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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
30 CFR Parts 723, 724, 845, and 846
[Docket ID: OSM–2018–0009; S1D1S
SS08011000 SX064A000 190S180110;
S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A00 19XS501520]
RIN 1029–AC76
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation
Adjustments
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act),
which further amended the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
of 1990 (1990 Act), and Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
guidance, this rule adjusts for inflation
the level of civil monetary penalties
assessed under the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(SMCRA).
DATES: This rule is effective on March
22, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Vello, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C
Street NW, Mail Stop 4550, Washington,
DC 20240; Telephone (202) 208–1908.
Email: kvello@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
I. Background
A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015
B. Calculation of Adjustments
C. Effect of the Rule in Federal Program
States and on Indian Lands
D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State
Programs
II. Procedural Matters and Required
Determinations
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
(Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and
13771)
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
E. Takings (Executive Order 12630)
F. Federalism (Executive Order 13132)
G. Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order
12988)
H. Consultation With Indian Tribes
(Executive Order 13175 and
Departmental Policy)
I. Paperwork Reduction Act
J. National Environmental Policy Act
K. Effects on Energy Supply, Distribution,
and Use (Executive Order 13211)
L. Clarity of This Regulation
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M. Data Quality Act
N. Administrative Procedure Act
I. Background
A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015
Section 518 of SMCRA, 30 U.S.C.
1268, authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior to assess civil monetary
penalties (CMPs) for violations of
SMCRA. The Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement’s
(OSMRE) regulations implementing the
CMP provisions of section 518 are
located in 30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845,
and 846. We are adjusting CMPs in four
sections—30 CFR 723.14, 724.14,
845.14, and 846.14.
On November 2, 2015, the President
signed the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015 (Sec. 701 of Pub. L. 114–74)
(2015 Act) into law. The 2015 Act,
which further amended the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
of 1990 (codified as amended at 28
U.S.C. 2461 note), requires Federal
agencies to promulgate rules to adjust
the level of CMPs to account for
inflation. The 2015 Act required an
initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment. OSMRE
published the initial adjustment in the
Federal Register on July 8, 2016 (81 FR
44535), and the adjustment took effect
on August 1, 2016. The 2015 Act also
requires agencies to publish annual
inflation adjustments in the Federal
Register no later than January 15 of each
year. These adjustments are aimed at
maintaining the deterrent effect of civil
penalties and furthering the policy goals
of the statutes that authorize the
penalties. Further, the 2015 Act
provides that agencies must adjust civil
monetary penalties ‘‘notwithstanding
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section 553 of [the Administrative
Procedure Act].’’ Therefore, the public
procedure that the Administrative
Procedure Act generally requires for
rulemaking—notice, an opportunity for
comment, and a delay in the effective
date—is not required for agencies to
issue regulations implementing the
annual CMP adjustments. See December
14, 2018, Memorandum for the Heads of
Executive Departments and Agencies
(M–19–04), from Mick Mulvaney,
Director, Office of Management and
Budget, Implementation of Penalty
Inflation Adjustments for 2019,
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015 (OMB Memorandum).
Pursuant to SMCRA and the 2015 Act,
this final rule reflects the statutorily
required CMP adjustments as follows:
Current
penalty
dollar
amounts
($)
Points
(where
applicable)
CFR citation
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1,247
1,312
1,378
1,444
1,509
1,574
1,640
1,968
2,296
2,623
2,827
3,281
3,608
3,936
4,264
4,592
4,920
5,248
5,577
5,904
6,232
6,559
6,889
7,216
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7,872
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Adjusted
penalty dollar
amounts
($)
$67
135
202
269
336
404
471
537
605
673
739
807
873
941
1,010
1,076
1,143
1,212
1,278
1,345
1,413
1,480
1,547
1,614
1,681
2,018
2,354
2,689
2,898
3,364
3,699
4,035
4,372
4,708
5,044
5,380
5,718
6,053
6,389
6,724
7,063
7,398
7,734
8,071
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Points
(where
applicable)
CFR citation
30 CFR 723.15(b) (Assessment of separate violations for each day) ......................
30 CFR 724.14(b) (Individual civil penalties) ............................................................
30 CFR 845.14 ..........................................................................................................
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8,529
8,856
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9,512
9,840
10,167
10,497
10,825
11,152
11,481
11,808
12,136
12,464
12,793
13,120
13,448
13,777
14,105
14,433
14,760
15,089
15,416
15,744
16,072
16,401
2,460
16,401
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132
197
262
328
394
459
524
590
656
721
787
852
918
985
1,050
1,115
1,182
1,247
1,312
1,378
1,444
1,509
1,574
1,640
1,968
2,296
2,623
2,827
3,281
3,608
3,936
4,264
4,592
4,920
5,248
5,577
5,904
6,232
6,559
6,889
7,216
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Adjusted
penalty dollar
amounts
($)
8,407
8,744
9,079
9,417
9,752
10,088
10,423
10,762
11,098
11,433
11,771
12,106
12,442
12,778
13,116
13,451
13,787
14,124
14,461
14,797
15,132
15,470
15,805
16,141
16,477
16,815
2,522
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135
202
269
336
404
471
537
605
673
739
807
873
941
1,010
1,076
1,143
1,212
1,278
1,345
1,413
1,480
1,547
1,614
1,681
2,018
2,354
2,689
2,898
3,364
3,699
4,035
4,372
4,708
5,044
5,380
5,718
6,053
6,389
6,724
7,063
7,398
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Points
(where
applicable)
CFR citation
30 CFR 845.15(b) (Assessment of separate violations for each day) ......................
30 CFR 846.14(b) (Individual civil penalties) ............................................................
In the chart above, there are no
numbers listed in the ‘‘Points’’ column
relative to 30 CFR 723.15(b), 30 CFR
724.14(b), 30 CFR 845.15(b), and 30 CFR
846.14(b) because those regulatory
provisions do not set forth numbers of
points. For those provisions, the current
regulations only set forth the dollar
amounts shown in the chart in the
‘‘Current Penalty Dollar Amounts’’
column; the adjusted amounts, which
we are adopting in this rule, are shown
in the ‘‘Adjusted Penalty Dollar
Amounts’’ column.
B. Calculation of Adjustments
OMB issued guidance on the 2019
annual adjustments for inflation. See
OMB Memorandum (December 14,
2018). The OMB Memorandum notes
that the 1990 Act defines ‘‘civil
monetary penalty’’ as ‘‘any penalty, fine,
or other sanction that . . . is for a
specific monetary amount as provided
by Federal law; or . . . has a maximum
amount provided for by Federal law;
and . . . is assessed or enforced by an
agency pursuant to Federal law; and
. . . is assessed or enforced pursuant to
an administrative proceeding or a civil
action in the Federal courts . . . .’’ It
further instructs that agencies ‘‘are to
adjust ‘the maximum civil monetary
penalty or the range of minimum and
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maximum civil monetary penalties, as
applicable, for each civil monetary
penalty by the cost-of-living
adjustment.’ ’’ See December 14, 2018
OMB Memorandum. The 1990 Act and
the OMB Memorandum specify that the
annual inflation adjustments are based
on the percent change between the
Consumer Price Index for all Urban
Consumers (the CPI–U) published by
the Department of Labor for the month
of October in the year of the previous
adjustment, and the October CPI–U for
the preceding year. The recent OMB
Memorandum specified that the cost-ofliving adjustment multiplier for 2019,
not seasonally adjusted, is 1.02522 (the
October 2018 CPI–U (252.885) divided
by the October 2017 CPI–U (246.663) =
1.02522). OSMRE used this guidance to
identify applicable CMPs and calculate
the required inflation adjustments. The
1990 Act specifies that any resulting
increases in CMPs must be rounded
according to a stated rounding formula
and that the increased CMPs apply only
to violations that occur after the date the
increase takes effect.
Generally, OSMRE assigns points to a
violation as described in 30 CFR 723.13
and 845.13. The CMP owed is based on
the number of points received, ranging
from one point to 70 points. For
example, under our existing regulations
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Current
penalty
dollar
amounts
($)
7,544
7,872
8,200
8,529
8,856
9,185
9,512
9,840
10,167
10,497
10,825
11,152
11,481
11,808
12,136
12,464
12,793
13,120
13,448
13,777
14,105
14,433
14,760
15,089
15,416
15,744
16,072
16,401
2,460
16,401
10673
Adjusted
penalty dollar
amounts
($)
7,734
8,071
8,407
8,744
9,079
9,417
9,752
10,088
10,423
10,762
11,098
11,433
11,771
12,106
12,442
12,778
13,116
13,451
13,787
14,124
14,461
14,797
15,132
15,470
15,805
16,141
16,477
16,815
2,522
16,815
in 30 CFR 845.14, a violation totaling 70
points would amount to a $16,401 CMP.
To adjust this amount, we multiply
$16,401 by the 2019 inflation factor of
1.02522, resulting in a raw adjusted
amount of $16,814.65. Because the 2015
Act requires us to round any increase in
the CMP amount to the nearest dollar,
in this case a violation of 70 points
would amount to a new CMP of
$16,815. Pursuant to the 2015 Act, the
increases in this Final Rule apply to
CMPs assessed after the date the
increases take effect, even if the
associated violation predates the
applicable increase.
C. Effect of the Rule in Federal Program
States and on Indian Lands
OSMRE directly regulates surface coal
mining and reclamation operations
within a State or on Tribal lands if the
State or Tribe does not obtain its own
approved program pursuant to sections
503 or 710(j) of SMCRA, 30 U.S.C. 1253
or 1300(j). The increases in CMPs
contained in this rule will apply to the
following Federal program States:
Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho,
Massachusetts, Michigan, North
Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Tennessee, and Washington.
The Federal programs for those States
appear at 30 CFR parts 903, 905, 910,
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912, 921, 922, 933, 937, 939, 941, 942,
and 947, respectively. Under 30 CFR
750.18, the increase in CMPs also
applies to Indian lands under the
Federal program for Indian lands.
D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State
Programs
As a result of litigation, see In re
Permanent Surface Mining Regulation
Litigation, No. 79–1144, Mem. Op.
(D.D.C. May 16, 1980), 19 Env’t. Rep.
Cas. (BNA) 1477, State regulatory
programs are not required to mirror all
of the penalty provisions of our
regulations. Thus, this rule has no effect
on CMPs in States with SMCRA
primacy.
II. Procedural Matters and Required
Determinations
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
(Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and
13771)
Executive Order 12866 provides that
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of
Management and Budget will review all
significant rules. OIRA has determined
that agency regulations exclusively
implementing the annual inflation
adjustments are not significant,
provided they are consistent with the
OMB Memorandum.
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the
principles of Executive Order 12866
while calling for improvements in the
Nation’s regulatory system to promote
predictability, to reduce uncertainty,
and to use the best, most innovative,
and least burdensome tools for
achieving regulatory ends. The
Executive Order directs agencies to
consider regulatory approaches that
reduce burdens and maintain flexibility
and freedom of choice for the public
where these approaches are relevant,
feasible, and consistent with regulatory
objectives. Executive Order 13563
emphasizes further that regulations
must be based on the best available
science and that the rulemaking process
must allow for public participation and
an open exchange of ideas. We have
developed this rule in a manner
consistent with these requirements, to
the extent permitted by statute.
Executive Order 13771 of January 30,
2017 directs Federal agencies to reduce
the regulatory burden on regulated
entities and control regulatory costs.
Executive Order 13771, however,
applies only to significant regulatory
actions, as defined in Section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866. As mentioned
above, OIRA has determined that agency
regulations exclusively implementing
the annual adjustment are not
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significant regulatory actions under
Executive Order 12866, provided they
are consistent with the OMB
Memorandum (see OMB Memorandum,
M–19–04, at 3). Thus, Executive Order
13771 does not apply to this
rulemaking.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
requires an agency to prepare a
regulatory flexibility analysis for all
rules unless the agency certifies that the
rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. The RFA
applies only to rules for which an
agency is required to first publish a
proposed rule. See 5 U.S.C. 603(a) and
604(a). The Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015 requires agencies to adjust
civil penalties annually for inflation
‘‘notwithstanding section 553 [of the
Administrative Procedure Act].’’ Thus,
no proposed rule will be published, and
the RFA does not apply to this
rulemaking.
C. Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act
This rule is not a major rule under 5
U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.
This rule:
(a) Will not have an annual effect on
the economy of $100 million or more.
(b) Will not cause a major increase in
costs or prices for consumers,
individual industries, Federal, State, or
local government agencies, or
geographic regions.
(c) Will not have significant adverse
effects on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or
the ability of United States-based
enterprises to compete with foreignbased enterprises.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This rule does not impose an
unfunded mandate on State, local, or
Tribal governments, or the private
sector, of more than $100 million per
year. The rule does not have a
significant or unique effect on State,
local, or Tribal governments or the
private sector. A statement containing
the information required by the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required.
E. Takings (Executive Order 12630)
This rule does not effect a taking of
private property or otherwise have
takings implications under Executive
Order 12630. A takings implication
assessment is not required.
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F. Federalism (Executive Order 13132)
Under the criteria in section 1 of
Executive Order 13132, this rule does
not have sufficient federalism
implications to warrant the preparation
of a federalism summary impact
statement. A federalism summary
impact statement is not required.
G. Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order
12988)
This rule complies with the
requirements of Executive Order 12988.
Specifically, this rule:
(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a)
requiring that all regulations be
reviewed to eliminate errors and
ambiguity and be written to minimize
litigation; and
(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2)
requiring that all regulations be written
in clear language and contain clear legal
standards.
H. Consultation With Indian Tribes
(Executive Order 13175 and
Departmental Policy)
The Department of the Interior strives
to strengthen its government-togovernment relationship with Tribes
through a commitment to consultation
with Tribes and recognition of their
right to self-governance and Tribal
sovereignty. We have evaluated this rule
under the Department’s consultation
policy, under Departmental Manual Part
512, Chapters 4 and 5, and under the
criteria in Executive Order 13175 and
have determined that it has no
substantial direct effects on Federallyrecognized Tribes or Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)
Corporations, and that consultation
under the Department’s Tribal
consultation policy is not required.
I. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain
information collection requirements,
and a submission to the Office of
Management and Budget under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) is not required. We may
not conduct or sponsor, and you are not
required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
J. National Environmental Policy Act
This rule does not constitute a major
Federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment. A
detailed statement under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) is not required because the rule
is covered by a categorical exclusion.
This rule is excluded from the
requirement to prepare a detailed
statement because it is a regulation of an
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administrative nature. (For further
information see 43 CFR 46.210(i).) We
have also determined that the rule does
not involve any of the extraordinary
circumstances listed in 43 CFR 46.215
that would require further analysis
under NEPA.
K. Effects on Energy Supply,
Distribution, and Use (Executive Order
13211)
This rule is not a significant energy
action under the definition in Executive
Order 13211. A Statement of Energy
Effects is not required.
L. Clarity of This Regulation
We are required by Executive Orders
12866 (section 1(b)(12)), 12988 (section
3(b)(1)(B)), and 13563 (section 1(a)), and
by the Presidential Memorandum of
June 1, 1998, to write all rules in plain
language. This means that each rule we
publish must:
(a) Be logically organized;
(b) Use the active voice to address readers
directly;
(c) Use common, everyday words and clear
language rather than jargon;
(d) Be divided into short sections and
sentences; and
(e) Use lists and tables wherever possible.
If you believe that we have not met
these requirements in issuing this final
rule, please contact the individual listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. Your comments
should be as specific as possible in
order to help us determine whether any
future revisions to the rule are
necessary. For example, you should tell
us the numbers of the sections or
paragraphs that you find unclear, which
sections or sentences are too long, the
sections where you feel lists or tables
would be useful, etc.
2015 Act. See OMB Memorandum,
M–19–04, at 4.
List of Subjects
30 CFR Part 723
Administrative practice and
procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 724
Administrative practice and
procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 845
Administrative practice and
procedure, Law enforcement, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 846
Administrative practice and
procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
Dated: February 22, 2019.
Joseph R. Balash,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals
Management.
For the reasons given in the preamble,
the Department of the Interior amends
30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845, and 846 as
set forth below.
PART 723—CIVIL PENALTIES
1. The authority citation for part 723
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201
et seq., and 31 U.S.C. 3701.
2. Revise the table in § 723.14 to read
as follows:
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penalty.
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M. Data Quality Act
In developing this rule, we did not
conduct or use a study, experiment, or
survey requiring peer review under the
Data Quality Act (Pub. L. 106–554).
N. Administrative Procedure Act
We are issuing this final rule without
prior public notice or opportunity for
public comment. As discussed above,
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 requires agencies to publish
adjusted penalties annually. Under the
2015 Act, the public procedure that the
Administrative Procedure Act generally
requires—notice, an opportunity for
comment, and a delay in the effective
date—is not required for agencies to
issue regulations implementing the
annual adjustments required by the
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provided for in paragraph (a) of this
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in a notice of violation or cessation
order has not been abated within the
abatement period set in the notice or
order or as subsequently extended
pursuant to section 521(a) of the Act, 30
U.S.C. 1271(a), a civil penalty of not less
than $2,522 will be assessed for each
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PENALTIES
Points
4. The authority citation for part 724
continues to read as follows:
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et seq., and 31 U.S.C. 3701.
5. In § 724.14, revise the first sentence
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$16,815 for each violation. * * *
PART 845—CIVIL PENALTIES
6. The authority citation for part 845
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201
et seq., 31 U.S.C. 3701, Pub. L. 100–202, and
Pub. L. 100–446.
7. Revise the table in § 845.14 to read
as follows:
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penalty.
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in a notice of violation or cessation
order has not been abated within the
abatement period set in the notice or
order or as subsequently extended
pursuant to section 521(a) of the Act, 30
U.S.C. 1271(a), a civil penalty of not less
than $2,522 will be assessed for each
day during which such failure to abate
continues, except that:
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PENALTIES
9. The authority citation for part 846
continues to read as follows:
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et seq., and 31 U.S.C. 3701.
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SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2019–0155]
RIN 1625–AA09
Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Bayou Lafourche, LA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is issuing a
temporary deviation to the operating
schedule that regulates six drawbridges
across Bayou Lafourche, Lafourche
Parish, Louisiana. These drawbridges
are located south of the Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway and cross Bayou Lafourche at
miles 38.7, 36.3, 33.9, 30.6, 27.8 and
23.9. This deviation is needed to collect
and analyze information on vehicle
traffic congestion on SR 308 and LA–1
created when the drawbridges open to
vessels and the impact to the reasonable
needs of navigation when the bridges
close to vessels during periods of high
vehicle traffic. During this temporary
deviation the drawbridge will remain
closed to navigation.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
6 a.m. on March 25, 2019 to 6 a.m. on
July 22, 2019. Comments and related
material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before August 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2019–0155 using Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
further instructions on submitting
comments.
SUMMARY:
If
you have questions about this
rulemaking, call or email Mr. Doug
Blakemore, Eighth Coast Guard District
Bridge Administrator; telephone (504)
671–2128, email Douglas.A.Blakemore@
uscg.mil.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Parts 723, 724, 845, and 846
[Docket ID: OSM-2018-0009; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 190S180110; S2D2S
SS08011000 SX064A00 19XS501520]
RIN 1029-AC76
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act), which further amended the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (1990 Act),
and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance, this rule adjusts
for inflation the level of civil monetary penalties assessed under the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA).
DATES: This rule is effective on March 22, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Vello, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 4550,
Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 208-1908. Email:
kvello@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015
B. Calculation of Adjustments
C. Effect of the Rule in Federal Program States and on Indian
Lands
D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State Programs
II. Procedural Matters and Required Determinations
A. Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866,
13563, and 13771)
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
E. Takings (Executive Order 12630)
F. Federalism (Executive Order 13132)
G. Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 12988)
H. Consultation With Indian Tribes (Executive Order 13175 and
Departmental Policy)
I. Paperwork Reduction Act
J. National Environmental Policy Act
K. Effects on Energy Supply, Distribution, and Use (Executive
Order 13211)
L. Clarity of This Regulation
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M. Data Quality Act
N. Administrative Procedure Act
I. Background
A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015
Section 518 of SMCRA, 30 U.S.C. 1268, authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior to assess civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for violations
of SMCRA. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's
(OSMRE) regulations implementing the CMP provisions of section 518 are
located in 30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845, and 846. We are adjusting CMPs
in four sections--30 CFR 723.14, 724.14, 845.14, and 846.14.
On November 2, 2015, the President signed the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 701
of Pub. L. 114-74) (2015 Act) into law. The 2015 Act, which further
amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990
(codified as amended at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note), requires Federal agencies
to promulgate rules to adjust the level of CMPs to account for
inflation. The 2015 Act required an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment.
OSMRE published the initial adjustment in the Federal Register on July
8, 2016 (81 FR 44535), and the adjustment took effect on August 1,
2016. The 2015 Act also requires agencies to publish annual inflation
adjustments in the Federal Register no later than January 15 of each
year. These adjustments are aimed at maintaining the deterrent effect
of civil penalties and furthering the policy goals of the statutes that
authorize the penalties. Further, the 2015 Act provides that agencies
must adjust civil monetary penalties ``notwithstanding section 553 of
[the Administrative Procedure Act].'' Therefore, the public procedure
that the Administrative Procedure Act generally requires for
rulemaking--notice, an opportunity for comment, and a delay in the
effective date--is not required for agencies to issue regulations
implementing the annual CMP adjustments. See December 14, 2018,
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies (M-19-
04), from Mick Mulvaney, Director, Office of Management and Budget,
Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act
of 2015 (OMB Memorandum).
Pursuant to SMCRA and the 2015 Act, this final rule reflects the
statutorily required CMP adjustments as follows:
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Current penalty Adjusted penalty
CFR citation Points (where dollar amounts dollar amounts
applicable) ($) ($)
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30 CFR 723.14.......................................... 1 $65 $67
2 132 135
3 197 202
4 262 269
5 328 336
6 394 404
7 459 471
8 524 537
9 590 605
10 656 673
11 721 739
12 787 807
13 852 873
14 918 941
15 985 1,010
16 1,050 1,076
17 1,115 1,143
18 1,182 1,212
19 1,247 1,278
20 1,312 1,345
21 1,378 1,413
22 1,444 1,480
23 1,509 1,547
24 1,574 1,614
25 1,640 1,681
26 1,968 2,018
27 2,296 2,354
28 2,623 2,689
29 2,827 2,898
30 3,281 3,364
31 3,608 3,699
32 3,936 4,035
33 4,264 4,372
34 4,592 4,708
35 4,920 5,044
36 5,248 5,380
37 5,577 5,718
38 5,904 6,053
39 6,232 6,389
40 6,559 6,724
41 6,889 7,063
42 7,216 7,398
43 7,544 7,734
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45 8,200 8,407
46 8,529 8,744
47 8,856 9,079
48 9,185 9,417
49 9,512 9,752
50 9,840 10,088
51 10,167 10,423
52 10,497 10,762
53 10,825 11,098
54 11,152 11,433
55 11,481 11,771
56 11,808 12,106
57 12,136 12,442
58 12,464 12,778
59 12,793 13,116
60 13,120 13,451
61 13,448 13,787
62 13,777 14,124
63 14,105 14,461
64 14,433 14,797
65 14,760 15,132
66 15,089 15,470
67 15,416 15,805
68 15,744 16,141
69 16,072 16,477
70 16,401 16,815
30 CFR 723.15(b) (Assessment of separate violations for ................. 2,460 2,522
each day).............................................
30 CFR 724.14(b) (Individual civil penalties).......... ................. 16,401 16,815
30 CFR 845.14.......................................... 1 65 67
2 132 135
3 197 202
4 262 269
5 328 336
6 394 404
7 459 471
8 524 537
9 590 605
10 656 673
11 721 739
12 787 807
13 852 873
14 918 941
15 985 1,010
16 1,050 1,076
17 1,115 1,143
18 1,182 1,212
19 1,247 1,278
20 1,312 1,345
21 1,378 1,413
22 1,444 1,480
23 1,509 1,547
24 1,574 1,614
25 1,640 1,681
26 1,968 2,018
27 2,296 2,354
28 2,623 2,689
29 2,827 2,898
30 3,281 3,364
31 3,608 3,699
32 3,936 4,035
33 4,264 4,372
34 4,592 4,708
35 4,920 5,044
36 5,248 5,380
37 5,577 5,718
38 5,904 6,053
39 6,232 6,389
40 6,559 6,724
41 6,889 7,063
42 7,216 7,398
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43 7,544 7,734
44 7,872 8,071
45 8,200 8,407
46 8,529 8,744
47 8,856 9,079
48 9,185 9,417
49 9,512 9,752
50 9,840 10,088
51 10,167 10,423
52 10,497 10,762
53 10,825 11,098
54 11,152 11,433
55 11,481 11,771
56 11,808 12,106
57 12,136 12,442
58 12,464 12,778
59 12,793 13,116
60 13,120 13,451
61 13,448 13,787
62 13,777 14,124
63 14,105 14,461
64 14,433 14,797
65 14,760 15,132
66 15,089 15,470
67 15,416 15,805
68 15,744 16,141
69 16,072 16,477
70 16,401 16,815
30 CFR 845.15(b) (Assessment of separate violations for ................. 2,460 2,522
each day).............................................
30 CFR 846.14(b) (Individual civil penalties).......... ................. 16,401 16,815
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In the chart above, there are no numbers listed in the ``Points''
column relative to 30 CFR 723.15(b), 30 CFR 724.14(b), 30 CFR
845.15(b), and 30 CFR 846.14(b) because those regulatory provisions do
not set forth numbers of points. For those provisions, the current
regulations only set forth the dollar amounts shown in the chart in the
``Current Penalty Dollar Amounts'' column; the adjusted amounts, which
we are adopting in this rule, are shown in the ``Adjusted Penalty
Dollar Amounts'' column.
B. Calculation of Adjustments
OMB issued guidance on the 2019 annual adjustments for inflation.
See OMB Memorandum (December 14, 2018). The OMB Memorandum notes that
the 1990 Act defines ``civil monetary penalty'' as ``any penalty, fine,
or other sanction that . . . is for a specific monetary amount as
provided by Federal law; or . . . has a maximum amount provided for by
Federal law; and . . . is assessed or enforced by an agency pursuant to
Federal law; and . . . is assessed or enforced pursuant to an
administrative proceeding or a civil action in the Federal courts . . .
.'' It further instructs that agencies ``are to adjust `the maximum
civil monetary penalty or the range of minimum and maximum civil
monetary penalties, as applicable, for each civil monetary penalty by
the cost-of-living adjustment.' '' See December 14, 2018 OMB
Memorandum. The 1990 Act and the OMB Memorandum specify that the annual
inflation adjustments are based on the percent change between the
Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (the CPI-U) published by
the Department of Labor for the month of October in the year of the
previous adjustment, and the October CPI-U for the preceding year. The
recent OMB Memorandum specified that the cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier for 2019, not seasonally adjusted, is 1.02522 (the October
2018 CPI-U (252.885) divided by the October 2017 CPI-U (246.663) =
1.02522). OSMRE used this guidance to identify applicable CMPs and
calculate the required inflation adjustments. The 1990 Act specifies
that any resulting increases in CMPs must be rounded according to a
stated rounding formula and that the increased CMPs apply only to
violations that occur after the date the increase takes effect.
Generally, OSMRE assigns points to a violation as described in 30
CFR 723.13 and 845.13. The CMP owed is based on the number of points
received, ranging from one point to 70 points. For example, under our
existing regulations in 30 CFR 845.14, a violation totaling 70 points
would amount to a $16,401 CMP. To adjust this amount, we multiply
$16,401 by the 2019 inflation factor of 1.02522, resulting in a raw
adjusted amount of $16,814.65. Because the 2015 Act requires us to
round any increase in the CMP amount to the nearest dollar, in this
case a violation of 70 points would amount to a new CMP of $16,815.
Pursuant to the 2015 Act, the increases in this Final Rule apply to
CMPs assessed after the date the increases take effect, even if the
associated violation predates the applicable increase.
C. Effect of the Rule in Federal Program States and on Indian Lands
OSMRE directly regulates surface coal mining and reclamation
operations within a State or on Tribal lands if the State or Tribe does
not obtain its own approved program pursuant to sections 503 or 710(j)
of SMCRA, 30 U.S.C. 1253 or 1300(j). The increases in CMPs contained in
this rule will apply to the following Federal program States: Arizona,
California, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina,
Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Washington. The
Federal programs for those States appear at 30 CFR parts 903, 905, 910,
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912, 921, 922, 933, 937, 939, 941, 942, and 947, respectively. Under 30
CFR 750.18, the increase in CMPs also applies to Indian lands under the
Federal program for Indian lands.
D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State Programs
As a result of litigation, see In re Permanent Surface Mining
Regulation Litigation, No. 79-1144, Mem. Op. (D.D.C. May 16, 1980), 19
Env't. Rep. Cas. (BNA) 1477, State regulatory programs are not required
to mirror all of the penalty provisions of our regulations. Thus, this
rule has no effect on CMPs in States with SMCRA primacy.
II. Procedural Matters and Required Determinations
A. Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and
13771)
Executive Order 12866 provides that the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget will
review all significant rules. OIRA has determined that agency
regulations exclusively implementing the annual inflation adjustments
are not significant, provided they are consistent with the OMB
Memorandum.
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the principles of Executive Order
12866 while calling for improvements in the Nation's regulatory system
to promote predictability, to reduce uncertainty, and to use the best,
most innovative, and least burdensome tools for achieving regulatory
ends. The Executive Order directs agencies to consider regulatory
approaches that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of
choice for the public where these approaches are relevant, feasible,
and consistent with regulatory objectives. Executive Order 13563
emphasizes further that regulations must be based on the best available
science and that the rulemaking process must allow for public
participation and an open exchange of ideas. We have developed this
rule in a manner consistent with these requirements, to the extent
permitted by statute.
Executive Order 13771 of January 30, 2017 directs Federal agencies
to reduce the regulatory burden on regulated entities and control
regulatory costs. Executive Order 13771, however, applies only to
significant regulatory actions, as defined in Section 3(f) of Executive
Order 12866. As mentioned above, OIRA has determined that agency
regulations exclusively implementing the annual adjustment are not
significant regulatory actions under Executive Order 12866, provided
they are consistent with the OMB Memorandum (see OMB Memorandum, M-19-
04, at 3). Thus, Executive Order 13771 does not apply to this
rulemaking.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires an agency to prepare
a regulatory flexibility analysis for all rules unless the agency
certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities. The RFA applies only to rules
for which an agency is required to first publish a proposed rule. See 5
U.S.C. 603(a) and 604(a). The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 requires agencies to adjust
civil penalties annually for inflation ``notwithstanding section 553
[of the Administrative Procedure Act].'' Thus, no proposed rule will be
published, and the RFA does not apply to this rulemaking.
C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. This rule:
(a) Will not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million
or more.
(b) Will not cause a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government
agencies, or geographic regions.
(c) Will not have significant adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of
United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based
enterprises.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This rule does not impose an unfunded mandate on State, local, or
Tribal governments, or the private sector, of more than $100 million
per year. The rule does not have a significant or unique effect on
State, local, or Tribal governments or the private sector. A statement
containing the information required by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required.
E. Takings (Executive Order 12630)
This rule does not effect a taking of private property or otherwise
have takings implications under Executive Order 12630. A takings
implication assessment is not required.
F. Federalism (Executive Order 13132)
Under the criteria in section 1 of Executive Order 13132, this rule
does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a federalism summary impact statement. A federalism
summary impact statement is not required.
G. Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 12988)
This rule complies with the requirements of Executive Order 12988.
Specifically, this rule:
(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a) requiring that all
regulations be reviewed to eliminate errors and ambiguity and be
written to minimize litigation; and
(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) requiring that all
regulations be written in clear language and contain clear legal
standards.
H. Consultation With Indian Tribes (Executive Order 13175 and
Departmental Policy)
The Department of the Interior strives to strengthen its
government-to-government relationship with Tribes through a commitment
to consultation with Tribes and recognition of their right to self-
governance and Tribal sovereignty. We have evaluated this rule under
the Department's consultation policy, under Departmental Manual Part
512, Chapters 4 and 5, and under the criteria in Executive Order 13175
and have determined that it has no substantial direct effects on
Federally-recognized Tribes or Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
(ANCSA) Corporations, and that consultation under the Department's
Tribal consultation policy is not required.
I. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain information collection requirements, and
a submission to the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is not required. We may not
conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
J. National Environmental Policy Act
This rule does not constitute a major Federal action significantly
affecting the quality of the human environment. A detailed statement
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not
required because the rule is covered by a categorical exclusion. This
rule is excluded from the requirement to prepare a detailed statement
because it is a regulation of an
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administrative nature. (For further information see 43 CFR 46.210(i).)
We have also determined that the rule does not involve any of the
extraordinary circumstances listed in 43 CFR 46.215 that would require
further analysis under NEPA.
K. Effects on Energy Supply, Distribution, and Use (Executive Order
13211)
This rule is not a significant energy action under the definition
in Executive Order 13211. A Statement of Energy Effects is not
required.
L. Clarity of This Regulation
We are required by Executive Orders 12866 (section 1(b)(12)), 12988
(section 3(b)(1)(B)), and 13563 (section 1(a)), and by the Presidential
Memorandum of June 1, 1998, to write all rules in plain language. This
means that each rule we publish must:
(a) Be logically organized;
(b) Use the active voice to address readers directly;
(c) Use common, everyday words and clear language rather than
jargon;
(d) Be divided into short sections and sentences; and
(e) Use lists and tables wherever possible.
If you believe that we have not met these requirements in issuing
this final rule, please contact the individual listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Your comments should be as
specific as possible in order to help us determine whether any future
revisions to the rule are necessary. For example, you should tell us
the numbers of the sections or paragraphs that you find unclear, which
sections or sentences are too long, the sections where you feel lists
or tables would be useful, etc.
M. Data Quality Act
In developing this rule, we did not conduct or use a study,
experiment, or survey requiring peer review under the Data Quality Act
(Pub. L. 106-554).
N. Administrative Procedure Act
We are issuing this final rule without prior public notice or
opportunity for public comment. As discussed above, the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 requires
agencies to publish adjusted penalties annually. Under the 2015 Act,
the public procedure that the Administrative Procedure Act generally
requires--notice, an opportunity for comment, and a delay in the
effective date--is not required for agencies to issue regulations
implementing the annual adjustments required by the 2015 Act. See OMB
Memorandum, M-19-04, at 4.
List of Subjects
30 CFR Part 723
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 724
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 845
Administrative practice and procedure, Law enforcement, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Surface mining, Underground
mining.
30 CFR Part 846
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
Dated: February 22, 2019.
Joseph R. Balash,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
For the reasons given in the preamble, the Department of the
Interior amends 30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845, and 846 as set forth below.
PART 723--CIVIL PENALTIES
0
1. The authority citation for part 723 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and 31
U.S.C. 3701.
0
2. Revise the table in Sec. 723.14 to read as follows:
Sec. 723.14 Determination of amount of penalty.
* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Points Dollars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................................... 67
2.......................................................... 135
3.......................................................... 202
4.......................................................... 269
5.......................................................... 336
6.......................................................... 404
7.......................................................... 471
8.......................................................... 537
9.......................................................... 605
10......................................................... 673
11......................................................... 739
12......................................................... 807
13......................................................... 873
14......................................................... 941
15......................................................... 1,010
16......................................................... 1,076
17......................................................... 1,143
18......................................................... 1,212
19......................................................... 1,278
20......................................................... 1,345
21......................................................... 1,413
22......................................................... 1,480
23......................................................... 1,547
24......................................................... 1,614
25......................................................... 1,681
26......................................................... 2,018
27......................................................... 2,354
28......................................................... 2,689
29......................................................... 2,898
30......................................................... 3,364
31......................................................... 3,699
32......................................................... 4,035
33......................................................... 4,372
34......................................................... 4,708
35......................................................... 5,044
36......................................................... 5,380
37......................................................... 5,718
38......................................................... 6,053
39......................................................... 6,389
40......................................................... 6,724
41......................................................... 7,063
42......................................................... 7,398
43......................................................... 7,734
44......................................................... 8,071
45......................................................... 8,407
46......................................................... 8,744
47......................................................... 9,079
48......................................................... 9,417
49......................................................... 9,752
50......................................................... 10,088
51......................................................... 10,423
52......................................................... 10,762
53......................................................... 11,098
54......................................................... 11,433
55......................................................... 11,771
56......................................................... 12,106
57......................................................... 12,442
58......................................................... 12,778
59......................................................... 13,116
60......................................................... 13,451
61......................................................... 13,787
62......................................................... 14,124
63......................................................... 14,461
64......................................................... 14,797
65......................................................... 15,132
66......................................................... 15,470
67......................................................... 15,805
68......................................................... 16,141
69......................................................... 16,477
70......................................................... 16,815
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
3. In Sec. 723.15, revise paragraph (b) introductory text to read as
follows:
Sec. 723.15 Assessment of separate violations for each day.
* * * * *
(b) In addition to the civil penalty provided for in paragraph (a)
of this section, whenever a violation contained in a notice of
violation or cessation order has not been abated within the abatement
period set in the notice or order or as subsequently extended pursuant
to section 521(a) of the Act, 30 U.S.C. 1271(a), a civil penalty of not
less than $2,522 will be assessed for each day during which such
failure to abate continues, except that:
* * * * *
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PART 724--INDIVIDUAL CIVIL PENALTIES
0
4. The authority citation for part 724 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and 31
U.S.C. 3701.
0
5. In Sec. 724.14, revise the first sentence of paragraph (b) to read
as follows:
Sec. 724.14 Amount of individual civil penalty.
* * * * *
(b) The penalty will not exceed $16,815 for each violation. * * *
PART 845--CIVIL PENALTIES
0
6. The authority citation for part 845 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., 31 U.S.C.
3701, Pub. L. 100-202, and Pub. L. 100-446.
0
7. Revise the table in Sec. 845.14 to read as follows:
Sec. 845.14 Determination of amount of penalty.
* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Points Dollars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.......................................................... 67
2.......................................................... 135
3.......................................................... 202
4.......................................................... 269
5.......................................................... 336
6.......................................................... 404
7.......................................................... 471
8.......................................................... 537
9.......................................................... 605
10......................................................... 673
11......................................................... 739
12......................................................... 807
13......................................................... 873
14......................................................... 941
15......................................................... 1,010
16......................................................... 1,076
17......................................................... 1,143
18......................................................... 1,212
19......................................................... 1,278
20......................................................... 1,345
21......................................................... 1,413
22......................................................... 1,480
23......................................................... 1,547
24......................................................... 1,614
25......................................................... 1,681
26......................................................... 2,018
27......................................................... 2,354
28......................................................... 2,689
29......................................................... 2,898
30......................................................... 3,364
31......................................................... 3,699
32......................................................... 4,035
33......................................................... 4,372
34......................................................... 4,708
35......................................................... 5,044
36......................................................... 5,380
37......................................................... 5,718
38......................................................... 6,053
39......................................................... 6,389
40......................................................... 6,724
41......................................................... 7,063
42......................................................... 7,398
43......................................................... 7,734
44......................................................... 8,071
45......................................................... 8,407
46......................................................... 8,744
47......................................................... 9,079
48......................................................... 9,417
49......................................................... 9,752
50......................................................... 10,088
51......................................................... 10,423
52......................................................... 10,762
53......................................................... 11,098
54......................................................... 11,433
55......................................................... 11,771
56......................................................... 12,106
57......................................................... 12,442
58......................................................... 12,778
59......................................................... 13,116
60......................................................... 13,451
61......................................................... 13,787
62......................................................... 14,124
63......................................................... 14,461
64......................................................... 14,797
65......................................................... 15,132
66......................................................... 15,470
67......................................................... 15,805
68......................................................... 16,141
69......................................................... 16,477
70......................................................... 16,815
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0
8. In Sec. 845.15, revise paragraph (b) introductory text to read as
follows:
Sec. 845.15 Assessment of separate violations for each day.
* * * * *
(b) In addition to the civil penalty provided for in paragraph (a)
of this section, whenever a violation contained in a notice of
violation or cessation order has not been abated within the abatement
period set in the notice or order or as subsequently extended pursuant
to section 521(a) of the Act, 30 U.S.C. 1271(a), a civil penalty of not
less than $2,522 will be assessed for each day during which such
failure to abate continues, except that:
* * * * *
PART 846--INDIVIDUAL CIVIL PENALTIES
0
9. The authority citation for part 846 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and 31
U.S.C. 3701.
0
10. In Sec. 846.14, revise the first sentence of paragraph (b) to read
as follows:
Sec. 846.14 Amount of individual civil penalty.
* * * * *
(b) The penalty will not exceed $16,815 for each violation. * * *
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