1290-AA31 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1290 Office of the Secretary OS 1200 Department of Labor DOL Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments

The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, enacted November 2, 2015, as section 701 of the Bipartisan Budget Act, updates the process by which agencies adjust applicable civil monetary penalties for inflation to retain the deterrent effect of those penalties. Agencies were required to make a catch-up adjustment for civil monetary penalties with the new penalty levels by publishing an Interim Final Rule by July 1, 2016, to take effect no later than August 1, 2016.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No Not Yet Determined Not Yet Determined Statutory Other 07/01/2016 Interim Final Rule No Interim Final Rule 07/01/2016 81 FR 43429 Interim Final Rule Effective 07/01/2016 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 07/15/2016 Final Rule 01/00/2017 Undetermined Undetermined No No No Pamela Peters 1200 Department of Labor DOL 202 693-6468 peters.pamela@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC 20210