Pipeline Safety: Inflation Adjustment of Maximum Civil Penalties
pipeline-safety · Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · Published 2016-06-30 · Effective 2016-08-01 · 81 FR 42564
Document
Document number
2016-15529
Federal Register citation
81 FR 42564
CFR reference
49 CFR 190
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule.
Category
pipeline-safety
Sub-agency
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Publication date
2016-06-30
Effective date
2016-08-01
DOT docket
Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0010
Abstract
PHMSA is revising references in its regulations to the maximum civil penalties for violations of the Federal Pipeline Safety Laws, or any PHMSA regulation or order issued thereunder. Under the "Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015," which further amended the "Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990," federal agencies are required to adjust their civil monetary penalties effective August 1, 2016, and then annually thereafter, to account for changes in inflation. PHMSA finds good cause to amend the regulation related to civil penalties without notice and opportunity for public comment. For the reasons described below, advance public notice is unnecessary.