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DOT/FRA

RIN: 2130-AB94

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: ●Inflation Adjustment of the Minimum and Aggravated Maximum Civil Monetary Penalties for a Violation of a Federal Railroad Safety Law or Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulation
Abstract: This rulemaking would adjust the minimum and aggravated maximum penalties that the Federal Railroad Administration will apply when assessing a civil penalty for a violation of railroad safety statutes and regulations under its authority to comply with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. FRA is increasing the minimum civil penalty to $650 and increasing the aggravated maximum civil penalty to $32,000.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 209    49 CFR 213 to 220
Legal Authority: PL 101-410, Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990    PL 104-134, Deb Collection Improvement Act of 1996

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite Final Rule  12/00/2008

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: Kathryn Gresham Trial Attorney Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 493-6063 Email: kathryn.gresham@dot.gov