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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AB94 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●Inflation Adjustment of the Minimum and Aggravated Maximum Civil Monetary Penalties for a Violation of a Federal Railroad Safety Law or Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulation 
Abstract: This rulemaking would adjust the minimum and aggravated maximum penalties that the Federal Railroad Administration will apply when assessing a civil penalty for a violation of railroad safety statutes and regulations under its authority to comply with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. FRA is increasing the minimum civil penalty to $650 and increasing the aggravated maximum civil penalty to $32,000. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 209    49 CFR 213 to 220   
Legal Authority: PL 101-410, Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990    PL 104-134, Deb Collection Improvement Act of 1996   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  12/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kathryn Gresham
Trial Attorney
Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 493-6063
Email: kathryn.gresham@dot.gov