ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION

§ 19.4 Penalty Adjustment and Table.

The adjusted statutory penalty provisions and their maximum applicable amounts are set out in Table 1. The last column in the table provides the newly effective maximum penalty amounts.

Table 1 of Section 19.4—Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments U.S. code citation Civil monetary penalty description Penalties effective between January 30, 1997 and March 15, 2004 New maximum penalty amount 7 U.S.C. 136l.(a)(1) FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, & RODENTICIDE ACT CIVIL PENALTY—GENERAL—COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS, ETC $5,500 $6,500 7 U.S.C. 136l.(a)(2) FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, & RODENTICIDE ACT CIVIL PENALTY—PRIVATE APPLICATORS—FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES OR VIOLATIONS $550/$1000 $650/$1,200 15 U.S.C. 2615(a) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT CIVIL PENALTY $27,500 $32,500 15 U.S.C. 2647(a) ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT CIVIL PENALTY $5,500 $6,500 15 U.S.C. 2647(g) ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT—CONTRACTOR VIOLATIONS $5000 $5,500 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT/VIOLATION INVOLVING FALSE CLAIM $5,500 $6,500 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2) PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT/VIOLATION INVOLVING FALSE STATEMENT $5,500 $6,500 33 U.S.C. 1319(d) CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY $27,500 $32,500 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A) CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM $11,000/$27,500 $11,000/$32,500 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B) CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM $11,000/$137,500 $11,000/$157,500 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(I) CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ADMIN PENALTY OF SEC 311(b)(3)&(j) PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM $11,000/$27,500 $11,000/$32,500 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ADMIN PENALTY OF SEC 311(b)(3)&(j) PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM $11,000/$137,500 $11,000/$157,500 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A) CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 311(b)(3)—PER VIOLATION PER DAY OR PER BARREL OR UNIT $27,500 or $1,100 per barrel or unit $32,500 or $1,100 per barrell or unit 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B) CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 311(c)&(e)(1)(B) $27,500 $32,500 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C) CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 311(j) $27,500 $32,500 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D) CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/MINIMUM CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 311(b)(3)—PER VIOLATION OR PER BARREL/UNIT $110,000 or $3,300 per barrel or unit $130,000 or $4,300 per barrel or unit. 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d) MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH & SANCTUARIES ACT VIOL SEC 104b(d) $660 $760 33 U.S.C. 1415(a) MARINE PROTECTION RESEARCH AND SANCTUARIES ACT VIOLATIONS—FIRST & SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS $55,000/$137,500 $65,000/$157,500 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(b) SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 1414(b) $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(c) SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 1414(c) $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(A) SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 1414(g)(3)(a) $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(B) SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT/ MAXIMUM ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES PER SEC 1414(g)(3)(B) $5,000/$25,000 $6,000/$27,500 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(C) SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT/THRESHOLD REQUIRING CIVIL JUDICIAL ACTION PER SEC 1414(g)(3)(C) $25,000 $27,500 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(b)(1) SDWA/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY/VIOLATIONS OF REQS—UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(1) SDWA/CIVIL ADMIN PENALTY/VIOLATIONS OF UIC REQS—PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM $11,000/$137,500 $11,000/$157,500 42 U.S.C.300h-2(c)(2) SDWA/CIVIL ADMIN PENALTY/VIOLATIONS OF UIC REQS—PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM $5,500/$137,500 $6,500/$157,500 42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c)(1) SDWA/VIOLATION/OPERATION OF NEW UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELL $5,500 $6,500 42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c)(2) SDWA/WILLFUL VIOLATION/OPERATION OF NEW UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELL $11,000 $11,000 42 U.S.C. 300i(b) SDWA/FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT ORDER $15,000 $16,500 42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c) SDWA/ATTEMPTING TO OR TAMPERING WITH PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY $22,000/$55,000 $100,000/$1,000,000 42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2) SDWA/FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ORDER ISSUED UNDER SEC. 1441(c)(1) $2,750 $2,750 42 U.S.C. 300j-4(c) SDWA/REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH REQS. OF SEC. 1445(a) OR (b) $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 300j-6(b)(2) SDWA/FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ADMIN. ORDER ISSUED TO FEDERAL FACILITY $25,000 $27,500 42 U.S.C. 300j-23(d) SDWA/VIOLATIONS/SECTION 1463(b)—FIRST OFFENSE/REPEAT OFFENSE $5,500/$55,000 $6,500/$65,000 42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5) RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992, SEC 1018—CIVIL PENALTY $11,000 $11,000 42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2) NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972—CIVIL PENALTY $11,000 $11,000 42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3) RESOURCE CONSERVATION & RECOVERY ACT/VIOLATION SUBTITLE C ASSESSED PER ORDER $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 6928(c) RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/CONTINUED NONCOMPLIANCE OF COMPLIANCE ORDER $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 6928(g) RESOURCE CONSERVATION & RECOVERY ACT/VIOLATION SUBTITLE C $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2) RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/NONCOMPLIANCE OF CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDER $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 6934(e) RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 3013 ORDER $5,500 $6,500 42 U.S.C. 6973(b) RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/VIOLATIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER $5,500 $6,500 42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3) RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/NONCOMPLIANCE WITH UST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1) RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/FAILURE TO NOTIFY OR FOR SUBMITTING FALSE INFORMATION $11,000 $11,000 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2) RCRA/VIOLATIONS OF SPECIFIED UST REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS $11,000 $11,000 42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1) BATTERY ACT VIOLATIONS $10,000 $11,000 42 U.S.C. 14304(g) BATTERY ACT/VIOLATIONS OF CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDERS $10,000 $11,000 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) CLEAN AIR ACT/VIOLATION/OWNERS & OPERATORS OF STATIONARY AIR POLLUTION SOURCES-JUDICIAL PENALTIES $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 7413 (d)(1) CLEAN AIR ACT/VIOLATION/OWNERS & OPERATORS OF STATIONARY AIR POLLUTION SOURCES-ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES PER VIOLATION & MAX $27,500/$220,000 $32,500/$270,000 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3) CLEAN AIR ACT/MINOR VIOLATIONS/STATIONARY AIR POLLUTION SOURCES—FIELD CITATIONS $5,500 $6,500 42 U.S.C. 7524(a) TAMPERING OR MANUFACTURE/SALE OF DEFEAT DEVICES IN VIOLATION OF 7522(a)(3)(A) OR (a)(3)(B)—BY PERSONS $2,750 $2,750 42 U.S.C. 7524(a) VIOLATION OF 7522(a)(3)(A) OR (a)(3)(B)—BY MANUFACTURERS OR DEALERS; ALL VIOLATIONS OF 7522(a)(1),(2), (4),&(5) BY ANYONE $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 7524(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AS SET IN 7524(a) & 7545(d) WITH A MAXIMUM ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY $220,000 $270,000 42 U.S.C. 7545(d) VIOLATIONS OF FUELS REGULATIONS $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B) SUPERFUND AMEND. & REAUTHORIZATION ACT/NONCOMPLIANCE W/REQUEST FOR INFO OR ACCESS $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1) SUPERFUND/WORK NOT PERFORMED W/IMMINENT, SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 9609(a)&(b) SUPERFUND/ADMIN. PENALTY VIOLATIONS UNDER 42 U.S.C. SECT. 9603, 9608, OR 9622 $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 9609(b) SUPERFUND/ADMIN. PENALTY VIOLATIONS—SUBSEQUENT $82,500 $97,500 42 U.S.C. 9609(c) SUPERFUND/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY/VIOLATIONS OF SECT. 9603, 9608, 9622 $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 9609(c) SUPERFUND/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY/SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS OF SECT. 9603, 9608, 9622 $82,500 $97,500 42 U.S.C. 11045(a)&(b) (1),(2)&(3) EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT CLASS I & II ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL PENALTIES $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 11045(b) (2)&(3) EPCRA CLASS I & II ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL PENALTIES—SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS $82,500 $97,500 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1) EPCRA CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 11022 OR 11023 $27,500 $32,500 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2) EPCRA CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 11021 OR 11043(b) $11,000 $11,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1) EPCRA—FRIVOLOUS TRADE SECRET CLAIMS—CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES $27,500 $32,500