mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · Published 2009-07-15 · Effective 2009-11-28 · 74 FR 34490
Document
Document number
E9-16793
Federal Register citation
74 FR 34490
CFR reference
30 CFR 723
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Publication date
2009-07-15
Effective date
2009-11-28
Interior docket
Docket ID: OSM-2009-0004
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 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.