[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 74720-74721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29486]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

46 CFR Part 506

[Docket No. 09-04]
RIN 3072-AC36


Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission is correcting information 
contained in a table in a rule published in the Federal Register of 
Friday, July 31, 2009 (74 FR 38114). The rule adjusts for inflation the 
maximum amount of each statutory civil penalty subject to Federal 
Maritime Commission jurisdiction, in accordance with the requirements 
of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as 
amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996.

DATES: December 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca A. Fenneman, General Counsel, 
(202) 523-5740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final regulation that is the subject of 
these corrections appears at 46 CFR 506.4(d), in a table setting out 
adjustments based on inflation for maximum civil monetary penalties 
within the jurisdiction of the Federal Maritime Commission. These 
corrections change the third United States Code citation and the civil 
monetary penalty description, associated with violations of the 
Shipping Act of 1984, Commission regulations or orders, which are not 
done knowingly and willfully. The United States Code citation 
associated with violations of the Shipping Act that are not committed 
knowingly and willfully is currently incorrectly shown in the table as 
46 U.S.C. 41107(b), rather than as 46 U.S.C. 41107(a). In addition, the 
civil monetary penalty description incorrectly describes the violations 
as ``not knowing or willful,'' rather than as ``not knowing and 
willful.'' These corrections clarify that the correct United States 
Code citation is 46 U.S.C. 41107(a), and the correct violation 
description is ``not knowing and willful.''

List of Subjects in 46 CFR Part 506

    Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties.

    Accordingly, 46 CFR Part 506 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 506--CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENT

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1. The authority citation for part 506 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461.

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2. In Sec.  506.4, revise paragraph (d) to read as follows:


Sec.  506.4  Cost of living adjustments of civil monetary penalties.

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    (d) Inflation adjustment. Maximum Civil Monetary Penalties within 
the jurisdiction of the Federal Maritime Commission are adjusted for 
inflation as follows:

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                                                                                      Current      New adjusted
        United States Code citation           Civil monetary penalty description      maximum         maximum
                                                                                  penalty amount  penalty amount
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46 U.S.C. 42304............................  Adverse impact on U.S. carriers by        1,175,000       1,500,000
                                              foreign shipping practices.
46 U.S.C. 41107(a).........................  Knowing and willful violation/               30,000          40,000
                                              Shipping Act of 1984, or
                                              Commission regulation or order.
46 U.S.C. 41107(a).........................  Violation of Shipping Act of 1984,            6,000           8,000
                                              Commission regulation or order,
                                              not knowing and willful.
46 U.S.C. 41108(b).........................  Operating in foreign commerce after          60,000          75,000
                                              tariff suspension.
46 U.S.C. 42104............................  Failure to provide required                   6,000           8,000
                                              reports, etc./Merchant Marine Act
                                              of 1920.
46 U.S.C. 42106............................  Adverse shipping conditions/              1,175,000       1,500,000
                                              Merchant Marine Act of 1920.
46 U.S.C. 42108............................  Operating after tariff or service            60,000          75,000
                                              contract suspension/Merchant
                                              Marine Act of 1920.
46 U.S.C. 44102............................  Failure to establish financial                6,000           8,000
                                              responsibility for non-performance             220             300
                                              of transportation.
46 U.S.C. 44103............................  Failure to establish financial                6,000           8,000
                                              responsibility for death or injury.            220             300
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1).......................  Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act/             6,000           8,000
                                              makes false claim.
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2).......................  Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act/             6,000           8,000
                                              giving false statement.
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    By the Commission.
Karen V. Gregory,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-29486 Filed 11-30-11; 8:45 am]
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