1601-AA80 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1601 Office of the Secretary OS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation

On November 2, 2015, the President signed into law the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, which 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. Each Federal agency is now required to publish by interim final rule, a catch-up adjustment, effective by August 1, 2016. This rule amends 6 CFR part 27; 8 CFR parts 270, 274a, and 280; 33 CFR part 27; and 49 CFR part 1503, to reflect the statutory maximum and, in some cases, minimum, civil penalties that can be assessed under each of EPA's enforcement authorities. DHS will publish a final rule, and will respond to comments on the Interim Final Rule.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 6 CFR 27 8 CFR 270 8 CFR 274a 8 CFR 280 33 CFR 27 49 CFR 1503 Pub. L. 101-410 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74 129 Stat.599 Statutory Final 07/01/2016 Pursuant to Pub. L. 114-74, Sec. 701 Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, the interim final rule must be published by July 1, 2016 and effective no later than August 1, 2016. No Interim Final Rule 07/01/2016 81 FR 42987 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 08/01/2016 Interim Final Rule Effective 08/01/2016 Interim Final Rule; Correction 08/23/2016 81 FR 57442 Interim Final Rule; Correction Effective Date 08/23/2016 Interim Final Rule; Correction 09/09/2016 81 FR 62353 Interim Final Rule; Correction Effective Date 09/09/2016 Final Rule 01/00/2017 No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Megan Westmoreland Attorney - Advisor 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS 202 447-4384 megan.westmoreland@hq.dhs.gov Office of the General Counsel, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0485, Washington DC 20528-0485