[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR100.1]

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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 100--CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSED ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 100.1  Scope and purpose.

    This part sets forth the criteria and procedures for the proposed 
assessment of civil penalties under sections 105 and 110 of the Federal 
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Act). The purpose of this part is to 
provide a fair and equitable procedure for the application of the 
statutory criteria in determining proposed penalties for violations, to 
maximize the incentives for mine operators to prevent and correct 
hazardous conditions, and to assure the prompt and efficient processing 
and collection of penalties.