1290-AA31 201704 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 Completed Actions Yes No 20 CFR 655 20 CFR 702 20 CFR 725 20 CFR 726 29 CFR 500 29 CFR 501 29 CFR 530 29 CFR 570 29 CFR 578 29 CFR 579 29 CFR 801 29 CFR 825 29 CFR 1903 20 CFR 2560 20 CFR 2575 20 CFR 2590 30 CFR 100 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015 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 01/18/2017 82 FR 5373 Final Rule Effective 01/13/2017 No Federal State No No No Erin Fitzgerald Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy 1200 Department of Labor DOL 202 693-5076 202 693-5960 fitzgerald.erin@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room S-2312, Washington DC 20210