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Department of Labor Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Annual Adjustments for 2018
Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Office of the
Secretary, Wage and Hour Division,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, and Mine
Safety and Health Administration,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of Labor
(Department) is publishing this final
rule to adjust for inflation the civil
monetary penalties assessed or enforced
in its regulations, pursuant to the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act). The
Inflation Adjustment Act requires the
Department to annually adjust its civil
money penalty levels for inflation no
later than January 15 of each year. The
Inflation Adjustment Act provides that
agencies shall adjust civil monetary
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penalties notwithstanding Section 553
of the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA). Additionally, the Inflation
Adjustment Act provides a cost-of-living
formula for adjustment of the civil
penalties. Accordingly, this final rule
sets forth the Department’s 2018 annual
adjustments for inflation to its civil
monetary penalties.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
January 2, 2018. As provided by the
Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased
penalty levels apply to any penalties
assessed after January 2, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
FitzGerald, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–5076
(this is not a toll-free number). Copies
of this final rule may be obtained in
alternative formats (large print, Braille,
audio tape or disc), upon request, by
calling (202) 693–5959 (this is not a tollfree number). TTY/TDD callers may dial
toll-free 1–877–889–5627 to obtain
information or request materials in
alternative formats.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Preamble Table of Contents
29 CFR Part 2560, 2575, 2590
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
II. Adjustment for 2018
III. Paperwork Reduction Act
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review, Executive Order
13563: Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review, and Executive Order
13771: Reducing Regulations and
Controlling Regulatory Costs
VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act
VII. Other Regulatory Considerations
A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995
B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal
Governments
D. The Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act of 1999: Assessment
of Federal Regulations and Policies on
Families
E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
F. Environmental Impact Assessment
G. Executive Order 13211: Energy Supply
H. Executive Order 12630: Constitutionally
Protected Property Rights
I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice
Reform Analysis
I. Background
On November 2, 2015, Congress
enacted the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015, Public Law 114–74, sec.
701 (Inflation Adjustment Act), which
further amended the Federal Civil
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Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990 as previously amended by the
1996 Debt Collection Improvement Act
(collectively, the ‘‘Prior Inflation
Adjustment Act’’), to improve the
effectiveness of civil monetary penalties
and to maintain their deterrent effect.
The Inflation Adjustment Act required
agencies to: (1) Adjust the level of civil
monetary penalties with an initial
‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment through an
interim final rule (IFR); and (2) make
subsequent annual adjustments for
inflation, no later than January 15 of
each year.
On July 1, 2016, the Department
published an IFR that established the
initial catch-up adjustment for most
civil penalties that the Department
administers and requested comments.
See 81 FR 43430 (DOL IFR). On January
18, 2017, the Department published the
final rule establishing the 2017 Annual
Adjustment for those civil monetary
penalties adjusted in the DOL IFR. See
82 FR 5373 (DOL 2017 Annual
Adjustment). On July 1, 2016, the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor
(DOL) (collectively, ‘‘the Departments’’)
jointly published an IFR that established
the initial catch-up adjustment for civil
monetary penalties assessed or enforced
in connection with the employment of
temporary nonimmigrant workers under
the H–2B program. See 81 FR 42983
(Joint IFR). On March 17, 2017, the
Departments jointly published the final
rule establishing the 2017 Annual
Adjustment for the H–2B civil monetary
penalties. See 82 FR 14147 (Joint 2017
Annual Adjustment). The Joint 2017
Annual Adjustment also explained that
DOL would make future adjustments to
the H–2B civil monetary penalties
consistent with DOL’s delegated
authority under 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14),
Immigration and Nationality Act section
214(c)(14), and the Inflation Adjustment
Act. See 82 FR 14147–48.
This rule implements the 2018 annual
inflation adjustments, as required by the
Inflation Adjustment Act, for civil
monetary penalties assessed or enforced
by the Department, including H–2B civil
monetary penalties. The Inflation
Adjustment Act provides that the
increased penalty levels apply to any
penalties assessed after the effective
date of the increase. Pursuant to the
Inflation Adjustment Act, this final rule
is published notwithstanding Section
553 of the APA.
II. Adjustment for 2018
The Department has undertaken a
thorough review of civil penalties
administered by its various components
pursuant to the Inflation Adjustment
Act and in accordance with guidance
issued by the Office of Management and
Budget.1 The Department first identified
the most recent penalty amount, which
is the amount established by the 2017
annual adjustment as set forth in the
DOL 2017 Annual Adjustment
published on January 18, 2017, and the
Joint 2017 Annual Adjustment
published on March 17, 2017.
The Department is required to
calculate the annual adjustment based
on the Consumer Price Index for all
Urban Consumers (CPI–U). Annual
inflation adjustments are based on the
percent change between the October
CPI–U preceding the date of the
adjustment, and the prior year’s October
CPI–U; in this case, the percent change
between the October 2017 CPI–U and
the October 2016 CPI–U. The cost-ofliving adjustment multiplier for 2018,
based on the Consumer Price Index
(CPI–U) for the month of October 2017,
not seasonally adjusted, is 1.02041.2 In
order to compute the 2018 annual
adjustment, the Department multiplied
the most recent penalty amount for each
applicable penalty by the multiplier,
1.02041, and rounded to the nearest
dollar.
As provided by the Inflation
Adjustment Act, the increased penalty
levels apply to any penalties assessed
after the effective date of this rule.3
Accordingly, for penalties assessed after
January 2, 2018, whose associated
violations occurred after November 2,
2015, the higher penalty amounts
outlined in this rule will apply. The
tables below demonstrate the penalty
amounts that apply:
CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR THE H–2B TEMPORARY NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROGRAM
Violations occurring
Penalty assessed
On or before November 2, 2015 ..............................
On or before November 2, 2015 ..............................
After November 2, 2015 ...........................................
On or before August 1, 2016 ..................................
After August 1, 2016 ...............................................
After August 1, 2016, but on or before March 17,
2017.
After March 17, 2017 but on or before January 2,
2018.
After January 2, 2018 .............................................
After November 2, 2015 ...........................................
After November 2, 2015 ...........................................
Which penalty level applies
Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
August 1, 2016 levels.
March 17, 2017 levels.
January 2, 2018 levels.
CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR OTHER DOL PROGRAMS
Violations occurring
Penalty assessed
On or before November 2, 2015 ..............................
On or before November 2, 2015 ..............................
After November 2, 2015 ...........................................
On or before August 1, 2016 ..................................
After August 1, 2016 ...............................................
After August 1, 2016, but on or before January 13,
2017.
After January 13, 2017 but on or before January
2, 2018.
After January 2, 2018 .............................................
After November 2, 2015 ...........................................
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After November 2, 2015 ...........................................
1 M–18–03, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2018, Pursuant to the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2017).
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Which penalty level applies
Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
August 1, 2016 levels.
January 13, 2017 levels.
January 2, 2018 levels.
3 Appendix 1 consists of a table that provides
ready access to key information about each penalty.
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III. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires that the
Department consider the impact of
paperwork and other information
collection burdens imposed on the
public. The Department has determined
that this final rule does not require any
collection of information.
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IV. Administrative Procedure Act
The Inflation Adjustment Act
provides that agencies shall annually
adjust civil monetary penalties for
inflation notwithstanding Section 553 of
the APA. Additionally, the Inflation
Adjustment Act provides a
nondiscretionary cost-of-living formula
for annual adjustment of the civil
monetary penalties. For these reasons,
the requirements in sections 553(b), (c),
and (d) of the APA, relating to notice
and comment and requiring that a rule
be effective 30 days after publication in
the Federal Register, are inapplicable.
V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review, Executive Order
13563: Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review, and Executive
Order 13771: Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs
Executive Order 12866 requires that
regulatory agencies assess both the costs
and benefits of significant regulatory
actions. Under the Executive Order, a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ is one
meeting any of a number of specified
conditions, including the following:
Having an annual effect on the economy
of $100 million or more; creating a
serious inconsistency or interfering with
an action of another agency; materially
altering the budgetary impact of
entitlements or the rights of entitlement
recipients, or raising novel legal or
policy issues.
The Department has determined that
this final rule is not a ‘‘significant’’
regulatory action and a cost-benefit and
economic analysis is not required. This
regulation merely adjusts civil monetary
penalties in accordance with inflation as
required by the Inflation Adjustment
Act, and has no impact on disclosure or
compliance costs. The benefit provided
by the inflationary adjustment to the
maximum civil monetary penalties is
that of maintaining the incentive for the
regulated community to comply with
the laws enforced by the Department,
and not allowing the incentive to be
diminished by inflation. This rule is not
an Executive Order 13771 regulatory
action because this rule is not
significant under Executive Order
12866.
Executive Order 13563 directs
agencies to assess all costs and benefits
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of available regulatory alternatives and,
if regulation is necessary, to select
regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential
economic, environmental, public health
and safety effects, distributive impacts,
and equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits,
reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and
promoting flexibility to minimize
burden.
This final rule is exempt from the
requirements of the APA because the
Inflation Adjustment Act directed the
Department to issue the annual
adjustments without regard to Section
553 of the APA. In that context,
Congress has already determined that
any possible increase in costs is justified
by the overall benefits of such
adjustments. This final rule makes only
the statutory changes outlined herein;
thus there are no alternatives or further
analysis required by Executive Order
13563.
VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5
U.S.C. 601 et seq. (RFA), imposes
certain requirements on Federal agency
rules that are subject to the notice and
comment requirements of the APA, 5
U.S.C. 553(b). This final rule is exempt
from the requirements of the APA
because the Inflation Adjustment Act
directed the Department to issue the
annual adjustments without regard to
Section 553 of the APA. Therefore, the
requirements of the RFA applicable to
notices of proposed rulemaking, 5
U.S.C. 603, do not apply to this rule.
Accordingly, the Department is not
required to either certify that the final
rule would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities or conduct a
regulatory flexibility analysis.
VII. Other Regulatory Considerations
A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, requires
Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their discretionary regulatory actions. In
particular, the Act addresses actions
that may result in the expenditure by a
State, local, or Tribal government, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector of
$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or
more in any one year. This Final Rule
will not result in such an expenditure.
Therefore, no actions were deemed
necessary under the provisions of the
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Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
Section 18 of the OSH Act (29 U.S.C.
667) requires OSHA-approved State
Plans to have standards and an
enforcement program that are at least as
effective as federal OSHA’s standards
and enforcement program. OSHAapproved State Plans must have
maximum and minimum penalty levels
that are at least as effective as federal
OSHA’s per section 18(c)(2) of the OSH
Act; 29 CFR 1902.4(c)(2)(xi);
1902.37(b)(12). State Plans are required
to increase their penalties in alignment
with OSHA’s penalty increases to
maintain at least as effective penalty
levels.
State Plans are not required to impose
monetary penalties on state and local
government employers. See
§ 1956.11(c)(2)(x). Five (5) states and
one territory have State Plans that cover
only state and local government
employees: Connecticut, Illinois, New
Jersey, New York, Maine, and the Virgin
Islands. Therefore, the requirements to
increase the penalty levels do not apply
to these State Plans. Twenty-one (21)
states and one U.S. territory have State
Plans that cover both private sector
employees and state and local
government employees: Alaska,
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana,
Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Carolina, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.
These states must increase their
penalties for private-sector employers.
Other than as listed above, this final
rule does not have federalism
implications because it does not have
substantial direct effects on the states,
on the relationship between the national
government and the states, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. Accordingly,
Executive Order 13132, Federalism,
requires no further agency action or
analysis.
C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal
Governments
This final rule does not have ‘‘tribal
implications’’ because it does not have
substantial direct effects on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal government and Indian tribes.
Accordingly, Executive Order 13175,
Consultation and Coordination with
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Indian Tribal Governments, requires no
further agency action or analysis.
D. The Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act of
1999: Assessment of Federal
Regulations and Policies on Families
This final rule will have no effect on
family well-being or stability, marital
commitment, parental rights or
authority, or income or poverty of
families and children. Accordingly,
section 654 of the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act of 1999
(5 U.S.C. 601 note) requires no further
agency action, analysis, or assessment.
E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
This final rule will have no adverse
impact on children. Accordingly,
Executive Order 13045, Protection of
Children from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks, as amended by
Executive Orders 13229 and 13296,
requires no further agency action or
analysis.
F. Environmental Impact Assessment
H. Executive Order 12630:
Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights
This final rule will not implement a
policy with takings implications.
Accordingly, Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference
with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights, requires no further agency action
or analysis.
I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice
Reform Analysis
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29 CFR Part 530
29 CFR Part 579
20 CFR Part 655
Immigration, Penalties, Labor.
Administrative practice and
procedure, Longshore and harbor
workers, Penalties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Workers’
compensation.
20 CFR Part 725
Administrative practice and
procedure, Black lung benefits, Coal
miners, Penalties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
20 CFR Part 726
29 CFR Part 5
Administrative practice and
procedure, Construction industry,
Employee benefit plans, Government
contracts, Law enforcement, Minimum
wages, Penalties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
29 CFR Part 500
Administrative practice and
procedure, Aliens, Housing, Insurance,
Intergovernmental relations,
Investigations, Migrant labor, Motor
vehicle safety, Occupational safety and
health, Penalties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Wages,
Whistleblowing.
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29 CFR Part 570
Child labor, Law enforcement,
Penalties.
29 CFR Part 578
Penalties, Wages.
Child labor, Penalties.
Administrative practice and
procedure, Black lung benefits, Coal
miners, Mines, Penalties.
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Aliens, Employment,
Housing, Immigration, Labor, Penalties,
Transportation, Wages.
List of Subjects
G. Executive Order 13211: Energy
Supply
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29 CFR Part 503
Administrative practice and
procedure, Clothing, Homeworkers,
Indians—arts and crafts, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Surety bonds, Watches
and jewelry.
20 CFR Part 702
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Agriculture, Aliens,
Employment, Housing, Housing
standards, Immigration, Labor, Migrant
labor, Penalties, Transportation, Wages.
This final rule was drafted and
reviewed in accordance with Executive
Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This
final rule was written to provide a clear
legal standard for affected conduct and
was carefully reviewed to eliminate
drafting errors and ambiguities, so as to
minimize litigation and undue burden
on the Federal court system. The
Department has determined that this
final rule meets the applicable standards
provided in section 3 of Executive Order
12988.
A review of this final rule in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; the
regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality, 40 CFR 1500 et
seq.; and the Departmental NEPA
procedures, 29 CFR part 11, indicates
that the final rule will not have a
significant impact on the quality of the
human environment. As a result, there
is no corresponding environmental
assessment or an environmental impact
statement.
This final rule has been reviewed for
its impact on the supply, distribution,
and use of energy because it applies, in
part, to the coal mining and uranium
industries. MSHA has concluded that
the adjustment of civil monetary
penalties to keep pace with inflation
and thus maintain the incentive for
operators to maintain safe and healthful
workplaces is not a significant energy
action because it is not likely to have a
significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy.
This final rule has not been identified
to have other impacts on energy supply.
Accordingly, Executive Order 13211
requires no further Agency action or
analysis.
29 CFR Part 501
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29 CFR Part 801
Administrative practice and
procedure, Employment, Lie detector
tests, Penalties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
29 CFR Part 825
Administrative practice and
procedure, Airmen, Employee benefit
plans, Health, Health insurance, Labor
management relations, Maternal and
child health, Penalties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Teachers.
29 CFR Parts 1902 and 1903
Intergovernmental relations, Law
enforcement, Occupational Safety and
Health, Penalties.
29 CFR Part 2560
Employee benefit plans, Law
enforcement, Penalties, Pensions,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
29 CFR Part 2575
Administrative practice and
procedure, Employee benefit plans,
Health care, Penalties, Pensions.
29 CFR Part 2590
Employee benefit plans, Health care,
Health insurance, Penalties, Pensions,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
30 CFR Part 100
Mine safety and health, Penalties.
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41 CFR Part 50–201
Child labor, Government
procurement, Minimum wages,
Occupational safety and health,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 20 CFR chapters V and VI, 29
CFR subtitle A and chapters V, XVII,
and XXV, 30 CFR chapter I, and 41 CFR
subtitle B are amended as follows:
Department of Labor
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Title 20—Employees’ Benefits
PART 655—TEMPORARY
EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN
WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES
1. The authority citation for part 655
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Section 655.0 issued under 8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)
and (ii), 8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(6), 1182(m), (n) and
(t), 1184(c), (g), and (j), 1188, and 1288(c) and
(d); sec. 3(c)(1), Pub. L. 101–238, 103 Stat.
2099, 2102 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 221(a),
Pub. L. 101–649, 104 Stat. 4978, 5027 (8
U.S.C. 1184 note); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 102–
232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101
note); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103–206, 107 Stat.
2428; sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105–277, 112 Stat.
2681 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 2(d), Pub. L.
106–95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C. 1182
note); 29 U.S.C. 49k; Pub. L. 107–296, 116
Stat. 2135, as amended; Pub. L. 109–423, 120
Stat. 2900; 8 CFR 214.2(h)(4)(i); and 8 CFR
214.2(h)(6)(iii).
Subpart A issued under 8 CFR 214.2(h).
Subpart B issued under 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c), and 1188; and 8
CFR 214.2(h).
Subparts F and G issued under 8 U.S.C.
1288(c) and (d); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103–206,
107 Stat. 2428; and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, Pub.
L. 114–74 at section 701.
Subparts H and I issued under 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) and (b)(1), 1182(n) and
(t), and 1184(g) and (j); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L.
102–232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101
note); sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105–277, 112 Stat.
2681; 8 CFR 214.2(h); and 28 U.S.C. 2461
note, Pub. L. 114–74 at section 701.
Subparts L and M issued under 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) and 1182(m); sec. 2(d),
Pub. L. 106–95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C.
1182 note); Pub. L. 109–423, 120 Stat. 2900;
and 8 CFR 214.2(h).
§§ 655.620, 655.801, and 655.810
[Amended]
2. In the table below, for each
paragraph indicated in the left column,
remove the dollar amount indicated in
the middle column from wherever it
appears in the paragraph and add in its
place the dollar amount indicated in the
right column.
■
Paragraph
Remove
§ 655.620(a) ............................................................................................................................................
§ 655.801(b) ............................................................................................................................................
§ 655.810(b)(1) introductory text .............................................................................................................
§ 655.810(b)(2) introductory text .............................................................................................................
§ 655.810(b)(3) introductory text .............................................................................................................
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 et seq.;
33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.;
43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at sec. 701;
Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR
3174, 64 Stat. 1263; Secretary’s Order 10–
2009, 74 FR 58834.
Department of Labor
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
PART 702—ADMINISTRATION AND
PROCEDURE
3. The authority citation for part 702
continues to read as follows:
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$9,054
7,370
1,811
7,370
51,588
4. In the table below, for each
paragraph indicated in the left column,
remove the dollar amount or date
indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph
and add in its place the dollar amount
or date indicated in the right column.
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Remove
§ 702.204 .................................................................................................................................................
§ 702.204 .................................................................................................................................................
§ 702.236 .................................................................................................................................................
§ 702.236 .................................................................................................................................................
§ 702.271(a)(2) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 702.271(a)(2) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 702.271(a)(2) ........................................................................................................................................
$22,957 ..................
January 13, 2017 ...
$279 .......................
January 13, 2017 ...
January 13, 2017 ...
$2,296 ....................
$11,478 ..................
932, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 405;
Secretary’s Order 10–2009, 74 FR 58834.
§ 725.621
[Amended]
6. In § 725.621, amend paragraph (d)
by removing ‘‘January 13, 2017’’ and
adding in its place ‘‘January 2, 2018’’
and by removing ‘‘$1,397’’ and adding
in its place ‘‘$1,426’’.
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5. The authority citation for part 725
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2461
note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at
sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950,
15 FR 3174; 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 902(f), 921,
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7,520
1,848
7,520
52,641
§§ 702.204, 702.236, and 702.271
[Amended]
Paragraph
PART 725—CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS
UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
ACT, AS AMENDED
Add
Add
$23,426.
January 2, 2018.
$285.
January 2, 2018.
January 2, 2018.
$2,343.
$11,712.
PART 726—BLACK LUNG BENEFITS;
REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL MINE
OPERATOR’S INSURANCE
7. The authority citation for part 726
is revised to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 901 et
seq., 902(f), 925, 932, 933, 934, 936; 33 U.S.C.
901 et seq.; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990);
Pub. L. 114–74 at sec. 701; Reorganization
Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; Secretary’s
Order 10–2009, 74 FR 58834.
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8. In the table below, for each
paragraph indicated in the left column,
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remove the dollar amount or date
indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph
and add in its place the dollar amount
or date indicated in the right column.
Paragraph
Remove
§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) .....................................................................................................................................
§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) .....................................................................................................................................
§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) .....................................................................................................................................
§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) .....................................................................................................................................
§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) .....................................................................................................................................
§ 726.302(c)(4) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 726.302(c)(4) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 726.302(c)(5) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 726.302(c)(5) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 726.302(c)(6) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 726.302(c)(6) ........................................................................................................................................
January 13, 2017 ...
$136 .......................
$272 .......................
$409 .......................
$544 .......................
January 13, 2017 ...
$136 .......................
January 13, 2017 ...
$409 .......................
January 13, 2017 ...
$2,795 ....................
Department of Labor
§ 5.5
Wage and Hour Division
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[Amended]
10. In § 5.5, amend paragraph (b)(2) by
removing ‘‘$25’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$26’’.
Title 29—Labor
PART 5—LABOR STANDARDS
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO
CONTRACTS COVERING FEDERALLY
FINANCED AND ASSISTED
CONSTRUCTION (ALSO LABOR
STANDARDS PROVISIONS
APPLICABLE TO NONCONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO THE
CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND
SAFETY STANDARDS ACT)
9. The authority citation for part 5
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; R.S. 161, 64 Stat.
1267; Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950, 5
U.S.C. appendix; 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.; 40
U.S.C. 3145; 40 U.S.C. 3148; 40 U.S.C. 3701
et seq.; and the laws listed in 5.1(a) of this
part; Secretary’s Order No. 01–2014 (Dec. 19,
2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C.
2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at
§ 701, 129 Stat 584.
§ 5.8
[Amended]
11. In § 5.8, amend paragraph (a) by
removing ‘‘$25’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$26’’.
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2, 2018.
14. The authority citation for part 501
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a),
1184(c), and 1188; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114–74 at § 701.
12. The authority citation for part 500
continues to read as follows:
§ 501.19
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Authority: Pub. L. 97–470, 96 Stat. 2583
(29 U.S.C. 1801–1872); Secretary’s Order No.
01–2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec.
24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990);
and Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat 584.
§ 500.1
[Amended]
[Amended]
15. In the table below, for each
paragraph indicated in the left column,
remove the dollar amount indicated in
the middle column from wherever it
appears in the paragraph and add in its
place the dollar amount indicated in the
right column.
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13. In § 500.1, amend paragraph (e) by
removing ‘‘$2,394’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘$2,443’’.
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Remove
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b); 8
U.S.C. 1184; 8 CFR 214.2(h); 28 U.S.C. 2461
note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at
§ 701.
16. The authority citation for part 503
continues to read as follows:
$1,658
5,581
55,263
110,524
5,581
16,579
16,579
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PART 500—MIGRANT AND SEASONAL
AGRICULTURAL WORKER
PROTECTION
PART 503—ENFORCEMENT OF
OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY
NONIMMIGRANT NONAGRICULTURAL WORKERS
DESCRIBED IN THE IMMIGRATION
AND NATIONALITY ACT
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§ 501.19(c) introductory text ...................................................................................................................
§ 501.19(c)(1) ..........................................................................................................................................
§ 501.19(c)(2) ..........................................................................................................................................
§ 501.19(c)(4) ..........................................................................................................................................
§ 501.19(d) ..............................................................................................................................................
§ 501.19(e) ..............................................................................................................................................
§ 501.19(f) ...............................................................................................................................................
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$139.
$278.
$417.
$555.
January
$139.
January
$417.
January
$2,852.
PART 501—ENFORCEMENT OF
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS FOR
TEMPORARY ALIEN AGRICULTURAL
WORKERS ADMITTED UNDER
SECTION 218 OF THE IMMIGRATION
AND NATIONALITY ACT
Paragraph
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§ 503.23
[Amended]
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$1,692
5,695
56,391
112,780
5,695
16,917
16,917
the middle column from wherever it
appears in the paragraph, and add in its
place the dollar amount indicated in the
right column:
17. In the table below, for each
paragraph indicated in the left column,
remove the dollar amount indicated in
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Remove
§ 503.23(b) ..............................................................................................................................................
§ 503.23(c) ..............................................................................................................................................
§ 503.23(d) ..............................................................................................................................................
PART 530—EMPLOYMENT OF
HOMEWORKERS IN CERTAIN
INDUSTRIES
(Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014);
28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L.
114–74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584.
18. The authority citation for part 530
continues to read as follows:
§ 530.302
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[Amended]
19. In § 530.302, amend paragraph (a)
by removing ‘‘$1,005’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘$1,026’’ and revise paragraph (b)
to read as follows:
■
Authority: Sec. 11, 52 Stat. 1066 (29 U.S.C.
211) as amended by sec. 9, 63 Stat. 910 (29
U.S.C. 211(d)); Secretary’s Order No. 01–2014
Add
$12,135
12,135
12,135
§ 530.302
$12,383
12,383
12,383
Amounts of civil penalties.
*
*
*
*
*
(b) The amount of civil money
penalties shall be determined per
affected homeworker within the limits
set forth in the following schedule,
except that no penalty shall be assessed
in the case of violations which are
deemed to be de minimis in nature:
Penalty per affected homeworker
Nature of violation
Minor
Recordkeeping .............................................................................................................................
Monetary violations ......................................................................................................................
Employment of homeworkers without a certificate ......................................................................
Other violations of statutes, regulations or employer assurances ..............................................
Substantial
$20–205
20–205
........................
20–205
$205–410
205–410
205–410
205–410
Repeated,
intentional
or knowing
$410–1,026
........................
410–1,026
410–1,026
PART 570—CHILD LABOR
REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND
STATEMENTS OF INTERPRETATION
PART 578—MINIMUM WAGE AND
OVERTIME VIOLATIONS—CIVIL
MONEY PENALTIES
PART 579—CHILD LABOR
VIOLATIONS—CIVIL MONEY
PENALTIES
Subpart G [Amended]
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22. The authority citation for part 578
continues to read as follows:
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20. The authority citation for subpart
G of part 570 continues to read as
follows:
■
Authority: 52 Stat. 1060–1069, as
amended; 29 U.S.C. 201–219; 28 U.S.C. 2461
note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at
§ 701.
§ 570.140
[Amended]
Authority: Sec. 9, Pub. L. 101–157, 103
Stat. 938, sec. 3103, Pub. L. 101–508, 104
Stat. 1388–29 (29 U.S.C. 216(e)), Pub. L. 101–
410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as
amended by Pub. L. 104–134, section
31001(s), 110 Stat. 1321–358, 1321–373, and
Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat 584.
Authority: 29 U.S.C. 203(l), 211, 212,
213(c), 216; Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1950, 64
Stat. 1263, 5 U.S.C. App; secs. 25, 29, 88 Stat.
72, 76; Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 01–
2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24,
2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990);
and Pub. L. 114–7, 129 Stat 584.
§ 578.3
§ 579.1
[Amended]
23. In § 578.3, amend paragraph (a) by
removing ‘‘$1,925’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘$1,964’’.
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21. In § 570.140, amend paragraph
(b)(1) by removing ‘‘$12,278’’ and
adding in its place ‘‘$12,529’’ and
paragraph (b)(2) by removing ‘‘$55,808’’
and adding in its place ‘‘$56,947’’.
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24. The authority citation for part 579
continues to read as follows:
[Amended]
25. In the table below, for each
paragraph indicated in the left column,
remove the dollar amount indicated in
the middle column from wherever it
appears in the paragraph and add in its
place the dollar amount indicated in the
right column.
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Paragraph
Remove
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§ 579.1(a)(1)(i)(A) ....................................................................................................................................
§ 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B) ....................................................................................................................................
§ 579.1(a)(2) ............................................................................................................................................
PART 801—APPLICATION OF THE
EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH
PROTECTION ACT OF 1988
Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at sec. 701, 129
Stat 584.
26. The authority citation for part 801
continues to read as follows:
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§ 801.42
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Authority: Pub. L. 100–347, 102 Stat. 646,
29 U.S.C. 2001–2009; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
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$12,278
55,808
1,925
$12,529
56,947
1,964
PART 825—THE FAMILY AND
MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993
28. The authority citation for part 825
continues to read as follows:
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27. In § 801.42 amend paragraph (a)
introductory text by removing
‘‘$20,111’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$20,521’’.
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note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114–
74 at sec. 701.
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[Amended]
2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990), as amended by
Section 701, Pub. L. 114–74; Secretary of
Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan.
25, 2012).
Department of Labor
29. In § 825.300 amend paragraph
(a)(1) by removing ‘‘$166’’ and adding in
its place ‘‘$169’’.
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
Title 29—Labor
PART 1903—INSPECTIONS,
CITATIONS, AND PROPOSED
PENALTIES
§ 1903.15
[Amended]
31. In the table below, for each
paragraph indicated in the left column,
remove the dollar amount or date
indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph
and add in its place the dollar amount
or date indicated in the right column.
■
30. The authority citation for part
1903 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Secs. 8 and 9 of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
(29 U.S.C. 657, 658); 5 U.S.C. 553; 28 U.S.C.
Paragraph
Remove
§ 1903.15(d) introductory text .................................................................................................................
§ 1903.15(d)(1) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 1903.15(d)(1) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 1903.15(d)(2) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 1903.15(d)(3) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 1903.15(d)(4) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 1903.15(d)(5) ........................................................................................................................................
§ 1903.15(d)(6) ........................................................................................................................................
January 13, 2017 ...
$9,054 ....................
126,749 ..................
126,749 ..................
12,675 ....................
12,675 ....................
12,675 ....................
12,675 ....................
Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Administration
TABLE XIV—PENALTY CONVERSION
TABLE—Continued
Title 30—Mineral Resources
32. The authority citation for part 100
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 815,
820, 957; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990);
Pub. L. 114–74 at sec. 701;
33. In § 100.3, amend paragraph (a)(1)
introductory text by removing
‘‘$69,417’’ and adding in its place
‘‘$70,834’’ and in paragraph (g) by
revising Table XIV-Penalty Conversion
Table to read as follows:
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§ 100.3 Determination of penalty amount;
regular assessment.
*
*
*
(g) * * *
*
*
TABLE XIV—PENALTY CONVERSION
TABLE
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60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
or fewer ...........................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
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($)
$132
143
154
168
182
197
213
232
250
271
294
318
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73 ..........................................
74 ..........................................
75 ..........................................
76 ..........................................
77 ..........................................
78 ..........................................
79 ..........................................
80 ..........................................
81 ..........................................
82 ..........................................
83 ..........................................
84 ..........................................
85 ..........................................
86 ..........................................
87 ..........................................
88 ..........................................
89 ..........................................
90 ..........................................
91 ..........................................
92 ..........................................
93 ..........................................
94 ..........................................
95 ..........................................
96 ..........................................
97 ..........................................
98 ..........................................
99 ..........................................
100 ........................................
101 ........................................
102 ........................................
103 ........................................
104 ........................................
105 ........................................
106 ........................................
107 ........................................
108 ........................................
109 ........................................
110 ........................................
111 ........................................
112 ........................................
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346
374
404
439
477
514
558
605
655
709
768
833
902
978
1,059
1,146
1,243
1,346
1,458
1,579
1,710
1,852
2,007
2,174
2,355
2,551
2,764
2,994
3,244
3,513
3,806
4,123
4,466
4,839
5,242
5,679
6,152
6,664
7,219
7,819
8,472
January 2, 2018.
$9,239.
129,336.
129,336.
12,934.
12,934.
12,934.
12,934.
TABLE XIV—PENALTY CONVERSION
TABLE—Continued
Penalty
($)
Points
PART 100—CRITERIA AND
PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSED
ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES
Add
Penalty
($)
Points
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
or more ..........................
*
*
*
*
§§ 100.4 and 100.5
9,178
9,942
10,769
11,666
12,638
13,691
14,832
16,066
17,405
18,854
20,425
22,127
23,967
25,964
28,128
30,470
33,008
35,757
38,735
41,961
45,455
49,081
52,706
56,333
59,957
63,583
67,208
70,834
*
[Amended]
34. In the table below, for each
paragraph indicated in the left column,
remove the dollar amount indicated in
the middle column from wherever it
appears in the paragraph and add in its
place the dollar amount indicated in the
right column.
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Remove
§ 100.4(a) ................................................................................................................................................
§ 100.4(b) ................................................................................................................................................
§ 100.4(c) introductory text .....................................................................................................................
§ 100.4(c) introductory text .....................................................................................................................
§ 100.5(c) ................................................................................................................................................
§ 100.5(d) ................................................................................................................................................
§ 100.5(e) ................................................................................................................................................
Title 41—PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
PART 50–201—GENERAL
REGULATIONS
35. The authority citation for part 50–
201 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 2038; 41 U.S.C.
38. Interpret or apply sec. 6, 49 Stat. 2038,
as amended; 41 U.S.C. 40; 108 Stat. 7201; 28
U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L.
114–74 at § 701, 129 Stat 584.
Add
$2,314
4,627
5,785
69,417
7,520
318
254,530
§ 50–201.3
[Amended]
36. In § 50–201.3, amend paragraph
(e) by removing ‘‘$25’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘$26’’.
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Note: The following Appendix will not
appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.
2017
Agency
MSHA .............
MSHA .............
MSHA .............
Federal Mine Safety
& Health Act of
1977.
Federal Mine Safety
& Health Act of
1977.
Federal Mine Safety
& Health Act of
1977.
Federal Mine Safety
& Health Act of
1977.
MSHA .............
Federal Mine Safety
& Health Act of
1977.
MSHA .............
Federal Mine Safety
& Health Act of
1977.
MSHA .............
Federal Mine Safety
& Health Act of
1977.
MSHA .............
Federal Mine Safety
& Health Act of
1977.
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
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EBSA ..............
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Act.
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2018
Name/description
Law
MSHA .............
EBSA ..............
$2,361
4,721
5,903
70,834
7,673
324
259,725
CFR Citation
Min penalty
(rounded to
nearest
dollar)
Regular Assessment
30 CFR 100.3(a) ......
....................
$69,417 .....................
....................
Penalty Conversion
Table.
30 CFR 100.3(g) ......
$129
69,417 ......................
$132
Minimum Penalty for
any order issued
under 104(d)(1) of
the Mine Act.
Minimum penalty for
any order issued
under 104(d)(2) of
the Mine Act.
Penalty for failure to
provide timely notification under
103(j) of the Mine
Act.
Any operator who
fails to correct a
violation for which
a citation or order
was issued under
104(a) of the Mine
Act-.
Violation of mandatory safety standards related to
smoking standards.
Flagrant violations
under 110(b)(2) of
the Mine Act.
Section 209(b): Failure to furnish reports (e.g., pension
benefit statements)
to certain former
participants and
beneficiaries or
maintain records.
Section 502(c)(2)—
Per day for failure/
refusal to properly
file plan annual report.
30 CFR 100.4(a) ......
2,314
...................................
2,361
30 CFR 100.4(b) ......
4,627
...................................
4,721
39 CFR 100.4(c) .......
5,785
69,417 ......................
5,903
30 CFR 100.5(c) .......
....................
7,520 ........................
....................
7,673.
30 CFR 100.5(d) ......
....................
318 ...........................
....................
324.
30 CFR 100.5(e) ......
....................
254,530 ....................
....................
259,725.
29 CFR 2575.2(a) ....
....................
28 .............................
....................
29.
29 CFR 2575.2(b) ....
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2,097 ........................
....................
2,140.
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Law
Name/description
CFR Citation
Min penalty
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nearest
dollar)
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(rounded to
nearest dollar)
Min penalty
(rounded to
nearest
dollar)
EBSA ..............
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
....................
1,659 ........................
....................
1,693.
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
29 CFR 2575.2(d) ....
....................
1,527 ........................
....................
1,558.
EBSA ..............
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
29 CFR 2575.2(e) ....
....................
$149 per day, not to
exceed $1,496 per
request.
....................
$152 per day, not to
exceed $1,527 per
request.
EBSA ..............
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
29 CFR 2575.2(f) .....
....................
133 ...........................
....................
136.
EBSA ..............
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
29 CFR 2575.2(g) ....
....................
1,317 ........................
....................
1,344.
EBSA ..............
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
29 CFR 2575.2(h) ....
....................
112 ...........................
....................
114.
EBSA ..............
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
Section 502(c)(4)—
Per day for failure
to disclose certain
documents upon
request under
ERISA 101(k) and
(l); failure to furnish
notices under
101(j) and
514(e)(3)—each
statutory recipient
a separate violation.
Section 502(c)(5)—
Per day for each
failure to file annual report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements
(MEWAs).
Section 502(c)(6)—
Per day for each
failure to provide
Secretary of Labor
requested documentation not to
exceed a per-request maximum.
Section 502(c)(7)—
Per day for each
failure to provide
notices of blackout
periods and of right
to divest employer
securities—each
statutory recipient
a separate violation.
Section 502(c)(8)—
Per each failure by
an endangered status multiemployer
plan to adopt a
funding improvement plan or meet
benchmarks; failure
of a critical status
multiemployer plan
to adopt a rehabilitation plan.
Section
502(c)(9)(A)—Per
day for each failure
by an employer to
inform employees
of CHIP coverage
opportunities under
Section
701(f)(3)(B)(i)(l)—
each employee a
separate violation.
Section
502(c)(9)(B)—Per
day for each failure
by a plan to timely
provide to any
State information
required to be disclosed under Section 701(f)(3)(B)(ii),
as added by CHIP
regarding coverage
coordination—each
participant/beneficiary a separate
violation.
29 CFR 2575.2(c) .....
EBSA ..............
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....................
112 ...........................
....................
114.
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29 CFR 2575.2(j)(1)
....................
112 ...........................
....................
29 CFR 2575.2(j)(2)
2,790
...................................
2,847
29 CFR 2575.2(j)(3)
16,742
...................................
17,084
29 CFR 2575.2(j)(4)
....................
558,078 ....................
....................
569,468.
29 CFR 2575.2(k) .....
....................
102 ...........................
....................
104.
29 CFR 2575.2(l) ......
....................
16,169 ......................
....................
16,499.
29 CFR 2575.2(m) ...
....................
1,105 ........................
....................
1,128.
....................
12,675 ......................
....................
12,934.
....................
12,675 ......................
....................
12,934.
9,054
126,749 ....................
9,239
129,336.
....................
126,749 ....................
....................
129,336.
....................
12,675 ......................
....................
12,934.
....................
12,675 ......................
....................
12,934.
....................
166 ...........................
....................
169.
FLSA ........................
29 CFR
1903.15(d)(3).
29 CFR
1903.15(d)(4).
29 CFR
1903.15(d)(1).
29 CFR
1903.15(d)(2).
29 CFR
1903.15(d)(6).
29 CFR
1903.15(d)(5).
29 CFR
825.300(a)(1).
29 CFR 578.3(a) ......
....................
1,925 ........................
....................
1,964.
Child Labor ...............
29 CFR 579.1(a)(2) ..
....................
1,925 ........................
....................
1,964.
Child Labor ...............
29 CFR
570.140(b)(1).
29 CFR
579.1(a)(1)(i)(A).
29 CFR
570.140(b)(2).
....................
12,278 ......................
....................
12,529.
....................
12,278 ......................
....................
12,529.
....................
55,808 ......................
....................
56,947.
Agency
Law
Name/description
EBSA ..............
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
EBSA ..............
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
Section 502(c)(10)—
Failure by any plan
sponsor of group
health plan, or any
health insurance
issuer offering
health insurance
coverage in connection with the
plan, to meet the
requirements of
Sections
702(a)(1)(F), (b)(3),
(c) or (d); or Section 701; or Section
702(b)(1) with respect to genetic information—daily
per participant and
beneficiary noncompliance period.
Section 502(c)(10)—
uncorrected de
minimis violation.
Section 502(c)(10)—
uncorrected violations that are not
de minimis.
Section 502(c)(10)—
unintentional failure
maximum cap.
Section 502(c)(12)—
Per day for each
failure of a CSEC
plan in restoration
status to adopt a
restoration plan.
Section 502(m)—Failure of fiduciary to
make a proper distribution from a defined benefit plan
under section
206(e) of ERISA.
Failure to provide
Summary of Benefits Coverage
under PHS Act
section 2715(f), as
incorporated in
ERISA section 715
and 29 CFR
2590.715–2715(e).
Serious Violation ......
EBSA ..............
EBSA ..............
EBSA ..............
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
EBSA ..............
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
EBSA ..............
Employee Retirement
Income Security
Act.
OSHA .............
Occupational Safety
and Health Act.
Occupational Safety
and Health Act.
Occupational Safety
and Health Act.
Occupational Safety
and Health Act.
Occupational Safety
and Health Act.
Occupational Safety
and Health Act.
Family and Medical
Leave Act.
Fair Labor Standards
Act.
Fair Labor Standards
Act.
Fair Labor Standards
Act.
Fair Labor Standards
Act.
Fair Labor Standards
Act.
OSHA .............
OSHA .............
OSHA .............
OSHA .............
OSHA .............
WHD ...............
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WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
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Repeated ..................
Posting Requirement
Failure to Abate ........
FMLA ........................
Child Labor ...............
Child Labor that
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Agency
Law
Name/description
WHD ...............
Fair Labor Standards
Act.
WHD ...............
Fair Labor Standards
Act.
WHD ...............
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection
Act.
Immigration & Nationality Act.
Immigration & Nationality Act.
Immigration & Nationality Act.
Immigration & Nationality Act.
Child Labor that
causes serious injury or death.
Child Labor willful or
repeated that
causes serious injury or death.
MSPA .......................
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
Immigration & Nationality Act.
Contract Work Hours
and Safety Standards Act.
Contract Work Hours
and Safety Standards Act.
Walsh-Healey Public
Contracts Act.
Employee Polygraph
Protection Act.
Immigration & Nationality Act.
Immigration & Nationality Act.
Immigration & Nationality Act.
WHD ...............
Immigration & Nationality Act.
WHD ...............
Immigration & Nationality Act.
WHD ...............
Immigration & Nationality Act.
Immigration & Nationality Act.
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
WHD ...............
OWCP ............
OWCP ............
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Immigration & Nationality Act.
Fair Labor Standards
Act.
Fair Labor Standards
Act.
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
OWCP ............
Black Lung Benefits
Act.
OWCP ............
Black Lung Benefits
Act.
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H1B retaliation ..........
2018
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nearest
dollar)
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Min penalty
(rounded to
nearest
dollar)
29 CFR
579.1(a)(1)(i)(B).
....................
55,808 ......................
....................
56,947.
29 CFR
570.140(b)(2); 29
CFR
579.1(a)(1)(i)(B).
29 CFR 500.1(e) ......
....................
111,616 ....................
....................
113,894.
....................
2,394 ........................
....................
2,443.
....................
1,811 ........................
....................
1,848.
....................
7,370 ........................
....................
7,520.
CFR Citation
20 CFR
655.810(b)(1).
20 CFR 655.801(b) ..
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nearest dollar)
H1B willful or discrimination.
H1B willful that resulted in displacement of a US worker.
D–1 ...........................
20 CFR
655.810(b)(2).
20 CFR
655.810(b)(3).
....................
7,370 ........................
....................
7,520.
....................
51,588 ......................
....................
52,641.
20 CFR 655.620(a) ..
....................
9,054 ........................
....................
9,239.
CWHSSA ..................
29 CFR 5.5(b)(2) ......
....................
25 .............................
....................
26.
CWHSSA ..................
29 CFR 5.8(a) ..........
....................
25 .............................
....................
26.
Walsh-Healey ...........
41 CFR 50–201.3(e)
....................
25 .............................
....................
26.
EPPA ........................
29 CFR 801.42(a) ....
....................
20,111 ......................
....................
20,521.
H2A ...........................
29 CFR 501.19(c) .....
....................
1,658 ........................
....................
1,692.
H2A willful or discrimination.
H2A Safety or health
resulting in serious
injury or death.
H2A willful or repeated safety or
health resulting in
serious injury or
death.
H2A failing to cooperate in an investigation.
H2A displacing a US
worker.
H2A improperly rejecting a US worker.
H–2B ........................
29 CFR 501.19(c)(1)
....................
5,581 ........................
....................
5,695.
29 CFR 501.19(c)(2)
....................
55,263 ......................
....................
56,391.
29 CFR 501.19(c)(4)
....................
110,524 ....................
....................
112,780.
29 CFR 501.19(d) ....
....................
5,581 ........................
....................
5,695.
29 CFR 501.19(e) ....
....................
16,579 ......................
....................
16,917.
29 CFR 501.19(f) .....
....................
16,579 ......................
....................
16,917.
....................
12,135 ......................
....................
12,383.
Home Worker ...........
29 CFR 503.23(b)–
(d).
29 CFR 530.302(a) ..
....................
1,005 ........................
....................
1,026.
Home Worker ...........
29 CFR 530.302(b) ..
20
1,005 ........................
20
1,026.
Failure to file first report of injury or filing a false statement or misrepresentation in first report.
Failure to report termination of payments.
Discrimination
against employees
who claim compensation or testify
in a LHWCA proceeding.
Failure to report termination of payments.
Failure to file required reports.
20 CFR 702.204 .......
....................
22,957 ......................
....................
23,426.
20 CFR 702.236 .......
....................
279 ...........................
....................
285.
2,296
11,478 ......................
2,343
20 CFR 725.621(d) ..
....................
1,397 ........................
....................
1,426.
20 CFR 725.621(d) ..
....................
1,397 ........................
....................
1,426
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Name/description
OWCP ............
Black Lung Benefits
Act.
OWCP ............
Black Lung Benefits
Act.
OWCP ............
Black Lung Benefits
Act.
OWCP ............
Black Lung Benefits
Act.
OWCP ............
Black Lung Benefits
Act.
OWCP ............
Black Lung Benefits
Act.
OWCP ............
Black Lung Benefits
Act.
Failure to secure
payment of benefits for mines with
fewer than 25 employees.
Failure to secure
payment of benefits for mines with
25–50 employees.
Failure to secure
payment of benefits for mines with
51–100 employees.
Failure to secure
payment of benefits for mines with
more than 100 employees.
Failure to secure
payment of benefits after 10th day
of notice.
Failure to secure
payment of benefits for repeat offenders.
Failure to secure
payment of benefits.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day
of December, 2017.
R. Alexander Acosta,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017–28224 Filed 12–29–17; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 573
[Docket No. FDA–2017–F–2130]
Food Additives Permitted in Feed and
Drinking Water of Animals; Formic
Acid as a Feed Acidifying Agent in
Complete Poultry Feeds
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Final rule.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA, we, the Agency)
is amending the regulations for food
additives permitted in feed and drinking
water of animals to provide for the safe
use of formic acid as a feed acidifying
agent in complete poultry feeds. This
action is in response to a food additive
petition filed by BASF Corp.
DATES: This rule is effective January 2,
2018. Submit either written or
electronic objections and requests for a
hearing by February 1, 2018. See section
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...................................
20 CFR
726.302(c)(2)(i).
272
...................................
278
20 CFR
726.302(c)(2)(i).
409
...................................
417
20 CFR
726.302(c)(2)(i).
544
...................................
555
20 CFR
726.302(c)(4).
136
...................................
139
20 CFR
726.302(c)(5).
409
...................................
417
20 CFR
726.302(c)(5).
....................
2,795 ........................
....................
Max penalty
(rounded to
nearest dollar)
139
V of this document for information on
the filing of objections.
You may submit objections
and requests for a hearing as follows:
ADDRESSES:
Submit electronic objections in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Objections submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
objection will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
objection does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
objection, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit an objection
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the objection as a
written/paper submission and in the
manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
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AGENCY:
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2018
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Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
written/paper submissions): Dockets
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper objections
submitted to the Dockets Management
Staff, FDA will post your objection, as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted, marked and
identified, as confidential, if submitted
as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2017–F–2130 for ‘‘Food Additives
Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water
of Animals; Formic Acid as a Feed
Acidifying Agent in Complete Poultry
Feeds.’’ Received objections will be
placed in the docket and, except for
those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Dockets Management Staff between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
• Confidential Submissions—To
submit an objection with confidential
information that you do not wish to be
made publicly available, submit your
objections only as a written/paper
submission. You should submit two
copies in total. One copy will include
the information you claim to be
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-28224]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
20 CFR Part 655
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
20 CFR Parts 702, 725, 726
Office of the Secretary
29 CFR Part 5
41 CFR Part 50-201
Wage and Hour Division
29 CFR Parts 500, 501, 503, 530, 570, 578, 579, 801, 825
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Parts 1902, 1903
Employee Benefits Security Administration
29 CFR Part 2560, 2575, 2590
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Part 100
RIN 1290-AA33
Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Annual Adjustments for 2018
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, Office of the Secretary, Wage and Hour Division,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, and Mine Safety and Health Administration,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this
final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties
assessed or enforced in its regulations, pursuant to the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015
(Inflation Adjustment Act). The Inflation Adjustment Act requires the
Department to annually adjust its civil money penalty levels for
inflation no later than January 15 of each year. The Inflation
Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall adjust civil monetary
penalties notwithstanding Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA). Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a cost-
of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties. Accordingly,
this final rule sets forth the Department's 2018 annual adjustments for
inflation to its civil monetary penalties.
DATES: This final rule is effective on January 2, 2018. As provided by
the Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased penalty levels apply to any
penalties assessed after January 2, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin FitzGerald, Senior Policy
Advisor, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2312, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-5076 (this is not a
toll-free number). Copies of this final rule may be obtained in
alternative formats (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc), upon
request, by calling (202) 693-5959 (this is not a toll-free number).
TTY/TDD callers may dial toll-free 1-877-889-5627 to obtain information
or request materials in alternative formats.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Preamble Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Adjustment for 2018
III. Paperwork Reduction Act
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review, Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, and
Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs
VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act
VII. Other Regulatory Considerations
A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal Governments
D. The Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of
1999: Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on Families
E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
F. Environmental Impact Assessment
G. Executive Order 13211: Energy Supply
H. Executive Order 12630: Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights
I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform Analysis
I. Background
On November 2, 2015, Congress enacted the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Public Law 114-74,
sec. 701 (Inflation Adjustment Act), which further amended the Federal
Civil
[[Page 8]]
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as previously amended by the
1996 Debt Collection Improvement Act (collectively, the ``Prior
Inflation Adjustment Act''), to improve the effectiveness of civil
monetary penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. The
Inflation Adjustment Act required agencies to: (1) Adjust the level of
civil monetary penalties with an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment
through an interim final rule (IFR); and (2) make subsequent annual
adjustments for inflation, no later than January 15 of each year.
On July 1, 2016, the Department published an IFR that established
the initial catch-up adjustment for most civil penalties that the
Department administers and requested comments. See 81 FR 43430 (DOL
IFR). On January 18, 2017, the Department published the final rule
establishing the 2017 Annual Adjustment for those civil monetary
penalties adjusted in the DOL IFR. See 82 FR 5373 (DOL 2017 Annual
Adjustment). On July 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) (collectively, ``the
Departments'') jointly published an IFR that established the initial
catch-up adjustment for civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced
in connection with the employment of temporary nonimmigrant workers
under the H-2B program. See 81 FR 42983 (Joint IFR). On March 17, 2017,
the Departments jointly published the final rule establishing the 2017
Annual Adjustment for the H-2B civil monetary penalties. See 82 FR
14147 (Joint 2017 Annual Adjustment). The Joint 2017 Annual Adjustment
also explained that DOL would make future adjustments to the H-2B civil
monetary penalties consistent with DOL's delegated authority under 8
U.S.C. 1184(c)(14), Immigration and Nationality Act section 214(c)(14),
and the Inflation Adjustment Act. See 82 FR 14147-48.
This rule implements the 2018 annual inflation adjustments, as
required by the Inflation Adjustment Act, for civil monetary penalties
assessed or enforced by the Department, including H-2B civil monetary
penalties. The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that the increased
penalty levels apply to any penalties assessed after the effective date
of the increase. Pursuant to the Inflation Adjustment Act, this final
rule is published notwithstanding Section 553 of the APA.
II. Adjustment for 2018
The Department has undertaken a thorough review of civil penalties
administered by its various components pursuant to the Inflation
Adjustment Act and in accordance with guidance issued by the Office of
Management and Budget.\1\ The Department first identified the most
recent penalty amount, which is the amount established by the 2017
annual adjustment as set forth in the DOL 2017 Annual Adjustment
published on January 18, 2017, and the Joint 2017 Annual Adjustment
published on March 17, 2017.
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\1\ M-18-03, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for
2018, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2017).
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The Department is required to calculate the annual adjustment based
on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Annual
inflation adjustments are based on the percent change between the
October CPI-U preceding the date of the adjustment, and the prior
year's October CPI-U; in this case, the percent change between the
October 2017 CPI-U and the October 2016 CPI-U. The cost-of-living
adjustment multiplier for 2018, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-
U) for the month of October 2017, not seasonally adjusted, is
1.02041.\2\ In order to compute the 2018 annual adjustment, the
Department multiplied the most recent penalty amount for each
applicable penalty by the multiplier, 1.02041, and rounded to the
nearest dollar.
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As provided by the Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased penalty
levels apply to any penalties assessed after the effective date of this
rule.\3\ Accordingly, for penalties assessed after January 2, 2018,
whose associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015, the higher
penalty amounts outlined in this rule will apply. The tables below
demonstrate the penalty amounts that apply:
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\3\ Appendix 1 consists of a table that provides ready access to
key information about each penalty.
Civil Monetary Penalties for the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker
Program
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Which penalty
Violations occurring Penalty assessed level applies
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On or before November 2, 2015. On or before August 1, Pre-August 1,
2016. 2016 levels.
On or before November 2, 2015. After August 1, 2016.. Pre-August 1,
2016 levels.
After November 2, 2015........ After August 1, 2016, August 1, 2016
but on or before levels.
March 17, 2017.
After November 2, 2015........ After March 17, 2017 March 17, 2017
but on or before levels.
January 2, 2018.
After November 2, 2015........ After January 2, 2018. January 2, 2018
levels.
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Civil Monetary Penalties for Other DOL Programs
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Which penalty
Violations occurring Penalty assessed level applies
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On or before November 2, 2015. On or before August 1, Pre-August 1,
2016. 2016 levels.
On or before November 2, 2015. After August 1, 2016.. Pre-August 1,
2016 levels.
After November 2, 2015........ After August 1, 2016, August 1, 2016
but on or before levels.
January 13, 2017.
After November 2, 2015........ After January 13, 2017 January 13, 2017
but on or before levels.
January 2, 2018.
After November 2, 2015........ After January 2, 2018. January 2, 2018
levels.
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III. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires
that the Department consider the impact of paperwork and other
information collection burdens imposed on the public. The Department
has determined that this final rule does not require any collection of
information.
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall annually
adjust civil monetary penalties for inflation notwithstanding Section
553 of the APA. Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a
nondiscretionary cost-of-living formula for annual adjustment of the
civil monetary penalties. For these reasons, the requirements in
sections 553(b), (c), and (d) of the APA, relating to notice and
comment and requiring that a rule be effective 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register, are inapplicable.
V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review, Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, and Executive
Order 13771: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs
Executive Order 12866 requires that regulatory agencies assess both
the costs and benefits of significant regulatory actions. Under the
Executive Order, a ``significant regulatory action'' is one meeting any
of a number of specified conditions, including the following: Having an
annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; creating a
serious inconsistency or interfering with an action of another agency;
materially altering the budgetary impact of entitlements or the rights
of entitlement recipients, or raising novel legal or policy issues.
The Department has determined that this final rule is not a
``significant'' regulatory action and a cost-benefit and economic
analysis is not required. This regulation merely adjusts civil monetary
penalties in accordance with inflation as required by the Inflation
Adjustment Act, and has no impact on disclosure or compliance costs.
The benefit provided by the inflationary adjustment to the maximum
civil monetary penalties is that of maintaining the incentive for the
regulated community to comply with the laws enforced by the Department,
and not allowing the incentive to be diminished by inflation. This rule
is not an Executive Order 13771 regulatory action because this rule is
not significant under Executive Order 12866.
Executive Order 13563 directs agencies to assess all costs and
benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits,
reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility to
minimize burden.
This final rule is exempt from the requirements of the APA because
the Inflation Adjustment Act directed the Department to issue the
annual adjustments without regard to Section 553 of the APA. In that
context, Congress has already determined that any possible increase in
costs is justified by the overall benefits of such adjustments. This
final rule makes only the statutory changes outlined herein; thus there
are no alternatives or further analysis required by Executive Order
13563.
VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. (RFA), imposes
certain requirements on Federal agency rules that are subject to the
notice and comment requirements of the APA, 5 U.S.C. 553(b). This final
rule is exempt from the requirements of the APA because the Inflation
Adjustment Act directed the Department to issue the annual adjustments
without regard to Section 553 of the APA. Therefore, the requirements
of the RFA applicable to notices of proposed rulemaking, 5 U.S.C. 603,
do not apply to this rule. Accordingly, the Department is not required
to either certify that the final rule would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities or conduct a
regulatory flexibility analysis.
VII. Other Regulatory Considerations
A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538,
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or Tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. This Final Rule will not result in
such an expenditure. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary under
the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
Section 18 of the OSH Act (29 U.S.C. 667) requires OSHA-approved
State Plans to have standards and an enforcement program that are at
least as effective as federal OSHA's standards and enforcement program.
OSHA-approved State Plans must have maximum and minimum penalty levels
that are at least as effective as federal OSHA's per section 18(c)(2)
of the OSH Act; 29 CFR 1902.4(c)(2)(xi); 1902.37(b)(12). State Plans
are required to increase their penalties in alignment with OSHA's
penalty increases to maintain at least as effective penalty levels.
State Plans are not required to impose monetary penalties on state
and local government employers. See Sec. 1956.11(c)(2)(x). Five (5)
states and one territory have State Plans that cover only state and
local government employees: Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New
York, Maine, and the Virgin Islands. Therefore, the requirements to
increase the penalty levels do not apply to these State Plans. Twenty-
one (21) states and one U.S. territory have State Plans that cover both
private sector employees and state and local government employees:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Puerto
Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
and Wyoming. These states must increase their penalties for private-
sector employers.
Other than as listed above, this final rule does not have
federalism implications because it does not have substantial direct
effects on the states, on the relationship between the national
government and the states, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Accordingly,
Executive Order 13132, Federalism, requires no further agency action or
analysis.
C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal Governments
This final rule does not have ``tribal implications'' because it
does not have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian tribes,
on the relationship between the Federal government and Indian tribes,
or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the
Federal government and Indian tribes. Accordingly, Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with
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Indian Tribal Governments, requires no further agency action or
analysis.
D. The Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of 1999:
Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on Families
This final rule will have no effect on family well-being or
stability, marital commitment, parental rights or authority, or income
or poverty of families and children. Accordingly, section 654 of the
Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of 1999 (5 U.S.C.
601 note) requires no further agency action, analysis, or assessment.
E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
This final rule will have no adverse impact on children.
Accordingly, Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks, as amended by Executive
Orders 13229 and 13296, requires no further agency action or analysis.
F. Environmental Impact Assessment
A review of this final rule in accordance with the requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.; the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality, 40 CFR
1500 et seq.; and the Departmental NEPA procedures, 29 CFR part 11,
indicates that the final rule will not have a significant impact on the
quality of the human environment. As a result, there is no
corresponding environmental assessment or an environmental impact
statement.
G. Executive Order 13211: Energy Supply
This final rule has been reviewed for its impact on the supply,
distribution, and use of energy because it applies, in part, to the
coal mining and uranium industries. MSHA has concluded that the
adjustment of civil monetary penalties to keep pace with inflation and
thus maintain the incentive for operators to maintain safe and
healthful workplaces is not a significant energy action because it is
not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy.
This final rule has not been identified to have other impacts on
energy supply. Accordingly, Executive Order 13211 requires no further
Agency action or analysis.
H. Executive Order 12630: Constitutionally Protected Property Rights
This final rule will not implement a policy with takings
implications. Accordingly, Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions
and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property Rights,
requires no further agency action or analysis.
I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform Analysis
This final rule was drafted and reviewed in accordance with
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final rule was
written to provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct and was
carefully reviewed to eliminate drafting errors and ambiguities, so as
to minimize litigation and undue burden on the Federal court system.
The Department has determined that this final rule meets the applicable
standards provided in section 3 of Executive Order 12988.
List of Subjects
20 CFR Part 655
Immigration, Penalties, Labor.
20 CFR Part 702
Administrative practice and procedure, Longshore and harbor
workers, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Workers'
compensation.
20 CFR Part 725
Administrative practice and procedure, Black lung benefits, Coal
miners, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
20 CFR Part 726
Administrative practice and procedure, Black lung benefits, Coal
miners, Mines, Penalties.
29 CFR Part 5
Administrative practice and procedure, Construction industry,
Employee benefit plans, Government contracts, Law enforcement, Minimum
wages, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
29 CFR Part 500
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Housing, Insurance,
Intergovernmental relations, Investigations, Migrant labor, Motor
vehicle safety, Occupational safety and health, Penalties, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Wages, Whistleblowing.
29 CFR Part 501
Administrative practice and procedure, Agriculture, Aliens,
Employment, Housing, Housing standards, Immigration, Labor, Migrant
labor, Penalties, Transportation, Wages.
29 CFR Part 503
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment, Housing,
Immigration, Labor, Penalties, Transportation, Wages.
29 CFR Part 530
Administrative practice and procedure, Clothing, Homeworkers,
Indians--arts and crafts, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Surety bonds, Watches and jewelry.
29 CFR Part 570
Child labor, Law enforcement, Penalties.
29 CFR Part 578
Penalties, Wages.
29 CFR Part 579
Child labor, Penalties.
29 CFR Part 801
Administrative practice and procedure, Employment, Lie detector
tests, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
29 CFR Part 825
Administrative practice and procedure, Airmen, Employee benefit
plans, Health, Health insurance, Labor management relations, Maternal
and child health, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Teachers.
29 CFR Parts 1902 and 1903
Intergovernmental relations, Law enforcement, Occupational Safety
and Health, Penalties.
29 CFR Part 2560
Employee benefit plans, Law enforcement, Penalties, Pensions,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
29 CFR Part 2575
Administrative practice and procedure, Employee benefit plans,
Health care, Penalties, Pensions.
29 CFR Part 2590
Employee benefit plans, Health care, Health insurance, Penalties,
Pensions, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
30 CFR Part 100
Mine safety and health, Penalties.
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41 CFR Part 50-201
Child labor, Government procurement, Minimum wages, Occupational
safety and health, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 20 CFR chapters V and VI,
29 CFR subtitle A and chapters V, XVII, and XXV, 30 CFR chapter I, and
41 CFR subtitle B are amended as follows:
Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Title 20--Employees' Benefits
PART 655--TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED
STATES
0
1. The authority citation for part 655 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Section 655.0 issued under 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(E)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(H)(i) and (ii), 8 U.S.C.
1103(a)(6), 1182(m), (n) and (t), 1184(c), (g), and (j), 1188, and
1288(c) and (d); sec. 3(c)(1), Pub. L. 101-238, 103 Stat. 2099, 2102
(8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 221(a), Pub. L. 101-649, 104 Stat. 4978,
5027 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 102- 232, 105
Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103-206,
107 Stat. 2428; sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 (8
U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316
(8 U.S.C. 1182 note); 29 U.S.C. 49k; Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat.
2135, as amended; Pub. L. 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; 8 CFR
214.2(h)(4)(i); and 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii).
Subpart A issued under 8 CFR 214.2(h).
Subpart B issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c),
and 1188; and 8 CFR 214.2(h).
Subparts F and G issued under 8 U.S.C. 1288(c) and (d); sec.
323(c), Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2428; and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note,
Pub. L. 114-74 at section 701.
Subparts H and I issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) and
(b)(1), 1182(n) and (t), and 1184(g) and (j); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub.
L. 102-232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 412(e),
Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681; 8 CFR 214.2(h); and 28 U.S.C. 2461
note, Pub. L. 114-74 at section 701.
Subparts L and M issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) and
1182(m); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C.
1182 note); Pub. L. 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; and 8 CFR 214.2(h).
Sec. Sec. 655.620, 655.801, and 655.810 [Amended]
0
2. In the table below, for each paragraph indicated in the left column,
remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from wherever
it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the dollar amount
indicated in the right column.
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Paragraph Remove Add
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Sec. 655.620(a)...................... $9,054............................. $9,239
Sec. 655.801(b)...................... 7,370.............................. 7,520
Sec. 655.810(b)(1) introductory text. 1,811.............................. 1,848
Sec. 655.810(b)(2) introductory text. 7,370.............................. 7,520
Sec. 655.810(b)(3) introductory text. 51,588............................. 52,641
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Department of Labor
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
PART 702--ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE
0
3. The authority citation for part 702 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 901 et
seq.; 42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L.
114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174,
64 Stat. 1263; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.
Sec. Sec. 702.204, 702.236, and 702.271 [Amended]
0
4. In the table below, for each paragraph indicated in the left column,
remove the dollar amount or date indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the dollar
amount or date indicated in the right column.
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Paragraph Remove Add
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Sec. 702.204......................... $22,957............................ $23,426.
Sec. 702.204......................... January 13, 2017................... January 2, 2018.
Sec. 702.236......................... $279............................... $285.
Sec. 702.236......................... January 13, 2017................... January 2, 2018.
Sec. 702.271(a)(2)................... January 13, 2017................... January 2, 2018.
Sec. 702.271(a)(2)................... $2,296............................. $2,343.
Sec. 702.271(a)(2)................... $11,478............................ $11,712.
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PART 725--CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AS AMENDED
0
5. The authority citation for part 725 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec.
701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; 30 U.S.C. 901 et
seq., 902(f), 921, 932, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 405;
Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.
Sec. 725.621 [Amended]
0
6. In Sec. 725.621, amend paragraph (d) by removing ``January 13,
2017'' and adding in its place ``January 2, 2018'' and by removing
``$1,397'' and adding in its place ``$1,426''.
PART 726--BLACK LUNG BENEFITS; REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL MINE
OPERATOR'S INSURANCE
0
7. The authority citation for part 726 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 902(f), 925,
932, 933, 934, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L.
114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174;
Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.
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Sec. 726.302 [Amended]
0
8. In the table below, for each paragraph indicated in the left column,
remove the dollar amount or date indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the dollar
amount or date indicated in the right column.
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Paragraph Remove Add
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Sec. 726.302(c)(2)(i)................ January 13, 2017................... January 2, 2018.
Sec. 726.302(c)(2)(i)................ $136............................... $139.
Sec. 726.302(c)(2)(i)................ $272............................... $278.
Sec. 726.302(c)(2)(i)................ $409............................... $417.
Sec. 726.302(c)(2)(i)................ $544............................... $555.
Sec. 726.302(c)(4)................... January 13, 2017................... January 2, 2018.
Sec. 726.302(c)(4)................... $136............................... $139.
Sec. 726.302(c)(5)................... January 13, 2017................... January 2, 2018.
Sec. 726.302(c)(5)................... $409............................... $417.
Sec. 726.302(c)(6)................... January 13, 2017................... January 2, 2018.
Sec. 726.302(c)(6)................... $2,795............................. $2,852.
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Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division
Title 29--Labor
PART 5--LABOR STANDARDS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS COVERING
FEDERALLY FINANCED AND ASSISTED CONSTRUCTION (ALSO LABOR STANDARDS
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO NONCONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO THE
CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT)
0
9. The authority citation for part 5 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; R.S. 161, 64 Stat. 1267; Reorganization
Plan No. 14 of 1950, 5 U.S.C. appendix; 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.; 40
U.S.C. 3145; 40 U.S.C. 3148; 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; and the laws
listed in 5.1(a) of this part; Secretary's Order No. 01-2014 (Dec.
19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at
Sec. 701, 129 Stat 584.
Sec. 5.5 [Amended]
0
10. In Sec. 5.5, amend paragraph (b)(2) by removing ``$25'' and adding
in its place ``$26''.
Sec. 5.8 [Amended]
0
11. In Sec. 5.8, amend paragraph (a) by removing ``$25'' and adding in
its place ``$26''.
PART 500--MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION
0
12. The authority citation for part 500 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Pub. L. 97-470, 96 Stat. 2583 (29 U.S.C. 1801-1872);
Secretary's Order No. 01-2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24,
2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat 584.
Sec. 500.1 [Amended]
0
13. In Sec. 500.1, amend paragraph (e) by removing ``$2,394'' and
adding in its place ``$2,443''.
PART 501--ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY
ALIEN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ADMITTED UNDER SECTION 218 OF THE
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
0
14. The authority citation for part 501 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c), and 1188; 28
U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec. 701.
Sec. 501.19 [Amended]
0
15. In the table below, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the dollar
amount indicated in the right column.
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Paragraph Remove Add
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Sec. 501.19(c) introductory text..... $1,658............................. $1,692
Sec. 501.19(c)(1).................... 5,581.............................. 5,695
Sec. 501.19(c)(2).................... 55,263............................. 56,391
Sec. 501.19(c)(4).................... 110,524............................ 112,780
Sec. 501.19(d)....................... 5,581.............................. 5,695
Sec. 501.19(e)....................... 16,579............................. 16,917
Sec. 501.19(f)....................... 16,579............................. 16,917
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PART 503--ENFORCEMENT OF OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY NONIMMIGRANT
NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKERS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMIGRATION AND
NATIONALITY ACT
0
16. The authority citation for part 503 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b); 8 U.S.C. 1184; 8 CFR
214.2(h); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec. 701.
Sec. 503.23 [Amended]
0
17. In the table below, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph, and add in its place the dollar
amount indicated in the right column:
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Paragraph Remove Add
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Sec. 503.23(b)....................... $12,135............................ $12,383
Sec. 503.23(c)....................... 12,135............................. 12,383
Sec. 503.23(d)....................... 12,135............................. 12,383
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PART 530--EMPLOYMENT OF HOMEWORKERS IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES
0
18. The authority citation for part 530 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sec. 11, 52 Stat. 1066 (29 U.S.C. 211) as amended by
sec. 9, 63 Stat. 910 (29 U.S.C. 211(d)); Secretary's Order No. 01-
2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461
note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990);
Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584.
Sec. 530.302 [Amended]
0
19. In Sec. 530.302, amend paragraph (a) by removing ``$1,005'' and
adding in its place ``$1,026'' and revise paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 530.302 Amounts of civil penalties.
* * * * *
(b) The amount of civil money penalties shall be determined per
affected homeworker within the limits set forth in the following
schedule, except that no penalty shall be assessed in the case of
violations which are deemed to be de minimis in nature:
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Penalty per affected homeworker
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Nature of violation Repeated,
Minor Substantial intentional or
knowing
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Recordkeeping................................................... $20-205 $205-410 $410-1,026
Monetary violations............................................. 20-205 205-410 ..............
Employment of homeworkers without a certificate................. .............. 205-410 410-1,026
Other violations of statutes, regulations or employer assurances 20-205 205-410 410-1,026
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PART 570--CHILD LABOR REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND STATEMENTS OF
INTERPRETATION
Subpart G [Amended]
0
20. The authority citation for subpart G of part 570 continues to read
as follows:
Authority: 52 Stat. 1060-1069, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 201-219; 28
U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec. 701.
Sec. 570.140 [Amended]
0
21. In Sec. 570.140, amend paragraph (b)(1) by removing ``$12,278''
and adding in its place ``$12,529'' and paragraph (b)(2) by removing
``$55,808'' and adding in its place ``$56,947''.
PART 578--MINIMUM WAGE AND OVERTIME VIOLATIONS--CIVIL MONEY
PENALTIES
0
22. The authority citation for part 578 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sec. 9, Pub. L. 101-157, 103 Stat. 938, sec. 3103,
Pub. L. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388-29 (29 U.S.C. 216(e)), Pub. L. 101-
410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as amended by Pub. L. 104-
134, section 31001(s), 110 Stat. 1321-358, 1321-373, and Pub. L.
114-74, 129 Stat 584.
Sec. 578.3 [Amended]
0
23. In Sec. 578.3, amend paragraph (a) by removing ``$1,925'' and
adding in its place ``$1,964''.
PART 579--CHILD LABOR VIOLATIONS--CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES
0
24. The authority citation for part 579 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 29 U.S.C. 203(l), 211, 212, 213(c), 216; Reorg. Plan
No. 6 of 1950, 64 Stat. 1263, 5 U.S.C. App; secs. 25, 29, 88 Stat.
72, 76; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 01-2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79
FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-7, 129
Stat 584.
Sec. 579.1 [Amended]
0
25. In the table below, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the dollar
amount indicated in the right column.
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Paragraph Remove Add
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Sec. 579.1(a)(1)(i)(A)............... $12,278............................ $12,529
Sec. 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B)............... 55,808............................. 56,947
Sec. 579.1(a)(2)..................... 1,925.............................. 1,964
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PART 801--APPLICATION OF THE EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT OF
1988
0
26. The authority citation for part 801 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Pub. L. 100-347, 102 Stat. 646, 29 U.S.C. 2001-2009;
28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584.
Sec. 801.42 [Amended]
0
27. In Sec. 801.42 amend paragraph (a) introductory text by removing
``$20,111'' and adding in its place ``$20,521''.
PART 825--THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993
0
28. The authority citation for part 825 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 29 U.S.C. 2654; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74 at
sec. 701.
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Sec. 825.300 [Amended]
0
29. In Sec. 825.300 amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing ``$166'' and
adding in its place ``$169''.
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Title 29--Labor
PART 1903--INSPECTIONS, CITATIONS, AND PROPOSED PENALTIES
0
30. The authority citation for part 1903 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 8 and 9 of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657, 658); 5 U.S.C. 553; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990), as
amended by Section 701, Pub. L. 114-74; Secretary of Labor's Order
No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012).
Sec. 1903.15 [Amended]
0
31. In the table below, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount or date indicated in the middle column
from wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the
dollar amount or date indicated in the right column.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paragraph Remove Add
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Sec. 1903.15(d) introductory text.... January 13, 2017................... January 2, 2018.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(1)................... $9,054............................. $9,239.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(1)................... 126,749............................ 129,336.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(2)................... 126,749............................ 129,336.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(3)................... 12,675............................. 12,934.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(4)................... 12,675............................. 12,934.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(5)................... 12,675............................. 12,934.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(6)................... 12,675............................. 12,934.
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Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Title 30--Mineral Resources
PART 100--CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSED ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL
PENALTIES
0
32. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 815, 820, 957; 28 U.S.C. 2461
note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990);
Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701;
0
33. In Sec. 100.3, amend paragraph (a)(1) introductory text by
removing ``$69,417'' and adding in its place ``$70,834'' and in
paragraph (g) by revising Table XIV-Penalty Conversion Table to read as
follows:
Sec. 100.3 Determination of penalty amount; regular assessment.
* * * * *
(g) * * *
Table XIV--Penalty Conversion Table
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Points Penalty ($)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
60 or fewer............................................. $132
61...................................................... 143
62...................................................... 154
63...................................................... 168
64...................................................... 182
65...................................................... 197
66...................................................... 213
67...................................................... 232
68...................................................... 250
69...................................................... 271
70...................................................... 294
71...................................................... 318
72...................................................... 346
73...................................................... 374
74...................................................... 404
75...................................................... 439
76...................................................... 477
77...................................................... 514
78...................................................... 558
79...................................................... 605
80...................................................... 655
81...................................................... 709
82...................................................... 768
83...................................................... 833
84...................................................... 902
85...................................................... 978
86...................................................... 1,059
87...................................................... 1,146
88...................................................... 1,243
89...................................................... 1,346
90...................................................... 1,458
91...................................................... 1,579
92...................................................... 1,710
93...................................................... 1,852
94...................................................... 2,007
95...................................................... 2,174
96...................................................... 2,355
97...................................................... 2,551
98...................................................... 2,764
99...................................................... 2,994
100..................................................... 3,244
101..................................................... 3,513
102..................................................... 3,806
103..................................................... 4,123
104..................................................... 4,466
105..................................................... 4,839
106..................................................... 5,242
107..................................................... 5,679
108..................................................... 6,152
109..................................................... 6,664
110..................................................... 7,219
111..................................................... 7,819
112..................................................... 8,472
113..................................................... 9,178
114..................................................... 9,942
115..................................................... 10,769
116..................................................... 11,666
117..................................................... 12,638
118..................................................... 13,691
119..................................................... 14,832
120..................................................... 16,066
121..................................................... 17,405
122..................................................... 18,854
123..................................................... 20,425
124..................................................... 22,127
125..................................................... 23,967
126..................................................... 25,964
127..................................................... 28,128
128..................................................... 30,470
129..................................................... 33,008
130..................................................... 35,757
131..................................................... 38,735
132..................................................... 41,961
133..................................................... 45,455
134..................................................... 49,081
135..................................................... 52,706
136..................................................... 56,333
137..................................................... 59,957
138..................................................... 63,583
139..................................................... 67,208
140 or more............................................. 70,834
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* * * * *
Sec. Sec. 100.4 and 100.5 [Amended]
0
34. In the table below, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the dollar
amount indicated in the right column.
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Paragraph Remove Add
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Sec. 100.4(a)........................ $2,314............................. $2,361
Sec. 100.4(b)........................ 4,627.............................. 4,721
Sec. 100.4(c) introductory text...... 5,785.............................. 5,903
Sec. 100.4(c) introductory text...... 69,417............................. 70,834
Sec. 100.5(c)........................ 7,520.............................. 7,673
Sec. 100.5(d)........................ 318................................ 324
Sec. 100.5(e)........................ 254,530............................ 259,725
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Title 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
PART 50-201--GENERAL REGULATIONS
0
35. The authority citation for part 50-201 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 2038; 41 U.S.C. 38. Interpret or
apply sec. 6, 49 Stat. 2038, as amended; 41 U.S.C. 40; 108 Stat.
7201; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec. 701, 129 Stat 584.
Sec. 50-201.3 [Amended]
0
36. In Sec. 50-201.3, amend paragraph (e) by removing ``$25'' and
adding in its place ``$26''.
Note: The following Appendix will not appear in the Code of
Federal Regulations.
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2017 2018
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Min penalty Min penalty
Agency Law Name/description CFR Citation (rounded to Max penalty (rounded to Max penalty
nearest (rounded to nearest nearest (rounded to nearest
dollar) dollar) dollar) dollar)
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MSHA................. Federal Mine Safety Regular Assessment. 30 CFR 100.3(a).... ........... $69,417............ ........... $70,834.
& Health Act of
1977.
MSHA................. Federal Mine Safety Penalty Conversion 30 CFR 100.3(g).... $129 69,417............. $132 70,834.
& Health Act of Table.
1977.
MSHA................. Federal Mine Safety Minimum Penalty for 30 CFR 100.4(a).... 2,314 ................... 2,361
& Health Act of any order issued
1977. under 104(d)(1) of
the Mine Act.
MSHA................. Federal Mine Safety Minimum penalty for 30 CFR 100.4(b).... 4,627 ................... 4,721
& Health Act of any order issued
1977. under 104(d)(2) of
the Mine Act.
MSHA................. Federal Mine Safety Penalty for failure 39 CFR 100.4(c).... 5,785 69,417............. 5,903 70,834.
& Health Act of to provide timely
1977. notification under
103(j) of the Mine
Act.
MSHA................. Federal Mine Safety Any operator who 30 CFR 100.5(c).... ........... 7,520.............. ........... 7,673.
& Health Act of fails to correct a
1977. violation for
which a citation
or order was
issued under
104(a) of the Mine
Act-.
MSHA................. Federal Mine Safety Violation of 30 CFR 100.5(d).... ........... 318................ ........... 324.
& Health Act of mandatory safety
1977. standards related
to smoking
standards.
MSHA................. Federal Mine Safety Flagrant violations 30 CFR 100.5(e).... ........... 254,530............ ........... 259,725.
& Health Act of under 110(b)(2) of
1977. the Mine Act.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 209(b): 29 CFR 2575.2(a)... ........... 28................. ........... 29.
Income Security Failure to furnish
Act. reports (e.g.,
pension benefit
statements) to
certain former
participants and
beneficiaries or
maintain records.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(2)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(b)... ........... 2,097.............. ........... 2,140.
Income Security Per day for
Act. failure/refusal to
properly file plan
annual report.
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EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(4)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(c)... ........... 1,659.............. ........... 1,693.
Income Security Per day for
Act. failure to
disclose certain
documents upon
request under
ERISA 101(k) and
(l); failure to
furnish notices
under 101(j) and
514(e)(3)--each
statutory
recipient a
separate violation.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(5)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(d)... ........... 1,527.............. ........... 1,558.
Income Security Per day for each
Act. failure to file
annual report for
Multiple Employer
Welfare
Arrangements
(MEWAs).
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(6)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(e)... ........... $149 per day, not ........... $152 per day, not
Income Security Per day for each to exceed $1,496 to exceed $1,527
Act. failure to provide per request. per request.
Secretary of Labor
requested
documentation not
to exceed a per-
request maximum.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(7)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(f)... ........... 133................ ........... 136.
Income Security Per day for each
Act. failure to provide
notices of
blackout periods
and of right to
divest employer
securities--each
statutory
recipient a
separate violation.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(8)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(g)... ........... 1,317.............. ........... 1,344.
Income Security Per each failure
Act. by an endangered
status
multiemployer plan
to adopt a funding
improvement plan
or meet
benchmarks;
failure of a
critical status
multiemployer plan
to adopt a
rehabilitation
plan.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 29 CFR 2575.2(h)... ........... 112................ ........... 114.
Income Security 502(c)(9)(A)--Per
Act. day for each
failure by an
employer to inform
employees of CHIP
coverage
opportunities
under Section
701(f)(3)(B)(i)(l)
-each employee a
separate violation.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 29 CFR 2575.2(i)... ........... 112................ ........... 114.
Income Security 502(c)(9)(B)--Per
Act. day for each
failure by a plan
to timely provide
to any State
information
required to be
disclosed under
Section
701(f)(3)(B)(ii),
as added by CHIP
regarding coverage
coordination--each
participant/
beneficiary a
separate violation.
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EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(j)(1) ........... 112................ ........... 114.
Income Security Failure by any
Act. plan sponsor of
group health plan,
or any health
insurance issuer
offering health
insurance coverage
in connection with
the plan, to meet
the requirements
of Sections
702(a)(1)(F),
(b)(3), (c) or
(d); or Section
701; or Section
702(b)(1) with
respect to genetic
information--daily
per participant
and beneficiary
non-compliance
period.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(j)(2) 2,790 ................... 2,847
Income Security uncorrected de
Act. minimis violation.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(j)(3) 16,742 ................... 17,084
Income Security uncorrected
Act. violations that
are not de minimis.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(j)(4) ........... 558,078............ ........... 569,468.
Income Security unintentional
Act. failure maximum
cap.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(12)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(k)... ........... 102................ ........... 104.
Income Security Per day for each
Act. failure of a CSEC
plan in
restoration status
to adopt a
restoration plan.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Section 502(m)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(l)... ........... 16,169............. ........... 16,499.
Income Security Failure of
Act. fiduciary to make
a proper
distribution from
a defined benefit
plan under section
206(e) of ERISA.
EBSA................. Employee Retirement Failure to provide 29 CFR 2575.2(m)... ........... 1,105.............. ........... 1,128.
Income Security Summary of
Act. Benefits Coverage
under PHS Act
section 2715(f),
as incorporated in
ERISA section 715
and 29 CFR
2590.715-2715(e).
OSHA................. Occupational Safety Serious Violation.. 29 CFR ........... 12,675............. ........... 12,934.
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(3).
OSHA................. Occupational Safety Other-Than-Serious. 29 CFR ........... 12,675............. ........... 12,934.
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(4).
OSHA................. Occupational Safety Willful............ 29 CFR 9,054 126,749............ 9,239 129,336.
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(1).
OSHA................. Occupational Safety Repeated........... 29 CFR ........... 126,749............ ........... 129,336.
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(2).
OSHA................. Occupational Safety Posting Requirement 29 CFR ........... 12,675............. ........... 12,934.
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(6).
OSHA................. Occupational Safety Failure to Abate... 29 CFR ........... 12,675............. ........... 12,934.
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(5).
WHD.................. Family and Medical FMLA............... 29 CFR ........... 166................ ........... 169.
Leave Act. 825.300(a)(1).
WHD.................. Fair Labor FLSA............... 29 CFR 578.3(a).... ........... 1,925.............. ........... 1,964.
Standards Act.
WHD.................. Fair Labor Child Labor........ 29 CFR 579.1(a)(2). ........... 1,925.............. ........... 1,964.
Standards Act.
WHD.................. Fair Labor Child Labor........ 29 CFR ........... 12,278............. ........... 12,529.
Standards Act. 570.140(b)(1).
WHD.................. Fair Labor Child Labor........ 29 CFR ........... 12,278............. ........... 12,529.
Standards Act. 579.1(a)(1)(i)(A).
WHD.................. Fair Labor Child Labor that 29 CFR ........... 55,808............. ........... 56,947.
Standards Act. causes serious 570.140(b)(2).
injury or death.
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WHD.................. Fair Labor Child Labor that 29 CFR ........... 55,808............. ........... 56,947.
Standards Act. causes serious 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B).
injury or death.
WHD.................. Fair Labor Child Labor willful 29 CFR ........... 111,616............ ........... 113,894.
Standards Act. or repeated that 570.140(b)(2); 29
causes serious CFR
injury or death. 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B).
WHD.................. Migrant and MSPA............... 29 CFR 500.1(e).... ........... 2,394.............. ........... 2,443.
Seasonal
Agricultural
Worker Protection
Act.
WHD.................. Immigration & H1B................ 20 CFR ........... 1,811.............. ........... 1,848.
Nationality Act. 655.810(b)(1).
WHD.................. Immigration & H1B retaliation.... 20 CFR 655.801(b).. ........... 7,370.............. ........... 7,520.
Nationality Act.
WHD.................. Immigration & H1B willful or 20 CFR ........... 7,370.............. ........... 7,520.
Nationality Act. discrimination. 655.810(b)(2).
WHD.................. Immigration & H1B willful that 20 CFR ........... 51,588............. ........... 52,641.
Nationality Act. resulted in 655.810(b)(3).
displacement of a
US worker.
WHD.................. Immigration & D-1................ 20 CFR 655.620(a).. ........... 9,054.............. ........... 9,239.
Nationality Act.
WHD.................. Contract Work Hours CWHSSA............. 29 CFR 5.5(b)(2)... ........... 25................. ........... 26.
and Safety
Standards Act.
WHD.................. Contract Work Hours CWHSSA............. 29 CFR 5.8(a)...... ........... 25................. ........... 26.
and Safety
Standards Act.
WHD.................. Walsh-Healey Public Walsh-Healey....... 41 CFR 50-201.3(e). ........... 25................. ........... 26.
Contracts Act.
WHD.................. Employee Polygraph EPPA............... 29 CFR 801.42(a)... ........... 20,111............. ........... 20,521.
Protection Act.
WHD.................. Immigration & H2A................ 29 CFR 501.19(c)... ........... 1,658.............. ........... 1,692.
Nationality Act.
WHD.................. Immigration & H2A willful or 29 CFR 501.19(c)(1) ........... 5,581.............. ........... 5,695.
Nationality Act. discrimination.
WHD.................. Immigration & H2A Safety or 29 CFR 501.19(c)(2) ........... 55,263............. ........... 56,391.
Nationality Act. health resulting
in serious injury
or death.
WHD.................. Immigration & H2A willful or 29 CFR 501.19(c)(4) ........... 110,524............ ........... 112,780.
Nationality Act. repeated safety or
health resulting
in serious injury
or death.
WHD.................. Immigration & H2A failing to 29 CFR 501.19(d)... ........... 5,581.............. ........... 5,695.
Nationality Act. cooperate in an
investigation.
WHD.................. Immigration & H2A displacing a US 29 CFR 501.19(e)... ........... 16,579............. ........... 16,917.
Nationality Act. worker.
WHD.................. Immigration & H2A improperly 29 CFR 501.19(f)... ........... 16,579............. ........... 16,917.
Nationality Act. rejecting a US
worker.
WHD.................. Immigration & H-2B............... 29 CFR 503.23(b)- ........... 12,135............. ........... 12,383.
Nationality Act. (d).
WHD.................. Fair Labor Home Worker........ 29 CFR 530.302(a).. ........... 1,005.............. ........... 1,026.
Standards Act.
WHD.................. Fair Labor Home Worker........ 29 CFR 530.302(b).. 20 1,005.............. 20 1,026.
Standards Act.
OWCP................. Longshore and Failure to file 20 CFR 702.204..... ........... 22,957............. ........... 23,426.
Harbor Workers' first report of
Compensation Act. injury or filing a
false statement or
misrepresentation
in first report.
OWCP................. Longshore and Failure to report 20 CFR 702.236..... ........... 279................ ........... 285.
Harbor Workers' termination of
Compensation Act. payments.
OWCP................. Longshore and Discrimination 20 CFR 2,296 11,478............. 2,343 11,712.
Harbor Workers' against employees 702.271(a)(2).
Compensation Act. who claim
compensation or
testify in a LHWCA
proceeding.
OWCP................. Black Lung Benefits Failure to report 20 CFR 725.621(d).. ........... 1,397.............. ........... 1,426.
Act. termination of
payments.
OWCP................. Black Lung Benefits Failure to file 20 CFR 725.621(d).. ........... 1,397.............. ........... 1,426
Act. required reports.
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OWCP................. Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 136 ................... 139
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(2)(i).
benefits for mines
with fewer than 25
employees.
OWCP................. Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 272 ................... 278
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(2)(i).
benefits for mines
with 25-50
employees.
OWCP................. Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 409 ................... 417
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(2)(i).
benefits for mines
with 51-100
employees.
OWCP................. Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 544 ................... 555
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(2)(i).
benefits for mines
with more than 100
employees.
OWCP................. Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 136 ................... 139
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(4).
benefits after
10th day of notice.
OWCP................. Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 409 ................... 417
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(5).
benefits for
repeat offenders.
OWCP................. Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR ........... 2,795.............. ........... 2,852.
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(5).
benefits.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of December, 2017.
R. Alexander Acosta,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017-28224 Filed 12-29-17; 8:45 am]
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