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Existing and Inflation-Adjusted Penalties

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 Penalties*
30 CFR Citations 2025 Minimum Existing Penalty 2025 Maximum Existing Penalty 2026 Minimum Existing Penalty 2026 Maximum Existing Penalty

 

30 CFR 100.3(a)

  $90,649   $90,649

 

30 CFR 100.3(g)

$168 $90,649 $168  $90,649 

 

30 CFR 100.4(a)

$3,022   $3,022   

 

30 CFR 100.4(b)

$6,041   $6,041   

 

30 CFR 100.4(c)

$7,555 $90,649 $7,555  $90,649 

 

30 CFR 100.5(c)

  $9,820   $9,820 

 

30 CFR 100.5(d)

  $414   $414 

 

30 CFR 100.5(e)

  $332,376   $332,376 
* Due to the October-November 2025 lapse in appropriations, the Office of Management and Budget instructed agencies to continue using the 2025 civil monetary penalties as applicable.