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1The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment 

Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Section 701 of Pub. 

L.114–74) was signed into law on November 2, 

2015, and amended the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. 

2Under Section 3(2)(A) of the 2015 Act, a ‘‘ ‘civil 

monetary penalty’ [is] any penalty, fine or other 

sanction that- is for a specific monetary amount as 

provided by Federal law; or has a maximum 

amount provided for by Federal law.’’ EPAadministered statutes generally refer to statutory 

maximum penalties, with the following exceptions: 

Section 311(b)(7)(D) of the Clean Water Act, 33 

U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D), refers to a minimum penalty 

of ‘‘not less than $100,000 . . .’’; Section 

104b(d)(1)(A) of the Marine Protection, Research, 

and Sanctuaries Act, 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1)(A), 

refers to an exact penalty of $600 ‘‘[f]or each dry 

ton (or equivalent) of sewage sludge or industrial 

waste dumped or transported by the person in 

violation of this subsection in calendar year 1992 

. . .’’; and Section 325(d)(1) of the Emergency 

Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 

U.S.C. 11045(d)(1), refers to an exact civil penalty 

of $25,000 for each frivolous trade secret claim. 

3Current and historical CPI–Us can be found on 

the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ websites here: 

https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/supplemental-files/ 

historical-cpi-u-202410.pdf and https://

www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm. 

4Section 5(b) of the 2015 Act provides that the 

term ‘‘cost-of-living adjustment’’ means the 

percentage (if any) for each civil monetary penalty 

by which— 

(A) the Consumer Price Index for the month of 

October preceding the date of the adjustment, 

exceeds 

(B) the Consumer Price Index for the month of 

October 1 year before the month of October referred 

to in subparagraph (A). 

Because the CPI–U for October 2024 is 315.664 

and the CPI–U for October 2023 is 307.671, the costof-living multiplier is 1.02598 (315.664 divided by 

307.671). 

Issued in Washington, DC, by 

Ann Y. Orr, 

Acting Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00211 Filed 1–7–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7709–02–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 19 

[FRL–5906.9–01–OECA] 

Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation 

Adjustment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is promulgating this final 

rule to adjust the level of the maximum 

and minimum statutory civil monetary 

penalty amounts under the statutes the 

EPA administers. This action is 

mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as 

amended through the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (‘‘the 2015 

Act’’). The 2015 Act prescribes a 

formula for annually adjusting the 

statutory maximum and minimum 

amount of civil monetary penalties to 

reflect inflation, maintain the deterrent 

effect of statutory civil monetary 

penalties, and promote compliance with 

the law. The rule does not establish 

specific civil monetary penalty amounts 

the EPA may seek in particular cases. 

The EPA calculates those amounts, as 

appropriate, based on the facts of 

particular cases and applicable agency 

penalty policies. The EPA’s civil 

penalty policies, which guide 

enforcement personnel on how to 

exercise the EPA’s discretion within 

statutory penalty authorities, take into 

account a number of fact-specific 

considerations, e.g., the seriousness of 

the violation, the violator’s good faith 

efforts to comply, any economic benefit 

gained by the violator as a result of its 

noncompliance, and the violator’s 

ability to pay. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

January 8, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Smith-Watts, Office of Civil 

Enforcement, Office of Enforcement and 

Compliance Assurance, Mail Code 

2241A, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20460, telephone 

number: (202) 564–4083; smithwatts.david@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The 2015 Act 1 requires each Federal 

agency to adjust the statutory civil 

monetary penalties under the laws 

implemented by that agency annually, 

to account for inflation. Section 4 of the 

2015 Act requires each Federal agency 

to publish these adjustments by January 

15 of each year. The purpose of the 2015 

Act is to maintain the deterrent effect of 

civil monetary penalties by translating 

originally enacted statutory civil penalty 

amounts to today’s dollars and rounding 

statutory civil penalties to the nearest 

dollar. 

Since January 15, 2017, the EPA has 

made eight annual adjustments: (1) on 

January 12, 2017, effective on January 

15, 2017 (82 FR 3633); (2) on January 10, 

2018, effective on January 15, 2018 (83 

FR 1190); (3) on February 6, 2019, 

effective the same day (84 FR 2056), 

with a subsequent correction on 

February 25, 2019 (84 FR 5955); (4) on 

January 13, 2020, effective the same day 

(85 FR 1751); (5) on December 23, 2020, 

effective the same day (85 FR 83818); (6) 

on January 12, 2022, effective the same 

day (87 FR 1676); (7) on January 6, 2023, 

effective the same day (88 FR 986); and 

(8) on December 27, 2023, effective the 

same day (88 FR 89309). This rule 

implements the ninth annual 

adjustment mandated by the 2015 Act. 

The 2015 Act provides a formula for 

calculating the adjustments. Each 

statutory maximum and minimum 2

civil monetary penalty, as currently 

adjusted, is multiplied by the cost-ofliving adjustment multiplier, which is 

the percentage by which the Consumer 

Price Index for all Urban Consumers 

(CPI–U) for the month of October 2024 

exceeds the CPI–U for the month of 

October 2023.3

With this rule, the new statutory 

maximum and minimum penalty levels 

listed in the third column of Table 1 of 

40 CFR 19.4 will apply to all civil 

monetary penalties assessed on or after 

January 8, 2025, for violations that 

occurred after November 2, 2015, the 

date the 2015 Act was enacted. The 

former maximum and minimum 

statutory civil monetary penalty levels, 

which are in the fourth column of Table 

1 to 40 CFR 19.4, will now apply only 

to violations that occurred after 

November 2, 2015, where the penalties 

were assessed on or after December 27, 

2023, but before January 8, 2025. The 

statutory civil monetary penalty levels 

that apply to violations that occurred on 

or before November 2, 2015, are codified 

at Table 2 to 40 CFR 19.4. The fifth 

column of Table 1 and the seventh 

column of Table 2 display the statutory 

civil monetary penalty levels as 

originally enacted. 

The formula for determining the costof-living or inflation adjustment to 

statutory civil monetary penalties 

consists of the following steps: 

Step 1: The cost-of-living adjustment 

multiplier for 2025 is the percentage by 

which the CPI–U of October 2024 

(315.664) exceeds the CPI–U for the 

month of October 2023 (307.671), which 

is 1.02598.4 Multiply 1.02598 by the 

current penalty amount. This is the raw 

adjusted penalty value. 

Step 2: Round the raw adjusted 

penalty value. Section 5 of the 2015 Act 

states that any adjustment shall be 

rounded to the nearest multiple of $1. 

The result is the final penalty value for 

the year. 

II. The 2015 Act Requires Federal 

Agencies To Publish Annual Penalty 

Inflation Adjustments Notwithstanding 

Section 553 of the Administrative 

Procedure Act 

Pursuant to section 4 of the 2015 Act, 

each Federal agency is required to 


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publish adjustments no later than 

January 15 each year. In accordance 

with section 553 of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553, most 

rules are subject to notice and comment 

and are effective no earlier than 30 days 

after publication in the Federal 

Register. However, section 4(b)(2) of the 

2015 Act provides that each agency 

shall make the annual inflation 

adjustments ‘‘notwithstanding section 

553’’ of the APA. Consistent with the 

language of the 2015 Act, this rule is not 

subject to notice and an opportunity for 

public comment and will be effective on 

January 8, 2025. 

III. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Additional information about these 

statutes and Executive orders can be 

found at https://www.epa.gov/lawsregulations/laws-and-executive-orders. 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review and Executive 

Order 14094: Modernizing Regulatory 

Review 

This action is not a significant 

regulatory action as defined in 

Executive Order 12866, as amended by 

Executive Order 14094, and was 

therefore not subject to a requirement 

for Executive Order 12866 review. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

This action does not impose an 

information collection burden under the 

PRA. This rule merely increases the 

level of statutory civil monetary 

penalties that can be imposed in the 

context of a Federal civil administrative 

enforcement action or civil judicial case 

for violations of EPA-administered 

statutes and their implementing 

regulations. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

This action is not subject to the RFA. 

The RFA applies only to rules subject to 

notice and comment rulemaking 

requirements under the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553, or 

any other statute. Because the 2015 Act 

directs Federal agencies to publish this 

rule notwithstanding section 553 of the 

APA, this rule is not subject to notice 

and comment requirements or the RFA. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) 

This action does not contain an 

unfunded mandate as described in 

UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does 

not significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. This action implements 

mandates specifically and explicitly set 

forth in the 2015 Act without the 

exercise of any policy discretion by the 

EPA. This action also imposes no 

enforceable duty on any state, local or 

tribal governments or the private sector. 

Because the calculation of any increase 

is formula-driven pursuant to the 2015 

Act, the EPA has no policy discretion to 

vary the amount of the adjustment. 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

This action does not have federalism 

implications. It will not have a 

substantial direct effect 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. 

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This action does not have Tribal 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13175. This rule merely 

reconciles the real value of current 

statutory civil monetary penalty levels 

to keep pace with the levels originally 

set by Congress when the statutes were 

enacted or amended. The calculation of 

the increases is formula-driven and 

prescribed by statute, and the EPA has 

no discretion to vary the amount of the 

adjustment to reflect any views or 

suggestions provided by commenters. 

Accordingly, this rule will not have a 

substantial direct effect on tribal 

governments, 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. 

Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not 

apply to this action. 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

The EPA interprets Executive Order 

13045 as applying only to those 

regulatory actions that concern 

environmental health or safety risks that 

the EPA has reason to believe may 

disproportionately affect children, per 

the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory 

action’’ in section 2–202 of the 

Executive Order. Therefore, this action 

is not subject to Executive Order 13045 

because it does not concern an 

environmental health risk or safety risk. 

Since this action does not concern 

human health, the EPA’s Policy on 

Children’s Health also does not apply. 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution or Use 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13211, because it is not a 

significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act (NTTAA) 

This rulemaking does not involve 

technical standards. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations and Executive 

Order 14096: Revitalizing Our Nation’s 

Commitment to Environmental Justice 

for All 

The EPA believes that this type of 

action does not concern human health 

or environmental conditions and 

therefore cannot be evaluated with 

respect to potentially disproportionate 

and adverse effects on communities 

with environmental justice concerns. As 

mandated by the 2015 Act, this rule 

adjusts for inflation the statutory civil 

monetary penalty amounts of the 

statutes administered by the EPA. 

The EPA acknowledges that the 

annual mandatory increase in civil 

penalty amounts to account for inflation 

may result in further deterrents of 

environmental violations that may 

trigger civil penalties. Deterring 

violations has the benefit of promoting 

the overarching purpose of 

environmental enforcement and may 

have a positive impact on the human 

health or environment of all populations 

including communities with 

environmental justice concerns. 

K. Congressional Review Act (CRA) 

This action is subject to the CRA, and 

the EPA will submit a rule report to 

each House of the Congress and to the 

Comptroller General of the United 

States. The CRA allows the issuing 

agency to make a rule effective sooner 

than otherwise provided by the CRA if 

the agency makes a good cause finding 

that notice and comment rulemaking 

procedures are impracticable, 

unnecessary or contrary to the public 

interest (5 U.S.C. 808(2)). The EPA finds 

that the APA’s notice and comment 

rulemaking procedures are unnecessary 

because the 2015 Act directs Federal 

agencies to publish their annual penalty 

inflation adjustments ‘‘notwithstanding 

section 553 [of the APA].’’ 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 19 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Penalties. 

Jane Nishida, 

Acting Administrator. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, the EPA amends title 40, 


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chapter I, part 19 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations as follows: 

PART 19—ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL 

MONETARY PENALTIES FOR 

INFLATION 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 19 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Pub. L. 101–410, Oct. 5, 1990, 

104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104– 

134, title III, sec. 31001(s)(1), Apr. 26, 1996, 

110 Stat. 1321–373; Pub. L. 105–362, title 

XIII, sec. 1301(a), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 

3293; Pub. L. 114–74, title VII, sec. 701(b), 

Nov. 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 599. 

■ 2. Revise § 19.2 to read as follows: 

§ 19.2 Effective date. 

(a) The statutory civil monetary 

penalty levels set forth in the third 

column of Table 1 of § 19.4 apply to all 

violations which occur or occurred after 

November 2, 2015, where the penalties 

are assessed on or after January 8, 2025. 

The statutory civil monetary penalty 

levels set forth in the fourth column of 

table 1 of § 19.4 apply to all violations 

which occurred after November 2, 2015, 

where the penalties were assessed on or 

after December 27, 2023, but before 

January 8, 2025. 

(b) The statutory monetary penalty 

levels in the third column of table 2 to 

§ 19.4 apply to all violations which 

occurred after December 6, 2013, 

through November 2, 2015, and to 

violations occurring after November 2, 

2015, where penalties were assessed 

before August 1, 2016. The statutory 

civil monetary penalty levels set forth in 

the fourth column of table 2 of § 19.4 

apply to all violations which occurred 

after January 12, 2009, through 

December 6, 2013. The statutory civil 

monetary penalty levels set forth in the 

fifth column of table 2 of § 19.4 apply 

to all violations which occurred after 

March 15, 2004, through January 12, 

2009. The statutory civil monetary 

penalty levels set forth in the sixth 

column of table 2 of § 19.4 apply to all 

violations which occurred after January 

30, 1997, through March 15, 2004. 

■ 3. Revise the section heading, 

introductory text, and table 1 of § 19.4 

to read as follows: 

§ 19.4 Statutory civil monetary penalties, 

as adjusted for inflation, and tables. 

Table 1 of this section sets out the 

statutory civil monetary penalty 

provisions of statutes administered by 

the EPA, with the third column setting 

out the latest operative statutory civil 

monetary penalty levels for violations 

that occur or occurred after November 2, 

2015, where penalties are assessed on or 

after January 8, 2025. The fourth column 

displays the operative statutory civil 

monetary penalty levels where penalties 

were assessed on or after December 27, 

2023, but before January 8, 2025. Table 

2 of this section sets out the statutory 

civil monetary penalty provision of 

statutes administered by the EPA, with 

the operative statutory civil monetary 

penalty levels, as adjusted for inflation, 

for violations that occurred on or before 

November 2, 2015, and for violations 

that occurred after November 2, 2015, 

where penalties were assessed before 

August 1, 2016. 

TABLE 1 OF § 19.4—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS

U.S. code citation Environmental statute 

Statutory civil monetary 

penalties for violations 

that occur or occurred 

after November 2, 2015, 

where penalties are 

assessed on or after 

January 8, 2025 

Statutory civil monetary 

penalties for violations 

that occurred after 

November 2, 2015, 

where penalties were 

assessed on or after 

December 27, 2023, 

but before 

January 8, 2025 

Statutory civil monetary 

penalties, as enacted 

7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(1) ........................... FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND 

RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA).

$24,885 $24,255 $5,000 

7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(2) 1 ......................... FIFRA ............................................................. 3,650/2,353/3,650 3,558/2,293/3,558 1,000/500/1,000 

15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1) ........................ TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT 

(TSCA).

49,772 48,512 37,500 

15 U.S.C. 2647(a) ............................ TSCA .............................................................. 14,308 13,946 5,000 

15 U.S.C. 2647(g) ............................ TSCA .............................................................. 11,823 11,524 5,000 

31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) ........................ PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT 

(PFCRA).

14,308 13,946 5,000 

31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2) ........................ PFCRA ........................................................... 14,308 13,946 5,000

33 U.S.C. 1319(d) ............................ CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) ......................... 68,445 66,712 25,000 

33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A) ................... CWA ............................................................... 27,378/68,445 26,685/66,712 10,000/25,000 

33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B) ................... CWA ............................................................... 27,378/342,218 26,685/333,552 10,000/125,000 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i) ................ CWA ............................................................... 23,647/59,114 23,048/57,617 10,000/25,000 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) ............... CWA ............................................................... 23,647/295,564 23,048/288,080 10,000/125,000 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A) ................... CWA ............................................................... 59,114/2,364 57,617/2,304 25,000/1,000 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B) ................... CWA ............................................................... 59,114 57,617 25,000 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C) ................... CWA ............................................................... 59,114 57,617 25,000 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D) ................... CWA ............................................................... 236,451/7,093 230,464/6,913 100,000/3,000 

33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1)(A) ................. MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND 

SANCTUARIES ACT (MPRSA).

1,575 1,535 600 

33 U.S.C. 1415(a) ............................ MPRSA ........................................................... 248,851/328,265 242,550/319,953 50,000/125,000 

33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 

1409(a)(2)(A)).

CERTAIN ALASKAN CRUISE SHIP OPERATIONS (CACSO).18,142/45,354 17,683/44,206 10,000/25,000 

33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 

1409(a)(2)(B)).

CACSO ........................................................... 18,142/226,768 17,683/221,026 10,000/125,000 

33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 

1409(b)(1)).

CACSO ........................................................... 45,354 44,206 25,000 

33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1) ........................ ACT TO PREVENT POLLUTION FROM 

SHIPS (APPS).

93,058 90,702 25,000 

33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2) ........................ APPS .............................................................. 18,610 18,139 5,000 

42 U.S.C. 300g–3(b) ........................ SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA) ...... 71,545 69,733 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 300g–3(g)(3)(A) ............... SDWA ............................................................. 71,545 69,733 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 300g–3(g)(3)(B) ............... SDWA ............................................................. 14,308/49,848 13,946/48,586 5,000/25,000 

42 U.S.C. 300g–3(g)(3)(C) ............... SDWA ............................................................. 49,848 48,586 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 300h–2(b)(1) .................... SDWA ............................................................. 71,545 69,733 25,000

42 U.S.C. 300h–2(c)(1) .................... SDWA ............................................................. 28,619/357,729 27,894/348,671 10,000/125,000 

42 U.S.C. 300h–2(c)(2) .................... SDWA ............................................................. 14,308/357,729 13,946/348,671 5,000/125,000 


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TABLE 1 OF § 19.4—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS—Continued 

U.S. code citation Environmental statute 

Statutory civil monetary 

penalties for violations 

that occur or occurred 

after November 2, 2015, 

where penalties are 

assessed on or after 

January 8, 2025 

Statutory civil monetary 

penalties for violations 

that occurred after 

November 2, 2015, 

where penalties were 

assessed on or after 

December 27, 2023, 

but before 

January 8, 2025 

Statutory civil monetary 

penalties, as enacted 

42 U.S.C. 300h–3(c) ........................ SDWA ............................................................. 24,885/53,088 24,255/51,744 5,000/10,000 

42 U.S.C. 300i(b) ............................. SDWA ............................................................. 29,911 29,154 15,000 

42 U.S.C. 300i–1(c) ......................... SDWA ............................................................. 174,109/1,741,100 169,700/1,697,012 100,000/1,000,000 

42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2) ......................... SDWA ............................................................. 12,442 12,127 2,500 

42 U.S.C. 300j–4(c) ......................... SDWA ............................................................. 71,545 69,733 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 300j–6(b)(2) ..................... SDWA ............................................................. 49,848 48,586 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 300j–23(d) ....................... SDWA ............................................................. 13,132/131,308 12,799/127,983 5,000/50,000 

42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5) ...................... RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992.22,263 21,699 10,000 

42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2) ........................ NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972 .................. 47,041 45,850 10,000 

42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3) ........................ RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA).124,426 121,275 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 6928(c) ............................ RCRA ............................................................. 74,943 73,045 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 6928(g) ............................ RCRA ............................................................. 93,058 90,702 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2) ........................ RCRA ............................................................. 74,943 73,045 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 6934(e) ............................ RCRA ............................................................. 18,610 18,139 5,000 

42 U.S.C. 6973(b) ............................ RCRA ............................................................. 18,610 18,139 5,000 

42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3) ...................... RCRA ............................................................. 74,943 73,045 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1) ...................... RCRA ............................................................. 29,980 29,221 10,000 

42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2) ...................... RCRA ............................................................. 29,980 29,221 10,000 

42 U.S.C. 7413(b) ............................ CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) ................................. 124,426 121,275 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1) ........................ CAA ................................................................ 59,114/472,901 57,617/460,926 25,000/200,000 

42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3) ........................ CAA ................................................................ 11,823 11,524 5,000 

42 U.S.C. 7524(a) ............................ CAA ................................................................ 59,114/5,911 57,617/5,761 25,000/2,500 

42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1) ........................ CAA ................................................................ 472,901 460,926 200,000 

42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1) ........................ CAA ................................................................ 59,114 57,617 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B) ................... COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA).71,545 69,733 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1) ........................ CERCLA ......................................................... 71,545 69,733 25,000

42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1) ........................ CERCLA ......................................................... 71,545 69,733 25,000

42 U.S.C. 9609(b) ............................ CERCLA ......................................................... 71,545/214,637 69,733/209,202 25,000/75,000 

42 U.S.C. 9609(c) ............................ CERCLA ......................................................... 71,545/214,637 69,733/209,202 25,000/75,000 

42 U.S.C. 11045(a) .......................... EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA).71,545 69,733 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A) ................. EPCRA ........................................................... 71,545 69,733 25,000 

42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2) ...................... EPCRA ........................................................... 71,545/214,637 69,733/209,202 25,000/75,000 

42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3) ...................... EPCRA ........................................................... 71,545/214,637 69,733/209,202 25,000/75,000 

42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1) ...................... EPCRA ........................................................... 71,545 69,733 25,000

42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2) ...................... EPCRA ........................................................... 28,619 27,894 10,000

42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1) ...................... EPCRA ........................................................... 71,545 69,733 25,000

42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1) ...................... MERCURY-CONTAINING AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT 

ACT (BATTERY ACT).

19,942 19,437 10,000 

42 U.S.C. 14304(g) .......................... BATTERY ACT ............................................... 19,942 19,437 10,000 

1 Note that 7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(2) contains three separate statutory maximum civil penalty provisions. The first mention of $1,000 and the $500 statutory maximum civil 

penalty amount were originally enacted in 1978 (Pub. L. 95–396), and the second mention of $1,000 was enacted in 1972 (Pub. L. 92–516). 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2024–0595; FRL–12391– 

03–R10] 

Interim Final Determination To Defer 

Sanctions; AK, Fairbanks North Star 

Borough 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Interim final determination. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is making an interim final 

determination that the State of Alaska 

has submitted state implementation 

plan (SIP) revisions that satisfy 

outstanding Clean Air Act requirements. 

This interim final determination defers 

the imposition of sanctions for the 2006 

24-hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) 

Fairbanks North Star Borough PM2.5

nonattainment area. This determination 

is based on a proposed approval, 

published in the ‘‘Proposed Rules’’ 

section of this Federal Register, of the 

SIP revisions, submitted by the State of 

Alaska (Alaska or the State) on 

December 4, 2024, to address Clean Air 

Act requirements for the 2006 24-hour 

PM2.5 national ambient air quality 

standards (NAAQS). 

DATES: This interim final determination 

is effective January 8, 2025. However, 

comments will be accepted until 

February 7, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10– 

OAR–2024–0595, at https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

The EPA may publish any comment 

received to its public docket. Do not 

submit electronically any information 

you consider to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information the disclosure of which is 


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