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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AB94 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Adjustments to the Minimum and Maximum Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Federal Railroad Safety Laws or Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulations 
Abstract: This rulemaking would adjust the minimum penalties that the Federal Railroad Administration will apply when assessing a civil penalty for violations of railroad safety statutes and regulations under its requirement to comply with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. The rulemaking would also adjust the ordinary and aggravated maximum penalties pursuant to the agency´s increased authority created by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. FRA is increasing the minimum civil penalty to $650, the ordinary maximum civil penalty to $25,000, and the aggravated maximum civil penalty to $100,000. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
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    PL 110-432, Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  12/30/2008  73 FR 79698   
Final Rule Effective  03/02/2009    
Correction  04/06/2009  74 FR 15387   
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