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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 2022 Minimum Existing Penalty 2022 Maximum Existing Penalty 2023 Minimum Inflation-Adjusted Penalty 2023 Maximum Inflation-Adjusted Penalty
30 CFR 100.3(a)   $79,428   $85,580
30 CFR 100.3(g) $148 $79,428 $159 $85,580
30 CFR 100.4(a) $2,648   $2,853  
30 CFR 100.4(b) $5,293   $5,703  
39 CFR 100.4(c) $6,620 $79,428 $7,133 $85,580
30 CFR 100.5(c)   $8,605   $9,271
30 CFR 100.5(d)   $363   $391
30 CFR 100.5(e)   $291,234   $313,790