Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts
Monday, January 11, 2021. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
86 FR 1745 49 CFR Parts 107, 171, and 190
RIN 2105–AE90
Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule provides the 2020 inflation adjustment to
civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations. In
addition, this final rule makes conforming revisions to Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration regulations to reflect inflationary adjustments to the statutorily-
mandated civil penalties for violations of Federal law.
DATES: Effective January 11, 2021.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01-11/pdf/2020-25236.pdf