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DOL/OS RIN: 1290-AA33 Publication ID: Spring 2018 
Title: Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2018  
Abstract:

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 publish an annual inflation adjustment no later than January 15, 2017, and by January 15 of each subsequent year. The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall adjust civil monetary penalties notwithstanding section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a cost-of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties. This is the adjustment for 2018.

 

 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 655    20 CFR 702, 725 and 726    29 CFR 5    41 CFR 50-201    29 CFR 500, 501, 503, 530, 570, 578, 579, 801    29 CFR 1902 and 1903    29 CFR 2560, 2575 and 2590    30 CFR 100     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 114-74, sec. 701, Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Other  Statutory  Annual Adjustment required by January 15 each year.  01/15/2018 

Overall Description of Deadline: The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act requires agencies to adjust civil monetary penalties annually no later than January 15th of each year.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule   01/02/2018  83 FR 7   
Final Rule Effective  01/02/2018 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1235-AA16, Related to 1290-AA31 
Agency Contact:
Erin Fitzgerald
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room S-2312,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-5076
Fax:202 693-5960
Email: fitzgerald.erin@dol.gov