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DOT/FRA RIN: 2130-AC63 Publication ID: Spring 2018 
Title: Inflation Adjustment of the Civil Penalties Schedules for a Violation of a Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulation or Order 
Abstract:

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.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 213 and 214    49 CFR 215 and 217    49 CFR 218 and 219    49 CFR 220 and 221    49 CFR 222 and 223    49 CFR 224 and 225    49 CFR 227 and 228    49 CFR 229 and 230    49 CFR 231 and 232    49 CFR 233 and 234    49 CFR 235 and 236    49 CFR 237 and 238    49 CFR 239 and 240    49 CFR 241 and 242    49 CFR 243    49 CFR 272   
Legal Authority: 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. 201 to 213    Pub. L. 101-410    of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined 
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:
Elliott Gillooly
Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202-366-4000
Email: elliott.gillooly@dot.gov