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FHFA RIN: 2590-AA88 Publication ID: Spring 2016 
Title: ●Rules of Practice and Procedure; Civil Money Penalty Adjustment 
Abstract:

This rule would amend the rules of practice and procedures for the Federal Housing Finance Agency to adjust each civil money penalty within its jurisdiction to account for inflation, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015.

 
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Agency(FHFA)  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: 12 CFR 1209   
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4526    12 U.S.C. 4636    42 U.S.C. 4012a    28 U.S.C. 2461 note   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Sec. 701 of Pub. L. 114-74  07/01/2016 

Overall Description of Deadline: The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 701 of PL 114-74), further amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, to improve the effectiveness of civil monetary penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. The Act requires Agencies to publish interim final rules with the initial penalty adjustment amounts by July 1, 2016, and the new penalty levels must take effect no later than August 1, 2016.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  07/00/2016 
Interim Final Rule Effective  08/01/2016 
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.fhfa.gov; www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.fhfa.gov, www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Stephen E. Hart
Deputy General Counsel
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 Seventh Street SW,
Washington, DC 20219
Phone:202 649-3053
TDD Phone:800 877-8339
Email: stephen.hart@fhfa.gov

Frank Wright
Assistant General Counsel
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 Seventh Street SW,
Washington, DC 20219
Phone:202 649-3087
Email: frank.wright@fhfa.gov