{"abstract":"In this final rule, the Federal Railroad Administration is revising its regulations to reflect revisions to the penalty provisions in the Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety and Security Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Title VII of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users), enacted on August 10, 2005. We are also revising baseline assessments for several categories of violations, including those related to training and security plans, in our Civil Penalty Assessment Guidelines. We publish our Guidelines in order to provide the regulated community and the general public with information on the hazardous materials civil penalty assessment process for violations related to the transportation of hazardous materials by rail.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2006/12/26/E6-21850.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":209,"title":49}],"citation":"71 FR 77293","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: This final rule is effective December 26, 2006.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["FRA-2006-24512"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E6-21850","effective_on":"2006-12-26","end_page":77309,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2006/12/26/E6-21850.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/12/26/E6-21850/revisions-to-civil-and-criminal-penalties-penalty-guidelines","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E6-21850?publication_date=2006-12-26","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2006-12-26/E6-21850/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":17,"page_views":{"count":907,"last_updated":"2026-09-22 16:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-12-26/pdf/E6-21850.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2006-12-26","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2006/12/26/E6-21850.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2130-AB70":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["2130-AB70"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T20:27:52Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":77293,"subtype":null,"title":"Revisions to Civil and Criminal Penalties; Penalty Guidelines","toc_doc":"Hazardous materials transportation; civil and criminal penalties; penalty guidelines","toc_subject":"Railroad safety:","topics":["Penalties"],"type":"Rule","volume":71}