[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10611-10616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04909]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Parts 723, 724, 845, and 846
RIN 1029-AC75
[Docket ID: OSM-2017-0012; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 189S180110; S2D2S
SS08011000 SX064A00 18XS501520]
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act), which further amended the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (1990 Act),
and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance, this rule adjusts
for inflation the level of civil monetary penalties assessed under the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA).
DATES: This rule is effective on March 12, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Kuhns, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 4550,
Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 208-2860. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015
B. Calculation of Adjustments
C. Effect of the Rule in Federal Program States and on Indian
Lands
D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State Programs
II. Procedural Matters and Required Determinations
A. Regulatory Planning and Review (E.O. 12866, 13563 and 13771)
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
E. Takings (E.O. 12630)
F. Federalism (E.O. 13132)
G. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988)
H. Consultation With Indian Tribes (E.O. 13175 and Departmental
Policy)
I. Paperwork Reduction Act
J. National Environmental Policy Act
K. Effects on Energy Supply, Distribution, and Use (E.O. 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 four sections--30 CFR 723.14, 724.14, 845.14, and 846.14.
On November 2, 2015, the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 701 of Pub. L. 114-74)
(2015 Act) became law. The 2015 Act, which further amended the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (codified as amended
at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note), requires Federal agencies to promulgate rules
to adjust the level of CMPs to account for inflation. The 2015 Act
required an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment. OSMRE published the
initial adjustment in the Federal Register on July 8, 2016 (81 FR
44535), and the adjustment took effect on August 1, 2016. The 2015 Act
also requires agencies to publish annual inflation adjustments in the
Federal Register no later than January 15 of each year. These
adjustments are aimed at maintaining the deterrent effect of civil
penalties and furthering the policy goals of the statutes that
authorize the penalties. Further, the 2015 Act provides that agencies
must adjust civil monetary penalties ``notwithstanding Section 553 of
the Administrative Procedure Act.'' Therefore, the public procedure
that the APA generally requires for rulemaking--notice, an opportunity
for comment, and a delay in the effective date--is not required for
agencies to issue regulations implementing the annual CMP adjustments.
See December 15, 2017, Memorandum for the Heads of Executive
Departments and Agencies (M-18-03), from Mick Mulvaney, Director,
Office of Management and Budget, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2018, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (OMB Memorandum).
Pursuant to SMCRA and the 2015 Act, this final rule reflects the
statutorily required CMP adjustments as follows:
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Current Adjusted
CFR citation Points (where penalty dollar penalty dollar
applicable) amounts amounts
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30 CFR 723.14................................................... 1 $64 $65
2 129 132
3 193 197
4 257 262
5 321 328
6 386 394
7 450 459
8 514 524
9 578 590
10 643 656
11 707 721
12 771 787
13 835 852
14 900 918
15 965 985
16 1,029 1,050
17 1,093 1,115
18 1,158 1,182
19 1,222 1,247
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20 1,286 1,312
21 1,350 1,378
22 1,415 1,444
23 1,479 1,509
24 1,543 1,574
25 1,607 1,640
26 1,929 1,968
27 2,250 2,296
28 2,571 2,623
29 2,770 2,827
30 3,215 3,281
31 3,536 3,608
32 3,857 3,936
33 4,179 4,264
34 4,500 4,592
35 4,822 4,920
36 5,143 5,248
37 5,465 5,577
38 5,786 5,904
39 6,107 6,232
40 6,428 6,559
41 6,751 6,889
42 7,072 7,216
43 7,393 7,544
44 7,715 7,872
45 8,036 8,200
46 8,358 8,529
47 8,679 8,856
48 9,001 9,185
49 9,322 9,512
50 9,643 9,840
51 9,964 10,167
52 10,287 10,497
53 10,608 10,825
54 10,929 11,152
55 11,251 11,481
56 11,572 11,808
57 11,893 12,136
58 12,215 12,464
59 12,537 12,793
60 12,858 13,120
61 13,179 13,448
62 13,501 13,777
63 13,823 14,105
64 14,144 14,433
65 14,465 14,760
66 14,787 15,089
67 15,108 15,416
68 15,429 15,744
69 15,751 16,072
70 16,073 16,401
30 CFR 723.15(b) (Assessment of separate violations for each .............. 2,411 2,460
day)...........................................................
30 CFR 724.14(b) (Individual civil penalties)................... .............. 16,073 16,401
30 CFR 845.14................................................... 1 64 65
2 129 132
3 193 197
4 257 262
5 321 328
6 386 394
7 450 459
8 514 524
9 578 590
10 643 656
11 707 721
12 771 787
13 835 852
14 900 918
15 965 985
16 1,029 1,050
17 1,093 1,115
18 1,158 1,182
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19 1,222 1,247
20 1,286 1,312
21 1,350 1,378
22 1,415 1,444
23 1,479 1,509
24 1,543 1,574
25 1,607 1,640
26 1,929 1,968
27 2,250 2,296
28 2,571 2,623
29 2,770 2,827
30 3,215 3,281
31 3,536 3,608
32 3,857 3,936
33 4,179 4,264
34 4,500 4,592
35 4,822 4,920
36 5,143 5,248
37 5,465 5,577
38 5,786 5,904
39 6,107 6,232
40 6,428 6,559
41 6,751 6,889
42 7,072 7,216
43 7,393 7,544
44 7,715 7,872
45 8,036 8,200
46 8,358 8,529
47 8,679 8,856
48 9,001 9,185
49 9,322 9,512
50 9,643 9,840
51 9,964 10,167
52 10,287 10,497
53 10,608 10,825
54 10,929 11,152
55 11,251 11,481
56 11,572 11,808
57 11,893 12,136
58 12,215 12,464
59 12,537 12,793
60 12,858 13,120
61 13,179 13,448
62 13,501 13,777
63 13,823 14,105
64 14,144 14,433
65 14,465 14,760
66 14,787 15,089
67 15,108 15,416
68 15,429 15,744
69 15,751 16,072
70 16,073 16,401
30 CFR 845.15(b) (Assessment of separate violations for each .............. 2,411 2,460
day)...........................................................
30 CFR 846.14(b) (Individual civil penalties)................... .............. 16,073 16,401
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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 2018 annual adjustments for inflation.
See OMB Memorandum (December 15, 2017). The OMB Memorandum notes that
the 1990 Act defines ``civil monetary penalty'' as ``any penalty, fine,
or other sanction that . . . is for a specific monetary amount as
provided by Federal law; or . . . has a maximum amount provided for by
Federal law; and . . . is assessed or enforced by an agency pursuant to
Federal law; and . . . is assessed or enforced pursuant to an
administrative proceeding or a civil action in the Federal courts . . .
.'' It further instructs that agencies ``are to adjust `the maximum
civil monetary penalty or the range of minimum and maximum civil
monetary penalties, as applicable, for each civil monetary penalty by
the cost-of-living adjustment.' '' See December 15, 2017
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OMB Memorandum. The 1990 Act and the OMB Memorandum specify that the
annual inflation adjustments are based on the percent change between
the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (the CPI-U) published
by the Department of Labor for the month of October in the year of the
previous adjustment, and the October CPI-U for the preceding year. The
recent OMB Memorandum specified that the cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier for 2018, not seasonally adjusted, is 1.02041 (the October
2017 CPI-U (246.663) divided by the October 2016 CPI-U (241.729) =
1.02041). OSMRE used this guidance to identify applicable CMPs and
calculate the required inflation adjustments. The 1990 Act specifies
that any resulting increases in CMPs must be rounded according to a
stated rounding formula and that the increased CMPs apply only to
violations that occur after the date the increase takes effect.
Generally, OSMRE assigns points to a violation as described in 30
CFR 723.13 and 845.13. The CMP owed is based on the number of points
received, ranging from one point to seventy points. For example, under
our existing regulations in 30 CFR 845.14, a violation totaling 70
points would amount to a $16,073 CMP. To adjust this amount, we
multiply $16,073 by the 2018 inflation factor of 1.02041, resulting in
a raw adjusted amount of $16,401.05. Because the 2015 Act requires us
to round any increase in the CMP amount to the nearest dollar, in this
case a violation of 70 points would amount to a new CMP of $16,401.
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 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 section 503 of SMCRA,
30 U.S.C. 1253. 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 increase
in CMPs also applies to Indian lands under the Federal program for
Indian lands.
D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State Programs
As a result of litigation, see In re Permanent Surface Mining
Regulation Litigation, No. 79-1144, Mem. Op. (D.D.C. May 16, 1980), 19
Env't. Rep. Cas. (BNA) 1477, state regulatory programs are not required
to mirror all of the penalty provisions of our regulations. Thus, this
rule has no effect on CMPs in states with SMCRA primacy.
II. Procedural Matters and Required Determinations
A. Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and
13771)
Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 provides that the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management
and Budget will review all significant rules. OIRA has determined that
agency regulations exclusively implementing the annual inflation
adjustments are not significant, provided they are consistent with the
OMB Memorandum.
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the principles of E.O. 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. E.O. 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.
E.O. 13771 of January 30, 2017, directs Federal agencies to reduce
the regulatory burden on regulated entities and control regulatory
costs. E.O. 13771, however, applies only to significant regulatory
actions, as defined in Section 3(f) of E.O. 12866. As mentioned above,
OIRA has determined that agency regulations exclusively implementing
the annual adjustment are not significant regulatory actions under E.O.
12866, provided they are consistent with the OMB Memorandum (see OMB
Memorandum, M-18-03, at 3). Thus, E.O. 13771 does not apply to this
rulemaking.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires an agency to prepare
a regulatory flexibility analysis for all rules unless the agency
certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities. The RFA applies only to rules
for which an agency is required to first publish a proposed rule. See 5
U.S.C. 603(a) and 604(a). The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 requires agencies to adjust
civil penalties annually for inflation ``. . . notwithstanding Section
553 [of the Administrative Procedure Act].'' Thus, no proposed rule
will be published, and the RFA does not apply to this rulemaking.
C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. This rule:
(a) Will not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million
or more.
(b) Will not cause a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government
agencies, or geographic regions.
(c) Will not have significant adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of
U.S.-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 (E.O. 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 (E.O. 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.
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G. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 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 (E.O. 13175 and Departmental Policy)
The Department of the Interior strives to strengthen its
government-to-government relationship with Indian tribes through a
commitment to consultation with Indian 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 Indian 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 (E.O. 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-18-03, at 4.
List of Subjects
30 CFR Part 723
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 724
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
30 CFR Part 845
Administrative practice and procedure, Law enforcement, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Surface mining, Underground
mining.
30 CFR Part 846
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties, Surface mining,
Underground mining.
Dated: February 21, 2018.
Joseph R. Balash,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
For the reasons given in the preamble, the Department of the
Interior amends 30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845, and 846 as set forth below.
PART 723--CIVIL PENALTIES
0
1. The authority citation for part 723 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and 31
U.S.C. 3701.
0
2. In Sec. 723.14, revise the table to read as follows:
Sec. 723.14 Determination of amount of penalty.
* * * * *
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Points Dollars
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1....................................................... 65
2....................................................... 132
3....................................................... 197
4....................................................... 262
5....................................................... 328
6....................................................... 394
7....................................................... 459
8....................................................... 524
9....................................................... 590
10...................................................... 656
11...................................................... 721
12...................................................... 787
13...................................................... 852
14...................................................... 918
15...................................................... 985
16...................................................... 1,050
17...................................................... 1,115
18...................................................... 1,182
19...................................................... 1,247
20...................................................... 1,312
21...................................................... 1,378
22...................................................... 1,444
23...................................................... 1,509
24...................................................... 1,574
25...................................................... 1,640
26...................................................... 1,968
27...................................................... 2,296
28...................................................... 2,623
29...................................................... 2,827
30...................................................... 3,281
31...................................................... 3,608
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32...................................................... 3,936
33...................................................... 4,264
34...................................................... 4,592
35...................................................... 4,920
36...................................................... 5,248
37...................................................... 5,577
38...................................................... 5,904
39...................................................... 6,232
40...................................................... 6,559
41...................................................... 6,889
42...................................................... 7,216
43...................................................... 7,544
44...................................................... 7,872
45...................................................... 8,200
46...................................................... 8,529
47...................................................... 8,856
48...................................................... 9,185
49...................................................... 9,512
50...................................................... 9,840
51...................................................... 10,167
52...................................................... 10,497
53...................................................... 10,825
54...................................................... 11,152
55...................................................... 11,481
56...................................................... 11,808
57...................................................... 12,136
58...................................................... 12,464
59...................................................... 12,793
60...................................................... 13,120
61...................................................... 13,448
62...................................................... 13,777
63...................................................... 14,105
64...................................................... 14,433
65...................................................... 14,760
66...................................................... 15,089
67...................................................... 15,416
68...................................................... 15,744
69...................................................... 16,072
70...................................................... 16,401
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0
3. In Sec. 723.15, revise paragraph (b) introductory text to read as
follows:
Sec. 723.15 Assessment of separate violations for each day.
* * * * *
(b) In addition to the civil penalty provided for in paragraph (a)
of this section, whenever a violation contained in a notice of
violation or cessation order has not been abated within the abatement
period set in the notice or order or as subsequently extended pursuant
to section 521(a) of the Act, 30 U.S.C. 1271(a), a civil penalty of not
less than $2,460 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 $16,401 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. In Sec. 845.14, revise the table to read as follows:
Sec. 845.14 Determination of amount of penalty.
* * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Points Dollars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1....................................................... 65
2....................................................... 132
3....................................................... 197
4....................................................... 262
5....................................................... 328
6....................................................... 394
7....................................................... 459
8....................................................... 524
9....................................................... 590
10...................................................... 656
11...................................................... 721
12...................................................... 787
13...................................................... 852
14...................................................... 918
15...................................................... 985
16...................................................... 1,050
17...................................................... 1,115
18...................................................... 1,182
19...................................................... 1,247
20...................................................... 1,312
21...................................................... 1,378
22...................................................... 1,444
23...................................................... 1,509
24...................................................... 1,574
25...................................................... 1,640
26...................................................... 1,968
27...................................................... 2,296
28...................................................... 2,623
29...................................................... 2,827
30...................................................... 3,281
31...................................................... 3,608
32...................................................... 3,936
33...................................................... 4,264
34...................................................... 4,592
35...................................................... 4,920
36...................................................... 5,248
37...................................................... 5,577
38...................................................... 5,904
39...................................................... 6,232
40...................................................... 6,559
41...................................................... 6,889
42...................................................... 7,216
43...................................................... 7,544
44...................................................... 7,872
45...................................................... 8,200
46...................................................... 8,529
47...................................................... 8,856
48...................................................... 9,185
49...................................................... 9,512
50...................................................... 9,840
51...................................................... 10,167
52...................................................... 10,497
53...................................................... 10,825
54...................................................... 11,152
55...................................................... 11,481
56...................................................... 11,808
57...................................................... 12,136
58...................................................... 12,464
59...................................................... 12,793
60...................................................... 13,120
61...................................................... 13,448
62...................................................... 13,777
63...................................................... 14,105
64...................................................... 14,433
65...................................................... 14,760
66...................................................... 15,089
67...................................................... 15,416
68...................................................... 15,744
69...................................................... 16,072
70...................................................... 16,401
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0
8. In Sec. 845.15, revise paragraph (b) introductory text to read as
follows:
Sec. 845.15 Assessment of separate violations for each day.
* * * * *
(b) In addition to the civil penalty provided for in paragraph (a)
of this section, whenever a violation contained in a notice of
violation or cessation order has not been abated within the abatement
period set in the notice or order or as subsequently extended pursuant
to section 521(a) of the Act, 30 U.S.C. 1271(a), a civil penalty of not
less than $2,460 will be assessed for each day during which such
failure to abate continues, except that:
* * * * *
PART 846--INDIVIDUAL CIVIL PENALTIES
0
9. The authority citation for part 846 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and 31 U.S.C.
3701.
0
10. In Sec. 846.14, revise the first sentence of paragraph (b) to read
as follows:
Sec. 846.14 Amount of individual civil penalty.
* * * * *
(b) The penalty will not exceed $16,401 for each violation. * * *
[FR Doc. 2018-04909 Filed 3-9-18; 8:45 am]
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