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Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) ACT Sec. 1314
“Categorical Exclusion for Limited Federal Assistance”
Implementation Guidance

The calculations and annually adjusted figures are posted below and will be updated annually in January of subsequent years. These figures must be used when applying the Limited Federal Assistance Categorical Exclusion (CE) projects. The adjustments are calculated using the formula below and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers (Current Series).

The CPI is available at: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/data.htm.

Annually Adjusted Figures for Categorical Exclusions for Projects of Limited Federal Assistance
July 2012 (Base Year) $5,000,000
$30,000,000
November 2015 (Current Year) $5,179,656.40
$31,077,938.40

Annual Adjustment Formula

Monetary Limit Adjusted For Inflation = November 20XX CPI
July 2012 CPI (229.104)
X Dollar Limit ($5,000,000 or $30,000,000)

Examples of Annual Adjustments:

$5,000,000 = November 2015 CPI (237.336)
July 2012 CPI (229.104)
X $5,000,000 = $5,179,656.40 (2016 adjusted)
$30,000,000 = November 2015 CPI (237.336)
July 2012 CPI (229.104)
X $30,000,000 = $31,077,938.40 (2016 adjusted)
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