40 CFR 19.4 - Penalty adjustment and table.
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§ 19.4
Penalty adjustment and table.
The adjusted statutory penalty provisions and their applicable amounts are set out in Table 1. The last column in the table provides the newly effective statutory civil penalty amounts.
| U.S. code citation | Environmental statute | Statutorypenalties,as enacted | Penaltieseffective after January 30, 1997 through March 15, 2004 | Penaltieseffective after March 15, 2004 through January 12, 2009 | PenaltieseffectiveafterJanuary 12, 2009 |
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| 7 U.S.C. 136l .(a)(1) | FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA) | $5,000 | $5,500 | $6,500 | $7,500 |
| 7 U.S.C. 136l .(a)(2) | FIFRA | 500/1,000 | 550/1,000 | 650/1,100 | 750/1,100 |
| 15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1) | TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 15 U.S.C. 2647(a) | TSCA | 5,000 | 5,500 | 6,500 | 7,500 |
| 15 U.S.C. 2647(g) | TSCA | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,500 | 7,500 |
| 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) | PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT (PFCRA) | 5,000 | 5,500 | 6,500 | 7,500 |
| 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2) | PFCRA | 5,000 | 5,500 | 6,500 | 7,500 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1319(d) | CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A) | CWA | 10,000/25,000 | 11,000/27,500 | 11,000/32,500 | 16,000/37,500 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B) | CWA | 10,000/125,000 | 11,000/137,500 | 11,000/157,500 | 16,000/177,500 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i) | CWA | 10,000/25,000 | 11,000 /27,500 | 11,000/32,500 | 16,000/37,500 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) | CWA | 10,000/125,000 | 11,000/137,500 | 11,000/157,500 | 16,000/177,500 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A) | CWA | 25,000/1,000 | 27,500/1,100 | 32,500/1,100 | 37,500/1,100 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B) | CWA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C) | CWA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D) | CWA | 100,000/3,000 | 110,000/3,300 | 130,000/4,300 | 140,000/4,300 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1415(a) | MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES ACT (MPRSA) | 50,000/125,000 | 55,000/137,500 | 65,000/157,500 | 70,000/177,500 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1) 1 | MPRSA | 600 | 660 | 760 | 860 |
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| 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(A)) | CERTAIN ALASKAN CRUISE SHIP OPERATIONS (CACSO) | 10,000/25,000 | 2 10,000/25,000 | 10,000/25,000 | 11,000/27,500 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(B)) | CACSO | 10,000/125,000 | 10,000/125,000 | 10,000/125,000 | 11,000/137,500 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(b)(1)) | CACSO | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 27,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(b) | SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA) | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(A) | SDWA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(B) | SDWA | 5,000/25,000 | 5,000/25,000 | 6,000/27,500 | 7,000/32,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(C) | SDWA | 25,000 | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(b)(1) | SDWA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(1) | SDWA | 10,000/125,000 | 11,000/137,500 | 11,000/157,500 | 16,000/177,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(2) | SDWA | 5,000/125,000 | 5,500/137,500 | 6,500/157,500 | 7,500/177,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c) | SDWA | 5,000/10,000 | 5,500/11,000 | 6,500/11,000 | 7,500/16,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300i(b) | SDWA | 15,000 | 15,000 | 16,500 | 16,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c) | SDWA | 20,000/50,000 | 3 22,000/55,000 | 100,000/1,000,000 | 110,000/1,100,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2) | SDWA | 2,500 | 2,750 | 2,750 | 3,750 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300j-4(c) | SDWA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300j-6(b)(2) | SDWA | 25,000 | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300j-23(d) | SDWA | 5,000/50,000 | 5,500/55,000 | 6,500/65,000 | 7,500/70,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5) | RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 16,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2) | NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 16,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3) | RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6928(c) | RCRA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6928(g) | RCRA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2) | RCRA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6934(e) | RCRA | 5,000 | 5,500 | 6,500 | 7,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6973(b) | RCRA | 5,000 | 5,500 | 6,500 | 7,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3) | RCRA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1) | RCRA | 10,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 16,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2) | RCRA | 10,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 16,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) | CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1) | CAA | 25,000/200,000 | 27,500/220,000 | 32,500/270,000 | 37,500/295,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3) | CAA | 5,000 | 5,500 | 6,500 | 7,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7524(a) | CAA | 2,500/25,000 | 2,750/27,500 | 2,750/32,500 | 3,750/37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1) | CAA | 200,000 | 220,000 | 270,000 | 295,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1) | CAA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B) | COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
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| 42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1) | CERCLA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1) | CERCLA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 9609(b) | CERCLA | 25,000/75,000 | 27,500/82,500 | 32,500/97,500 | 37,500/107,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 9609(c) | CERCLA | 25,000/75,000 | 27,500/82,500 | 32,500/97,500 | 37,500/107,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(a) | EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA) | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(b) | EPCRA | 25,000/75,000 | 27,500/82,500 | 32,500/97,500 | 37,500/107,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1) | EPCRA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2) | EPCRA | 10,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 16,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1) | EPCRA | 25,000 | 27,500 | 32,500 | 37,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1) | MERCURY-CONTAINING AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT ACT (BATTERY ACT) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 16,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 14304(g) | BATTERY ACT | 10,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 16,000 |
| 1 Note that 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1)(B) contains additional penalty escalation provisions that must be applied to the penalty amounts set forth in this Table 1. The amounts set forth in this Table reflect an inflation adjustment to the calendar year 1992 penalty amount expressed in section 104B(d)(1)(A), which is used to calculate the applicable penalty amount under MPRSA section 104B(d)(1)(B) for violations that occur in any subsequent calendar year. | |||||
| 2 CACSO was passed on December 21, 2000 as part of Title XIV of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001, Public Law 106-554, 33 U.S.C. 1901 note. | |||||
| 3 The original statutory penalty amounts of 20,000 and 50,000 under section 1432(c) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c) , were subsequently increased by Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, Public Law No. 107-188 (June 12, 2002), to 100,000 and 1,000,000, respectively. EPA did not adjust these new penalty amounts in its 2004 Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule (“2004 Rule”), 69 FR 7121 (February 13, 2004), because they had gone into effect less than two years prior to the 2004 Rule. | |||||
[73 FR 75345, Dec. 11, 2008; 74 FR 627, Jan. 7, 2009]
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