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List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 11 

Dams, Electric power, Indians—lands, 

Public lands, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

By the Commission. 

Issued: December 21, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

amends part 11, chapter I, title 18, Code 

of Federal Regulations, as follows: 

PART 11—ANNUAL CHARGES UNDER 

PART I OF THE FEDERAL POWER ACT 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 11 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 792–828c; 42 U.S.C. 

7101–7352. 

■ 2. In § 11.2, add paragraph (c)(1)(iv) to 

read as follows: 

§ 11.2 Use of government lands. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(iv) For all geographic areas in Alaska 

except for the Aleutian Islands Area, the 

Commission will calculate a statewide 

per-acre value based on the average peracre land and building values published 

in the NASS Census for the Kenai 

Peninsula Area and the Fairbanks Area. 

This statewide per-acre value will be 

reduced by the sum of the state-specific 

modifier and seven percent. The 

resulting adjusted statewide per-acre 

value will be applied to all projects 

located in Alaska, except for projects 

located in the Aleutian Island Area. 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 2017–28095 Filed 12–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

20 CFR Part 655 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

20 CFR Parts 702, 725, 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, 825 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

29 CFR Parts 1902, 1903 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 2560, 2575, 2590 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

30 CFR Part 100 

RIN 1290–AA33 

Department of Labor Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Annual Adjustments for 2018 

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 

in its regulations, pursuant to the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by 

the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act). The 

Inflation Adjustment Act requires the 

Department to annually adjust its civil 

money penalty levels for inflation no 

later than January 15 of each year. The 

Inflation Adjustment Act provides that 

agencies shall adjust civil monetary 

penalties notwithstanding Section 553 

of the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA). Additionally, the Inflation 

Adjustment Act provides a cost-of-living 

formula for adjustment of the civil 

penalties. Accordingly, this final rule 

sets forth the Department’s 2018 annual 

adjustments for inflation to its civil 

monetary penalties. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

January 2, 2018. As provided by the 

Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased 

penalty levels apply to any penalties 

assessed after January 2, 2018. 

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 2018 

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 

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1M–18–03, Implementation of Penalty Inflation 

Adjustments for 2018, Pursuant to the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2017). 

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. 

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. 

This rule implements the 2018 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. 

II. Adjustment for 2018 

The Department has undertaken a 

thorough review of civil penalties 

administered by its various components 

pursuant to the Inflation Adjustment 

Act and in accordance with guidance 

issued by the Office of Management and 

Budget.1 The Department first identified 

the most recent penalty amount, which 

is the amount established by the 2017 

annual adjustment as set forth in the 

DOL 2017 Annual Adjustment 

published on January 18, 2017, and the 

Joint 2017 Annual Adjustment 

published on March 17, 2017. 

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 2017 CPI–U and 

the October 2016 CPI–U. The cost-ofliving adjustment multiplier for 2018, 

based on the Consumer Price Index 

(CPI–U) for the month of October 2017, 

not seasonally adjusted, is 1.02041.2 In 

order to compute the 2018 annual 

adjustment, the Department multiplied 

the most recent penalty amount for each 

applicable penalty by the multiplier, 

1.02041, 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 2, 2018, 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 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 ............................................. January 2, 2018 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 ............................................. January 2, 2018 levels. 


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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, Executive Order 

13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review, and Executive 

Order 13771: Reducing Regulation and 

Controlling Regulatory Costs 

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. This rule is not 

an Executive Order 13771 regulatory 

action because this rule is not 

significant under Executive Order 

12866. 

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. 

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. 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 OSH Act (29 U.S.C. 

667) requires OSHA-approved State 

Plans to have standards and an 

enforcement program that are at least as 

effective as federal OSHA’s standards 

and enforcement program. OSHAapproved 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; 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, New 

Jersey, New York, Maine, and the Virgin 

Islands. Therefore, the requirements to 

increase the penalty levels do not apply 

to these State Plans. Twenty-one (21) 

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. 

These states must increase their 

penalties for private-sector employers. 

Other than as listed above, this final 

rule does not have federalism 

implications because it does not have 

substantial direct effects on the states, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the states, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Accordingly, 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism, 

requires no further agency action or 

analysis. 

C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This final rule does not have ‘‘tribal 

implications’’ because it does not have 

substantial direct effects on one or more 

Indian tribes, on the relationship 

between the Federal government and 

Indian tribes, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities between the 

Federal government and Indian tribes. 

Accordingly, Executive Order 13175, 

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Indian Tribal Governments, requires no 

further agency action or analysis. 

D. The Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act of 

1999: Assessment of Federal 

Regulations and Policies on Families 

This final rule will have no effect on 

family well-being or stability, marital 

commitment, parental rights or 

authority, or income or poverty of 

families and children. Accordingly, 

section 654 of the Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act of 1999 

(5 U.S.C. 601 note) requires no further 

agency action, analysis, or assessment. 

E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

This final rule will have no adverse 

impact on children. Accordingly, 

Executive Order 13045, Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks, as amended by 

Executive Orders 13229 and 13296, 

requires no further agency action or 

analysis. 

F. Environmental Impact Assessment 

A review of this final rule in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; the 

regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality, 40 CFR 1500 et 

seq.; and the Departmental NEPA 

procedures, 29 CFR part 11, indicates 

that the final rule will not have a 

significant impact on the quality of the 

human environment. As a result, there 

is no corresponding environmental 

assessment or an environmental impact 

statement. 

G. Executive Order 13211: Energy 

Supply 

This final rule has been reviewed for 

its impact on the supply, distribution, 

and use of energy because it applies, in 

part, to the coal mining and uranium 

industries. MSHA has concluded that 

the adjustment of civil monetary 

penalties to keep pace with inflation 

and thus maintain the incentive for 

operators to maintain safe and healthful 

workplaces is not a significant energy 

action because it is not likely to have a 

significant adverse effect on the supply, 

distribution, or use of energy. 

This final rule has not been identified 

to have other impacts on energy supply. 

Accordingly, Executive Order 13211 

requires no further Agency action or 

analysis. 

H. Executive Order 12630: 

Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights 

This final rule will not implement a 

policy with takings implications. 

Accordingly, Executive Order 12630, 

Governmental Actions and Interference 

with Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights, requires no further agency action 

or analysis. 

I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice 

Reform Analysis 

This final rule was drafted and 

reviewed in accordance with Executive 

Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This 

final rule was written to provide a clear 

legal standard for affected conduct and 

was carefully reviewed to eliminate 

drafting errors and ambiguities, so as to 

minimize litigation and undue burden 

on the Federal court system. The 

Department has determined that this 

final rule meets the applicable standards 

provided in section 3 of Executive Order 

12988. 

List of Subjects 

20 CFR Part 655 

Immigration, Penalties, Labor. 

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 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 Parts 1902 and 1903 

Intergovernmental relations, Law 

enforcement, Occupational Safety and 

Health, Penalties. 

29 CFR Part 2560 

Employee benefit plans, Law 

enforcement, Penalties, Pensions, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

29 CFR Part 2575 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Employee benefit plans, 

Health care, Penalties, Pensions. 

29 CFR Part 2590 

Employee benefit plans, Health care, 

Health insurance, Penalties, Pensions, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

30 CFR Part 100 

Mine safety and health, Penalties. 


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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 V and VI, 29 

CFR subtitle A and chapters V, XVII, 

and XXV, 30 CFR chapter I, and 41 CFR 

subtitle B 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). 

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). 

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

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

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

L. 114–74 at section 701. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

note, Pub. L. 114–74 at section 701. 

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

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

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

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

and 8 CFR 214.2(h). 

§§ 655.620, 655.801, and 655.810 

[Amended] 

■ 2. In the table below, 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) ............................................................................................................................................ $9,054 $9,239 

§ 655.801(b) ............................................................................................................................................ 7,370 7,520 

§ 655.810(b)(1) introductory text ............................................................................................................. 1,811 1,848 

§ 655.810(b)(2) introductory text ............................................................................................................. 7,370 7,520 

§ 655.810(b)(3) introductory text ............................................................................................................. 51,588 52,641 

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 table below, 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 

§ 702.204 ................................................................................................................................................. $22,957 .................. $23,426. 

§ 702.204 ................................................................................................................................................. January 13, 2017 ... January 2, 2018. 

§ 702.236 ................................................................................................................................................. $279 ....................... $285. 

§ 702.236 ................................................................................................................................................. January 13, 2017 ... January 2, 2018. 

§ 702.271(a)(2) ........................................................................................................................................ January 13, 2017 ... January 2, 2018. 

§ 702.271(a)(2) ........................................................................................................................................ $2,296 .................... $2,343. 

§ 702.271(a)(2) ........................................................................................................................................ $11,478 .................. $11,712. 

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 13, 2017’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘January 2, 2018’’ 

and by removing ‘‘$1,397’’ and adding 

in its place ‘‘$1,426’’. 

PART 726—BLACK LUNG BENEFITS; 

REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL MINE 

OPERATOR’S INSURANCE 

■ 7. The authority citation for part 726 

is revised 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. 


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§ 726.302 [Amended] 

■ 8. In the table below, 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) ..................................................................................................................................... January 13, 2017 ... January 2, 2018. 

§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) ..................................................................................................................................... $136 ....................... $139. 

§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) ..................................................................................................................................... $272 ....................... $278. 

§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) ..................................................................................................................................... $409 ....................... $417. 

§ 726.302(c)(2)(i) ..................................................................................................................................... $544 ....................... $555. 

§ 726.302(c)(4) ........................................................................................................................................ January 13, 2017 ... January 2, 2018. 

§ 726.302(c)(4) ........................................................................................................................................ $136 ....................... $139. 

§ 726.302(c)(5) ........................................................................................................................................ January 13, 2017 ... January 2, 2018. 

§ 726.302(c)(5) ........................................................................................................................................ $409 ....................... $417. 

§ 726.302(c)(6) ........................................................................................................................................ January 13, 2017 ... January 2, 2018. 

§ 726.302(c)(6) ........................................................................................................................................ $2,795 .................... $2,852. 

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 ‘‘$25’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$26’’. 

§ 5.8 [Amended] 

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

removing ‘‘$25’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$26’’. 

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 ‘‘$2,394’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$2,443’’. 

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 table below, 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 ................................................................................................................... $1,658 $1,692 

§ 501.19(c)(1) .......................................................................................................................................... 5,581 5,695 

§ 501.19(c)(2) .......................................................................................................................................... 55,263 56,391 

§ 501.19(c)(4) .......................................................................................................................................... 110,524 112,780 

§ 501.19(d) .............................................................................................................................................. 5,581 5,695 

§ 501.19(e) .............................................................................................................................................. 16,579 16,917 

§ 501.19(f) ............................................................................................................................................... 16,579 16,917 

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 table below, 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 

§ 503.23(b) .............................................................................................................................................. $12,135 $12,383 

§ 503.23(c) .............................................................................................................................................. 12,135 12,383 

§ 503.23(d) .............................................................................................................................................. 12,135 12,383 

PART 530—EMPLOYMENT OF 

HOMEWORKERS IN CERTAIN 

INDUSTRIES 

■ 18. The authority citation for part 530 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 11, 52 Stat. 1066 (29 U.S.C. 

211) as amended by sec. 9, 63 Stat. 910 (29 

U.S.C. 211(d)); Secretary’s Order No. 01–2014 

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

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

Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 

114–74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584. 

§ 530.302 [Amended] 

■ 19. In § 530.302, amend paragraph (a) 

by removing ‘‘$1,005’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$1,026’’ and revise paragraph (b) 

to read 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: 

Nature of violation 

Penalty per affected homeworker 

Minor Substantial 

Repeated, 

intentional 

or knowing 

Recordkeeping ............................................................................................................................. $20–205 $205–410 $410–1,026 

Monetary violations ...................................................................................................................... 20–205 205–410 ........................

Employment of homeworkers without a certificate ...................................................................... ........................ 205–410 410–1,026 

Other violations of statutes, regulations or employer assurances .............................................. 20–205 205–410 410–1,026 

PART 570—CHILD LABOR 

REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND 

STATEMENTS OF INTERPRETATION 

Subpart G [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 ‘‘$12,278’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘$12,529’’ and 

paragraph (b)(2) by removing ‘‘$55,808’’ 

and adding in its place ‘‘$56,947’’. 

PART 578—MINIMUM WAGE AND 

OVERTIME VIOLATIONS—CIVIL 

MONEY PENALTIES 

■ 22. The authority citation for part 578 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 9, Pub. L. 101–157, 103 

Stat. 938, sec. 3103, Pub. L. 101–508, 104 

Stat. 1388–29 (29 U.S.C. 216(e)), Pub. L. 101– 

410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as 

amended by Pub. L. 104–134, section 

31001(s), 110 Stat. 1321–358, 1321–373, and 

Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat 584. 

§ 578.3 [Amended] 

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

removing ‘‘$1,925’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$1,964’’. 

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(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 (Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); 

and Pub. L. 114–7, 129 Stat 584. 

§ 579.1 [Amended] 

■ 25. In the table below, 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) .................................................................................................................................... $12,278 $12,529 

§ 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B) .................................................................................................................................... 55,808 56,947 

§ 579.1(a)(2) ............................................................................................................................................ 1,925 1,964 

PART 801—APPLICATION OF THE 

EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH 

PROTECTION ACT OF 1988 

■ 26. The authority citation for part 801 

continues to read as follows: 

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

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

(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment 

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

Stat 584. 

§ 801.42 [Amended] 

■ 27. In § 801.42 amend paragraph (a) 

introductory text by removing 

‘‘$20,111’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$20,521’’. 

PART 825—THE FAMILY AND 

MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993 

■ 28. The authority citation for part 825 

continues to read as follows: 

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

note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

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

74 at sec. 701. 


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§ 825.300 [Amended] 

■ 29. In § 825.300 amend paragraph 

(a)(1) by removing ‘‘$166’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘$169’’. 

Department of Labor 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

Title 29—Labor 

PART 1903—INSPECTIONS, 

CITATIONS, AND PROPOSED 

PENALTIES 

■ 30. 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] 

■ 31. In the table below, 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 13, 2017 ... January 2, 2018. 

§ 1903.15(d)(1) ........................................................................................................................................ $9,054 .................... $9,239. 

§ 1903.15(d)(1) ........................................................................................................................................ 126,749 .................. 129,336. 

§ 1903.15(d)(2) ........................................................................................................................................ 126,749 .................. 129,336. 

§ 1903.15(d)(3) ........................................................................................................................................ 12,675 .................... 12,934. 

§ 1903.15(d)(4) ........................................................................................................................................ 12,675 .................... 12,934. 

§ 1903.15(d)(5) ........................................................................................................................................ 12,675 .................... 12,934. 

§ 1903.15(d)(6) ........................................................................................................................................ 12,675 .................... 12,934. 

Department of Labor 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Title 30—Mineral Resources 

PART 100—CRITERIA AND 

PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSED 

ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES 

■ 32. The authority citation for part 100 

continues to read as follows: 

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

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

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); 

Pub. L. 114–74 at sec. 701; 

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

introductory text by removing 

‘‘$69,417’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$70,834’’ and in paragraph (g) by 

revising Table XIV-Penalty Conversion 

Table to read as follows: 

§ 100.3 Determination of penalty amount; 

regular assessment. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * 

TABLE XIV—PENALTY CONVERSION

TABLE

Points Penalty 

($) 

60 or fewer ........................... $132 

61 .......................................... 143 

62 .......................................... 154 

63 .......................................... 168 

64 .......................................... 182 

65 .......................................... 197 

66 .......................................... 213 

67 .......................................... 232 

68 .......................................... 250 

69 .......................................... 271 

70 .......................................... 294 

71 .......................................... 318 

TABLE XIV—PENALTY CONVERSION

TABLE—Continued 

Points Penalty 

($) 

72 .......................................... 346 

73 .......................................... 374 

74 .......................................... 404 

75 .......................................... 439 

76 .......................................... 477 

77 .......................................... 514 

78 .......................................... 558 

79 .......................................... 605 

80 .......................................... 655 

81 .......................................... 709 

82 .......................................... 768 

83 .......................................... 833 

84 .......................................... 902 

85 .......................................... 978 

86 .......................................... 1,059 

87 .......................................... 1,146 

88 .......................................... 1,243 

89 .......................................... 1,346 

90 .......................................... 1,458 

91 .......................................... 1,579 

92 .......................................... 1,710 

93 .......................................... 1,852 

94 .......................................... 2,007 

95 .......................................... 2,174 

96 .......................................... 2,355 

97 .......................................... 2,551 

98 .......................................... 2,764 

99 .......................................... 2,994 

100 ........................................ 3,244 

101 ........................................ 3,513 

102 ........................................ 3,806 

103 ........................................ 4,123 

104 ........................................ 4,466 

105 ........................................ 4,839 

106 ........................................ 5,242 

107 ........................................ 5,679 

108 ........................................ 6,152 

109 ........................................ 6,664 

110 ........................................ 7,219 

111 ........................................ 7,819 

112 ........................................ 8,472 

TABLE XIV—PENALTY CONVERSION

TABLE—Continued 

Points Penalty 

($) 

113 ........................................ 9,178 

114 ........................................ 9,942 

115 ........................................ 10,769 

116 ........................................ 11,666 

117 ........................................ 12,638 

118 ........................................ 13,691 

119 ........................................ 14,832 

120 ........................................ 16,066 

121 ........................................ 17,405 

122 ........................................ 18,854 

123 ........................................ 20,425 

124 ........................................ 22,127 

125 ........................................ 23,967 

126 ........................................ 25,964 

127 ........................................ 28,128 

128 ........................................ 30,470 

129 ........................................ 33,008 

130 ........................................ 35,757 

131 ........................................ 38,735 

132 ........................................ 41,961 

133 ........................................ 45,455 

134 ........................................ 49,081 

135 ........................................ 52,706 

136 ........................................ 56,333 

137 ........................................ 59,957 

138 ........................................ 63,583 

139 ........................................ 67,208 

140 or more .......................... 70,834 

* * * * * 

§§ 100.4 and 100.5 [Amended] 

■ 34. In the table below, 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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§ 100.4(a) ................................................................................................................................................ $2,314 $2,361 

§ 100.4(b) ................................................................................................................................................ 4,627 4,721 

§ 100.4(c) introductory text ..................................................................................................................... 5,785 5,903 

§ 100.4(c) introductory text ..................................................................................................................... 69,417 70,834 

§ 100.5(c) ................................................................................................................................................ 7,520 7,673 

§ 100.5(d) ................................................................................................................................................ 318 324 

§ 100.5(e) ................................................................................................................................................ 254,530 259,725 

Title 41—PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND 

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

PART 50–201—GENERAL 

REGULATIONS 

■ 35. 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] 

■ 36. In § 50–201.3, amend paragraph 

(e) by removing ‘‘$25’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘$26’’. 

Note: The following Appendix will not 

appear in the Code of Federal Regulations. 

Agency Law Name/description CFR Citation 

2017 2018 

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) ...... .................... $69,417 ..................... .................... $70,834. 

MSHA ............. Federal Mine Safety 

& Health Act of 

1977.

Penalty Conversion 

Table.

30 CFR 100.3(g) ...... $129 69,417 ...................... $132 70,834. 

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) ...... 2,314 ................................... 2,361 

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) ...... 4,627 ................................... 4,721 

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) ....... 5,785 69,417 ...................... 5,903 70,834. 

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) ....... .................... 7,520 ........................ .................... 7,673. 

MSHA ............. Federal Mine Safety 

& Health Act of 

1977.

Violation of mandatory safety standards related to 

smoking standards.

30 CFR 100.5(d) ...... .................... 318 ........................... .................... 324. 

MSHA ............. Federal Mine Safety 

& Health Act of 

1977.

Flagrant violations 

under 110(b)(2) of 

the Mine Act.

30 CFR 100.5(e) ...... .................... 254,530 .................... .................... 259,725. 

EBSA .............. Employee Retirement 

Income Security 

Act.

Section 209(b): Failure to furnish reports (e.g., pension 

benefit statements) 

to certain former 

participants and 

beneficiaries or 

maintain records.

29 CFR 2575.2(a) .... .................... 28 ............................. .................... 29. 

EBSA .............. Employee Retirement 

Income Security 

Act.

Section 502(c)(2)— 

Per day for failure/ 

refusal to properly 

file plan annual report.

29 CFR 2575.2(b) .... .................... 2,097 ........................ .................... 2,140. 


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2017 2018 

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)(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 2575.2(c) ..... .................... 1,659 ........................ .................... 1,693. 

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).

29 CFR 2575.2(d) .... .................... 1,527 ........................ .................... 1,558. 

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 2575.2(e) .... .................... $149 per day, not to 

exceed $1,496 per 

request.

.................... $152 per day, not to 

exceed $1,527 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 2575.2(f) ..... .................... 133 ........................... .................... 136. 

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; failure 

of a critical status 

multiemployer plan 

to adopt a rehabilitation plan.

29 CFR 2575.2(g) .... .................... 1,317 ........................ .................... 1,344. 

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 2575.2(h) .... .................... 112 ........................... .................... 114. 

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 2575.2(i) ...... .................... 112 ........................... .................... 114. 


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2017 2018 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

Min penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest 

dollar) 

Max penalty 

(rounded to 

nearest dollar) 

EBSA .............. Employee Retirement 

Income Security 

Act.

Section 502(c)(10)— 

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 noncompliance period.

29 CFR 2575.2(j)(1) .................... 112 ........................... .................... 114. 

EBSA .............. Employee Retirement 

Income Security 

Act.

Section 502(c)(10)— 

uncorrected de 

minimis violation.

29 CFR 2575.2(j)(2) 2,790 ................................... 2,847 

EBSA .............. Employee Retirement 

Income Security 

Act.

Section 502(c)(10)— 

uncorrected violations that are not 

de minimis.

29 CFR 2575.2(j)(3) 16,742 ................................... 17,084 

EBSA .............. Employee Retirement 

Income Security 

Act.

Section 502(c)(10)— 

unintentional failure 

maximum cap.

29 CFR 2575.2(j)(4) .................... 558,078 .................... .................... 569,468. 

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.

29 CFR 2575.2(k) ..... .................... 102 ........................... .................... 104. 

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 2575.2(l) ...... .................... 16,169 ...................... .................... 16,499. 

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 2575.2(m) ... .................... 1,105 ........................ .................... 1,128. 

OSHA ............. Occupational Safety 

and Health Act.

Serious Violation ...... 29 CFR 

1903.15(d)(3).

.................... 12,675 ...................... .................... 12,934. 

OSHA ............. Occupational Safety 

and Health Act.

Other-Than-Serious .. 29 CFR 

1903.15(d)(4).

.................... 12,675 ...................... .................... 12,934. 

OSHA ............. Occupational Safety 

and Health Act.

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

1903.15(d)(1).

9,054 126,749 .................... 9,239 129,336. 

OSHA ............. Occupational Safety 

and Health Act.

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

1903.15(d)(2).

.................... 126,749 .................... .................... 129,336. 

OSHA ............. Occupational Safety 

and Health Act.

Posting Requirement 29 CFR 

1903.15(d)(6).

.................... 12,675 ...................... .................... 12,934. 

OSHA ............. Occupational Safety 

and Health Act.

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

1903.15(d)(5).

.................... 12,675 ...................... .................... 12,934. 

WHD ............... Family and Medical 

Leave Act.

FMLA ........................ 29 CFR 

825.300(a)(1).

.................... 166 ........................... .................... 169. 

WHD ............... Fair Labor Standards 

Act.

FLSA ........................ 29 CFR 578.3(a) ...... .................... 1,925 ........................ .................... 1,964. 

WHD ............... Fair Labor Standards 

Act.

Child Labor ............... 29 CFR 579.1(a)(2) .. .................... 1,925 ........................ .................... 1,964. 

WHD ............... Fair Labor Standards 

Act.

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

570.140(b)(1).

.................... 12,278 ...................... .................... 12,529. 

WHD ............... Fair Labor Standards 

Act.

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

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

.................... 12,278 ...................... .................... 12,529. 

WHD ............... Fair Labor Standards 

Act.

Child Labor that 

causes serious injury or death.

29 CFR 

570.140(b)(2).

.................... 55,808 ...................... .................... 56,947. 


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Agency Law Name/description CFR Citation 

2017 2018 

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.

Child Labor that 

causes serious injury or death.

29 CFR 

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

.................... 55,808 ...................... .................... 56,947. 

WHD ............... Fair Labor Standards 

Act.

Child Labor willful or 

repeated that 

causes serious injury or death.

29 CFR 

570.140(b)(2); 29 

CFR 

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

.................... 111,616 .................... .................... 113,894. 

WHD ............... Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural 

Worker Protection 

Act.

MSPA ....................... 29 CFR 500.1(e) ...... .................... 2,394 ........................ .................... 2,443. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H1B ........................... 20 CFR 

655.810(b)(1).

.................... 1,811 ........................ .................... 1,848. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H1B retaliation .......... 20 CFR 655.801(b) .. .................... 7,370 ........................ .................... 7,520. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H1B willful or discrimination.20 CFR 

655.810(b)(2).

.................... 7,370 ........................ .................... 7,520. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H1B willful that resulted in displacement of a US worker.20 CFR 

655.810(b)(3).

.................... 51,588 ...................... .................... 52,641. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.D–1 ........................... 20 CFR 655.620(a) .. .................... 9,054 ........................ .................... 9,239. 

WHD ............... Contract Work Hours 

and Safety Standards Act.

CWHSSA .................. 29 CFR 5.5(b)(2) ...... .................... 25 ............................. .................... 26. 

WHD ............... Contract Work Hours 

and Safety Standards Act.

CWHSSA .................. 29 CFR 5.8(a) .......... .................... 25 ............................. .................... 26. 

WHD ............... Walsh-Healey Public 

Contracts Act.

Walsh-Healey ........... 41 CFR 50–201.3(e) .................... 25 ............................. .................... 26. 

WHD ............... Employee Polygraph 

Protection Act.

EPPA ........................ 29 CFR 801.42(a) .... .................... 20,111 ...................... .................... 20,521. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H2A ........................... 29 CFR 501.19(c) ..... .................... 1,658 ........................ .................... 1,692. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H2A willful or discrimination.29 CFR 501.19(c)(1) .................... 5,581 ........................ .................... 5,695. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H2A Safety or health 

resulting in serious 

injury or death.

29 CFR 501.19(c)(2) .................... 55,263 ...................... .................... 56,391. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H2A willful or repeated safety or 

health resulting in 

serious injury or 

death.

29 CFR 501.19(c)(4) .................... 110,524 .................... .................... 112,780. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H2A failing to cooperate in an investigation.29 CFR 501.19(d) .... .................... 5,581 ........................ .................... 5,695. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H2A displacing a US 

worker.

29 CFR 501.19(e) .... .................... 16,579 ...................... .................... 16,917. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H2A improperly rejecting a US worker.29 CFR 501.19(f) ..... .................... 16,579 ...................... .................... 16,917. 

WHD ............... Immigration & Nationality Act.H–2B ........................ 29 CFR 503.23(b)– 

(d).

.................... 12,135 ...................... .................... 12,383. 

WHD ............... Fair Labor Standards 

Act.

Home Worker ........... 29 CFR 530.302(a) .. .................... 1,005 ........................ .................... 1,026. 

WHD ............... Fair Labor Standards 

Act.

Home Worker ........... 29 CFR 530.302(b) .. 20 1,005 ........................ 20 1,026. 

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 ....... .................... 22,957 ...................... .................... 23,426. 

OWCP ............ Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.Failure to report termination of payments.20 CFR 702.236 ....... .................... 279 ........................... .................... 285. 

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).

2,296 11,478 ...................... 2,343 11,712. 

OWCP ............ Black Lung Benefits 

Act.

Failure to report termination of payments.20 CFR 725.621(d) .. .................... 1,397 ........................ .................... 1,426. 

OWCP ............ Black Lung Benefits 

Act.

Failure to file required reports.20 CFR 725.621(d) .. .................... 1,397 ........................ .................... 1,426 


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Agency Law Name/description CFR Citation 

2017 2018 

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 ............ Black Lung Benefits 

Act.

Failure to secure 

payment of benefits for mines with 

fewer than 25 employees.

20 CFR 

726.302(c)(2)(i).

136 ................................... 139 

OWCP ............ Black Lung Benefits 

Act.

Failure to secure 

payment of benefits for mines with 

25–50 employees.

20 CFR 

726.302(c)(2)(i).

272 ................................... 278 

OWCP ............ Black Lung Benefits 

Act.

Failure to secure 

payment of benefits for mines with 

51–100 employees.

20 CFR 

726.302(c)(2)(i).

409 ................................... 417 

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).

544 ................................... 555 

OWCP ............ Black Lung Benefits 

Act.

Failure to secure 

payment of benefits after 10th day 

of notice.

20 CFR 

726.302(c)(4).

136 ................................... 139 

OWCP ............ Black Lung Benefits 

Act.

Failure to secure 

payment of benefits for repeat offenders.

20 CFR 

726.302(c)(5).

409 ................................... 417 

OWCP ............ Black Lung Benefits 

Act.

Failure to secure 

payment of benefits.

20 CFR 

726.302(c)(5).

.................... 2,795 ........................ .................... 2,852. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day 

of December, 2017. 

R. Alexander Acosta, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28224 Filed 12–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–HL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 573 

[Docket No. FDA–2017–F–2130] 

Food Additives Permitted in Feed and 

Drinking Water of Animals; Formic 

Acid as a Feed Acidifying Agent in 

Complete Poultry Feeds 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA, we, the Agency) 

is amending the regulations for food 

additives permitted in feed and drinking 

water of animals to provide for the safe 

use of formic acid as a feed acidifying 

agent in complete poultry feeds. This 

action is in response to a food additive 

petition filed by BASF Corp. 

DATES: This rule is effective January 2, 

2018. Submit either written or 

electronic objections and requests for a 

hearing by February 1, 2018. See section 

V of this document for information on 

the filing of objections. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit objections 

and requests for a hearing as follows: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic objections in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Objections submitted electronically, 

including attachments, to https://

www.regulations.gov will be posted to 

the docket unchanged. Because your 

objection will be made public, you are 

solely responsible for ensuring that your 

objection does not include any 

confidential information that you or a 

third party may not wish to be posted, 

such as medical information, your or 

anyone else’s Social Security number, or 

confidential business information, such 

as a manufacturing process. Please note 

that if you include your name, contact 

information, or other information that 

identifies you in the body of your 

objection, that information will be 

posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 

• If you want to submit an objection 

with confidential information that you 

do not wish to be made available to the 

public, submit the objection as a 

written/paper submission and in the 

manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper 

Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). 

Written/Paper Submissions 

Submit written/paper submissions as 

follows: 

• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 

written/paper submissions): Dockets 

Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and 

Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 

Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

• For written/paper objections 

submitted to the Dockets Management 

Staff, FDA will post your objection, as 

well as any attachments, except for 

information submitted, marked and 

identified, as confidential, if submitted 

as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’ 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket No. FDA– 

2017–F–2130 for ‘‘Food Additives 

Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water 

of Animals; Formic Acid as a Feed 

Acidifying Agent in Complete Poultry 

Feeds.’’ Received objections will be 

placed in the docket and, except for 

those submitted as ‘‘Confidential 

Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at 

https://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Dockets Management Staff between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday. 

• Confidential Submissions—To 

submit an objection with confidential 

information that you do not wish to be 

made publicly available, submit your 

objections only as a written/paper 

submission. You should submit two 

copies in total. One copy will include 

the information you claim to be 


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