MSHA Unified Agenda - [Completed Actions]

Title: Criteria and Procedures for Proposed Assessment of Civil Penalties  

Abstract: This final rule revises MSHA’s proposed civil penalty amounts to adjust for inflation in accordance with the requirements of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, using the formula specified in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. MSHA is adjusting the following three civil penalties in 30 CFR 100: The maximum civil penalty, the maximum daily penalty, and the maximum miner smoking penalty. 

Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) 

Priority: Info./Admin./Other 

RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda 

Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 

Major: No 

Unfunded Mandates: No 

CFR Citation: 30 CFR 100 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) 

Legal Authority: 30 USC 957: PL 104-134 Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Action	02/07/2008	73 FR 7206
Final Action Effective	03/10/2008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No 

Government Levels Affected: None 

Federalism: No 

Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 

RIN Information URL: www.msha.gov/regsinfo.htm  

Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  

RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 

Agency Contact:
Patricia W. Silvey
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances
Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Room 631, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209-3939
Phone:202 693-9440
Fax:202 693-9441
Email: silvey.patricia@dol.gov