14 Jan 2025
📈2025 Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments by the Surface Transportation Board
Civil Monetary Penalties-2025 Adjustment
Summary
The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is issuing a final rule to implement the annual inflationary adjustment to its civil monetary penalties, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
Agencies
- Surface Transportation Board
Business Impact
$$ - Med
The rule adjusts civil monetary penalties based on inflation, which directly affects compliance costs for businesses in the transportation sector. Notable increases in penalties, such as for rail and motor carriers, could lead to higher financial liabilities for violations that occur post-effective date.