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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>2127</CODE>
            <NAME>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>NHTSA</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>2100</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Transportation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOT</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Civil Penalties</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This rulemaking would establish a civil penalty rate applicable to automobile manufacturers that fail to meet applicable corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and are unable to offset such a deficit with compliance credits. NHTSA is proposing this civil penalty rate based on a tentative determination regarding the applicability of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, and in accordance with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The rulemaking also proposes to increase the maximum penalty permitted for other violations of EPCA, as amended, to account for inflation, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Deregulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>49 CFR 578</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 30165</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 30170</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 30505</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 32308 and 32309</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 32507</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 32709 and 32710</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 32902</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 32912</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 33115</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 101-410</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 104-134</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 109-59</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 114-74</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 114-94</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.95</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/02/2018</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>83 FR 13904</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/02/2018</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Michael</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Kuppersmith</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Attorney-Advisor</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2127</CODE>
                    <NAME>National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>NHTSA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 366-9957</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>michael.kuppersmith@dot.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20590</ZIP>
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