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BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

20 CFR Part 655 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

20 CFR Parts 702, 725, and 726 

Office of the Secretary 

29 CFR Part 5 

41 CFR Part 50–201 

Wage and Hour Division 

29 CFR Parts 500, 501, 503, 530, 570, 

578, 579, 801, 810, and 825 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 1903 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

30 CFR Part 100 

RIN 1290–AA48 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments 

for 2024 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Office of the 

Secretary, Wage and Hour Division, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, and Mine 

Safety and Health Administration, 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor 

(Department) is publishing this final 

rule to adjust for inflation the civil 

monetary penalties assessed or enforced 

by the Department, pursuant to the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by 

the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act). The 

Inflation Adjustment Act requires the 

Department to annually adjust its civil 

money penalty levels for inflation no 

later than January 15 of each year. The 

Inflation Adjustment Act provides that 

agencies shall adjust civil monetary 

penalties notwithstanding Section 553 

of the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA). Additionally, the Inflation 

Adjustment Act provides a cost-of-living 

formula for adjustment of the civil 

penalties. Accordingly, this final rule 

sets forth the Department’s 2024 annual 

adjustments for inflation to its civil 

monetary penalties. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

January 15, 2024. As provided by the 

Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased 

penalty levels apply to any penalties 

assessed after January 15, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

FitzGerald, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–5076 

(this is not a toll-free number). Copies 

of this final rule may be obtained in 

alternative formats (large print, Braille, 

audio tape or disc), upon request, by 

calling (202) 693–5959 (this is not a tollfree number). TTY/TDD callers may dial 

toll-free 1–877–889–5627 to obtain 

information or request materials in 

alternative formats. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Preamble Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. Adjustment for 2024 

III. Paperwork Reduction Act 

IV. Administrative Procedure Act 

V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review and Executive 

Order 13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review 

VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

VII. Other Regulatory Considerations 

A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal 

Governments 

D. The Treasury and General Government 

Appropriations Act of 1999: Assessment 

of Federal Regulations and Policies on 

Families 

E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

F. Environmental Impact Assessment 

G. Executive Order 13211: Energy Supply 

H. Executive Order 12630: Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights 

I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice 

Reform Analysis 

I. Background 

On November 2, 2015, Congress 

enacted the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015, Public Law 114–74, sec. 

701 (Inflation Adjustment Act), which 

further amended the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 

1990 as previously amended by the 

1996 Debt Collection Improvement Act 

(collectively, the ‘‘Prior Inflation 

Adjustment Act’’), to improve the 

effectiveness of civil monetary penalties 

and to maintain their deterrent effect. 

The Inflation Adjustment Act required 

agencies to (1) adjust the level of civil 

monetary penalties with an initial 

‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment through an 

interim final rule (IFR); and (2) make 

subsequent annual adjustments for 

inflation no later than January 15 of 

each year. 

On July 1, 2016, the Department 

published an IFR that established the 

initial catch-up adjustment for most 

civil penalties that the Department 

administers and requested comments. 

See 81 FR 43430 (DOL IFR). On January 

18, 2017, the Department published the 

final rule establishing the 2017 Annual 

Adjustment for those civil monetary 

penalties adjusted in the DOL IFR. See 

82 FR 5373 (DOL 2017 Annual 


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1M–24–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation 

Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 (Dec. 19, 2023). 

2OMB provided the year-over-year multiplier, 

rounded to 5 decimal points. Id. at 1. 

3Appendix 1 consists of a table that provides 

ready access to key information about each penalty. 

Adjustment). On July 1, 2016, the U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor 

(DOL) (collectively, ‘‘the Departments’’) 

jointly published an IFR that established 

the initial catch-up adjustment for civil 

monetary penalties assessed or enforced 

in connection with the employment of 

temporary nonimmigrant workers under 

the H–2B program. See 81 FR 42983 

(Joint IFR). On March 17, 2017, the 

Departments jointly published the final 

rule establishing the 2017 Annual 

Adjustment for the H–2B civil monetary 

penalties. See 82 FR 14147 (Joint 2017 

Annual Adjustment). The Joint 2017 

Annual Adjustment also explained that 

DOL would make future adjustments to 

the H–2B civil monetary penalties 

consistent with DOL’s delegated 

authority under 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14), 

Immigration and Nationality Act section 

214(c)(14), and the Inflation Adjustment 

Act. See 82 FR 14147–48. On January 2, 

2018, the Department published the 

final rule establishing the 2018 Annual 

Adjustment for civil monetary penalties 

assessed or enforced by the Department, 

including H–2B civil monetary 

penalties. See 83 FR 7 (DOL 2018 

Annual Adjustment). On January 23, 

2019, the Department published the 

final rule establishing the 2019 Annual 

Adjustment for civil monetary penalties 

assessed or enforced by the Department, 

including H–2B civil monetary 

penalties. See 84 FR 213 (DOL 2019 

Annual Adjustment). On January 15, 

2020, the Department published the 

final rule establishing the 2020 Annual 

Adjustment for civil monetary penalties 

assessed or enforced by the Department, 

including H–2B civil monetary 

penalties. See 85 FR 2292 (DOL 2020 

Annual Adjustment). On January 14, 

2021, the Department published the 

final rule establishing the 2021 Annual 

Adjustment for civil monetary penalties 

assessed or enforced by the Department, 

including H–2B civil monetary 

penalties. See 86 FR 2964 (DOL 2021 

Annual Adjustment). On January 14, 

2022, the Department published the 

final rule establishing the 2022 Annual 

Adjustment for civil monetary penalties 

assessed or enforced by the Department, 

including H–2B civil monetary 

penalties. See 87 FR 2328 (DOL 2022 

Annual Adjustment). The DOL 2022 

Annual Adjustment also included the 

first annual adjustments for a newly 

enacted civil monetary penalty 

regarding retention of tips under the 

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and a 

newly established civil monetary 

penalty regarding whistleblower 

protections under the high-wage 

components of the labor value content 

requirements of the United StatesMexico-Canada Agreement 

Implementation Act (USMCA). On 

January 13, 2023, the Department 

published the final rule establishing the 

2023 Annual Adjustment for civil 

monetary penalties assessed or enforced 

by the Department, including H–2B civil 

monetary penalties. See 88 FR 2210 

(DOL 2023 Annual Adjustment). 

This rule implements the 2024 annual 

inflation adjustments, as required by the 

Inflation Adjustment Act, for civil 

monetary penalties assessed or enforced 

by the Department, including H–2B civil 

monetary penalties. The Inflation 

Adjustment Act provides that the 

increased penalty levels apply to any 

penalties assessed after the effective 

date of the increase. Pursuant to the 

Inflation Adjustment Act, this final rule 

is published notwithstanding Section 

553 of the APA. 

This rule is not significant under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

designated this rule as not a ‘major rule,’ 

as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

II. Adjustment for 2024 

The Department has undertaken a 

thorough review of civil penalties 

administered by its various components 

pursuant to the Inflation Adjustment 

Act and in accordance with guidance 

issued by the Office of Management and 

Budget.1

The Department first identified the 

most recent penalty amount, which is 

the amount established by the 2023 

annual adjustment as set forth in the 

DOL 2023 Annual Adjustment 

published on January 13, 2023. 

The Department is required to 

calculate the annual adjustment based 

on the Consumer Price Index for all 

Urban Consumers (CPI–U). Annual 

inflation adjustments are based on the 

percent change between the October 

CPI–U preceding the date of the 

adjustment, and the prior year’s October 

CPI–U; in this case, the percent change 

between the October 2023 CPI–U and 

the October 2022 CPI–U. The cost-ofliving adjustment multiplier for 2024, 

based on the Consumer Price Index 

(CPI–U) for the month of October 2023, 

not seasonally adjusted, is 1.03241.2 In 

order to compute the 2024 annual 

adjustment, the Department multiplied 

the most recent penalty amount for each 

applicable penalty by the multiplier, 

1.03241, and rounded to the nearest 

dollar. 

As provided by the Inflation 

Adjustment Act, the increased penalty 

levels apply to any penalties assessed 

after the effective date of this rule.3

Accordingly, for penalties assessed after 

January 15, 2024, whose associated 

violations occurred after the applicable 

dates listed below, the higher penalty 

amounts outlined in this rule will 

apply. The tables below demonstrate the 

penalty amounts that apply: 

CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 3(m)(2)(B) OF THE FLSA (TIPS) 

Violations occurring Penalty assessed Which penalty level applies 

After March 23, 2018 ........................ After March 23, 2018 but on or before November 23, 2021 ........ Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2018 amount. 

After March 23, 2018 ........................ After November 23, 2021 but on or before January 15, 2022 ..... November 23, 2021 level. 

After March 23, 2018 ........................ After January 15, 2022 but on or before January 15, 2023 ......... January 15, 2022 level. 

After March 23, 2018 ........................ After January 15, 2023 but on or before January 15, 2024 ......... January 15, 2023 level. 

After March 23, 2018 ........................ After January 15, 2024 .................................................................. January 15, 2024 level. 


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CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR USMCA VIOLATIONS

Violations occurring Penalty assessed Which penalty level applies 

After July 1, 2020 ............................. After July 1, 2020 but on or before January 15, 2022 .................. 2020 USMCA IFR amount. 

After July 1, 2020 ............................. After January 15, 2022 but on or before January 15, 2023 ......... January 15, 2022 level. 

After July 1, 2020 ............................. After January 15, 2023 but on or before January 15, 2024 ......... January 15, 2023 level. 

After July 1, 2020 ............................. After January 15, 2024 .................................................................. January 15, 2024 level. 

CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR THE H–2B TEMPORARY NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROGRAM

Violations occurring Penalty assessed Which penalty level applies 

On or before November 2, 2015 ...... On or before August 1, 2016 ........................................................ Pre-August 1, 2016 levels. 

On or before November 2, 2015 ...... After August 1, 2016 ..................................................................... Pre-August 1, 2016 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After August 1, 2016, but on or before March 17, 2017 ............... August 1, 2016 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After March 17, 2017 but on or before January 2, 2018 .............. March 17, 2017 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 2, 2018 but on or before January 23, 2019 ........... January 2, 2018 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 23, 2019 but on or before January 15, 2020 ......... January 23, 2019 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 15, 2020 but on or before January 15, 2021 ......... January 15, 2020 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 15, 2021 but on or before January 15, 2022 ......... January 15, 2021 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 15, 2022 but on or before January 15, 2023 ......... January 15, 2022 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 15, 2023 but on or before January 15, 2024 ......... January 15, 2023 level. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 15, 2024 .................................................................. January 15, 2024 level. 

CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR OTHER DOL PROGRAMS

Violations occurring Penalty assessed Which penalty level applies 

On or before November 2, 2015 ...... On or before August 1, 2016 ........................................................ Pre-August 1, 2016 levels. 

On or before November 2, 2015 ...... After August 1, 2016 ..................................................................... Pre-August 1, 2016 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After August 1, 2016, but on or before January 13, 2017 ............ August 1, 2016 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 13, 2017 but on or before January 2, 2018 ........... January 13, 2017 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 2, 2018 but on or before January 23, 2019 ........... January 2, 2018 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 23, 2019 but on or before January 15, 2020 ......... January 23, 2019 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 15, 2020 but on or before January 15, 2021 ......... January 15, 2020 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 15, 2021 but on or before January 15, 2022 ......... January 15, 2021 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 15, 2022 but on or before January 15, 2023 ......... January 15, 2022 levels. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 15, 2023 but on or before January 15, 2024 ......... January 15, 2023 level. 

After November 2, 2015 ................... After January 15, 2024 .................................................................. January 15, 2024 level. 

III. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires that the 

Department consider the impact of 

paperwork and other information 

collection burdens imposed on the 

public. The Department has determined 

that this final rule does not require any 

collection of information. 

IV. Administrative Procedure Act 

The Inflation Adjustment Act 

provides that agencies shall annually 

adjust civil monetary penalties for 

inflation notwithstanding section 553 of 

the APA. Additionally, the Inflation 

Adjustment Act provides a 

nondiscretionary cost-of-living formula 

for annual adjustment of the civil 

monetary penalties. For these reasons, 

the requirements in sections 553(b), (c), 

and (d) of the APA, relating to notice 

and comment and requiring that a rule 

be effective 30 days after publication in 

the Federal Register, are inapplicable. 

V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review and Executive 

Order 13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review 

Executive Order 12866 (as 

supplemented by E.O. 14094) requires 

that regulatory agencies assess both the 

costs and benefits of significant 

regulatory actions. Under the Executive 

Order, a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

is one meeting any of a number of 

specified conditions, including the 

following: having an annual effect on 

the economy of $200 million or more; 

creating a serious inconsistency or 

interfering with an action of another 

agency; materially altering the 

budgetary impact of entitlements or the 

rights of entitlement recipients; or 

raising novel legal or policy issues. 

The Department has determined that 

this final rule is not a ‘‘significant’’ 

regulatory action and a cost-benefit and 

economic analysis is not required. This 

regulation merely adjusts civil monetary 

penalties in accordance with inflation as 

required by the Inflation Adjustment 

Act, and has no impact on disclosure or 

compliance costs. The benefit provided 

by the inflationary adjustment to the 

maximum civil monetary penalties is 

that of maintaining the incentive for the 

regulated community to comply with 

the laws enforced by the Department, 

and not allowing the incentive to be 

diminished by inflation. 

Executive Order 13563 directs 

agencies to assess all costs and benefits 

of available regulatory alternatives and, 

if regulation is necessary, to select 

regulatory approaches that maximize 

net benefits (including potential 

economic, environmental, public health 

and safety effects, distributive impacts, 

and equity). Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, 

reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and 

promoting flexibility to minimize 

burden. 

The Inflation Adjustment Act directed 

the Department to issue the annual 

adjustments without regard to section 

553 of the APA. In that context, 

Congress has already determined that 

any possible increase in costs is justified 


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by the overall benefits of such 

adjustments. This final rule makes only 

the statutory changes outlined herein; 

thus there are no alternatives or further 

analysis required by Executive Order 

13563. 

VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq. (RFA), imposes 

certain requirements on Federal agency 

rules that are subject to the notice and 

comment requirements of the APA, 5 

U.S.C. 553(b). This final rule is exempt 

from the requirements of the APA 

because the Inflation Adjustment Act 

directed the Department to issue the 

annual adjustments without regard to 

section 553 of the APA. Therefore, the 

requirements of the RFA applicable to 

notices of proposed rulemaking, 5 

U.S.C. 603, do not apply to this rule. 

Accordingly, the Department is not 

required to either certify that the final 

rule would not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities or conduct a 

regulatory flexibility analysis. 

VII. Other Regulatory Considerations 

A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

state, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. This Final Rule 

will not result in such an expenditure. 

Therefore, no actions were deemed 

necessary under the provisions of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995. 

B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

Section 18 of the Occupational Safety 

and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 

U.S.C. 667) requires Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA)-approved State Plans to have 

standards and an enforcement program 

that are at least as effective as Federal 

OSHA’s standards and enforcement 

program. OSHA-approved State Plans 

must have maximum and minimum 

penalty levels that are at least as 

effective as Federal OSHA’s, per section 

18(c)(2) of the OSH Act. See also 29 CFR 

1902.4(c)(2)(xi); 1902.37(b)(12). State 

Plans are required to increase their 

penalties in alignment with OSHA’s 

penalty increases to maintain at least as 

effective penalty levels. 

State Plans are not required to impose 

monetary penalties on state and local 

government employers. See 

§ 1956.11(c)(2)(x). Six (6) states and one 

territory have State Plans that cover 

only state and local government 

employees: Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, 

Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, 

and the Virgin Islands. Therefore, the 

requirements to increase the penalty 

levels do not apply to these State Plans. 

Twenty-one states and one U.S. territory 

have State Plans that cover both private 

sector employees and state and local 

government employees: Alaska, 

Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana, 

Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North 

Carolina, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South 

Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, 

Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. 

They must increase their penalties for 

private-sector employers. 

Other than as listed above, this final 

rule does not have federalism 

implications because it does not have 

substantial direct effects 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. Accordingly, 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism, 

requires no further agency action or 

analysis. 

C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This final rule does not have ‘‘tribal 

implications’’ because it does not have 

substantial direct effects on one or more 

Indian tribes, 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. 

Accordingly, Executive Order 13175, 

Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments, requires no 

further agency action or analysis. 

List of Subjects 

20 CFR Part 655 

Immigration, Labor, Penalties. 

20 CFR Part 702 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Longshore and harbor 

workers, Penalties, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Workers’ 

compensation. 

20 CFR Part 725 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Black lung benefits, Coal 

miners, Penalties, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

20 CFR Part 726 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Black lung benefits, Coal 

miners, Mines, Penalties. 

29 CFR Part 5 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Construction industry, 

Employee benefit plans, Government 

contracts, Law enforcement, Minimum 

wages, Penalties, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

29 CFR Part 500 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Aliens, Housing, Insurance, 

Intergovernmental relations, 

Investigations, Migrant labor, Motor 

vehicle safety, Occupational safety and 

health, Penalties, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Wages, 

Whistleblowing. 

29 CFR Part 501 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Agriculture, Aliens, 

Employment, Housing, Housing 

standards, Immigration, Labor, Migrant 

labor, Penalties, Transportation, Wages. 

29 CFR Part 503 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Aliens, Employment, 

Housing, Immigration, Labor, Penalties, 

Transportation, Wages. 

29 CFR Part 530 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Clothing, Homeworkers, 

Indians—arts and crafts, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Surety bonds, Watches 

and jewelry. 

29 CFR Part 570 

Child labor, Law enforcement, 

Penalties. 

29 CFR Part 578 

Penalties, Wages. 

29 CFR Part 579 

Child labor, Penalties. 

29 CFR Part 801 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Employment, Lie detector 

tests, Penalties, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

29 CFR Part 810 

Labor, Wages, Hours of work, Trade 

agreement, Motor vehicle, Tariffs, 

Imports, Whistleblowing. 

29 CFR Part 825 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Airmen, Employee benefit 

plans, Health, Health insurance, Labor 


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management relations, Maternal and 

child health, Penalties, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Teachers. 

29 CFR Part 1903 

Intergovernmental relations, Law 

enforcement, Occupational Safety and 

Health, Penalties. 

30 CFR Part 100 

Mine safety and health, Penalties. 

41 CFR Part 50–201 

Child labor, Government 

procurement, Minimum wages, 

Occupational safety and health, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, 20 CFR chapters VI and VII, 

29 CFR subtitle A and chapters V, XVII, 

and XXV, 30 CFR chapter I, and 41 CFR 

chapter 50 are amended as follows. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Title 20—Employees’ Benefits 

PART 655—TEMPORARY 

EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN 

WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 655 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Section 655.0 issued under 8 

U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(H)(i) 

and (ii), 8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(6), 1182(m), (n), and 

(t), 1184(c), (g), and (j), 1188, and 1288(c) and 

(d); sec. 3(c)(1), Pub. L. 101–238, 103 Stat. 

2099, 2102 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 221(a), 

Pub. L. 101–649, 104 Stat. 4978, 5027 (8 

U.S.C. 1184 note); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 102– 

232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 

note); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103–206, 107 Stat. 

2428; sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105–277, 112 Stat. 

2681 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 

106–95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C. 1182 

note); 29 U.S.C. 49k; Pub. L. 107–296, 116 

Stat. 2135, as amended; Pub. L. 109–423, 120 

Stat. 2900; 8 CFR 214.2(h)(4)(i); and 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(6)(iii); and sec. 6, Pub. L. 115–128, 

132 Stat. 1547 (48 U.S.C. 1806). 

Subpart A issued under 8 CFR 214.2(h). 

Subpart B issued under 8 U.S.C. 

1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c), and 1188; and 8 

CFR 214.2(h). 

Subpart E issued under 48 U.S.C. 1806. 

Subparts F and G issued under 8 U.S.C. 

1288(c) and (d); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103–206, 

107 Stat. 2428; and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, Pub. 

L. 114–74 at section 701. 

Subparts H and I issued under 8 U.S.C. 

1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) and (b)(1), 1182(n), and 

(t), and 1184(g) and (j); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 

102–232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 

note); sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105–277, 112 Stat. 

2681; 8 CFR 214.2(h); and 28 U.S.C. 2461 

note, Pub. L. 114–74 at section 701. 

Subparts L and M issued under 8 U.S.C. 

1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) and 1182(m); sec. 2(d), 

Pub. L. 106–95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C. 

1182 note); Pub. L. 109–423, 120 Stat. 2900; 

and 8 CFR 214.2(h). 

§§ 655.620, 655.801, and 655.810 

[Amended] 

■ 2. In the following table, for each 

paragraph indicated in the left column, 

remove the dollar amount indicated in 

the middle column from wherever it 

appears in the paragraph and add in its 

place the dollar amount indicated in the 

right column. 

Paragraph Remove Add 

§ 655.620(a) ............................................................................................................................................................. $11,162 $11,524 

§ 655.801(b) ............................................................................................................................................................. 9,086 9,380 

§ 655.810(b)(1) introductory text .............................................................................................................................. 2,232 2,304 

§ 655.810(b)(2) introductory text .............................................................................................................................. 9,086 9,380 

§ 655.810(b)(3) introductory text .............................................................................................................................. 63,600 65,661 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

PART 702—ADMINISTRATION AND 

PROCEDURE 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 702 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 et seq.; 

33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.; 

43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 

1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at sec. 701; 

Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 

3174, 64 Stat. 1263; Secretary’s Order 10– 

2009, 74 FR 58834. 

§§ 702.204, 702.236, and 702.271 

[Amended] 

■ 4. In the following table, for each 

paragraph indicated in the left column, 

remove the dollar amount or date 

indicated in the middle column from 

wherever it appears in the section or 

paragraph and add in its place the dollar 

amount or date indicated in the right 

column. 

Section/paragraph Remove Add 

§ 702.204 .......................................................................... $28,304 ........................................................................... $29,221 

§ 702.204 .......................................................................... January 15, 2023 ............................................................ January 15, 2024 

§ 702.236 .......................................................................... $345 ................................................................................ $356 

§ 702.236 .......................................................................... January 15, 2023 ............................................................ January 15, 2024 

§ 702.271(a)(2) .................................................................. January 15, 2023 ............................................................ January 15, 2024 

§ 702.271(a)(2) .................................................................. $2,830 ............................................................................. $2,922 

§ 702.271(a)(2) .................................................................. $14,149 ........................................................................... $14,608 

PART 725—CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS 

UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

ACT, AS AMENDED 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 725 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2461 

note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at 

sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 

15 FR 3174; 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 902(f), 921, 

932, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 405; 

Secretary’s Order 10–2009, 74 FR 58834. 

§ 725.621 [Amended] 

■ 6. In § 725.621, amend paragraph (d) 

by removing ‘‘January 15, 2023’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘January 15, 2024’’ 

and by removing ‘‘$1,724’’ and adding 

in its place ‘‘$1,780’’. 


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PART 726—BLACK LUNG BENEFITS; 

REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL MINE 

OPERATOR’S INSURANCE 

■ 7. The authority citation for part 726 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 901 et 

seq., 902(f), 925, 932, 933, 934, 936; 33 U.S.C. 

901 et seq.; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); 

Pub. L. 114–74 at sec. 701; Reorganization 

Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; Secretary’s 

Order 10–2009, 74 FR 58834. 

■ 8. In § 726.302: 

■ a. In paragraph (c)(2)(i) introductory 

text, remove ‘‘January 15, 2023’’ and 

add ‘‘January 15, 2024’’ in its place; 

■ b. Revise the Table 1 to paragraph 

(c)(2)(i); and 

■ c. In the following table, for each 

paragraph indicated in the left column, 

remove the dollar amount or date 

indicated in the middle column from 

wherever it appears in the paragraph 

and add in its place the dollar amount 

or date indicated in the right column. 

Paragraph Remove Add 

(c)(4) ................................................................................. January 15, 2023 ............................................................ January 15, 2024 

(c)(4) ................................................................................. $169 ................................................................................ $174 

(c)(5) ................................................................................. January 15, 2023 ............................................................ January 15, 2024 

(c)(5) ................................................................................. $504 ................................................................................ $520 

(c)(6) ................................................................................. January 15, 2023 ............................................................ January 15, 2024 

(c)(6) ................................................................................. $3,446 ............................................................................. $3,558 

§ 726.302 Determination of penalty. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(i) * * * 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (c)(2)(i) 

Employees Penalty 

(per day) 

Less than 25 ............................... $174 

25–50 .......................................... 346 

51–199 ........................................ 520 

More than 100 ............................ 692 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Title 29—Labor 

PART 5—LABOR STANDARDS 

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO 

CONTRACTS COVERING FEDERALLY 

FINANCED AND ASSISTED 

CONSTRUCTION (ALSO LABOR 

STANDARDS PROVISIONS 

APPLICABLE TO NONCONSTRUCTION 

CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO THE 

CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND 

SAFETY STANDARDS ACT) 

■ 9. The authority citation for part 5 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; R.S. 161, 64 Stat. 

1267; Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950, 5 

U.S.C. appendix; 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.; 40 

U.S.C. 3145; 40 U.S.C. 3148; 40 U.S.C. 3701 

et seq.; and the laws listed in 5.1(a) of this 

part; Secretary’s Order No. 01–2014 (Dec. 19, 

2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 

2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at 

sec. 701, 129 Stat 584. 

§ 5.5 [Amended] 

■ 10. In § 5.5, amend paragraph (b)(2) by 

removing ‘‘$31’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$32’’. 

§ 5.8 [Amended] 

■ 11. In § 5.8, amend paragraph (a) by 

removing ‘‘$31’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$32’’. 

Wage and Hour Division 

PART 500—MIGRANT AND SEASONAL 

AGRICULTURAL WORKER 

PROTECTION 

■ 12. The authority citation for part 500 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Pub. L. 97–470, 96 Stat. 2583 

(29 U.S.C. 1801–1872); Secretary’s Order No. 

01–2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 

24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); 

and Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat 584. 

§ 500.1 [Amended] 

■ 13. In § 500.1, amend paragraph (e) by 

removing ‘‘$2,951’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$3,047’’. 

PART 501—ENFORCEMENT OF 

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS FOR 

TEMPORARY ALIEN AGRICULTURAL 

WORKERS ADMITTED UNDER 

SECTION 218 OF THE IMMIGRATION 

AND NATIONALITY ACT 

■ 14. The authority citation for part 501 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 

1184(c), and 1188; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 

sec. 701, Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 584. 

§ 501.19 [Amended] 

■ 15. In the following table, for each 

paragraph indicated in the left column, 

remove the dollar amount indicated in 

the middle column from wherever it 

appears in the paragraph and add in its 

place the dollar amount indicated in the 

right column. 

Paragraph Remove Add 

§ 501.19(c) introductory text .................................................................................................................................... $2,045 $2,111 

§ 501.19(c)(1) ........................................................................................................................................................... 6,881 7,104 

§ 501.19(c)(2) ........................................................................................................................................................... 68,129 70,337 

§ 501.19(c)(3) ........................................................................................................................................................... 136,258 140,674 

§ 501.19(d) ............................................................................................................................................................... 6,881 7,104 

§ 501.19(e) ............................................................................................................................................................... 20,439 21,101 

§ 501.19(f) ................................................................................................................................................................ 20,439 21,101 


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PART 503—ENFORCEMENT OF 

OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY 

NONIMMIGRANT NONAGRICULTURAL WORKERS 

DESCRIBED IN THE IMMIGRATION 

AND NATIONALITY ACT 

■ 16. The authority citation for part 503 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b); 8 

U.S.C. 1184; 8 CFR 214.2(h); 28 U.S.C. 2461 

note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at 

sec. 701. 

§ 503.23 [Amended] 

■ 17. In the following table, for each 

paragraph indicated in the left column, 

remove the dollar amount indicated in 

the middle column from wherever it 

appears in the paragraph, and add in its 

place the dollar amount indicated in the 

right column: 

Paragraph Remove Add 

§ 503.23(b) ............................................................................................................................................................... $14,960 $15,445 

§ 503.23(c) ............................................................................................................................................................... 14,960 15,445 

§ 503.23(d) ............................................................................................................................................................... 14,960 15,445 

PART 530—EMPLOYMENT OF 

HOMEWORKERS IN CERTAIN 

INDUSTRIES 

■ 18. The authority citation for part 530 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 11, 52 Stat. 1066 (29 

U.S.C. 211) as amended by sec. 9, 63 Stat. 

910 (29 U.S.C. 211(d)); Secretary’s Order No. 

01–2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 

24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); 

Pub. L. 114–74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584. 

■ 19. In § 530.302: 

■ a. Amend paragraph (a) by removing 

‘‘$1,240’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$1,280;’’ and 

■ b. Revise paragraph (b). 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 530.302 Amounts of civil penalties. 

* * * * * 

(b) The amount of civil money 

penalties shall be determined per 

affected homeworker within the limits 

set forth in the following schedule, 

except that no penalty shall be assessed 

in the case of violations which are 

deemed to be de minimis in nature: 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (b) 

Nature of violation 

Penalty per affected homeworker 

Minor Substantial 

Repeated, 

intentional 

or knowing 

Recordkeeping ............................................................................................................................. $25–257 $257–512 $512–1,280 

Monetary violations ...................................................................................................................... 25–257 257–512 ........................

Employment of homeworkers without a certificate ...................................................................... ........................ 257–512 512–1,280 

Other violations of statutes, regulations or employer assurances .............................................. 25–257 257–512 512–1,280 

PART 570—CHILD LABOR 

REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND 

STATEMENTS OF INTERPRETATION 

Subpart G—General Statements of 

Interpretation of the Child Labor 

Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards 

Act of 1938, as Amended 

■ 20. The authority citation for subpart 

G of part 570 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 52 Stat. 1060–1069, as 

amended; 29 U.S.C. 201–219; 28 U.S.C. 2461 

note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at 

sec. 701. 

§ 570.140 [Amended] 

■ 21. In § 570.140, amend paragraph 

(b)(1) by removing ‘‘$15,138’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘$15,629’’ and 

paragraph (b)(2) by removing ‘‘$68,801’’ 

and adding in its place ‘‘$71,031’’. 

PART 578—TIP RETENTION, MINIMUM 

WAGE, AND OVERTIME 

VIOLATIONS—CIVIL MONEY 

PENALTIES 

■ 22. The authority citation for part 578 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 216(e), as amended 

by sec. 9, Pub. L. 101–157, 103 Stat. 938, sec. 

3103, Pub. L. 101–508, 104 Stat. 1388–29, 

sec. 302(a), Pub. L. 110–233, 122 Stat. 920, 

and sec. 1201, Div. S., Tit. XII, Pub. L. 115– 

141, 132 Stat. 348; Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 

890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as amended by 

sec. 31001(s), Pub. L. 104–134, 110 Stat. 

1321–358, 1321–373, and sec. 701, Pub. L. 

114–74, 129 Stat 584. 

§ 578.3 [Amended] 

■ 23. In § 578.3, amend paragraph (a)(1) 

by removing ‘‘$1,330’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$1,373’’ and paragraph (a)(2) by 

removing ‘‘$2,374’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$2,451’’. 

PART 579—CHILD LABOR 

VIOLATIONS—CIVIL MONEY 

PENALTIES 

■ 24. The authority citation for part 579 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 203(m), (l), 211, 212, 

213(c), 216; Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1950, 64 

Stat. 1263, 5 U.S.C. App; secs. 25, 29, 88 Stat. 

72, 76; Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 01– 

2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 

2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 Note. 

§ 579.1 [Amended] 

■ 25. In the following table, for each 

paragraph indicated in the left column, 

remove the dollar amount indicated in 

the middle column from wherever it 

appears in the paragraph and add in its 

place the dollar amount indicated in the 

right column. 

Paragraph Remove Add 

§ 579.1(a)(1)(i)(A) ..................................................................................................................................................... $15,138 $15,629 

§ 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B) ..................................................................................................................................................... 68,801 71,031 


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§ 579.1(a)(2)(i) ......................................................................................................................................................... 2,374 2,451 

§ 579.1(a)(2)(ii) ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,330 1,373 

PART 801—APPLICATION OF THE 

EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH 

PROTECTION ACT OF 1988 

■ 26. The authority citation for part 801 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Pub. L. 100–347, 102 Stat. 646, 

29 U.S.C. 2001–2009; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note 

(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment 

Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114–74 at sec. 701, 129 

Stat 584. 

§ 801.42 [Amended] 

■ 27. In § 801.42, amend paragraph (a) 

introductory text by removing 

‘‘$24,793’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$25,597’’. 

PART 810—HIGH-WAGE 

COMPONENTS OF THE LABOR VALUE 

CONTENT REQUIREMENTS UNDER 

THE UNITED STATES-MEXICOCANADA AGREEMENT 

IMPLEMENTATION ACT 

■ 28. The authority citation for part 810 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 1508(b)(4) and 19 

U.S.C. 4535(b); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 

1990); and Pub. L. 114–74 at sec. 701. 

§ 810.800 [Amended] 

■ 29. In § 810.800, amend paragraph 

(c)(3)(i) by removing ‘‘$57,224’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘$59,079’’. 

PART 825—THE FAMILY AND 

MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993 

■ 30. The authority citation for part 825 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 2654; 28 U.S.C. 2461 

note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114– 

74 at sec. 701. 

§ 825.300 [Amended] 

■ 31. In § 825.300, amend paragraph 

(a)(1) by removing ‘‘$204’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘$211’’. 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND 

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 

PART 1903—INSPECTIONS, 

CITATIONS, AND PROPOSED 

PENALTIES 

■ 32. The authority citation for part 

1903 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 8 and 9 of the 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 

(29 U.S.C. 657, 658); 5 U.S.C. 553; 28 U.S.C. 

2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990), as amended by 

Section 701, Pub. L. 114–74; Secretary of 

Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 

25, 2012). 

§ 1903.15 [Amended] 

■ 33. In the following table, for each 

paragraph indicated in the left column, 

remove the dollar amount or date 

indicated in the middle column from 

wherever it appears in the paragraph 

and add in its place the dollar amount 

or date indicated in the right column. 

Paragraph Remove Add 

§ 1903.15(d) introductory text ........................................... January 15, 2023 ............................................................ January 15, 2024. 

§ 1903.15(d)(1) .................................................................. $11,162 ........................................................................... $11,524. 

§ 1903.15(d)(1) .................................................................. 156,259 ........................................................................... 161,323. 

§ 1903.15(d)(2) .................................................................. 156,259 ........................................................................... 161,323. 

§ 1903.15(d)(3) .................................................................. 15,625 ............................................................................. 16,131. 

§ 1903.15(d)(4) .................................................................. 15,625 ............................................................................. 16,131. 

§ 1903.15(d)(5) .................................................................. 15,625 ............................................................................. 16,131. 

§ 1903.15(d)(6) .................................................................. 15,625 ............................................................................. 16,131. 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Title 30—Mineral Resources 

PART 100—CRITERIA AND 

PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSED 

ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES 

■ 34. The authority citation for part 100 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 815, 

820, 957; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); 

Pub. L. 114–74 at sec. 701. 

■ 35. In § 100.3: 

■ a. Amend paragraph (a)(1) 

introductory text by removing 

‘‘$85,580’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$88,354’’; and 

■ b. By revising table 14 to paragraph 

(g). 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 100.3 Determination of penalty amount; 

regular assessment. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * 

TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (g)— 

PENALTY CONVERSION TABLE

Points Penalty 

($) 

60 or fewer ........................... $164 

61 .......................................... 179 

62 .......................................... 192 

63 .......................................... 210 

64 .......................................... 227 

65 .......................................... 246 

66 .......................................... 266 

67 .......................................... 289 

68 .......................................... 312 

69 .......................................... 339 

70 .......................................... 365 

71 .......................................... 397 

72 .......................................... 432 

73 .......................................... 468 

74 .......................................... 504 

TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (g)—PENALTY CONVERSION TABLE—Continued 

Points Penalty 

($) 

75 .......................................... 547 

76 .......................................... 595 

77 .......................................... 641 

78 .......................................... 696 

79 .......................................... 755 

80 .......................................... 818 

81 .......................................... 886 

82 .......................................... 957 

83 .......................................... 1,039 

84 .......................................... 1,124 

85 .......................................... 1,220 

86 .......................................... 1,321 

87 .......................................... 1,430 

88 .......................................... 1,550 

89 .......................................... 1,679 

90 .......................................... 1,819 

91 .......................................... 1,970 

92 .......................................... 2,132 

93 .......................................... 2,311 


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TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (g)—PENALTY CONVERSION TABLE—Continued 

Points Penalty 

($) 

94 .......................................... 2,504 

95 .......................................... 2,712 

96 .......................................... 2,938 

97 .......................................... 3,180 

98 .......................................... 3,448 

99 .......................................... 3,735 

100 ........................................ 4,047 

101 ........................................ 4,383 

102 ........................................ 4,748 

103 ........................................ 5,143 

104 ........................................ 5,571 

105 ........................................ 6,037 

106 ........................................ 6,538 

107 ........................................ 7,083 

108 ........................................ 7,673 

109 ........................................ 8,313 

110 ........................................ 9,005 

111 ........................................ 9,752 

112 ........................................ 10,567 

113 ........................................ 11,447 

TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (g)—PENALTY CONVERSION TABLE—Continued 

Points Penalty 

($) 

114 ........................................ 12,401 

115 ........................................ 13,433 

116 ........................................ 14,551 

117 ........................................ 15,765 

118 ........................................ 17,077 

119 ........................................ 18,500 

120 ........................................ 20,039 

121 ........................................ 21,711 

122 ........................................ 23,515 

123 ........................................ 25,477 

124 ........................................ 27,599 

125 ........................................ 29,893 

126 ........................................ 32,386 

127 ........................................ 35,084 

128 ........................................ 38,005 

129 ........................................ 41,171 

130 ........................................ 44,601 

131 ........................................ 48,316 

132 ........................................ 52,338 

133 ........................................ 56,698 

TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (g)—PENALTY CONVERSION TABLE—Continued 

Points Penalty 

($) 

134 ........................................ 61,221 

135 ........................................ 65,741 

136 ........................................ 70,266 

137 ........................................ 74,785 

138 ........................................ 79,309 

139 ........................................ 83,830 

140 or more .......................... 88,354 

* * * * * 

§§ 100.4 and 100.5 [Amended] 

■ 36. In the following table, for each 

paragraph indicated in the left column, 

remove the dollar amount indicated in 

the middle column from wherever it 

appears in the paragraph, and add in its 

place the dollar amount indicated in the 

right column. 

Paragraph Remove Add 

§ 100.4(a) ................................................................................................................................................................. $2,853 $2,945 

§ 100.4(b) ................................................................................................................................................................. 5,703 5,888 

§ 100.4(c) introductory text ...................................................................................................................................... 7,133 7,364 

§ 100.4(c) introductory text ...................................................................................................................................... 85,580 88,354 

§ 100.5(c) ................................................................................................................................................................. 9,271 9,571 

§ 100.5(d) ................................................................................................................................................................. 391 404 

§ 100.5(e) ................................................................................................................................................................. 313,790 323,960 

Title 41—Public Contracts and Property 

Management 

PART 50–201—GENERAL 

REGULATIONS 

■ 37. The authority citation for part 50– 

201 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 2038; 41 U.S.C. 

38. Interpret or apply sec. 6, 49 Stat. 2038, 

as amended; 41 U.S.C. 40; 108 Stat. 7201; 28 

U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 

114–74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584. 

§ 50–201.3 [Amended] 

■ 38. In § 50–201.3, amend paragraph 

(e) by removing ‘‘$31’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$32’’. 

Signed in Washington, DC. 

Julie A. Su, 

Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor. 

Note: The following Appendix will not 

appear in the Code of Federal Regulations. 

Agency Law Name/description CFR citation 

2023 2024 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

MSHA ..... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Regular Assessment ........................ 30 CFR 100.3(a) ..................... ........................ $85,580 ....... ........................ $88,354. 

MSHA ..... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Penalty Conversion Table ................ 30 CFR 100.3(g) ..................... $159 $85,580 ....... $164 $88,354. 

MSHA ..... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Minimum Penalty for any citation or 

order issued under 104(d)(1) of 

the Mine Act.

30 CFR 100.4(a) ..................... 2,853 ..................... 2,945 

MSHA ..... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Minimum penalty for any citation or 

order issued under 104(d)(2) of 

the Mine Act.

30 CFR 100.4(b) ..................... 5,703 ..................... 5,888 

MSHA ..... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Penalty for failure to provide timely 

notification to the Secretary under 

103(j) of the Mine Act.

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Agency Law Name/description CFR citation 

2023 2024 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

MSHA ..... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Any operator who fails to correct a 

violation for which a citation or 

order was issued under 104(a) of 

the Mine Act.

30 CFR 100.5(c) ..................... ........................ $9,271 ......... ........................ $9,571. 

MSHA ..... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Violation of mandatory safety standards related to smoking standards.30 CFR 100.5(d) ..................... ........................ $391 ............ ........................ $404. 

MSHA ..... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Flagrant violations under 110(b)(2) 

of the Mine Act.

30 CFR 100.5(e) ..................... ........................ $313,790 ..... ........................ $323,960. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 209(b): Per plan year for 

failure to furnish reports (e.g., 

pension benefit statements) to 

certain former employees or maintain employee records—each employee a separate violation.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $36 .............. ........................ $37. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502 (c)(2)—Per day for failure/refusal to properly file plan annual report.29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $2,586 ......... ........................ $2,670. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502 (c)(4)—Per day for failure to disclose certain documents 

upon request under Section 

101(k) and (l); failure to furnish 

notices under Sections 101(j) and 

514(e)(3)—each statutory recipient a separate violation.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $2,046 ......... ........................ $2,112. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502 (c)(5)—Per day for 

each failure to file annual report 

for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) under Section 101(g).

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $1,881 ......... ........................ $1,942. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502 (c)(6)—Per day for 

each failure to provide Secretary 

of Labor requested documentation 

not to exceed a per-request maximum.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $184 per 

day, not to 

exceed 

$1,846 per 

request.

........................ $190 per 

day, not to 

exceed 

$1,906 per 

request. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502 (c)(7)—Per day for 

each failure to provide notices of 

blackout periods and of right to divest employer securities—each 

statutory recipient a separate violation.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $164 ............ ........................ $169. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502 (c)(8)—Per each failure 

by an endangered status multiemployer plan to adopt a funding improvement plan or meet benchmarks; or failure of a critical status 

multiemployer plan to adopt a rehabilitation plan.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $1,624 ......... ........................ $1,677. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502(c)(9)(A)—Per day for 

each failure by an employer to inform employees of CHIP coverage 

opportunities under Section 

701(f)(3)(B)(i)(l)—each employee 

a separate violation.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $137 ............ ........................ $141. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502(c)(9)(B)—Per day for 

each failure by a plan to timely 

provide to any State information 

required to be disclosed under 

Section 701(f)(3)(B)(ii), as added 

by CHIP regarding coverage coordination—each participant/beneficiary a separate violation.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $137 ............ ........................ $141. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502(c)(10)—Failure by any 

plan sponsor of group health plan, 

or any health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage 

in connection with the plan, to 

meet the requirements of Sections 

702(a)(1)(F), (b)(3), (c) or (d); or 

Section 701; or Section 702(b)(1) 

with respect to genetic information—daily per participant and 

beneficiary during non-compliance 

period.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $137 ............ ........................ $141. 


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2023 2024 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502(c)(10)—uncorrected de 

minimis violation.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... 3,439 ..................... 3,550 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502(c)(10)—uncorrected violations that are not de minimis.29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... 20,641 ..................... 21,310 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502(c)(10)—unintentional 

failure maximum cap.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $688,012 ..... ........................ $710,310. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502(c)(12)—Per day for 

each failure of a CSEC plan in 

restoration status to adopt a restoration plan.

29CFR 2575.1–3 .................... ........................ $126 ............ ........................ $130. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Section 502 (m)—Failure of fiduciary 

to make a proper distribution from 

a defined benefit plan under section 206(e) of ERISA.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $19,933 ....... ........................ $20,579. 

EBSA ..... Employee Retirement Income Security Act.Failure to provide Summary of Benefits Coverage under PHS Act 

section 2715(f), as incorporated in 

ERISA section 715 and 29 CFR 

2590.715–2715(e).

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ................... ........................ $1,362 ......... ........................ $1,406. 

OSHA ..... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Serious Violation ............................... 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(3) ............ ........................ $15,625 ....... ........................ $16,131. 

OSHA ..... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Other-Than-Serious .......................... 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(4) ............ ........................ $15,625 ....... ........................ $16,131. 

OSHA ..... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Willful ................................................ 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(1) ............ 11,162 $156,259 ..... 11,524 $161,323. 

OSHA ..... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Repeated .......................................... 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(2) ............ ........................ $156,259 ..... ........................ $161,323. 

OSHA ..... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Posting Requirement ........................ 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(6) ............ ........................ $15,625 ....... ........................ $16,131. 

OSHA ..... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Failure to Abate ................................ 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(5) ............ ........................ $15,625 per 

day.

........................ $16,131 per 

day. 

WHD ...... Family and 

Medical 

Leave Act.

FMLA ................................................ 29 CFR 825.300(a)(1) ............ ........................ $204 ............ ........................ $211. 

WHD ...... Fair Labor 

Standards 

Act.

FLSA ................................................. 29 CFR 578.3(a)(1) ................ ........................ $1,330 ......... ........................ $1,373. 

WHD ...... Fair Labor 

Standards 

Act.

FLSA ................................................. 29 CFR 578.3(a)(2) ................ ........................ $2,374 ......... ........................ $2,451. 

WHD ...... Fair Labor 

Standards 

Act.

Child Labor ....................................... 29 CFR 579.1(a)(2)(i) ............. ........................ $2,374 ......... ........................ $2,451. 

WHD ...... Fair Labor 

Standards 

Act.

Child Labor ....................................... 29 CFR 579.1(a)(2)(ii) ............ ........................ $1,330 ......... ........................ $1,373. 

WHD ...... Fair Labor 

Standards 

Act.

Child Labor ....................................... 29 CFR 570.140(b)(1) ............ ........................ $15,138 ....... ........................ $15,629. 

WHD ...... Fair Labor 

Standards 

Act.

Child Labor ....................................... 29 CFR 579.1(a)(1)(i)(A) ........ ........................ $15,138 ....... ........................ $15,629. 

WHD ...... Fair Labor 

Standards 

Act.

Child Labor that causes serious injury or death.29 CFR 570.140(b)(2) ............ ........................ $68,801 ....... ........................ $71,031. 

WHD ...... Fair Labor 

Standards 

Act.

Child Labor that causes serious injury or death.29 CFR 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B) ........ ........................ $68,801 ....... ........................ $71,031. 

WHD ...... Fair Labor 

Standards 

Act.

Child Labor willful or repeated that 

causes serious injury or death 

(penalty amount doubled).

29 CFR 570.140(b)(2); 29 

CFR 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B) Doubled.

........................ $137,602 ..... ........................ $142,062. 

WHD ...... Migrant and 

Seasonal 

Agricultural 

Worker Protection Act.

MSPA ................................................ 29 CFR 500.1(e) ..................... ........................ $2,951 ......... ........................ $3,047. 


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Agency Law Name/description CFR citation 

2023 2024 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H1B ................................................... 20 CFR 655.810(b)(1) ............ ........................ $2,232 ......... ........................ $2,304. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H1B retaliation .................................. 20 CFR 655.801(b) ................. ........................ $9,086 ......... ........................ $9,380. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H1B willful or discrimination ............. 20 CFR 655.810(b)(2) ............ ........................ $9,086 ......... ........................ $9,380. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H1B willful that resulted in displacement of a US worker.20 CFR 655.810(b)(3) ............ ........................ $63,600 ....... ........................ $65,661. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

D–1 ................................................... 20 CFR 655.620(a) ................. ........................ $11,162 ....... ........................ $11,524. 

WHD ...... Contract Work 

Hours and 

Safety 

Standards 

Act.

CWHSSA .......................................... 29 CFR 5.5(b)(2) .................... ........................ $31 .............. ........................ $32. 

WHD ...... Contract Work 

Hours and 

Safety 

Standards 

Act.

CWHSSA .......................................... 29 CFR 5.8(a) ......................... ........................ $31 .............. ........................ $32. 

WHD ...... Walsh-Healey 

Public Contracts Act.

Walsh-Healey ................................... 41 CFR 50–201.3(e) ............... ........................ $31 .............. ........................ $32. 

WHD ...... Employee 

Polygraph 

Protection 

Act.

EPPA ................................................ 29 CFR 801.42(a) ................... ........................ $24,793 ....... ........................ $25,597. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H2A ................................................... 29 CFR 501.19(c) ................... ........................ $2,045 ......... ........................ $2,111. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H2A willful or discrimination ............. 29 CFR 501.19(c)(1) ............... ........................ $6,881 ......... ........................ $7,104. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H2A Safety or health resulting in serious injury or death.29 CFR 501.19(c)(2) ............... ........................ $68,129 ....... ........................ $70,337. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H2A willful or repeated safety or 

health resulting in serious injury or 

death.

29 CFR 501.19(c)(3) ............... ........................ $136,258 ..... ........................ $140,674. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H2A failing to cooperate in an investigation.29 CFR 501.19(d) ................... ........................ $6,881 ......... ........................ $7,104. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H2A displacing a US worker ............ 29 CFR 501.19(e) ................... ........................ $20,439 ....... ........................ $21,101. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H2A improperly rejecting a US worker.29 CFR 501.19(f) .................... ........................ $20,439 ....... ........................ $21,101. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H–2B ................................................. 29 CFR 503.23(b) ................... ........................ $14,960 ....... ........................ $15,445. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H–2B ................................................. 29 CFR 503.23(c) ................... ........................ $14,960 ....... ........................ $15,445. 

WHD ...... Immigration & 

Nationality 

Act.

H–2B ................................................. 29 CFR 503.23(d) ................... ........................ $14,960 ....... ........................ $15,445. 

WHD ...... Fair Labor 

Standards 

Act.

Home Worker ................................... 29 CFR 530.302(a) ................. ........................ $1,240 ......... ........................ $1,280. 

WHD ...... Fair Labor 

Standards 

Act.

Home Worker ................................... 29 CFR 530.302(b) ................. 24 $1,240 ......... 25 $1,280. 

WHD ...... United StatesMexico-Canada Agreement Implementation 

Act..

Whistleblower ................................... 29 CFR 810.800(c)(3)(i) ......... ........................ $57,224 ....... ........................ $59,079. 

OWCP .... Longshore and 

Harbor 

Workers’ 

Compensation Act.

Failure to file first report of injury or 

filing a false statement or misrepresentation in first report.

20 CFR 702.204 ..................... ........................ $28,304 ....... ........................ $29,221. 


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2023 2024 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

OWCP .... Longshore and 

Harbor 

Workers’ 

Compensation Act.

Failure to report termination of payments.20 CFR 702.236 ..................... ........................ $345 ............ ........................ $356. 

OWCP .... Longshore and 

Harbor 

Workers’ 

Compensation Act.

Discrimination against employees 

who claim compensation or testify 

in a LHWCA proceeding.

20 CFR 702.271(a)(2) ............ 2,830 $14,149 ....... 2,922 $14,608. 

OWCP .... Black Lung 

Benefits Act.

Failure to report termination of payments.20 CFR 725.621 (d) ................ ........................ $1,724 ......... ........................ $1,780. 

OWCP .... Black Lung 

Benefits Act.

Failure to secure payment of benefits for mines with fewer than 25 

employees.

20 CFR 726.302(c)(2)(i) ......... 169 ..................... 174 

OWCP .... Black Lung 

Benefits Act.

Failure to secure payment of benefits for mines with 25–50 employees.20 CFR 726.302(c)(2)(i) ......... 335 ..................... 346 

OWCP .... Black Lung 

Benefits Act.

Failure to secure payment of benefits for mines with 51–100 employees.20 CFR 726.302(c)(2)(i) ......... 504 ..................... 520 

OWCP .... Black Lung 

Benefits Act.

Failure to secure payment of benefits for mines with more than 100 

employees.

20 CFR 726.302(c)(2)(i) ......... 670 ..................... 692 

OWCP .... Black Lung 

Benefits Act.

Failure to secure payment of benefits after 10th day of notice.20 CFR 726.302(c)(4) ............. 169 ..................... 174 

OWCP .... Black Lung 

Benefits Act.

Failure to secure payment of benefits for repeat offenders.20 CFR 726.302(c)(5) ............. 504 ..................... 520 

OWCP .... Black Lung 

Benefits Act.

Failure to secure payment of benefits.20 CFR 726.302(c)(5) ............. ........................ $3,446 ......... ........................ $3,558. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–HL–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 9 and 721 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2022–0867; FRL 9655–02– 

OCSPP] 

RIN 2070–AL10 

Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical 

Substances Designated as Inactive on 

the TSCA Inventory; Significant New 

Use Rule 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Under the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA), EPA is finalizing a 

significant new use rule (SNUR) for 329 

per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances 

(PFAS) that are designated as inactive 

on the TSCA Chemical Substance 

Inventory. PFAS are a group of 

chemicals that have been used in 

industry and consumer products since 

the 1940s because of their useful 

properties, such as water and stain 

resistance. Many PFAS break down very 

slowly and can build up in people, 

animals, and the environment over time. 

Exposure at certain levels to specific 

PFAS can adversely impact human 

health and other living things. Persons 

subject to the final SNUR are required 

to notify EPA at least 90 days before 

commencing any manufacture 

(including import) or processing of the 

chemical substance for a significant new 

use. Once EPA receives a notification, 

EPA must review and make an 

affirmative determination on the 

notification, and take such action as is 

required by any such determination 

before the manufacture (including 

import) or processing for the significant 

new use can commence. Such a review 

will assess whether the new use may 

present unreasonable risk to health or 

the environment and ensure that EPA 

takes appropriate action as required to 

protect health or the environment. 

DATES: This final rule is effective March 

11, 2024. For purposes of judicial 

review, this rule shall be promulgated at 

1 p.m. (EST) on January 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2022–0867, is 

available online at https://

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC) in Washington, 

DC. Please review the visitor 

instructions and additional information 

about the docket available at https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Bethany Masten, Existing Chemicals 

Risk Management Division (7404M), 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–8803; email address: 

TSCA_PFAS@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Executive Summary 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture 

(including import), process, or 

distribute in commerce chemical 

substances and mixtures. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• NAICS 221210—Natural Gas 

Distribution; 

• NAICS 236220—Commercial and 

Institutional Building Construction; 


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