81 FR 1289 - Adjustment to Rail Passenger Transportation Liability Cap
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-00301 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 1289] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00301] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary of Transportation Adjustment to Rail Passenger Transportation Liability Cap AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice details the adjustment made to the rail passenger transportation liability cap under section 11415 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (December 7, 2015). As a result of the FAST Act, the rail passenger transportation liability cap is raised from $200,000,000 to $294,278,983. DATES: This adjustment will go into effect 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding this notice, please contact Stephanie Lawrence, Office of Policy and Planning, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 20, Washington, DC 20590; Email: [email protected]; Phone: (202) 493-1376; Fax: (202) 493-6333. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice: The Department of Transportation is publishing the inflation adjusted index factors for the rail passenger transportation liability cap under 49 U.S.C. 28103(a)(2), as directed by section 11415 of the FAST Act. The index methodology ensures that the allowable awards to all rail passengers, against all defendants, for all claims, including claims for punitive damages, arising from a single accident or incident is based on current dollars and is adjusted for inflation from the $200,000,000 cap that went into effect on December 2, 1997. Under the FAST Act, the index is adjusted to the date of enactment of the FAST Act using the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index-All Urban Consumers. The index is based on the month of the original liability cap and the last full month prior to the enactment of the FAST Act on December 7, 2015 (December 1997 to November 2015, the last available month of the monthly index). Thereafter, the FAST Act directs the Secretary to update the liability cap every fifth year after the date of the FAST Act's enactment. The table below shows the Index and inflator FRA used to calculate an inflation adjusted amount of $294,278,983. Passenger Liability Cap Inflation Adjusted Index and Inflation Factor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month Index Inflator Liability cap ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 1997................................................... 161.30 1.00 $200,000,000 November 2015................................................... 237.34 1.47 294,278,983 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The adjustment of the rail passenger transportation liability cap to $294,278,983 shall be effective 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Anthony R. Foxx, Secretary of Transportation. [FR Doc. 2016-00301 Filed 1-8-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
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government issued identification to gain www.regulations.gov including any Administration, 1200 New Jersey
admittance to the DOT Building. Those personal information provided. Avenue SE., Mail Stop 20, Washington,
who do not register in advance may not Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30182; 23 U.S.C. 403 DC 20590; Email:
be able to attend because of limited stephanie.lawrence@dot.gov; Phone:
space in the DOT Conference Center. To Mike Brown, (202) 493–1376; Fax: (202) 493–6333.
register please contact J. Stephen Acting Associate Administrator, Research
and Program Development. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Higgins by email: james.higgins@dot.gov
or by phone: 202–366–3976 (email [FR Doc. 2016–00296 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am] Notice: The Department of
preferred). BILLING CODE 4910–59–P Transportation is publishing the
Public Comment: Members of the inflation adjusted index factors for the
public are encouraged to comment rail passenger transportation liability
either in person at the meeting or at DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION cap under 49 U.S.C. 28103(a)(2), as
http://www.regulations.gov. In order to directed by section 11415 of the FAST
allow as many people as possible to Office of the Secretary of Act. The index methodology ensures
provide comments at the meeting, Transportation that the allowable awards to all rail
speakers are requested to limit their passengers, against all defendants, for
Adjustment to Rail Passenger all claims, including claims for punitive
remarks to 5 minutes. You may submit Transportation Liability Cap
written comments identified by DOT damages, arising from a single accident
Docket ID Number NHTSA–2015–0121 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of or incident is based on current dollars
using any of the following methods: Transportation (OST), Department of and is adjusted for inflation from the
Electronic submissions: Go to http:// Transportation (DOT). $200,000,000 cap that went into effect
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line ACTION: Notice. on December 2, 1997.
instructions for submitting comments. Under the FAST Act, the index is
Mail: Docket Management Facility, SUMMARY: This notice details the adjusted to the date of enactment of the
M–30, U.S. Department of adjustment made to the rail passenger FAST Act using the Bureau of Labor
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey transportation liability cap under Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index-
Avenue SE., West Building Ground section 11415 of the Fixing America’s All Urban Consumers. The index is
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC Surface Transportation (FAST) Act based on the month of the original
20590. (December 7, 2015). As a result of the liability cap and the last full month
Hand Delivery: West Building Ground FAST Act, the rail passenger prior to the enactment of the FAST Act
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey transportation liability cap is raised on December 7, 2015 (December 1997 to
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 from $200,000,000 to $294,278,983. November 2015, the last available
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through DATES: This adjustment will go into month of the monthly index).
Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: 1– effect 30 days after the date of Thereafter, the FAST Act directs the
(202) 493–2251. publication of this notice. Secretary to update the liability cap
Instructions: Each submission must FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For every fifth year after the date of the
include the Agency name and the further information regarding this FAST Act’s enactment. The table below
Docket number for this Notice. Note that notice, please contact Stephanie shows the Index and inflator FRA used
all comments received will be posted Lawrence, Office of Policy and to calculate an inflation adjusted
without change to http:// Planning, Federal Railroad amount of $294,278,983.
PASSENGER LIABILITY CAP INFLATION ADJUSTED INDEX AND INFLATION FACTOR
Month Index Inflator Liability cap
December 1997 ........................................................................................................................... 161.30 1.00 $200,000,000
November 2015 ........................................................................................................................... 237.34 1.47 294,278,983
The adjustment of the rail passenger ACTION: Notice. DATES:Effective January 1, 2016 to
transportation liability cap to March 31, 2016.
$294,278,983 shall be effective 30 days SUMMARY: For the period beginning FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
after the date of publication of this January 1, 2016, and ending on March Adam Charlton, Manager, Federal
notice. 31, 2016, the U.S. Immigration and Borrowings Branch, Office of Public
Anthony R. Foxx, Customs Enforcement Immigration Debt Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal
Secretary of Transportation.
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| Dates | This adjustment will go into effect 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. | |
| Contact | For further information regarding this notice, please contact Stephanie Lawrence, Office of Policy and Planning, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 20, Washington, DC 20590; Email: [email protected]; Phone: (202) 493-1376; Fax: (202) 493-6333. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 1289 |
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