; and (2) as appropriate, recommendations for improving timeliness of plan review and for achieving prompt decisions regarding such approval. III Penalties 301. Civil penalties (a) Targeted penalties Section 110(b) ( 30 U.S.C. 820(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Any person may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $220,000 for— (A) any change to a ventilation system or ventilation control in a coal or other mine, where such ventilation system or control is required by a ventilation plan, safety standard, or order, and such change is made without prior approval of the Secretary and diminishes the level of protection below the minimum requirements of the approved ventilation plan or applicable safety standard or order; (B) a violation of a mandatory health or safety standard requiring rock dusting in a coal mine; (C) a violation of the prohibition under section 103 on providing advance notice of an inspection; or (D) a violation of a mandatory health or safety standard requiring examinations of work areas in an underground coal mine. . (b) Increased civil penalties for patterns of violations Section 110(b) ( 30 U.S.C. 820(b) ), as so amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an operator of a coal or other mine that has established a pattern of violations under section 104(e) shall be assessed an increased civil penalty for any violation of this Act, including any mandatory health or safety standard or regulation promulgated under this Act. Such increased penalty shall be twice the amount that would otherwise be assessed for the violation under this Act, including the regulations promulgated under this Act, subject to the maximum civil penalty established for the violation under this Act. . (c) Civil penalty for retaliation Section 110(a) ( 30 U.S.C. 820(a) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5)