penalty changes that are at least as effective as federal OSHA, within
six months after publication of the Department's IFR amending OSHA's
penalties. Thereafter, OSHA penalties will be increased by the cost-of-
living adjustment for every subsequent year by January 15th. State
Plans will also be required to increase their penalties regularly in
the future to maintain at least as effective penalty levels.
    State Plans are not required to impose monetary penalties on state
and local government employers. See Sec.  1956.11(c)(2)(x). Five (5)
states and one territory have State Plans that cover only state and
local government employees: Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New
York, Maine, and the Virgin Islands. Therefore, the requirements to
increase the penalty levels do not apply to these State Plans. Twenty-
one (21) states and one U.S. territory have State Plans that cover both
private sector employees and state and local government employees:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Puerto
Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
and Wyoming. These states must increase their penalties for private-
sector employers.
    Other than as listed above, this IFR 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 IFR 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.

D. The Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of 1999:
Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on Families

    This IFR will have no effect on family well-being or stability,
marital commitment, parental rights or authority, or income or poverty
of families and children. Accordingly, section 654 of the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations Act of 1999 (5 U.S.C. 601 note)
requires no further agency action, analysis, or assessment.

E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks

    This IFR will have no adverse impact on children. Accordingly,
Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks, as amended by Executive Orders 13229 and 13296,
requires no further agency action or analysis.

F. Environmental Impact Assessment

    A review of this Final Rule in accordance with the requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.; the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality, 40 CFR
1500 et seq.; and the Departmental NEPA procedures, 29 CFR part 11,
indicates that the Final Rule will not have a significant impact on the
quality of the human environment. As a result, there is no
corresponding environmental assessment or an environmental impact
statement.

G. Executive Order 13211: Energy Supply

    This IFR has been reviewed for its impact on the supply,
distribution, and use of energy because it applies, in part, to the
coal mining and uranium industries. MSHA has concluded that the
adjustment of civil monetary penalties to keep pace with inflation and
thus maintain the incentive for operators to maintain safe and
healthful workplaces is not a significant energy action because it is
not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy.
    This IFR has not been identified to have other impacts on energy
supply. Accordingly, Executive Order 13211 requires no further Agency
action or analysis.

H. Executive Order 12630: Constitutionally Protected Property Rights

    This IFR will not implement a policy with takings implications.
Accordingly, Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions and
Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property Rights, requires
no further agency action or analysis.

I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform Analysis

    This IFR was drafted and reviewed in accordance with Executive
Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This IFR was written to provide a
clear legal standard for affected conduct and was carefully reviewed to
eliminate drafting errors and ambiguities, so as to minimize litigation
and undue burden on the Federal court system. The Department has
determined that this IFR meets the applicable standards provided in
section 3 of Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects

20 CFR Part 655

    Immigration, Penalties, Labor.

20 CFR Part 702

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

20 CFR Part 725

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

20 CFR Part 726

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

29 CFR Part 5

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

29 CFR Part 500

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

29 CFR Part 501

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

29 CFR Part 530

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

29 CFR Part 570

    Administrative practice and procedure, Agriculture, Child labor,
Intergovernmental relations, Occupational safety and health, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.

29 CFR Part 578

    Penalties, Wages.

29 CFR Part 579

    Child labor, Penalties.

29 CFR Part 801

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

29 CFR Part 825

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

29 CFR Parts 1902 and 1903

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

29 CFR Part 2560

    Employee benefit plans, Employee Retirement Income Security Act,
Law enforcement, Penalties, Pensions, Reporting and recordkeeping

29 CFR Part 2575

    Administrative practice and procedure, Employee benefit plans,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Health care, Penalties,
Pensions

29 CFR Part 2590

    Employee benefit plans, Employee Retirement Income Security Act,
Health care, Health insurance, Penalties, Pensions, Reporting and
recordkeeping

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.

Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 20 CFR part 655 is amended
as follows:

Title 20--Employees' Benefits

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

0
1. Revise the general authority citation for part 655 to read as
follows:

    Authority:  Section 655.0 issued under 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i) and (ii), 1182(m), (n), and (t), 1184, 1188, and
1288(c) and (d); 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.; 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. 323, Pub.
L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2149; Title IV, Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat.
2681; Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); and 8 CFR
213.2(h)(4)(i). Section 655.00 issued under 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii), 1184, and 1188; 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.; and 8 CFR
214.2(h)(4)(i). Subparts A and C issued under 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) and 1184; 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.; and 8 CFR
214.2(h)(4)(i) ; and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990), Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec.  701.
Subpart B issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184, and
1188; and 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq; and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, Pub. L. 114-
74 at Sec.  701. Subparts D and E issued under 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(a), 1182(m), and 1184; 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.; and
sec. 3(c)(1), Pub. L. 101-238, 103 Stat. 2099, 2103 (8 U.S.C. 1182
note). Subparts F and G issued under 8 U.S.C. 1184 and 1288(c); and
29 U.S.C. 49 et seq; and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, Pub. L. 114-74 at
Sec.  701. Subparts H and I issued under 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) and (b1), 1182(n), 1182(t), and 1184; 29 U.S.C.
49 et seq.; sec 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 102-232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8
U.S.C. 1182 note); and Title IV, Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681;
and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec.  701. Subparts J and
K issued under 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.; and sec. 221(a), Pub. L. 101-
649, 104 Stat. 4978, 5027 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note). Subparts L and M
issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c), 1182(m), and 1184; and
29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.

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2. Amend Sec.  655.620 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec.  655.620  Civil money penalties and other remedies.

    (a) The Administrator may assess a civil money penalty not to
exceed $8,908 for each alien crewmember with respect to whom there has
been a violation of the attestation or subpart F or G of this part. The
Administrator may also impose appropriate remedy(ies).
* * * * *

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3. Amend Sec.  655.801 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:

Sec.  655.801  What protection do employees have from retaliation?

* * * * *
    (b) It shall be a violation of this section for any employer to
engage in the conduct described in paragraph (a) of this section. Such
conduct shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by sections
212(n)(2)(C)(ii) or (t)(3)(C)(ii) of the INA and Sec.  655.810(b)(2),
i.e., a fine of up to $7,251, disqualification from filing petitions
under section 204 or section 214(c) of the INA for at least two years,
and such further administrative remedies as the Administrator considers
appropriate.
* * * * *

0
4. Amend Sec.  655.810 by revising paragraphs (b)(1), (2) and (3)
introductory text, to read as follows:

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

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) An amount not to exceed $1,782 per violation for:
* * * * *
    (2) An amount not to exceed $7,251 per violation for:
* * * * *
    (3) An amount not to exceed $50,758 per violation where an employer
(whether or not the employer is an H-1B-dependent employer or willful
violator) displaced a U.S. worker employed by the employer in the
period beginning 90 days before and ending 90 days after the filing of
an H-1B petition

in conjunction with any of the following violations:
* * * * *

Department of Labor

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 20 CFR parts 702, 725, and
726 are amended as follows:

Title 20--Employees' Benefits

PART 702--ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE

0
5. The authority citation for part 702 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 901 et
seq.; 42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L.
114-74 at sec.701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174, 64
Stat. 1263; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.

0
6. Revise Sec.  702.204 to read as follows:

Sec.  702.204  Employer's report; penalty for failure to furnish and or
falsifying.

    Any employer, insurance carrier, or self-insured employer who
knowingly and willfully fails or refuses to send any report required by
Sec.  702.201, or who knowingly or willfully makes a false statement or
misrepresentation in any report, shall be subject to a civil penalty
not to exceed $22,587 for each such failure, refusal, false statement,
or misrepresentation for which penalties are assessed after August 1,
2016. The district director has the authority and responsibility for
assessing a civil penalty under this section.

0
7. Revise Sec.  702.236 to read as follows:

Sec.  702.236  Penalty for failure to report termination of payments.

    Any employer failing to notify the district director that the final
payment of compensation has been made as required by Sec.  702.235
shall be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of $275 for any
violation for which penalties are assessed after August 1, 2016. The
district director has the authority and responsibility for assessing a
civil penalty under this section.

0
8. In Sec.  702.271, revise paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows:

Sec.  702.271  Discrimination; against employees who bring proceedings,
prohibition and penalty.

    (a)(1) * * *
    (2) Any employer who violates this section, and has penalties
assessed for such violation after August 1, 2016, shall be liable for a
penalty of not less than $2,259 or more than $11,293 to be paid (by the
employer alone, and not by a carrier) to the district director for
deposit in the special fund described in section 44 of the Act, 33
U.S.C. 944; and shall restore the employee to his or her employment
along with all wages lost due to the discrimination unless the employee
has ceased to be qualified to perform the duties of employment.
* * * * *

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

0
9. The authority citation for part 725 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec.
701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; 30 U.S.C. 901 et
seq., 902(f), 921, 932, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 405;
Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.

0
10. In Sec.  725.621, revise paragraph (d) to read as follows:

Sec.  725.621  Reports.

* * * * *
    (d) Any employer who fails or refuses to file any report required
of such employer under this section, and has penalties assessed for
such failure or refusal after August 1, 2016, shall be subject to a
civil penalty not to exceed $1,375 for each failure or refusal, which
penalty shall be determined in accordance with the procedures set forth
in subpart D of part 726 of this subchapter, as appropriate.
* * * * *

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

0
11. The authority citation for part 726 is revised to read as follows:

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

0
12. Revise Sec.  726.300 to read as follows.

Sec.  726.300  Purpose and scope.

    Any operator which is required to secure the payment of benefits
under section 423 of the Act and Sec.  726.4 and which fails to secure
such benefits, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than
$1,000, as adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act of 1990, as amended, for each day during which such failure occurs.
If the operator is a corporation, the president, secretary, and
treasurer of the operator shall also be severally liable for the
penalty based on the operator's failure to secure the payment of
benefits. This subpart defines those terms necessary for administration
of the civil money penalty provisions, describes the criteria for
determining the amount of penalty to be assessed, and sets forth
applicable procedures for the assessment and contest of penalties.

0
13. In Sec.  726.302, revise paragraphs (c)(2)(i), (4), and (5) and add
(c)(6) to read as follows:

Sec.  726.302  Determination of penalty.

* * * * *
    (c)(1) * * *
    (2)(i) The daily base penalty amount shall be determined based on
the number of persons employed in coal mine employment by the operator,
or engaged in coal mine employment on behalf of the operator, on each
day of the period defined by this section.
    For penalties assessed after August 1, 2016, the daily base penalty
amount shall be computed as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Penalty (per
                        Employees                              day)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less than 25............................................            $134
25-50...................................................             268
51-100..................................................             402
More than 100...........................................             535
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *
    (4) Commencing with the 11th day after the operator's receipt of
the notification sent by the Director pursuant to Sec.  726.303, for
penalties assessed after August 1, 2016, the daily base penalty amounts
set forth in paragraph (c)(2)(i) shall be increased by $134.
    (5) In any case in which the operator, or any of its principals, or
an entity in which the operator's president, secretary, or treasurer
were employed, has been the subject of a previous penalty assessment
under this part, for penalties assessed after August 1, 2016, the daily
base penalty amounts shall be increased by $402.
    (6) The maximum daily base penalty amount applicable to any
violation of Sec.  726.4 for which penalties are assessed after August
1, 2016, shall be $2,750.
* * * * *

Department of Labor

Office of the Secretary of Labor

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 29 CFR part 5 is amended as
follows:

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
14. The authority citation for part 5 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; R.S. 161, 64 Stat. 1267; Reorganization
Plan No. 14 of 1950, 5 U.S.C. appendix; 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.; 40
U.S.C. 3145; 40 U.S.C. 3148; 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; and the laws
listed in 5.1(a) of this part; Secretary's Order No. 01-2014 (Dec.
19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at
Sec.  701, 129 Stat 584.

0
15. Amend Sec.  5.5 by revising the last sentence of paragraph (b)(2)
to read as follows:

Sec.  5.5  Contract provisions and related matters.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) * * * Such liquidated damages shall be computed with respect to
each individual laborer or mechanic, including watchmen and guards,
employed in violation of the clause set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of
this section, in the sum of $25 for each calendar day on which such
individual was required or permitted to work in excess of the standard
workweek of forty hours without payment of the overtime wages required
by the clause set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.
* * * * *

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16. Amend Sec.  5.8 by revising the second sentence in paragraph (a) to
read as follows:

Sec.  5.8  Liquidated damages under the Contract Work Hours and Safety
Standards Act.

    (a) * * * In the event of violation of this provision, the
contractor and any subcontractor shall be liable for the unpaid wages
and in addition for liquidated damages, computed with respect to each
laborer or mechanic employed in violation of the Act in the amount of
$25 for each calendar day in the workweek on which such individual was
required or permitted to work in excess of forty hours without payment
of required overtime wages.
* * * * *

Department of Labor

Wage and Hour Division

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 29 CFR parts 500, 501, 530,
570, 578, 579, 801, and 825 are amended as follows:

Title 29--Labor

PART 500--MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION

0
17. The authority citation for part 500 is revised 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.

0
18. Amend Sec.  500.1 by revising the second sentence in paragraph (e)
to read as follows:

Sec.  500.1  Purpose and scope.

* * * * *
    (e) * * * As provided in the Act, the Secretary is empowered, among
other things, to impose an assessment and to collect a civil money
penalty of not more than $2,355 for each violation, to seek a temporary
or permanent restraining order in a U.S. District Court, and to seek
the imposition of criminal penalties on persons who willfully and
knowingly violate the Act or any regulation under the Act.* * *
* * * * *

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

0
19. Revise the authority citation for part 501 to read as follows:

    Authority:  8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c), and 1188;
28 U.S.C. 2461 Note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec.  701.

0
20. Amend Sec.  501.19 by revising paragraphs (c) introductory text,
(c)(1), (2), (4), (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:

Sec.  501.19  Civil money penalty assessment.

* * * * *
    (c) A civil money penalty for each violation of the work contract
or a requirement of 8 U.S.C. 1188, 20 CFR part 655, subpart B, or the
regulations in this part will not exceed $1,631 per violation, with the
following exceptions:
    (1) A civil money penalty for each willful violation of the work
contract, or of 8 U.S.C. 1188, 20 CFR part 655, subpart B, or the
regulations in this part, or for each act of discrimination prohibited
by Sec.  501.4 shall not exceed $5,491;
    (2) A civil money penalty for a violation of a housing or
transportation safety and health provision of the work contract, or any
obligation under 8 U.S.C. 1188, 20 CFR part 655, subpart B, or the
regulations in this part, that proximately causes the death or serious
injury of any worker shall not exceed $54,373 per worker;
* * * * *
    (4) A civil money penalty for a repeat or willful violation of a
housing or transportation safety and health provision of the work
contract, or any obligation under 8 U.S.C. 1188, 20 CFR part 655,
subpart B, or the regulations in this part, that proximately causes the
death or serious injury of any worker, shall not exceed $108,745 per
worker.
    (d) A civil money penalty for failure to cooperate with a WHD
investigation shall not exceed $5,491 per investigation.
    (e) A civil money penalty for laying off or displacing any U.S.
worker employed in work or activities that are encompassed by the
approved Application for Temporary Employment Certification for H-2A
workers in the area of intended employment either within 60 days
preceding the date of need or during the validity period of the job
order, including any approved extension thereof, other than for a
lawful, job-related reason, shall not exceed $16,312 per violation per
worker.
    (f) A civil money penalty for improperly rejecting a U.S. worker
who is an applicant for employment, in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1188, 20
CFR part 655, subpart B, or the regulations in this part, shall not
exceed $16,312 per violation per worker.

PART 530--EMPLOYMENT OF HOMEWORKERS IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES

0
21. The authority citation for part 503 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: Sec. 11, 52 Stat. 1066 (29 U.S.C. 211) as amended by
sec. 9, 63 Stat. 910 (29 U.S.C. 211(d)); Secretary's Order No. 01-
2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461
note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990);
Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec.  701, 129 Stat 584.

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22. Revise Sec.  530.302 to read as follows:

Sec.  530.302  Amounts of civil money penalties.

    (a) A civil money penalty, not to exceed $989 per affected
homeworker for any one violation, may be assessed for any violation of
the Act or of this part or of the assurances given in connection with
the issuance of a certificate.
    (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:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          Penalty per affected homeworker
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                       Nature of violation                                                           Repeated,
                                                                       Minor        Substantial   intentional or
                                                                                knowing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recordkeeping...................................................         $20-198        $198-396        $396-989
Monetary violations.............................................          20-198         198-396
Employment of homeworkers without a certificate.................  ..............         198-396         396-989
Other violations of statutes, regulations or employer assurances          20-198         198-396         396-989
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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23. The authority citation for Subpart G of part 570 is revised to read
as follows:

    Authority: 52 Stat. 1060-1069, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 201-219; 28
U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec.  701.

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24. Amend Sec.  570.140 by revising paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) to read
as follows:

Sec.  570.140  General.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) $12,080 for each employee who was the subject of such a
violation; or
    (2) $54,910 with regard to each such violation that causes the
death or serious injury of any employee under the age of 18 years,
which penalty may be doubled where the violation is repeated or
willful.
* * * * *

PART 578--MINIMUM WAGE AND OVERTIME VIOLATIONS--CIVIL MONEY
PENALTIES

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25. The authority citation for part 578 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: Sec. 9, Pub. L. 101-157, 103 Stat. 938, sec. 3103,
Pub. L. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388-29 (29 U.S.C. 216(e)), Pub. L. 101-
410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as amended by Pub. L. 104-
134, section 31001(s), 110 Stat. 1321-358, 1321-373, and Pub. L.
114-74, 129 Stat 584.

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26. Amend Sec.  578.1 by revising the first two sentences to read as
follows:

Sec.  578.1  What does this part cover?

    Section 9 of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989 amended
section 16(e) of the Act to provide that any person who repeatedly or
willfully violates the minimum wage (section 6) or overtime provisions
(section 7) of the Act shall be subject to a civil money penalty not to
exceed $1,000 for each such violation. 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
inflationary adjustments be annually made in these civil money
penalties according to a specified cost-of-living formula. * * *
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27. Amend Sec.  578.3 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec.  578.3  What types of violations may result in a penalty being
assessed?

    (a) A penalty of up to $1,894 per violation may be assessed against
any person who repeatedly or willfully violates section 6 (minimum
wage) or section 7 (overtime) of the Act. The amount of the penalty
will be determined by applying the criteria in Sec.  578.4.
* * * * *

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

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28. The authority citation for part 579 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 203(l), 211, 212, 213(c), 216; Reorg. Plan
No. 6 of 1950, 64 Stat. 1263, 5 U.S.C. App; secs. 25, 29, 88 Stat.
72, 76; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 01-2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79
FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 Note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-7, 129
Stat 584.

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29. Amend Sec.  579.1 by revising paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A), (B), (2) and
(b) to read as follows:

Sec.  579.1  Purpose and scope.

    (a) * * *
    (1)(i) * * *
    (A) $12,080 for each employee who was the subject of such a
violation; or
    (B) $54,910 with regard to each such violation that causes the
death or serious injury of any employee under the age of 18 years,
which penalty may be doubled where the violation is a repeated or
willful violation.
* * * * *
    (2) Any person who repeatedly or willfully violates section 206 or
207 of the FLSA, relating to wages, shall be subject to a civil penalty
not to exceed $1,894 for each such violation.
* * * * *
    (b) 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.
* * * * *

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30. Amend Sec.  579.5 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec.  579.5  Determining the amount of the penalty and assessing the
penalty.

    (a) The administrative determination of the amount of the civil
penalty for each employee who was the subject of a violation of section
12 or section 13(c) of the Act relating to child labor or of any
regulation under those sections will be based on the available evidence
of the violation or violations and will take into consideration the
size of the business of the person charged and the gravity of the
violations as provided in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section.
* * * * *

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

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31. The authority citation for part 801 is revised 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.

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32. Amend Sec.  801.42 by revising paragraph (a) introductory text to
read as follows:

Sec.  801.42  Civil money penalties--assessment.

    (a) A civil money penalty in an amount not to exceed $19,787 for
any violation may be assessed against any employer for:
* * * * *

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

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33. The authority citation for part 825 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 2654; 28 U.S.C. 2461 Note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74 at
Sec.  701.

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34. Amend Sec.  825.300 by revising the last sentence in paragraph
(a)(1) to read as follows:

Sec.  825.300  Employer notice requirements.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * * An employer that willfully violates the posting
requirement may be assessed a civil money penalty by the Wage and Hour
Division not to exceed $163 for each separate offense.
* * * * *

Department of Labor

Public Contracts

    For the reasons stated in the preamble 41 CFR part 50-201 is
amended as follows:

Title 41--Public Contracts and Property Management

PART 50-201--GENERAL REGULATIONS

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35. The authority citation for part 50-201 is revised 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.

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36. Amend Sec.  50-201.3 by revising the first sentence of paragraph
(e) to read as follows:

Sec.  50-201.3  Insertion of stipulations.

* * * * *
    (e) Any breach or violation of any of the foregoing representations
and stipulations shall render the party responsible therefor liable to
the United States of America for liquidated damages, in addition to
damages for any other breach of the contract, in the sum of $25 per day
for each person under 16 years of age, or each convict laborer
knowingly employed in the performance of the contract, and a sum equal
to the amount of any deductions, rebates, refunds, or underpayment of
wages due to any employee engaged in the performance of the contract;
and, in addition, the agency of the United States entering into the
contract shall have the right to cancel same and to make open-market
purchases or enter into other contracts for the completion of the
original contract, charging any additional cost to the original
contractor. * * *
* * * * *

Department of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 29 CFR parts 1902 and 1903
are amended as follows:

Title 29--Labor

PART 1902--STATE PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF STATE
STANDARDS

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37. The authority citation for part 1902 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 8 and 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657, 667); 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).

Subpart B--Criteria for State Plans

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38. Amend Sec.  1902.4 by revising paragraph (c)(2)(xi) to read as
follows:

Sec.  1902.4  Indices of effectiveness.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (xi) Provides effective sanctions against employers who violate
State standards and orders, such as those set forth in the Act, and in
29 CFR 1903.15(d).
* * * * *

PART 1903--INSPECTIONS, CITATIONS, AND PROPOSED PENALTIES

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39. The authority citation for part 1903 is revised 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).

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40. Amend Sec.  1903.2 by revising paragraph (d) to read as follows:

Sec.  1903.2  Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations
and applicable standards.

* * * * *
    (d) Any employer failing to comply with the provisions of this
section shall be subject to citation and penalty in accordance with the
provisions of Sec.  1903.15(d).

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41. Amend Sec.  1903.6 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:

Sec.  1903.6  Advance notice of inspections.

* * * * *
    (b) In the situations described in paragraph (a) of this section,
advance notice of inspections may be given only if authorized by the
Area Director, except that in cases of apparent imminent danger,
advance notice may be given by the Compliance Safety and Health Officer
without such authorization if the Area Director is not immediately
available. When advance notice is given, it shall be the employer's
responsibility promptly to notify the authorized representative of
employees of the inspection, if the identity of such representative is
known to the employer. (See Sec.  1903.8(b) as to situations where
there is no authorized representative of employees.) Upon the request
of the employer, the Compliance Safety and Health Officer will inform
the authorized representative of employees of the inspection, provided
that the employer furnishes the Compliance Safety and Health Officer
with the identity of such representative and with such other
information as is necessary to enable him promptly to inform such
representative of the inspection. An employer who fails to comply with
his obligation under this paragraph promptly to inform the authorized
representative of employees of the inspection or to furnish such
information as is necessary to enable the Compliance Safety and Health
Officer promptly to inform such representative of the inspection, may
be subject to citation and penalty in accordance with

Sec.  1903.15(d)(4). Advance notice in any of the situations described
in paragraph (a) of this section shall not be given more than 24 hours
before the inspection is scheduled to be conducted, except in apparent
imminent danger situations and in other unusual circumstances.
* * * * *

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42. Amend Sec.  1903.15 by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) and adding
paragraph (d) to read as follows:

Sec.  1903.15  Proposed penalties.

    (a) After, or concurrent with, the issuance of a citation, and
within a reasonable time after the termination of the inspection, the
Area Director shall notify the employer by certified mail or by
personal service by the Compliance Safety and Health Officer of the
proposed penalty in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section, or
that no penalty is being proposed. Any notice of proposed penalty shall
state that the proposed penalty shall be deemed to be the final order
of the Review Commission and not subject to review by any court or
agency unless, within 15 working days from the date of receipt of such
notice, the employer notifies the Area Director in writing that he
intends to contest the citation or the notification of proposed penalty
before the Review Commission.
    (b) The Area Director shall determine the amount of any proposed
penalty, giving due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty
with respect to the size of the business of the employer being charged,
the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the employer, and the
history of previous violations, in accordance with the provisions of
section 17 of the Act and paragraph (d) of this section.
* * * * *
    (d) Adjusted civil monetary penalties. The adjusted civil penalties
for penalties proposed on or after August 1, 2016 are as follows:
    (1) Willful violation. The penalty per willful violation under
section 17(a) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. 666(a), shall not be less than
$8,908 and shall not exceed $124,709.
    (2) Repeated violation. The penalty per repeated violation under
section 17(a) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. 666(a), shall not exceed $124,709.
    (3) Serious violation. The penalty for a serious violation under
section 17(b) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. 666(b), shall not exceed $12,471.
    (4) Other-than-serious violation. The penalty for an other-than-
serious violation under section 17(c) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. 666(c),
shall not exceed $12,471.
    (5) Failure to correct violation. The penalty for a failure to
correct a violation under section 17(d) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. 666(d),
shall not exceed $12,471 per day.
    (6) Posting requirement violation. The penalty for a posting
requirement violation under section 17(i) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. 666(i),
shall not exceed $12,471.

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43. Amend Sec.  1903.16 by revising paragraph (d) to read as follows:

Sec.  1903.16  Posting of citations.

* * * * *
    (d) Any employer failing to comply with the provisions of
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section shall be subject to citation and
penalty in accordance with Sec.  1903.15(d).

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44. Amend Sec.  1903.18 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec.  1903.18  Failure to correct a violation for which a citation has
been issued.

    (a) If an inspection discloses that an employer has failed to
correct an alleged violation for which a citation has been issued
within the period permitted for its correction, the Area Director
shall, if appropriate, consult with the Regional Solicitor, and he
shall notify the employer by certified mail or by personal service by
the Compliance Safety and Health Officer of such failure and of the
additional penalty proposed under Sec.  1903.15(d)(5) by reason of such
failure. The period for the correction of a violation for which a
citation has been issued shall not begin to run until the entry of a
final order of the Review Commission in the case of any review
proceedings initiated by the employer in good faith and not solely for
delay or avoidance of penalties.
* * * * *

Department of Labor

Employee Benefits Security Administration

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 29 CFR parts 2560, 2575,
2590 are amended as follows:

Title 29--Labor

PART 2560--RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

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45. The authority citation for part 2560 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1002, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, and Secretary
of Labor's Order 1-2011, 77 FR 1088 (January 9, 2012). Pub. L. 101-
410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as amended by section
31001(s) of Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321-373, and section 701 of
Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 584.

Sec.  2560.502c-2  [Amended]

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46. Amend Sec.  2560.502c-2(b)(1) by removing the parenthetical phrase
``(or such other maximum amount as may be established by regulation
pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990, as amended)'' and adding in its place ``(adjusted for inflation
pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990, as amended).''

Sec.  2560-502c-4  [Amended]

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47. Amend Sec.  2560.502c-4(b)(1) by removing the parenthetical phrase
``(or such other maximum amount as may be established by regulation
pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990, as amended)'' and adding in its place ``(adjusted for inflation
pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990, as amended).''

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48. Amend Sec.  2560.502c-5 by revising the second sentence of
paragraph (b)(1) to read as follows:

Sec.  2560.502c-5  Civil penalties under section 502c-5.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) * * * However, the amount assessed under section 502(c)(5) or
the Act shall not exceed $1,000 a day (adjusted for inflation pursuant
to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as
amended), computed from the date of the administrator's failure or
refusal to file the report and, except as provided in paragraph (b)(2)
of this section, continuing up to the date on which a report meeting
the requirements of section 101(g) of the Act and 29 CFR 2520.101-2, as
determined by the Secretary, is filed.
* * * * *

Sec.  2560.502c-6  [Amended]

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49. Amend Sec.  2560.502c-6(b)(1) by removing the parenthetical phrase
``(or such other maximum amounts as may be established by regulation
pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990, as amended)'' and adding in its place ``(such amounts to be
adjusted for inflation pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended).''

Sec.  2560.502c-7  [Amended]

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50. Amend Sec.  2560.502c-7(b)(1) by removing the parenthetical phrase
``(or such other maximum amount as may be established by regulation
pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990, as amended)'' and adding in its place ``(adjusted for

inflation pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act of 1990, as amended).''

Sec.  2560.502c-8  [Amended]

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51. Amend Sec.  2560.502c-8(b)(1) by removing the parenthetical phrase
``(or such other maximum amount as may be established by regulation
pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990, as amended)'' and adding in its place ``(adjusted for inflation
pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990, as amended).''

PART 2575--ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER ERISA TITLE I

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52. The authority citation for subpart A of 29 CFR part 2575 is revised
to read as follows:

    Authority: Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note),
as amended by section 31001(s) of Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321-
373, and section 701 of Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 584; 29 U.S.C
1059(b), 1132(c), 1135 and 1185d; and Secretary of Labor's Order 1-
2011, 77 FR 1088 (January 9, 2012).

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53. Add Sec. Sec.  2575.1, 2575.2 and 2575.3 to read as follows:

Sec.  2575.1  In general.

    In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, Pub. L. 104-410, 104 Stat. 890, as
amended by the section 31001(s) of the Debt Collection Improvement Act
of 1996, Pub. L. 104-34, 110 Stat. 1321-373, and section 701 of the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015, Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 584, (collectively the Inflation
Adjustment Act), the applicable civil monetary penalties of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(ERISA), under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Labor
(Department) and listed in 29 CFR 2575.2 are adjusted as set forth in
this subpart, effective as of the relevant dates specified in Sec.
2575.2.

Sec.  2575.2  Catch-up adjustments to civil monetary penalties.

    The civil monetary penalties set forth in paragraphs (a) through
(m) of this section are adjusted for inflation as required by section
4(b)(1) of the Inflation Adjustment Act and 29 CFR 2575.1 as follows:
    (a) The civil monetary penalty of $10 for each employee established
by section 209(b) of ERISA, is adjusted to $11 for violations occurring
after July 29, 1997, for which a penalty is assessed before August 1,
2016 and to $28 for penalties assessed after August 1, 2016, and before
the effective date of the next adjustment for inflation made by the
Secretary in accordance with the Inflation Adjustment Act and Sec.
2575.3.
    (b) The civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000 established by
Section 502(c)(2) of ERISA is adjusted to $1,100 for violations
occurring after July 29, 1997, for which a penalty is assessed before
August 1, 2016, and to $2,063 for penalties assessed after August 1,
2016, and before the effective date of the next adjustment for
inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the Inflation
Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3.
    (c) The civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000 established by
section 502(c)(4) of ERISA is adjusted to $1,632 for penalties assessed
after August 1, 2016, and before the effective date of the next
adjustment for inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the
Inflation Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3.
    (d) The civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000 established by
Section 502(c)(5) of ERISA is adjusted to $1,100 for violations
occurring after March 24, 2003, for which a penalty is assessed before
August 1, 2016, and to $1,502 for penalties assessed after August 1,
2016, and before the effective date of the next adjustment for
inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the Inflation
Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3.
    (e) The civil monetary penalty of up to $100 not to exceed $1,000
per request, established by section 502(c)(6) of ERISA, is adjusted to
$110 not to exceed $1,100 per request for violations occurring after
March 24, 2003, for which a penalty is assessed before August 1, 2016,
and to $147 not to exceed $1,472 per request for penalties assessed
after August 1, 2016, and before the effective date of the next
adjustment for inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the
Inflation Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3.
    (f) The civil monetary penalty of up to $100 established by section
502(c)(7) of ERISA is adjusted to $131 for penalties assessed after
August 1, 2016, and before the effective date of the next adjustment
for inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the Inflation
Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3.
    (g) The civil monetary penalty of up to $1,100 established by
section 502(c)(8) of ERISA is adjusted to $1,296 for penalties assessed
after August 1, 2016, and before the effective date of the next
adjustment for inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the
Inflation Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3.
    (h) The civil monetary penalty of up to $100 established by section
502(c)(9)(A) of ERISA is adjusted to $110 for penalties assessed after
August 1, 2016, and before the effective date of the next adjustment
for inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the Inflation
Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3.
    (i) The civil monetary penalty of up to $100 established by section
502(c)(9)(B) of ERISA is adjusted to $110 for penalties assessed after
August 1, 2016, and before the effective date of the next adjustment
for inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the Inflation
Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3.
    (j) The civil monetary penalties established by section 502(c)(10)
of ERISA are adjusted in accordance with paragraphs (j)(1) through (4)
of this section:
    (1) The $100 civil monetary penalty of section 502(c)(10)(B)(i) of
ERISA is adjusted to $110 to for penalties assessed after August 1,
2016, and before the effective date of the next adjustment for
inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the Inflation
Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3;
    (2) The $2,500 minimum civil monetary penalty of section
502(c)(10)(C)(i) of ERISA for de minimis uncorrected violations is
adjusted to $2,745 for penalties assessed after August 1, 2016, and
before the effective date of the next adjustment for inflation made by
the Secretary in accordance with the Inflation Adjustment Act and Sec.
2575.3;
    (3) The $15,000 minimum civil monetary penalty of section
502(c)(10)(C)(ii) of ERISA for uncorrected violations that are not de
minimis is adjusted to $16,473 for penalties assessed after August 1,
2016, and before the effective date of the next adjustment for
inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the Inflation
Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3; and
    (4) The $500,000 maximum civil monetary penalty for unintentional
failures set in Section 502 (c)(10)(D)(iii)(II) of ERISA is adjusted to
$549,095, for penalties assessed after August 1, 2016, and before the
effective date of the next adjustment for inflation made by the
Secretary in accordance with the Inflation Adjustment Act and Sec.
2575.3.
    (k) The civil monetary penalty of up to $100 established by section
502(c)(12) of ERISA remains at $100 for penalties assessed after August
1, 2016, and before the effective date of the next adjustment for
inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the Inflation
Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3.
    (l) The maximum civil monetary penalty of $10,000 established by
section 502(m) of ERISA is adjusted to $15,909 for penalties assessed
after August 1, 2016, and before the effective date of the next
adjustment for inflation

made by the Secretary in accordance with the Inflation Adjustment Act
and Sec.  2575.3.
    (m) The civil monetary penalty of not more than $1,000, established
by Public Health Services Act section 2715(f) and incorporated into
ERISA by section 715 of ERISA, is adjusted to $1,087 for penalties
assessed after August 1, 2016, and before the effective date of the
next adjustment for inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with
the Inflation Adjustment Act and Sec.  2575.3.

Sec.  2575.3  Subsequent adjustments to civil monetary penalties.

    No later than January 15, starting in 2017, and each subsequent
year, the Secretary shall adjust for inflation the civil monetary
penalties described in Sec.  2575.2 and any future civil monetary
penalties enforceable by the Secretary under title I of ERISA and
publish such annual adjustments in the Federal Register notwithstanding
section 553 of the Administrative Procedures Act. Future penalties or
adjustments to the amount of the penalty that are enacted by statute or
regulation will not be adjusted for inflation in the first year those
penalty levels take effect. Annual inflation adjustments shall apply to
penalties assessed after the later of January 15 or the date notice of
the annual inflation adjustment is published in the Federal Register.
* * * * *

Sec. Sec.  2575.100, 2575.209b-1, 2575.502c-2, 2575.502c-5, and
2575.502c-6  [Removed]

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54. Remove Sec. Sec.  2575.100, 2575.209b-1, 2575.502c-2, 2575.502c-5,
and 2575.502c-6.

PART 2590--RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GROUP HEALTH PLANS

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55. The authority citation for part 2590 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 29 U.S.C. 1027, 1059, 1135, 1161-1168, 1169,
1181-1183, 1181 note, 1185, 1185a, 1185b, 1191, 1191a, 1191b, and
1191c; sec. 101(g), Pub. L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936; sec. 401(b),
Pub. L. 105-200, 112 Stat. 645 (42 U.S.C. 651 note); sec. 512(d),
Pub. L. 110-343, 122 Stat. 3881; sec. 1001, 1201, and 1562(e), Pub.
L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119, as amended by Pub. L. 111-152, 124 Stat.
1029; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as
amended by section 31001(s) of Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321-373,
and section 701 of Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 584; Secretary of
Labor's Order 1-2011, 77 FR 1088 (January 9, 2012).

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56. Amend Sec.  2590.715-2715 by revising the first sentence of
paragraph (e) to read as follows:

Sec.  2590.715-2715  Summary of benefits and coverage and uniform
glossary.

* * * * *
    (e) Failure to provide. A group health plan that willfully fails to
provide information under this section to a participant or beneficiary
is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 (adjusted for inflation
pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990, as amended) for each such failure. * * *

Department of Labor

Mine Safety and Health Administration

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 30 CFR part 100 is amended
as follows:

Title 30--Mineral Resources

PART 100--CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY
AND HEALTH ACT OF 1977

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57. The authority citation for part 100 is revised 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;

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58. Amend Sec.  100.3 by:
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a. Revising the first sentence of paragraph (a)(1); and
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b. Revising Table XIV in paragraph (g).
    The revisions read as follows:

Sec.  100.3  Determination of penalty amount; regular assessment.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Except as provided in Sec.  100.5(e), the operator of any mine
in which a violation occurs of a mandatory health or safety standard or
who violates any other provision of the Mine Act, as amended, shall be
assessed a civil penalty of not more than $68,300. * * *
* * * * *
    (g) * * *

                   Table XIV--Penalty Conversion Table
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                         Points                             Penalty ($)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
60 or fewer.............................................             127
61......................................................             138
62......................................................             149
63......................................................             162
64......................................................             175
65......................................................             190
66......................................................             206
67......................................................             223
68......................................................             241
69......................................................             262
70......................................................             283
71......................................................             307
72......................................................             334
73......................................................             361
74......................................................             390
75......................................................             423
76......................................................             459
77......................................................             496
78......................................................             538
79......................................................             583
80......................................................             632
81......................................................             684
82......................................................             741
83......................................................             803
84......................................................             870
85......................................................             943
86......................................................           1,021
87......................................................           1,105
88......................................................           1,198
89......................................................           1,298
90......................................................           1,406
91......................................................           1,522
92......................................................           1,649
93......................................................           1,786
94......................................................           1,935
95......................................................           2,097
96......................................................           2,271
97......................................................           2,460
98......................................................           2,665
99......................................................           2,887
100.....................................................           3,128
101.....................................................           3,388
102.....................................................           3,670
103.....................................................           3,976
104.....................................................           4,307
105.....................................................           4,666
106.....................................................           5,054
107.....................................................           5,475
108.....................................................           5,932
109.....................................................           6,426
110.....................................................           6,961
111.....................................................           7,540
112.....................................................           8,169
113.....................................................           8,849
114.....................................................           9,586
115.....................................................          10,384
116.....................................................          11,249
117.....................................................          12,186
118.....................................................          13,201
119.....................................................          14,301
120.....................................................          15,492
121.....................................................          16,782
122.....................................................          18,180
123.....................................................          19,694
124.....................................................          21,335
125.....................................................          23,110
126.....................................................          25,035
127.....................................................          27,121
128.....................................................          29,380
129.....................................................          31,827
130.....................................................          34,478
131.....................................................          37,349
132.....................................................          40,460
133.....................................................          43,829
134.....................................................          47,325
135.....................................................          50,821
136.....................................................          54,317
137.....................................................          57,812
138.....................................................          61,308
139.....................................................          64,804
140 or more.............................................          68,300
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0
59. Amend Sec.  100.4 by:

0
a. Revising paragraphs (a) and (b); and
0
b. Revising introductory paragraph (c).
    The revisions read as follows:

Sec.  100.4  Unwarrantable failure and immediate notification.

    (a) The minimum penalty for any citation or order issued under
section 104(d)(1) of the Mine Act shall be $2,277.
    (b) The minimum penalty for any order issued under section
104(d)(2) of the Mine Act shall be $4,553.
    (c) The penalty for failure to provide timely notification to the
Secretary under section 103(j) of the Mine Act will be not less than
$5,692 and not more than $68,300 for the following accidents:
* * * * *

0
60. Amend Sec.  100.5 by revising paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) to read
as follows:

Sec.  100.5  Determination of penalty amount; special assessment.

* * * * *
    (c) Any operator who fails to correct a violation for which a
citation has been issued under Section 104(a) of the Mine Act within
the period permitted for its correction may be assessed a civil penalty
of not more than $7,399 for each day during which such failure or
violation continues.
    (d) Any miner who willfully violates the mandatory safety standards
relating to smoking or the carrying of smoking materials, matches, or
lighters shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $313 for
each occurrence of such violation.
    (e) Violations that are deemed to be flagrant under section
110(b)(2) of the Mine Act may be assessed a civil penalty of not more
than $250,433. For purposes of this section, a flagrant violation means
``a reckless or repeated failure to make reasonable efforts to
eliminate a known violation of a mandatory health or safety standard
that substantially and proximately caused, or reasonably could have
been expected to cause, death or serious bodily injury.''
    Note: The following Appendix will not appear in the Code of Federal
Regulations.

                                                                    Appendix 1--Inflation Adjustment Act--Penalty Adjustments
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                                                                                New min
                                                                          Last year    Authority for       Min                                                       (rounded   New max (rounded
     Agency             Law         Name/ Description     CFR Citation     adjusted   last adjustment    penalty    Max penalty (non  11/15 Min    11/15 Max ($)        to         to nearest
                                                                          (non IAA)      (non IAA)      (non IAA)       IAA) ($)         ($)                         nearest        dollar)
                                                                                ($)                                                       dollar)
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MSHA...........  Federal Mine       Regular            30 CFR 100.3(A)..       2007  72 FR 13592......  .........  60,000...........  .........  70,000...........  .........  68,300.
                  Safety & Health    Assessment.
                  Act of 1977.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine       Penalty            30 CFR 100.3(G)..       2007  72 FR 13592......        112  60,000...........        112  70,000...........        127  68,300.
                  Safety & Health    Conversion Table.
                  Act of 1977.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine       Minimum Penalty    30 CFR 100.4(a)..       2007  72 FR 13592......      2,000  .................      2,000  .................      2,277  .................
                  Safety & Health    for any order
                  Act of 1977.       issued under
                                     104(d)(1) of the
                                     Mine Act.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine       Minimum penalty    30 CFR 100.4(b)..       2007  72 FR 13592......      4,000  .................      4,000  .................      4,553  .................
                  Safety & Health    for any order
                  Act of 1977.       issued under
                                     104(d)(2) of the
                                     Mine Act.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine       Penalty for        39 CFR 100.4(c)..       2007  72 FR 13592......      5,000  60,000...........      5,000  65,000...........      5,692  68,300.
                  Safety & Health    failure to
                  Act of 1977.       provide timely
                                     notification
                                     under 103(j) of
                                     the Mine Act.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine       Any operator who   30 CFR 100.5(C)..       2007  72 FR 13592......  .........  6,500............  .........  7,500............  .........  7,399.
                  Safety & Health    fails to correct
                  Act of 1977.       a violation for
                                     which a citation
                                     or order was
                                     issued under
                                     104(a) of the
                                     Mine Act.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine       Violation of       30 CFR 100.5(D)..       2007  72 FR 13592......  .........  275..............  .........  375..............  .........  313.
                  Safety & Health    mandatory safety
                  Act of 1977.       standards
                                     related to
                                     smoking
                                     standards.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine       Flagrant           30 CFR 100.5(e)..       2007  72 FR 13592......  .........  220,000..........  .........  242,000..........  .........  250,433.
                  Safety & Health    violations under
                  Act of 1977.       110(b)(2) of the
                                     Mine Act.
EBSA...........  Employee           Section 209(b):    29 CFR 2575.2(a).       1974  Pub. L. 93-406...  .........  10...............  .........  11...............  .........  28.
                  Retirement         Failure to
                  Income Security    furnish reports
                  Act.               (e.g., pension
                                     benefit
                                     statements) to
                                     certain former
                                     participants and
                                     beneficiaries or
                                     maintain records.
EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR 2575.2(b).       1987  Pub. L. 100-203..  .........  1,000............  .........  1,100............  .........  2,063.
                  Retirement         502(c)(2)--Per
                  Income Security    day for failure/
                  Act.               refusal to
                                     properly file
                                     plan annual
                                     report.
EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR 2575.2(c).       1993  Pub. L. 103-66...  .........  1,000............  .........  1,000............  .........  1,632.
                  Retirement         502(c)(4)--Per
                  Income Security    day for failure
                  Act.               to disclose
                                     certain
                                     documents upon
                                     request under
                                     ERISA 101(k) and
                                     (l); failure to
                                     furnish notices
                                     under 101(j) and
                                     514(e)(3)--each
                                     statutory
                                     recipient a
                                     separate
                                     violation.
EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR 2575.2(d).       1996  Pub. L. 104-91...  .........  1,000............  .........  1,100............  .........  1,502.
                  Retirement         502(c)(5)--Per
                  Income Security    day for each
                  Act.               failure to file
                                     annual report
                                     for Multiple
                                     Employer Welfare
                                     Arrangements
                                     (MEWAs).
EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR 2575.2(e).       1997  Pub. L. 105-34...  .........  100 per day, not   .........  110 per day, not   .........  147 per day, not
                  Retirement         502(c)(6)--Per                                                                 to exceed 1,000               to exceed 1,100               to exceed 1,472
                  Income Security    day for each                                                                   per request.                  per request.                  per request.
                  Act.               failure to
                                     provide
                                     Secretary of
                                     Labor requested
                                     documentation
                                     not to exceed a
                                     per-request
                                     maximum.
EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR 2575.2(f).       2002  Pub. L. 107-204..  .........  100..............  .........  100..............  .........  131.
                  Retirement         502(c)(7)--Per
                  Income Security    day for each
                  Act.               failure to
                                     provide notices
                                     of blackout
                                     periods and of
                                     right to divest
                                     employer
                                     securities--each
                                     statutory
                                     recipient a
                                     separate
                                     violation.

EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR 2575.2(g).       2006  Pub. L. 109-280..  .........  1,100............  .........  1,100............  .........  1,296.
                  Retirement         502(c)(8)--Per
                  Income Security    each failure by
                  Act.               an endangered
                                     status
                                     multiemployer
                                     plan to adopt a
                                     funding
                                     improvement plan
                                     or meet
                                     benchmarks;
                                     failure of a
                                     critical status
                                     multiemployer
                                     plan to adopt a
                                     rehabilitation
                                     plan.
EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR 2575.2(h).       2009  Pub. L. 111-3....  .........  100..............  .........  100..............  .........  110.
                  Retirement         502(c)(9)(A)--Pe
                  Income Security    r day for each
                  Act.               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           Section            29 CFR 2575.2(i).       2009  Pub. L. 111-3....  .........  100..............  .........  100..............  .........  110.
                  Retirement         502(c)(9)(B)--Pe
                  Income Security    r day for each
                  Act.               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--ea
                                     ch participant/
                                     beneficiary a
                                     separate
                                     violation.
EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR                  2008  Pub. L. 110-233..  .........  100..............  .........  100..............  .........  110.
                  Retirement         502(c)(10)--Fail   2575.2(j)(1).
                  Income Security    ure by any plan
                  Act.               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--dai
                                     ly per
                                     participant and
                                     beneficiary non-
                                     compliance
                                     period.
EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR                  2008  Pub. L. 110-233..      2,500  .................      2,500  .................      2,745  .................
                  Retirement         502(c)(10)--unco   2575.2(j)(2).
                  Income Security    rrected de
                  Act.               minimis
                                     violation.
EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR                  2008  Pub. L. 110-233..     15,000  .................     15,000  .................     16,473  .................
                  Retirement         502(c)(10)--unco   2575.2(j)(3).
                  Income Security    rrected
                  Act.               violations that
                                     are not de
                                     minimis.
EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR                  2008  Pub. L. 110-233..  .........  500,000..........  .........  500,000..........  .........  549,095.
                  Retirement         502(c)(10)--unin   2575.2(j)(4).
                  Income Security    tentional
                  Act.               failure maximum
                                     cap.
EBSA...........  Employee           Section            29 CFR 2575.2(k).       2014  Pub. L. 113-97...  .........  100..............  .........  100..............  .........  100.
                  Retirement         502(c)(12)--Per
                  Income Security    day for each
                  Act.               failure of a
                                     CSEC plan in
                                     restoration
                                     status to adopt
                                     a restoration
                                     plan.

EBSA...........  Employee           Section 502(m)--   29 CFR 2575.2(l).       1994  Pub. L. 103-465..  .........  10,000...........  .........  10,000...........  .........  15,909.
                  Retirement         Failure of
                  Income Security    fiduciary to
                  Act.               make a proper
                                     distribution
                                     from a defined
                                     benefit plan
                                     under section
                                     206(e) of ERISA.
EBSA...........  Employee           Failure to         29 CFR 2575.2(m).       2010  Pub. L. 111-148..  .........  1,000............  .........  1,000............  .........  1,087.
                  Retirement         provide Summary
                  Income Security    of Benefits
                  Act.               Coverage under
                                     PHS Act section
                                     2715(f), as
                                     incorporated in
                                     ERISA section
                                     715 and 29 CFR
                                     2590.715-2715(e).
OSHA...........  Occupational       Serious Violation  29 CFR                  1990  Pub. L. 101-508..  .........  7,000............  .........  7,000............  .........  12,471.
                  Safety and                            1903.15(d)(3).
                  Health Act.
OSHA...........  Occupational       Other-Than-        29 CFR                  1990  Pub. L. 101-508..  .........  7,000............  .........  7,000............  .........  12,471.
                  Safety and         Serious.           1903.15(d)(4).
                  Health Act.
OSHA...........  Occupational       Willful or         29 CFR                  1990  Pub. L. 101-508..      5,000  70,000...........      5,000  70,000...........      8,908  124,709.
                  Safety and         Repeated.          1903.15(d)(1)
                  Health Act.                           and 29 CFR
                                                        1903.15(d)(2).
OSHA...........  Occupational       Posting            29 CFR                  1990  Pub. L. 101-508..  .........  7,000............  .........  7,000............  .........  12,471.
                  Safety and         Requirement.       1903.15(d)(6).
                  Health Act.
OSHA...........  Occupational       Failure to Abate.  29 CFR                  1990  Pub. L. 101-508..  .........  7,000............  .........  7,000............  .........  12,471.
                  Safety and                            1903.15(d)(5).
                  Health Act.
WHD............  Family and         FMLA.............  29 CFR                  1993  Pub. L. 103-3....  .........  100..............  .........  110..............  .........  163.
                  Medical Leave                         825.300(a)(1).
                  Act.
WHD............  Fair Labor         FLSA.............  29 CFR 578.3(a)..       1989  Pub. L. 101-157..  .........  1,000............  .........  1,100............  .........  1,894.
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Fair Labor         Child Labor......  29 CFR                  2008  Pub. L. 110-233..  .........  11,000...........  .........  11,000...........  .........  12,080.
                  Standards Act.                        579.1(a)(1)(i)(A
                                                        ).
WHD............  Fair Labor         Child Labor        29 CFR                  2008  Pub. L. 110-233..  .........  50,000...........  .........  50,000...........  .........  54,910.
                  Standards Act.     resulting in       579.1(a)(1)(i)(B
                                     serious injury     ).
                                     or death.
WHD............  Fair Labor         CL willful or      29 CFR                  2008  Pub. L. 110-233..  .........  100,000..........  .........  100,000..........  .........  109,820.
                  Standards Act.     repeated           579.1(a)(1)(i)(B
                                     resulting in       ).
                                     serious injury
                                     or death.
WHD............  Migrant and        MSPA.............  29 CFR 500.1(e)..       1983  Pub. L. 97-470...  .........  1,000............  .........  1,000............  .........  2,355.
                  Seasonal
                  Agricultural
                  Worker
                  Protection Act.
WHD............  Immigration &      H1B..............  20 CFR                  1990  Pub. L. 101-649..  .........  1,000............  .........  1,000............  .........  1,782.
                  Nationality Act.                      655.810(b)(1).
WHD............  Immigration &      H1B willful or     20 CFR                  1998  Pub. L. 105-277..  .........  5,000............  .........  5,000............  .........  7,251.
                  Nationality Act.   discrimination.    655.810(b)(2).
WHD............  Immigration &      H1B willful that   20 CFR                  1998  Pub. L. 105-277..  .........  35,000...........  .........  35,000...........  .........  50,758.
                  Nationality Act.   resulted in        655.810(b)(3).
                                     displacement of
                                     a US worker.
WHD............  Immigration &      H2B \17\.........  29 CFR 503.23....       2005  Pub. L. 109-13...  .........  10,000...........  .........  10,000...........  .........  11,940.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Immigration &      D-1..............  20 CFR 655.620...       1990  Pub. L. 101-649..  .........  5,000............  .........  5,000............  .........  8,908.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Contract Work      CWHSSA...........  29 CFR 5.8(a)....       1962  Pub. L. 87-581...  .........  10...............  .........  10...............  .........  25.
                  Hours and Safety
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Walsh-Healey       Walsh-Healey.....  41 CFR 50-              1936  49 Stat. 2036....  .........  10...............  .........  10...............  .........  25.
                  Public Contracts                      201.3(e).
                  Act.
WHD............  Employee           EPPA.............  29 CFR 801.42(a).       1988  Pub. L. 100-347..  .........  10,000...........  .........  10,000...........  .........  19,787.
                  Polygraph
                  Protection Act.
WHD............  Immigration &      H2A..............  29 CFR 501.19(c).       2010  75 FR 6884.......  .........  1,500............  .........  1,500............  .........  1,631.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Immigration &      H2A willful or     29 CFR                  2008  73 FR 77110......  .........  5,000............  .........  5,000............  .........  5,491.
                  Nationality Act.   discrimination.    501.19(c)(1).
WHD............  Immigration &      H2A Safety or      29 CFR                  2010  75 FR 6,884......  .........  50,000...........  .........  50,000...........  .........  54,373.
                  Nationality Act.   health resulting   501.19(c)(2).
                                     in serious
                                     injury or death.
WHD............  Immigration &      H2A willful or     29 CFR                  2010  75 FR 6884.......  .........  100,000..........  .........  100,000..........  .........  108,745.
                  Nationality Act.   repeated safety    501.19(c)(4).
                                     or health
                                     resulting in
                                     serious injury
                                     or death.
WHD............  Immigration &      H2A failing to     29 CFR 501.19(d).       2008  73 FR 77110......  .........  5,000............  .........  5,000............  .........  5,491.
                  Nationality Act.   cooperate in an
                                     investigation.
WHD............  Immigration &      H2A displacing a   29 CFR 501.19(e).       2010  75 FR 6,884......  .........  15,000...........  .........  15,000...........  .........  16,312.
                  Nationality Act.   US worker.
WHD............  Immigration &      H2A improperly     29 CFR 501.19(f).       2010  75 FR 6,884......  .........  15,000...........  .........  15,000...........  .........  16,312.
                  Nationality Act.   rejecting a US
                                     worker.
WHD............  Fair Labor         Home Worker......  29 CFR 530.302...       1988  53 FR 45706......         10  500..............         10  500..............         20  989.
                  Standards Act.
OWCP...........  Longshore and      Failure to file    20 CFR 702.204...       1984  Pub. L. 98-426...  .........  10,000...........  .........  11,000...........  .........  22,587.
                  Harbor Workers'    first report of
                  Compensation Act.  injury or filing
                                     a false
                                     statement or
                                     misrepresentatio
                                     n in first
                                     report.

OWCP...........  Longshore and      Failure to report  20 CFR 702.236...       1927  44 Stat. 1432....  .........  100..............  .........  110..............  .........  275.
                  Harbor Workers'    termination of
                  Compensation Act.  payments.
OWCP...........  Longshore and      Discrimination     20 CFR                  1984  Pub. L. 98-426...      1,000  5,000............      1,100  5,500............      2,259  11,293.
                  Harbor Workers'    against            702.271(a)(2).
                  Compensation Act.  employees who
                                     claim
                                     compensation or
                                     testify in a
                                     LHWCA proceeding.
OWCP...........  Black Lung         Failure to report  20 CFR                  1978  Pub. L. 95-239...  .........  500..............  .........  550..............  .........  1,375.
                  Benefits Act.      termination of     725.621(b), (d).
                                     payments.
OWCP...........  Black Lung         Failure to file    20 CFR 725.621(d)       1978  Pub. L. 95-239...  .........  500..............  .........  550..............  .........  1,375.
                  Benefits Act.      required reports.
OWCP...........  Black Lung         Failure to secure  20 CFR 726.300...       1978  Pub. L. 95-239...  .........  1,000............  .........  1,000............  .........  2,500.
                  Benefits Act.      payment of
                                     benefits.
OWCP...........  Black Lung         Failure to secure  20 CFR                  2001  65 FR 79920......        100  .................        100  .................        134  .................
                  Benefits Act.      payment of         726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                     benefits for
                                     mines with fewer
                                     than 25
                                     employees.
OWCP...........  Black Lung         Failure to secure  20 CFR                  2001  65 FR 79920......        200  .................        200  .................        268  .................
                  Benefits Act.      payment of         726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                     benefits for
                                     mines with 25-50
                                     employees.
OWCP...........  Black Lung         Failure to secure  20 CFR                  2001  65 FR 79920......        300  .................        300  .................        402  .................
                  Benefits Act.      payment of         726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                     benefits for
                                     mines with 51-
                                     100 employees.
OWCP...........  Black Lung         Failure to secure  20 CFR                  2001  65 FR 79920......        400  .................        400  .................        535  .................
                  Benefits Act.      payment of         726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                     benefits for
                                     mines with more
                                     than 100
                                     employees.
OWCP...........  Black Lung         Failure to secure  20 CFR                  2001  65 FR 79920......        100  .................        100  .................        134  .................
                  Benefits Act.      payment of         726.302(c)(4).
                                     benefits after
                                     10th day of
                                     notice.
OWCP...........  Black Lung         Failure to secure  20 CFR                  2001  65 FR 79920......        300  .................        300  .................        402  .................
                  Benefits Act.      payment of         726.302(c)(5).
                                     benefits for
                                     repeat offenders.
OWCP...........  Black Lung         Failure to secure  20 CFR                  1978  Pub. L. 95-239...  .........  1,100............  .........  1,100............  .........  2,750.
                  Benefits Act.      payment of         726.302(c)(5).
                                     benefits.
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\17\ See supra note 6.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of June, 2016.
Thomas E. Perez,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2016-15378 Filed 6-30-16; 8:45 am]
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