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1References to the CDO in this final rule include 

the CDO’s designee. 

(15) 375 milliliters. 

(16) 360 milliliters. 

(17) 355 milliliters. 

(18) 330 milliliters. 

(19) 300 milliliters. 

(20) 250 milliliters. 

(21) 200 milliliters. 

(22) 187 milliliters. 

(23) 180 milliliters. 

(24) 100 milliliters. 

(25) 50 milliliters. 

* * * * * 

PART 5—LABELING AND 

ADVERTISING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 5 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 5301, 7805, 27 U.S.C. 

205 and 207. 

■ 5. Revise § 5.203 to read as follows: 

§ 5.203 Standards of fill (container sizes). 

(a) Authorized standards of fill. The 

following metric standards of fill are 

authorized for distilled spirits, whether 

domestically bottled or imported: 

(1) 3.75 Liters. 

(2) 3 Liters. 

(3) 2 Liters. 

(4) 1.8 Liters. 

(5) 1.75 Liters. 

(6) 1.5 Liters. 

(7) 1.00 Liter. 

(8) 945 mL. 

(9) 900 mL. 

(10) 750 mL. 

(11) 720 mL. 

(12) 710 mL. 

(13) 700 mL. 

(14) 570 mL. 

(15) 500 mL. 

(16) 475 mL. 

(17) 375 mL. 

(18) 355 mL. 

(19) 350 mL. 

(20) 331 mL. 

(21) 250 mL. 

(22) 200 mL. 

(23) 187 mL. 

(24) 100 mL. 

(25) 50 mL. 

(b) Spirits bottled using outdated 

standards. Paragraph (a) of this section 

does not apply to: 

(1) Imported distilled spirits in the 

original containers in which entered 

into customs custody prior to January 1, 

1980; or 

(2) Imported distilled spirits bottled 

or packed prior to January 1, 1980, and 

certified as to such in a statement signed 

by an official duly authorized by the 

appropriate foreign government. 

PART 24—WINE 

■ 6. The authority citation for part 24 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 26 U.S.C. 5001, 

5008, 5041, 5042, 5044, 5061, 5062, 5121, 

5122–5124, 5173, 5206, 5214, 5215, 5351, 

5353, 5354, 5356, 5357, 5361, 5362, 5364– 

5373, 5381–5388, 5391, 5392, 5511, 5551, 

5552, 5661, 5662, 5684, 6065, 6091, 6109, 

6301, 6302, 6311, 6651, 6676, 7302, 7342, 

7502, 7503, 7606, 7805, 7851; 31 U.S.C. 9301, 

9303, 9304, 9306. 

■ 7. In § 24.255: 

■ a. Revise paragraph (b); and 

■ b. Remove the parenthetical authority 

citation at the end of the section. 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 24.255 Bottling or packing wine. 

* * * * * 

(b) Bottle or other container fill. (1) 

Proprietors of bonded wine premises 

and taxpaid wine bottling house 

premises must fill bottles or other 

containers as nearly as possible to 

conform to the amount shown on the 

label or blown in the bottle or marked 

on any container other than a bottle. 

However, in no event may the amount 

of wine contained in any individual 

bottle, due to lack of bottle uniformity, 

vary from the amount stated more than 

plus or minus: 

(i) 1.0 percent for 15.0 liters and 

above; 

(ii) 1.5 percent for 14.9 liters to 1.0 

liter; 

(iii) 2.0 percent for 750 mL to 550 mL; 

(iv) 2.5 percent for 500 mL to 473 mL; 

(v) 3.0 percent for 375 mL to 300 mL; 

(vi) 4 percent for 250 mL and 200 mL; 

(vii) 4.5 percent for 187 mL to 100 

mL; and 

(viii) 9.0 percent for 50 mL. 

(2) In such case, there will be 

substantially as many bottles overfilled 

as there are bottles underfilled for each 

lot of wine bottled. Short-filled bottles 

or other containers of wine which are 

sold or otherwise disposed of by the 

proprietor to employees for personal 

consumption need not be labeled, but, 

if labeled, need not show an accurate 

statement of net contents. 

* * * * * 

Signed: January 3, 2025. 

Mary G. Ryan, 

Administrator. 

Approved: January 3, 2025. 

Aviva R. Aron-Dine, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00271 Filed 1–8–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

29 CFR Part 1602 

RIN 3046–AB28 

Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements Under Title VII, the ADA, 

GINA, and the PWFA 

AGENCY: Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission (‘‘EEOC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’) is issuing a final rule 

amending its regulations regarding 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements to delegate authority for 

making determinations on hardship 

exemption applications, to set forth the 

procedure for applying for exemptions, 

and to provide a non-exhaustive list of 

criteria for considering exemption 

applications. 

DATES: Effective January 10, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Hozempa, Senior Attorney, at (202) 

921–2672 or Gary.Hozempa@eeoc.gov, 

or Lynn Dickinson, Senior Attorney, at 

(202) 921–2559 or Lynn.Dickinson@

eeoc.gov, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission. Requests for this 

document in an alternative format 

should be made to the EEOC’s Office of 

Communications and Legislative Affairs 

at (202) 921–3191 (voice), (800) 669– 

6820 (TTY), or (844) 234–5122 (ASL 

video phone). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 11, 2024, the EEOC published 

in the Federal Register a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (‘‘NPRM’’) 

announcing its proposal to amend 29 

CFR part 1602 by creating a new subpart 

addressing applications for exemptions 

that will be applicable to all EEO 

reports. This new subpart will replace 

the existing separate provisions 

addressing undue hardship applications 

for the six EEO reports; therefore, the 

NPRM also proposed to remove and 

reserve 29 CFR 1602.10, 1602.18, 

1602.25, 1602.35, 1602.44, and 1602.53. 

This new subpart will apply to all EEO 

reports as now constituted or 

subsequently modified. 

In addition, the Commission proposed 

to revise its regulations to: (1) delegate 

to its Chief Data Officer (CDO) or the 

CDO’s designee 1 the authority to make 

determinations on exemption 

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procedures for exemption applications; 

and (3) delineate the criteria that are 

used for assessing exemption 

applications. 

Comments 

The EEOC received two brief 

comments from individuals. Both 

comments emphasized the importance 

of efficiency when the EEOC processes 

hardship exemptions. Neither comment 

suggested changes to the text of the 

proposed rule. 

The final rule adopts all amendments 

proposed in the NPRM without any 

revisions. 

Regulatory Procedures 

Executive Order 12866 

The Commission has complied with 

the principles in section 1(b) of 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review. This final rule is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under section 3(f) of the order and does 

not require an assessment of potential 

costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) 

of the order. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. chapter 35) (PRA) applies to 

rulemakings in which an agency creates 

a new paperwork burden on regulated 

entities or modifies an existing burden. 

This final rule imposes no new 

information collection requirements on 

the public, and therefore it will create 

no new paperwork burdens or 

modifications to existing burdens that 

are subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

PRA. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Commission certifies under 5 

U.S.C. 605(b) that this final rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

To the extent that it affects small 

entities, it merely clarifies the process 

for requesting exemptions. For this 

reason, a regulatory flexibility analysis 

is not required. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

This final rule will not result in the 

expenditure by State, local, or tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or by the 

private sector, of $100 million or more 

in any one year, and it will not 

significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. To the extent that it may 

apply to state or local government 

reporting requirements, it merely 

clarifies the process for requesting 

exemptions. Therefore, no actions were 

deemed necessary under the provisions 

of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995. 

Congressional Review Act 

This final rule does not substantially 

affect the rights or obligations of nonagency parties and, accordingly, it is not 

a ‘‘rule’’ pursuant to the Congressional 

Review Act. Therefore, the reporting 

requirement of 5 U.S.C. 801 does not 

apply. 

List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 1602 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Equal employment 

opportunity, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Accordingly, for the reasons 

discussed in the preamble, the Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission 

amends 29 CFR part 1602 as follows: 

PART 1602—RECORDKEEPING AND 

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER 

TITLE VII, THE ADA, GINA, AND THE 

PWFA 

■ 1. The authority citation for 29 CFR 

part 1602 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000e–8, 2000e–12; 

44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 12117; 42 

U.S.C. 2000ff–6; 42 U.S.C. 2000gg–2. 

§§ 1602.10, 1602.18, 1602.25, 1602.35, 

1602.44, and 1602.53 [Removed and 

Reserved] 

■ 2. Remove and reserve §§ 1602.10, 

1602.18, 1602.25, 1602.35, 1602.44, and 

1602.53. 

■ 3. Add subpart S, consisting of 

§§ 1062.57 and 1602.58, to read as 

follows: 

Subpart S—Exemption From Reporting 

Requirements 

Sec. 

1602.57 Procedures. 

1602.58 Consideration of exemption 

requests. 

Subpart S—Exemption From Reporting 

Requirements 

§ 1602.57 Procedures. 

(a) If a filer claims that the 

preparation or filing of the report would 

create undue hardship, the filer may 

apply to the Commission for an 

exemption from the requirements set 

forth in this part by submitting a written 

exemption application according to the 

applicable collection’s accompanying 

instructions. Filers must demonstrate 

with specific facts (and supporting 

documentation, as appropriate) how 

preparing or filing the report would 

create undue hardship. 

(b) The Commission hereby delegates 

to its Chief Data Officer (CDO), or the 

CDO’s designee, authority to make 

determinations on applications for 

exemptions under this subpart. 

(1) The CDO shall expeditiously issue 

a written determination notifying the 

filer of the disposition of the exemption 

application. 

(2) If the CDO denies the application 

for an exemption, the CDO will notify 

the filer in writing of the following: 

(i) The deadline for filing the report, 

which will be at least 30 calendar days 

after the CDO’s determination; and 

(ii) That the filer may bring a civil 

action in the United States District 

Court for the district where the filer’s 

records are kept, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

2000e–8(c). 

(c) While an application is pending, 

the filer must continue to collect and 

prepare the data required for the report 

in case the exemption request is denied. 

(d) The CDO will report annually to 

the Commission the number of 

exemption applications received and 

the determinations made on those 

applications and will make the 

applications and written determinations 

available to the Commission. 

§ 1602.58 Consideration of exemption 

requests. 

(a) The CDO, or the CDO’s designee, 

will consider the facts and 

circumstances presented in each 

application, including but not limited 

to: 

(1) The nature and extent of the filer’s 

efforts to collect and retain the required 

information; 

(2) The degree to which the filer 

attempted to anticipate and preempt any 

problems in collecting and retaining the 

required information; 

(3) The filer’s prior data reporting 

history, including whether the filer 

previously failed to submit a report or 

requested an exemption, and if so, 

whether such exemption was granted; 

(4) The degree to which the 

circumstances are beyond the filer’s 

control or are extraordinary; and 

(5) The degree to which compliance 

has been rendered impracticable or 

impossible (e.g., due to natural disaster 

or data loss). 

(b) The filer bears the burden to 

demonstrate that the reporting 

requirement would result in undue 

hardship. 

(c) Circumstances that generally will 

not form the basis of a finding of undue 

hardship include, but are not limited to: 

(1) A filer’s number of establishments 

alone; 

(2) A filer’s lack of knowledge about 

the reporting requirements; 

(3) Routine or purposeful data 

expungement by the filer or a third 

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(4) A filer’s failure to plan for 

adequate data security, maintenance, or 

transfer (e.g., data loss due to a change 

in vendor or employee succession 

where the filer or vendor failed to back 

up the data). 

Dated: December 31, 2024. 

Charlotte A. Burrows, 

Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31751 Filed 1–8–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6570–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue 

30 CFR Part 1241 

[Docket No. ONRR–2022–0003; DS63644000 

DR2000000.CH7000 256D1113RT] 

RIN 1012–AA37 

2025 Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation 

Adjustments 

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue (‘‘ONRR’’), Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: 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 (referred to 

herein as the ‘‘Inflation Adjustment 

Acts’’), and Office of Management and 

Budget (‘‘OMB’’) guidance, ONRR is 

adjusting for inflation the civil monetary 

penalty (‘‘CMP’’) amounts it assesses 

under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 

Management Act of 1982 (‘‘FOGRMA’’). 

DATES: This rule is effective on January 

10, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on procedural issues, contact 

Ginger Hensley, Regulatory Specialist, 

by telephone at (303) 231–3171 or by 

email to Ginger.Hensley@onrr.gov. For 

questions on technical issues, contact 

Michael Marchetti, Enforcement & 

Financial Compliance Program 

Manager, by telephone at (303) 231– 

3125 or by email to Michael.Marchetti@

onrr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. ONRR’s Inflation-Adjusted Maximum 

Rates 

III. Procedural Matters 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 

14094) 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

C. Congressional Review Act 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

E. Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

F. Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

G. Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

H. Consultation With Indian Tribes 

(Executive Order 13175) 

I. Paperwork Reduction Act 

J. National Environmental Policy Act 

K. Effects on the Energy Supply (Executive 

Order 13211) 

L. Clarity of This Regulation 

M. Administrative Procedure Act 

I. Background 

FOGRMA, at 30 U.S.C. 1719(a)–(d), 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

(‘‘Secretary’’) to assess CMPs for royalty 

reporting and other violations. Pursuant 

to the authority delegated to it by the 

Secretary, ONRR published regulations 

at 30 CFR part 1241 implementing the 

Secretary’s CMP authority. The Inflation 

Adjustment Acts require Federal 

agencies to publish annual CMP 

inflation adjustments in the Federal 

Register by January 15 of each year. 

The Inflation Adjustment Acts and 

OMB Memorandum No. M–25–02, 

dated December 17, 2024 (‘‘OMB 

Memorandum’’) specify that the annual 

inflation adjustments are based on the 

percent change between the Consumer 

Price Index for all Urban Consumers 

(‘‘CPI–U’’) published by the Department 

of Labor for the month of October in the 

year of the previous adjustment, and the 

October CPI–U for the preceding year. 

The OMB Memorandum further 

specifies that the cost-of-living 

adjustment multiplier for CY 2025, not 

seasonally adjusted, is 1.02598 (October 

2024 CPI–U (315.664)/October 2023 

CPI–U (307.671) =1.02598). ONRR used 

this guidance to calculate required 

inflation adjustments. Pursuant to the 

Inflation Adjustment Acts, any increases 

in CMPs are rounded to the nearest 

whole dollar and the new maximum 

penalty rates apply to CMPs assessed 

after the date the increase takes effect. 

II. ONRR’s Inflation-Adjusted 

Maximum Rates 

This final rule increases the 

maximum CMP dollar amounts for each 

of the four violation categories 

identified in 30 U.S.C. 1719(a)–(d) and 

implemented by 30 CFR part 1241. The 

following table identifies the applicable 

ONRR regulations, the dollar amounts 

set forth in the regulations, and the 

adjusted amounts. 

30 CFR citation Current 

maximum penalty 

2025 Inflation 

adjustment multiplier 

2025 Adjusted 

maximum penalty 

1241.52(a)(2) ................................................................................................... $1,522 1.02598 $1,562 

1241.52(b) ........................................................................................................ 15,232 1.02598 15,628 

1241.60(b)(1) ................................................................................................... 30,461 1.02598 31,252 

1241.60(b)(2) ................................................................................................... 76,155 1.02598 78,134 

III. Procedural Matters 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 

14094) 

Executive Order (‘‘E.O.’’) 12866, as 

reaffirmed by E.O. 13563 and E.O. 

14094, provides that the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(‘‘OIRA’’) in the OMB will review all 

significant rules. OIRA has determined 

that agency regulations intended only to 

implement the annual inflation 

adjustments are not significant, 

provided they are consistent with the 

OMB Memorandum. Because ONRR is 

only implementing the annual inflation 

adjustments in this final rule, this rule 

is not significant under E.O. 12866. 

E.O. 13563 reaffirms the principles of 

E.O. 12866 while calling for 

improvements in the United States’ 

regulatory system to promote 

predictability, reduce uncertainty, and 

use the most innovative and least 

burdensome tools for achieving 

regulatory ends. E.O. 13563 directs 

agencies to consider regulatory 

approaches that reduce burdens and 

maintain flexibility and freedom of 

choice for the public where these 

approaches are relevant, feasible, and 

consistent with regulatory objectives. 

E.O. 13563 emphasizes that regulations 

must be based on the best available 

science and that the rulemaking process 

must allow for public participation and 

an open exchange of ideas. ONRR 

developed this rule in a manner 

consistent with these requirements. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This rule will not have a significant 

economic effect on a substantial number 

of small entities under the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (‘‘RFA’’), 5 U.S.C. 601, et 

seq., because the rule only makes an 

adjustment for inflation. The Federal 


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