... 5,465
38......................................................... 5,786
39......................................................... 6,107
40......................................................... 6,428
41......................................................... 6,751
42......................................................... 7,072
43......................................................... 7,393
44......................................................... 7,715
45......................................................... 8,036
46......................................................... 8,358
47......................................................... 8,679
48......................................................... 9,001
49......................................................... 9,322
50......................................................... 9,643
51......................................................... 9,964
52......................................................... 10,287
53......................................................... 10,608
54......................................................... 10,929
55......................................................... 11,251
56......................................................... 11,572
57......................................................... 11,893
58......................................................... 12,215
59......................................................... 12,537
60......................................................... 12,858
61......................................................... 13,179
62......................................................... 13,501
63......................................................... 13,823
64......................................................... 14,144
65......................................................... 14,465
66......................................................... 14,787
67......................................................... 15,108
68......................................................... 15,429
69......................................................... 15,751
70......................................................... 16,073
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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8. Section 845.15 is amended by revising paragraph (b) introductory
text to read as follows:
Sec. 845.15 Assessment of separate violations for each day.
* * * * *
(b) In addition to the civil penalty provided for in paragraph (a)
of this section, whenever a violation contained in a notice of
violation or cessation order has not been abated within the abatement
period set in the notice or order or as subsequently extended pursuant
to section 521(a) of the Act, 30 U.S.C. 1271(a), a civil penalty of not
less than $2,411 will be assessed for each day during which such
failure to abate continues, except that:
* * * * *
PART 846--INDIVIDUAL CIVIL PENALTIES
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9. The authority citation for part 846 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and 31
U.S.C. 3701.
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10. Section 846.14 is amended by revising the first sentence of
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 846.14 Amount of individual civil penalty.
* * * * *
(b) The penalty will not exceed $16,073 for each violation. * * *
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