Statutory civil monetary penalties, as adjusted for inflation, and tables.

§ 19.4 Statutory civil monetary penalties, as adjusted for inflation, and tables. Table 1 of this section sets out the statutory civil monetary penalty provisions of statutes administered by the EPA, with the third column setting out the latest operative statutory civil monetary penalty levels for violations that occur or occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties are assessed on or after January 6, 2023. The fourth column displays the operative statutory civil monetary penalty levels where penalties were assessed on or after January 12, 2022, but before January 6, 2023. Table 2 of this section sets out the statutory civil monetary penalty provision of statutes administered by the EPA, with the operative statutory civil monetary penalty levels, as adjusted for inflation, for violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015, and for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed before August 1, 2016. Table 1 of § 19.4—Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments U.S. Code citation Environmental statute Statutory civil monetary penalties for violations that occur or occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties are assessed on or after January 6, 2023 Statutory civil monetary penalties for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed on or after January 12, 2022, but before January 6, 2023 Statutory civil monetary penalties, as enacted 7 U.S.C. 136 l (a)(1) FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA) $23,494 $21,805 $5,000 7 U.S.C. 136 l (a)(2)  1 FIFRA 3,446/2,221/3,446 3,198/2,061/3,198 1,000/500/1,000 15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) 46,989 43,611 25,000 15 U.S.C. 2647(a) TSCA 13,508 12,537 5,000 15 U.S.C. 2647(g) TSCA 11,162 10,360 5,000 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT (PFCRA) 13,508 12,537 5,000 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2) PFCRA 13,508 12,537 5,000 33 U.S.C. 1319(d) CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) 64,618 59,973 25,000 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A) CWA 25,847/64,618 23,989/59,973 10,000/25,000 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B) CWA 25,847/323,081 23,989/299,857 10,000/125,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i) CWA 22,324/55,808 20,719/51,796 10,000/25,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) CWA 22,324/279,036 20,719/258,978 10,000/125,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A) CWA 55,808/2,232 51,796/2,072 25,000/1,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B) CWA 55,808 51,796 25,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C) CWA 55,808 51,796 25,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D) CWA 223,229/6,696 207,183/6,215 100,000/3,000 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1)(A) MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES ACT (MPRSA) 1,487 1,380 600 33 U.S.C. 1415(a) MPRSA 234,936/309,909 218,048/287,632 50,000/125,000 33 U.S.C. 1901 note ( see 1409(a)(2)(A)) CERTAIN ALASKAN CRUISE SHIP OPERATIONS (CACSO) 17,128/42,818 15,897/39,740 10,000/25,000 33 U.S.C. 1901 note ( see 1409(a)(2)(B)) CACSO 17,128/214,087 15,897/198,698 10,000/125,000 33 U.S.C. 1901 note ( see 1409(b)(1)) CACSO 42,818 39,740 25,000 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1) ACT TO PREVENT POLLUTION FROM SHIPS (APPS) 87,855 81,540 25,000 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2) APPS 17,570 16,307 5,000 42 U.S.C. 300g–3(b) SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA) 67,544 62,689 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300g–3(g)(3)(A) SDWA 67,544 62,689 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300g–3(g)(3)(B) SDWA 13,508/47,061 12,537/43,678 5,000/25,000 42 U.S.C. 300g–3(g)(3)(C) SDWA 47,061 43,678 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300h–2(b)(1) SDWA 67,544 62,689 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300h–2(c)(1) SDWA 27,018/337,725 25,076/313,448 10,000/125,000 42 U.S.C. 300h–2(c)(2) SDWA 13,508/337,725 12,537/313,448 5,000/125,000 42 U.S.C. 300h–3(c) SDWA 23,494/50,120 21,805/46,517 5,000/10,000 42 U.S.C. 300i(b) SDWA 28,239 26,209 15,000 42 U.S.C. 300i–1(c) SDWA 164,373/1,643,738 152,557/1,525,582 100,000/1,000,000 42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2) SDWA 11,746 10,902 2,500 42 U.S.C. 300j–4(c) SDWA 67,544 62,689 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300j–6(b)(2) SDWA 47,061 43,678 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300j–23(d) SDWA 12,397/123,965 11,506/115,054 5,000/50,000 42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5) RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992 21,018 19,507 10,000 42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2) NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972 44,411 41,219 10,000 42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3) RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) 117,468 109,024 25,000 42 U.S.C. 6928(c) RCRA 70,752 65,666 25,000 42 U.S.C. 6928(g) RCRA 87,855 81,540 25,000 42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2) RCRA 70,752 65,666 25,000 42 U.S.C. 6934(e) RCRA 17,570 16,307 5,000 42 U.S.C. 6973(b) RCRA 17,570 16,307 5,000 42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3) RCRA 70,752 65,666 25,000 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1) RCRA 28,304 26,269 10,000 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2) RCRA 28,304 26,269 10,000 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) 117,468 109,024 25,000 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1) CAA 55,808/446,456 51,796/414,364 25,000/200,000 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3) CAA 11,162 10,360 5,000 42 U.S.C. 7524(a) CAA 55,808/5,580 51,796/5,179 25,000/2,500 42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1) CAA 446,456 414,364 200,000 42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1) CAA 55,808 51,796 25,000 42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B) COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) 67,544 62,689 25,000 42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1) CERCLA 67,544 62,689 25,000 42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1) CERCLA 67,544 62,689 25,000 42 U.S.C. 9609(b) CERCLA 67,544/202,635 62,689/188,069 25,000/75,000 42 U.S.C. 9609(c) CERCLA 67,544/202,635 62,689/188,069 25,000/75,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(a) EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA) 67,544 62,689 25,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A) EPCRA 67,544 62,689 25,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2) EPCRA 67,544/202,635 62,689/188,069 25,000/75,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3) EPCRA 67,544/202,635 62,689/188,069 25,000/75,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1) EPCRA 67,544 62,689 25,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2) EPCRA 27,018 25,076 10,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1) EPCRA 67,544 62,689 25,000 42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1) MERCURY-CONTAINING AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT ACT (BATTERY ACT) 18,827 17,474 10,000 42 U.S.C. 14304(g) BATTERY ACT 18,827 17,474 10,000 1  Note that 7 U.S.C. 136 l (a)(2) contains three separate statutory maximum civil penalty provisions. The first mention of 1,000 and the 500 statutory maximum civil penalty amount were originally enacted in 1978 (Pub. L 95–396), and the second mention of 1,000 was enacted in 1972 (Pub. L. 92–516). Table 2 of § 19.4—Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments U.S. Code citation Environmental statute Statutory civil penalties for violations after December 6, 2013 through November 2, 2015, or assessed before August 1, 2016 Statutory civil penalties for violations after January 12, 2009 through December 6, 2013 Statutory civil penalties for violations after March 15, 2004 through January 12, 2009 Statutory civil penalties for violations after January 30, 1997 through March 15, 2004 Statutory civil penalties, as enacted 7 U.S.C. 136 l (a)(1) FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA) $7,500 $7,500 $6,500 $5,500 $5,000 7 U.S.C. 136 l (a)(2) FIFRA 750/1,100 750/1,100 650/1,100 550/1,000 500/1,000 15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 15 U.S.C. 2647(a) TSCA 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000 15 U.S.C. 2647(g) TSCA 7,500 7,500 5,500 5,000 5,000 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT (PFCRA) 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2) PFCRA 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000 33 U.S.C. 1319(d) CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A) CWA 16,000/37,500 16,000/37,500 11,000/32,500 11,000/27,500 10,000/25,000 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B) CWA 16,000/187,500 16,000/177,500 11,000/157,500 11,000/137,500 10,000/125,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i) CWA 16,000/37,500 16,000/37,500 11,000/32,500 11,000/27,500 10,000/25,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) CWA 16,000/187,500 16,000/177,500 11,000/157,500 11,000/137,500 10,000/125,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A) CWA 37,500/2,100 37,500/1,100 32,500/1,100 27,500/1,100 25,000/1,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B) CWA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C) CWA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D) CWA 150,000/5,300 140,000/4,300 130,000/4,300 110,000/3,300 100,000/3,000 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1)  1 MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES ACT (MPRSA) 860 860 760 660 600 33 U.S.C. 1415(a) MPRSA 75,000/187,500 70,000/177,500 65,000/157,500 55,000/137,500 50,000/125,000 33 U.S.C. 1901 note ( see 1409(a)(2)(A)) CERTAIN ALASKAN CRUISE SHIP OPERATIONS (CACSO) 11,000/27,500 11,000/27,500 10,000/25,000 10,000/ 2  25,000 10,000/25,000 33 U.S.C. 1901 note ( see 1409(a)(2)(B)) CACSO 11,000/147,500 11,000/137,500 10,000/125,000 10,000/125,000 10,000/125,000 33 U.S.C. 1901 note ( see 1409(b)(1)) CACSO 27,500 27,500 25,000 25,000 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300g–3(b) SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA) 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300g–3(g)(3)(A) SDWA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300g–3(g)(3)(B) SDWA 7,000/32,500 7,000/32,500 6,000/27,500 5,000/25,000 5,000/25,000 42 U.S.C. 300g–3(g)(3)(C) SDWA 32,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300h–2(b)(1) SDWA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300h–2(c)(1) SDWA 16,000/187,500 16,000/177,500 11,000/157,500 11,000/137,500 10,000/125,000 42 U.S.C. 300h–2(c)(2) SDWA 7,500/187,500 7,500/177,500 6,500/157,500 5,500/137,500 5,000/125,000 42 U.S.C. 300h–3(c) SDWA 7,500/16,000 7,500/16,000 6,500/11,000 5,500/11,000 5,000/10,000 42 U.S.C. 300i(b) SDWA 21,500 16,500 16,500 15,000 15,000 42 U.S.C. 300i–1(c) SDWA 120,000/1,150,000 110,000/1,100,000 100,000/1,000,000 22,000/ 3  55,000 20,000/50,000 42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2) SDWA 3,750 3,750 2,750 2,750 2,500 42 U.S.C. 300j–4(c) SDWA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300j–6(b)(2) SDWA 32,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 25,000 42 U.S.C. 300j–23(d) SDWA 7,500/75,000 7,500/70,000 6,500/65,000 5,500/55,000 5,000/50,000 42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5) RESIDENTIAL LEAD–BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992 16,000 16,000 11,000 11,000 10,000 42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2) NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972 16,000 16,000 11,000 11,000 10,000 42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3) RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 6928(c) RCRA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 6928(g) RCRA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2) RCRA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 6934(e) RCRA 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000 42 U.S.C. 6973(b) RCRA 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000 42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3) RCRA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1) RCRA 16,000 16,000 11,000 11,000 10,000 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2) RCRA 16,000 16,000 11,000 11,000 10,000 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1) CAA 37,500/320,000 37,500/295,000 32,500/270,000 27,500/220,000 25,000/200,000 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3) CAA 7,500 7,500 6,500 5,500 5,000 42 U.S.C. 7524(a) CAA 3,750/37,500 3,750/37,500 2,750/32,500 2,750/27,500 2,500/25,000 42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1) CAA 320,000 295,000 270,000 220,000 200,000 42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1) CAA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B) COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1) CERCLA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1) CERCLA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 9609(b) CERCLA 37,500/117,500 37,500/107,500 32,500/97,500 27,500/82,500 25,000/75,000 42 U.S.C. 9609(c) CERCLA 37,500/117,500 37,500/107,500 32,500/97,500 27,500/82,500 25,000/75,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(a) EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT–TO–KNOW ACT (EPCRA) 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A)  4 EPCRA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2) EPCRA 37,500/117,500 37,500/107,500 32,500/97,500 27,500/82,500 25,000/75,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3) EPCRA 37,500/117,500 37,500/107,500 32,500/97,500 27,500/82,500 25,000/75,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1) EPCRA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2) EPCRA 16,000 16,000 11,000 11,000 10,000 42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1) EPCRA 37,500 37,500 32,500 27,500 25,000 42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1) MERCURY–CONTAINING AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT ACT (BATTERY ACT) 16,000 16,000 11,000 10,000 10,000 42 U.S.C. 14304(g) BATTERY ACT 16,000 16,000 11,000 10,000 10,000 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 2. The amounts set forth in this Table 2 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 SDWA, 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 107–188 (June 12, 2002), to $100,000 and $1,000,000, respectively. The EPA did not adjust these new penalty amounts in its 2004 Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule (“2004 Rule”), published on February 13, 2004, because they had gone into effect less than two years prior to the 2004 Rule. 4  Consistent with how the EPA's other penalty authorities are displayed under this section, this Table 2 now delineates, on a subpart-by-subpart basis, the penalty authorities enumerated under section 325(b) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11045(b) ( i.e., 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A), (b)(2), and (b)(3)). [85 FR 1753, Jan. 13, 2020, as amended at 85 FR 83820, Dec. 23, 2020; 87 FR 1678, Jan. 12, 2022; 88 FR 988, Jan. 6, 2023]