[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 53743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20986]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 19 and 27

[FRL-7261-5]


Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Because EPA received adverse comment, we are withdrawing the 
direct final rule amending the final Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation 
Adjustment Rule, which was mandated by the Debt Collection Improvement 
Act of 1996. That legislation required federal agencies to adjust civil 
monetary penalties for inflation on a periodic basis. EPA published the 
direct final rule on June 18, 2002 (67 FR 41343). We stated in the 
direct final rule that if we received adverse comment by July 18, 2002, 
we would publish a timely notice of withdrawal in the Federal Register. 
We subsequently received one adverse comment on the direct final rule. 
We will address that comment in a subsequent final action based on the 
parallel proposal also published on June 18, 2002 (67 FR 41363). As 
stated in the parallel proposal, we will not institute a second comment 
period on this action.

DATES: As of August 19, 2002, EPA withdraws the direct final rule 
published at 67 FR 41343, on June 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.

    Dated: August 13, 2002.
John Peter Suarez,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance 
Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency.
[FR Doc. 02-20986 Filed 8-16-02; 8:45 am]
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