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EPA/OECA RIN: 2020-AA51 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment of 2016 
Abstract:

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 part 19 to reflect the statutory maximum and, in some cases, minimum, civil penalties that can be assessed under each of EPA's enforcement authorities.

 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Routine and Frequent 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 19.4   
Legal Authority: PL 114-74 sec 701   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Other  Statutory  Federal budget 2016  07/01/2016 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  07/01/2016  81 FR 43091   
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 Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Susan O'Keefe
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 2248A,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-4021
Email: okeefe.susan@epamail.epa.gov