NATIONALLY-DEFINED VALUES - PENALTY TYPE

Code

Name Description

FMP

Final Monetary Penalty

The amount of the total penalty in dollars that a site named in an enforcement action must pay directly to the responsible agency (for consent agreements with SEP, this amount does not include SEP credits).

FSC

Final SEP Cost

The amount referenced in an enforcement action, at the issuance of the agreement, as the cost in dollars to the site of a supplemental environmental project. This amount is used as the basis to determine how much of the cost may be applied as a SEP Credit (SCR) to offset a portion of a penalty.

PMP

Proposed Monetary Penalty

The amount of the total penalty in dollars proposed in an initial enforcement action.

SCR

SEP Credit

The actual or estimated credit in dollars allowed by the agency for the completed SEP and applied towards the total final settlement amount. This is the dollar amount used as an offset to the actual penalty amount and usually represents only a portion of the actual cost (or Final SEP Cost) of the SEP.

USM

Up to the Statutory Maximum

This penalty type is used to indicate the responsible agency is seeking up to the maximum penalty allowed by law in their enforcement action.

ZAP

Zero Ability to Pay

Used to track a final monetary penalty of zero to allow the recording of circumstances where the State or Region assessed a monetary penalty but later, through whatever means available, justified that the facility is unable to pay a penalty. Penalty type ZAP allows the tracking of this final assessed/settled penalty of $0.