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RIN: 2137-AE48

Publication ID: Fall 2009

Title: ●Hazardous Materials: Adjustment of Maximum and Minimum Civil Penalties
Abstract: This direct final rule would adjust the maximum and minimum civil penalties for a knowing violation of the Federal hazardous materials transportation law or a regulation, order, special permit, or approval issued under that law in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 which requires that the penalties be adjusted periodically to consider the effects of inflation. The maximum civil penalty is increased to $55,000 and to $110,000 for a violation that results in death, serious illness, or severe injury or substantial destruction of property. The minimum civil penalty is increase to $275 and to $475 for a violation related to training.
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 107
Legal Authority: 49 USC 5123

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Direct Final Rule	12/00/2009

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: Frazer C Hilder Attorney Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-4400