; and (2) as appropriate, recommendations for improving timeliness of plan review and for achieving prompt decisions. 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) A civil penalty of not more than $220,000 may be assessed 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 and safety standard requiring rock dusting in a coal mine; (C) a violation of the statutory prohibition on providing advance notice of an inspection; or (D) a violation of a mandatory health and safety standard requiring examinations of work areas in an underground coal mine. . (b) Increased civil penalties during pattern of violations status Section 110(b) ( 30 U.S.C. 820(b) ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an operator of a coal or other mine that is in pattern of violations status 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 further amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5)