# Civil Penalties
> **US Department of Transportation** · Final rule; response to petition for reconsideration; response to petition for rulemaking. · Published 2016-12-28 · Effective 2017-01-27 · 81 FR 95489
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-31136
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Transportation
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 95489
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 578
- **Publication date:** 2016-12-28
- **Effective date:** 2017-01-27
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0136
## Abstract

On July 5, 2016, NHTSA published an interim final rule updating the maximum civil penalty amounts for violations of statutes and regulations administered by NHTSA, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. This decision responds to a petition for partial reconsideration of that interim final rule. After carefully considering the issues raised, the Agency grants some aspects of the petition, and denies other aspects. This decision amends the relevant regulatory text accordingly. This decision also responds to a petition for rulemaking on a similar topic.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31136/civil-penalties)
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