[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 18, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 41363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15191]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 19 and 27

[FRL--7231-6]


Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Proposed Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') proposes to 
amend the final Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule as 
mandated by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 to adjust EPA's 
civil monetary penalties (``CMPs'') for inflation on a periodic basis. 
The Agency is required to review its penalties at least once every four 
years and to adjust them as necessary for inflation according to a 
specified formula. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of Federal 
Register, we are publishing the adjustments to EPA's CMPs as a direct 
final rule without prior proposal because we view this as a 
noncontroversial adjustment to the CMPs and anticipate no adverse 
comment. We have explained our reasons for this approval in the 
preamble to the direct final rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we 
will not take further action on this rule. If we receive adverse 
comment, we will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not take 
effect. We will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule 
based on this proposed rule. We will not institute a second comment 
period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so 
at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received by July 18, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Abdalla, Office of Regulatory 
Enforcement, Multimedia Enforcement Division, Mail Code 2248A, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns Civil Monetary 
Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule. For further information, please see 
the information provided in the direct final action that is located in 
the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register 
publication.

    Dated: May 31, 2002.
Christine Todd Whitman,
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
[FR Doc. 02-15191 Filed 6-17-02; 8:45 am]
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