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Mine Safety and Health Administration – Inflation Adjustment Act

Under the 2015 Inflation Adjustment Act, OMB will issue guidance on or before December 15 of each year directing agencies to adjust their penalties for inflation before January 15 of the subsequent year, in line with the statutory formula.

MSHA’s Existing and Inflation-Adjusted Penalties
30 CFR Citations 2023 Minimum Existing Penalty 2023 Maximum Existing Penalty 2024 Minimum Inflation-Adjusted Penalty 2024 Maximum Inflation-Adjusted Penalty
30 CFR 100.3(a)   $85,580   $88,354
30 CFR 100.3(g) $159 $85,580 $164 $88,354
30 CFR 100.4(a) $2,853   $2,945  
30 CFR 100.4(b) $5,703   $5,888  
39 CFR 100.4(c) $7,133 $85,580 $7,364 $88,354
30 CFR 100.5(c)   $9,271   $9,571
30 CFR 100.5(d)   $391   $404
30 CFR 100.5(e)   $313,790   $323,960