[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66260-66261]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27910]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0576; FRL-9987-07]

Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New
Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register new uses for
pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients.
Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to
comment on these applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 25, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the Docket
Identification (ID)
    Number and the File Symbol or EPA Registration Number of interest
as shown in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Goodis, Registration Division
(7505P), main telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>, email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The mailing address for each contact person is:
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC

20460-0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact
person's name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is
listed at the end of each application summary.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does This action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

II. Registration Applications

    EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide
products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant
to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA
is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on
these applications. Notice of receipt of these applications does not
imply a decision by the Agency on these applications.

III. New Uses

    1. EPA Registration Number: 100-617, 100-618. Docket ID number:
EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0127. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O.
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active ingredient: Propiconazole.
Product type: Fungicide. Proposed use: Avocado; brassica, leafy greens,
subgroup 4-16B, except watercress; celtuce; fennel, Florence; leaf
petiole vegetable subgroup 22B; swiss chard; tomato subgroup 8-10A;
vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B. Contact: RD.
    2. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-632 and 66222-272. Docket ID
number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0286. Applicant: IR-4 Project Headquarters,
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East,
Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. Active ingredient: Cyromazine.
Product type: Insecticide. Proposed uses: Brassica, leafy greens,
subgroup 4-16B; celtuce; chickpea, edible podded; chickpea, succulent
shelled; dwarf pea, edible podded; edible podded pea, edible podded;
grass-pea, edible podded; green pea, edible podded; English pea,
succulent shelled; garden pea, succulent shelled; Florence fennel;
green pea, succulent shelled; Kohlrabi; leafy green subgroup 4-16A;
leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B; lentil, edible podded; lentil,
succulent shelled; onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A; onion, green, subgroup
3-07B; pepper/eggplant subgroup 8-10B; pigeon pea, edible podded;
pigeon pea, succulent shelled; snap pea, edible podded; snow pea,
edible podded; sugar snap pea, edible podded; tomato subgroup 8-10A;
vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C; and vegetable, brassica,
head and stem, group 5-16, except broccoli. Contact: RD.
    3. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-1381 and 100-1374. Docket ID
number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0526. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active ingredient: Sedaxane.
Product type: Fungicide. Proposed use: vegetable, legume, group 6.
Contact: RD.
    4. EPA Registration Number: 1258-1286, 1258-1267 and 1258-1249.
Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0749. Applicant: Arch Chemicals Inc.
1200 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30004. Active ingredient:
N-Butyl-1, 2-benzisothiazolin-3-one. Product type: Materials
Preservative. Proposed use: Preserve Metal Working Fluids that are used
in open machining systems. Contact: AD.
    5. EPA Registration Numbers: 71512-7, 71512-9, 71512-10 and 71512-
14. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0273. Applicant: IR-4 Project
Headquarters, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College
Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. Active ingredient:
Flonicamid. Product type: Insecticide. Proposed use: Sunflower subgroup
20B. Contact: RD.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: December 4, 2018,
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-27910 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78554-78555]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30635]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2014-142]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption received.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to
improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of
FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the
inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to
affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.

DATE: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket
number and must be received on or before January 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2014-
0935 using any of the following methods:
     Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to the Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Fax: Fax comments to the Docket Management Facility at
202-493-2251.
     Hand Delivery: Bring comments to the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. Using the search function of our docket Web site, anyone can
find and read the comments received into any of our dockets, including
the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment
for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
    Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to
http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Terry Chasteen, ACE-114, 901
Locust St., Room 301, ACE-114, Kansas City, MO 64106; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(816) 329-4147.
    This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 22, 2014.
James M. Crotty,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption

    Docket No.: FAA-2014-0935.
    Petitioner: Terrafugia, Inc.
    Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 21.175, 43.1, 61.1, 61.325,
21.181, 43.3,

61.23, 61.327, 21.182, 43.7, 61.31, 61.403, 21.190, 61.45, 61.405,
21.191, 61.89, 61.411, 21.193, 61.113, 61.415, 61.303, 61.417, 61.305,
61.419, 61.315, 61.423, 61.317, 61.429, 61.321.
    Description of Relief Sought: The petitioner requests relief from
parts 21, 43, and 61 to permit its (roadable aircraft) vehicle, a
maximum operating weight of 1800 pounds and stall speed of 54 knots, so
that it may be treated as a light-sport aircraft for the purposes of
design, airworthiness, production, operation, training, and
maintenance.

[FR Doc. 2014-30635 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1751-1757]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28019]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 19

[FRL-10003-77-OECA]

Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promulgating this
final rule to adjust the level of the maximum (and minimum) statutory
civil monetary penalty amounts under the statutes the EPA administers.
This action is mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended through the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (``the 2015 Act'').
The 2015 Act prescribes a formula for annually adjusting the statutory
maximum (and minimum) amount of civil penalties to reflect inflation,
maintain the deterrent effect of statutory civil penalties, and promote
compliance with the law. The rule does not necessarily revise the
penalty amounts that the EPA chooses to seek pursuant to its civil
penalty policies in a particular case. The EPA's civil penalty
policies, which guide enforcement personnel on how to exercise the
EPA's statutory penalty authorities, take into account a number of
fact-specific considerations, e.g., the seriousness of the violation,
the violator's good faith efforts to comply, any economic benefit
gained by the violator as a result of its noncompliance, and a
violator's ability to pay.

DATES: This final rule is effective January 13, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Smith-Watts, Office of Civil
Enforcement, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Mail Code
2241A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Since 1996, Federal agencies have been required to issue
regulations adjusting for inflation the statutory civil penalties \1\
that can be imposed under

the laws administered by that agency. The Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), required agencies to review their
statutory civil penalties every 4 years, and to adjust the statutory
civil penalty amounts for inflation if the increase met the DCIA's
adjustment methodology. In accordance with the DCIA, the EPA reviewed
and, as appropriate, adjusted the civil penalty levels under each of
the statutes the agency implements in 1996 (61 FR 69360), 2004 (69 FR
7121), 2008 (73 FR 75340), and 2013 (78 FR 66643).
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    \1\ The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of
1990, Public Law 101-410, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, defines ``civil
monetary penalty'' as any penalty, fine, or other sanction that--
(1)(i) is for a specific monetary amount as provided by Federal law;
or (ii) has a maximum amount provided for by Federal law; and (2) is
assessed or enforced by an agency pursuant to Federal law; and (3)
is assessed or enforced pursuant to an administrative proceeding or
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    The 2015 Act \2\ required each Federal agency to adjust the level
of statutory civil penalties under the laws implemented by that agency
with an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment through an interim final
rulemaking. The 2015 Act also required Federal agencies, beginning on
January 15, 2017, to make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation.
Section 4 of the 2015 Act requires each Federal agency to publish these
annual adjustments by January 15 of each year. The purpose of the 2015
Act is to maintain the deterrent effect of civil penalties by
translating originally enacted statutory civil penalty amounts to
today's dollars and rounding statutory civil penalties to the nearest
dollar.
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    \2\ The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Section 701 of Pub. L. 114-74) was signed
into law on Nov. 2, 2015, and further amended the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990.
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    As required by the 2015 Act, the EPA issued a catch-up rule on July
1, 2016, which was effective August 1, 2016 (81 FR 43091). The EPA made
its first annual adjustment on January 12, 2017, which was effective on
January 15, 2017 (82 FR 3633). The EPA made its second annual
adjustment on January 10, 2018, which was effective on January 15, 2018
(83 FR 1190). The EPA made its third annual adjustment on February 6,
2019 (84 FR 2056) and issued a subsequent correction on February 25,
2019 (84 FR 5955). This rule implements the fourth annual adjustment
mandated by the 2015 Act.
    The 2015 Act provides a formula for calculating the adjustments.
Each statutory maximum and minimum \3\ civil monetary penalty as
currently adjusted is multiplied by the cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier, which is the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index
for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the month of October 2019 exceeds
the CPI-U for the month of October 2018.\4\
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    \3\ Under Section 3(2)(A) of the 2015 Act, ``civil monetary
penalty'' means ``a specific monetary amount as provided by Federal
law''; or ``has a maximum amount provided for by Federal law.'' EPA-
administered statutes generally refer to statutory maximum
penalties, with the following exceptions: Section 311(b)(7)(D) of
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D), refers to a minimum
penalty of ``not less than $100,000 . . .''; Section 104B(d)(1) of
the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, 33 U.S.C.
1414b(d)(1), refers to an exact penalty of $600 ``[f]or each dry ton
(or equivalent) of sewage sludge or industrial waste dumped or
transported by the person in violation of this subsection in
calendar year 1992 . . .''; and Section 325(d)(1) of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1),
refers to an exact civil penalty of $25,000 for each frivolous trade
secret claim.
    \4\ Current and historical CPI-U's can be found on the Bureau of
Labor Statistics' website here: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/supplemental-files/historical-cpi-u-201910.pdf.
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    With this rule, the new statutory maximum and minimum penalty
levels listed in the third column of Table 1 of 40 CFR 19.4 will apply
to all civil penalties assessed on or after January 13, 2020, for
violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, the date the 2015 Act
was enacted. The former maximum and minimum statutory civil penalty
levels, which are in the fourth column of Table 1 to 40 CFR 19.4, will
now apply only to violations that occurred after November 2, 2015,
where the penalties were assessed on or after February 6, 2019, but
before January 13, 2020. The statutory civil penalty levels that apply
to violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015, are codified
at Table 2 to 40 CFR 19.4.\5\ The fifth column of Table 1 and the
seventh column of Table 2 display the statutory civil penalty levels as
originally enacted.
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    \5\ With this rule, for ease of reference, the order of the
Tables and the columns within each Table are now presented in
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    The formula for determining the cost-of-living or inflation
adjustment to statutory civil penalties consists of the following
steps:
    Step 1: The cost-of-living adjustment multiplier for 2020 is the
percentage by which the CPI-U of October 2019 (257.346) exceeds the
CPI-U for the month of October 2018 (252.885), which is 1.01764.\6\
Multiply 1.01764 by the current penalty amount. This is the raw
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    \6\ Section 5(b) of the 2015 Act provides that the term ``cost-
of-living adjustment'' means the percentage (if any) for each civil
monetary penalty by which--
    (1) the Consumer Price Index for the month of October preceding
the date of the adjustment, exceeds
    (2) the Consumer Price Index for the month of October 1 year
before the month of October referred to in paragraph (2).
    Because the CPI-U for October 2019 is 257.346 and the CPI-U for
October 2018 is 252.885, the cost-of-living multiplier is 1.01764
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    Step 2: Round the raw adjusted penalty value. Section 5 of the 2015
Act states that any adjustment shall be rounded to the nearest multiple
of $1. The result is the final penalty value for the year.

II. The 2015 Act Requires Federal Agencies To Publish Annual Penalty
Inflation Adjustments Notwithstanding Section 553 of the Administrative
Procedures Act

    Pursuant to section 4 of the 2015 Act, each Federal agency is
required to publish annual adjustments no later than January 15 each
year. In accordance with section 553 of the Administrative Procedures
Act (APA), most rules are subject to notice and comment and are
effective no earlier than 30 days after publication in the Federal
Register. However, Section 4(b)(2) of the 2015 Act provides that each
agency shall make the annual inflation adjustments ``notwithstanding
section 553'' of the APA. Consistent with the language of the 2015 Act,
this rule is not subject to notice and an opportunity for public
comment and will be effective on January 13, 2020.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Additional information about these statutes and Executive orders
can be found at https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.

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

    This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to OMB for review.

B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs

    This action is not an Executive Order 13771 regulatory action
because this action is not significant under Executive Order 12866.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the PRA. This rule merely increases the level of statutory civil
penalties that can be imposed in the context of a Federal civil
administrative enforcement action or civil judicial case for violations
of EPA-administered statutes and their implementing regulations.

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    This action is not subject to the RFA. The RFA applies only to
rules subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the
APA, 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other statute. Because the 2015 Act directs
Federal agencies to publish this rule notwithstanding section 553 of
the APA, this rule is not subject to notice and comment requirements or
the RFA.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    This action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments. This action is required by the 2015 Act, without the
exercise of any policy discretion by the EPA. This action also imposes
no enforceable duty on any state, local or tribal governments or the
private sector. Because the calculation of any increase is formula-
driven pursuant to the 2015 Act, the EPA has no policy discretion to
vary the amount of the adjustment.

F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
a substantial direct effect on the states, on the relationship between
the National Government and the states, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.

G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments

    This action does not have tribal implications as specified in
Executive Order 13175.
    This rule merely reconciles the real value of current statutory
civil penalty levels to reflect and keep pace with the levels
originally set by Congress when the statutes were enacted. The
calculation of the increases is formula-driven and prescribed by
statute, and the EPA has no discretion to vary the amount of the
adjustment to reflect any views or suggestions provided by commenters.
Accordingly, this rule will not have a substantial direct effect on
tribal governments, on the relationship between the Federal Government
and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.
    Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.

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

    The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern environmental health or safety risks
that the EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect
children, per the definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in
section 2-202 of the Executive order. This action is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 because it does not concern an environmental
health risk or safety risk.

I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.

J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)

    The rulemaking does not involve technical standards.

K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    The EPA believes that this action is not subject to Executive Order
12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) because it does not establish an
environmental health or safety standard. Rather, this action is
mandated by the 2015 Act, which prescribes a formula for adjusting
statutory civil penalties on an annual basis to reflect inflation.

L. Congressional Review Act (CRA)

    This action is subject to the CRA, and the EPA will submit a rule
report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of
the United States. The CRA allows the issuing agency to make a rule
effective sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA if the agency makes
a good cause finding that notice and comment rulemaking procedures are
impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest (5 U.S.C.
808(2)). The EPA finds that the APA's notice and comment rulemaking
procedures are unnecessary because the 2015 Act directs Federal
agencies to publish their annual penalty inflation adjustments
``notwithstanding section 553 [of the APA].''

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 19

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Penalties.

    Dated: December 19, 2019.
Andrew R. Wheeler,
Administrator.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the EPA amends title 40,
chapter I, part 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 19--ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION

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1. The authority citation for part 19 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  Pub. L. 101-410, Oct. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 890, as
amended by Pub. L. 104-134, title III, sec. 31001(s)(1), Apr. 26,
1996, 110 Stat. 1321-373; Pub. L. 105-362, title XIII, sec. 1301(a),
Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3293; Pub. L. 114-74, title VII, sec.
701(b), Nov. 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 599.

0
2. Revise Sec.  19.2 to read as follows:

Sec.  19.2  Effective date.

    (a) The statutory civil penalty levels set forth in the third
column of Table 1 of Sec.  19.4 apply to all violations which occur or
occurred after November 2, 2015, where the penalties are assessed on or
after January 13, 2020. The statutory civil penalty levels set forth in
the fourth column of Table 1 of Sec.  19.4 apply to all violations
which occurred after November 2, 2015, where the penalties were
assessed on or after February 6, 2019 but before January 13, 2020.
    (b) The statutory penalty levels in the third column of Table 2 to
Sec.  19.4 apply to all violations which occurred after December 6,
2013 through November 2, 2015, and to violations occurring after
November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed before August 1, 2016.
The statutory civil penalty levels set forth in the fourth column of
Table 2 of Sec.  19.4 apply to all violations which occurred after
January 12, 2009 through December 6, 2013. The statutory civil penalty
levels set forth in the fifth column of Table 2 of Sec.  19.4 apply to
all violations which occurred after March 15, 2004 through January 12,
2009. The statutory civil penalty levels set forth in the sixth column
of Table 2 of Sec.  19.4 apply to all violations which occurred after
January 30, 1997 through March 15, 2004.

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3. Revise Sec.  19.4 to read as follows:

Sec.  19.4  Statutory civil penalties, as adjusted for inflation, and
tables.

    Table 1 of this section sets out the statutory civil penalty
provisions of statutes administered by the EPA, with the third column
setting out the latest operative statutory civil penalty levels for
violations that occur or occurred after November 2, 2015, where
penalties

are assessed on or after January 13, 2020. The fourth column displays
the operative statutory civil penalty levels where penalties were
assessed on or after February 6, 2019, but before January 13, 2020.
Table 2 of this section sets out the statutory civil penalty provision
of statutes administered by the EPA, with the operative statutory civil
penalty levels, as adjusted for inflation, for violations that occurred
on or before November 2, 2015, and for violations that occurred after
November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed before August 1, 2016.

                                          Table 1 of Sec.   19.4--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
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                                                                                Statutory civil
                                                                                Statutory civil           penalties for
                                                                                penalties for           violations that
                                                                                violations that      occurred after November
             U.S. Code citation                    Environmental statute       occurred after November       2, 2015, where          Statutory civil
                                                                                2, 2015, where      penalties were assessed   penalties, as enacted
                                                                                penalties are assessed  on or after February 6,
                                                                               on or after January 13,  2019 but before January
                                                                                2020                   13, 2020
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7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(1).........................  FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE,                  $20,288                  $19,936                   $5,000
                                               AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA).
7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(2) \1\.....................  FIFRA..........................        2,976/1,917/2,976        2,924/1,884/2,924          1,000/500/1,000
15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1)........................  TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT                      40,576                   39,873                   25,000
                                               (TSCA).
15 U.S.C. 2647(a)...........................  TSCA...........................                   11,665                   11,463                    5,000
15 U.S.C. 2647(g)...........................  TSCA...........................                    9,639                    9,472                    5,000
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)........................  PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES                      11,665                   11,463                    5,000
                                               ACT (PFCRA).
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)........................  PFCRA..........................                   11,665                   11,463                    5,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(d)...........................  CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)..........                   55,800                   54,833                   25,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A).....................  CWA............................            22,320/55,800            21,933/54,833            10,000/25,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B).....................  CWA............................           22,320/278,995           21,933/274,159           10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i)..................  CWA............................            19,277/48,192            18,943/47,357            10,000/25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii).................  CWA............................           19,277/240,960           18,943/236,783           10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A).....................  CWA............................             48,192/1,928             47,357/1,895             25,000/1,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B).....................  CWA............................                   48,192                   47,357                   25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C).....................  CWA............................                   48,192                   47,357                   25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D).....................  CWA............................            192,768/5,783            189,427/5,683            100,000/3,000
33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1).......................  MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH,                       1,284                    1,262                      600
                                               AND SANCTUARIES ACT (MPRSA).
33 U.S.C. 1415(a)...........................  MPRSA..........................          202,878/267,621          199,361/262,982           50,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(A)).....  CERTAIN ALASKAN CRUISE SHIP                14,791/36,975            14,535/36,334            10,000/25,000
                                               OPERATIONS (CACSO).
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(B)).....  CACSO..........................           14,791/184,874           14,535/181,669           10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(b)(1))........  CACSO..........................                   36,975                   36,334                   25,000
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1)........................  ACT TO PREVENT POLLUTION FROM                     75,867                   74,552                   25,000
                                               SHIPS (APPS).
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2)........................  APPS...........................                   15,173                   14,910                    5,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(b).........................  SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA).                   58,328                   57,317                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(A)...................  SDWA...........................                   58,328                   57,317                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(B)...................  SDWA...........................            11,665/40,640            11,463/39,936             5,000/25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(C)...................  SDWA...........................                   40,640                   39,936                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(b)(1)......................  SDWA...........................                   58,328                   57,317                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(1)......................  SDWA...........................           23,331/291,641           22,927/286,586           10,000/125,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(2)......................  SDWA...........................           11,665/291,641           11,463/286,586            5,000/125,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c).........................  SDWA...........................            20,288/43,280            19,936/42,530             5,000/10,000
42 U.S.C. 300i(b)...........................  SDWA...........................                   24,386                   23,963                   15,000
42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c).........................  SDWA...........................        141,943/1,419,442        139,483/1,394,837        100,000/1,000,000
42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2)........................  SDWA...........................                   10,143                    9,967                    2,500
42 U.S.C. 300j-4(c).........................  SDWA...........................                   58,328                   57,317                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 300j-6(b)(2)......................  SDWA...........................                   40,640                   39,936                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 300j-23(d)........................  SDWA...........................           10,705/107,050           10,519/105,194             5,000/50,000
42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5).......................  RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT                      18,149                   17,834                   10,000
                                               HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992.
42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2)........................  NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972......                   38,352                   37,687                   10,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3)........................  RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND                        101,439                   99,681                   25,000
                                               RECOVERY ACT (RCRA).

42 U.S.C. 6928(c)...........................  RCRA...........................                   61,098                   60,039                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(g)...........................  RCRA...........................                   75,867                   74,552                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2)........................  RCRA...........................                   61,098                   60,039                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 6934(e)...........................  RCRA...........................                   15,173                   14,910                    5,000
42 U.S.C. 6973(b)...........................  RCRA...........................                   15,173                   14,910                    5,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3).......................  RCRA...........................                   61,098                   60,039                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1).......................  RCRA...........................                   24,441                   24,017                   10,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2).......................  RCRA...........................                   24,441                   24,017                   10,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(b)...........................  CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)............                  101,439                   99,681                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1)........................  CAA............................           48,192/385,535           47,357/378,852           25,000/200,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3)........................  CAA............................                    9,639                    9,472                    5,000
42 U.S.C. 7524(a)...........................  CAA............................             48,192/4,819             47,357/4,735             25,000/2,500
42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1)........................  CAA............................                  385,535                  378,852                  200,000
42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1)........................  CAA............................                   48,192                   47,357                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B).....................  COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL                       58,328                   57,317                   25,000
                                               RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND
                                               LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA).
42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1)........................  CERCLA.........................                   58,328                   57,317                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1)........................  CERCLA.........................                   58,328                   57,317                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)...........................  CERCLA.........................           58,328/174,985           57,317/171,952            25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)...........................  CERCLA.........................           58,328/174,985           57,317/171,952            25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(a)..........................  EMERGENCY PLANNING AND                            58,328                   57,317                   25,000
                                               COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
                                               (EPCRA).
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A)....................  EPCRA..........................                   58,328                   57,317                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2).......................  EPCRA..........................           58,328/174,985           57,317/171,952            25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3).......................  EPCRA..........................           58,328/174,985           57,317/171,952            25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1).......................  EPCRA..........................                   58,328                   57,317                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2).......................  EPCRA..........................                   23,331                   22,927                   10,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1).......................  EPCRA..........................                   58,328                   57,317                   25,000
42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1).......................  MERCURY-CONTAINING AND                            16,258                   15,976                   10,000
                                               RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
                                               MANAGEMENT ACT (BATTERY ACT).
42 U.S.C. 14304(g)..........................  BATTERY ACT....................                   16,258                   15,976                   10,000
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\1\ Note that 7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(2) contains three separate statutory maximum civil penalty provisions. The first mention of $1,000 and the $500 statutory
  maximum civil penalty amount were originally enacted in 1978 (Pub. L. 95-396), and the second mention of $1,000 was enacted in 1972 (Pub. L. 92-516).

                                          Table 2 of Sec.   19.4--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
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                                                                             Statutory
                                                                               civil
                                                                           penalties for     Statutory       Statutory       Statutory
                                                                            violations         civil           civil           civil
                                                                          after December   penalties for   penalties for   penalties for     Statutory
                                                                              6, 2013       violations      violations      violations         civil
            U.S. Code citation                  Environmental statute         through      after January    after March    after January   penalties, as
                                                                            November 2,      12, 2009        15, 2004        30, 1997         enacted
                                                                             2015, or         through         through      through March
                                                                             assessed       December 6,     January 12,      15, 2004
                                                                           before August       2013            2009
                                                                              1, 2016
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7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(1).......................  FEDERAL INSECTICIDE,                  $7,500          $7,500          $6,500          $5,500          $5,000
                                             FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE
                                             ACT (FIFRA).
7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(2).......................  FIFRA.......................       750/1,100       750/1,100       650/1,100       550/1,000       500/1,000
15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1)......................  TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
                                             (TSCA).
15 U.S.C. 2647(a).........................  TSCA........................           7,500           7,500           6,500           5,500           5,000
15 U.S.C. 2647(g).........................  TSCA........................           7,500           7,500           5,500           5,000           5,000
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)......................  PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES           7,500           7,500           6,500           5,500           5,000
                                             ACT (PFCRA).

31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)......................  PFCRA.......................           7,500           7,500           6,500           5,500           5,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(d).........................  CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA).......          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A)...................  CWA.........................   16,000/37,500   16,000/37,500   11,000/32,500   11,000/27,500   10,000/25,000
33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B)...................  CWA.........................  16,000/187,500  16,000/177,500  11,000/157,500  11,000/137,500  10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i)................  CWA.........................   16,000/37,500   16,000/37,500   11,000/32,500   11,000/27,500   10,000/25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)...............  CWA.........................  16,000/187,500  16,000/177,500  11,000/157,500  11,000/137,500  10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)...................  CWA.........................    37,500/2,100    37,500/1,100    32,500/1,100    27,500/1,100    25,000/1,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)...................  CWA.........................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)...................  CWA.........................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)...................  CWA.........................   150,000/5,300   140,000/4,300   130,000/4,300   110,000/3,300   100,000/3,000
33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1) \1\.................  MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH,             860             860             760             660             600
                                             AND SANCTUARIES ACT (MPRSA).
33 U.S.C. 1415(a).........................  MPRSA.......................  75,000/187,500  70,000/177,500  65,000/157,500  55,000/137,500  50,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(A))...  CERTAIN ALASKAN CRUISE SHIP    11,000/27,500   11,000/27,500   10,000/25,000      10,000/\2\   10,000/25,000
                                             OPERATIONS (CACSO).                                                                  25,000
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(B))...  CACSO.......................  11,000/147,500  11,000/137,500  10,000/125,000  10,000/125,000  10,000/125,000
33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(b)(1))......  CACSO.......................          27,500          27,500          25,000          25,000          25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(b).......................  SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT               37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
                                             (SDWA).
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(A).................  SDWA........................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(B).................  SDWA........................    7,000/32,500    7,000/32,500    6,000/27,500    5,000/25,000    5,000/25,000
42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(C).................  SDWA........................          32,500          32,500          27,500          25,000          25,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(b)(1)....................  SDWA........................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(1)....................  SDWA........................  16,000/187,500  16,000/177,500  11,000/157,500  11,000/137,500  10,000/125,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(2)....................  SDWA........................   7,500/187,500   7,500/177,500   6,500/157,500   5,500/137,500   5,000/125,000
42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c).......................  SDWA........................    7,500/16,000    7,500/16,000    6,500/11,000    5,500/11,000    5,000/10,000
42 U.S.C. 300i(b).........................  SDWA........................          21,500          16,500          16,500          15,000          15,000
42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c).......................  SDWA........................        120,000/        110,000/        100,000/      22,000/\3\   20,000/50,000
                                                                               1,150,000       1,100,000       1,000,000          55,000
42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2)......................  SDWA........................           3,750           3,750           2,750           2,750           2,500
42 U.S.C. 300j-4(c).......................  SDWA........................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 300j-6(b)(2)....................  SDWA........................          32,500          32,500          27,500          25,000          25,000
42 U.S.C. 300j-23(d)......................  SDWA........................    7,500/75,000    7,500/70,000    6,500/65,000    5,500/55,000    5,000/50,000
42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5).....................  RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT          16,000          16,000          11,000          11,000          10,000
                                             HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF
                                             1992.
42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2)......................  NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972...          16,000          16,000          11,000          11,000          10,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3)......................  RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND             37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
                                             RECOVERY ACT (RCRA).
42 U.S.C. 6928(c).........................  RCRA........................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(g).........................  RCRA........................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2)......................  RCRA........................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 6934(e).........................  RCRA........................           7,500           7,500           6,500           5,500           5,000
42 U.S.C. 6973(b).........................  RCRA........................           7,500           7,500           6,500           5,500           5,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3).....................  RCRA........................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1).....................  RCRA........................          16,000          16,000          11,000          11,000          10,000
42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2).....................  RCRA........................          16,000          16,000          11,000          11,000          10,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(b).........................  CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA).........          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1)......................  CAA.........................  37,500/320,000  37,500/295,000  32,500/270,000  27,500/220,000  25,000/200,000
42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3)......................  CAA.........................           7,500           7,500           6,500           5,500           5,000

42 U.S.C. 7524(a).........................  CAA.........................    3,750/37,500    3,750/37,500    2,750/32,500    2,750/27,500    2,500/25,000
42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1)......................  CAA.........................         320,000         295,000         270,000         220,000         200,000
42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1)......................  CAA.........................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B)...................  COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL           37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
                                             RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND
                                             LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA).
42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1)......................  CERCLA......................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1)......................  CERCLA......................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(b).........................  CERCLA......................  37,500/117,500  37,500/107,500   32,500/97,500   27,500/82,500   25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 9609(c).........................  CERCLA......................  37,500/117,500  37,500/107,500   32,500/97,500   27,500/82,500   25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(a)........................  EMERGENCY PLANNING AND                37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
                                             COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
                                             (EPCRA).
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A) \4\..............  EPCRA.......................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2).....................  EPCRA.......................  37,500/117,500  37,500/107,500   32,500/97,500   27,500/82,500   25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3).....................  EPCRA.......................  37,500/117,500  37,500/107,500   32,500/97,500   27,500/82,500   25,000/75,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1).....................  EPCRA.......................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2).....................  EPCRA.......................          16,000          16,000          11,000          11,000          10,000
42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1).....................  EPCRA.......................          37,500          37,500          32,500          27,500          25,000
42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1).....................  MERCURY-CONTAINING AND                16,000          16,000          11,000          10,000          10,000
                                             RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
                                             MANAGEMENT ACT (BATTERY
                                             ACT).
42 U.S.C. 14304(g)........................  BATTERY ACT.................          16,000          16,000          11,000          10,000          10,000
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\1\ Note that 33 U.S.C. 1414b (d)(1)(B) contains additional penalty escalation provisions that must be applied to the penalty amounts set forth in this
  Table 2. The amounts set forth in this Table 2 reflect an inflation adjustment to the calendar year 1992 penalty amount expressed in section
  104B(d)(1)(A), which is used to calculate the applicable penalty amount under MPRSA section 104B(d)(1)(B) for violations that occur in any subsequent
  calendar year.
\2\ CACSO was passed on December 21, 2000 as part of Title XIV of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001, Public Law 106-554, 33 U.S.C. 1901 note.
\3\ The original statutory penalty amounts of $20,000 and $50,000 under section 1432(c) of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c), were subsequently increased by
  Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, Public Law 107-188 (June 12,
  2002), to $100,000 and $1,000,000, respectively. The EPA did not adjust these new penalty amounts in its 2004 Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation
  Adjustment Rule (``2004 Rule''), published on February 13, 2004, because they had gone into effect less than two years prior to the 2004 Rule.
\4\ Consistent with how the EPA's other penalty authorities are displayed under this section, this Table 2 now delineates, on a subpart-by-subpart
  basis, the penalty authorities enumerated under section 325(b) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11045(b) (i.e., 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A), (b)(2), and (b)(3)).

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