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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FHEO</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
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            <NAME>Department of Housing and Urban Development</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>HUD</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Civil Money Penalties for Fair Housing Act Violations (FR-4302)</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rule finalizes the policies and procedures described in HUD's December 18, 1997 proposed rule. Specifically, the final rule interprets the Fair Housing Act to clarify that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) may assess more than one maximum civil penalty against a respondent in a given case, where the respondent has committed separate and distinct acts of discrimination. The final rule is also part of President Clinton's "Make 'Em Pay" initiative, which is designed to fight housing-related acts of hate violence and intimidation with increased enforcement and monetary penalties. The rule describes how ALJs apply in determining the amount of a civil penalty to assess against a respondent found to have committed a discriminatory housing practice.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>24 CFR 180</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>29 USC 794</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 2000d-1</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 3601 to 3619</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 5301 to 5320</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6103</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 3535(d)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/18/1997</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>62 FR 66488</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/20/1998</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/1998</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/00/1999</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Stephen</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Shaw</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Trial Attorney</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2529</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FHEO</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 708-1042</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS></STREET_ADDRESS>
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        <PROCUREMENT>Not Procurement Related</PROCUREMENT>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>No</REINVENT_GOVT>
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