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DOT/NHTSA RIN: 2127-AL73 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: 49 CFR Part 578, Civil Penalties 
Abstract: This interim final rule would update the maximum civil penalty amounts for violations of statutes and regulations administered by NHTSA pursuant the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015 (the 2015 Act). This final rule also amends our regulations to reflect the new civil penalty amounts for violations of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety (the Safety Act) Act authorized by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). The 2015 Act requires agencies to make and initial catch up adjustment to the civil monetary penalties they administer through an interim final rule and then to make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation. The final rule makes the inflationary adjustment according to the criteria in the 2015 Act. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 578   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 30165    49 USC 30170    49 USC 30505    49 USC 32308    49 USC 32309    49 USC 32507    49 USC 32709    49 USC 32710    49 USC 32902    49 USC 32912    49 USC 33115    Pub. L. 101-410    Pub. L. 104-134    Pub. L. 109-59    Pub. L. 114-74    Pub. L. 114-94    delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95   
Legal Deadline:  None

Overall Description of Deadline: FAST Act requires the agency to issue an interim final rule by July 1, 2016.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  07/05/2016  81 FR 43524   
Interim Final Rule Effective  08/04/2016 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Thomas Healy
Attorney-Advisor
Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-7161
Email: thomas.healy@dot.gov