[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2328-2340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00144]


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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

Office of the Secretary

29 CFR Part 5

41 CFR Part 50-201

Wage and Hour Division

29 CFR Parts 500, 501, 503, 530, 570, 578, 579, 801, 810, and 825

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1903

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Part 100

RIN 1290-AA46


Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment 
Act Annual Adjustments for 2022

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workers' 
Compensation Programs, Office of the Secretary, Wage and Hour Division, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Employee Benefits 
Security 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

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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 2022 annual adjustments for inflation to its civil 
monetary penalties.

DATES: This final rule is effective on January 15, 2022. As provided by 
the Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased penalty levels apply to any 
penalties assessed after January 15, 2022.

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: (202) 693-5076 (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 (202) 693-5959 (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 2022
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). On 
January 14, 2021, the Department published the final rule establishing 
the 2021 Annual Adjustment for civil monetary penalties assessed or 
enforced by the Department, including H-2B civil monetary penalties. 
See 86 FR 2964 (DOL 2021 Annual Adjustment).
    This rule implements the 2022 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. 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.
    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 2022

    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.\1\
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    \1\ M-22-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 
2022, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment 
Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021).
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    The Department first identified the most recent penalty amount, 
which (with two exceptions, discussed herein) is the amount established 
by the 2021 annual adjustment as set forth in the DOL 2021 Annual 
Adjustment published on January 14, 2021. The Department is also 
responsible for administering and enforcing a newly-enacted civil 
monetary penalty regarding retention of tips under the Fair Labor 
Standards Act (FLSA). See Public Law 115-141, section 1201 (2018) 
enacting $1,100 civil monetary penalty). In 2018, Congress amended the 
FLSA to expressly prohibit employers from keeping employee's tips for 
any purpose, and gave the Department discretion to impose civil 
monetary penalties of up to $1,100 on employers that unlawfully keep 
tips. See 29 U.S.C.

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203(m)(2)(B); 216(e)(2). On December 30, 2020, the Department published 
a final rule that, among other provisions, would have codified this 
tips retention civil monetary penalty and adjusted the amount of the 
civil money penalty for inflation pursuant to the Inflation Adjustment 
Act of 1990 to the amount of $1,162. See Tip Regulations Under the Fair 
Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 85 FR 86,756 (Final Rule, Dec. 30, 2020) 
(2020 Tip final rule). The 2020 Tip final rule was initially scheduled 
to go into effect on March 1, 2021. However, the Department delayed the 
2020 Tip final rule's effective date first to April 30, 2021, and then 
subsequently delayed the effective date of certain portions of the rule 
until December 31, 2021. On March 25, 2021, the Department proposed to 
withdraw and repropose two portions of the 2020 Tip final rule, 
including the portion incorporating the new provisions authorizing the 
assessment of civil monetary penalties for violations of section 
3(m)(2)(B) of the FLSA. See Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor 
Standards Act (FLSA); Partial Withdrawal, 86 FR 15,817 (proposed March 
25, 2021). On September 24, 2021, the Department finalized those 
proposed regulations, which included an adjustment of the civil 
monetary amount to $1,162 pursuant to the Inflation Adjustment Act. See 
Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Partial 
Withdrawal, 86 FR 52,973 (Final Rule, Sept. 24, 2021). Those 
regulations became effective on November 23, 2021. Accordingly, for 
purposes of this Inflation Adjustment Act final rule, the most recent 
penalty amount for the new tips retention civil monetary penalty is 
$1,162.
    In addition, the Department is responsible for administering and 
enforcing the high-wage components of the labor value content 
requirements as set forth in section 202A of the United States-Mexico-
Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA), Public Law 116-113, 134 
Stat. 11 (2020), codified at 19 U.S.C. 1508, as amended, and 19 U.S.C. 
4501 et seq. The Department published an Interim Final Rule 
implementing regulations necessary to administer these requirements, 
which became effective on July 1, 2020. See High-Wage Components of the 
Labor Value Content Requirements Under the United States-Mexico-Canada 
Agreement Implementation Act, 85 FR 39,782 (Interim Final Rule, July 1, 
2020) (codified at 29 CFR part 810) (2020 USMCA IFR). Among other 
provisions, pursuant to the Secretary's authority under 19 U.S.C. 
4532(e)(5), the 2020 USMCA IFR established a civil monetary penalty at 
29 CFR 810.800(c)(3)(i) of up to $50,000 per violation of the rule's 
whistleblower protections. The Department was not required to adjust 
this civil monetary penalty in its 2021 Inflation Adjustment Act rule 
because this penalty was established within the 12 months preceding the 
2021 inflation adjustment. See Inflation Adjustment Act, Sec.  4(d), 28 
U.S.C. 2461 note, Sec.  4(d). Accordingly, for purposes of this 
Inflation Adjustment Act final rule, the most recent maximum penalty 
amount for the new USMCA civil monetary penalty is $50,000.
    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 2021 CPI-U and the October 2020 CPI-U. The cost-of-living 
adjustment multiplier for 2022, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-
U) for the month of October 2021, not seasonally adjusted, is 
1.06222.\2\ In order to compute the 2022 annual adjustment, the 
Department multiplied the most recent penalty amount for each 
applicable penalty by the multiplier, 1.06222, and rounded to the 
nearest dollar.
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    \2\ OMB provided the year-over-year multiplier, rounded to 5 
decimal points. Id. at 1.
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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.\3\ Accordingly, for penalties assessed after January 15, 2022, 
whose associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015, the higher 
penalty amounts outlined in this rule will apply. The tables below 
demonstrate the penalty amounts that apply:
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    \3\ Appendix 1 consists of a table that provides ready access to 
key information about each penalty.

                Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Section 3(m)(2)(B) of the FLSA (Tips)
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                                                                                          Which penalty level
                 Violations occurring                         Penalty assessed                  applies
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After March 23, 2018.................................  After March 23, 2018 but on or  CAA amount ($1,100).
                                                        before November 23, 2021.
After March 23, 2018.................................  After November 23, 2021 but on  November 23, 2021 level
                                                        or before January 15, 2022.     ($1,162).
After March 23, 2018.................................  After January 15, 2022........  January 15, 2022 levels.
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                                  Civil Monetary Penalties for USMCA Violations
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                                                                                          Which penalty level
                 Violations occurring                         Penalty assessed                  applies
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After July 1, 2020...................................  After July 1, 2020 but on or    2020 USMCA IFR amount
                                                        before January 15, 2022.        ($50,000).
After July 1, 2020...................................  After January 15, 2022........  January 15, 2022 levels
                                                                                        ($53,111).
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                 Civil Monetary Penalties for the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker Program
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                                                                                          Which penalty level
                 Violations occurring                         Penalty assessed                  applies
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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.

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After November 2, 2015...............................  After January 15, 2021, but on  January 15, 2021 levels.
                                                        or before January 15, 2022.
After November 2, 2015...............................  After January 15, 2022........  January 15, 2022 levels.
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                                 Civil Monetary Penalties for Other DOL Programs
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                                                                                          Which penalty level
                 Violations occurring                         Penalty assessed                  applies
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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, but on  January 15, 2021 levels.
                                                        or before January 15, 2022.
After November 2, 2015...............................  After January 15, 2022........  January 15, 2022 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

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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 5

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

29 CFR Part 500

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

29 CFR Part 501

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

29 CFR Part 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 810

    Labor, Wages, Hours of work, Trade agreement, Motor vehicle, 
Tariffs, Imports, Whistleblowing.

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.

41 CFR Part 50-201

    Child labor, Government procurement, Minimum wages, Occupational 
safety and health, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 20 CFR chapters VI and 
VII, 29 CFR subtitle A and chapters V, XVII, and XXV, 30 CFR chapter I, 
and 41 CFR chapter 50 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

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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), 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.

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    Subparts H and I issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) and 
(b)(1), 1182(n), 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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                Paragraph                     Remove            Add
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Sec.   655.620(a).......................          $9,753         $10,360
Sec.   655.801(b).......................           7,939           8,433
Sec.   655.810(b)(1) introductory text..           1,951           2,072
Sec.   655.810(b)(2) introductory text..           7,939           8,433
Sec.   655.810(b)(3) introductory text..          55,570          59,028
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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.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Section/paragraph                           Remove                                  Add
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec.   702.204.....................  $24,730..............................  $26,269.
Sec.   702.204.....................  January 15, 2021.....................  January 15, 2022.
Sec.   702.236.....................  $301.................................  $320.
Sec.   702.236.....................  January 15, 2021.....................  January 15, 2022.
Sec.   702.271(a)(2)...............  January 15, 2021.....................  January 15, 2022.
Sec.   702.271(a)(2)...............  $2,473...............................  $2,627.
Sec.   702.271(a)(2)...............  $12,363..............................  $13,132.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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, 
2021'' and adding in its place ``January 15, 2022'' and by removing 
``$1,506'' and adding in its place ``$1,600''.

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, 2021.....................  January 15, 2022.
 Introductory text.
Sec.   726.302(c)(2)(i) table......  $148.................................  $157.
Sec.   726.302(c)(2)(i) table......  293..................................  $311.
Sec.   726.302(c)(2)(i) table......  441..................................  $468.
Sec.   726.302(c)(2)(i) table......  586..................................  $622.
Sec.   726.302(c)(4)...............  January 15, 2021.....................  January 15, 2022.
Sec.   726.302(c)(4)...............  $148.................................  $157.
Sec.   726.302(c)(5)...............  January 15, 2021.....................  January 15, 2022.
Sec.   726.302(c)(5)...............  $441.................................  $468.
Sec.   726.302(c)(6)...............  January 15, 2021.....................  January 15, 2022.
Sec.   726.302(c)(6)...............  $3,011...............................  $3,198.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division

Title 29--Labor

PART 5--LABOR STANDARDS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS COVERING 
FEDERALLY FINANCED AND ASSISTED CONSTRUCTION (ALSO LABOR STANDARDS 
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO NONCONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO THE 
CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT)

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

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


Sec.  5.5   [Amended]

0
10. In Sec.  5.5, amend paragraph (b)(2) by removing ``$27'' and adding 
in its place ``$29''.


Sec.  5.8   [Amended]

0
11. In Sec.  5.8, amend paragraph (a) by removing ``$27'' and adding in 
its place ``$29''.

PART 500--MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION

0
12. 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
13. In Sec.  500.1, amend paragraph (e) by removing ``$2,579'' and 
adding in its place ``$2,739''.

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

0
14. 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
15. 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......          $1,787          $1,898
Sec.   501.19(c)(1).....................           6,012           6,386
Sec.   501.19(c)(2).....................          59,528          63,232
Sec.   501.19(c)(4).....................         119,055         126,463
Sec.   501.19(d)........................           6,012           6,386
Sec.   501.19(e)........................          17,859          18,970
Sec.   501.19(f)........................          17,859          18,970
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

0
16. 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
17. 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)........................         $13,072         $13,885
Sec.   503.23(c)........................          13,072          13,885
Sec.   503.23(d)........................          13,072          13,885
------------------------------------------------------------------------

PART 530--EMPLOYMENT OF HOMEWORKERS IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES

0
18. 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
19. In Sec.  530.302:
0
a. Amend paragraph (a) by removing ``$1,084'' and adding in its place 
``$1,151;'' 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:

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                                            Table 1 to Paragraph (b)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Penalty per affected homeworker
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
                  Nature of violation                                                              Repeated,
                                                               Minor           Substantial       intentional or
                                                                                                    knowing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recordkeeping..........................................            $22-231           $231-460         $460-1,151
Monetary violations....................................             22-231            231-460  .................
Employment of homeworkers without a certificate........  .................            231-460          460-1,151
Other violations of statutes, regulations or employer               22-231            231-460          460-1,151
 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
20. 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
21. In Sec.  570.140, amend paragraph (b)(1) by removing ``$13,227'' 
and adding in its place ``$14,050'' and paragraph (b)(2) by removing 
``$60,115'' and adding in its place ``$63,855''.

PART 578--TIP RETENTION, MINIMUM WAGE, AND OVERTIME VIOLATIONS--
CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES

0
22. The authority citation for part 578 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 216(e), as amended by sec. 9, Pub. L. 101-
157, 103 Stat. 938, sec. 3103, Pub. L. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388-29, 
sec. 302(a), Pub. L. 110-233, 122 Stat. 920, and sec. 1201, Div. S., 
Tit. XII, Pub. L. 115-141, 132 Stat. 348; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 
890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as amended by sec. 31001(s), Pub. L. 104-
134, 110 Stat. 1321-358, 1321-373, and sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74, 129 
Stat 584.


Sec.  578.3   [Amended]

0
23. In Sec.  578.3, amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing ``$1,162'' and 
adding in its place ``$1,234''.


0
24. In Sec.  578.3, amend paragraph (a)(2) by removing ``$2,074'' and 
adding in its place ``$2,203''.

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

0
24. The authority citation for part 579 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  29 U.S.C. 203(m), (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.


Sec.  579.1   [Amended]

0
25. 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)................         $13,227         $14,050
Sec.   579.1(a)(1)(i)(B)................          60,115          63,855
Sec.   579.1(a)(2)(i)...................           2,074           2,203
Sec.   579.1(a)(2)(ii)..................           1,162           1,234
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

0
26. 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
27. In Sec.  801.42, amend paragraph (a) introductory text by removing 
``$21,663'' and adding in its place ``$23,011''.

PART 810--HIGH-WAGE COMPONENTS OF THE LABOR VALUE CONTENT 
REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT 
IMPLEMENTATION ACT

0
28. The authority citation for part 810 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  19 U.S.C. 1508(b)(4) & 19 U.S.C. 4535(b); 28 U.S.C. 
2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 
1990); and Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec.  701.


Sec.  810.800   [Amended]

0
29. In Sec.  810.800, amend paragraph (c)(3)(i) by removing ``$50,000'' 
and adding in its place ``$53,111''.

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

0
30. 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
31. In Sec.  825.300, amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing ``$178'' and 
adding in its place ``$189''.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Title 29--Labor

PART 1903--INSPECTIONS, CITATIONS, AND PROPOSED PENALTIES

0
32. 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
33. 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    January 15, 2021..  January 15, 2022.
 text.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(1)............  $9,753............  $10,360.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(1)............  $136,532..........  $145,027.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(2)............  $136,532..........  $145,027.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(3)............  $13,653...........  $14,502.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(4)............  $13,653...........  $14,502.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(5)............  $13,653...........  $14,502.
Sec.   1903.15(d)(6)............  $13,653...........  $14,502.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Title 30--Mineral Resources

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

0
34. 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
35. In Sec.  100.3, amend paragraph (a)(1) introductory text by 
removing ``$74,775'' and adding in its place ``$79,428'' and by 
removing the table in paragraph (g) and adding Table 14 to paragraph 
(g) to read as follows:


Sec.  100.3   Determination of penalty amount; regular assessment.

* * * * *
    (g) * * *

           Table 14 to Paragraph (g)--Penalty Conversion Table
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Points                             Penalty ($)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
60 or fewer.............................................            $148
61......................................................             161
62......................................................             173
63......................................................             188
64......................................................             204
65......................................................             221
66......................................................             239
67......................................................             260
68......................................................             280
69......................................................             304
70......................................................             329
71......................................................             357
72......................................................             388
73......................................................             420
74......................................................             453
75......................................................             492
76......................................................             535
77......................................................             576
78......................................................             626
79......................................................             678
80......................................................             735
81......................................................             796
82......................................................             860
83......................................................             934
84......................................................           1,011
85......................................................           1,097
86......................................................           1,188
87......................................................           1,285
88......................................................           1,393
89......................................................           1,509
90......................................................           1,635
91......................................................           1,771
92......................................................           1,917
93......................................................           2,077
94......................................................           2,251
95......................................................           2,438
96......................................................           2,641
97......................................................           2,859
98......................................................           3,100
99......................................................           3,358
100.....................................................           3,638
101.....................................................           3,940
102.....................................................           4,268
103.....................................................           4,624
104.....................................................           5,008
105.....................................................           5,427
106.....................................................           5,878
107.....................................................           6,368
108.....................................................           6,898
109.....................................................           7,473
110.....................................................           8,095
111.....................................................           8,767
112.....................................................           9,499
113.....................................................          10,291
114.....................................................          11,149
115.....................................................          12,076
116.....................................................          13,081
117.....................................................          14,172
118.....................................................          15,352
119.....................................................          16,631
120.....................................................          18,015
121.....................................................          19,517
122.....................................................          21,140
123.....................................................          22,903
124.....................................................          24,811
125.....................................................          26,874
126.....................................................          29,114
127.....................................................          31,540
128.....................................................          34,166
129.....................................................          37,012
130.....................................................          40,096
131.....................................................          43,435
132.....................................................          47,051
133.....................................................          50,970
134.....................................................          55,036
135.....................................................          59,100
136.....................................................          63,168
137.....................................................          67,230
138.....................................................          71,297
139.....................................................          75,361
140 or more.............................................          79,428
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *


Sec. Sec.  100.4 and 100.5   [Amended]

0
36. 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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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Paragraph                     Remove            Add
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec.   100.4(a).........................          $2,493          $2,648
Sec.   100.4(b).........................           4,983           5,293
Sec.   100.4(c) introductory text.......           6,232           6,620
Sec.   100.4(c) introductory text.......          74,775          79,428
Sec.   100.5(c).........................           8,101           8,605
Sec.   100.5(d).........................             342             363
Sec.   100.5(e).........................         274,175         291,234
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Title 41--Public Contracts and Property Management

PART 50-201--GENERAL REGULATIONS

0
37. The authority citation for part 50-201 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 2038; 41 U.S.C. 38. Interpret or 
apply sec. 6, 49 Stat. 2038, as amended; 41 U.S.C. 40; 108 Stat. 
7201; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec.  701, 129 Stat 584.


Sec.  50-201.3  [Amended]

0
38. In Sec.  50-201.3, amend paragraph (e) by removing ``$27'' and 
adding in its place ``$29''.

    Signed in Washington, DC.
Martin J. Walsh,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor.

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


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                2021                                 2022
                                                                               -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  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)....  ..............  $74,775............  ..............  $79,428.
                  & Health Act of
                  1977.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine Safety  Penalty Conversion   30 CFR 100.3(g)....            $139  $74,775............            $148  $79,428.
                  & Health Act of      Table.
                  1977.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine Safety  Minimum Penalty for  30 CFR 100.4(a)....           2,493  ...................           2,648  ...................
                  & 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)....           4,983  ...................           5,293  ...................
                  & 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)....           6,232  $74,775............           6,620  $79,428.
                  & 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)....  ..............  $8,101.............  ..............  $8,605.
                  & 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)....  ..............  $342...............  ..............  $363.
                  & Health Act of      mandatory safety
                  1977.                standards related
                                       to smoking
                                       standards.
MSHA...........  Federal Mine Safety  Flagrant violations  30 CFR 100.5(e)....  ..............  $274,175...........  ..............  $291,234.
                  & 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................  ..............  $33.
                  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....  ..............  $2,259.............  ..............  $2,400.
                  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....  ..............  $1,788.............  ..............  $1,899.
                  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....  ..............  $1,644.............  ..............  $1,746.
                  Income Security      Per day for each
                  Act.                 failure to file
                                       annual report for
                                       Multiple Employer
                                       Welfare
                                       Arrangements
                                       (MEWAs) under
                                       101(g).

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EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(6)--  29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $161 per day, not    ..............  $171 per day, not
                  Income Security      Per day for each                                          to exceed $1,613                     to exceed $1,713
                  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....  ..............  $143...............  ..............  $152.
                  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....  ..............  $1,419.............  ..............  $1,507.
                  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....  ..............  $120...............  ..............  $127.
                  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....  ..............  $120...............  ..............  $127.
                  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....  ..............  $120...............  ..............  $127.
                  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....           3,005  ...................           3,192  ...................
                  Income Security      uncorrected de
                  Act.                 minimis violation.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....          18,035  ...................          19,157  ...................
                  Income Security      uncorrected
                  Act.                 violations that
                                       are not de minimis.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3....  ..............  $601,152...........  ..............  $638,556.
                  Income Security      unintentional
                  Act.                 failure maximum
                                       cap.
EBSA...........  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(12)-- 29CFR 2575.1-3.....  ..............  $110...............  ..............  $117.
                  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....  ..............  $17,416............  ..............  $18,500.
                  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....  ..............  $1,190.............  ..............  $1,264.
                  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               ..............  $13,653............  ..............  $14,502.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(3).
OSHA...........  Occupational Safety  Other-Than-Serious.  29 CFR               ..............  $13,653............  ..............  $14,502.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(4).
OSHA...........  Occupational Safety  Willful............  29 CFR                        9,753  $136,532...........          10,360  $145,027.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(1).
OSHA...........  Occupational Safety  Repeated...........  29 CFR               ..............  $136,532...........  ..............  $145,027.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(2).
OSHA...........  Occupational Safety  Posting Requirement  29 CFR               ..............  $13,653............  ..............  $14,502.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(6).
OSHA...........  Occupational Safety  Failure to Abate...  29 CFR               ..............  $13,653 per day....  ..............  $14,502 per day.
                  and Health Act.                           1903.15(d)(5).
WHD............  Family and Medical   FMLA...............  29 CFR               ..............  $178...............  ..............  $189.
                  Leave Act.                                825.300(a)(1).

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WHD............  Fair Labor           FLSA...............  29 CFR 578.3(a)(1).  ..............  $1,162.............  ..............  $1,234.
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Fair Labor           FLSA...............  29 CFR 578.3(a)(2).  ..............  $2,074.............  ..............  $2,203.
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor........  29 CFR               ..............  $2,074.............  ..............  $2,203.
                  Standards Act.                            579.1(a)(2)(i).
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor........  29 CFR               ..............  $1,162.............  ..............  $1,234.
                  Standards Act.                            579.1(a)(2)(ii).
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor........  29 CFR               ..............  $13,227............  ..............  $14,050.
                  Standards Act.                            570.140(b)(1).
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor........  29 CFR               ..............  $13,227............  ..............  $14,050.
                  Standards Act.                            579.1(a)(1)(i)(A).
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor that     29 CFR               ..............  $60,115............  ..............  $63,855.
                  Standards Act.       causes serious       570.140(b)(2).
                                       injury or death.
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor that     29 CFR               ..............  $60,115............  ..............  $63,855.
                  Standards Act.       causes serious       579.1(a)(1)(i)(B).
                                       injury or death.
WHD............  Fair Labor           Child Labor willful  29 CFR               ..............  $120,230...........  ..............  $127,710.
                  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)....  ..............  $2,579.............  ..............  $2,739.
                  Seasonal
                  Agricultural
                  Worker Protection
                  Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H1B................  20 CFR               ..............  $1,951.............  ..............  $2,072.
                  Nationality Act.                          655.810(b)(1).
WHD............  Immigration &        H1B retaliation....  20 CFR 655.801(b)..  ..............  $7,939.............  ..............  $8,433.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H1B willful or       20 CFR               ..............  $7,939.............  ..............  $8,433.
                  Nationality Act.     discrimination.      655.810(b)(2).
WHD............  Immigration &        H1B willful that     20 CFR               ..............  $55,570............  ..............  $59,028.
                  Nationality Act.     resulted in          655.810(b)(3).
                                       displacement of a
                                       US worker.
WHD............  Immigration &        D-1................  20 CFR 655.620(a)..  ..............  $9,753.............  ..............  $10,360.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Contract Work Hours  CWHSSA.............  29 CFR 5.5(b)(2)...  ..............  $27................  ..............  $29.
                  and Safety
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Contract Work Hours  CWHSSA.............  29 CFR 5.8(a)......  ..............  $27................  ..............  $29.
                  and Safety
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Walsh-Healey Public  Walsh-Healey.......  41 CFR 50-201.3(e).  ..............  $27................  ..............  $29.
                  Contracts Act.
WHD............  Employee Polygraph   EPPA...............  29 CFR 801.42(a)...  ..............  $21,663............  ..............  $23,011.
                  Protection Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A................  29 CFR 501.19(c)...  ..............  $1,787.............  ..............  $1,898.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A willful or       29 CFR 501.19(c)(1)  ..............  $6,012.............  ..............  $6,386.
                  Nationality Act.     discrimination.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A Safety or        29 CFR 501.19(c)(2)  ..............  $59,528............  ..............  $63,232.
                  Nationality Act.     health resulting
                                       in serious injury
                                       or death.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A willful or       29 CFR 501.19(c)(4)  ..............  $119,055...........  ..............  $126,463.
                  Nationality Act.     repeated safety or
                                       health resulting
                                       in serious injury
                                       or death.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A failing to       29 CFR 501.19(d)...  ..............  $6,012.............  ..............  $6,386.
                  Nationality Act.     cooperate in an
                                       investigation.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A displacing a US  29 CFR 501.19(e)...  ..............  $17,859............  ..............  $18,970.
                  Nationality Act.     worker.
WHD............  Immigration &        H2A improperly       29 CFR 501.19(f)...  ..............  $17,859............  ..............  $18,970.
                  Nationality Act.     rejecting a US
                                       worker.
WHD............  Immigration &        H-2B...............  29 CFR 503.23(b)...  ..............  $13,072............  ..............  $13,885.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H-2B...............  29 CFR 503.23(c)...  ..............  $13,072............  ..............  $13,885.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Immigration &        H-2B...............  29 CFR 503.23(d)...  ..............  $13,072............  ..............  $13,885.
                  Nationality Act.
WHD............  Fair Labor           Home Worker........  29 CFR 530.302(a)..  ..............  $1,084.............  ..............  $1,151.
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  Fair Labor           Home Worker........  29 CFR 530.302(b)..              21  $1,084.............              22  $1,151.
                  Standards Act.
WHD............  United States-       Whistleblower......  29 CFR               ..............  $50,000............  ..............  $53,111.
                  Mexico-Canada                             810.800(c)(3)(i).
                  Agreement
                  Implementation Act.

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OWCP...........  Longshore and        Failure to file      20 CFR 702.204.....  ..............  $24,730............  ..............  $26,269.
                  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.....  ..............  $301...............  ..............  $320.
                  Harbor Workers'      termination of
                  Compensation Act.    payments.
OWCP...........  Longshore and        Discrimination       20 CFR                        2,473  $12,363............           2,627  $13,132.
                  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)..  ..............  $1,506.............  ..............  $1,600.
                  Act.                 termination of
                                       payments.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR                          148  ...................             157  ...................
                  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                          293  ...................             311  ...................
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                       benefits for mines
                                       with 25-50
                                       employees.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR                          441  ...................             468  ...................
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(2)(i).
                                       benefits for mines
                                       with 51-100
                                       employees.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR                          586  ...................             622  ...................
                  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                          148  ...................             157  ...................
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(4).
                                       benefits after
                                       10th day of notice.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR                          441  ...................             468  ...................
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(5).
                                       benefits for
                                       repeat offenders.
OWCP...........  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR               ..............  $3,011.............  ..............  $3,198.
                  Act.                 payment of           726.302(c)(5).
                                       benefits.
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