Rule2021-11301
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
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June 2, 2021
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June 2, 2021
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Interior DepartmentSurface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Abstract
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).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 2, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29509-29515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11301]
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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 2021-001; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 212S180110; S2D2S
SS08011000 SX064A00 21XS501520]
RIN 1029-AC79
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: Effective June 2, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen G. Vello, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 4558,
Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 208-1908. Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84eff2e1e8e8ebc4ebf7e9f6e1aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e08b96858c8c8fa08f938d9285ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
A. Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866 and
13563)
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
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 six sections--30 CFR 723.14, 723.15, 724.14, 845.14, 845.15, 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 (APA)].'' Therefore, ``the public
procedure the APA generally requires--notice, an opportunity for
comment, and a delay in effective date--is not required for agencies to
issue regulations implementing the annual adjustment.'' December 23,
2020, Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
(M-21-10) from Russell T. Vought,
[[Page 29510]]
Director, Office of Management and Budget, Implementation of Penalty
Inflation Adjustments for 2021, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (OMB Memorandum), at
3.
Pursuant to SMCRA and the 2015 Act, this final rule reflects the
statutorily required CMP adjustments as follows:
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Current Adjusted
CFR citation Points (where penalty dollar penalty dollar
applicable) amounts amounts
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30 CFR 723.14................................................... 1 $68 $69
2 137 139
3 206 208
4 274 277
5 342 346
6 411 416
7 479 485
8 546 552
9 616 623
10 685 693
11 752 761
12 821 831
13 888 898
14 958 969
15 1,028 1,040
16 1,095 1,108
17 1,163 1,177
18 1,233 1,248
19 1,301 1,316
20 1,369 1,385
21 1,438 1,455
22 1,506 1,524
23 1,574 1,593
24 1,642 1,661
25 1,711 1,731
26 2,054 2,078
27 2,396 2,424
28 2,736 2,768
29 2,949 2,984
30 3,423 3,463
31 3,764 3,808
32 4,106 4,155
33 4,449 4,502
34 4,791 4,848
35 5,133 5,194
36 5,475 5,540
37 5,819 5,888
38 6,160 6,233
39 6,502 6,579
40 6,843 6,924
41 7,188 7,273
42 7,529 7,618
43 7,870 7,963
44 8,213 8,310
45 8,555 8,656
46 8,898 9,003
47 9,239 9,348
48 9,583 9,696
49 9,924 10,041
50 10,266 10,387
51 10,607 10,732
52 10,952 11,081
53 11,294 11,427
54 11,635 11,773
55 11,979 12,121
56 12,320 12,466
57 12,661 12,811
58 13,003 13,157
59 13,347 13,505
60 13,688 13,850
61 14,030 14,196
62 14,373 14,543
63 14,716 14,890
64 15,058 15,236
65 15,399 15,581
66 15,743 15,929
67 16,084 16,274
68 16,426 16,620
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69 16,768 16,966
70 17,112 17,314
30 CFR 723.15(b) (Assessment of separate violations for each .............. 2,566 2,596
day)...........................................................
30 CFR 724.14(b) (Individual civil penalties)................... .............. 17,112 17,314
30 CFR 845.14................................................... 1 68 69
2 137 139
3 206 208
4 274 277
5 342 346
6 411 416
7 479 485
8 546 552
9 616 623
10 685 693
11 752 761
12 821 831
13 888 898
14 958 969
15 1,028 1,040
16 1,095 1,108
17 1,163 1,177
18 1,233 1,248
19 1,301 1,316
20 1,369 1,385
21 1,438 1,455
22 1,506 1,524
23 1,574 1,593
24 1,642 1,661
25 1,711 1,731
26 2,054 2,078
27 2,396 2,424
28 2,736 2,768
29 2,949 2,984
30 3,423 3,463
31 3,764 3,808
32 4,106 4,155
33 4,449 4,502
34 4,791 4,848
35 5,133 5,194
36 5,475 5,540
37 5,819 5,888
38 6,160 6,233
39 6,502 6,579
40 6,843 6,924
41 7,188 7,273
42 7,529 7,618
43 7,870 7,963
44 8,213 8,310
45 8,555 8,656
46 8,898 9,003
47 9,239 9,348
48 9,583 9,696
49 9,924 10,041
50 10,266 10,387
51 10,607 10,732
52 10,952 11,081
53 11,294 11,427
54 11,635 11,773
55 11,979 12,121
56 12,320 12,466
57 12,661 12,811
58 13,003 13,157
59 13,347 13,505
60 13,688 13,850
61 14,030 14,196
62 14,373 14,543
63 14,716 14,890
64 15,058 15,236
65 15,399 15,581
66 15,743 15,929
67 16,084 16,274
68 16,426 16,620
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69 16,768 16,966
70 17,112 17,314
30 CFR 845.15(b) (Assessment of separate violations for each .............. 2,566 2,596
day)...........................................................
30 CFR 846.14(b) (Individual civil penalties)................... .............. 17,112 17,314
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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 2021 annual adjustments for inflation.
See OMB Memorandum (December 23, 2020). 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 . . .
.'' Id. at 2. 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.' '' Id. The 1990 Act, as
amended by the 2015 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 2021, not seasonally adjusted, is 1.01182 (the October
2020 CPI-U (260.388) divided by the October 2019 CPI-U (257.346) =
1.01182). OSMRE used this guidance to identify applicable CMPs and
calculate the required inflation adjustments. The 1990 Act, as amended
by the 2015 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 that the
increases take 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 $17,112 CMP. To adjust this amount, we multiply
$17,112 by the 2020 inflation factor of 1.01182, resulting in a raw
adjusted amount of $17,314.26. 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 $17,314.
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,
912, 921, 922, 933, 937, 939, 941, 942, and 947, respectively. Under 30
CFR 750.18, the increases in CMPs also apply 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
A. Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866 and 13563)
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. Because this final rule exclusively implements the annual
inflation adjustments, is consistent with the OMB Memorandum, and will
have an annual impact of less than $100 million, it is not significant
under Executive Order 12866.
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.
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
[[Page 29513]]
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 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-21-10, at 3.
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.
[[Page 29514]]
30 CFR Part 846
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
Glenda H. Owens,
Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
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.
* * * * *
Table 1 to Sec. 723.14
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Points Dollars
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1....................................................... 69
2....................................................... 139
3....................................................... 208
4....................................................... 277
5....................................................... 346
6....................................................... 416
7....................................................... 485
8....................................................... 552
9....................................................... 623
10...................................................... 693
11...................................................... 761
12...................................................... 831
13...................................................... 898
14...................................................... 969
15...................................................... 1,040
16...................................................... 1,108
17...................................................... 1,177
18...................................................... 1,248
19...................................................... 1,316
20...................................................... 1,385
21...................................................... 1,455
22...................................................... 1,524
23...................................................... 1,593
24...................................................... 1,661
25...................................................... 1,731
26...................................................... 2,078
27...................................................... 2,424
28...................................................... 2,768
29...................................................... 2,984
30...................................................... 3,463
31...................................................... 3,808
32...................................................... 4,155
33...................................................... 4,502
34...................................................... 4,848
35...................................................... 5,194
36...................................................... 5,540
37...................................................... 5,888
38...................................................... 6,233
39...................................................... 6,579
40...................................................... 6,924
41...................................................... 7,273
42...................................................... 7,618
43...................................................... 7,963
44...................................................... 8,310
45...................................................... 8,656
46...................................................... 9,003
47...................................................... 9,348
48...................................................... 9,696
49...................................................... 10,041
50...................................................... 10,387
51...................................................... 10,732
52...................................................... 11,081
53...................................................... 11,427
54...................................................... 11,773
55...................................................... 12,121
56...................................................... 12,466
57...................................................... 12,811
58...................................................... 13,157
59...................................................... 13,505
60...................................................... 13,850
61...................................................... 14,196
62...................................................... 14,543
63...................................................... 14,890
64...................................................... 15,236
65...................................................... 15,581
66...................................................... 15,929
67...................................................... 16,274
68...................................................... 16,620
69...................................................... 16,966
70...................................................... 17,314
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0
3. In Sec. 723.15, revise introductory text of paragraph (b) 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 $2,596 will be assessed for each day during which such
failure to abate continues, except that:
* * * * *
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 $17,314 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.
* * * * *
Table 1 to Sec. 845.14
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Points Dollars
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1....................................................... 69
2....................................................... 139
3....................................................... 208
4....................................................... 277
5....................................................... 346
6....................................................... 416
7....................................................... 485
8....................................................... 552
9....................................................... 623
10...................................................... 693
11...................................................... 761
12...................................................... 831
13...................................................... 898
14...................................................... 969
15...................................................... 1,040
16...................................................... 1,108
17...................................................... 1,177
18...................................................... 1,248
19...................................................... 1,316
20...................................................... 1,385
21...................................................... 1,455
22...................................................... 1,524
23...................................................... 1,593
24...................................................... 1,661
25...................................................... 1,731
26...................................................... 2,078
27...................................................... 2,424
28...................................................... 2,768
29...................................................... 2,984
30...................................................... 3,463
31...................................................... 3,808
32...................................................... 4,155
33...................................................... 4,502
34...................................................... 4,848
35...................................................... 5,194
36...................................................... 5,540
37...................................................... 5,888
38...................................................... 6,233
39...................................................... 6,579
40...................................................... 6,924
41...................................................... 7,273
42...................................................... 7,618
43...................................................... 7,963
44...................................................... 8,310
45...................................................... 8,656
46...................................................... 9,003
47...................................................... 9,348
48...................................................... 9,696
49...................................................... 10,041
50...................................................... 10,387
51...................................................... 10,732
52...................................................... 11,081
53...................................................... 11,427
54...................................................... 11,773
55...................................................... 12,121
56...................................................... 12,466
57...................................................... 12,811
58...................................................... 13,157
59...................................................... 13,505
60...................................................... 13,850
61...................................................... 14,196
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62...................................................... 14,543
63...................................................... 14,890
64...................................................... 15,236
65...................................................... 15,581
66...................................................... 15,929
67...................................................... 16,274
68...................................................... 16,620
69...................................................... 16,966
70...................................................... 17,314
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8. In Sec. 845.15, revise introductory text of paragraph (b) 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 $2,596 will be assessed for each day during which such
failure to abate continues, except that:
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PART 846--INDIVIDUAL CIVIL PENALTIES
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9. The authority citation for part 846 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and 31
U.S.C. 3701.
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10. In Sec. 846.14, revise the first sentence of paragraph (b) to read
as follows:
Sec. 846.14 Amount of individual civil penalty.
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(b) The penalty will not exceed $17, 314 for each violation. * * *
[FR Doc. 2021-11301 Filed 6-1-21; 8:45 am]
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