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airspace is necessary to ensure proper 

containment of the procedures. 

Additionally, this action removes the 

China Lake (NAVY) TACAN from the 

Class E5 text header and airspace 

description. The navigational aid 

(NAVAID) is not needed to describe the 

airspace area, and removal of the 

NAVAID simplifies the airspace 

description. 

Lastly, this action implements 

numerous administrative updates to 

Class D and Class E5 text headers and 

the Class D airspace description. The 

city name in the first line of the text 

headers is amended from ‘‘China Lake 

NWC’’ to ‘‘China Lake’’, to match the 

FAA database. The airport name in the 

second line of the text headers is 

amended from ‘‘China Lake NWC’’ to 

‘‘China Lake NAWS (Armitage Field) 

Airport’’, to match the FAA database. 

The geographic coordinates in the third 

line of the text headers are updated to 

‘‘lat. 35°41′09′′ N, long. 117°41′32′′ W’’, 

to match the FAA database. The term 

‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ in the last 

line of the Class D airspace description 

is updated to ‘‘Chart Supplement.’’ 

FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current, is non-controversial, and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant the preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA D China Lake, CA [Amended] 

China Lake NAWS (Armitage Field) Airport, 

CA 

(Lat. 35°41′09′′ N, long. 117°41′32′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 4,800 feet MSL 

within a 4.5-mile radius of the airport, and 

within 1.9 miles each side of the 226° bearing 

from the airport extending from the 4.5-mile 

radius to 5.3 miles southwest of the airport. 

This Class D airspace area is effective during 

the specific dates and times established in 

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 

date and time will thereafter be continuously 

published in the Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E5 China Lake, CA [Amended] 

China Lake NAWS (Armitage Field) Airport, 

CA 

(Lat. 35°41′09′′ N, long. 117°41′32′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 4.5-mile 

radius of the airport, and within a 7-mile 

radius of the airport from the 115° bearing 

from the airport clockwise to the 271° bearing 

from the airport, and within 2.9 miles each 

side of the 184° bearing from the airport 

extending from the 7-mile radius to 9 miles 

south of the airport. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

January 4, 2022. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00279 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–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–AA46 

Department of Labor Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Annual Adjustments for 2022 

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 


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1M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation 

Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021). 

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 2022 annual 

adjustments for inflation to its civil 

monetary penalties. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

January 15, 2022. As provided by the 

Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased 

penalty levels apply to any penalties 

assessed after January 15, 2022. 

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 2022 

III. Paperwork Reduction Act 

IV. Administrative Procedure Act 

V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review, Executive Order 

13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review, and Executive Order 

13771: Reducing Regulations and 

Controlling Regulatory Costs 

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 

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). 

This rule implements the 2022 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 2022 

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 

(with two exceptions, discussed herein) 

is the amount established by the 2021 

annual adjustment as set forth in the 

DOL 2021 Annual Adjustment 

published on January 14, 2021. The 

Department is also responsible for 

administering and enforcing a newlyenacted civil monetary penalty 

regarding retention of tips under the 

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). See 

Public Law 115–141, section 1201 

(2018) enacting $1,100 civil monetary 

penalty). In 2018, Congress amended the 

FLSA to expressly prohibit employers 

from keeping employee’s tips for any 

purpose, and gave the Department 

discretion to impose civil monetary 

penalties of up to $1,100 on employers 

that unlawfully keep tips. See 29 U.S.C. 


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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. 

203(m)(2)(B); 216(e)(2). On December 

30, 2020, the Department published a 

final rule that, among other provisions, 

would have codified this tips retention 

civil monetary penalty and adjusted the 

amount of the civil money penalty for 

inflation pursuant to the Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990 to the amount 

of $1,162. See Tip Regulations Under 

the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 85 

FR 86,756 (Final Rule, Dec. 30, 2020) 

(2020 Tip final rule). The 2020 Tip final 

rule was initially scheduled to go into 

effect on March 1, 2021. However, the 

Department delayed the 2020 Tip final 

rule’s effective date first to April 30, 

2021, and then subsequently delayed 

the effective date of certain portions of 

the rule until December 31, 2021. On 

March 25, 2021, the Department 

proposed to withdraw and repropose 

two portions of the 2020 Tip final rule, 

including the portion incorporating the 

new provisions authorizing the 

assessment of civil monetary penalties 

for violations of section 3(m)(2)(B) of the 

FLSA. See Tip Regulations Under the 

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Partial 

Withdrawal, 86 FR 15,817 (proposed 

March 25, 2021). On September 24, 

2021, the Department finalized those 

proposed regulations, which included 

an adjustment of the civil monetary 

amount to $1,162 pursuant to the 

Inflation Adjustment Act. See Tip 

Regulations Under the Fair Labor 

Standards Act (FLSA); Partial 

Withdrawal, 86 FR 52,973 (Final Rule, 

Sept. 24, 2021). Those regulations 

became effective on November 23, 2021. 

Accordingly, for purposes of this 

Inflation Adjustment Act final rule, the 

most recent penalty amount for the new 

tips retention civil monetary penalty is 

$1,162. 

In addition, the Department is 

responsible for administering and 

enforcing the high-wage components of 

the labor value content requirements as 

set forth in section 202A of the United 

States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 

Implementation Act (USMCA), Public 

Law 116–113, 134 Stat. 11 (2020), 

codified at 19 U.S.C. 1508, as amended, 

and 19 U.S.C. 4501 et seq. The 

Department published an Interim Final 

Rule implementing regulations 

necessary to administer these 

requirements, which became effective 

on July 1, 2020. See High-Wage 

Components of the Labor Value Content 

Requirements Under the United StatesMexico-Canada Agreement 

Implementation Act, 85 FR 39,782 

(Interim Final Rule, July 1, 2020) 

(codified at 29 CFR part 810) (2020 

USMCA IFR). Among other provisions, 

pursuant to the Secretary’s authority 

under 19 U.S.C. 4532(e)(5), the 2020 

USMCA IFR established a civil 

monetary penalty at 29 CFR 

810.800(c)(3)(i) of up to $50,000 per 

violation of the rule’s whistleblower 

protections. The Department was not 

required to adjust this civil monetary 

penalty in its 2021 Inflation Adjustment 

Act rule because this penalty was 

established within the 12 months 

preceding the 2021 inflation adjustment. 

See Inflation Adjustment Act, § 4(d), 28 

U.S.C. 2461 note, § 4(d). Accordingly, 

for purposes of this Inflation 

Adjustment Act final rule, the most 

recent maximum penalty amount for the 

new USMCA civil monetary penalty is 

$50,000. 

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 2021 CPI–U and 

the October 2020 CPI–U. The cost-ofliving adjustment multiplier for 2022, 

based on the Consumer Price Index 

(CPI–U) for the month of October 2021, 

not seasonally adjusted, is 1.06222.2 In 

order to compute the 2022 annual 

adjustment, the Department multiplied 

the most recent penalty amount for each 

applicable penalty by the multiplier, 

1.06222, 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, 2022, whose associated 

violations occurred after November 2, 

2015, 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 ........ CAA amount ($1,100).

After March 23, 2018 ........................ After November 23, 2021 but on or before January 15, 2022 ..... November 23, 2021 level ($1,162). 

After March 23, 2018 ........................ After January 15, 2022 .................................................................. January 15, 2022 levels. 

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 ($50,000). 

After July 1, 2020 ............................. After January 15, 2022 .................................................................. January 15, 2022 levels ($53,111). 

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. 


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

Violations occurring Penalty assessed Which penalty level applies 

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 .................................................................. January 15, 2022 levels. 

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 .................................................................. January 15, 2022 levels. 

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 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 $100 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 

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 

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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). Five (5) states and 

one territory have State Plans that cover 

only state and local government 

employees: Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, 

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 privatesector 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 

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. 


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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) ............................................................................................................................................................. $9,753 $10,360 

§ 655.801(b) ............................................................................................................................................................. 7,939 8,433 

§ 655.810(b)(1) introductory text .............................................................................................................................. 1,951 2,072 

§ 655.810(b)(2) introductory text .............................................................................................................................. 7,939 8,433 

§ 655.810(b)(3) introductory text .............................................................................................................................. 55,570 59,028 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

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 ................................................................................................................................ $24,730 .......................... $26,269. 

§ 702.204 ................................................................................................................................ January 15, 2021 ........... January 15, 2022. 

§ 702.236 ................................................................................................................................ $301 ............................... $320. 

§ 702.236 ................................................................................................................................ January 15, 2021 ........... January 15, 2022. 

§ 702.271(a)(2) ........................................................................................................................ January 15, 2021 ........... January 15, 2022. 

§ 702.271(a)(2) ........................................................................................................................ $2,473 ............................ $2,627. 

§ 702.271(a)(2) ........................................................................................................................ $12,363 .......................... $13,132. 

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, 2021’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘January 15, 2022’’ 

and by removing ‘‘$1,506’’ and adding 

in its place ‘‘$1,600’’. 

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. 

§ 726.302 [Amended] 

■ 8. 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 

§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) table Introductory text ................................................................................ January 15, 2021 ........... January 15, 2022. 

§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) table ............................................................................................................ $148 ............................... $157. 

§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) table ............................................................................................................ 293 ................................. $311. 

§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) table ............................................................................................................ 441 ................................. $468. 

§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) table ............................................................................................................ 586 ................................. $622. 

§ 726.302(c)(4) ........................................................................................................................ January 15, 2021 ........... January 15, 2022. 

§ 726.302(c)(4) ........................................................................................................................ $148 ............................... $157. 

§ 726.302(c)(5) ........................................................................................................................ January 15, 2021 ........... January 15, 2022. 

§ 726.302(c)(5) ........................................................................................................................ $441 ............................... $468. 

§ 726.302(c)(6) ........................................................................................................................ January 15, 2021 ........... January 15, 2022. 

§ 726.302(c)(6) ........................................................................................................................ $3,011 ............................ $3,198. 


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Wage and Hour Division 

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 

§ 701, 129 Stat 584. 

§ 5.5 [Amended] 

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

removing ‘‘$27’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$29’’. 

§ 5.8 [Amended] 

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

removing ‘‘$27’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$29’’. 

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 ‘‘$2,579’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$2,739’’. 

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 

(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment 

Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114–74 at § 701. 

§ 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 .................................................................................................................................... $1,787 $1,898 

§ 501.19(c)(1) ........................................................................................................................................................... 6,012 6,386 

§ 501.19(c)(2) ........................................................................................................................................................... 59,528 63,232 

§ 501.19(c)(4) ........................................................................................................................................................... 119,055 126,463 

§ 501.19(d) ............................................................................................................................................................... 6,012 6,386 

§ 501.19(e) ............................................................................................................................................................... 17,859 18,970 

§ 501.19(f) ................................................................................................................................................................ 17,859 18,970 

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 

§ 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) ............................................................................................................................................................... $13,072 $13,885 

§ 503.23(c) ............................................................................................................................................................... 13,072 13,885 

§ 503.23(d) ............................................................................................................................................................... 13,072 13,885 

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 § 701, 129 Stat 584. 

■ 19. In § 530.302: 

■ a. Amend paragraph (a) by removing 

‘‘$1,084’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$1,151;’’ and 

■ b. Revising 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: 


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TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (b) 

Nature of violation 

Penalty per affected homeworker 

Minor Substantial 

Repeated, 

intentional 

or knowing 

Recordkeeping ........................................................................................................... $22–231 $231–460 $460–1,151 

Monetary violations .................................................................................................... 22–231 231–460 ..............................

Employment of homeworkers without a certificate .................................................... .............................. 231–460 460–1,151 

Other violations of statutes, regulations or employer assurances ............................ 22–231 231–460 460–1,151 

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 

§ 701. 

§ 570.140 [Amended] 

■ 21. In § 570.140, amend paragraph 

(b)(1) by removing ‘‘$13,227’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘$14,050’’ and 

paragraph (b)(2) by removing ‘‘$60,115’’ 

and adding in its place ‘‘$63,855’’. 

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 ‘‘$1,162’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$1,234’’. 

■ 24. In § 578.3, amend paragraph (a)(2) 

by removing ‘‘$2,074’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$2,203’’. 

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) ..................................................................................................................................................... $13,227 $14,050 

§ 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B) ..................................................................................................................................................... 60,115 63,855 

§ 579.1(a)(2)(i) ......................................................................................................................................................... 2,074 2,203 

§ 579.1(a)(2)(ii) ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,162 1,234 

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 § 701, 129 

Stat 584. 

§ 801.42 [Amended] 

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

introductory text by removing 

‘‘$21,663’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$23,011’’. 

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 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 1508(b)(4) & 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 § 701. 

§ 810.800 [Amended] 

■ 29. In § 810.800, amend paragraph 

(c)(3)(i) by removing ‘‘$50,000’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘$53,111’’. 

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 § 701. 

§ 825.300 [Amended] 

■ 31. In § 825.300, amend paragraph 

(a)(1) by removing ‘‘$178’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘$189’’. 


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

Title 29—Labor 

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, 2021 ............................................. January 15, 2022. 

§ 1903.15(d)(1) .................................................. $9,753 ............................................................... $10,360. 

§ 1903.15(d)(1) .................................................. $136,532 ........................................................... $145,027. 

§ 1903.15(d)(2) .................................................. $136,532 ........................................................... $145,027. 

§ 1903.15(d)(3) .................................................. $13,653 ............................................................. $14,502. 

§ 1903.15(d)(4) .................................................. $13,653 ............................................................. $14,502. 

§ 1903.15(d)(5) .................................................. $13,653 ............................................................. $14,502. 

§ 1903.15(d)(6) .................................................. $13,653 ............................................................. $14,502. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

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 § 701. 

■ 35. In § 100.3, amend paragraph (a)(1) 

introductory text by removing 

‘‘$74,775’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$79,428’’ and by removing the table in 

paragraph (g) and adding Table 14 to 

paragraph (g) to read as follows: 

§ 100.3 Determination of penalty amount; 

regular assessment. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * 

TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (g)— 

PENALTY CONVERSION TABLE

Points Penalty 

($) 

60 or fewer ........................... $148 

61 .......................................... 161 

62 .......................................... 173 

63 .......................................... 188 

64 .......................................... 204 

65 .......................................... 221 

66 .......................................... 239 

67 .......................................... 260 

68 .......................................... 280 

69 .......................................... 304 

70 .......................................... 329 

71 .......................................... 357 

72 .......................................... 388 

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

Points Penalty 

($) 

73 .......................................... 420 

74 .......................................... 453 

75 .......................................... 492 

76 .......................................... 535 

77 .......................................... 576 

78 .......................................... 626 

79 .......................................... 678 

80 .......................................... 735 

81 .......................................... 796 

82 .......................................... 860 

83 .......................................... 934 

84 .......................................... 1,011 

85 .......................................... 1,097 

86 .......................................... 1,188 

87 .......................................... 1,285 

88 .......................................... 1,393 

89 .......................................... 1,509 

90 .......................................... 1,635 

91 .......................................... 1,771 

92 .......................................... 1,917 

93 .......................................... 2,077 

94 .......................................... 2,251 

95 .......................................... 2,438 

96 .......................................... 2,641 

97 .......................................... 2,859 

98 .......................................... 3,100 

99 .......................................... 3,358 

100 ........................................ 3,638 

101 ........................................ 3,940 

102 ........................................ 4,268 

103 ........................................ 4,624 

104 ........................................ 5,008 

105 ........................................ 5,427 

106 ........................................ 5,878 

107 ........................................ 6,368 

108 ........................................ 6,898 

109 ........................................ 7,473 

110 ........................................ 8,095 

111 ........................................ 8,767 

112 ........................................ 9,499 

113 ........................................ 10,291 

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

Points Penalty 

($) 

114 ........................................ 11,149 

115 ........................................ 12,076 

116 ........................................ 13,081 

117 ........................................ 14,172 

118 ........................................ 15,352 

119 ........................................ 16,631 

120 ........................................ 18,015 

121 ........................................ 19,517 

122 ........................................ 21,140 

123 ........................................ 22,903 

124 ........................................ 24,811 

125 ........................................ 26,874 

126 ........................................ 29,114 

127 ........................................ 31,540 

128 ........................................ 34,166 

129 ........................................ 37,012 

130 ........................................ 40,096 

131 ........................................ 43,435 

132 ........................................ 47,051 

133 ........................................ 50,970 

134 ........................................ 55,036 

135 ........................................ 59,100 

136 ........................................ 63,168 

137 ........................................ 67,230 

138 ........................................ 71,297 

139 ........................................ 75,361 

140 or more .......................... 79,428 

* * * * * 

§§ 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. 


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Paragraph Remove Add 

§ 100.4(a) ................................................................................................................................................................. $2,493 $2,648 

§ 100.4(b) ................................................................................................................................................................. 4,983 5,293 

§ 100.4(c) introductory text ...................................................................................................................................... 6,232 6,620 

§ 100.4(c) introductory text ...................................................................................................................................... 74,775 79,428 

§ 100.5(c) ................................................................................................................................................................. 8,101 8,605 

§ 100.5(d) ................................................................................................................................................................. 342 363 

§ 100.5(e) ................................................................................................................................................................. 274,175 291,234 

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 § 701, 129 Stat 584. 

§ 50–201.3 [Amended] 

■ 38. In § 50–201.3, amend paragraph 

(e) by removing ‘‘$27’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$29’’. 

Signed in Washington, DC. 

Martin J. Walsh, 

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 

2021 2022 

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) ..... ........................ $74,775 ......... ........................ $79,428. 

MSHA .... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Penalty Conversion Table ........................ 30 CFR 100.3(g) ..... $139 $74,775 ......... $148 $79,428. 

MSHA .... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Minimum Penalty for any order issued 

under 104(d)(1) of the Mine Act.

30 CFR 100.4(a) ..... 2,493 ....................... 2,648 

MSHA .... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Minimum penalty for any order issued 

under 104(d)(2) of the Mine Act.

30 CFR 100.4(b) ..... 4,983 ....................... 5,293 

MSHA .... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Penalty for failure to provide timely notification under 103(j) of the Mine Act.39 CFR 100.4(c) ..... 6,232 $74,775 ......... 6,620 $79,428. 

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) ..... ........................ $8,101 ........... ........................ $8,605. 

MSHA .... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Violation of mandatory safety standards 

related to smoking standards.

30 CFR 100.5(d) ..... ........................ $342 .............. ........................ $363. 

MSHA .... Federal Mine 

Safety & 

Health Act of 

1977.

Flagrant violations under 110(b)(2) of the 

Mine Act.

30 CFR 100.5(e) ..... ........................ $274,175 ....... ........................ $291,234. 

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 ... ........................ $31 ................ ........................ $33. 

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 ... ........................ $2,259 ........... ........................ $2,400. 

EBSA .... Employee Retirement Income 

Security Act.

Section 502(c)(4)—Per day for failure to 

disclose certain documents upon request under ERISA 101(k) and (l); failure to furnish notices under 101(j) and 

514(e)(3)—each statutory recipient a 

separate violation.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ... ........................ $1,788 ........... ........................ $1,899. 

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 101(g).

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ... ........................ $1,644 ........... ........................ $1,746. 


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2021 2022 

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)(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 ... ........................ $161 per day, 

not to exceed $1,613 

per request.

........................ $171 per day, 

not to exceed $1,713 

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 ... ........................ $143 .............. ........................ $152. 

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 ... ........................ $1,419 ........... ........................ $1,507. 

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 ... ........................ $120 .............. ........................ $127. 

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 ... ........................ $120 .............. ........................ $127. 

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 ... ........................ $120 .............. ........................ $127. 

EBSA .... Employee Retirement Income 

Security Act.

Section 502(c)(10)—uncorrected de minimis violation.29 CFR 2575.1–3 ... 3,005 ....................... 3,192 

EBSA .... Employee Retirement Income 

Security Act.

Section 502(c)(10)—uncorrected violations that are not de minimis.29 CFR 2575.1–3 ... 18,035 ....................... 19,157 

EBSA .... Employee Retirement Income 

Security Act.

Section 502(c)(10)—unintentional failure 

maximum cap.

29 CFR 2575.1–3 ... ........................ $601,152 ....... ........................ $638,556. 

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 ..... ........................ $110 .............. ........................ $117. 

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 ... ........................ $17,416 ......... ........................ $18,500. 

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 ... ........................ $1,190 ........... ........................ $1,264. 

OSHA .... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Serious Violation ....................................... 29 CFR 

1903.15(d)(3).

........................ $13,653 ......... ........................ $14,502. 

OSHA .... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Other-Than-Serious .................................. 29 CFR 

1903.15(d)(4).

........................ $13,653 ......... ........................ $14,502. 

OSHA .... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Willful ........................................................ 29 CFR 

1903.15(d)(1).

9,753 $136,532 ....... 10,360 $145,027. 

OSHA .... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Repeated .................................................. 29 CFR 

1903.15(d)(2).

........................ $136,532 ....... ........................ $145,027. 

OSHA .... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Posting Requirement ................................ 29 CFR 

1903.15(d)(6).

........................ $13,653 ......... ........................ $14,502. 

OSHA .... Occupational 

Safety and 

Health Act.

Failure to Abate ........................................ 29 CFR 

1903.15(d)(5).

........................ $13,653 per 

day.

........................ $14,502 per 

day. 

WHD ..... Family and Medical Leave Act.FMLA ........................................................ 29 CFR 

825.300(a)(1).

........................ $178 .............. ........................ $189. 


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2021 2022 

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 ..... Fair Labor 

Standards Act.

FLSA ......................................................... 29 CFR 578.3(a)(1) ........................ $1,162 ........... ........................ $1,234. 

WHD ..... Fair Labor 

Standards Act.

FLSA ......................................................... 29 CFR 578.3(a)(2) ........................ $2,074 ........... ........................ $2,203. 

WHD ..... Fair Labor 

Standards Act.

Child Labor ............................................... 29 CFR 

579.1(a)(2)(i).

........................ $2,074 ........... ........................ $2,203. 

WHD ..... Fair Labor 

Standards Act.

Child Labor ............................................... 29 CFR 

579.1(a)(2)(ii).

........................ $1,162 ........... ........................ $1,234. 

WHD ..... Fair Labor 

Standards Act.

Child Labor ............................................... 29 CFR 

570.140(b)(1).

........................ $13,227 ......... ........................ $14,050. 

WHD ..... Fair Labor 

Standards Act.

Child Labor ............................................... 29 CFR 

579.1(a)(1)(i)(A).

........................ $13,227 ......... ........................ $14,050. 

WHD ..... Fair Labor 

Standards Act.

Child Labor that causes serious injury or 

death.

29 CFR 

570.140(b)(2).

........................ $60,115 ......... ........................ $63,855. 

WHD ..... Fair Labor 

Standards Act.

Child Labor that causes serious injury or 

death.

29 CFR 

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

........................ $60,115 ......... ........................ $63,855. 

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.

........................ $120,230 ....... ........................ $127,710. 

WHD ..... Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 

Protection Act.

MSPA ........................................................ 29 CFR 500.1(e) ..... ........................ $2,579 ........... ........................ $2,739. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H1B ........................................................... 20 CFR 

655.810(b)(1).

........................ $1,951 ........... ........................ $2,072. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H1B retaliation .......................................... 20 CFR 655.801(b) ........................ $7,939 ........... ........................ $8,433. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H1B willful or discrimination ..................... 20 CFR 

655.810(b)(2).

........................ $7,939 ........... ........................ $8,433. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H1B willful that resulted in displacement 

of a US worker.

20 CFR 

655.810(b)(3).

........................ $55,570 ......... ........................ $59,028. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

D–1 ........................................................... 20 CFR 655.620(a) ........................ $9,753 ........... ........................ $10,360. 

WHD ..... Contract Work 

Hours and 

Safety Standards Act.

CWHSSA .................................................. 29 CFR 5.5(b)(2) ..... ........................ $27 ................ ........................ $29. 

WHD ..... Contract Work 

Hours and 

Safety Standards Act.

CWHSSA .................................................. 29 CFR 5.8(a) ......... ........................ $27 ................ ........................ $29. 

WHD ..... Walsh-Healey 

Public Contracts Act.

Walsh-Healey ........................................... 41 CFR 50–201.3(e) ........................ $27 ................ ........................ $29. 

WHD ..... Employee Polygraph Protection Act.EPPA ........................................................ 29 CFR 801.42(a) ... ........................ $21,663 ......... ........................ $23,011. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H2A ........................................................... 29 CFR 501.19(c) ... ........................ $1,787 ........... ........................ $1,898. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H2A willful or discrimination ..................... 29 CFR 501.19(c)(1) ........................ $6,012 ........... ........................ $6,386. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H2A Safety or health resulting in serious 

injury or death.

29 CFR 501.19(c)(2) ........................ $59,528 ......... ........................ $63,232. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H2A willful or repeated safety or health 

resulting in serious injury or death.

29 CFR 501.19(c)(4) ........................ $119,055 ....... ........................ $126,463. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H2A failing to cooperate in an investigation.29 CFR 501.19(d) ... ........................ $6,012 ........... ........................ $6,386. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H2A displacing a US worker .................... 29 CFR 501.19(e) ... ........................ $17,859 ......... ........................ $18,970. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H2A improperly rejecting a US worker ..... 29 CFR 501.19(f) .... ........................ $17,859 ......... ........................ $18,970. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H–2B ......................................................... 29 CFR 503.23(b) ... ........................ $13,072 ......... ........................ $13,885. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H–2B ......................................................... 29 CFR 503.23(c) ... ........................ $13,072 ......... ........................ $13,885. 

WHD ..... Immigration & 

Nationality Act.

H–2B ......................................................... 29 CFR 503.23(d) ... ........................ $13,072 ......... ........................ $13,885. 

WHD ..... Fair Labor 

Standards Act.

Home Worker ........................................... 29 CFR 530.302(a) ........................ $1,084 ........... ........................ $1,151. 

WHD ..... Fair Labor 

Standards Act.

Home Worker ........................................... 29 CFR 530.302(b) 21 $1,084 ........... 22 $1,151. 

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

Whistleblower ........................................... 29 CFR 

810.800(c)(3)(i).

........................ $50,000 ......... ........................ $53,111. 


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1Under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990, a penalty is a civil 

monetary penalty if (among other things) it is for 

a specific monetary amount or has a maximum 

amount specified by Federal law. Title IV also 

provides (in section 4007) for penalties for late 

payment of premiums, but those penalties are 

neither in a specified amount nor subject to a 

specified maximum amount. 

2Sec. 701, Public Law 114–74, 129 Stat. 599–601 

(Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015). 

Agency Law Name description CFR citation 

2021 2022 

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 file first report of injury or filing 

a false statement or misrepresentation 

in first report.

20 CFR 702.204 ..... ........................ $24,730 ......... ........................ $26,269. 

OWCP ... Longshore and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.

Failure to report termination of payments 20 CFR 702.236 ..... ........................ $301 .............. ........................ $320. 

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).

2,473 $12,363 ......... 2,627 $13,132. 

OWCP ... Black Lung Benefits Act.Failure to report termination of payments 20 CFR 725.621(d) ........................ $1,506 ........... ........................ $1,600. 

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).

148 ....................... 157 

OWCP ... Black Lung Benefits Act.Failure to secure payment of benefits for 

mines with 25–50 employees.

20 CFR 

726.302(c)(2)(i).

293 ....................... 311 

OWCP ... Black Lung Benefits Act.Failure to secure payment of benefits for 

mines with 51–100 employees.

20 CFR 

726.302(c)(2)(i).

441 ....................... 468 

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).

586 ....................... 622 

OWCP ... Black Lung Benefits Act.Failure to secure payment of benefits 

after 10th day of notice.

20 CFR 

726.302(c)(4).

148 ....................... 157 

OWCP ... Black Lung Benefits Act.Failure to secure payment of benefits for 

repeat offenders.

20 CFR 

726.302(c)(5).

441 ....................... 468 

OWCP ... Black Lung Benefits Act.Failure to secure payment of benefits ...... 20 CFR 

726.302(c)(5).

........................ $3,011 ........... ........................ $3,198. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–HL–P 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

29 CFR Parts 4071 and 4302 

RIN 1212–AB45 

Adjustment of Civil Penalties for 

Inflation 

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation is required to amend its 

regulations annually to adjust for 

inflation the maximum civil penalty for 

failure to provide certain notices or 

other material information and for 

failure to provide certain multiemployer 

plan notices. 

DATES: 

Effective date: This rule is effective on 

January 14, 2022. 

Applicability date: The increases in 

the civil monetary penalties under 

sections 4071 and 4302 of the Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act 

provided for in this rule apply to such 

penalties assessed after January 14, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Katz (katz.gregory@pbgc.gov), 

Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Division, 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 

1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC 

20005–4026; 202–229–3829. (TTY users 

may call the Federal relay service tollfree at 800–877–8339 and ask to be 

connected to 202–229–3829.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Summary 

Purpose of the Regulatory Action 

This rule is needed to carry out the 

requirements of the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 and Office of 

Management and Budget guidance M– 

22–07. The rule adjusts, as required for 

2022, the maximum civil penalties 

under 29 CFR 4071 and 29 CFR 4302 

that the Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation (PBGC) may assess for 

failure to provide certain notices or 

other material information and certain 

multiemployer plan notices. 

PBGC’s legal authority for this action 

comes from the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as 

amended by the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 and from sections 

4002(b)(3), 4071, and 4302 of the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 (ERISA). 

Major Provisions of the Regulatory 

Action 

This rule adjusts as required by law 

the maximum civil penalties that PBGC 

may assess under sections 4071 and 

4302 of ERISA. The new maximum 

amounts are $2,400 for section 4071 

penalties and $320 for section 4302 

penalties. 

Background 

PBGC administers title IV of ERISA. 

Title IV has two provisions that 

authorize PBGC to assess civil monetary 

penalties.1 Section 4302, added to 

ERISA by the Multiemployer Pension 

Plan Amendments Act of 1980, 

authorizes PBGC to assess a civil 

penalty of up to $100 a day for failure 

to provide a notice under subtitle E of 

title IV of ERISA (dealing with 

multiemployer plans). Section 4071, 

added to ERISA by the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1987, authorizes 

PBGC to assess a civil penalty of up to 

$1,000 a day for failure to provide a 

notice or other material information 

under subtitles A, B, and C of title IV 

and sections 303(k)(4) and 306(g)(4) of 

title I of ERISA. 

Adjustment of Civil Penalties 

On November 2, 2015, the President 

signed into law the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015,2 which 


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