`[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 6 (Friday, January 10, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1854-1866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31602]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

20 CFR Part 655

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

20 CFR Parts 702, 725, and 726

Office of the Secretary

29 CFR Part 5

41 CFR Part 50-201

Wage and Hour Division

29 CFR Parts 500, 501, 503, 530, 570, 578, 579, 801, 810, and 825

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1903

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Part 100

RIN 1290-AA50


Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual 
Adjustments for 2025

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.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this 
final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties 
assessed or enforced by the Department, pursuant to the Federal Civil 
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal 
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 
(Inflation Adjustment Act). The Inflation Adjustment Act requires the 
Department to annually adjust its civil money penalty levels for 
inflation no later than January 15 of each year. The Inflation 
Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall adjust civil monetary 
penalties notwithstanding section 553 of the Administrative Procedure 
Act (APA). Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a cost-
of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties. Accordingly, 
this final rule sets forth the Department's 2025 annual adjustments for 
inflation to its civil monetary penalties.

DATES: This final rule is effective on January 15, 2025. As provided by 
the Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased penalty levels apply to any 
penalties assessed after January 15, 2025.

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 toll-free 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 2025
III. Paperwork Reduction Act
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and 
Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act
VII. Other Regulatory Considerations
    A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
    B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
    C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal Governments
    D. The Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of 
1999: Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on Families
    E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From 
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
    F. Environmental Impact Assessment
    G. Executive Order 13211: Energy Supply
    H. Executive Order 12630: Constitutionally Protected Property 
Rights
    I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform Analysis

I. Background

    On November 2, 2015, Congress enacted the Federal Civil Penalties 
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Public Law 114-74, 
sec. 701 (Inflation Adjustment Act or Act), which further amended the 
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as previously 
amended by the 1996 Debt Collection Improvement Act (collectively, the 
``Prior Inflation Adjustment Act''), to improve the effectiveness of 
civil monetary penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. Under 
the Inflation Adjustment Act, agencies (1) had to adjust the level of 
civil monetary penalties with an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment 
through an interim final rule (IFR); and (2) must 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. Since 2018, the 
Department's annual Inflation Adjustment Act final rule has included H-
2B civil monetary penalties. See 83 FR 7 (DOL 2018 Annual Adjustment); 
84 FR 213 (DOL 2019 Annual Adjustment); 85 FR 2292 (DOL 2020 Annual 
Adjustment); 86 FR 2964 (DOL 2021 Annual Adjustment); 87 FR 2328 (DOL 
2022 Annual Adjustment); 88 FR 2210 (DOL 2023 Annual Adjustment); 89 FR 
1810 (DOL 2024 Annual Adjustment). The DOL 2022 Annual Adjustment also 
included the first annual adjustments for a newly enacted civil 
monetary penalty regarding retention of tips under the Fair Labor

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Standards Act (FLSA) and a newly established civil monetary penalty 
regarding whistleblower protections under the high-wage components of 
the labor value content requirements of the United States-Mexico-Canada 
Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA). See 87 FR 2328.
    This rule implements the 2025 annual inflation adjustments, as 
required by the Inflation Adjustment Act, for civil monetary penalties 
assessed or enforced by the Department. The Inflation Adjustment Act 
provides that the increased penalty levels apply to any penalties 
assessed after the effective date of the increase. Pursuant to the 
Inflation Adjustment Act, this final rule is published notwithstanding 
section 553 of the APA.
    This rule is not significant under Executive Order 12866.
    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this rule 
as not a ``major rule'', as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

II. Adjustment for 2025

    A. The Department has undertaken a thorough review of civil 
penalties administered by its various components and is adjusting each 
penalty subject to the Inflation Adjustment Act in accordance with the 
Act and guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB).\1\
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    \1\ M-25-02, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 
2025, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment 
Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 17, 2024).
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    The Department first identified the most recent penalty amount, 
i.e., the penalty amount established by the 2024 annual adjustment as 
set forth in the DOL 2024 Annual Adjustment published on January 11, 
2024. See 89 FR 1810. The Department then calculated the annual cost-
of-living adjustment in accordance with the Act and OMB guidance by 
using a multiplier based on the percent change between the October 2024 
Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the October 
2023 CPI-U. This resulted in a cost-of-living adjustment multiplier of 
1.02598.\2\ In order to compute the 2025 annual adjustment, the 
Department multiplied the most recent penalty amount for each 
applicable penalty by the multiplier, 1.02598, and rounded to the 
nearest dollar.
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    \2\ OMB provided the year-over-year multiplier, rounded to 5 
decimal points. Id. at 1.
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    As provided by section 6 of the Inflation Adjustment Act, the 
increased penalty levels apply to any penalties assessed after the 
effective date of this rule.\3\ Accordingly, for penalties assessed 
after January 15, 2025, including penalties whose associated violations 
occurred before that date but after the applicable dates listed in the 
tables below, the higher penalty amounts outlined in this rule will 
apply. The tables below demonstrate the penalty amounts that apply:
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    \3\ Appendix 1 consists of a table that provides ready access to 
key information about each penalty increase.

  Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Section 3(m)(2)(B) of the
                                  FLSA
                                 [Tips]
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                                                          Which penalty
     Violations occurring          Penalty assessed       level applies
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After March 23, 2018..........  After March 23, 2018    Consolidated
                                 but on or before        Appropriations
                                 November 23, 2021.      Act of 2018
                                                         amount.
After March 23, 2018..........  After November 23,      November 23,
                                 2021 but on or before   2021 level.
                                 January 15, 2022.
After March 23, 2018..........  After January 15, 2022  January 15, 2022
                                 but on or before        level.
                                 January 15, 2023.
After March 23, 2018..........  After January 15, 2023  January 15, 2023
                                 but on or before        level.
                                 January 15, 2024.
After March 23, 2018..........  After January 15, 2024  January 15, 2024
                                 but on or before        level.
                                 January 15, 2025.
After March 23, 2018..........  After January 15, 2025  January 15, 2025
                                                         level.
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              Civil Monetary Penalties for USMCA Violations
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                                                          Which penalty
     Violations occurring          Penalty assessed       level applies
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After July 1, 2020............  After July 1, 2020 but  2020 USMCA IFR
                                 on or before January    amount.
                                 15, 2022.
After July 1, 2020............  After January 15, 2022  January 15, 2022
                                 but on or before        level.
                                 January 15, 2023.
After July 1, 2020............  After January 15, 2023  January 15, 2023
                                 but on or before        level.
                                 January 15, 2024.
After July 1, 2020............  After January 15, 2024  January 15, 2024
                                 but on or before        level.
                                 January 15, 2025.
After July 1, 2020............  After January 15, 2025  January 15, 2025
                                                         level.
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 Civil Monetary Penalties for the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker
                                 Program
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                                                          Which penalty
     Violations occurring          Penalty assessed       level applies
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On or before November 2, 2015.  On or before August 1,  Pre-August 1,
                                 2016.                   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,   August 1, 2016
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 March 17, 2017.
After November 2, 2015........  After March 17, 2017    March 17, 2017
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 2, 2018.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 2, 2018   January 2, 2018
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 23, 2019.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 23, 2019  January 23, 2019
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 15, 2020.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2020  January 15, 2020
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 15, 2021.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2021  January 15, 2021
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 15, 2022.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2022  January 15, 2022
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 15, 2023.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2023  January 15, 2023
                                 but on or before        level.
                                 January 15, 2024.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2024  January 15, 2024
                                 but on or before        level.
                                 January 15, 2025.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2025  January 15, 2025
                                                         level.
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             Civil Monetary Penalties for Other DOL Programs
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                                                          Which penalty
     Violations occurring          Penalty assessed       level applies
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On or before November 2, 2015.  On or before August 1,  Pre-August 1,
                                 2016.                   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,   August 1, 2016
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 13, 2017.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 13, 2017  January 13, 2017
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 2, 2018.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 2, 2018   January 2, 2018
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 23, 2019.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 23, 2019  January 23, 2019
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 15, 2020.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2020  January 15, 2020
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 15, 2021.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2021  January 15, 2021
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 15, 2022.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2022  January 15, 2022
                                 but on or before        levels.
                                 January 15, 2023.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2023  January 15, 2023
                                 but on or before        level.
                                 January 15, 2024.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2024  January 15, 2024
                                 but on or before        level.
                                 January 15, 2025.
After November 2, 2015........  After January 15, 2025  January 15, 2025
                                                         level.
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    B. Employment and Training Administration, 20 CFR part 655, subpart 
I.
    In addition to revising 20 CFR 655.810(b) to reflect adjusted 
maximum civil money penalty amounts, as described above, the Department 
is revising 20 CFR 655.810(g) to reflect the enactment of the Federal 
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015 (Pub. 
L. 114-74) and its requirement that agencies make civil money penalty 
adjustments annually, as well as to remove information regarding the 
effective date of increased civil money penalties that was superseded 
by the Inflation Adjustment Act. These are technical changes to conform 
the regulation to the requirements of the Inflation Adjustment Act.

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. Finally, the Department finds that good cause 
exists to dispense with the notice and public comment procedures for 
the technical correction to its regulation at 20 CFR 655.810(g), as it 
concludes that such procedures are unnecessary. The revision merely 
conforms the regulation to the requirements of the Inflation Adjustment 
Act. The revision does not impose any new regulatory obligations or 
information collection requirements on employers or affect the rights 
of workers. Similarly, since this revision is a technical correction 
that does not change the substance of the Department's regulations, the 
Department finds that it is unnecessary to delay the effective date of 
this revision. For these reasons, the requirements in sections 553(b), 
(c), and (d) of the APA, relating to notice and comment and requiring 
that a rule be effective 30 days after publication in the Federal 
Register, are inapplicable.

V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive 
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    Executive Order 12866 (as supplemented by E.O. 14094) requires that 
regulatory agencies assess both the costs and benefits of significant 
regulatory actions. Under the Executive Order, a ``significant 
regulatory action'' is one meeting any of a number of specified 
conditions, including the following: having an annual effect on the 
economy of $200 million or more; creating a serious inconsistency or 
interfering with an action of another agency; materially altering the 
budgetary impact of entitlements or the rights of entitlement 
recipients; or raising novel legal or policy issues.
    The Department has determined that this final rule is not a 
``significant'' regulatory action and a cost-benefit and economic 
analysis is not required. This regulation merely adjusts civil monetary 
penalties in accordance with inflation as required by the Inflation 
Adjustment Act, and has no impact on disclosure or compliance costs. 
The benefit provided by the inflationary adjustment to the maximum 
civil monetary penalties is that of maintaining the incentive for the 
regulated community to comply with the laws enforced by the Department, 
and not allowing the incentive to be diminished by inflation.
    Executive Order 13563 directs agencies to assess all costs and 
benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is 
necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits 
(including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety 
effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive Order 13563 
emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, 
reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility to 
minimize burden.
    The Inflation Adjustment Act directed the Department to issue the 
annual adjustments without regard to section 553 of the APA. In that 
context, Congress has already determined that any possible increase in 
costs is justified 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.

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VII. Other Regulatory Considerations

A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-38, 
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary 
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may 
result in the expenditure by a state, local, or tribal government, in 
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for 
inflation) or more in any one year. This Final Rule will not result in 
such an expenditure. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary under 
the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.

B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH 
Act) (29 U.S.C. 667) requires Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (OSHA)-approved State Plans to have standards and an 
enforcement program that are at least as effective as Federal OSHA's 
standards and enforcement program. OSHA-approved State Plans must have 
maximum and minimum penalty levels that are at least as effective as 
Federal OSHA's, per section 18(c)(2) of the OSH Act. See also 29 CFR 
1902.4(c)(2)(xi); 1902.37(b)(12). State Plans are required to increase 
their penalties in alignment with OSHA's penalty increases to maintain 
at least as effective penalty levels.
    State Plans are not required to impose monetary penalties on state 
and local government employers. See 29 CFR 1956.11(c)(2)(x). Six (6) 
states and one territory have State Plans that cover only state and 
local government employees: Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, 
Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and the Virgin Islands. Therefore, 
the requirements to increase the penalty levels do not apply to these 
State Plans. Twenty-one states and one U.S. territory have State Plans 
that cover both private sector employees and state and local government 
employees: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, 
Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North 
Carolina, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, 
Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. They must increase their 
penalties for private-sector employers.
    Other than as listed above, this final rule does not have 
federalism implications because it does not have substantial direct 
effects on the states, on the relationship between the national 
government and the states, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Accordingly, 
Executive Order 13132, Federalism, requires no further agency action or 
analysis.

C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal Governments

    This final rule does not have ``tribal implications'' because it 
does not have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian tribes, 
on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, 
or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the 
Federal Government and Indian tribes. Accordingly, Executive Order 
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, 
requires no further agency action or analysis.

List of Subjects

20 CFR Part 655

    Immigration, Labor, Penalties.

20 CFR Part 702

    Administrative practice and procedure, Longshore and harbor 
workers, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Workers' 
compensation.

20 CFR Part 725

    Administrative practice and procedure, Black lung benefits, Coal 
miners, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

20 CFR Part 726

    Administrative practice and procedure, Black lung benefits, Coal 
miners, Mines, Penalties.

29 CFR Part 5

    Administrative practice and procedure, Construction industry, 
Employee benefit plans, Government contracts, Law enforcement, Minimum 
wages, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

29 CFR Part 500

    Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Housing, Insurance, 
Intergovernmental relations, Investigations, Migrant labor, Motor 
vehicle safety, Occupational safety and health, Penalties, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements, Wages, Whistleblowing.

29 CFR Part 501

    Administrative practice and procedure, Agriculture, Aliens, 
Employment, Housing, Housing standards, Immigration, Labor, Migrant 
labor, Penalties, Transportation, Wages.

29 CFR Part 503

    Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment, Housing, 
Immigration, Labor, Penalties, Transportation, Wages.

29 CFR Part 530

    Administrative practice and procedure, Clothing, Homeworkers, 
Indians--arts and crafts, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Surety bonds, Watches and jewelry.

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29 CFR Part 570

    Child labor, Law enforcement, Penalties.

29 CFR Part 578

    Penalties, Wages.

29 CFR Part 579

    Child labor, Penalties.

29 CFR Part 801

    Administrative practice and procedure, Employment, Lie detector 
tests, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

29 CFR Part 810

    Labor, Wages, Hours of work, Trade agreement, Motor vehicle, 
Tariffs, Imports, Whistleblowing.

29 CFR Part 825

    Administrative practice and procedure, Airmen, Employee benefit 
plans, Health, Health insurance, Labor management relations, Maternal 
and child health, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Teachers.

29 CFR Part 1903

    Intergovernmental relations, Law enforcement, Occupational Safety 
and Health, Penalties.

30 CFR Part 100

    Mine safety and health, Penalties.

41 CFR Part 50-201

    Child labor, Government procurement, Minimum wages, Occupational 
safety and health, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 20 CFR chapters VI and 
VII, 29 CFR subtitle A and chapters V, XVII, and XXV, 30 CFR chapter I, 
and 41 CFR chapter 50 are amended as follows.

Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

Title 20--Employees' Benefits

PART 655--TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED 
STATES

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1. The authority citation for part 655 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  Section 655.0 issued under 8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(E)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(H)(i) and (ii), 8 U.S.C. 
1103(a)(6), 1182(m), (n), and (t), 1184(c), (g), and (j), 1188, and 
1288(c) and (d); sec. 3(c)(1), Pub. L. 101-238, 103 Stat. 2099, 2102 
(8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 221(a), Pub. L. 101-649, 104 Stat. 4978, 
5027 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 102-232, 105 
Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103-206, 
107 Stat. 2428; sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 (8 
U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 
(8 U.S.C. 1182 note); 29 U.S.C. 49k; Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 
2135, as amended; Pub. L. 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; 8 CFR 
214.2(h)(4)(i); and 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii); and sec. 6, Pub. L. 115-
128, 132 Stat. 1547 (48 U.S.C. 1806).

Subpart A issued under 8 CFR 214.2(h).

Subpart B issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c), and 
1188; and 8 CFR 214.2(h).

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

Subparts F and G issued under 8 U.S.C. 1288(c) and (d); sec. 
323(c), Public Law 103-206, 107 Stat. 2428; and 28 U.S.C. 2461 
note, Public Law 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), 
Public Law 102-232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 
412(e), Public Law 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681; 8 CFR 214.2(h); and 28 
U.S.C. 2461 note, Public Law 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), Public Law 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 
U.S.C. 1182 note); Public Law 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; and 8 CFR 
214.2(h).


Sec. Sec.  655.620, 655.801, and 655.810   [Amended]

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2. In the following table, for each section and 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
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Sec.   655.620(a).......................         $11,524         $11,823
Sec.   655.801(b).......................           9,380           9,624
Sec.   655.810(b)(1) introductory text..           2,304           2,364
Sec.   655.810(b)(2) introductory text..           9,380           9,624
Sec.   655.810(b)(3) introductory text..          65,661          67,367
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3. Further amend Sec.  655.810 by revising paragraph (g) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  655.810   What remedies may be ordered if violations are found?

* * * * *
    (g) The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 
(Pub. L. 101-410), as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 
1996 (Pub. L. 104-134, section 31001(s)) and the Federal Civil 
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 
114-74, section 701), requires that Federal agencies annually adjust 
their civil money penalties for inflation according to a specified 
cost-of-living formula.

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

PART 702--ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE

0
4. 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); Public 
Law 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.


Sec. Sec.  702.204, 702.236, and 702.271   [Amended]

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5. In the following table, for each section and paragraph indicated in 
the left column, remove the dollar amount or date indicated in the 
middle column from wherever it appears in the section or paragraph and 
add in its place the dollar amount or date indicated in the right 
column.

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        Section/paragraph               Remove                Add
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Sec.   702.204..................  $29,221...........  $29,980.
Sec.   702.204..................  January 15, 2024..  January 15, 2025.
Sec.   702.236..................  $356..............  $365.
Sec.   702.236..................  January 15, 2024..  January 15, 2025.
Sec.   702.271(a)(2)............  January 15, 2024..  January 15, 2025.
Sec.   702.271(a)(2)............  $2,922............  $2,998.
Sec.   702.271(a)(2)............  $14,608...........  $14,988.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

PART 725--CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE 
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AS AMENDED

0
6. 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); Public Law 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.


Sec.  725.621   [Amended]

0
7. In Sec.  725.621, amend paragraph (d) by removing ``January 15, 
2024'' and adding in its place ``January 15, 2025'' and by removing 
``$1,780'' and adding in its place ``$1,826''.

PART 726--BLACK LUNG BENEFITS; REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL MINE 
OPERATOR'S INSURANCE

0
8. The authority citation for part 726 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 902(f), 925, 
932, 933, 934, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note 
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as 
amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 
Improvements Act of 2015); Public Law 114-74 at sec. 701; 
Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; Secretary's Order 10-
2009, 74 FR 58834.

0
9. In Sec.  726.302:
0
a. In paragraph (c)(2)(i) introductory text, remove ``January 15, 
2024'' and add ``January 15, 2025'' in its place;
0
b. Revise the table 1 to paragraph (c)(2)(i); and
0
c. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left 
column, remove the dollar amount or date indicated in the middle column 
from wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the 
dollar amount or date indicated in the right column.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Paragraph                   Remove                Add
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(c)(4)..........................  January 15, 2024..  January 15, 2025.
(c)(4)..........................  $174..............  $179.
(c)(5)..........................  January 15, 2024..  January 15, 2025.
(c)(5)..........................  $520..............  $534.
(c)(6)..........................  January 15, 2024..  January 15, 2025.
(c)(6)..........................  $3,558............  $3,650.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The revision reads as follows:


Sec.  726.302   Determination of penalty.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) * * *

                     Table 1 to Paragraph (c)(2)(i)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Penalty  (per
                        Employees                              day)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less than 25............................................            $179
25-50...................................................             355
51-100..................................................             534
More than 100...........................................             710
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

Department of Labor

Title 29--Labor

PART 5--LABOR STANDARDS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS COVERING 
FEDERALLY FINANCED AND ASSISTED CONSTRUCTION (ALSO LABOR STANDARDS 
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO NONCONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO THE 
CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT)

0
10. The authority citation for part 5 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 301; Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950, 5 
U.S.C. appendix; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.; 40 
U.S.C. 3145; 40 U.S.C. 3148; 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; Secretary's 
Order No. 01-2014, 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); and the laws 
referenced by Sec.  5.1(a).


Sec.  5.5   [Amended]

0
11. In Sec.  5.5, amend paragraph (b)(2) by removing ``$32'' and adding 
in its place ``$33''.


Sec.  5.8   [Amended]

0
12. In Sec.  5.8, amend paragraph (a) by removing ``$32'' and adding in 
its place ``$33''.

Wage and Hour Division

PART 500--MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION

0
13. 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.


Sec.  500.1   [Amended]

0
14. In Sec.  500.1, amend paragraph (e) by removing ``$3,047'' and 
adding in its place ``$3,126''.

[[Page 1860]]

PART 501--ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY 
ALIEN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ADMITTED UNDER SECTION 218 OF THE 
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

0
15. The authority citation for part 501 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c), and 1188; 
28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 584.


Sec.  501.19   [Amended]

0
16. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left 
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from 
wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the dollar 
amount indicated in the right column.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Paragraph                     Remove            Add
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(c) introductory text...................          $2,111          $2,166
(c)(1)..................................           7,104           7,289
(c)(2)..................................          70,337          72,164
(c)(3)..................................         140,674         144,329
(d).....................................           7,104           7,289
(e).....................................          21,101          21,649
(f).....................................          21,101          21,649
------------------------------------------------------------------------

PART 503--ENFORCEMENT OF OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY NONIMMIGRANT 
NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKERS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMIGRATION AND 
NATIONALITY ACT

0
17. The authority citation for part 503 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b); 8 U.S.C. 1184; 8 CFR 
214.2(h); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701.


Sec.  503.23   [Amended]

0
18. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left 
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from 
wherever it appears in the paragraph, and add in its place the dollar 
amount indicated in the right column:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Paragraph                     Remove            Add
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b).....................................         $15,445         $15,846
(c).....................................          15,445          15,846
(d).....................................          15,445          15,846
------------------------------------------------------------------------

PART 530--EMPLOYMENT OF HOMEWORKERS IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES

0
19. 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); 
Public Law 114-74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584.

0
20. In Sec.  530.302:
0
a. Amend paragraph (a) by removing ``$1,280'' and adding in its place 
``$1,313''; and
0
b. Revise paragraph (b).
    The revision reads as follows:


Sec.  530.302   Amounts of civil penalties.

* * * * *
    (b) The amount of civil money penalties shall be determined per 
affected homeworker within the limits set forth in the following 
schedule, except that no penalty shall be assessed in the case of 
violations which are deemed to be de minimis in nature:

                                            Table 1 to Paragraph (b)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Penalty per affected homeworker
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Nature of violation                                                              Repeated, intentional
                                                Minor                 Substantial               or knowing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recordkeeping........................  $26-264................  $264-525...............  $525-1,313
Monetary violations..................  26-264.................  264-525................  .......................
Employment of homeworkers without a    .......................  264-525................  525-1,313
 certificate.
Other violations of statutes,          26-264.................  264-525................  525-1,313
 regulations or employer assurances.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 1861]]

PART 570--CHILD LABOR REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND STATEMENTS OF 
INTERPRETATION

Subpart G--General Statements of Interpretation of the Child Labor 
Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as Amended

0
21. 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); Public Law 114-74 at sec. 701.


Sec.  570.140   [Amended]

0
22. In Sec.  570.140, amend paragraph (b)(1) by removing ``$15,629'' 
and adding in its place ``$16,035'' and paragraph (b)(2) by removing 
``$71,031'' and adding in its place ``$72,876''.

PART 578--TIP RETENTION, MINIMUM WAGE, AND OVERTIME VIOLATIONS--
CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES

0
23. The authority citation for part 578 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  29 U.S.C. 216(e), as amended by sec. 9, Public Law 
101-157, 103 Stat. 938, sec. 3103, Public Law 101-508, 104 Stat. 
1388-29, sec. 302(a), Public Law 110-233, 122 Stat. 920, and sec. 
1201, Div. S., Tit. XII, Public Law 115-141, 132 Stat. 348; Public 
Law 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as amended by sec. 
31001(s), Public Law 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321-358, 1321-373, and sec. 
701, Public Law 114-74, 129 Stat 584.


Sec.  578.3   [Amended]

0
24. In Sec.  578.3, amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing ``$1,373'' and 
adding in its place ``$1,409'' and paragraph (a)(2) by removing 
``$2,451'' and adding in its place ``$2,515''.

PART 579--CHILD LABOR VIOLATIONS--CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES

0
25. The authority citation for part 579 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 203(m), (l), 211, 212, 213(c), 216; Reorg. 
Plan No. 6 of 1950, 64 Stat. 1263, 5 U.S.C. App; secs. 25, 29, 88 
Stat. 72, 76; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 01-2014 (Dec. 19, 
2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 Note.


Sec.  579.1   [Amended]

0
26. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left 
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from 
wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the dollar 
amount indicated in the right column.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Paragraph                     Remove            Add
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a)(1)(i)(A)............................         $15,629         $16,035
(a)(1)(i)(B)............................          71,031          72,876
(a)(2)(i)...............................           2,451           2,515
(a)(2)(ii)..............................           1,373           1,409
------------------------------------------------------------------------

PART 801--APPLICATION OF THE EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT OF 
1988

0
27. 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.


Sec.  801.42   [Amended]

0
28. In Sec.  801.42, amend paragraph (a) introductory text by removing 
``$25,597'' and adding in its place ``$26,262''.

PART 810--HIGH-WAGE COMPONENTS OF THE LABOR VALUE CONTENT 
REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT 
IMPLEMENTATION ACT

0
29. The authority citation for part 810 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 1508(b)(4) and 19 U.S.C. 4535(b); 28 U.S.C. 
2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 
1990); and Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701.


Sec.  810.800   [Amended]

0
30. In Sec.  810.800, amend paragraph (c)(3)(i) by removing ``$59,079'' 
and adding in its place ``$60,614''.

PART 825--THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993

0
31. 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.


Sec.  825.300   [Amended]

0
32. In Sec.  825.300, amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing ``$211'' and 
adding in its place ``$216''.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PART 1903--INSPECTIONS, CITATIONS, AND PROPOSED PENALTIES

0
33. 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).


Sec.  1903.15  [Amended]

0
34. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left 
column, remove the dollar amount or date indicated in the middle column 
from wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the 
dollar amount or date indicated in the right column.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Paragraph                              Remove                                   Add
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(d) introductory text............  January 15, 2024......................  January 15, 2025.
(d)(1)...........................  $11,524...............................  $11,823.
(d)(1)...........................  161,323...............................  165,514.
(d)(2)...........................  161,323...............................  165,514.
(d)(3)...........................  16,131................................  16,550.
(d)(4)...........................  16,131................................  16,550.
(d)(5)...........................  16,131................................  16,550.

[[Page 1862]]

 
(d)(6)...........................  16,131................................  16,550.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Title 30--Mineral Resources

PART 100--CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSED ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL 
PENALTIES

0
35. 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.

0
36. In Sec.  100.3:
0
a. Amend paragraph (a)(1) introductory text by removing ``$88,354'' and 
adding in its place ``$90,649''; and
0
b. By revising table 14 to paragraph (g).
    The revision reads as follows:


Sec.  100.3   Determination of penalty amount; regular assessment.

* * * * *
    (g) * * *

           Table 14 to Paragraph (g)--Penalty Conversion Table
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Points                             Penalty ($)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
60 or fewer.............................................            $168
61......................................................             184
62......................................................             197
63......................................................             215
64......................................................             233
65......................................................             252
66......................................................             273
67......................................................             297
68......................................................             320
69......................................................             348
70......................................................             374
71......................................................             407
72......................................................             443
73......................................................             480
74......................................................             517
75......................................................             561
76......................................................             610
77......................................................             658
78......................................................             714
79......................................................             775
80......................................................             839
81......................................................             909
82......................................................             982
83......................................................           1,066
84......................................................           1,153
85......................................................           1,252
86......................................................           1,355
87......................................................           1,467
88......................................................           1,590
89......................................................           1,723
90......................................................           1,866
91......................................................           2,021
92......................................................           2,187
93......................................................           2,371
94......................................................           2,569
95......................................................           2,782
96......................................................           3,014
97......................................................           3,263
98......................................................           3,538
99......................................................           3,832
100.....................................................           4,152
101.....................................................           4,497
102.....................................................           4,871
103.....................................................           5,277
104.....................................................           5,716
105.....................................................           6,194
106.....................................................           6,708
107.....................................................           7,267
108.....................................................           7,872
109.....................................................           8,529
110.....................................................           9,239
111.....................................................          10,005
112.....................................................          10,842
113.....................................................          11,744
114.....................................................          12,723
115.....................................................          13,782
116.....................................................          14,929
117.....................................................          16,175
118.....................................................          17,521
119.....................................................          18,981
120.....................................................          20,560
121.....................................................          22,275
122.....................................................          24,126
123.....................................................          26,139
124.....................................................          28,316
125.....................................................          30,670
126.....................................................          33,227
127.....................................................          35,995
128.....................................................          38,992
129.....................................................          42,241
130.....................................................          45,760
131.....................................................          49,571
132.....................................................          53,698
133.....................................................          58,171
134.....................................................          62,812
135.....................................................          67,449
136.....................................................          72,092
137.....................................................          76,728
138.....................................................          81,369
139.....................................................          86,008
140 or more.............................................          90,649
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *


Sec. Sec.  100.4 and 100.5   [Amended]

0
37. In the following table, for each section and 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec.   100.4(a)...................             $2,945             $3,022
Sec.   100.4(b)...................              5,888              6,041
Sec.   100.4(c) introductory text.              7,364              7,555
Sec.   100.4(c) introductory text.             88,354             90,649
Sec.   100.5(c)...................              9,571              9,820
Sec.   100.5(d)...................                404                414
Sec.   100.5(e)...................            323,960            332,376
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Title 41--Public Contracts and Property Management

PART 50-201--GENERAL REGULATIONS

0
38. The authority citation for part 50-201 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 2038; 41 U.S.C. 38. Interpret or 
apply sec. 6, 49 Stat. 2038, as amended; 41 U.S.C. 40; 108 Stat. 
7201; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584.


Sec.  50-201.3  [Amended]

0
39. In Sec.  50-201.3, amend paragraph (e) by removing ``$32'' and 
adding in its place ``$33''.


[[Page 1863]]


    Signed in Washington, DC.
Julie A. Su,
Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor.

    Note: The following Appendix will not appear in the Code of 
Federal Regulations.


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                                                                                                    2024                              2025
                                                                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     Min penalty                        Min penalty
      Agency                Law            Name/description        CFR citation      (rounded to  Max penalty (rounded  (rounded to      Max penalty
                                                                                       nearest     to nearest dollar)     nearest    (rounded to nearest
                                                                                       dollar)                            dollar)          dollar)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MSHA.............  Federal Mine Safety   Regular Assessment..  30 CFR 100.3(a).....  ...........  $88,354.............  ...........  $90,649.
                    & Health Act of
                    1977.
MSHA.............  Federal Mine Safety   Penalty Conversion    30 CFR 100.3(g).....         $164  $88,354.............         $168  $90,649.
                    & Health Act of       Table.
                    1977.
MSHA.............  Federal Mine Safety   Minimum Penalty for   30 CFR 100.4(a).....        2,945  ....................        3,022
                    & Health Act of       any order issued
                    1977.                 under 104(d)(1) of
                                          the Mine Act.
MSHA.............  Federal Mine Safety   Minimum penalty for   30 CFR 100.4(b).....        5,888  ....................        6,041
                    & Health Act of       any order issued
                    1977.                 under 104(d)(2) of
                                          the Mine Act.
MSHA.............  Federal Mine Safety   Penalty for failure   30 CFR 100.4(c).....        7,364  $88,354.............        7,555  $90,649.
                    & Health Act of       to provide timely
                    1977.                 notification under
                                          103(j) of the Mine
                                          Act.
MSHA.............  Federal Mine Safety   Any operator who      30 CFR 100.5(c).....  ...........  $9,571..............  ...........  $9,820.
                    & Health Act of       fails to correct a
                    1977.                 violation for which
                                          a citation or order
                                          was issued under
                                          104(a) of the Mine
                                          Act.
MSHA.............  Federal Mine Safety   Violation of          30 CFR 100.5(d).....  ...........  $404................  ...........  $414.
                    & Health Act of       mandatory safety
                    1977.                 standards related
                                          to smoking
                                          standards.
MSHA.............  Federal Mine Safety   Flagrant violations   30 CFR 100.5(e).....  ...........  $323,960............  ...........  $332,376.
                    & Health Act of       under 110(b)(2) of
                    1977.                 the Mine Act.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 209(b): Per   29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $37.................  ...........  $38.
                    Income Security Act.  plan year for
                                          failure to furnish
                                          reports (e.g.,
                                          pension benefit
                                          statements) to
                                          certain former
                                          employees or
                                          maintain employee
                                          records each
                                          employee a separate
                                          violation.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(c)(2)--   29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $2,670..............  ...........  $2,739.
                    Income Security Act.  Per day for failure/
                                          refusal to properly
                                          file plan annual
                                          report.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(c)(4)--   29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $2,112..............  ...........  $2,167.
                    Income Security Act.  Per day for failure
                                          to disclose certain
                                          documents upon
                                          request under
                                          Section 101(k) and
                                          (l); failure to
                                          furnish notices
                                          under Sections
                                          101(j) and
                                          514(e)(3)--each
                                          statutory recipient
                                          a separate
                                          violation.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(c)(5)--   29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $1,942..............  ...........  $1,992.
                    Income Security Act.  Per day for each
                                          failure to file
                                          annual report for
                                          Multiple Employer
                                          Welfare
                                          Arrangements
                                          (MEWAs) under
                                          Section 101(g).
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(c)(6)--   29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $190 per day, not to  ...........  $195 per day, not
                    Income Security Act.  Per day for each                                         exceed $1,906 per                  to exceed $1,956
                                          failure to provide                                       request.                           per request.
                                          Secretary of Labor
                                          requested
                                          documentation not
                                          to exceed a per-
                                          request maximum.

[[Page 1864]]

 
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(c)(7)--   29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $169................  ...........  $173.
                    Income Security Act.  Per day for each
                                          failure to provide
                                          notices of blackout
                                          periods and of
                                          right to divest
                                          employer securities-
                                          each statutory
                                          recipient a
                                          separate violation.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(c)(8)--   29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $1,677..............  ...........  $1,721.
                    Income Security Act.  Per each failure by
                                          an endangered
                                          status
                                          multiemployer plan
                                          to adopt a funding
                                          improvement plan or
                                          meet benchmarks; or
                                          failure of a
                                          critical status
                                          multiemployer plan
                                          to adopt a
                                          rehabilitation plan.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section               29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $141................  ...........  $145.
                    Income Security Act.  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.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section               29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $141................  ...........  $145.
                    Income Security Act.  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.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(c)(10)--  29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $141................  ...........  $145.
                    Income Security Act.  Failure by any plan
                                          sponsor of group
                                          health plan, or any
                                          health insurance
                                          issuer offering
                                          health insurance
                                          coverage in
                                          connection with the
                                          plan, to meet the
                                          requirements of
                                          Sections
                                          702(a)(1)(F),
                                          (b)(3), (c) or (d);
                                          or Section 701; or
                                          Section 702(b)(1)
                                          with respect to
                                          genetic
                                          information--daily
                                          per participant and
                                          beneficiary during
                                          non-compliance
                                          period.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(c)(10)--  29 CFR 2575.1-3.....        3,550  ....................        3,642
                    Income Security Act.  uncorrected de
                                          minimis violation.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(c)(10)--  29 CFR 2575.1-3.....       21,310  ....................       21,864
                    Income Security Act.  uncorrected
                                          violations that are
                                          not de minimis.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(c)(10)--  29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $710,310............  ...........  $728,764.
                    Income Security Act.  unintentional
                                          failure maximum cap.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(c)(12)--  29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $130................  ...........  $133.
                    Income Security Act.  Per day for each
                                          failure of a CSEC
                                          plan in restoration
                                          status to adopt a
                                          restoration plan.
EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Section 502(m)--      29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $20,579.............  ...........  $21,114.
                    Income Security Act.  Failure of
                                          fiduciary to make a
                                          proper distribution
                                          from a defined
                                          benefit plan under
                                          section 206(e) of
                                          ERISA.

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EBSA.............  Employee Retirement   Failure to provide    29 CFR 2575.1-3.....  ...........  $1,406..............  ...........  $1,443.
                    Income Security Act.  Summary of Benefits
                                          Coverage under PHS
                                          Act section
                                          2715(f), as
                                          incorporated in
                                          ERISA section 715
                                          and 29 CFR 2590.715-
                                          2715(e).
OSHA.............  Occupational Safety   Serious Violation...  29 CFR 1903.15(d)(3)  ...........  $16,131.............  ...........  $16,550.
                    and Health Act.
OSHA.............  Occupational Safety   Other-Than-Serious..  29 CFR 1903.15(d)(4)  ...........  $16,131.............  ...........  $16,550.
                    and Health Act.
OSHA.............  Occupational Safety   Willful.............  29 CFR 1903.15(d)(1)       11,524  $161,323............       11,823  $165,514.
                    and Health Act.
OSHA.............  Occupational Safety   Repeated............  29 CFR 1903.15(d)(2)  ...........  $161,323............  ...........  $165,514.
                    and Health Act.
OSHA.............  Occupational Safety   Posting Requirement.  29 CFR 1903.15(d)(6)  ...........  $16,131.............  ...........  $16,550.
                    and Health Act.
OSHA.............  Occupational Safety   Failure to Abate....  29 CFR 1903.15(d)(5)  ...........  $16,131 per day.....  ...........  $16,550 per day.
                    and Health Act.
WHD..............  Family and Medical    FMLA................  29 CFR 825.300(a)(1)  ...........  $211................  ...........  $216.
                    Leave Act.
WHD..............  Fair Labor Standards  FLSA................  29 CFR 578.3(a)(1)..  ...........  $1,373..............  ...........  $1,409.
                    Act.
WHD..............  Fair Labor Standards  FLSA................  29 CFR 578.3(a)(2)..  ...........  $2,451..............  ...........  $2,515.
                    Act.
WHD..............  Fair Labor Standards  Child Labor.........  29 CFR                ...........  $2,451..............  ...........  $2,515.
                    Act.                                        579.1(a)(2)(i).
WHD..............  Fair Labor Standards  Child Labor.........  29 CFR                ...........  $1,373..............  ...........  $1,409.
                    Act.                                        579.1(a)(2)(ii).
WHD..............  Fair Labor Standards  Child Labor.........  29 CFR 570.140(b)(1)  ...........  $15,629.............  ...........  $16,035.
                    Act.
WHD..............  Fair Labor Standards  Child Labor.........  29 CFR                ...........  $15,629.............  ...........  $16,035.
                    Act.                                        579.1(a)(1)(i)(A).
WHD..............  Fair Labor Standards  Child Labor that      29 CFR 570.140(b)(2)  ...........  $71,031.............  ...........  $72,876.
                    Act.                  causes serious
                                          injury or death.
WHD..............  Fair Labor Standards  Child Labor that      29 CFR                ...........  $71,031.............  ...........  $72,876.
                    Act.                  causes serious        579.1(a)(1)(i)(B).
                                          injury or death.
WHD..............  Fair Labor Standards  Child Labor willful   29 CFR                ...........  $142,062............  ...........  $145,752.
                    Act.                  or repeated that      570.140(b)(2); 29
                                          causes serious        CFR
                                          injury or death       579.1(a)(1)(i)(B)
                                          (penalty amount       Doubled.
                                          doubled).
WHD..............  Migrant and Seasonal  MSPA................  29 CFR 500.1(e).....  ...........  $3,047..............  ...........  $3,126.
                    Agricultural Worker
                    Protection Act.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H1B.................  20 CFR 655.810(b)(1)  ...........  $2,304..............  ...........  $2,364.
                    Nationality Act.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H1B retaliation.....  20 CFR 655.801(b)...  ...........  $9,380..............  ...........  $9,624.
                    Nationality Act.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H1B willful or        20 CFR 655.810(b)(2)  ...........  $9,380..............  ...........  $9,624.
                    Nationality Act.      discrimination.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H1B willful that      20 CFR 655.810(b)(3)  ...........  $65,661.............  ...........  $67,367.
                    Nationality Act.      resulted in
                                          displacement of a
                                          US worker.
WHD..............  Immigration &         D-1.................  20 CFR 655.620(a)...  ...........  $11,524.............  ...........  $11,823.
                    Nationality Act.
WHD..............  Contract Work Hours   CWHSSA..............  29 CFR 5.5(b)(2)....  ...........  $32.................  ...........  $33.
                    and Safety
                    Standards Act.
WHD..............  Contract Work Hours   CWHSSA..............  29 CFR 5.8(a).......  ...........  $32.................  ...........  $33.
                    and Safety
                    Standards Act.
WHD..............  Walsh-Healey Public   Walsh-Healey........  41 CFR 50-201.3(e)..  ...........  $32.................  ...........  $33.
                    Contracts Act.
WHD..............  Employee Polygraph    EPPA................  29 CFR 801.42(a)....  ...........  $25,597.............  ...........  $26,262.
                    Protection Act.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H2A.................  29 CFR 501.19(c)....  ...........  $2,111..............  ...........  $2,166.
                    Nationality Act.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H2A willful or        29 CFR 501.19(c)(1).  ...........  $7,104..............  ...........  $7,289.
                    Nationality Act.      discrimination.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H2A Safety or health  29 CFR 501.19(c)(2).  ...........  $70,337.............  ...........  $72,164.
                    Nationality Act.      resulting in
                                          serious injury or
                                          death.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H2A willful or        29 CFR 501.19(c)(4).  ...........  $140,674............  ...........  $144,329.
                    Nationality Act.      repeated safety or
                                          health resulting in
                                          serious injury or
                                          death.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H2A failing to        29 CFR 501.19(d)....  ...........  $7,104..............  ...........  $7,289.
                    Nationality Act.      cooperate in an
                                          investigation.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H2A displacing a US   29 CFR 501.19(e)....  ...........  $21,101.............  ...........  $21,649.
                    Nationality Act.      worker.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H2A improperly        29 CFR 501.19(f)....  ...........  $21,101.............  ...........  $21,649.
                    Nationality Act.      rejecting a US
                                          worker.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H-2B................  29 CFR 503.23(b)....  ...........  $15,445.............  ...........  $15,846.
                    Nationality Act.

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WHD..............  Immigration &         H-2B................  29 CFR 503.23(c)....  ...........  $15,445.............  ...........  $15,846.
                    Nationality Act.
WHD..............  Immigration &         H-2B................  29 CFR 503.23(d)....  ...........  $15,445.............  ...........  $15,846.
                    Nationality Act.
WHD..............  Fair Labor Standards  Home Worker.........  29 CFR 530.302(a)...  ...........  $1,280..............  ...........  $1,313.
                    Act.
WHD..............  Fair Labor Standards  Home Worker.........  29 CFR 530.302(b)...           25  $1,280..............           26  $1,313.
                    Act.
WHD..............  United States-Mexico- Whistleblower.......  29 CFR                ...........  $59,079.............  ...........  $60,614.
                    Canada Agreement                            810.800(c)(3)(i).
                    Implementation Act..
OWCP.............  Longshore and Harbor  Failure to file       20 CFR 702.204......  ...........  $29,221.............  ...........  $29,980.
                    Workers'              first report of
                    Compensation Act.     injury or filing a
                                          false statement or
                                          misrepresentation
                                          in first report.
OWCP.............  Longshore and Harbor  Failure to report     20 CFR 702.236......  ...........  $356................  ...........  $365.
                    Workers'              termination of
                    Compensation Act.     payments.
OWCP.............  Longshore and Harbor  Discrimination        20 CFR 702.271(a)(2)        2,922  $14,608.............        2,998  $14,988.
                    Workers'              against employees
                    Compensation Act.     who claim
                                          compensation or
                                          testify in a LHWCA
                                          proceeding.
OWCP.............  Black Lung Benefits   Failure to report     20 CFR 725.621(d)...  ...........  $1,780..............  ...........  $1,826.
                    Act.                  termination of
                                          payments.
OWCP.............  Black Lung Benefits   Failure to secure     20 CFR                        174  ....................          179
                    Act.                  payment of benefits   726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                          for mines with
                                          fewer than 25
                                          employees.
OWCP.............  Black Lung Benefits   Failure to secure     20 CFR                        346  ....................          355
                    Act.                  payment of benefits   726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                          for mines with 25-
                                          50 employees.
OWCP.............  Black Lung Benefits   Failure to secure     20 CFR                        520  ....................          534
                    Act.                  payment of benefits   726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                          for mines with 51-
                                          100 employees.
OWCP.............  Black Lung Benefits   Failure to secure     20 CFR                        692  ....................          710
                    Act.                  payment of benefits   726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                          for mines with more
                                          than 100 employees.
OWCP.............  Black Lung Benefits   Failure to secure     20 CFR 726.302(c)(4)          174  ....................          179
                    Act.                  payment of benefits
                                          after 10th day of
                                          notice.
OWCP.............  Black Lung Benefits   Failure to secure     20 CFR 726.302(c)(5)          520  ....................          534
                    Act.                  payment of benefits
                                          for repeat
                                          offenders.
OWCP.............  Black Lung Benefits   Failure to secure     20 CFR 726.302(c)(6)  ...........  $3,558..............  ...........  $3,650.
                    Act.                  payment of
                                          benefits, maximum
                                          daily base penalty
                                          amount.
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