# Criteria and Procedures for Proposed Assessment of Civil Penalties
> **Mine Safety and Health Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2007-03-22 · Effective 2007-04-23 · 72 FR 13592
## Document
- **Document number:** 07-1402
- **Category:** mine-safety
- **Sub-agency:** Mine Safety and Health Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 72 FR 13592
- **CFR reference:** 30 CFR 100
- **Publication date:** 2007-03-22
- **Effective date:** 2007-04-23
## Abstract

This final rule revises MSHA's existing civil penalty assessment regulations and implements the civil penalty provisions of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006. This final rule will increase mine operator compliance with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as amended by the MINER Act, and the agency's safety and health standards and regulations, thereby improving safety and health for miners.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/03/22/07-1402/criteria-and-procedures-for-proposed-assessment-of-civil-penalties)
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