[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR19.4] [Page 220-222] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PART 19_ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION --Table of Contents Sec. 19.4 Penalty Adjustment and Table. The adjusted statutory penalty provisions and their maximum applicable amounts are set out in Table 1. The last column in the table provides the newly effective maximum penalty amounts. [[Page 221]] Table 1 of Section 19.4.--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Penalties effective U.S. code citation Civil monetary penalty between January 30, 1997 New maximum penalty description and March 15, 2004 amount ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 U.S.C. 136l.(a)(1)......... FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, $5,500.................. $6,500 FUNGICIDE, & RODENTICIDE ACT CIVIL PENALTY--GENERAL-- COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS, ETC. 7 U.S.C. 136l.(a)(2)......... FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, $550/$1000.............. $650/$1,200 FUNGICIDE, & RODENTICIDE ACT CIVIL PENALTY--PRIVATE APPLICATORS--FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES OR VIOLATIONS. 15 U.S.C. 2615(a)............ TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT $27,500................. $32,500 CIVIL PENALTY. 15 U.S.C. 2647(a)............ ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY $5,500.................. $6,500 RESPONSE ACT CIVIL PENALTY. 15 U.S.C. 2647(g)............ ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY $5000................... $5,500 RESPONSE ACT--CONTRACTOR VIOLATIONS. 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)......... PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES $5,500.................. $6,500 ACT/VIOLATION INVOLVING FALSE CLAIM. 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)......... PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES $5,500.................. $6,500 ACT/VIOLATION INVOLVING FALSE STATEMENT. 33 U.S.C. 1319(d)............ CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ $27,500................. $32,500 CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY. 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A)...... CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ $11,000/$27,500......... $11,000/$32,500 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM. 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B)...... CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ $11,000/$137,500........ $11,000/$157,500 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM. 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(I)... CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ $11,000/$27,500......... $11,000/$32,500 ADMIN PENALTY OF SEC 311(b)(3)&(j) PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM. 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii).. CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ $11,000/$137,500........ $11,000/$157,500 ADMIN PENALTY OF SEC 311(b)(3)&(j) PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM. 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)...... CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ $27,500 or $1,100 per $32,500 or $1,100 per CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY OF barrel or unit. barrell or unit SEC 311(b)(3)--PER VIOLATION PER DAY OR PER BARREL OR UNIT. 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)...... CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ $27,500................. $32,500 CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 311(c)&(e)(1)(B). 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)...... CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ $27,500................. $32,500 CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 311(j). 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)...... CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION/ $110,000 or $3,300 per $130,000 or $4,300 per MINIMUM CIVIL JUDICIAL barrel or unit. barrel or unit. PENALTY OF SEC 311(b)(3)-- PER VIOLATION OR PER BARREL/ UNIT. 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)........... MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH & $660.................... $760 SANCTUARIES ACT VIOL SEC 104b(d). 33 U.S.C. 1415(a)............ MARINE PROTECTION RESEARCH $55,000/$137,500........ $65,000/$157,500 AND SANCTUARIES ACT VIOLATIONS--FIRST & SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS. 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(b).......... SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT/CIVIL $27,500................. $32,500 JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 1414(b). 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(c).......... SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT/CIVIL $27,500................. $32,500 JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 1414(c). 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(A).... SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT/CIVIL $27,500................. $32,500 JUDICIAL PENALTY OF SEC 1414(g)(3)(a). 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(B).... SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT/ $5,000/$25,000.......... $6,000/$27,500 MAXIMUM ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES PER SEC 1414(g)(3)(B). 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(C).... SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT/ $25,000................. $27,500 THRESHOLD REQUIRING CIVIL JUDICIAL ACTION PER SEC 1414(g)(3)(C). 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(b)(1)....... SDWA/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY/ $27,500................. $32,500 VIOLATIONS OF REQS-- UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC). 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(1)....... SDWA/CIVIL ADMIN PENALTY/ $11,000/$137,500........ $11,000/$157,500 VIOLATIONS OF UIC REQS--PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM. 42 U.S.C.300h-2(c)(2)........ SDWA/CIVIL ADMIN PENALTY/ $5,500/$137,500......... $6,500/$157,500 VIOLATIONS OF UIC REQS--PER VIOLATION AND MAXIMUM. 42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c)(1)....... SDWA/VIOLATION/OPERATION OF $5,500.................. $6,500 NEW UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELL. 42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c)(2)....... SDWA/WILLFUL VIOLATION/ $11,000................. $11,000 OPERATION OF NEW UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELL. 42 U.S.C. 300i(b)............ SDWA/FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH $15,000................. $16,500 IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT ORDER. 42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c).......... SDWA/ATTEMPTING TO OR $22,000/$55,000......... $100,000/$1,000,000 TAMPERING WITH PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM/CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTY. 42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2)......... SDWA/FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ $2,750.................. $2,750 ORDER ISSUED UNDER SEC. 1441(c)(1). 42 U.S.C. 300j-4(c).......... SDWA/REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH $27,500................. $32,500 REQS. OF SEC. 1445(a) OR (b). 42 U.S.C. 300j-6(b)(2)....... SDWA/FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH $25,000................. $27,500 ADMIN. ORDER ISSUED TO FEDERAL FACILITY. [[Page 222]] 42 U.S.C. 300j-23(d)......... SDWA/VIOLATIONS/SECTION $5,500/$55,000.......... $6,500/$65,000 1463(b)--FIRST OFFENSE/ REPEAT OFFENSE. 42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5)........ RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT $11,000................. $11,000 HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992, SEC 1018--CIVIL PENALTY. 42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2)......... NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972-- $11,000................. $11,000 CIVIL PENALTY. 42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3)......... RESOURCE CONSERVATION & $27,500................. $32,500 RECOVERY ACT/VIOLATION SUBTITLE C ASSESSED PER ORDER. 42 U.S.C. 6928(c)............ RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/ $27,500................. $32,500 CONTINUED NONCOMPLIANCE OF COMPLIANCE ORDER. 42 U.S.C. 6928(g)............ RESOURCE CONSERVATION & $27,500................. $32,500 RECOVERY ACT/VIOLATION SUBTITLE C. 42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2)......... RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/ $27,500................. $32,500 NONCOMPLIANCE OF CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDER. 42 U.S.C. 6934(e)............ RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/ $5,500.................. $6,500 NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 3013 ORDER. 42 U.S.C. 6973(b)............ RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/ $5,500.................. $6,500 VIOLATIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER. 42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3)........ RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/ $27,500................. $32,500 NONCOMPLIANCE WITH UST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER. 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1)........ RES. CONS. & REC. ACT/FAILURE $11,000................. $11,000 TO NOTIFY OR FOR SUBMITTING FALSE INFORMATION. 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2)........ RCRA/VIOLATIONS OF SPECIFIED $11,000................. $11,000 UST REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. 42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1)........ BATTERY ACT VIOLATIONS....... $10,000................. $11,000 42 U.S.C. 14304(g)........... BATTERY ACT/VIOLATIONS OF $10,000................. $11,000 CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDERS. 42 U.S.C. 7413(b)............ CLEAN AIR ACT/VIOLATION/ $27,500................. $32,500 OWNERS & OPERATORS OF STATIONARY AIR POLLUTION SOURCES-JUDICIAL PENALTIES. 42 U.S.C. 7413 (d)(1)........ CLEAN AIR ACT/VIOLATION/ $27,500/$220,000........ $32,500/$270,000 OWNERS & OPERATORS OF STATIONARY AIR POLLUTION SOURCES-ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES PER VIOLATION & MAX. 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3)......... CLEAN AIR ACT/MINOR $5,500.................. $6,500 VIOLATIONS/STATIONARY AIR POLLUTION SOURCES--FIELD CITATIONS. 42 U.S.C. 7524(a)............ TAMPERING OR MANUFACTURE/SALE $2,750.................. $2,750 OF DEFEAT DEVICES IN VIOLATION OF 7522(a)(3)(A) OR (a)(3)(B)--BY PERSONS. 42 U.S.C. 7524(a)............ VIOLATION OF 7522(a)(3)(A) OR $27,500................. $32,500 (a)(3)(B)--BY MANUFACTURERS OR DEALERS; ALL VIOLATIONS OF 7522(a)(1),(2), (4),&(5) BY ANYONE. 42 U.S.C. 7524(c)............ ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AS $220,000................ $270,000 SET IN 7524(a) & 7545(d) WITH A MAXIMUM ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. 42 U.S.C. 7545(d)............ VIOLATIONS OF FUELS $27,500................. $32,500 REGULATIONS. 42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B)...... SUPERFUND AMEND. & $27,500................. $32,500 REAUTHORIZATION ACT/ NONCOMPLIANCE W/REQUEST FOR INFO OR ACCESS. 42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1)......... SUPERFUND/WORK NOT PERFORMED $27,500................. $32,500 W/IMMINENT, SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT. 42 U.S.C. 9609(a)&(b)........ SUPERFUND/ADMIN. PENALTY $27,500................. $32,500 VIOLATIONS UNDER 42 U.S.C. SECT. 9603, 9608, OR 9622. 42 U.S.C. 9609(b)............ SUPERFUND/ADMIN. PENALTY $82,500................. $97,500 VIOLATIONS--SUBSEQUENT. 42 U.S.C. 9609(c)............ SUPERFUND/CIVIL JUDICIAL $27,500................. $32,500 PENALTY/VIOLATIONS OF SECT. 9603, 9608, 9622. 42 U.S.C. 9609(c)............ SUPERFUND/CIVIL JUDICIAL $82,500................. $97,500 PENALTY/SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS OF SECT. 9603, 9608, 9622. 42 U.S.C. 11045(a)&(b) EMERGENCY PLANNING AND $27,500................. $32,500 (1),(2)&(3). COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT CLASS I & II ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL PENALTIES. 42 U.S.C. 11045(b) (2)&(3)... EPCRA CLASS I & II $82,500................. $97,500 ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL PENALTIES--SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS. 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1)........ EPCRA CIVIL AND $27,500................. $32,500 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 11022 OR 11023. 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2)........ EPCRA CIVIL AND $11,000................. $11,000 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS 11021 OR 11043(b). 42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1)........ EPCRA--FRIVOLOUS TRADE SECRET $27,500................. $32,500 CLAIMS--CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 223]]