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Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation
Adjustment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is promulgating this final
rule to adjust the level of the maximum
(and minimum) statutory civil monetary
penalty amounts under the statutes the
EPA administers. This action is
mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as
amended through the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (‘‘the 2015
Act’’). The 2015 Act prescribes a
formula for annually adjusting the
statutory maximum (and minimum)
amount of civil penalties to reflect
inflation, maintain the deterrent effect
of statutory civil penalties, and promote
compliance with the law. The rule does
not necessarily revise the penalty
amounts that the EPA chooses to seek
pursuant to its civil penalty policies in
a particular case. The EPA’s civil
penalty policies, which guide
enforcement personnel on how to
exercise the EPA’s statutory penalty
authorities, take into account a number
of fact-specific considerations, e.g., the
seriousness of the violation, the
violator’s good faith efforts to comply,
any economic benefit gained by the
violator as a result of its noncompliance,
and a violator’s ability to pay.
DATES: This final rule is effective
January 13, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Smith-Watts, Office of Civil
Enforcement, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance, Mail Code
2241A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20460, telephone
number: (202) 564–4083; smithwatts.david@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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We will publish an appropriate
amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect
these changes.
I. Background
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Since 1996, Federal agencies have
been required to issue regulations
adjusting for inflation the statutory civil
penalties 1 that can be imposed under
Joshua J. Hofer,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
1 The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act of 1990, Public Law 101–410, 28 U.S.C. 2461
note, defines ‘‘civil monetary penalty’’ as any
penalty, fine, or other sanction that—(1)(i) is for a
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the laws administered by that agency.
The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by
the Debt Collection Improvement Act of
1996 (DCIA), required agencies to
review their statutory civil penalties
every 4 years, and to adjust the statutory
civil penalty amounts for inflation if the
increase met the DCIA’s adjustment
methodology. In accordance with the
DCIA, the EPA reviewed and, as
appropriate, adjusted the civil penalty
levels under each of the statutes the
agency implements in 1996 (61 FR
69360), 2004 (69 FR 7121), 2008 (73 FR
75340), and 2013 (78 FR 66643).
The 2015 Act 2 required each Federal
agency to adjust the level of statutory
civil penalties under the laws
implemented by that agency with an
initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment through
an interim final rulemaking. The 2015
Act also required Federal agencies,
beginning on January 15, 2017, to make
subsequent annual adjustments for
inflation. Section 4 of the 2015 Act
requires each Federal agency to publish
these annual adjustments by January 15
of each year. The purpose of the 2015
Act is to maintain the deterrent effect of
civil penalties by translating originally
enacted statutory civil penalty amounts
to today’s dollars and rounding
statutory civil penalties to the nearest
dollar.
As required by the 2015 Act, the EPA
issued a catch-up rule on July 1, 2016,
which was effective August 1, 2016 (81
FR 43091). The EPA made its first
annual adjustment on January 12, 2017,
which was effective on January 15, 2017
(82 FR 3633). The EPA made its second
annual adjustment on January 10, 2018,
which was effective on January 15, 2018
(83 FR 1190). The EPA made its third
annual adjustment on February 6, 2019
(84 FR 2056) and issued a subsequent
correction on February 25, 2019 (84 FR
5955). This rule implements the fourth
annual adjustment mandated by the
2015 Act.
The 2015 Act provides a formula for
calculating the adjustments. Each
statutory maximum and minimum 3
specific monetary amount as provided by Federal
law; or (ii) has a maximum amount provided for by
Federal law; and (2) is assessed or enforced by an
agency pursuant to Federal law; and (3) is assessed
or enforced pursuant to an administrative
proceeding or a civil action in the Federal courts.
2 The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Section 701 of Pub.
L. 114–74) was signed into law on Nov. 2, 2015, and
further amended the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990.
3 Under Section 3(2)(A) of the 2015 Act, ‘‘civil
monetary penalty’’ means ‘‘a specific monetary
amount as provided by Federal law’’; or ‘‘has a
maximum amount provided for by Federal law.’’
EPA-administered statutes generally refer to
statutory maximum penalties, with the following
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civil monetary penalty as currently
adjusted is multiplied by the cost-ofliving adjustment multiplier, which is
the percentage by which the Consumer
Price Index for all Urban Consumers
(CPI–U) for the month of October 2019
exceeds the CPI–U for the month of
October 2018.4
With this rule, the new statutory
maximum and minimum penalty levels
listed in the third column of Table 1 of
40 CFR 19.4 will apply to all civil
penalties assessed on or after January
13, 2020, for violations that occurred
after November 2, 2015, the date the
2015 Act was enacted. The former
maximum and minimum statutory civil
penalty levels, which are in the fourth
column of Table 1 to 40 CFR 19.4, will
now apply only to violations that
occurred after November 2, 2015, where
the penalties were assessed on or after
February 6, 2019, but before January 13,
2020. The statutory civil penalty levels
that apply to violations that occurred on
or before November 2, 2015, are codified
at Table 2 to 40 CFR 19.4.5 The fifth
column of Table 1 and the seventh
column of Table 2 display the statutory
civil penalty levels as originally
enacted.
The formula for determining the costof-living or inflation adjustment to
statutory civil penalties consists of the
following steps:
Step 1: The cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier for 2020 is the percentage by
which the CPI–U of October 2019
(257.346) exceeds the CPI–U for the
month of October 2018 (252.885), which
is 1.01764.6 Multiply 1.01764 by the
exceptions: Section 311(b)(7)(D) of the Clean Water
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D), refers to a minimum
penalty of ‘‘not less than $100,000 . . .’’; Section
104B(d)(1) of the Marine Protection, Research, and
Sanctuaries Act, 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1), refers to an
exact penalty of $600 ‘‘[f]or each dry ton (or
equivalent) of sewage sludge or industrial waste
dumped or transported by the person in violation
of this subsection in calendar year 1992 . . .’’; and
Section 325(d)(1) of the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C.
11045(d)(1), refers to an exact civil penalty of
$25,000 for each frivolous trade secret claim.
4 Current and historical CPI–U’s can be found on
the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ website here: https://
www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/supplemental-files/
historical-cpi-u-201910.pdf.
5 With this rule, for ease of reference, the order
of the Tables and the columns within each Table
are now presented in reverse chronological order.
6 Section 5(b) of the 2015 Act provides that the
term ‘‘cost-of-living adjustment’’ means the
percentage (if any) for each civil monetary penalty
by which—
(1) the Consumer Price Index for the month of
October preceding the date of the adjustment,
exceeds
(2) the Consumer Price Index for the month of
October 1 year before the month of October referred
to in paragraph (2).
Because the CPI–U for October 2019 is 257.346
and the CPI–U for October 2018 is 252.885, the cost-
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current penalty amount. This is the raw
adjusted penalty value.
Step 2: Round the raw adjusted
penalty value. Section 5 of the 2015 Act
states that any adjustment shall be
rounded to the nearest multiple of $1.
The result is the final penalty value for
the year.
II. The 2015 Act Requires Federal
Agencies To Publish Annual Penalty
Inflation Adjustments Notwithstanding
Section 553 of the Administrative
Procedures Act
Pursuant to section 4 of the 2015 Act,
each Federal agency is required to
publish annual adjustments no later
than January 15 each year. In
accordance with section 553 of the
Administrative Procedures Act (APA),
most rules are subject to notice and
comment and are effective no earlier
than 30 days after publication in the
Federal Register. However, Section
4(b)(2) of the 2015 Act provides that
each agency shall make the annual
inflation adjustments ‘‘notwithstanding
section 553’’ of the APA. Consistent
with the language of the 2015 Act, this
rule is not subject to notice and an
opportunity for public comment and
will be effective on January 13, 2020.
III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Additional information about these
statutes and Executive orders can be
found at https://www.epa.gov/lawsregulations/laws-and-executive-orders.
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant
regulatory action and was therefore not
submitted to OMB for review.
B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing
Regulations and Controlling Regulatory
Costs
This action is not an Executive Order
13771 regulatory action because this
action is not significant under Executive
Order 12866.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose an
information collection burden under the
PRA. This rule merely increases the
level of statutory civil penalties that can
be imposed in the context of a Federal
civil administrative enforcement action
or civil judicial case for violations of
EPA-administered statutes and their
implementing regulations.
of-living multiplier is 1.01764 (257.346 divided by
252.885).
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D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
This action is not subject to the RFA.
The RFA applies only to rules subject to
notice and comment rulemaking
requirements under the APA, 5 U.S.C.
553, or any other statute. Because the
2015 Act directs Federal agencies to
publish this rule notwithstanding
section 553 of the APA, this rule is not
subject to notice and comment
requirements or the RFA.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA)
This action does not contain any
unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does
not significantly or uniquely affect small
governments. This action is required by
the 2015 Act, without the exercise of
any policy discretion by the EPA. This
action also imposes no enforceable duty
on any state, local or tribal governments
or the private sector. Because the
calculation of any increase is formuladriven pursuant to the 2015 Act, the
EPA has no policy discretion to vary the
amount of the adjustment.
F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism
implications. It will not have a
substantial direct effect 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.
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G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
This action does not have tribal
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13175.
This rule merely reconciles the real
value of current statutory civil penalty
levels to reflect and keep pace with the
levels originally set by Congress when
the statutes were enacted. The
calculation of the increases is formuladriven and prescribed by statute, and
the EPA has no discretion to vary the
amount of the adjustment to reflect any
views or suggestions provided by
commenters. Accordingly, this rule will
not have a substantial direct effect on
tribal governments, 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.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
apply to this action.
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H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
Dated: December 19, 2019.
Andrew R. Wheeler,
Administrator.
The EPA interprets Executive Order
13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern
environmental health or safety risks that
the EPA has reason to believe may
disproportionately affect children, per
the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory
action’’ in section 2–202 of the
Executive order. This action is not
subject to Executive Order 13045
because it does not concern an
environmental health risk or safety risk.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, the EPA amends title 40,
chapter I, part 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:
I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive
Order 13211, because it is not a
significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
J. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act (NTTAA)
The rulemaking does not involve
technical standards.
K. Executive Order 12898: Federal
Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations
The EPA believes that this action is
not subject to Executive Order 12898 (59
FR 7629, February 16, 1994) because it
does not establish an environmental
health or safety standard. Rather, this
action is mandated by the 2015 Act,
which prescribes a formula for adjusting
statutory civil penalties on an annual
basis to reflect inflation.
L. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
This action is subject to the CRA, and
the EPA will submit a rule report to
each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United
States. The CRA allows the issuing
agency to make a rule effective sooner
than otherwise provided by the CRA if
the agency makes a good cause finding
that notice and comment rulemaking
procedures are impracticable,
unnecessary or contrary to the public
interest (5 U.S.C. 808(2)). The EPA finds
that the APA’s notice and comment
rulemaking procedures are unnecessary
because the 2015 Act directs Federal
agencies to publish their annual penalty
inflation adjustments ‘‘notwithstanding
section 553 [of the APA].’’
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 19
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Penalties.
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PART 19—ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL
MONETARY PENALTIES FOR
INFLATION
1. The authority citation for part 19
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Pub. L. 101–410, Oct. 5, 1990,
104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104–
134, title III, sec. 31001(s)(1), Apr. 26, 1996,
110 Stat. 1321–373; Pub. L. 105–362, title
XIII, sec. 1301(a), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat.
3293; Pub. L. 114–74, title VII, sec. 701(b),
Nov. 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 599.
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2. Revise § 19.2 to read as follows:
§ 19.2
Effective date.
(a) The statutory civil penalty levels
set forth in the third column of Table 1
of § 19.4 apply to all violations which
occur or occurred after November 2,
2015, where the penalties are assessed
on or after January 13, 2020. The
statutory civil penalty levels set forth in
the fourth column of Table 1 of § 19.4
apply to all violations which occurred
after November 2, 2015, where the
penalties were assessed on or after
February 6, 2019 but before January 13,
2020.
(b) The statutory penalty levels in the
third column of Table 2 to § 19.4 apply
to all violations which occurred after
December 6, 2013 through November 2,
2015, and to violations occurring after
November 2, 2015, where penalties were
assessed before August 1, 2016. The
statutory civil penalty levels set forth in
the fourth column of Table 2 of § 19.4
apply to all violations which occurred
after January 12, 2009 through
December 6, 2013. The statutory civil
penalty levels set forth in the fifth
column of Table 2 of § 19.4 apply to all
violations which occurred after March
15, 2004 through January 12, 2009. The
statutory civil penalty levels set forth in
the sixth column of Table 2 of § 19.4
apply to all violations which occurred
after January 30, 1997 through March
15, 2004.
■ 3. Revise § 19.4 to read as follows:
§ 19.4 Statutory civil penalties, as adjusted
for inflation, and tables.
Table 1 of this section sets out the
statutory civil penalty provisions of
statutes administered by the EPA, with
the third column setting out the latest
operative statutory civil penalty levels
for violations that occur or occurred
after November 2, 2015, where penalties
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are assessed on or after January 13,
2020. The fourth column displays the
operative statutory civil penalty levels
where penalties were assessed on or
after February 6, 2019, but before
January 13, 2020. Table 2 of this section
sets out the statutory civil penalty
provision of statutes administered by
the EPA, with the operative statutory
civil penalty levels, as adjusted for
inflation, for violations that occurred on
or before November 2, 2015, and for
violations that occurred after November
2, 2015, where penalties were assessed
before August 1, 2016.
TABLE 1 OF § 19.4—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS
Statutory civil penalties
for violations that
occurred after November
2, 2015, where penalties
were assessed on or
after
February 6, 2019 but
before
January 13, 2020
Statutory civil penalties,
as enacted
$20,288
$19,936
$5,000
2,976/1,917/2,976
40,576
2,924/1,884/2,924
39,873
1,000/500/1,000
25,000
11,665
9,639
11,665
11,463
9,472
11,463
5,000
5,000
5,000
11,665
55,800
22,320/55,800
22,320/278,995
19,277/48,192
19,277/240,960
48,192/1,928
48,192
48,192
192,768/5,783
1,284
11,463
54,833
21,933/54,833
21,933/274,159
18,943/47,357
18,943/236,783
47,357/1,895
47,357
47,357
189,427/5,683
1,262
5,000
25,000
10,000/25,000
10,000/125,000
10,000/25,000
10,000/125,000
25,000/1,000
25,000
25,000
100,000/3,000
600
202,878/267,621
14,791/36,975
199,361/262,982
14,535/36,334
50,000/125,000
10,000/25,000
14,791/184,874
14,535/181,669
10,000/125,000
CACSO ...................................
36,975
36,334
25,000
ACT TO PREVENT POLLUTION FROM SHIPS (APPS).
APPS ......................................
SAFE DRINKING WATER
ACT (SDWA).
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RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED
PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992.
NOISE CONTROL ACT OF
1972.
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY
ACT (RCRA).
75,867
74,552
25,000
15,173
58,328
14,910
57,317
5,000
25,000
58,328
11,665/40,640
40,640
58,328
23,331/291,641
11,665/291,641
20,288/43,280
24,386
141,943/1,419,442
10,143
58,328
40,640
10,705/107,050
18,149
57,317
11,463/39,936
39,936
57,317
22,927/286,586
11,463/286,586
19,936/42,530
23,963
139,483/1,394,837
9,967
57,317
39,936
10,519/105,194
17,834
25,000
5,000/25,000
25,000
25,000
10,000/125,000
5,000/125,000
5,000/10,000
15,000
100,000/1,000,000
2,500
25,000
25,000
5,000/50,000
10,000
38,352
37,687
10,000
101,439
99,681
25,000
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1321(b)(7)(C) .........
1321(b)(7)(D) .........
1414b(d)(1) ............
33 U.S.C. 1415(a) ...................
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see
1409(a)(2)(A)).
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see
1409(a)(2)(B)).
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see
1409(b)(1)).
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1) ..............
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2) ..............
42 U.S.C. 300g–3(b) ...............
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42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
300g–3(g)(3)(A) .....
300g–3(g)(3)(B) .....
300g–3(g)(3)(C) .....
300h–2(b)(1) ..........
300h–2(c)(1) ..........
300h–2(c)(2) ..........
300h–3(c) ...............
300i(b) ....................
300i–1(c) ................
300j(e)(2) ...............
300j–4(c) ................
300j–6(b)(2) ...........
300j–23(d) ..............
4852d(b)(5) ............
42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2) ..............
42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3) ..............
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statute
U.S. Code citation
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
6928(c) ...................
6928(g) ...................
6928(h)(2) ..............
6934(e) ...................
6973(b) ...................
6991e(a)(3) ............
6991e(d)(1) ............
6991e(d)(2) ............
7413(b) ...................
7413(d)(1) ..............
7413(d)(3) ..............
7524(a) ...................
7524(c)(1) ..............
7545(d)(1) ..............
9604(e)(5)(B) .........
42
42
42
42
42
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
9606(b)(1) ..............
9609(a)(1) ..............
9609(b) ...................
9609(c) ...................
11045(a) .................
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
11045(b)(1)(A) .......
11045(b)(2) ............
11045(b)(3) ............
11045(c)(1) ............
11045(c)(2) ............
11045(d)(1) ............
14304(a)(1) ............
42 U.S.C. 14304(g) .................
Statutory civil penalties
for violations that
occurred after November
2, 2015, where penalties
are assessed on or after
January 13, 2020
Statutory civil penalties
for violations that
occurred after November
2, 2015, where penalties
were assessed on or
after
February 6, 2019 but
before
January 13, 2020
Statutory civil penalties,
as enacted
61,098
75,867
61,098
15,173
15,173
61,098
24,441
24,441
101,439
48,192/385,535
9,639
48,192/4,819
385,535
48,192
58,328
60,039
74,552
60,039
14,910
14,910
60,039
24,017
24,017
99,681
47,357/378,852
9,472
47,357/4,735
378,852
47,357
57,317
25,000
25,000
25,000
5,000
5,000
25,000
10,000
10,000
25,000
25,000/200,000
5,000
25,000/2,500
200,000
25,000
25,000
58,328
58,328
58,328/174,985
58,328/174,985
58,328
57,317
57,317
57,317/171,952
57,317/171,952
57,317
25,000
25,000
25,000/75,000
25,000/75,000
25,000
58,328
58,328/174,985
58,328/174,985
58,328
23,331
58,328
16,258
57,317
57,317/171,952
57,317/171,952
57,317
22,927
57,317
15,976
25,000
25,000/75,000
25,000/75,000
25,000
10,000
25,000
10,000
16,258
15,976
10,000
RCRA .....................................
RCRA .....................................
RCRA .....................................
RCRA .....................................
RCRA .....................................
RCRA .....................................
RCRA .....................................
RCRA .....................................
CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) .........
CAA ........................................
CAA ........................................
CAA ........................................
CAA ........................................
CAA ........................................
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE,
COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA).
CERCLA .................................
CERCLA .................................
CERCLA .................................
CERCLA .................................
EMERGENCY PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY RIGHTTO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA).
EPCRA ...................................
EPCRA ...................................
EPCRA ...................................
EPCRA ...................................
EPCRA ...................................
EPCRA ...................................
MERCURY-CONTAINING
AND RECHARGEABLE
BATTERY MANAGEMENT
ACT (BATTERY ACT).
BATTERY ACT .......................
1 Note
that 7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(2) contains three separate statutory maximum civil penalty provisions. The first mention of $1,000 and the $500
statutory maximum civil penalty amount were originally enacted in 1978 (Pub. L. 95–396), and the second mention of $1,000 was enacted in
1972 (Pub. L. 92–516).
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7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(1) .............
FEDERAL INSECTICIDE,
FUNGICIDE, AND
RODENTICIDE ACT
(FIFRA).
FIFRA .................................
TOXIC SUBSTANCES
CONTROL ACT (TSCA).
TSCA ..................................
TSCA ..................................
PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL
REMEDIES ACT
(PFCRA).
7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(2) .............
15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1) ..........
15 U.S.C. 2647(a) ...............
15 U.S.C. 2647(g) ...............
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) ..........
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violations after
January 12,
2009 through
December 6,
2013
Statutory civil
penalties for
violations after
March 15,
2004 through
January 12,
2009
Statutory civil
penalties for
violations after
January 30,
1997 through
March 15,
2004
$7,500
$7,500
$6,500
$5,500
$5,000
750/1,100
37,500
750/1,100
37,500
650/1,100
32,500
550/1,000
27,500
500/1,000
25,000
7,500
7,500
7,500
7,500
7,500
7,500
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5,500
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U.S. Code citation
Environmental statute
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2) ..........
33 U.S.C. 1319(d) ...............
33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A) .....
33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B) .....
PFCRA ................................
CLEAN WATER ACT
(CWA).
CWA ...................................
CWA ...................................
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i) ..
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)
CWA ...................................
CWA ...................................
33
33
33
33
33
CWA ...................................
CWA ...................................
CWA ...................................
CWA ...................................
MARINE PROTECTION,
RESEARCH, AND
SANCTUARIES ACT
(MPRSA).
MPRSA ...............................
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
1321(b)(7)(A) .....
1321(b)(7)(B) .....
1321(b)(7)(C) .....
1321(b)(7)(D) .....
1414b(d)(1) 1 ......
33 U.S.C. 1415(a) ...............
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see
1409(a)(2)(A)).
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see
1409(a)(2)(B)).
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see
1409(b)(1)).
42 U.S.C. 300g–3(b) ...........
42
42
42
42
42
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
300g–3(g)(3)(A)
300g–3(g)(3)(B)
300g–3(g)(3)(C)
300h–2(b)(1) ......
300h–2(c)(1) ......
42
42
42
42
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
300h–2(c)(2) ......
300h–3(c) ...........
300i(b) ................
300i–1(c) ............
SDWA
SDWA
SDWA
SDWA
42
42
42
42
42
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
300j(e)(2) ...........
300j–4(c) ............
300j–6(b)(2) .......
300j–23(d) ..........
4852d(b)(5) ........
6928(c) ...............
6928(g) ...............
6928(h)(2) ..........
6934(e) ...............
6973(b) ...............
6991e(a)(3) ........
6991e(d)(1) ........
6991e(d)(2) ........
7413(b) ...............
7413(d)(1) ..........
SDWA .................................
SDWA .................................
SDWA .................................
SDWA .................................
RESIDENTIAL LEAD–
BASED PAINT HAZARD
REDUCTION ACT OF
1992.
NOISE CONTROL ACT OF
1972.
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY
ACT (RCRA).
RCRA ..................................
RCRA ..................................
RCRA ..................................
RCRA ..................................
RCRA ..................................
RCRA ..................................
RCRA ..................................
RCRA ..................................
CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) .....
CAA ....................................
42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3) ..........
CAA ....................................
42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3) ..........
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
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violations after
January 12,
2009 through
December 6,
2013
Statutory civil
penalties for
violations after
March 15,
2004 through
January 12,
2009
Statutory civil
penalties for
violations after
January 30,
1997 through
March 15,
2004
7,500
37,500
7,500
37,500
6,500
32,500
5,500
27,500
5,000
25,000
16,000/37,500
16,000/
187,500
16,000/37,500
16,000/
187,500
37,500/2,100
37,500
37,500
150,000/5,300
860
16,000/37,500
16,000/
177,500
16,000/37,500
16,000/
177,500
37,500/1,100
37,500
37,500
140,000/4,300
860
11,000/32,500
11,000/
157,500
11,000/32,500
11,000/
157,500
32,500/1,100
32,500
32,500
130,000/4,300
760
11,000/27,500
11,000/
137,500
11,000/27,500
11,000/
137,500
27,500/1,100
27,500
27,500
110,000/3,300
660
10,000/25,000
10,000/
125,000
10,000/25,000
10,000/
125,000
25,000/1,000
25,000
25,000
100,000/3,000
600
75,000/
187,500
11,000/27,500
70,000/
177,500
11,000/27,500
65,000/
157,500
10,000/25,000
55,000/
137,500
10,000/
2 25,000
50,000/
125,000
10,000/25,000
11,000/
147,500
27,500
11,000/
137,500
27,500
10,000/
125,000
25,000
10,000/
125,000
25,000
10,000/
125,000
25,000
37,500
37,500
32,500
27,500
25,000
37,500
7,000/32,500
32,500
37,500
16,000/
187,500
7,500/187,500
7,500/16,000
21,500
120,000/
1,150,000
3,750
37,500
32,500
7,500/75,000
16,000
37,500
7,000/32,500
32,500
37,500
16,000/
177,500
7,500/177,500
7,500/16,000
16,500
110,000/
1,100,000
3,750
37,500
32,500
7,500/70,000
16,000
32,500
6,000/27,500
27,500
32,500
11,000/
157,500
6,500/157,500
6,500/11,000
16,500
100,000/
1,000,000
2,750
32,500
27,500
6,500/65,000
11,000
27,500
5,000/25,000
25,000
27,500
11,000/
137,500
5,500/137,500
5,500/11,000
15,000
22,000/
3 55,000
2,750
27,500
25,000
5,500/55,000
11,000
25,000
5,000/25,000
25,000
25,000
10,000/
125,000
5,000/125,000
5,000/10,000
15,000
20,000/50,000
16,000
16,000
11,000
11,000
10,000
37,500
37,500
32,500
27,500
25,000
37,500
37,500
37,500
7,500
7,500
37,500
16,000
16,000
37,500
37,500/
320,000
7,500
37,500
37,500
37,500
7,500
7,500
37,500
16,000
16,000
37,500
37,500/
295,000
7,500
32,500
32,500
32,500
6,500
6,500
32,500
11,000
11,000
32,500
32,500/
270,000
6,500
27,500
27,500
27,500
5,500
5,500
27,500
11,000
11,000
27,500
27,500/
220,000
5,500
25,000
25,000
25,000
5,000
5,000
25,000
10,000
10,000
25,000
25,000/
200,000
5,000
CACSO ...............................
SAFE DRINKING WATER
ACT (SDWA).
SDWA .................................
SDWA .................................
SDWA .................................
SDWA .................................
SDWA .................................
42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2) ..........
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CACSO ...............................
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December 6,
2013 through
November 2,
2015, or assessed before
August 1,
2016
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25,000
25,000
5,000/50,000
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42
42
42
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
Environmental statute
42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1) ..........
42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1) ..........
42 U.S.C. 9609(b) ...............
CAA ....................................
CAA ....................................
CAA ....................................
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY
ACT (CERCLA).
CERCLA .............................
CERCLA .............................
CERCLA .............................
42 U.S.C. 9609(c) ...............
CERCLA .............................
42 U.S.C. 11045(a) .............
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A) 4
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2) ........
EMERGENCY PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY
RIGHT–TO–KNOW ACT
(EPCRA).
EPCRA ...............................
EPCRA ...............................
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3) ........
EPCRA ...............................
42
42
42
42
EPCRA ...............................
EPCRA ...............................
EPCRA ...............................
MERCURY–CONTAINING
AND RECHARGEABLE
BATTERY MANAGEMENT ACT (BATTERY
ACT).
BATTERY ACT ...................
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
7524(a) ...............
7524(c)(1) ..........
7545(d)(1) ..........
9604(e)(5)(B) .....
11045(c)(1)
11045(c)(2)
11045(d)(1)
14304(a)(1)
........
........
........
........
42 U.S.C. 14304(g) .............
Statutory civil
penalties for
violations after
December 6,
2013 through
November 2,
2015, or assessed before
August 1,
2016
Statutory civil
penalties for
violations after
January 12,
2009 through
December 6,
2013
Statutory civil
penalties for
violations after
March 15,
2004 through
January 12,
2009
Statutory civil
penalties for
violations after
January 30,
1997 through
March 15,
2004
3,750/37,500
320,000
37,500
37,500
3,750/37,500
295,000
37,500
37,500
2,750/32,500
270,000
32,500
32,500
2,750/27,500
220,000
27,500
27,500
2,500/25,000
200,000
25,000
25,000
37,500
37,500
37,500/
117,500
37,500/
117,500
37,500
37,500
37,500
37,500/
107,500
37,500/
107,500
37,500
32,500
32,500
32,500/97,500
27,500
27,500
27,500/82,500
25,000
25,000
25,000/75,000
32,500/97,500
27,500/82,500
25,000/75,000
32,500
27,500
25,000
37,500
37,500/
117,500
37,500/
117,500
37,500
16,000
37,500
16,000
37,500
37,500/
107,500
37,500/
107,500
37,500
16,000
37,500
16,000
32,500
32,500/97,500
27,500
27,500/82,500
25,000
25,000/75,000
32,500/97,500
27,500/82,500
25,000/75,000
32,500
11,000
32,500
11,000
27,500
11,000
27,500
10,000
25,000
10,000
25,000
10,000
16,000
16,000
11,000
10,000
10,000
Statutory civil
penalties, as
enacted
1 Note
that 33 U.S.C. 1414b (d)(1)(B) contains additional penalty escalation provisions that must be applied to the penalty amounts set forth in
this Table 2. The amounts set forth in this Table 2 reflect an inflation adjustment to the calendar year 1992 penalty amount expressed in section
104B(d)(1)(A), which is used to calculate the applicable penalty amount under MPRSA section 104B(d)(1)(B) for violations that occur in any subsequent calendar year.
2 CACSO was passed on December 21, 2000 as part of Title XIV of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001, Public Law 106–554, 33
U.S.C. 1901 note.
3 The original statutory penalty amounts of $20,000 and $50,000 under section 1432(c) of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300i–1(c), were subsequently
increased by Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, Public
Law 107–188 (June 12, 2002), to $100,000 and $1,000,000, respectively. The EPA did not adjust these new penalty amounts in its 2004 Civil
Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule (‘‘2004 Rule’’), published on February 13, 2004, because they had gone into effect less than two
years prior to the 2004 Rule.
4 Consistent with how the EPA’s other penalty authorities are displayed under this section, this Table 2 now delineates, on a subpart-by-subpart basis, the penalty authorities enumerated under section 325(b) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11045(b) (i.e., 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A), (b)(2), and
(b)(3)).
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(CMPs) that may be imposed for
violations of the Program Fraud Civil
Remedies Act (PFCRA) and the NEA’s
Restrictions on Lobbying to reflect the
requirements of the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015
Act). The 2015 Act further amended the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990 (the Inflation
Adjustment Act) to improve the
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1751-1757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 19
[FRL-10003-77-OECA]
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promulgating this
final rule to adjust the level of the maximum (and minimum) statutory
civil monetary penalty amounts under the statutes the EPA administers.
This action is mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended through the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (``the 2015 Act'').
The 2015 Act prescribes a formula for annually adjusting the statutory
maximum (and minimum) amount of civil penalties to reflect inflation,
maintain the deterrent effect of statutory civil penalties, and promote
compliance with the law. The rule does not necessarily revise the
penalty amounts that the EPA chooses to seek pursuant to its civil
penalty policies in a particular case. The EPA's civil penalty
policies, which guide enforcement personnel on how to exercise the
EPA's statutory penalty authorities, take into account a number of
fact-specific considerations, e.g., the seriousness of the violation,
the violator's good faith efforts to comply, any economic benefit
gained by the violator as a result of its noncompliance, and a
violator's ability to pay.
DATES: This final rule is effective January 13, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Smith-Watts, Office of Civil
Enforcement, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Mail Code
2241A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone number: (202) 564-4083; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Since 1996, Federal agencies have been required to issue
regulations adjusting for inflation the statutory civil penalties \1\
that can be imposed under
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the laws administered by that agency. The Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), required agencies to review their
statutory civil penalties every 4 years, and to adjust the statutory
civil penalty amounts for inflation if the increase met the DCIA's
adjustment methodology. In accordance with the DCIA, the EPA reviewed
and, as appropriate, adjusted the civil penalty levels under each of
the statutes the agency implements in 1996 (61 FR 69360), 2004 (69 FR
7121), 2008 (73 FR 75340), and 2013 (78 FR 66643).
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\1\ The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990, Public Law 101-410, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, defines ``civil
monetary penalty'' as any penalty, fine, or other sanction that--
(1)(i) is for a specific monetary amount as provided by Federal law;
or (ii) has a maximum amount provided for by Federal law; and (2) is
assessed or enforced by an agency pursuant to Federal law; and (3)
is assessed or enforced pursuant to an administrative proceeding or
a civil action in the Federal courts.
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The 2015 Act \2\ required each Federal agency to adjust the level
of statutory civil penalties under the laws implemented by that agency
with an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment through an interim final
rulemaking. The 2015 Act also required Federal agencies, beginning on
January 15, 2017, to make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation.
Section 4 of the 2015 Act requires each Federal agency to publish these
annual adjustments by January 15 of each year. The purpose of the 2015
Act is to maintain the deterrent effect of civil penalties by
translating originally enacted statutory civil penalty amounts to
today's dollars and rounding statutory civil penalties to the nearest
dollar.
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\2\ The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Section 701 of Pub. L. 114-74) was signed
into law on Nov. 2, 2015, and further amended the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990.
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As required by the 2015 Act, the EPA issued a catch-up rule on July
1, 2016, which was effective August 1, 2016 (81 FR 43091). The EPA made
its first annual adjustment on January 12, 2017, which was effective on
January 15, 2017 (82 FR 3633). The EPA made its second annual
adjustment on January 10, 2018, which was effective on January 15, 2018
(83 FR 1190). The EPA made its third annual adjustment on February 6,
2019 (84 FR 2056) and issued a subsequent correction on February 25,
2019 (84 FR 5955). This rule implements the fourth annual adjustment
mandated by the 2015 Act.
The 2015 Act provides a formula for calculating the adjustments.
Each statutory maximum and minimum \3\ civil monetary penalty as
currently adjusted is multiplied by the cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier, which is the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index
for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the month of October 2019 exceeds
the CPI-U for the month of October 2018.\4\
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\3\ Under Section 3(2)(A) of the 2015 Act, ``civil monetary
penalty'' means ``a specific monetary amount as provided by Federal
law''; or ``has a maximum amount provided for by Federal law.'' EPA-
administered statutes generally refer to statutory maximum
penalties, with the following exceptions: Section 311(b)(7)(D) of
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D), refers to a minimum
penalty of ``not less than $100,000 . . .''; Section 104B(d)(1) of
the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, 33 U.S.C.
1414b(d)(1), refers to an exact penalty of $600 ``[f]or each dry ton
(or equivalent) of sewage sludge or industrial waste dumped or
transported by the person in violation of this subsection in
calendar year 1992 . . .''; and Section 325(d)(1) of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1),
refers to an exact civil penalty of $25,000 for each frivolous trade
secret claim.
\4\ Current and historical CPI-U's can be found on the Bureau of
Labor Statistics' website here: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/supplemental-files/historical-cpi-u-201910.pdf.
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With this rule, the new statutory maximum and minimum penalty
levels listed in the third column of Table 1 of 40 CFR 19.4 will apply
to all civil penalties assessed on or after January 13, 2020, for
violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, the date the 2015 Act
was enacted. The former maximum and minimum statutory civil penalty
levels, which are in the fourth column of Table 1 to 40 CFR 19.4, will
now apply only to violations that occurred after November 2, 2015,
where the penalties were assessed on or after February 6, 2019, but
before January 13, 2020. The statutory civil penalty levels that apply
to violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015, are codified
at Table 2 to 40 CFR 19.4.\5\ The fifth column of Table 1 and the
seventh column of Table 2 display the statutory civil penalty levels as
originally enacted.
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\5\ With this rule, for ease of reference, the order of the
Tables and the columns within each Table are now presented in
reverse chronological order.
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The formula for determining the cost-of-living or inflation
adjustment to statutory civil penalties consists of the following
steps:
Step 1: The cost-of-living adjustment multiplier for 2020 is the
percentage by which the CPI-U of October 2019 (257.346) exceeds the
CPI-U for the month of October 2018 (252.885), which is 1.01764.\6\
Multiply 1.01764 by the current penalty amount. This is the raw
adjusted penalty value.
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\6\ Section 5(b) of the 2015 Act provides that the term ``cost-
of-living adjustment'' means the percentage (if any) for each civil
monetary penalty by which--
(1) the Consumer Price Index for the month of October preceding
the date of the adjustment, exceeds
(2) the Consumer Price Index for the month of October 1 year
before the month of October referred to in paragraph (2).
Because the CPI-U for October 2019 is 257.346 and the CPI-U for
October 2018 is 252.885, the cost-of-living multiplier is 1.01764
(257.346 divided by 252.885).
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Step 2: Round the raw adjusted penalty value. Section 5 of the 2015
Act states that any adjustment shall be rounded to the nearest multiple
of $1. The result is the final penalty value for the year.
II. The 2015 Act Requires Federal Agencies To Publish Annual Penalty
Inflation Adjustments Notwithstanding Section 553 of the Administrative
Procedures Act
Pursuant to section 4 of the 2015 Act, each Federal agency is
required to publish annual adjustments no later than January 15 each
year. In accordance with section 553 of the Administrative Procedures
Act (APA), most rules are subject to notice and comment and are
effective no earlier than 30 days after publication in the Federal
Register. However, Section 4(b)(2) of the 2015 Act provides that each
agency shall make the annual inflation adjustments ``notwithstanding
section 553'' of the APA. Consistent with the language of the 2015 Act,
this rule is not subject to notice and an opportunity for public
comment and will be effective on January 13, 2020.
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Additional information about these statutes and Executive orders
can be found at https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to OMB for review.
B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs
This action is not an Executive Order 13771 regulatory action
because this action is not significant under Executive Order 12866.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the PRA. This rule merely increases the level of statutory civil
penalties that can be imposed in the context of a Federal civil
administrative enforcement action or civil judicial case for violations
of EPA-administered statutes and their implementing regulations.
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D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
This action is not subject to the RFA. The RFA applies only to
rules subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the
APA, 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other statute. Because the 2015 Act directs
Federal agencies to publish this rule notwithstanding section 553 of
the APA, this rule is not subject to notice and comment requirements or
the RFA.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
This action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments. This action is required by the 2015 Act, without the
exercise of any policy discretion by the EPA. This action also imposes
no enforceable duty on any state, local or tribal governments or the
private sector. Because the calculation of any increase is formula-
driven pursuant to the 2015 Act, the EPA has no policy discretion to
vary the amount of the adjustment.
F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
a substantial direct effect 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.
G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal implications as specified in
Executive Order 13175.
This rule merely reconciles the real value of current statutory
civil penalty levels to reflect and keep pace with the levels
originally set by Congress when the statutes were enacted. The
calculation of the increases is formula-driven and prescribed by
statute, and the EPA has no discretion to vary the amount of the
adjustment to reflect any views or suggestions provided by commenters.
Accordingly, this rule will not have a substantial direct effect on
tribal governments, 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.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.
H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern environmental health or safety risks
that the EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect
children, per the definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in
section 2-202 of the Executive order. This action is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 because it does not concern an environmental
health risk or safety risk.
I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
The rulemaking does not involve technical standards.
K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
The EPA believes that this action is not subject to Executive Order
12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) because it does not establish an
environmental health or safety standard. Rather, this action is
mandated by the 2015 Act, which prescribes a formula for adjusting
statutory civil penalties on an annual basis to reflect inflation.
L. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
This action is subject to the CRA, and the EPA will submit a rule
report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of
the United States. The CRA allows the issuing agency to make a rule
effective sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA if the agency makes
a good cause finding that notice and comment rulemaking procedures are
impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest (5 U.S.C.
808(2)). The EPA finds that the APA's notice and comment rulemaking
procedures are unnecessary because the 2015 Act directs Federal
agencies to publish their annual penalty inflation adjustments
``notwithstanding section 553 [of the APA].''
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 19
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Penalties.
Dated: December 19, 2019.
Andrew R. Wheeler,
Administrator.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the EPA amends title 40,
chapter I, part 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 19--ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION
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1. The authority citation for part 19 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Pub. L. 101-410, Oct. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 890, as
amended by Pub. L. 104-134, title III, sec. 31001(s)(1), Apr. 26,
1996, 110 Stat. 1321-373; Pub. L. 105-362, title XIII, sec. 1301(a),
Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3293; Pub. L. 114-74, title VII, sec.
701(b), Nov. 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 599.
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2. Revise Sec. 19.2 to read as follows:
Sec. 19.2 Effective date.
(a) The statutory civil penalty levels set forth in the third
column of Table 1 of Sec. 19.4 apply to all violations which occur or
occurred after November 2, 2015, where the penalties are assessed on or
after January 13, 2020. The statutory civil penalty levels set forth in
the fourth column of Table 1 of Sec. 19.4 apply to all violations
which occurred after November 2, 2015, where the penalties were
assessed on or after February 6, 2019 but before January 13, 2020.
(b) The statutory penalty levels in the third column of Table 2 to
Sec. 19.4 apply to all violations which occurred after December 6,
2013 through November 2, 2015, and to violations occurring after
November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed before August 1, 2016.
The statutory civil penalty levels set forth in the fourth column of
Table 2 of Sec. 19.4 apply to all violations which occurred after
January 12, 2009 through December 6, 2013. The statutory civil penalty
levels set forth in the fifth column of Table 2 of Sec. 19.4 apply to
all violations which occurred after March 15, 2004 through January 12,
2009. The statutory civil penalty levels set forth in the sixth column
of Table 2 of Sec. 19.4 apply to all violations which occurred after
January 30, 1997 through March 15, 2004.
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3. Revise Sec. 19.4 to read as follows:
Sec. 19.4 Statutory civil penalties, as adjusted for inflation, and
tables.
Table 1 of this section sets out the statutory civil penalty
provisions of statutes administered by the EPA, with the third column
setting out the latest operative statutory civil penalty levels for
violations that occur or occurred after November 2, 2015, where
penalties
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are assessed on or after January 13, 2020. The fourth column displays
the operative statutory civil penalty levels where penalties were
assessed on or after February 6, 2019, but before January 13, 2020.
Table 2 of this section sets out the statutory civil penalty provision
of statutes administered by the EPA, with the operative statutory civil
penalty levels, as adjusted for inflation, for violations that occurred
on or before November 2, 2015, and for violations that occurred after
November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed before August 1, 2016.
Table 1 of Sec. 19.4--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
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Statutory civil
Statutory civil penalties for
penalties for violations that
violations that occurred after November
U.S. Code citation Environmental statute occurred after November 2, 2015, where Statutory civil
2, 2015, where penalties were assessed penalties, as enacted
penalties are assessed on or after February 6,
on or after January 13, 2019 but before January
2020 13, 2020
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7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(1)......................... FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, $20,288 $19,936 $5,000
AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA).
7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(2) \1\..................... FIFRA.......................... 2,976/1,917/2,976 2,924/1,884/2,924 1,000/500/1,000
15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1)........................ TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT 40,576 39,873 25,000
(TSCA).
15 U.S.C. 2647(a)........................... TSCA........................... 11,665 11,463 5,000
15 U.S.C. 2647(g)........................... TSCA........................... 9,639 9,472 5,000
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)........................ PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES 11,665 11,463 5,000
ACT (PFCRA).
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)........................ PFCRA.......................... 11,665 11,463 5,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(d)........................... CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA).......... 55,800 54,833 25,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A)..................... CWA............................ 22,320/55,800 21,933/54,833 10,000/25,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B)..................... CWA............................ 22,320/278,995 21,933/274,159 10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i).................. CWA............................ 19,277/48,192 18,943/47,357 10,000/25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)................. CWA............................ 19,277/240,960 18,943/236,783 10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)..................... CWA............................ 48,192/1,928 47,357/1,895 25,000/1,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)..................... CWA............................ 48,192 47,357 25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)..................... CWA............................ 48,192 47,357 25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)..................... CWA............................ 192,768/5,783 189,427/5,683 100,000/3,000
33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1)....................... MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, 1,284 1,262 600
AND SANCTUARIES ACT (MPRSA).
33 U.S.C. 1415(a)........................... MPRSA.......................... 202,878/267,621 199,361/262,982 50,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(A))..... CERTAIN ALASKAN CRUISE SHIP 14,791/36,975 14,535/36,334 10,000/25,000
OPERATIONS (CACSO).
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(B))..... CACSO.......................... 14,791/184,874 14,535/181,669 10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(b)(1))........ CACSO.......................... 36,975 36,334 25,000
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1)........................ ACT TO PREVENT POLLUTION FROM 75,867 74,552 25,000
SHIPS (APPS).
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2)........................ APPS........................... 15,173 14,910 5,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(b)......................... SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA). 58,328 57,317 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(A)................... SDWA........................... 58,328 57,317 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(B)................... SDWA........................... 11,665/40,640 11,463/39,936 5,000/25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(C)................... SDWA........................... 40,640 39,936 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(b)(1)...................... SDWA........................... 58,328 57,317 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(1)...................... SDWA........................... 23,331/291,641 22,927/286,586 10,000/125,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(2)...................... SDWA........................... 11,665/291,641 11,463/286,586 5,000/125,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c)......................... SDWA........................... 20,288/43,280 19,936/42,530 5,000/10,000
42 U.S.C. 300i(b)........................... SDWA........................... 24,386 23,963 15,000
42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c)......................... SDWA........................... 141,943/1,419,442 139,483/1,394,837 100,000/1,000,000
42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2)........................ SDWA........................... 10,143 9,967 2,500
42 U.S.C. 300j-4(c)......................... SDWA........................... 58,328 57,317 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300j-6(b)(2)...................... SDWA........................... 40,640 39,936 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300j-23(d)........................ SDWA........................... 10,705/107,050 10,519/105,194 5,000/50,000
42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5)....................... RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT 18,149 17,834 10,000
HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992.
42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2)........................ NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972...... 38,352 37,687 10,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3)........................ RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND 101,439 99,681 25,000
RECOVERY ACT (RCRA).
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42 U.S.C. 6928(c)........................... RCRA........................... 61,098 60,039 25,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(g)........................... RCRA........................... 75,867 74,552 25,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2)........................ RCRA........................... 61,098 60,039 25,000
42 U.S.C. 6934(e)........................... RCRA........................... 15,173 14,910 5,000
42 U.S.C. 6973(b)........................... RCRA........................... 15,173 14,910 5,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3)....................... RCRA........................... 61,098 60,039 25,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1)....................... RCRA........................... 24,441 24,017 10,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2)....................... RCRA........................... 24,441 24,017 10,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(b)........................... CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)............ 101,439 99,681 25,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1)........................ CAA............................ 48,192/385,535 47,357/378,852 25,000/200,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3)........................ CAA............................ 9,639 9,472 5,000
42 U.S.C. 7524(a)........................... CAA............................ 48,192/4,819 47,357/4,735 25,000/2,500
42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1)........................ CAA............................ 385,535 378,852 200,000
42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1)........................ CAA............................ 48,192 47,357 25,000
42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B)..................... COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL 58,328 57,317 25,000
RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND
LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA).
42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1)........................ CERCLA......................... 58,328 57,317 25,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1)........................ CERCLA......................... 58,328 57,317 25,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)........................... CERCLA......................... 58,328/174,985 57,317/171,952 25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)........................... CERCLA......................... 58,328/174,985 57,317/171,952 25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(a).......................... EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 58,328 57,317 25,000
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
(EPCRA).
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A).................... EPCRA.......................... 58,328 57,317 25,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2)....................... EPCRA.......................... 58,328/174,985 57,317/171,952 25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3)....................... EPCRA.......................... 58,328/174,985 57,317/171,952 25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1)....................... EPCRA.......................... 58,328 57,317 25,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2)....................... EPCRA.......................... 23,331 22,927 10,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1)....................... EPCRA.......................... 58,328 57,317 25,000
42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1)....................... MERCURY-CONTAINING AND 16,258 15,976 10,000
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
MANAGEMENT ACT (BATTERY ACT).
42 U.S.C. 14304(g).......................... BATTERY ACT.................... 16,258 15,976 10,000
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\1\ Note that 7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(2) contains three separate statutory maximum civil penalty provisions. The first mention of $1,000 and the $500 statutory
maximum civil penalty amount were originally enacted in 1978 (Pub. L. 95-396), and the second mention of $1,000 was enacted in 1972 (Pub. L. 92-516).
Table 2 of Sec. 19.4--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
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Statutory
civil
penalties for Statutory Statutory Statutory
violations civil civil civil
after December penalties for penalties for penalties for Statutory
6, 2013 violations violations violations civil
U.S. Code citation Environmental statute through after January after March after January penalties, as
November 2, 12, 2009 15, 2004 30, 1997 enacted
2015, or through through through March
assessed December 6, January 12, 15, 2004
before August 2013 2009
1, 2016
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7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(1)....................... FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, $7,500 $7,500 $6,500 $5,500 $5,000
FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE
ACT (FIFRA).
7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(2)....................... FIFRA....................... 750/1,100 750/1,100 650/1,100 550/1,000 500/1,000
15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1)...................... TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
(TSCA).
15 U.S.C. 2647(a)......................... TSCA........................ 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000
15 U.S.C. 2647(g)......................... TSCA........................ 7,500 7,500 5,500 5,000 5,000
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)...................... PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000
ACT (PFCRA).
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31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)...................... PFCRA....................... 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(d)......................... CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)....... 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A)................... CWA......................... 16,000/37,500 16,000/37,500 11,000/32,500 11,000/27,500 10,000/25,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B)................... CWA......................... 16,000/187,500 16,000/177,500 11,000/157,500 11,000/137,500 10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i)................ CWA......................... 16,000/37,500 16,000/37,500 11,000/32,500 11,000/27,500 10,000/25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)............... CWA......................... 16,000/187,500 16,000/177,500 11,000/157,500 11,000/137,500 10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)................... CWA......................... 37,500/2,100 37,500/1,100 32,500/1,100 27,500/1,100 25,000/1,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)................... CWA......................... 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)................... CWA......................... 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)................... CWA......................... 150,000/5,300 140,000/4,300 130,000/4,300 110,000/3,300 100,000/3,000
33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1) \1\................. MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, 860 860 760 660 600
AND SANCTUARIES ACT (MPRSA).
33 U.S.C. 1415(a)......................... MPRSA....................... 75,000/187,500 70,000/177,500 65,000/157,500 55,000/137,500 50,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(A))... CERTAIN ALASKAN CRUISE SHIP 11,000/27,500 11,000/27,500 10,000/25,000 10,000/\2\ 10,000/25,000
OPERATIONS (CACSO). 25,000
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(B))... CACSO....................... 11,000/147,500 11,000/137,500 10,000/125,000 10,000/125,000 10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(b)(1))...... CACSO....................... 27,500 27,500 25,000 25,000 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(b)....................... SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
(SDWA).
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(A)................. SDWA........................ 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(B)................. SDWA........................ 7,000/32,500 7,000/32,500 6,000/27,500 5,000/25,000 5,000/25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(C)................. SDWA........................ 32,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(b)(1).................... SDWA........................ 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(1).................... SDWA........................ 16,000/187,500 16,000/177,500 11,000/157,500 11,000/137,500 10,000/125,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(2).................... SDWA........................ 7,500/187,500 7,500/177,500 6,500/157,500 5,500/137,500 5,000/125,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c)....................... SDWA........................ 7,500/16,000 7,500/16,000 6,500/11,000 5,500/11,000 5,000/10,000
42 U.S.C. 300i(b)......................... SDWA........................ 21,500 16,500 16,500 15,000 15,000
42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c)....................... SDWA........................ 120,000/ 110,000/ 100,000/ 22,000/\3\ 20,000/50,000
1,150,000 1,100,000 1,000,000 55,000
42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2)...................... SDWA........................ 3,750 3,750 2,750 2,750 2,500
42 U.S.C. 300j-4(c)....................... SDWA........................ 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300j-6(b)(2).................... SDWA........................ 32,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 25,000
42 U.S.C. 300j-23(d)...................... SDWA........................ 7,500/75,000 7,500/70,000 6,500/65,000 5,500/55,000 5,000/50,000
42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5)..................... RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT 16,000 16,000 11,000 11,000 10,000
HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF
1992.
42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2)...................... NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972... 16,000 16,000 11,000 11,000 10,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3)...................... RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
RECOVERY ACT (RCRA).
42 U.S.C. 6928(c)......................... RCRA........................ 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(g)......................... RCRA........................ 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2)...................... RCRA........................ 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 6934(e)......................... RCRA........................ 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000
42 U.S.C. 6973(b)......................... RCRA........................ 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3)..................... RCRA........................ 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1)..................... RCRA........................ 16,000 16,000 11,000 11,000 10,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2)..................... RCRA........................ 16,000 16,000 11,000 11,000 10,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(b)......................... CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)......... 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1)...................... CAA......................... 37,500/320,000 37,500/295,000 32,500/270,000 27,500/220,000 25,000/200,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3)...................... CAA......................... 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000
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42 U.S.C. 7524(a)......................... CAA......................... 3,750/37,500 3,750/37,500 2,750/32,500 2,750/27,500 2,500/25,000
42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1)...................... CAA......................... 320,000 295,000 270,000 220,000 200,000
42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1)...................... CAA......................... 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B)................... COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND
LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA).
42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1)...................... CERCLA...................... 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1)...................... CERCLA...................... 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)......................... CERCLA...................... 37,500/117,500 37,500/107,500 32,500/97,500 27,500/82,500 25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)......................... CERCLA...................... 37,500/117,500 37,500/107,500 32,500/97,500 27,500/82,500 25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(a)........................ EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
(EPCRA).
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A) \4\.............. EPCRA....................... 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2)..................... EPCRA....................... 37,500/117,500 37,500/107,500 32,500/97,500 27,500/82,500 25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3)..................... EPCRA....................... 37,500/117,500 37,500/107,500 32,500/97,500 27,500/82,500 25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1)..................... EPCRA....................... 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2)..................... EPCRA....................... 16,000 16,000 11,000 11,000 10,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1)..................... EPCRA....................... 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000
42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1)..................... MERCURY-CONTAINING AND 16,000 16,000 11,000 10,000 10,000
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
MANAGEMENT ACT (BATTERY
ACT).
42 U.S.C. 14304(g)........................ BATTERY ACT................. 16,000 16,000 11,000 10,000 10,000
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\1\ Note that 33 U.S.C. 1414b (d)(1)(B) contains additional penalty escalation provisions that must be applied to the penalty amounts set forth in this
Table 2. The amounts set forth in this Table 2 reflect an inflation adjustment to the calendar year 1992 penalty amount expressed in section
104B(d)(1)(A), which is used to calculate the applicable penalty amount under MPRSA section 104B(d)(1)(B) for violations that occur in any subsequent
calendar year.
\2\ CACSO was passed on December 21, 2000 as part of Title XIV of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001, Public Law 106-554, 33 U.S.C. 1901 note.
\3\ The original statutory penalty amounts of $20,000 and $50,000 under section 1432(c) of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c), were subsequently increased by
Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, Public Law 107-188 (June 12,
2002), to $100,000 and $1,000,000, respectively. The EPA did not adjust these new penalty amounts in its 2004 Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation
Adjustment Rule (``2004 Rule''), published on February 13, 2004, because they had gone into effect less than two years prior to the 2004 Rule.
\4\ Consistent with how the EPA's other penalty authorities are displayed under this section, this Table 2 now delineates, on a subpart-by-subpart
basis, the penalty authorities enumerated under section 325(b) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11045(b) (i.e., 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A), (b)(2), and (b)(3)).
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