[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 9346]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3626]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PR11-86-000]

Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation; Notice of Filing

    Take notice that on January 14, 2011, Arkansas Oklahoma Gas
Corporation (AOG) filed to request a case-specific waiver of section
284.126(b)(1)(iv) of the Commission's regulations which was promulgated
in Order No. 735.\1\ Order No. 735 requires all section 311 and Hinshaw
pipelines to file quarterly reports containing transportation
transaction information including receipt points for each transaction.
AOG requests waiver so that it can identify ``production pool'' as the
receipt point for its transactions instead of a specific receipt point
as more fully described in the filing.
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    \1\ Contract Reporting Requirements of Intrastate Natural Gas
Companies, Order No. 735, 131 FERC ] 61,150 (May 20, 2010).
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    Any person desiring to participate in this rate filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered
by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken,
but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any
person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or
motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests
must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing
an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the
intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or
protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, February 18, 2011.

    Dated: February 10, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-3626 Filed 2-16-11; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2964-2973]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00018]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

20 CFR Part 655

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

20 CFR Parts 702, 725, and 726

Wage and Hour Division

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

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1903

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Part 100

RIN 1290-AA41

Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Annual Adjustments for 2021

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, Office of the Secretary, Wage and Hour Division,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Mine Safety and
Health Administration, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this
final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties
assessed or enforced by the Department, pursuant to the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015
(Inflation Adjustment Act). The Inflation Adjustment Act requires the
Department to annually adjust its civil money penalty levels for
inflation no later than January 15 of each year. The Inflation
Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall adjust civil monetary
penalties notwithstanding Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA). Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a cost-
of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties. Accordingly,
this final rule sets forth the Department's 2021 annual adjustments for
inflation to its civil monetary penalties.

DATES: This final rule is effective on January 15, 2021. As provided by
the Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased penalty levels apply to any
penalties assessed after January 15, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin FitzGerald, Senior Policy
Advisor, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2312, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER> (this is not a
toll-free number). Copies of this final rule may be obtained in
alternative formats (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc), upon
request, by calling<PHONE_NUMBER> (this is not a toll-free number).
TTY/TDD callers may dial toll-free 1-877-889-5627 to obtain information
or request materials in alternative formats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Preamble Table of Contents

I. Background
II. Adjustment for 2021
III. Paperwork Reduction Act
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review, Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, and
Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs
VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act
VII. Other Regulatory Considerations
    A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
    B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
    C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal Governments
    D. The Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of
1999: Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on Families
    E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
    F. Environmental Impact Assessment
    G. Executive Order 13211: Energy Supply
    H. Executive Order 12630: Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights
    I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform Analysis

I. Background

    On November 2, 2015, Congress enacted the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Public Law 114-74,
sec. 701 (Inflation Adjustment Act), which further amended the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as previously amended
by the 1996 Debt Collection Improvement Act (collectively, the ``Prior
Inflation Adjustment Act''), to improve the effectiveness of civil
monetary penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. The
Inflation Adjustment Act required agencies to (1) adjust the level of
civil monetary penalties with an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment
through an interim final rule (IFR); and (2) make subsequent annual
adjustments for inflation no later than January 15 of each year.
    On July 1, 2016, the Department published an IFR that established
the initial catch-up adjustment for most civil penalties that the
Department administers and requested comments. See 81 FR 43430 (DOL
IFR). On January 18, 2017, the Department published the final rule
establishing the 2017 Annual Adjustment for those civil monetary
penalties adjusted in the DOL IFR. See 82 FR 5373 (DOL 2017 Annual
Adjustment). On July 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) (collectively, ``the
Departments'') jointly published an IFR that established the initial
catch-up adjustment for civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced
in connection with the employment of temporary nonimmigrant workers
under the H-2B program. See 81 FR 42983 (Joint IFR). On March 17, 2017,
the Departments jointly published the final rule establishing the 2017
Annual Adjustment for the H-2B civil monetary penalties. See 82 FR
14147 (Joint 2017 Annual Adjustment). The Joint 2017 Annual Adjustment
also explained that DOL would make future adjustments to the H-2B civil
monetary penalties consistent with DOL's delegated authority under 8
U.S.C. 1184(c)(14), Immigration and Nationality Act section 214(c)(14),
and the Inflation Adjustment Act. See 82 FR 14147-48. On January 2,
2018, the Department published the final rule establishing the 2018
Annual Adjustment for civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by
the Department, including H-2B civil monetary

penalties. See 83 FR 7 (DOL 2018 Annual Adjustment). On January 23,
2019, the Department published the final rule establishing the 2019
Annual Adjustment for civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by
the Department, including H-2B civil monetary penalties. See 84 FR 213
(DOL 2019 Annual Adjustment). On January 15, 2020, the Department
published the final rule establishing the 2020 Annual Adjustment for
civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Department,
including H-2B civil monetary penalties. See 85 FR 2292 (DOL 2020
Annual Adjustment).
    This rule implements the 2021 annual inflation adjustments, as
required by the Inflation Adjustment Act, for civil monetary penalties
assessed or enforced by the Department, including H-2B civil monetary
penalties.\1\ The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that the increased
penalty levels apply to any penalties assessed after the effective date
of the increase. Pursuant to the Inflation Adjustment Act, this final
rule is published notwithstanding Section 553 of the APA.
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    \1\ The Department is also responsible for administering and
enforcing a newly-enacted civil monetary penalty under the Fair
Labor Standards Act (see Public Law 115-141, section 1201 (2018))
and proposed regulations that would codify this civil monetary
penalty in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) on October 8, 2019.
See Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 84 FR
53956 (proposed Oct. 8, 2019). On December 30, 2020, the Department
published a final rule that codifies this civil monetary penalty,
adjusted for inflation pursuant to the Inflation Adjustment Act, in
the CFR, to be effective on March 1, 2021.
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    This rule is not an Executive Order 13771 regulatory action because
this rule is not significant under Executive Order 12866.
    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this rule
as not a `major rule,' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

II. Adjustment for 2020

    The Department has undertaken a thorough review of civil penalties
administered by its various components pursuant to the Inflation
Adjustment Act and in accordance with guidance issued by the Office of
Management and Budget.\2\
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    \2\ M-21-10, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for
2021, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
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    The Department first identified the most recent penalty amount,
which is the amount established by the 2020 annual adjustment as set
forth in the DOL 2020 Annual Adjustment published on January 15, 2020.
The Department is required to calculate the annual adjustment based on
the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Annual
inflation adjustments are based on the percent change between the
October CPI-U preceding the date of the adjustment, and the prior
year's October CPI-U; in this case, the percent change between the
October 2020 CPI-U and the October 2019 CPI-U. The cost-of-living
adjustment multiplier for 2021, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-
U) for the month of October 2020, not seasonally adjusted, is
1.01182.\3\ In order to compute the 2021 annual adjustment, the
Department multiplied the most recent penalty amount for each
applicable penalty by the multiplier, 1.01182, and rounded to the
nearest dollar. This resulted in increases to all but four of the
penalties administered by the Department, as set forth in the Appendix.
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    As provided by the Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased penalty
levels apply to any penalties assessed after the effective date of this
rule.\4\ Accordingly, for penalties assessed after January 15, 2021,
whose associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015, the higher
penalty amounts outlined in this rule will apply. The tables below
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    \4\ Appendix 1 consists of a table that provides ready access to
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On or before November 2, 2015........  On or before August 1, 2016..  Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
On or before November 2, 2015........  After August 1, 2016.........  Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
After November 2, 2015...............  After August 1, 2016, but on   August 1, 2016 levels.
                                        or before March 17, 2017.
After November 2, 2015...............  After March 17, 2017 but on    March 17, 2017 levels.
                                        or before January 2, 2018.
After November 2, 2015...............  After January 2, 2018 but on   January 2, 2018 levels.
                                        or before January 23, 2019.
After November 2, 2015...............  After January 23, 2019 but on  January 23, 2019 levels.
                                        or before January 15, 2020.
After November 2, 2015...............  After January 15, 2020 but on  January 15, 2020 levels.
                                        or before January 15, 2021.
After November 2, 2015...............  After January 15, 2021.......  January 15, 2021 levels.
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On or before November 2, 2015........  On or before August 1, 2016..  Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
On or before November 2, 2015........  After August 1, 2016.........  Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
After November 2, 2015...............  After August 1, 2016, but on   August 1, 2016 levels.
                                        or before January 13, 2017.
After November 2, 2015...............  After January 13, 2017 but on  January 13, 2017 levels.
                                        or before January 2, 2018.
After November 2, 2015...............  After January 2, 2018 but on   January 2, 2018 levels.
                                        or before January 23, 2019.
After November 2, 2015...............  After January 23, 2019 but on  January 23, 2019 levels.
                                        or before January 15, 2020.
After November 2, 2015...............  After January 15, 2020 but on  January 15, 2020 levels.
                                        or before January 15, 2021.

After November 2, 2015...............  After January 15, 2021.......  January 15, 2021 levels.
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III. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires
that the Department consider the impact of paperwork and other
information collection burdens imposed on the public. The Department
has determined that this final rule does not require any collection of
information.

IV. Administrative Procedure Act

    The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall annually
adjust civil monetary penalties for inflation notwithstanding section
553 of the APA. Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a
nondiscretionary cost-of-living formula for annual adjustment of the
civil monetary penalties. For these reasons, the requirements in
sections 553(b), (c), and (d) of the APA, relating to notice and
comment and requiring that a rule be effective 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register, are inapplicable.

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

    Executive Order 12866 requires that regulatory agencies assess both
the costs and benefits of significant regulatory actions. Under the
Executive Order, a ``significant regulatory action'' is one meeting any
of a number of specified conditions, including the following: Having an
annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; creating a
serious inconsistency or interfering with an action of another agency;
materially altering the budgetary impact of entitlements or the rights
of entitlement recipients; or raising novel legal or policy issues.
    The Department has determined that this final rule is not a
``significant'' regulatory action and a cost-benefit and economic
analysis is not required. This regulation merely adjusts civil monetary
penalties in accordance with inflation as required by the Inflation
Adjustment Act, and has no impact on disclosure or compliance costs.
The benefit provided by the inflationary adjustment to the maximum
civil monetary penalties is that of maintaining the incentive for the
regulated community to comply with the laws enforced by the Department,
and not allowing the incentive to be diminished by inflation.
    Executive Order 13563 directs agencies to assess all costs and
benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits,
reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility to
minimize burden.
    The Inflation Adjustment Act directed the Department to issue the
annual adjustments without regard to section 553 of the APA. In that
context, Congress has already determined that any possible increase in
costs is justified by the overall benefits of such adjustments. This
final rule makes only the statutory changes outlined herein; thus there
are no alternatives or further analysis required by Executive Order
13563.

VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. (RFA), imposes
certain requirements on Federal agency rules that are subject to the
notice and comment requirements of the APA, 5 U.S.C. 553(b). This final
rule is exempt from the requirements of the APA because the Inflation
Adjustment Act directed the Department to issue the annual adjustments
without regard to section 553 of the APA. Therefore, the requirements
of the RFA applicable to notices of proposed rulemaking, 5 U.S.C. 603,
do not apply to this rule. Accordingly, the Department is not required
to either certify that the final rule would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities or conduct a
regulatory flexibility analysis.

VII. Other Regulatory Considerations

A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538,
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a state, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. This Final Rule will not result in
such an expenditure. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary under
the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.

B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH
Act) (29 U.S.C. 667) requires Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA)-approved State Plans to have standards and an
enforcement program that are at least as effective as Federal OSHA's
standards and enforcement program. OSHA-approved State Plans must have
maximum and minimum penalty levels that are at least as effective as
Federal OSHA's, per section 18(c)(2) of the OSH Act. See also 29 CFR
1902.4(c)(2)(xi); 1902.37(b)(12). State Plans are required to increase
their penalties in alignment with OSHA's penalty increases to maintain
at least as effective penalty levels.
    State Plans are not required to impose monetary penalties on state
and local government employers. See 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, Maine, New Jersey,
New York, and the Virgin Islands. Therefore, the requirements to
increase the penalty levels do not apply to these State Plans. Twenty-
one states and one U.S. territory have State Plans that cover both
private sector employees and state and local government employees:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Puerto
Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
and Wyoming. They must increase their penalties for private-sector
employers.
    Other than as listed above, this final rule does not have
federalism implications because it does not have substantial direct
effects on the states, on the relationship between the national
government and the states, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Accordingly,
Executive Order 13132, Federalism,

requires no further agency action or analysis.

C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal Governments

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

List of Subjects

20 CFR Part 655

    Immigration, Labor, Penalties.

20 CFR Part 702

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

20 CFR Part 725

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

20 CFR Part 726

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

29 CFR Part 500

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

29 CFR Part 501

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

29 CFR Part 503

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

29 CFR Part 530

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

29 CFR Part 570

    Child labor, Law enforcement, Penalties.

29 CFR Part 578

    Penalties, Wages.

29 CFR Part 579

    Child labor, Penalties.

29 CFR Part 801

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

29 CFR Part 825

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

29 CFR Part 1903

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

30 CFR Part 100

    Mine safety and health, Penalties.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 20 CFR chapters V and VI,
29 CFR chapters V and XVII, and 30 CFR chapter I are amended as
follows:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Title 20--Employees' Benefits

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

0
1. The authority citation for part 655 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Section 655.0 issued under 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(E)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(H)(i) and (ii), 8 U.S.C.
1103(a)(6), 1182(m), (n), (p) and (t), 1184(c), (g), and (j), 1188,
and 1288(c) and (d); sec. 3(c)(1), Pub. L. 101-238, 103 Stat. 2099,
2102 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 221(a), Pub. L. 101-649, 104 Stat.
4978, 5027 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 102- 232,
105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103-
206, 107 Stat. 2428; sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 (8
U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316
(8 U.S.C. 1182 note); 29 U.S.C. 49k; Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat.
2135, as amended; Pub. L. 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; 8 CFR
214.2(h)(4)(i); and 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii); and sec. 6, Pub. L. 115-
128, 132 Stat. 1547 (48 U.S.C. 1806).
    Subpart A issued under 8 CFR 214.2(h).
    Subpart B issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c),
and 1188; and 8 CFR 214.2(h).
    Subpart E issued under 48 U.S.C. 1806
    Subparts F and G issued under 8 U.S.C. 1288(c) and (d); sec.
323(c), Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2428; and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note,
Pub. L. 114-74 at section 701.
    Subparts H and I issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) and
(b)(1), 1182(n), (p) and (t), and 1184(g) and (j); sec. 303(a)(8),
Pub. L. 102-232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec.
412(e), Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681; 8 CFR 214.2(h); and 28
U.S.C. 2461 note, Pub. L. 114-74 at section 701.
    Subparts L and M issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) and
1182(m); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C.
1182 note); Pub. L. 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; and 8 CFR 214.2(h).

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

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

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Sec.   655.620(a).................................     $9,639     $9,753
Sec.   655.801(b).................................      7,846      7,939
Sec.   655.810(b)(1) introductory text............      1,928      1,951
Sec.   655.810(b)(2) introductory text............      7,846      7,939
Sec.   655.810(b)(3) introductory text............     54,921     55,570
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

PART 702--ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE

0
3. The authority citation for part 702 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 901 et
seq.; 42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); 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.

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

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

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Sec.   702.204..........................  $24,441........................  $24,730.
Sec.   702.204..........................  January 15, 2020...............  January 15, 2021.
Sec.   702.236..........................  297............................  301.
Sec.   702.236..........................  January 15, 2020...............  January 15, 2021.
Sec.   702.271(a)(2)....................  January 15, 2020...............  January 15, 2021.
Sec.   702.271(a)(2)....................  2,444..........................  2,473.
Sec.   702.271(a)(2)....................  12,219.........................  12,363.
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PART 725--CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AS AMENDED

0
5. The authority citation for part 725 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); 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.

Sec.  725.621  [Amended]

0
6. In Sec.  725.621, amend paragraph (d) by removing ``January 15,
2020'' and adding in its place ``January 15, 2021'' and by removing
``$1,488'' and adding in its place ``$1,506''.

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

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

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

Sec.  726.302  [Amended]

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

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Paragraph                              Remove                               Add
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec.   726.302(c)(2)(i) table             January 15, 2020...............  January 15, 2021.
 Introductory text.
Sec.   726.302(c)(2)(i) table...........  $146...........................  $148.
Sec.   726.302(c)(2)(i) table...........  290............................  293.
Sec.   726.302(c)(2)(i) table...........  436............................  441.
Sec.   726.302(c)(2)(i) table...........  579............................  586.
Sec.   726.302(c)(4)....................  January 15, 2020...............  January 15, 2021.
Sec.   726.302(c)(4)....................  146............................  148.
Sec.   726.302(c)(5)....................  January 15, 2020...............  January 15, 2021.
Sec.   726.302(c)(5)....................  436............................  441.
Sec.   726.302(c)(6)....................  January 15, 2020...............  January 15, 2021.
Sec.   726.302(c)(6)....................  2,976..........................  3,011.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division

Title 29--Labor

PART 500--MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION

0
9. The authority citation for part 500 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  Pub. L. 97-470, 96 Stat. 2583 (29 U.S.C. 1801-1872);
Secretary's Order No. 01-2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24,
2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat 584.

Sec.  500.1  [Amended]

0
10. In Sec.  500.1, amend paragraph (e) by removing ``$2,549'' and
adding in its place ``$2,579''.

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

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

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

Sec.  501.19  [Amended]

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Paragraph                        Remove      Add
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec.   501.19(c) introductory text................     $1,766     $1,787
Sec.   501.19(c)(1)...............................      5,942      6,012
Sec.   501.19(c)(2)...............................     57,833     59,528
Sec.   501.19(c)(4)...............................    117,664    119,055
Sec.   501.19(d)..................................      5,942      6,012
Sec.   501.19(e)..................................     17,650     17,859
Sec.   501.19(f)..................................     17,650     17,859
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

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

Sec.  503.23  [Amended]

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Paragraph                        Remove      Add
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec.   503.23(b)..................................    $12,919    $13,072
Sec.   503.23(c)..................................     12,919     13,072
Sec.   503.23(d)..................................     12,919     13,072
------------------------------------------------------------------------

PART 530--EMPLOYMENT OF HOMEWORKERS IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES

0
15. The authority citation for part 530 continues to read as follows:

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

0
16. In Sec.  530.302:
0
a. Amend paragraph (a) by removing ``$1,071'' and adding in its place
``$1,084;'' and
0
b. Revising paragraph (b).
    The revision reads as follows:

Sec.  530.302  Amounts of civil penalties.

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

                                            Table 1 to Paragraph (b)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Penalty per affected homeworker
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------
                  Nature of violation                                                   Repeated, intentional or
                                                             Minor        Substantial            knowing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recordkeeping.........................................         $21-217        $217-433                $433-1,084
Monetary violations...................................          21-217         217-433  ........................
Employment of homeworkers without a certificate.......  ..............         217-433                 433-1,084
Other violations of statutes, regulations or employer           21-217         217-433                 433-1,084
 assurances...........................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

0
17. The authority citation for subpart G of part 570 continues to read
as follows:

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

Sec.  570.140  [Amended]

0
18. In Sec.  570.140, amend paragraph (b)(1) by removing ``$13,072''
and adding in its place ``$13,227'' and paragraph (b)(2) by removing
``$59,413'' and adding in its place ``$60,115''.

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

0
19. The authority citation for part 578 continues 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.

Sec.  578.3  [Amended]

0
20. In Sec.  578.3, amend paragraph (a) by removing ``$2,050'' and
adding in its place ``$2,074''.

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

0
21. The authority citation for part 579 continues 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.

Sec.  579.1  [Amended]

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Paragraph                        Remove      Add
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec.   579.1(a)(1)(i)(A)..........................    $13,072    $13,227
Sec.   579.1(a)(1)(i)(B)..........................     59,413     60,115
Sec.   579.1(a)(2)................................      2,050      2,074
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

0
23. The authority citation for part 801 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  Pub. L. 100-347, 102 Stat. 646, 29 U.S.C. 2001-2009;
28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec.  701, 129 Stat 584.

Sec.  801.42  [Amended]

0
24. In Sec.  801.42, amend paragraph (a) introductory text by removing
``$21,410'' and adding in its place ``$21,663''.

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

0
25. The authority citation for part 825 continues to read as follows:

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

Sec.  825.300  [Amended]

0
26. In Sec.  825.300, amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing ``$176'' and
adding in its place ``$178''.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Title 29--Labor

PART 1903--INSPECTIONS, CITATIONS, AND PROPOSED PENALTIES

0
27. The authority citation for part 1903 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  Secs. 8 and 9 of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657, 658); 5 U.S.C. 553; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990), as
amended by Section 701, Pub. L. 114-74; Secretary of Labor's Order
No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012).

Sec.  1903.15  [Amended]

0
28. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount or date indicated in the middle column
from wherever it appears in the paragraph

and add in its place the dollar amount or date indicated in the right
column.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Paragraph                              Remove                               Add
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec.   1903.15(d) introductory text.....  January 15, 2020...............  January 15, 2021.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(1)....................  $9,639.........................  $9,753.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(1)....................  $134,937.......................  $136,532.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(2)....................  $134,937.......................  $136,532.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(3)....................  $13,494........................  $13,653.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(4)....................  $13,494........................  $13,653.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(5)....................  $13,494........................  $13,653.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(6)....................  $13,494........................  $13,653.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Title 30--Mineral Resources

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

0
29. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 815, 820, 957; 28 U.S.C. 2461
note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990);
Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec.  701.

0
30. In Sec.  100.3, amend paragraph (a)(1) introductory text by
removing ``$73,901'' and adding in its place ``$74,775'' and paragraph
(g) by revising Table XIV--Penalty Conversion Table to read as follows:

Sec.  100.3  Determination of penalty amount; regular assessment.

* * * * *
    (g) * * *

                   Table XIV--Penalty Conversion Table
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Points                             Penalty ($)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
60 or fewer.............................................            $139
61......................................................             152
62......................................................             163
63......................................................             177
64......................................................             192
65......................................................             208
66......................................................             225
67......................................................             245
68......................................................             264
69......................................................             286
70......................................................             310
71......................................................             336
72......................................................             365
73......................................................             395
74......................................................             426
75......................................................             463
76......................................................             504
77......................................................             542
78......................................................             589
79......................................................             638
80......................................................             692
81......................................................             749
82......................................................             810
83......................................................             879
84......................................................             952
85......................................................           1,033
86......................................................           1,118
87......................................................           1,210
88......................................................           1,311
89......................................................           1,421
90......................................................           1,539
91......................................................           1,667
92......................................................           1,805
93......................................................           1,955
94......................................................           2,119
95......................................................           2,295
96......................................................           2,486
97......................................................           2,692
98......................................................           2,918
99......................................................           3,161
100.....................................................           3,425
101.....................................................           3,709
102.....................................................           4,018
103.....................................................           4,353
104.....................................................           4,715
105.....................................................           5,109
106.....................................................           5,534
107.....................................................           5,995
108.....................................................           6,494
109.....................................................           7,035
110.....................................................           7,621
111.....................................................           8,253
112.....................................................           8,943
113.....................................................           9,688
114.....................................................          10,496
115.....................................................          11,369
116.....................................................          12,315
117.....................................................          13,342
118.....................................................          14,453
119.....................................................          15,657
120.....................................................          16,960
121.....................................................          18,374
122.....................................................          19,902
123.....................................................          21,561
124.....................................................          23,358
125.....................................................          25,300
126.....................................................          27,409
127.....................................................          29,693
128.....................................................          32,165
129.....................................................          34,844
130.....................................................          37,747
131.....................................................          40,891
132.....................................................          44,295
133.....................................................          47,984
134.....................................................          51,812
135.....................................................          55,638
136.....................................................          59,468
137.....................................................          63,292
138.....................................................          67,121
139.....................................................          70,947
140 or more.............................................          74,775
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

Sec.  Sec.  100.4 and 100.5   [Amended]

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Paragraph                        Remove      Add
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec.   100.4(a)...................................     $2,464     $2,493
Sec.   100.4(b)...................................      4,925      4,983
Sec.   100.4(c) introductory text.................      6,159      6,232
Sec.   100.4(c) introductory text.................     73,901     74,775
Sec.   100.5(c)...................................      8,006      8,101
Sec.   100.5(d)...................................        338        342
Sec.   100.5(e)...................................    270,972    274,175
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Signed in Washington, DC.
Eugene Scalia,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor.

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

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                                                                                2020                                 2021
                                                                               -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                Min penalty                          Min penalty
     Agency              Law            Name/description       CFR citation       (rounded to       Max penalty        (rounded to       Max penalty
                                                                                nearest     (rounded to nearest      nearest     (rounded to nearest
                                                                                dollar)           dollar)            dollar)           dollar)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MSHA...........  Federal Mine Safety  Regular Assessment.  30 CFR 100.3(a)....  ..............  $73,901............  ..............  $74,775.
                  & Health Act of
                  1977.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine Safety  Penalty Conversion   30 CFR 100.3(g)....            $137  $73,901............            $139  $74,775.
                  & Health Act of      Table.
                  1977.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine Safety  Minimum Penalty for  30 CFR 100.4(a)....           2,464  ...................           2,493  ...................
                  & Health Act of      any order issued
                  1977.                under 104(d)(1) of
                                       the Mine Act.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine Safety  Minimum penalty for  30 CFR 100.4(b)....           4,925  ...................           4,983  ...................
                  & Health Act of      any order issued
                  1977.                under 104(d)(2) of
                                       the Mine Act.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine Safety  Penalty for failure  39 CFR 100.4(c)....           6,159  $73,901............           6,232  $74,775.
                  & Health Act of      to provide timely
                  1977.                notification under
                                       103(j) of the Mine
                                       Act.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine Safety  Any operator who     30 CFR 100.5(c)....  ..............  $8,006.............  ..............  $8,101.
                  & Health Act of      fails to correct a
                  1977.                violation for
                                       which a citation
                                       or order was
                                       issued under
                                       104(a) of the Mine
                                       Act.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine Safety  Violation of         30 CFR 100.5(d)....  ..............  $338...............  ..............  $342.
                  & Health Act of      mandatory safety
                  1977.                standards related
                                       to smoking
                                       standards.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine Safety  Flagrant violations  30 CFR 100.5(e)....  ..............  $270,972...........  ..............  $274,175.
                  & Health Act of      under 110(b)(2) of
                  1977.                the Mine Act.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 209(b): Per  29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $31................  ..............  $31.
                  Income Security      plan year for
                  Act.                 failure to furnish
                                       reports (e.g.,
                                       pension benefit
                                       statements) to
                                       certain former
                                       employees or
                                       maintain employee
                                       records each
                                       employee a
                                       separate violation.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502 (c)(2)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $2,233.............  ..............  $2,259.
                  Income Security      Per day for
                  Act.                 failure/refusal to
                                       properly file plan
                                       annual report.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502 (c)(4)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $1,767.............  ..............  $1,788.
                  Income Security      Per day for
                  Act.                 failure 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 Retirement  Section 502 (c)(5)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $1,625.............  ..............  $1,644.
                  Income Security      Per day for each
                  Act.                 failure to file
                                       annual report for
                                       Multiple Employer
                                       Welfare
                                       Arrangements
                                       (MEWAs) under
                                       101(g).
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502 (c)(6)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $159 per day, not    ..............  $161 per day, not
                  Income Security      Per day for each                                          to exceed $1,594                     to exceed $1,613
                  Act.                 failure to provide                                        per request.                         per request.
                                       Secretary of Labor
                                       requested
                                       documentation not
                                       to exceed a per-
                                       request maximum.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502 (c)(7)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $141...............  ..............  $143.
                  Income Security      Per 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 Retirement  Section 502 (c)(8)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $1,402.............  ..............  $1,419.
                  Income Security      Per each failure
                  Act.                 by an endangered
                                       status
                                       multiemployer plan
                                       to adopt a funding
                                       improvement plan
                                       or meet
                                       benchmarks; or
                                       failure of a
                                       critical status
                                       multiemployer plan
                                       to adopt a
                                       rehabilitation
                                       plan.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section              29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $119...............  ..............  $120.
                  Income Security      502(c)(9)(A)--Per
                  Act.                 day for each
                                       failure by an
                                       employer to inform
                                       employees of CHIP
                                       coverage
                                       opportunities
                                       under Section
                                       701(f)(3)(B)(i)(l)
                                       -each employee a
                                       separate violation.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section              29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $119...............  ..............  $120.
                  Income Security      502(c)(9)(B)--Per
                  Act.                 day for each
                                       failure by a plan
                                       to timely provide
                                       to any State
                                       information
                                       required to be
                                       disclosed under
                                       Section
                                       701(f)(3)(B)(ii),
                                       as added by CHIP
                                       regarding coverage
                                       coordination--each
                                       participant/
                                       beneficiary a
                                       separate violation.

EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $119...............  ..............  $120.
                  Income Security      Failure by any
                  Act.                 plan sponsor of
                                       group health plan,
                                       or any health
                                       insurance issuer
                                       offering health
                                       insurance coverage
                                       in connection with
                                       the plan, to meet
                                       the requirements
                                       of Sections
                                       702(a)(1)(F),
                                       (b)(3), (c) or
                                       (d); or Section
                                       701; or Section
                                       702(b)(1) with
                                       respect to genetic
                                       information--daily
                                       per participant
                                       and beneficiary
                                       during non-
                                       compliance period.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....           2,970  ...................           3,005  ...................
                  Income Security      uncorrected de
                  Act.                 minimis violation.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....          17,824  ...................          18,035  ...................
                  Income Security      uncorrected
                  Act.                 violations that
                                       are not de minimis.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $594,129...........  ..............  $601,152.
                  Income Security      unintentional
                  Act.                 failure maximum
                                       cap.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(12)-- 29CFR 2575.1-3.....  ..............  $109...............  ..............  $110.
                  Income Security      Per day for each
                  Act.                 failure of a CSEC
                                       plan in
                                       restoration status
                                       to adopt a
                                       restoration plan.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502 (m)--    29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $17,213............  ..............  $17,416.
                  Income Security      Failure of
                  Act.                 fiduciary to make
                                       a proper
                                       distribution from
                                       a defined benefit
                                       plan under section
                                       206(e) of ERISA.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Failure to provide   29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $1,176.............  ..............  $1,190.
                  Income Security      Summary of
                  Act.                 Benefits Coverage
                                       under PHS Act
                                       section 2715(f),
                                       as incorporated in
                                       ERISA section 715
                                       and 29 CFR
                                       2590.715-2715(e).
OSHA...........  Occupational Safety  Serious Violation..  29 CFR               ..............  $13,494............  ..............  $13,653.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(3).
OSHA...........  Occupational Safety  Other-Than-Serious.  29 CFR               ..............  $13,494............  ..............  $13,653.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(4).
OSHA...........  Occupational Safety  Willful............  29 CFR                        9,639  $134,937...........           9,753  $136,532.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(1).
OSHA...........  Occupational Safety  Repeated...........  29 CFR               ..............  $134,937...........  ..............  $136,532.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(2).
OSHA...........  Occupational Safety  Posting Requirement  29 CFR               ..............  $13,494............  ..............  $13,653.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(6).
OSHA...........  Occupational Safety  Failure to Abate...  29 CFR               ..............  $13,494 per day....  ..............  $13,653 per day.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(5).
WHD............  Family and Medical   FMLA...............  29 CFR               ..............  $176...............  ..............  $178.
                  Leave Act.                                825.300(a)(1).
WHD............  Fair Labor           FLSA...............  29 CFR 578.3(a)....  ..............  $2,050.............  ..............  $2,074.
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor........  29 CFR 579.1(a)(2).  ..............  $2,050.............  ..............  $2,074.
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor........  29 CFR               ..............  $13,072............  ..............  $13,227.
                  Standards Act.                            570.140(b)(1).
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor........  29 CFR               ..............  $13,072............  ..............  $13,227.
                  Standards Act.                            579.1(a)(1)(i)(A).
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor that     29 CFR               ..............  $59,413............  ..............  $60,115.
                  Standards Act.       causes serious       570.140(b)(2).
                                       injury or death.
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor that     29 CFR               ..............  $59,413............  ..............  $60,115.
                  Standards Act.       causes serious       579.1(a)(1)(i)(B).
                                       injury or death.
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor willful  29 CFR               ..............  $118,827...........  ..............  $120,230.
                  Standards Act.       or repeated that     570.140(b)(2); 29
                                       causes serious       CFR
                                       injury or death      579.1(a)(1)(i)(B)
                                       (penalty amount      Doubled.
                                       doubled).
WHD............  Migrant and          MSPA...............  29 CFR 500.1(e)....  ..............  $2,549.............  ..............  $2,579.
                  Seasonal
                  Agricultural
                  Worker Protection
                  Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H1B................  20 CFR               ..............  $1,928.............  ..............  $1,951.
                  Nationality Act.                          655.810(b)(1).
WHD............  Immigration &        H1B retaliation....  20 CFR 655.801(b)..  ..............  $7,846.............  ..............  $7,939.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H1B willful or       20 CFR               ..............  $7,846.............  ..............  $7,939.
                  Nationality Act.     discrimination.      655.810(b)(2).
WHD............  Immigration &        H1B willful that     20 CFR               ..............  $54,921............  ..............  $55,570.
                  Nationality Act.     resulted in          655.810(b)(3).
                                       displacement of a
                                       US worker.

WHD............  Immigration &        D-1................  20 CFR 655.620(a)..  ..............  $9,639.............  ..............  $9,753.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Contract Work Hours  CWHSSA.............  29 CFR 5.5(b)(2)...  ..............  $27................  ..............  $27.
                  and Safety
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Contract Work Hours  CWHSSA.............  29 CFR 5.8(a)......  ..............  $27................  ..............  $27.
                  and Safety
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Walsh-Healey Public  Walsh-Healey.......  41 CFR 50-201.3(e).  ..............  $27................  ..............  $27.
                  Contracts Act.
WHD............  Employee Polygraph   EPPA...............  29 CFR 801.42(a)...  ..............  $21,410............  ..............  $21,663.
                  Protection Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A................  29 CFR 501.19(c)...  ..............  $1,766.............  ..............  $1,787.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A willful or       29 CFR 501.19(c)(1)  ..............  $5,942.............  ..............  $6,012.
                  Nationality Act.     discrimination.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A Safety or        29 CFR 501.19(c)(2)  ..............  $58,833............  ..............  $59,528.
                  Nationality Act.     health resulting
                                       in serious injury
                                       or death.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A willful or       29 CFR 501.19(c)(4)  ..............  $117,664...........  ..............  $119,055.
                  Nationality Act.     repeated safety or
                                       health resulting
                                       in serious injury
                                       or death.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A failing to       29 CFR 501.19(d)...  ..............  $5,942.............  ..............  $6,012.
                  Nationality Act.     cooperate in an
                                       investigation.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A displacing a US  29 CFR 501.19(e)...  ..............  $17,650............  ..............  $17,859.
                  Nationality Act.     worker.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A improperly       29 CFR 501.19(f)...  ..............  $17,650............  ..............  $17,859.
                  Nationality Act.     rejecting a US
                                       worker.
WHD............  Immigration &        H-2B...............  29 CFR 503.23(b)...  ..............  $12,919............  ..............  $13,072.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H-2B...............  29 CFR 503.23(c)...  ..............  $12,919............  ..............  $13,072.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H-2B...............  29 CFR 503.23(d)...  ..............  $12,919............  ..............  $13,072.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Fair Labor           Home Worker........  29 CFR 530.302(a)..  ..............  $1,071.............  ..............  $1,084.
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Fair Labor           Home Worker........  29 CFR 530.302(b)..              21  $1,071.............              21  $1,084.
                  Standards Act.
OWCP...........  Longshore and        Failure to file      20 CFR 702.204.....  ..............  $24,441............  ..............  $24,730.
                  Harbor Workers'      first report of
                  Compensation Act.    injury or filing a
                                       false statement or
                                       misrepresentation
                                       in first report.
OWCP...........  Longshore and        Failure to report    20 CFR 702.236.....  ..............  $297...............  ..............  $301.
                  Harbor Workers'      termination of
                  Compensation Act.    payments.
OWCP...........  Longshore and        Discrimination       20 CFR                        2,444  $12,219............           2,473  $12,363.
                  Harbor Workers'      against employees    702.271(a)(2).
                  Compensation Act.    who claim
                                       compensation or
                                       testify in a LHWCA
                                       proceeding.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to report    20 CFR 725.621(d)..  ..............  $1,488.............  ..............  $1,506.
                  Act.                 termination of
                                       payments.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR                          146  ...................             148  ...................
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                       benefits for mines
                                       with fewer than 25
                                       employees.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR                          290  ...................             293  ...................
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                       benefits for mines
                                       with 25-50
                                       employees.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR                          436  ...................             441  ...................
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                       benefits for mines
                                       with 51-100
                                       employees.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR                          579  ...................             586  ...................
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                       benefits for mines
                                       with more than 100
                                       employees.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR                          146  ...................             148  ...................
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(4).
                                       benefits after
                                       10th day of notice.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR                          436  ...................             441  ...................
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(5).
                                       benefits for
                                       repeat offenders.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR               ..............  $2,976.............  ..............  $3,011.
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(5).
                                       benefits.
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[Notices]
[Pages 42459-42460]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15120]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8956-02-OAR]

Administration of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Trading Program
Assurance Provisions for 2021 Control Periods

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of data availability.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice
of the availability of data on the administration of the assurance
provisions of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading
programs for the control periods in 2021. Total emissions of nitrogen
oxides (NOX) reported by Missouri units participating in the
CSAPR NOX Ozone Season Group 2 Trading Program during the
2021 control period exceeded the state's assurance level under the
program. Data demonstrating the exceedance and EPA's preliminary
calculations of the amounts of additional allowances that the owners
and operators of certain Missouri units must surrender have been posted
in a spreadsheet on EPA's website. EPA will consider timely objections
to the data and calculations before making final determinations of the
amounts of additional allowances that must be surrendered.

DATES: Objections to the information referenced in this notice must be
received on or before August 15, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your objections via email to [email protected]. Include
``2021 CSAPR Assurance Provisions'' in the email subject line and
include your name, title, affiliation, address, phone

number, and email address in the body of the email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning this action
should be addressed to Garrett Powers at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The regulations for each CSAPR trading program contain ``assurance
provisions'' designed to ensure that the emissions reductions required
from each state covered by the program occur within the state. If the
total emissions from a given state's affected units exceed the state's
assurance level under the program, then two allowances must be
surrendered for each ton of emissions exceeding the assurance level (in
addition to the ordinary obligation to surrender one allowance for each
ton of emissions). In the quarterly emissions reports covering the 2021
control period, Missouri units participating in the CSAPR
NOX Ozone Season Group 2 Trading Program reported emissions
that exceed the state's assurance level under the program by 1,295
tons, resulting in a requirement for the surrender of 2,590 additional
allowances.
    When a state's assurance level is exceeded, responsibility for
surrendering the required additional allowances is apportioned among
groups of units in the state represented by ``common designated
representatives'' based on the extent to which each such group's
emissions exceeded the group's share of the state's assurance level.
For the CSAPR NOX Ozone Season Group 2 Trading Program, the
procedures are set forth at 40 CFR 97.802 (definitions of ``common
designated representative,'' ``common designated representative's
assurance level,'' and ``common designated representative's share''),
97.806(c)(2), and 97.825. Applying the procedures in the regulations
for the 2021 control period, EPA has completed preliminary calculations
indicating that responsibility for surrendering 1,295 additional
allowances in Missouri should be apportioned almost entirely to the
group of units operated by Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc., with
much smaller shares apportioned to the groups of units operated by the
municipal utilities of Chillicothe and Higginsville.
    In this document, EPA is providing notice of the data relied on to
determine the amounts of the exceedance of the Missouri assurance level
discussed above and notice of the preliminary calculations of the
amounts of additional allowances that the owners and operators of
certain Missouri units must surrender as a result of the exceedance, as
required under 40 CFR 97.825(b)(1)(ii). By October 1, 2022, EPA will
provide notice of the final calculations of the amounts of additional
allowances that must be surrendered, incorporating any adjustments made
in response to objections received, as required under 40 CFR
97.825(b)(2)(ii). Each set of owners and operators identified pursuant
to the notice of the final calculations must hold the required
additional allowances in an assurance account by November 1, 2022.
    The data and preliminary calculations are set forth in an Excel
spreadsheet entitled
``2021_CSAPR_assurance_provision_calculations_prelim.xlsx'' available
at http://www.epa.gov/csapr/csapr-assurance-provision-nodas. The
spreadsheet contains data for the 2021 control period showing, for each
Missouri unit identified as affected under the CSAPR NOX
Ozone Season Group 2 Trading Program, the amount of NOX
emissions reported by the unit and the amount of CSAPR NOX
Ozone Season Group 2 allowances allocated to the unit, including any
allowances allocated from a new unit set-aside. The spreadsheet also
contains calculations for the 2021 control period showing the total
NOX emissions reported by all such units in each state and
the amounts by which the total reported NOX emissions
exceeded the respective states' assurance levels under the program.
Finally, the spreadsheet also includes calculations for the 2021
control period showing, for each common designated representative for a
group of such units in each state, the common designated
representative's share of the total reported NOX emissions,
the common designated representative's share of the state's assurance
level, and the amount of additional CSAPR NOX Ozone Season
Group 2 allowances that the owners and operators of the units in the
group must surrender.
    Any objections should be strictly limited to whether EPA has
identified the data and performed the calculations in the spreadsheet
correctly in accordance with the regulations. Objections must include
(1) precise identification of the specific data or calculations the
commenter believes are inaccurate, (2) new proposed data or
calculations upon which the commenter believes EPA should rely instead,
and (3) the reasons why EPA should rely on the commenter's proposed
data or calculations and not the data and calculations referenced in
this notice.

(Authority: 40 CFR 97.825(b).)

Rona Birnbaum,
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs,
Office of Air and Radiation.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1527-1529]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00343]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2017-1244; Product Identifier 2013-NM-145-AD; Amendment
39-19152; AD 2018-01-11]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Airbus Model A319-115 and A319-133 airplanes. This AD requires
contacting the FAA to obtain instructions for addressing the unsafe
condition on these products, and doing the actions specified in those
instructions. This AD was prompted by a fire during a flight, in the
vicinity of the gaseous oxygen system (GOS) for passengers. We are
issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD becomes effective January 29, 2018.
    We must receive comments on this AD by February 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-
1244; or in person at the Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The street address for the Docket Operations office
(telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be
available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer,
International Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: 425-
227-1149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA AD
2014-0045, dated February 25, 2014; corrected March 4, 2014 (referred
to after this as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or
``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for certain Airbus Model
A319-115 and A319-133 airplanes. The MCAI states:

    Following an ECAM [electronic centralized aircraft monitor]
warning ``CARGO SMOKE'' during flight, the flight crew elected to
divert and the aeroplane made an uneventful landing. The post-flight
inspection evidenced a heavy fire in the vicinity of the Gaseous
Oxygen System (GOS) for passengers, located close to the cargo area.
The origin of the fire has not been clearly identified. After more
investigation, Airbus determined that the current optional passenger
GOS design, specific to A319 aeroplanes, is not robust enough to
prevent further events of this kind.
    This condition, if not detected and corrected, could lead to an
uncontrolled fire, possibly resulting in loss of the aeroplane.
    To address this potential unsafe condition, Airbus developed mod
153555 to improve

the (optional) A319 GOS for passengers and published Service
Bulletin (SB) A320-35-1062 to provide that modification for in-
service application.
    Consequently, EASA issued AD 2013-0153 to require modification
of the passenger GOS installation.
    Since that [EASA] AD was issued, a mistake was identified in
Airbus SB A320-35-1062 concerning the pressure relief valve
installation and the SB has been corrected and revised accordingly
with mod 155860.
    For the reason described above, this [EASA] AD retains the
requirements of EASA AD 2013-0153, which is superseded, but requires
those actions to be done in accordance with the instructions of
Airbus SB 35-1062 Revision 01.
    This [EASA] AD has been republished to correct an error that
referenced the wrong effective date for EASA AD 2013-0153.

    You may examine the MCAI on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-
1244.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to our bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority, we have
been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI. We are
issuing this AD because we evaluated all pertinent information and
determined the unsafe condition exists and is likely to exist or
develop on other products of the same type design.

FAA's Determination of the Effective Date

    Since there are currently no domestic operators of this product, we
find good cause that notice and opportunity for prior public comment
are unnecessary. In addition, for the reason(s) stated above, we find
that good cause exists for making this amendment effective in less than
30 days.

Comments Invited

    This AD is a final rule that involves requirements affecting flight
safety, and we did not precede it by notice and opportunity for public
comment. We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this AD. Send your comments to an address listed under
the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2017-1244; Product
Identifier 2013-NM-145-AD'' at the beginning of your comments. We
specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic,
environmental, and energy aspects of this AD. We will consider all
comments received by the closing date and may amend this AD based on
those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this AD.

Costs of Compliance

    Currently, there are no affected U.S.-registered airplanes. This AD
requires contacting the FAA to obtain instructions for addressing the
unsafe condition, and doing the actions specified in those
instructions. Based on the actions specified in the MCAI AD, we are
providing the following cost estimates for an affected airplane that is
placed on the U.S. Register in the future:

                                                                     Estimated Costs
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                Action                           Labor cost                  Parts cost                             Cost per product
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Passenger GOS modification...........  Up to 33 work-hours x $85 per  Up to $30,782...........                                             Up to $33,587
                                        hour = $2,805.
Placard modification.................  5 work-hours x $85 per hour =  $0......................                                                      $425
                                        $425.
Pressure hose modification...........  8 work-hours x $85 per hour =  $9,690..................                                                   $10,370
                                        $680.
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Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.
    This AD is issued in accordance with authority delegated by the
Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service, as authorized by
FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance with that order, issuance of ADs is
normally a function of the Compliance and Airworthiness Division, but
during this transition period, the Executive Director has delegated the
authority to issue ADs applicable to transport category airplanes to
the Director of the System Oversight Division.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this AD will not have federalism implications
under Executive Order 13132. This AD 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.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska; and
    4. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

0
2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

2018-01-11 Airbus: Amendment 39-19152; Docket No. FAA-2017-1244;
Product Identifier 2013-NM-145-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD becomes effective January 29, 2018.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Airbus Model A319-115 and A319-133 airplanes,
certificated in any category, all manufacturer serial numbers,
having received in production Airbus modification 33125
(installation of Gaseous Oxygen System (GOS) for passengers), except
those on which Airbus modification 153555 and 155860 have been
embodied in production.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 35, Oxygen.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by a fire during a flight, in the vicinity
of the GOS for passengers. We are issuing this AD to prevent an
uncontrolled fire in the vicinity of the GOS for passengers, near
the cargo area, which could result in loss of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Required Action(s)

    Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, request
instructions from the Manager, International Section, Transport
Standards Branch, FAA, to address the unsafe condition specified in
paragraph (e) of this AD; and accomplish the actions at the times
specified in, and in accordance with, those instructions. Guidance
can be found in Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI) European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2014-0045, dated
February 25, 2014; corrected March 4, 2014.

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    The Manager, International Section, Transport Standards Branch,
FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested
using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14
CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local
Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending
information directly to the International Section, send it to the
attention of the person identified in paragraph (i)(2) of this AD.
Information may be emailed to: [email protected].
Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal
inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the
local flight standards district office/certificate holding district
office.

(i) Related Information

    (1) Refer to MCAI EASA AD 2014-0045, dated February 25, 2014;
corrected March 4, 2014, for related information. You may examine
the MCAI on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-1244.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Sanjay Ralhan,
Aerospace Engineer, International Section, Transport Standards
Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone:
425-227-1405; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference

    None.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 2, 2018.
Michael Kaszycki,
Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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