Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 15881 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 11, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05546 Filed 3–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

30 CFR Parts 723, 724, 845, and 846 

[Docket ID: OSM 2022–0001; S1D1S 

SS08011000 SX064A000 222S180110; 

S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A00 22XS501520] 

RIN 1029–AC80 

Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation 

Adjustments 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act), 

which further amended the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

of 1990 (1990 Act), and Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

guidance, this rule adjusts for inflation 

the level of civil monetary penalties 

assessed under the Surface Mining 

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 

(SMCRA). 

DATES: Effective March 21, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Khalia A. Boyd, Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 

1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 4558, 

Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 

208–2823. Email: kboyd@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 

B. Calculation of Adjustments 

C. Effect of the Rule in Federal Program 

States and on Indian Lands 

D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State 

Programs 

II. Procedural Matters 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders 12866 and 13563) 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

C. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

E. Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

F. Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

G. Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

H. Consultation With Indian Tribes 

(Executive Order 13175 and 

Departmental Policy) 

I. Paperwork Reduction Act 

J. National Environmental Policy Act 

K. Effects on Energy Supply, Distribution, 

and Use (Executive Order 13211) 

L. Clarity of This Regulation 

M. Data Quality Act 

N. Administrative Procedure Act 

O. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

P. Protection of Children From 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks (Executive Order 13045) 

I. Background 

A. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 

Section 518 of SMCRA, 30 U.S.C. 

1268, authorizes the Secretary of the 

Interior to assess civil monetary 

penalties (CMPs) for violations of 

SMCRA. The Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement’s 

(OSMRE) regulations implementing the 

CMP provisions of section 518 are 

located in 30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845, 

and 846. We are adjusting CMPs in six 

sections—30 CFR 723.14, 723.15, 

724.14, 845.14, 845.15, and 846.14. 

On November 2, 2015, the President 

signed the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 (Sec. 701 of Pub. L. 114–74) 

(2015 Act) into law. The 2015 Act, 

which further amended the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

of 1990 (codified, as amended, at 28 

U.S.C. 2461 note), requires Federal 

agencies to promulgate rules to adjust 

the level of CMPs to account for 

inflation. The 2015 Act required an 

initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment. OSMRE 

published the initial adjustment in the 

Federal Register on July 8, 2016 (81 FR 

44535), and the adjustment took effect 

on August 1, 2016. The 2015 Act also 

requires agencies to publish annual 

inflation adjustments in the Federal 

Register no later than January 15 of each 

year. These adjustments are aimed at 

maintaining the deterrent effect of civil 

penalties and furthering the policy goals 

of the statutes that authorize the 

penalties. Further, the 2015 Act 

provides that agencies must adjust civil 

monetary penalties ‘‘notwithstanding 

section 553 of [the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA)].’’ Therefore, ‘‘the 

public procedure the APA generally 

requires—notice, an opportunity for 

comment, and a delay in effective 

date—is not required for agencies to 

issue regulations implementing the 

annual adjustment.’’ December 15, 2021, 

Memorandum for the Heads of 

Executive Departments and Agencies 

(M–22–07) from Shalanda D. Young, 

Acting Director, Office of Management 

and Budget, Implementation of Penalty 

Inflation Adjustments for 2022, 

Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 (OMB Memorandum), at 3– 

4. 

Pursuant to SMCRA and the 2015 Act, 

this final rule reflects the statutorily 

required CMP adjustments as follows: 

CFR citation Points 

(where applicable) 

Current penalty 

dollar amounts 

Adjusted penalty 

dollar amounts 

30 CFR 723.14 .......................................................................................................... 1 $69 $73 

2 139 148 

3 208 221 

4 277 294 

5 346 368 

6 416 442 

7 485 515 

8 552 586 

9 623 662 

10 693 736 

11 761 808 

12 831 883 

13 898 954 

14 969 1,029 

15 1,040 1,105 

16 1,108 1,177 

17 1,177 1,250 


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CFR citation Points 

(where applicable) 

Current penalty 

dollar amounts 

Adjusted penalty 

dollar amounts 

18 1,248 1,326 

19 1,316 1,398 

20 1,385 1,471 

21 1,455 1,546 

22 1,524 1,619 

23 1,593 1,692 

24 1,661 1,764 

25 1,731 1,839 

26 2,078 2,207 

27 2,424 2,575 

28 2,768 2,940 

29 2,984 3,170 

30 3,463 3,678 

31 3,808 4,045 

32 4,155 4,414 

33 4,502 4,782 

34 4,848 5,150 

35 5,194 5,517 

36 5,540 5,885 

37 5,888 6,254 

38 6,233 6,621 

39 6,579 6,988 

40 6,924 7,355 

41 7,273 7,726 

42 7,618 8,092 

43 7,963 8,458 

44 8,310 8,827 

45 8,656 9,195 

46 9,003 9,563 

47 9,348 9,930 

48 9,696 10,299 

49 10,041 10,666 

50 10,387 11,033 

51 10,732 11,400 

52 11,081 11,770 

53 11,427 12,138 

54 11,773 12,506 

55 12,121 12,875 

56 12,466 13,242 

57 12,811 13,608 

58 13,157 13,976 

59 13,505 14,345 

60 13,850 14,712 

61 14,196 15,079 

62 14,543 15,448 

63 14,890 15,816 

64 15,236 16,184 

65 15,581 16,550 

66 15,929 16,920 

67 16,274 17,287 

68 16,620 17,654 

69 16,966 18,022 

70 17,314 18,391 

30 CFR 723.15(b) (Assessment of separate violations for each day) ...................... ................................ 2,596 2,758 

30 CFR 724.14(b) (Individual civil penalties) ............................................................ ................................ 17,314 18,391 

30 CFR 845.14 .......................................................................................................... 1 69 73 

2 139 148 

3 208 221 

4 277 294 

5 346 368 

6 416 442 

7 485 515 

8 552 586 

9 623 662 

10 693 736 

11 761 808 

12 831 883 

13 898 954 

14 969 1,029 

15 1,040 1,105 

16 1,108 1,177 

17 1,177 1,250 

18 1,248 1,326 


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CFR citation Points 

(where applicable) 

Current penalty 

dollar amounts 

Adjusted penalty 

dollar amounts 

19 1,316 1,398 

20 1,385 1,471 

21 1,455 1,546 

22 1,524 1,619 

23 1,593 1,692 

24 1,661 1,764 

25 1,731 1,839 

26 2,078 2,207 

27 2,424 2,575 

28 2,768 2,940 

29 2,984 3,170 

30 3,463 3,678 

31 3,808 4,045 

32 4,155 4,414 

33 4,502 4,782 

34 4,848 5,150 

35 5,194 5,517 

36 5,540 5,885 

37 5,888 6,254 

38 6,233 6,621 

39 6,579 6,988 

40 6,924 7,355 

41 7,273 7,726 

42 7,618 8,092 

43 7,963 8,458 

44 8,310 8,827 

45 8,656 9,195 

46 9,003 9,563 

47 9,348 9,930 

48 9,696 10,299 

49 10,041 10,666 

50 10,387 11,033 

51 10,732 11,400 

52 11,081 11,770 

53 11,427 12,138 

54 11,773 12,506 

55 12,121 12,875 

56 12,466 13,242 

57 12,811 13,608 

58 13,157 13,976 

59 13,505 14,345 

60 13,850 14,712 

61 14,196 15,079 

62 14,543 15,448 

63 14,890 15,816 

64 15,236 16,184 

65 15,581 16,550 

66 15,929 16,920 

67 16,274 17,287 

68 16,620 17,654 

69 16,996 18,022 

70 17,314 18,391 

30 CFR 845.15(b) (Assessment of separate violations for each day) ...................... ................................ 2,596 2,758 

30 CFR 846.14(b) (Individual civil penalties) ............................................................ ................................ 17,314 18,391 

In the chart above, there are no 

numbers listed in the ‘‘Points’’ column 

relative to 30 CFR 723.15(b), 30 CFR 

724.14(b), 30 CFR 845.15(b), and 30 CFR 

846.14(b) because those regulatory 

provisions do not set forth numbers of 

points. For those provisions, the current 

regulations only set forth the dollar 

amounts shown in the chart in the 

‘‘Current Penalty Dollar Amounts’’ 

column; the adjusted amounts, which 

we are adopting in this rule, are shown 

in the ‘‘Adjusted Penalty Dollar 

Amounts’’ column. 

B. Calculation of Adjustments 

OMB issued guidance on the 2022 

annual adjustments for inflation. See 

OMB Memorandum (December 15, 

2021). The OMB Memorandum notes 

that the 1990 Act defines ‘‘civil 

monetary penalty’’ as ‘‘any penalty, fine, 

or other sanction that . . . is for a 

specific monetary amount as provided 

by Federal law; or . . . has a maximum 

amount provided for by Federal law; 

and . . . is assessed or enforced by an 

agency pursuant to Federal law; and 

. . . is assessed or enforced pursuant to 

an administrative proceeding or a civil 

action in the Federal courts . . . .’’ Id. 

at 2. It further instructs that agencies 

‘‘are to adjust ‘the maximum civil 

monetary penalty or the range of 

minimum and maximum civil monetary 

penalties, as applicable, for each civil 

monetary penalty by the cost-of-living 

adjustment.’ ’’ Id. The 1990 Act, as 

amended by the 2015 Act, and the OMB 

Memorandum specify that the annual 

inflation adjustments are based on the 

percent change between the Consumer 

Price Index for all Urban Consumers 


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(the CPI–U) published by the 

Department of Labor for the month of 

October in the year of the previous 

adjustment, and the October CPI–U for 

the preceding year. The recent OMB 

Memorandum specified that the cost-ofliving adjustment multiplier for 2022, 

not seasonally adjusted, is 1.06222 (the 

October 2021 CPI–U (276.589) divided 

by the October 2020 CPI–U (260.388) = 

1.06222). OSMRE used this guidance to 

identify applicable CMPs and calculate 

the required inflation adjustments. The 

1990 Act, as amended by the 2015 Act, 

specifies that any resulting increases in 

CMPs must be rounded according to a 

stated rounding formula and that the 

increased CMPs apply only to CMP 

assessments that occur after the date 

that the increases take effect. 

Generally, OSMRE assigns points to a 

violation as described in 30 CFR 723.13 

and 845.13. The CMP owed is based on 

the number of points received, ranging 

from one point to 70 points. For 

example, under our existing regulations 

in 30 CFR 845.14, a violation totaling 70 

points would amount to a $17,314 CMP. 

To adjust this amount, we multiply 

$17,314 by the 2021 inflation factor of 

1.06222, resulting in a raw adjusted 

amount of $18,391.28. Because the 2015 

Act requires us to round any increase in 

the CMP amount to the nearest dollar, 

in this case a violation of 70 points 

would amount to a new CMP of 

$18,391. Pursuant to the 2015 Act, the 

increases in this Final Rule apply to 

CMPs assessed after the date the 

increases take effect, even if the 

associated violation predates the 

applicable increase. 

C. Effect of the Rule in Federal Program 

States and on Indian Lands 

OSMRE directly regulates surface coal 

mining and reclamation operations 

within a State or on Indian lands if the 

State or Tribe does not obtain its own 

approved program pursuant to sections 

503 or 710(j) of SMCRA, 30 U.S.C. 1253 

or 1300(j). The increases in CMPs 

contained in this rule will apply to the 

following Federal program States: 

Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, 

Massachusetts, Michigan, North 

Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South 

Dakota, Tennessee, and Washington. 

The Federal programs for those States 

appear at 30 CFR parts 903, 905, 910, 

912, 921, 922, 933, 937, 939, 941, 942, 

and 947, respectively. Under 30 CFR 

750.18, the increases in CMPs also 

apply to Indian lands under the Federal 

program for Indian lands. 

D. Effect of the Rule on Approved State 

Programs 

As a result of litigation, see In re 

Permanent Surface Mining Regulation 

Litigation, No. 79–1144, Mem. Op. 

(D.D.C. May 16, 1980), 19 Env’t. Rep. 

Cas. (BNA) 1477, State regulatory 

programs are not required to mirror all 

of the penalty provisions of our 

regulations. Thus, this rule has no effect 

on CMPs in States with SMCRA 

primacy. 

II. Procedural Matters 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders 12866 and 13563) 

Executive Order 12866 provides that 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of 

Management and Budget will review all 

significant rules. OIRA has determined 

that agency regulations exclusively 

implementing the annual inflation 

adjustments are not significant, 

provided they are consistent with the 

OMB Memorandum. Because this final 

rule exclusively implements the annual 

inflation adjustments, is consistent with 

the OMB Memorandum, and will have 

an annual impact of less than $100 

million, it is not significant under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the 

principles of Executive Order 12866 

while calling for improvements in the 

Nation’s regulatory system to promote 

predictability, to reduce uncertainty, 

and to use the best, most innovative, 

and least burdensome tools for 

achieving regulatory ends. The 

Executive Order directs agencies to 

consider regulatory approaches that 

reduce burdens and maintain flexibility 

and freedom of choice for the public 

where these approaches are relevant, 

feasible, and consistent with regulatory 

objectives. Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes further that regulations 

must be based on the best available 

science and that the rulemaking process 

must allow for public participation and 

an open exchange of ideas. We have 

developed this rule in a manner 

consistent with these requirements, to 

the extent permitted by statute. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

requires an agency to prepare a 

regulatory flexibility analysis for all 

rules unless the agency certifies that the 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. The RFA 

applies only to rules for which an 

agency is required to first publish a 

proposed rule. See 5 U.S.C. 603(a) and 

604(a). The Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 requires agencies to adjust 

civil penalties annually for inflation 

‘‘notwithstanding section 553 [of the 

Administrative Procedure Act].’’ Thus, 

no proposed rule will be published, and 

the RFA does not apply to this 

rulemaking. 

C. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

This rule is not a major rule under 5 

U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. 

This rule: 

(a) Will not have an annual effect on 

the economy of $100 million or more. 

(b) Will not cause a major increase in 

costs or prices for consumers, 

individual industries, Federal, State, or 

local government agencies, or 

geographic regions. 

(c) Will not have significant adverse 

effects on competition, employment, 

investment, productivity, innovation, or 

the ability of United States-based 

enterprises to compete with foreignbased enterprises. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This rule does not impose an 

unfunded mandate on State, local, or 

Tribal governments, or the private 

sector, of more than $100 million per 

year. The rule does not have a 

significant or unique effect on State, 

local, or Tribal governments or the 

private sector. A statement containing 

the information required by the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required. 

E. Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

This rule does not effect a taking of 

private property or otherwise have 

takings implications under Executive 

Order 12630. A takings implication 

assessment is not required. 

F. Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

Under the criteria in section 1 of 

Executive Order 13132, this rule does 

not have sufficient federalism 

implications to warrant the preparation 

of a federalism summary impact 

statement. A federalism summary 

impact statement is not required. 

G. Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

This rule complies with the 

requirements of Executive Order 12988. 

Specifically, this rule: 

(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a) 

requiring that all regulations be 

reviewed to eliminate errors and 

ambiguity and be written to minimize 

litigation; and 

(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) 

requiring that all regulations be written 


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in clear language and contain clear legal 

standards. 

H. Consultation With Indian Tribes 

(Executive Order 13175 and 

Departmental Policy) 

The Department of the Interior strives 

to strengthen its government-togovernment relationship with Tribes 

through a commitment to consultation 

with Tribes and recognition of their 

right to self-governance and Tribal 

sovereignty. We have evaluated this rule 

under the Department’s consultation 

policy, under Departmental Manual Part 

512, Chapters 4 and 5, and under the 

criteria in Executive Order 13175 and 

have determined that it has no 

substantial direct effects on Federallyrecognized Tribes or Alaska Native 

Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) 

Corporations, and that consultation 

under the Department’s Tribal 

consultation policy is not required. 

I. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not contain 

information collection requirements, 

and a submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) is not required. We may 

not conduct or sponsor, and you are not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

J. National Environmental Policy Act 

This rule does not constitute a major 

Federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment. A 

detailed statement under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) is not required because the rule 

is covered by a categorical exclusion. 

This rule is excluded from the 

requirement to prepare a detailed 

statement because it is a regulation of an 

administrative nature. (For further 

information see 43 CFR 46.210(i).) We 

have also determined that the rule does 

not involve any of the extraordinary 

circumstances listed in 43 CFR 46.215 

that would require further analysis 

under NEPA. 

K. Effects on Energy Supply, 

Distribution, and Use (Executive Order 

13211) 

This rule is not a significant energy 

action under the definition in Executive 

Order 13211. A Statement of Energy 

Effects is not required. 

L. Clarity of This Regulation 

We are required by Executive Orders 

12866 (section 1(b)(12)), 12988 (section 

3(b)(1)(B)), and 13563 (section 1(a)), and 

by the Presidential Memorandum of 

June 1, 1998, to write all rules in plain 

language. This means that each rule we 

publish must: 

(a) Be logically organized; 

(b) Use the active voice to address 

readers directly; 

(c) Use common, everyday words and 

clear language rather than jargon; 

(d) Be divided into short sections and 

sentences; and 

(e) Use lists and tables wherever 

possible. 

If you believe that we have not met 

these requirements in issuing this final 

rule, please contact the individual listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Your comments 

should be as specific as possible in 

order to help us determine whether any 

future revisions to the rule are 

necessary. For example, you should tell 

us the numbers of the sections or 

paragraphs that you find unclear, which 

sections or sentences are too long, the 

sections where you feel lists or tables 

would be useful, etc. 

M. Data Quality Act 

In developing this rule, we did not 

conduct or use a study, experiment, or 

survey requiring peer review under the 

Data Quality Act (Pub. L. 106–554). 

N. Administrative Procedure Act 

We are issuing this final rule without 

prior public notice or opportunity for 

public comment. As discussed above, 

the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 requires agencies to publish 

adjusted penalties annually. Under the 

2015 Act, the public procedure that the 

Administrative Procedure Act generally 

requires—notice, an opportunity for 

comment, and a delay in the effective 

date—is not required for agencies to 

issue regulations implementing the 

annual adjustments required by the 

2015 Act. See OMB Memorandum, M– 

22–07, at 3–4. 

O. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 3701 note et 

seq.) directs Federal agencies to use 

voluntary consensus standards when 

implementing regulatory activities 

unless to do so would be inconsistent 

with applicable law or otherwise 

impractical. This final rule is not subject 

to the requirements of section 12(d) of 

the NTTAA because application of those 

requirements would be inconsistent 

with SMCRA, and the requirements 

would not be applicable to this final 

rulemaking. 

P. Protection of Children From 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks (Executive Order 13045) 

Executive Order 13045 requires that 

environmental and related rules 

separately evaluate the potential impact 

to children. However, Executive Order 

13045 is inapplicable to this rulemaking 

because this is not a substantive 

rulemaking and a notice of proposed 

rulemaking was neither required nor 

prepared. See section 2–202 and 5–501 

of Executive Order 13045. 

List of Subjects 

30 CFR Part 723 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Penalties, Surface mining, 

Underground mining. 

30 CFR Part 724 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Penalties, Surface mining, 

Underground mining. 

30 CFR Part 845 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Law enforcement, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Surface mining, 

Underground mining. 

30 CFR Part 846 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Penalties, Surface mining, 

Underground mining. 

Delegation of Signing Authority 

The action taken herein is pursuant to 

an existing delegation of authority. 

Laura Daniel-Davis, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land 

and Minerals Management. 

For the reasons given in the preamble, 

the Department of the Interior amends 

30 CFR parts 723, 724, 845, and 846 as 

set forth below. 

PART 723—CIVIL PENALTIES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 723 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 

et seq., and 31 U.S.C. 3701. 

■ 2. Revise the table in § 723.14 to read 

as follows: 

§ 723.14 Determination of amount of 

penalty. 

* * * * * 

TABLE 1 TO § 723.14 

Points Dollars 

1 ...................................................... 73 

2 ...................................................... 148 

3 ...................................................... 221 


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TABLE 1 TO § 723.14—Continued 

Points Dollars 

4 ...................................................... 294 

5 ...................................................... 368 

6 ...................................................... 442 

7 ...................................................... 515 

8 ...................................................... 586 

9 ...................................................... 662 

10 .................................................... 736 

11 .................................................... 808 

12 .................................................... 883 

13 .................................................... 954 

14 .................................................... 1,029 

15 .................................................... 1,105 

16 .................................................... 1,177 

17 .................................................... 1,250 

18 .................................................... 1,326 

19 .................................................... 1,398 

20 .................................................... 1,471 

21 .................................................... 1,546 

22 .................................................... 1,619 

23 .................................................... 1,692 

24 .................................................... 1,764 

25 .................................................... 1,839 

26 .................................................... 2,207 

27 .................................................... 2,575 

28 .................................................... 2,940 

29 .................................................... 3,170 

30 .................................................... 3,678 

31 .................................................... 4,045 

32 .................................................... 4,414 

33 .................................................... 4,782 

34 .................................................... 5,150 

35 .................................................... 5,517 

36 .................................................... 5,885 

37 .................................................... 6,254 

38 .................................................... 6,621 

39 .................................................... 6,988 

40 .................................................... 7,355 

41 .................................................... 7,726 

42 .................................................... 8,092 

43 .................................................... 8,458 

44 .................................................... 8,827 

45 .................................................... 9,195 

46 .................................................... 9,563 

47 .................................................... 9,930 

48 .................................................... 10,299 

49 .................................................... 10,666 

50 .................................................... 11,033 

51 .................................................... 11,400 

52 .................................................... 11,770 

53 .................................................... 12,138 

54 .................................................... 12,506 

55 .................................................... 12,875 

56 .................................................... 13,242 

57 .................................................... 13,608 

58 .................................................... 13,976 

59 .................................................... 14,345 

60 .................................................... 14,712 

61 .................................................... 15,079 

62 .................................................... 15,448 

63 .................................................... 15,816 

64 .................................................... 16,184 

65 .................................................... 16,550 

66 .................................................... 16,920 

67 .................................................... 17,287 

68 .................................................... 17,654 

69 .................................................... 18,022 

70 .................................................... 18,391 

■ 3. In § 723.15, revise introductory text 

of paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 723.15 Assessment of separate 

violations for each day. 

* * * * * 

(b) In addition to the civil penalty 

provided for in paragraph (a) of this 

section, whenever a violation contained 

in a notice of violation or cessation 

order has not been abated within the 

abatement period set in the notice or 

order or as subsequently extended 

pursuant to section 521(a) of the Act, 30 

U.S.C. 1271(a), a civil penalty of not less 

than $2,758 will be assessed for each 

day during which such failure to abate 

continues, except that: 

* * * * * 

PART 724—INDIVIDUAL CIVIL 

PENALTIES 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 724 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 

et seq., and 31 U.S.C. 3701. 

■ 5. In § 724.14, revise the first sentence 

of paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 724.14 Amount of individual civil penalty. 

* * * * * 

(b) The penalty will not exceed 

$18,391 for each violation. * * * 

PART 845—CIVIL PENALTIES 

■ 6. The authority citation for part 845 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 

et seq., 31 U.S.C. 3701, Pub. L. 100–202, and 

Pub. L. 100–446. 

■ 7. Revise the table in § 845.14 to read 

as follows: 

§ 845.14 Determination of amount of 

penalty. 

* * * * * 

TABLE 1 TO § 845.14 

Points Dollars 

1 ...................................................... 73 

2 ...................................................... 148 

3 ...................................................... 221 

4 ...................................................... 294 

5 ...................................................... 368 

6 ...................................................... 442 

7 ...................................................... 515 

8 ...................................................... 586 

9 ...................................................... 662 

10 .................................................... 736 

11 .................................................... 808 

12 .................................................... 883 

13 .................................................... 954 

14 .................................................... 1,029 

15 .................................................... 1,105 

16 .................................................... 1,177 

17 .................................................... 1,250 

18 .................................................... 1,326 

19 .................................................... 1,398 

20 .................................................... 1,471 

21 .................................................... 1,546 

TABLE 1 TO § 845.14—Continued 

Points Dollars 

22 .................................................... 1,619 

23 .................................................... 1,692 

24 .................................................... 1,764 

25 .................................................... 1,839 

26 .................................................... 2,207 

27 .................................................... 2,575 

28 .................................................... 2,940 

29 .................................................... 3,170 

30 .................................................... 3,678 

31 .................................................... 4,045 

32 .................................................... 4,414 

33 .................................................... 4,782 

34 .................................................... 5,150 

35 .................................................... 5,517 

36 .................................................... 5,885 

37 .................................................... 6,254 

38 .................................................... 6,621 

39 .................................................... 6,988 

40 .................................................... 7,355 

41 .................................................... 7,726 

42 .................................................... 8,092 

43 .................................................... 8,458 

44 .................................................... 8,827 

45 .................................................... 9,195 

46 .................................................... 9,563 

47 .................................................... 9,930 

48 .................................................... 10,299 

49 .................................................... 10,666 

50 .................................................... 11,033 

51 .................................................... 11,400 

52 .................................................... 11,770 

53 .................................................... 12,138 

54 .................................................... 12,506 

55 .................................................... 12,875 

56 .................................................... 13,242 

57 .................................................... 13,608 

58 .................................................... 13,976 

59 .................................................... 14,345 

60 .................................................... 14,712 

61 .................................................... 15,079 

62 .................................................... 15,448 

63 .................................................... 15,816 

64 .................................................... 16,184 

65 .................................................... 16,550 

66 .................................................... 16,920 

67 .................................................... 17,287 

68 .................................................... 17,654 

69 .................................................... 18,022 

70 .................................................... 18,391 

■ 8. In § 845.15, revise introductory text 

of paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 845.15 Assessment of separate 

violations for each day. 

* * * * * 

(b) In addition to the civil penalty 

provided for in paragraph (a) of this 

section, whenever a violation contained 

in a notice of violation or cessation 

order has not been abated within the 

abatement period set in the notice or 

order or as subsequently extended 

pursuant to section 521(a) of the Act, 30 

U.S.C. 1271(a), a civil penalty of not less 

than $2,758 will be assessed for each 

day during which such failure to abate 

continues, except that: 

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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 15887 

PART 846—INDIVIDUAL CIVIL 

PENALTIES 

■ 9. The authority citation for part 846 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201 

et seq., and 31 U.S.C. 3701. 

■ 10. In § 846.14, revise the first 

sentence of paragraph (b) to read as 

follows: 

§ 846.14 Amount of individual civil penalty. 

* * * * * 

(b) The penalty will not exceed 

$18,391 for each violation. * * * 

[FR Doc. 2022–05624 Filed 3–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2022–0174] 

RIN 1625–AA87 

Security Zone; Cooper River Bridge 

Run, Cooper River and Town Creek 

Reaches, Charleston, SC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary security zone 

on certain waters of the Cooper River 

and Town Creek Reaches. This action is 

necessary to provide for the safety of life 

on these navigable waters near 

Charleston, South Carolina, during the 

Cooper River Bridge Run. This 

regulation prohibits persons and vessels 

from entering, transiting through, 

anchoring in, or remaining within the 

security zone unless authorized by the 

Captain of the Port Charleston (COTP) 

or a designated representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 7:30 

a.m. to 11 a.m., on April 2, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2022– 

0174 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rule. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Lieutenant Commander Chad Ray, 

Sector Charleston Waterways 

Management Division, Coast Guard; 

telephone (843) 740–3184, email 

Chad.L.Ray@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary rule without prior notice and 

opportunity to comment pursuant to 

authority under section 4(a) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because it is 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. The primary justification for 

this action is that the Coast Guard was 

given short notice from the event 

sponsor. Therefore, the Coast Guard 

lacks sufficient time to provide a 

reasonable comment period and then 

consider those comments before issuing 

the rule. It would be impracticable and 

contrary to the public interest to delay 

promulgating this rule, as it is necessary 

to protect the safety of participants, 

spectators, and vessels transiting near 

the race area during the Cooper River 

Bridge 10–K Run event. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast 

Guard finds that good cause exists for 

making this rule effective less than 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register. Delaying the effective date of 

this rule would be impracticable and 

contrary to the public interest because 

the temporary security zone must be 

established on April 2, 2022 to ensure 

the safety of participants, spectators, 

and vessels during the event. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034. The 

COTP Charleston has determined that 

potential hazards associated with the 

large number of participants and 

spectators during the run will be a 

safety and security concern. The 

purpose of the rule is to ensure the 

safety and security of participants, 

spectators, the general public, vessels 

and the navigable waters in the security 

zone before, during and after the 

scheduled race. 

IV. Discussion of the Rule 

This rule establishes a security zone 

from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., on April 2, 

2022. The security zone will cover 

certain navigable waters of the Cooper 

River and Town Creek Reaches in 

Charleston, South Carolina. The 

duration of the zone is intended to 

ensure the safety and security of the 

participants, spectators, and the general 

public during the scheduled 7:30 a.m. to 

11 a.m. race. No vessel or person will 

be permitted to enter, transit through, 

anchor in or remain within the security 

zone without obtaining permission from 

the COTP or a designated 

representative. If authorization to enter, 

transit through, anchor in, or remain 

within the security zone is granted by 

the COTP or a designated 

representative, all persons and vessels 

receiving such authorization must 

comply with the instructions of the 

COTP or a designated representative. 

The Coast Guard will provide notice of 

the security zone by Local Notice to 

Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, 

or by on-scene designated 

representatives. 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive orders, and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protestors. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

This rule has not been designated a 

‘‘significant regulatory action,’’ under 

Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, 

this rule has not been reviewed by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the following reasons: (1) 

The security zone only being enforced 

for a total of three and a half hours; (2) 

although persons and vessels may not 

enter, transit through, anchor in, or 

remain within the zone without 

authorization from the COTP or a 

designated representative, they may 

operate in the surrounding area during 

the enforcement period; (3) persons and 

vessels may still enter, transit through, 

anchor in, or remain within the areas 

during the enforcement period if 

authorized by the COTP or a designated 

representative; and (4) the Coast Guard 


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