2130-AC63 201810 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Inflation Adjustment of the Civil Penalties Schedules for a Violation of a Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulation or Order

FRA is amending, line-by-line, FRA's schedules of civil penalties issued as appendices to FRA's rail safety regulations to account for inflation. Under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, FRA has updated the maximum and minimum allowable penalties to account for inflation, and will continue to do so on annually as mandated. This guidance would amend the civil penalty schedules for specific violations so that they are in alignment with updated maximum and minimum penalties. The new penalty amounts in this rule will maintain the deterrent effects of FRA's rail safety penalties, supporting FRA's mission to make the United States rail system safer.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No Fully or Partially Exempt 49 CFR 213, 214 49 CFR 215, 217 49 CFR 218, 219 49 CFR 220, 221 49 CFR 222, 223 49 CFR 224, 225 49 CFR 227, 228 49 CFR 229, 230 49 CFR 231, 232 49 CFR 233, 234 49 CFR 235, 236 49 CFR 237, 238 49 CFR 239, 240 49 CFR 241, 242 49 CFR 243, and 49 CFR 272 104 Stat. 890, 28 U.S.C. 2461, note, as amended by sec. 31001(s)(1) 1321-373, April 26, 1996, and Pub. L. 114-74, sec. 701 (Nov. 2, 2015) 49 U.S.C. 103 and 49 CFR 1.89 49 U.S.C. chs. 201-213 Pub. L. 101-410 of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. No Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Kathryn Gresham Trial Attorney 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 202 493-6063 kathryn.gresham@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590