30 CFR 100.1 - Scope and purpose.

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Title 30 - Mineral Resources last revised: Apr 24, 2024

View all text of Part 100 [§ 100.1 - § 100.8]

§ 100.1 - Scope and purpose.

This part provides the criteria and procedures for proposing civil penalties under sections 105 and 110 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act). The purpose of this part is to provide a fair and equitable procedure for the application of the statutory criteria in determining proposed penalties for violations, to maximize the incentives for mine operators to prevent and correct hazardous conditions, and to assure the prompt and efficient processing and collection of penalties.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 815,820,957; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701

source: 72 FR 13635, Mar. 22, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 30 CFR 100.1