mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · Published 2014-04-02 · Effective 2014-05-02 · 79 FR 18444
Document
Document number
2014-07101
Federal Register citation
79 FR 18444
CFR reference
30 CFR 723
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Publication date
2014-04-02
Effective date
2014-05-02
Interior docket
Docket ID: OSM-2013-0003
Abstract
This rule adjusts the penalty amount of certain civil monetary penalties authorized by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The rule implements SMCRA and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, which requires that civil monetary penalties be adjusted for inflation at least once every four years.