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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

6 CFR Part 27

8 CFR Parts 270, 274a, and 280

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

19 CFR Part 4

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 27

Transportation Security Administration

49 CFR Part 1503

RIN 1601-AB07


Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this final rule, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
makes the 2023 annual inflation adjustment to its civil monetary 
penalties. On November 2, 2015, the President signed into law The 
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 
2015 (the 2015 Act). Pursuant to the 2015 Act, all agencies must adjust 
their civil monetary penalties annually and publish the adjustment in 
the Federal Register. Accordingly, this final rule adjusts the 
Department's civil monetary penalties for 2023 pursuant to the 2015 Act 
and Executive Office of the President (EOP) Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) guidance. The new penalties will be effective for 
penalties assessed after January 13, 2023 whose associated violations 
occurred after November 2, 2015.

DATES: This rule is effective on January 13, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hillary Hunnings, Attorney-Advisor, 
202-282-9043, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
II. Overview of Final Rule
III. Adjustments by Component
    A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
    B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
    C. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
    D. U.S. Coast Guard
    E. Transportation Security Administration
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
V. Regulatory Analyses
    A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
    B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
    D. Paperwork Reduction Act
VI. Signing Authority

I. Statutory and Regulatory Background

    On November 2, 2015, the President signed into law the Federal 
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Pub. 
L. 114-74 section 701 (Nov. 2, 2015)) (2015 Act).\1\ The 2015 Act 
amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 
(28 U.S.C. 2461 note) to improve the effectiveness of civil monetary 
penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. The 2015 Act required 
agencies to: (1) adjust the level of civil monetary penalties with an 
initial ``catch-up'' adjustment through issuance of an interim final 
rule (IFR) and (2) make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation. 
Through the ``catch-up'' adjustment, agencies were required to adjust 
the maximum amounts of civil monetary penalties to more accurately 
reflect inflation rates.
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    \1\ The 2015 Act was part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, 
Public Law 114-74 (Nov. 2, 2015).
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    For the subsequent annual adjustments, the 2015 Act requires 
agencies to increase the penalty amounts by a cost-of-living 
adjustment. The 2015 Act directs OMB to provide guidance to agencies 
each year to assist agencies in making the annual adjustments. The 2015 
Act requires agencies to make the annual adjustments no later than 
January 15 of each year and to publish the adjustments in the Federal 
Register.
    Pursuant to the 2015 Act, DHS undertook a review of the civil 
penalties that DHS and its components administer.\2\ On July 1, 2016, 
DHS published an IFR adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalties 
with an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment, as required by the 2015 
Act.\3\ DHS calculated the adjusted penalties based upon 
nondiscretionary provisions in the 2015 Act and upon guidance that OMB 
issued to agencies on February 24, 2016.\4\ The adjusted penalties were 
effective for civil penalties assessed after August 1, 2016 (the 
effective date of the IFR), whose associated violations occurred after 
November 2, 2015 (the date of enactment of the 2015 Act). On January 
27, 2017, DHS published a final rule making the annual adjustment for 
2017.\5\ On April 2, 2018, DHS made the 2018 annual inflation 
adjustment.\6\ On April 5, 2019, DHS made the 2019 annual inflation 
adjustment.\7\ On June 17, 2020, DHS made the 2020 annual inflation 
adjustment.\8\ On October 18, 2021, DHS made the 2021 annual inflation 
adjustment.\9\ On January 11, 2022, DHS made the 2022 annual inflation 
adjustment.\10\
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    \2\ The 2015 Act applies to all agency civil penalties except 
for any penalty (including any addition to tax and additional 
amount) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et 
seq.) and the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1202 et seq.). See sec. 
4(a)(1) of the 2015 Act. In the case of DHS, several civil penalties 
that are assessed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and 
the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) fall under the Tariff Act of 1930, and 
therefore DHS did not adjust those civil penalties in this 
rulemaking.
    \3\ 81 FR 42987.
    \4\ Office of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Office of The President, M-
16-06, Implementation of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Table A: 2016 Civil 
Monetary Penalty Catch-Up Adjustment Multiplier by Calendar Year, 
(Feb. 24, 2016) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf).
    \5\ 82 FR 8571.
    \6\ 83 FR 13826.
    \7\ 84 FR 13499.
    \8\ 85 FR 36469.
    \9\ 86 FR 57532.
    \10\ 87 FR 1317.
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II. Overview of the Final Rule

    This final rule makes the 2023 annual inflation adjustments to 
civil monetary penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and pursuant to 
guidance OMB issued to agencies on December 15, 2022.\11\ The

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penalty amounts in this final rule will be effective for penalties 
assessed after January 13, 2023 where the associated violation occurred 
after November 2, 2015. Consistent with OMB guidance, the 2015 Act does 
not change previously assessed penalties that the agency is actively 
collecting or has collected.
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    \11\ Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, 
M-23-05, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2023, 
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 
Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2022) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/M-23-05-CMP-CMP-Guidance.pdf).
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    The adjusted penalty amounts will apply to penalties assessed after 
the effective date of this final rule. We discuss civil penalties by 
DHS component in Section III below. For each component identified in 
Section III, below, we briefly describe the relevant civil penalty (or 
penalties), and we provide a table showing the increase in the 
penalties for 2023. In the table for each component, we show (1) the 
penalty name, (2) the penalty statutory and or regulatory citation, (3) 
the penalty amount as adjusted in the 2022 final rule, (4) the cost-of-
living adjustment multiplier for 2023 that OMB provided in its December 
15, 2022, guidance, and (5) the new 2023 adjusted penalty. The 2015 Act 
instructs agencies to round penalties to the nearest $1. For a more 
complete discussion of the method used for calculating the initial 
``catch-up'' inflation adjustments and a component-by-component 
breakdown to the nature of the civil penalties and relevant legal 
authorities, please see the IFR preamble at 81 FR 42987-43000.

III. Adjustments by Component

    In the following sections, we briefly describe the civil penalties 
that DHS and its components, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), 
the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Coast 
Guard (USCG), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 
assess. Other components not mentioned do not impose any civil monetary 
penalties for 2023. We include tables at the end of each section, which 
list the individual adjustments for each penalty.

A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) 
administers only one civil penalty that the 2015 Act affects. That 
penalty assesses fines for violations of the Chemical Facility Anti-
Terrorism Standards (CFATS). CFATS is a program that regulates the 
security of chemical facilities that, in the discretion of the 
Secretary, present high levels of security risk. DHS established the 
CFATS program in 2007 pursuant to section 550 of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 109-295).\12\ The 
CFATS regulation is located in part 27 of title 6 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR). Below is a table showing the 2023 adjustment 
for the CFATS penalty that CISA administers.
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    \12\ Section 550 has since been superseded by the Protecting and 
Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 
(Pub. L. 113-254). The new legislation codified the statutory 
authority for the CFATS program within Title XXI of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as amended. See 6 U.S.C. 621 et seq. Public 
Law 113-254 authorized the CFATS program from January 18, 2015, to 
January 17, 2019. Public Law 116-150 extends the CFATS program 
authorization to July 27, 2023.

                                     Table 1--CFATS Civil Penalty Adjustment
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                                                         Penalty amount as                      New penalty as
           Penalty name                  Citation         adjusted in the     Multiplier *     adjusted by this
                                                              2022 FR                             final rule
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Penalty for non-compliance with    6 U.S.C. 624(b)(1);  $38,139 per day....         1.07745  $41,093 per day.
 CFATS regulations.                 6 CFR 27.300(b)(3).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-23-05, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
  Adjustments for 2023, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
  2015 (Dec. 15, 2022) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/M-23-05-CMP-CMP-Guidance.pdf).

B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) assesses civil 
monetary penalties under various titles of the United States Code 
(U.S.C.) and the CFR. These include penalties for certain violations of 
title 8 of the CFR regarding the Immigration and Nationality Act of 
1952 (Pub. L. 82-414, as amended) (INA). The INA contains provisions 
that impose penalties on persons, including carriers and aliens, who 
violate specified provisions of the INA. The relevant penalty 
provisions appear in numerous sections of the INA; however, CBP has 
enumerated these penalties in regulation in one location--8 CFR 280.53. 
For a complete list of the INA sections for which penalties are 
assessed, in addition to a brief description of each violation, see the 
2016 IFR preamble at 81 FR 42989-42990. For a complete list and brief 
description of the non-INA civil monetary penalties assessed by CBP 
subject to adjustment and a discussion of the history of the DHS and 
CBP adjustments to the non-INA penalties, see the 2019 annual inflation 
adjustment final rule preamble at 84 FR 13499, 13500 (April 5, 2019).
    Below is a table showing the 2023 adjustment for the penalties that 
CBP administers.

                     Table 2--U.S. Customs and Border Protection Civil Penalties Adjustments
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           Penalty name                  Citation         adjusted in the     Multiplier *     adjusted by this
                                                              2022 FR                             final rule
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Penalties for non-compliance with  8 U.S.C. 1221(g); 8  $1,525.............         1.07745  $1,643.
 arrival and departure manifest     CFR 280.53(b)(1)
 requirements for passengers,       (INA section
 crewmembers, or occupants          231(g)).
 transported on commercial
 vessels or aircraft arriving to
 or departing from the United
 States.
Penalties for non-compliance with  8 U.S.C. 1224; 8     $4,144.............         1.07745  $4,465.
 landing requirements at            CFR 280.53(b)(2)
 designated ports of entry for      (INA section 234).
 aircraft transporting aliens.
Penalties for failure to depart    8 U.S.C. 1229c(d);   $1,746-$8,736......         1.07745  $1,881-$9,413.
 voluntarily.                       8 CFR 280.53(b)(3)
                                    (INA section
                                    240B(d)).

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Penalties for violations of        8 U.S.C.             $3,494.............         1.07745  $3,765.
 removal orders relating to         1253(c)(1)(A); 8
 aliens transported on vessels or   CFR 280.53(b)(4)
 aircraft under section 241(d) of   (INA section
 the INA, or for costs associated   243(c)(1)(A)).
 with removal under section
 241(e) of the INA.
Penalties for failure to remove    8 U.S.C.             $8,736.............         1.07745  $9,413.
 alien stowaways under section      1253(c)(1)(B); 8
 241(d)(2) of the INA.              CFR 280.53(b)(5)
                                    (INA section
                                    243(c)(1)(B)).
Penalties for failure to report    8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8  $414 for each alien         1.07745  $446 for each
 an illegal landing or desertion    CFR 280.53(b)(6)                                          alien.
 of alien crewmen, and for each     (INA section
 alien not reported on arrival or   251(d)).
 departure manifest or lists
 required in accordance with
 section 251 of the INA.
Penalties for use of alien         8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8  $10,360............         1.07745  $11,162.
 crewmen for longshore work in      CFR 280.53(b)(6)
 violation of section 251(d) of     (INA section
 the INA.                           251(d)).
Penalties for failure to control,  8 U.S.C. 1284(a); 8  $1,036-$6,215......         1.07745  $1,116-$6,696.
 detain, or remove alien crewmen.   CFR 280.53(b)(7)
                                    (INA section
                                    254(a)).
Penalties for employment on        8 U.S.C. 1285; 8     $2,072.............         1.07745  $2,232.
 passenger vessels of aliens        CFR 280.53(b)(8)
 afflicted with certain             (INA section 255).
 disabilities.
Penalties for discharge of alien   8 U.S.C. 1286; 8     $3,107-$6,215......         1.07745  $3,348-$6,696.
 crewmen.                           CFR 280.53(b)(9)
                                    (INA section 256).
Penalties for bringing into the    8 U.S.C. 1287; 8     $20,719............         1.07745  $22,324.
 United States alien crewmen with   CFR 280.53(b)(10)
 intent to evade immigration laws.  (INA section 257).
Penalties for failure to prevent   8 U.S.C. 1321(a); 8  $6,215.............         1.07745  $6,696.
 the unauthorized landing of        CFR 280.53(b)(11)
 aliens.                            (INA section
                                    271(a)).
Penalties for bringing to the      8 U.S.C. 1322(a); 8  $6,215.............         1.07745  $6,696.
 United States aliens subject to    CFR 280.53(b)(12)
 denial of admission on a health-   (INA section
 related ground.                    272(a)).
Penalties for bringing to the      8 U.S.C. 1323(b); 8  $6,215.............         1.07745  $6,696.
 United States aliens without       CFR 280.53(b)(13)
 required documentation.            (INA section
                                    273(b)).
Penalties for failure to depart..  8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8    $874...............         1.07745  $942.
                                    CFR 280.53(b)(14)
                                    (INA section 274D).
Penalties for improper entry.....  8 U.S.C. 1325(b); 8  $87-$438...........         1.07745  $94-$472.
                                    CFR 280.53(b)(15)
                                    (INA section
                                    275(b)).
Penalty for dealing in or using    19 U.S.C. 469......  $580...............         1.07745  ** $625.
 empty stamped imported liquor
 containers.
Penalty for employing a vessel in  19 U.S.C. 1706a; 19  $1,453.............         1.07745  $1,566.
 a trade without a required         CFR 4.80(i).
 Certificate of Documentation.
Penalty for transporting           46 U.S.C.            $580...............         1.07745  ** $625.
 passengers coastwise for hire by   12118(f)(3).
 certain vessels (known as
 Bowaters vessels) that do not
 meet specified conditions.
Penalty for transporting           46 U.S.C. 55103(b);  $873...............         1.07745  $941.
 passengers between coastwise       19 CFR 4.80(b)(2).
 points in the United States by a
 non-coastwise qualified vessel.
Penalty for towing a vessel        46 U.S.C. 55111(c);  $1,017-$3,198 plus          1.07745  $1,096-$3,446 plus
 between coastwise points in the    19 CFR 4.92.         $174 per ton.                        $187 per ton.
 United States by a non-coastwise
 qualified vessel.
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-23-05, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
  Adjustments for 2023, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
  2015 (Dec. 15, 2022) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/M-23-05-CMP-CMP-Guidance.pdf).
** No applicable conforming edit to regulatory text.

C. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) assesses civil 
monetary penalties for certain employment-related violations arising 
from the INA. ICE's civil penalties are located in title 8 of the CFR.
    There are three different sections in the INA that impose civil 
monetary penalties for violations of the laws that relate to employment 
actions: sections 274A, 274B, and 274C. ICE has primary enforcement 
responsibilities for two of these civil penalty provisions (sections 
274A and 274C), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) has enforcement 
responsibilities for one of these civil penalty provisions (section 
274B). The INA, in sections 274A and 274C, provides for imposition of 
civil penalties for various specified unlawful acts pertaining to the 
employment eligibility verification process (Form I-9, Employment 
Eligibility Verification), the employment of unauthorized aliens, and 
document fraud.
    Because both DHS and DOJ implement the three employment-related 
penalty sections in the INA, both Departments' implementing regulations 
reflect the civil penalty amounts. For a complete description of the 
civil money penalties assessed and a discussion of DHS's and DOJ's 
efforts to update the penalties in years past, see the IFR preamble at 
81 FR 42991. Below is a

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table showing the 2023 adjustment for the penalties that ICE 
administers.\13\
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    \13\ Table 3 also includes two civil penalties that are also 
listed as penalties administered by CBP. These are penalties for 
failure to depart voluntarily, INA section 240B(d), and failure to 
depart after a final order of removal, INA section 274D. Both CBP 
and ICE may administer these penalties, but as ICE is the DHS 
component primarily responsible for assessing and collecting them, 
they are also listed among the penalties ICE administers.

                  Table 3--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Civil Penalties Adjustments
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                                                                 Penalty amount                   New penalty as
             Penalty name                      Citation          as adjusted in   Multiplier *     adjusted by
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Civil penalties for failure to depart  8 U.S.C. 1229c(d); 8       $1,746-$8,736         1.07745   $1,881-$9,413.
 voluntarily, INA section 240B(d).      CFR 280.53(b)(3).
Civil penalties for violation of INA   8 CFR                          517-4,144         1.07745       557-4,465.
 sections 274C(a)(1)-(a)(4), penalty    270.3(b)(1)(ii)(A).
 for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of INA   8 CFR                          438-3,494         1.07745       472-3,765.
 sections 274C(a)(5)-(a)(6), penalty    270.3(b)(1)(ii)(B).
 for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of INA   8 CFR                       4,144-10,360         1.07745    4,465-11,162.
 sections 274C(a)(1)-(a)(4), penalty    270.3(b)(1)(ii)(C).
 for subsequent offenses.
Civil penalties for violation of INA   8 CFR                        3,494-8,736         1.07745     3,765-9,413.
 sections 274C(a)(5)-(a)(6), penalty    270.3(b)(1)(ii)(D).
 for subsequent offenses.
Violation/prohibition of indemnity     8 CFR 274a.8(b)........            2,507         1.07745          $2,701.
 bonds.
Civil penalties for knowingly hiring,  8 CFR                        $627-$5,016         1.07745       676-5,404.
 recruiting, referral, or retention     274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(A).
 of unauthorized aliens--Penalty for
 first offense (per unauthorized
 alien).
Penalty for second offense (per        8 CFR                       5,016-12,537         1.07745    5,404-13,508.
 unauthorized alien).                   274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(B).
Penalty for third or subsequent        8 CFR                       7,523-25,076         1.07745    8,106-27,018.
 offense (per unauthorized alien).      274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(C).
Civil penalties for I-9 paperwork      8 CFR 274a.10(b)(2)....        252-2,507         1.07745       272-2,701.
 violations.
Civil penalties for failure to         8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 CFR                874         1.07745             942.
 depart, INA section 274D.              280.53(b)(14).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-23-05, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
  Adjustments for 2023, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
  2015 (Dec. 15, 2022) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/M-23-05-CMP-CMP-Guidance.pdf).

D. U.S. Coast Guard

    The Coast Guard is authorized to assess 140 penalties involving 
maritime safety and security and environmental stewardship that are 
critical to the continued success of Coast Guard missions. Various 
statutes in titles 14, 16, 19, 33, 42, 46, and 49 of the U.S.C. 
authorize these penalties. Titles 33 and 46 authorize the vast majority 
of these penalties as these statutes deal with navigation, navigable 
waters, and shipping. For a complete discussion of the civil monetary 
penalties assessed by the Coast Guard, see the 2016 IFR preamble at 81 
FR 42992.
    The Coast Guard has identified the penalties it administers, 
adjusted those penalties for inflation, and is listing those new 
penalties in a table located in the CFR--specifically, Table 1 in 33 
CFR 27.3. Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 identifies the statutes that provide 
the Coast Guard with civil monetary penalty authority and sets out the 
inflation-adjusted maximum penalty that the Coast Guard may impose 
pursuant to each statutory provision. Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 provides 
the current maximum penalty for violations that occurred after November 
2, 2015.
    The applicable civil penalty amounts for violations occurring on or 
before November 2, 2015, are set forth in previously published 
regulations amending 33 CFR part 27. To find the applicable penalty 
amount for a violation that occurred on or before November 2, 2015, 
look to the prior versions of the CFR that pertain to the date on which 
the violation occurred.
    Table 4 below shows the 2023 adjustment for the penalties that the 
Coast Guard administers.

                              Table 4--U.S. Coast Guard Civil Penalties Adjustments
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                                                                                                  New penalty as
                                                                  Penalty amount                    adjusted by
             Penalty name                       Citation          as adjusted in   Multiplier *     this final
                                                                    the 2022 FR                        rule
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Saving Life and Property..............  14 U.S.C. 521(c)........         $11,649         1.07745         $12,551
Saving Life and Property; Intentional   14 U.S.C. 521(e)........           1,195         1.07745           1,288
 Interference with Broadcast.
Confidentiality of Medical Quality      14 U.S.C. 936(i); 33 CFR           5,851         1.07745           6,304
 Assurance Records (first offense).      27.3.
Confidentiality of Medical Quality      14 U.S.C. 936(i); 33 CFR          39,011         1.07745          42,032
 Assurance Records (subsequent           27.3.
 offenses).
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by      19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR               8,723         1.07745           9,399
 Masters of Vessels.                     27.3.
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by      19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR               2,035         1.07745           2,193
 Masters of Vessels--Minimum Penalty.    27.3.
Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed;   19 U.S.C. 1581(d).......        ** 5,000             N/A        ** 5,000
 Master, Owner, Operator or Person in
 Charge.
Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed;   19 U.S.C. 1581(d).......        ** 1,000             N/A        ** 1,000
 Master, Owner, Operator or Person in
 Charge--Minimum Penalty.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations     33 U.S.C. 471; 33 CFR             12,647         1.07745          13,627
 General.                                27.3.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations     33 U.S.C. 474; 33 CFR                873         1.07745             941
 St. Mary's river.                       27.3.
Bridges/Failure to Comply with          33 U.S.C. 495(b); 33 CFR          31,928         1.07745          34,401
 Regulations.                            27.3.
Bridges/Drawbridges...................  33 U.S.C. 499(c); 33 CFR          31,928         1.07745          34,401
                                         27.3.
Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge         33 U.S.C. 502(c); 33 CFR          31,928         1.07745          34,401
 Obstructing Navigation.                 27.3.
Bridges/Maintenance and Operation.....  33 U.S.C. 533(b); 33 CFR          31,928         1.07745          34,401
                                         27.3.
Bridge to Bridge Communication;         33 U.S.C. 1208(a); 33              2,326         1.07745           2,506
 Master, Person in Charge or Pilot.      CFR 27.3.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; Vessel  33 U.S.C. 1208(b); 33              2,326         1.07745           2,506
                                         CFR 27.3.

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Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges    33 U.S.C.                         20,719         1.07745          22,324
 (Class I per violation).                1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 33
                                         CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges    33 U.S.C.                         51,796         1.07745          55,808
 (Class I total under paragraph).        1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 33
                                         CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges    33 U.S.C.                         20,719         1.07745          22,324
 (Class II per day of violation).        1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33
                                         CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges    33 U.S.C.                        258,978         1.07745         279,036
 (Class II total under paragraph).       1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33
                                         CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges    33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A);          51,796         1.07745          55,808
 (per day of violation) Judicial         33 CFR 27.3.
 Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges    33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A);           2,072         1.07745           2,233
 (per barrel of oil or unit              33 CFR 27.3.
 discharged) Judicial Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to    33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B);          51,796         1.07745          55,808
 Carry Out Removal/Comply With Order     33 CFR 27.3.
 (Judicial Assessment).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to    33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C);          51,796         1.07745          55,808
 Comply with Regulation Issued Under     33 CFR 27.3.
 1321(j) (Judicial Assessment).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges,   33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D);           6,215         1.07745           6,696
 Gross Negligence (per barrel of oil     33 CFR 27.3.
 or unit discharged) Judicial
 Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges,   33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D);         207,183         1.07745         223,229
 Gross Negligence--Minimum Penalty       33 CFR 27.3.
 (Judicial Assessment).
Marine Sanitation Devices; Operating..  33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33              8,723         1.07745           9,399
                                         CFR 27.3.
Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or      33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33             23,258         1.07745          25,059
 Manufacture.                            CFR 27.3.
International Navigation Rules;         33 U.S.C. 1608(a); 33             16,307         1.07745          17,570
 Operator.                               CFR 27.3.
International Navigation Rules; Vessel  33 U.S.C. 1608(b); 33             16,307         1.07745          17,570
                                         CFR 27.3.
Pollution from Ships; General.........  33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1); 33          81,540         1.07745          87,855
                                         CFR 27.3.
Pollution from Ships; False Statement.  33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2); 33          16,307         1.07745          17,570
                                         CFR 27.3.
Inland Navigation Rules; Operator.....  33 U.S.C. 2072(a); 33             16,307         1.07745          17,570
                                         CFR 27.3.
Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel.......  33 U.S.C. 2072(b); 33             16,307         1.07745          17,570
                                         CFR 27.3.
Shore Protection; General.............  33 U.S.C. 2609(a); 33             57,527         1.07745          61,982
                                         CFR 27.3.
Shore Protection; Operating Without     33 U.S.C. 2609(b); 33             23,011         1.07745          24,793
 Permit.                                 CFR 27.3.
Oil Pollution Liability and             33 U.S.C. 2716a(a); 33            51,796         1.07745          55,808
 Compensation.                           CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls...........................  33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A);          47,424         1.07745          51,097
                                         33 CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls--related to false           33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A);          63,232         1.07745          68,129
 statements.                             33 CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls--Recreational Vessel......  33 U.S.C. 3852(c); 33              6,323         1.07745           6,813
                                         CFR 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases,         42 U.S.C. 9609(a); 33             62,689         1.07745          67,544
 Liability, Compensation (Class I).      CFR 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases,         42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33             62,689         1.07745          67,544
 Liability, Compensation (Class II).     CFR 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases,         42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33            188,069         1.07745         202,635
 Liability, Compensation (Class II       CFR 27.3.
 subsequent offense).
Hazardous Substances, Releases,         42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33             62,689         1.07745          67,544
 Liability, Compensation (Judicial       CFR 27.3.
 Assessment).
Hazardous Substances, Releases,         42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33            188,069         1.07745         202,635
 Liability, Compensation (Judicial       CFR 27.3.
 Assessment subsequent offense).
Safe Containers for International       46 U.S.C. 80509; 33 CFR            6,852         1.07745           7,383
 Cargo.                                  27.3.
Suspension of Passenger Service.......  46 U.S.C. 70305; 33 CFR           68,529         1.07745          73,837
                                         27.3.
Vessel Inspection or Examination Fees.  46 U.S.C. 2110(e); 33             10,360         1.07745          11,162
                                         CFR 27.3.
Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing....  46 U.S.C. 2115; 33 CFR             8,433         1.07745           9,086
                                         27.3.
Negligent Operations: Recreational      46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 33              7,628         1.07745           8,219
 Vessels.                                CFR 27.3.
Negligent Operations: Other Vessels...  46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 33             38,139         1.07745          41,093
                                         CFR 27.3.
Operating a Vessel While Under the      46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1); 33           8,433         1.07745           9,086
 Influence of Alcohol or a Dangerous     CFR 27.3.
 Drug.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: Owner,   46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4); 33          13,132         1.07745          14,149
 Charterer, Managing Operator, or        CFR 27.3.
 Agent.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: Master.  46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2); 33           2,627         1.07745           2,830
                                         CFR 27.3.
Immersion Suits.......................  46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1); 33          13,132         1.07745          14,149
                                         CFR 27.3.
Inspection Permit.....................  46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5); 33           2,739         1.07745           2,951
                                         CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; General............  46 U.S.C. 3318(a); 33             13,132         1.07745          14,149
                                         CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Nautical School      46 U.S.C. 3318(g); 33             13,132         1.07745          14,149
 Vessel.                                 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give      46 U.S.C. 3318(h); 33              2,627         1.07745           2,830
 Notice in accordance with (IAW)         CFR 27.3.
 3304(b).
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give      46 U.S.C. 3318(i); 33              2,627         1.07745           2,830
 Notice IAW 3309(c).                     CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel >=1600 Gross  46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 33          26,269         1.07745          28,304
 Tons.                                   CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600 Gross   46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 33           5,254         1.07745           5,661
 Tons (GT).                              CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Comply    46 U.S.C. 3318(k); 33             26,269         1.07745          28,304
 with 3311(b).                           CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Violation of         46 U.S.C. 3318(l); 33             13,132         1.07745          14,149
 3318(b)-3318(f).                        CFR 27.3.
List/count of Passengers..............  46 U.S.C. 3502(e); 33                273         1.07745             294
                                         CFR 27.3.
Notification to Passengers............  46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 33             27,384         1.07745          29,505
                                         CFR 27.3.
Notification to Passengers; Sale of     46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 33              1,368         1.07745           1,474
 Tickets.                                CFR 27.3.
Copies of Laws on Passenger Vessels;    46 U.S.C. 3506; 33 CFR               548         1.07745             590
 Master.                                 27.3.
Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo...........  46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1); 33          68,462         1.07745          73,764
                                         CFR 27.3.
Uninspected Vessels...................  46 U.S.C. 4106; 33 CFR            11,506         1.07745          12,397
                                         27.3.
Recreational Vessels (maximum for       46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1); 33         362,217         1.07745         390,271
 related series of violations).          CFR 27.3.
Recreational Vessels; Violation of      46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1); 33           7,244         1.07745           7,805
 4307(a).                                CFR 27.3.
Recreational vessels..................  46 U.S.C. 4311(c); 33              2,739         1.07745           2,951
                                         CFR 27.3.
Uninspected Commercial Fishing          46 U.S.C. 4507; 33 CFR            11,506         1.07745          12,397
 Industry Vessels.                       27.3.
Abandonment of Barges.................  46 U.S.C. 4703; 33 CFR             1,949         1.07745           2,100
                                         27.3.
Load Lines............................  46 U.S.C. 5116(a); 33             12,537         1.07745          13,508
                                         CFR 27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a)......  46 U.S.C. 5116(b); 33             25,076         1.07745          27,018
                                         CFR 27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b)......  46 U.S.C. 5116(c); 33             12,537         1.07745          13,508
                                         CFR 27.3.

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Reporting Marine Casualties...........  46 U.S.C. 6103(a); 33             43,678         1.07745          47,061
                                         CFR 27.3.
Reporting Marine Casualties; Violation  46 U.S.C. 6103(b); 33             11,506         1.07745          12,397
 of 6104.                                CFR 27.3.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; Failure   46 U.S.C. 8101(e); 33              2,072         1.07745           2,233
 to Report Deficiency in Vessel          CFR 27.3.
 Complement.
Manning of Inspected Vessels..........  46 U.S.C. 8101(f); 33             20,719         1.07745          22,324
                                         CFR 27.3.
Manning of Inspected Vessels;           46 U.S.C. 8101(g); 33             20,719         1.07745          22,324
 Employing or Serving in Capacity not    CFR 27.3.
 Licensed by USCG.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; Freight   46 U.S.C. 8101(h); 33              2,739         1.07745           2,951
 Vessel <100 GT, Small Passenger         CFR 27.3.
 Vessel, or Sailing School Vessel.
Watchmen on Passenger Vessels.........  46 U.S.C. 8102(a).......           2,739         1.07745           2,951
Citizenship Requirements..............  46 U.S.C. 8103(f).......           1,368         1.07745           1,474
Watches on Vessels; Violation of        46 U.S.C. 8104(i).......          20,719         1.07745          22,324
 8104(a) or (b).
Watches on Vessels; Violation of        46 U.S.C. 8104(j).......          20,719         1.07745          22,324
 8104(c), (d), (e), or (h).
Staff Department on Vessels...........  46 U.S.C. 8302(e).......             273         1.07745             294
Officer's Competency Certificates.....  46 U.S.C. 8304(d).......             273         1.07745             294
Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, Charterer,   46 U.S.C. 8502(e).......          20,719         1.07745          22,324
 Managing Operator, Agent, Master or
 Individual in Charge.
Coastwise Pilotage; Individual........  46 U.S.C. 8502(f).......          20,719         1.07745          22,324
Federal Pilots........................  46 U.S.C. 8503..........          65,666         1.07745          70,752
Merchant Mariners Documents...........  46 U.S.C. 8701(d).......           1,368         1.07745           1,474
Crew Requirements.....................  46 U.S.C. 8702(e).......          20,719         1.07745          22,324
Small Vessel Manning..................  46 U.S.C. 8906..........          43,678         1.07745          47,061
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner,           46 U.S.C. 9308(a).......          20,719         1.07745          22,324
 Charterer, Managing Operator, Agent,
 Master or Individual in Charge.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual.....  46 U.S.C. 9308(b).......          20,719         1.07745          22,324
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of     46 U.S.C. 9308(c).......          20,719         1.07745          22,324
 9303.
Failure to Report Sexual Offense......  46 U.S.C. 10104(b)......          11,011         1.07745          11,864
Pay Advances to Seamen................  46 U.S.C. 10314(a)(2)...           1,368         1.07745           1,474
Pay Advances to Seamen; Remuneration    46 U.S.C. 10314(b)......           1,368         1.07745           1,474
 for Employment.
Allotment to Seamen...................  46 U.S.C. 10315(c)......           1,368         1.07745           1,474
Seamen Protection; General............  46 U.S.C. 10321.........           9,491         1.07745          10,226
Coastwise Voyages: Advances...........  46 U.S.C. 10505(a)(2)...           9,491         1.07745          10,226
Coastwise Voyages: Advances;            46 U.S.C. 10505(b)......           9,491         1.07745          10,226
 Remuneration for Employment.
Coastwise Voyages: Seamen Protection;   46 U.S.C. 10508(b)......           9,491         1.07745          10,226
 General.
Effects of Deceased Seamen............  46 U.S.C. 10711.........             548         1.07745             590
Complaints of Unfitness...............  46 U.S.C. 10902(a)(2)...           1,368         1.07745           1,474
Proceedings on Examination of Vessel..  46 U.S.C. 10903(d)......             273         1.07745             294
Permission to Make Complaint..........  46 U.S.C. 10907(b)......           1,368         1.07745           1,474
Accommodations for Seamen.............  46 U.S.C. 11101(f)......           1,368         1.07745           1,474
Medicine Chests on Vessels............  46 U.S.C. 11102(b)......           1,368         1.07745           1,474
Destitute Seamen......................  46 U.S.C. 11104(b)......             273         1.07745             294
Wages on Discharge....................  46 U.S.C. 11105(c)......           1,368         1.07745           1,474
Log Books; Master Failing to Maintain.  46 U.S.C. 11303(a)......             548         1.07745             590
Log Books; Master Failing to Make       46 U.S.C. 11303(b)......             548         1.07745             590
 Entry.
Log Books; Late Entry.................  46 U.S.C. 11303(c)......             411         1.07745             443
Carrying of Sheath Knives.............  46 U.S.C. 11506.........             137         1.07745             148
Vessel Documentation..................  46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(1)...          17,935         1.07745          19,324
Documentation of Vessels--Related to    46 U.S.C. 12151 (a)(2)..          29,893         1.07745          32,208
 Activities involving mobile offshore
 drilling units.
Vessel Documentation; Fishery           46 U.S.C. 12151(c)......         137,060         1.07745         147,675
 Endorsement.
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels--     46 U.S.C. 12309(a)......          13,693         1.07745          14,754
 Willful violation.
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels.....  46 U.S.C. 12309(b)......           2,739         1.07745           2,951
Vessel Identification System..........  46 U.S.C. 12507(b)......          23,011         1.07745          24,793
Measurement of Vessels................  46 U.S.C. 14701.........          50,154         1.07745          54,038
Measurement; False Statements.........  46 U.S.C. 14702.........          50,154         1.07745          54,038
Commercial Instruments and Maritime     46 U.S.C. 31309.........          23,011         1.07745          24,793
 Liens.
Commercial Instruments and Maritime     46 U.S.C. 31330(a)(2)...          23,011         1.07745          24,793
 Liens; Mortgagor.
Commercial Instruments and Maritime     46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2)...          57,527         1.07745          61,982
 Liens; Violation of 31329.
Ports and Waterway Safety Regulations.  46 U.S.C. 70036(a); 33           103,050         1.07745         111,031
                                         CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine   46 U.S.C.                         10,360         1.07745          11,162
 Parades; Unlicensed Person in Charge.   70041(d)(1)(B); 33 CFR
                                         27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine   46 U.S.C.                         10,360         1.07745          11,162
 Parades; Owner Onboard Vessel.          70041(d)(1)(C); 33 CFR
                                         27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine   46 U.S.C.                          5,179         1.07745           5,580
 Parades; Other Persons.                 70041(d)(1)(D); 33 CFR
                                         27.3.
Port Security.........................  46 U.S.C. 70119(a)......          38,139         1.07745          41,093
Port Security--Continuing Violations..  46 U.S.C. 70119(b)......          68,529         1.07745          73,837
Maritime Drug Law Enforcement.........  46 U.S.C. 70506(c)......           6,323         1.07745           6,813
Hazardous Materials: Related to         49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1)....          89,678         1.07745          96,624
 Vessels.
Hazardous Materials: Related to         49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2)....         209,249         1.07745         225,455
 Vessels--Penalty from Fatalities,
 Serious Injuries/Illness or
 substantial Damage to Property.
Hazardous Materials: Related to         49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3)....             540         1.07745             582
 Vessels; Training.
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-23-05, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
  Adjustments for 2023, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
  2015 (Dec. 15, 2022) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/M-23-05-CMP-CMP-Guidance.pdf).
** Enacted under the Tariff Act; exempt from inflation adjustments.


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E. Transportation Security Administration

    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is updating its 
civil penalties regulation in accordance with the 2015 Act. Pursuant to 
its statutory authority in 49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4), (5), (6), 49 
U.S.C. 46301(d)(2), (8), and 49 U.S.C. 114(u), TSA may impose penalties 
for violations of statutes that TSA administers, including penalties 
for violations of implementing regulations or orders. Note that 
pursuant to division K, title I, sec. 1904(b)(1)(I), of Public Law 115-
254, 132 Stat. 3186, 3545 (Oct. 5, 2018), the TSA Modernization Act--
part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018--the former 49 U.S.C. 
114(v), which relates to penalties, was re-designated as 49 U.S.C. 
114(u).
    TSA assesses these penalties for a wide variety of aviation and 
surface security requirements, including violations of TSA's 
requirements applicable to Transportation Worker Identification 
Credentials (TWIC),\14\ as well as violations of requirements described 
in chapter 449 of title 49 of the U.S.C. These penalties can apply to a 
wide variety of situations, as described in the statutory and 
regulatory provisions, as well as in guidance that TSA publishes. Below 
is a table showing the 2023 adjustment for the penalties that TSA 
administers.
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    \14\ See, e.g., 46 U.S.C. 70105, 49 U.S.C. 46302 and 46303, and 
49 U.S.C. chapter 449.

                   Table 5--Transportation Security Administration Civil Penalties Adjustments
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                                                         Penalty amount as                      New penalty as
           Penalty name                  Citation         adjusted in the     Multiplier *     adjusted by this
                                                              2022 FR                             final rule
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Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449     49 U.S.C.            $37,377 (up to a            1.07745  $40,272 (up to a
 (except secs. 44902, 44903(d),     46301(a)(1), (4),    total of $598,026                    total of $644,343
 44907(a)-(d)(1)(A),                (5), (6); 49         per civil penalty                    per civil penalty
 44907(d)(1)(C)-(f), 44908, and     U.S.C.               action).                             action).
 44909), or 49 U.S.C. 46302 or      46301(d)(2), (8);
 46303, a regulation prescribed,    49 CFR
 or order issued thereunder by a    1503.401(c)(3).
 person operating an aircraft for
 the transportation of passengers
 or property for compensation.
Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449     49 U.S.C.            $14,950 (up to a            1.07745  $16,108 (up to a
 (except secs. 44902, 44903(d),     46301(a)(1), (4),    total of $74,754                     total of $80,544
 44907(a)-(d)(1)(A),                (5); 49 U.S.C.       for individuals or                   for individuals or
 44907(d)(1)(C)-(f), 44908, and     46301(d)(8); 49      small businesses,                    small businesses,
 44909), or 49 U.S.C. 46302 or      CFR 1503.401(c).     $598,026 for                         $644,343 for
 46303, a regulation prescribed,                         others).                             others).
 or order issued thereunder by an
 individual (except an airman
 serving as an airman), any
 person not operating an aircraft
 for the transportation of
 passengers or property for
 compensation, or a small
 business concern.
Violation of any other provision   49 U.S.C. 114(u);    $12,794 (up to a            1.07745  $13,785 (up to a
 of title 49 U.S.C. or of 46        49 CFR 1503.401(b).  total of $63,973                     total of $68,928
 U.S.C. ch. 701, a regulation                            total for                            total for
 prescribed, or order issued                             individuals or                       individuals or
 thereunder.                                             small businesses,                    small businesses,
                                                         $511,780 for                         $551,417 for
                                                         others).                             others).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-23-05, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
  Adjustments for 2023, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
  2015 (Dec. 15, 2022) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/M-23-05-CMP-CMP-Guidance.pdf).

IV. Administrative Procedure Act

    DHS is promulgating this final rule to ensure that the amount of 
civil penalties that DHS assesses or enforces reflects the statutorily 
mandated ranges as adjusted for inflation. The 2015 Act provides a 
clear formula for adjustment of the civil penalties, leaving DHS and 
its components with little room for discretion. DHS and its components 
have been charged only with performing ministerial computations to 
determine the amounts of adjustments for inflation to civil monetary 
penalties. In these annual adjustments DHS is merely updating the 
penalty amounts by applying the cost-of-living adjustment multiplier 
that OMB has provided to agencies. Furthermore, the 2015 Act 
specifically instructed that agencies make the required annual 
adjustments notwithstanding section 553 of title 5 of the U.S.C. Thus, 
as specified in the 2015 Act, the prior public notice-and-comment 
procedures and delayed effective date requirements of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) do not apply to this rule. Further, 
as described above, this rule makes minor amendments to the regulations 
to reflect changes required by clear statutory authority, and DHS finds 
that prior notice and comment procedures and a delayed effective date 
for these amendments are unnecessary.

V. Regulatory Analyses

A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563

    Executive Orders 12866 (``Regulatory Planning and Review'') and 
13563 (``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review'') direct agencies 
to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives 
and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that 
maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, 
public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). 
Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both 
costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of 
promoting flexibility.
    OMB has not designated this final rule a ``significant regulatory 
action'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, OMB 
has not reviewed this rule.
    This final rule makes nondiscretionary adjustments to existing 
civil monetary penalties in accordance with the 2015 Act and OMB 
guidance.\15\ DHS therefore did not consider alternatives and does not 
have the flexibility to alter the adjustments of the civil monetary 
penalty amounts as provided in this rule. To the extent this final rule 
increases civil monetary penalties, it would result in an increase in 
transfers from persons or entities

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    \15\ Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, 
M-23-05, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2023, 
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 
Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2022) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/M-23-05-CMP-CMP-Guidance.pdf).
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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act applies only to rules for which an 
agency publishes a notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
553(b). See 5 U.S.C. 601-612. The Regulatory Flexibility Act does not 
apply to this final rule because a notice of proposed rulemaking was 
not required for the reasons stated above.

C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, 
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary 
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may 
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or Tribal government, in 
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for 
inflation) or more in any one year. This final rule will not result in 
such an expenditure.

D. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35, and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, do not 
apply to this final rule, because this final rule does not trigger any 
new or revised recordkeeping or reporting.

VI. Signing Authorities

    The amendments to 19 CFR part 4 in this document are issued in 
accordance with 19 CFR 0.2(a), which provides that the authority of the 
Secretary of the Treasury with respect to CBP regulations that are not 
related to customs revenue functions was transferred to the Secretary 
of Homeland Security pursuant to Section 403(l) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002. Accordingly, this final rule to amend such 
regulations may be signed by the Secretary of Homeland Security (or his 
or her delegate).

List of Subjects

6 CFR Part 27

    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures.

8 CFR Part 270

    Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment, Fraud, 
Penalties.

8 CFR Part 274a

    Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment, 
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

8 CFR Part 280

    Administrative practice and procedure, Immigration, Penalties.

19 CFR Part 4

    Exports, Freight, Harbors, Maritime carriers, Oil pollution, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.

33 CFR Part 27

    Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties.

49 CFR Part 1503

    Administrative practice and procedure, Investigations, Law 
enforcement, Penalties.

Amendments to the Regulations

    Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, DHS is 
amending 6 CFR part 27, 8 CFR parts 270, 274a, and 280, 19 CFR part 4, 
33 CFR part 27, and 49 CFR part 1503 as follows:

Title 6--Domestic Security

PART 27--CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS

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1. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  6 U.S.C. 624; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as 
amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599; Pub. L. 113-254, 128 Stat. 
2898, as amended by Pub. L. 116-150, 134 Stat. 679.


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2. In Sec.  27.300, revise paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  27.300   Orders.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (3) Where the Executive Assistant Director determines that a 
facility is in violation of an Order issued pursuant to paragraph (a) 
of this section and issues an Order Assessing Civil Penalty pursuant to 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section, a chemical facility is liable to the 
United States for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day 
during which the violation continues, if the violation of the Order 
occurred on or before November 2, 2015, or $41,093 for each day during 
which the violation of the Order continues, if the violation occurred 
after November 2, 2015.
* * * * *

Title 8--Aliens and Nationality

PART 270--PENALTIES FOR DOCUMENT FRAUD

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3. The authority citation for part 270 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, and 1324c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 
Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 and Pub. L. 
114-74, 129 Stat. 599.


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4. In Sec.  270.3, revise paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  270.3   Penalties.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (A) First offense under section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4). Not less 
than $275 and not exceeding $2,200 for each fraudulent document or each 
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of 
the Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $375 and not exceeding 
$3,200 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity 
described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act on or after 
March 27, 2008, and on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than 
$557 and not exceeding $4,465 for each fraudulent document or each 
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of 
the Act after November 2, 2015.
    (B) First offense under section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6). Not less than 
$250 and not exceeding $2,000 for each fraudulent document or each 
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the 
Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $275 and not exceeding $2,200 
for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity described in 
section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the Act on or after March 27, 2008, and 
on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than $472 and not exceeding 
$3,765 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity 
described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the Act after November 2, 
2015.
    (C) Subsequent offenses under section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4). 
Not less than $2,200 and not more than $5,500 for each fraudulent 
document or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1) 
through (a)(4) of the Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $3,200 
and not exceeding $6,500 for each fraudulent document or each 
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of 
the Act occurring on or after March 27, 2008 and on or before November 
2, 2015; and not less than $4,465 and not more than $11,162 for each 
fraudulent document or each proscribed activity described in section 
274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act after November 2, 2015.
    (D) Subsequent offenses under section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6). Not 
less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000 for each fraudulent document 
or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) 
of the Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $2,200 and not 
exceeding $5,500 for each fraudulent

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document or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(5) or 
(a)(6) of the Act occurring on or after March 27, 2008, and on or 
before November 2, 2015; and not less than $3,765 and not more than 
$9,413 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity 
described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the Act after November 2, 
2015.
* * * * *

PART 274a--CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS

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5. The authority citation for part 274a continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1105a, 1324a; 48 U.S.C. 1806; 
Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 
Stat. 599; Title VII of Pub. L. 110-229, 122 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 115-
218, 132 Stat. 1547; 8 CFR part 2.


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6. In Sec.  274a.8, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  274a.8   Prohibition of indemnity bonds.

* * * * *
    (b) Penalty. Any person or other entity who requires any individual 
to post a bond or security as stated in this section shall, after 
notice and opportunity for an administrative hearing in accordance with 
section 274A(e)(3)(B) of the Act, be subject to a civil monetary 
penalty of $1,000 for each violation before September 29, 1999, of 
$1,100 for each violation occurring on or after September 29, 1999, but 
on or before November 2, 2015, and of $2,701 for each violation 
occurring after November 2, 2015, and to an administrative order 
requiring the return to the individual of any amounts received in 
violation of this section or, if the individual cannot be located, to 
the general fund of the Treasury.

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7. In Sec.  274a.10, revise paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (C) and 
the first sentence of paragraph (b)(2) introductory text to read as 
follows:


Sec.  274a.10   Penalties.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (A) First offense--not less than $275 and not more than $2,200 for 
each unauthorized alien with respect to whom the offense occurred 
before March 27, 2008; not less than $375 and not exceeding $3,200, for 
each unauthorized alien with respect to whom the offense occurred 
occurring on or after March 27, 2008, and on or before November 2, 
2015; and not less than $676 and not more than $5,404 for each 
unauthorized alien with respect to whom the offense occurred occurring 
after November 2, 2015;
    (B) Second offense--not less than $2,200 and not more than $5,500 
for each unauthorized alien with respect to whom the second offense 
occurred before March 27, 2008; not less than $3,200 and not more than 
$6,500, for each unauthorized alien with respect to whom the second 
offense occurred on or after March 27, 2008, and on or before November 
2, 2015; and not less than $5,404 and not more than $13,508 for each 
unauthorized alien with respect to whom the second offense occurred 
after November 2, 2015; or
    (C) More than two offenses--not less than $3,300 and not more than 
$11,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to whom the third or 
subsequent offense occurred before March 27, 2008; not less than $4,300 
and not exceeding $16,000, for each unauthorized alien with respect to 
whom the third or subsequent offense occurred on or after March 27, 
2008, and on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than $8,106 and 
not more than $27,018 for each unauthorized alien with respect to whom 
the third or subsequent offense occurred after November 2, 2015; and
* * * * *
    (2) A respondent determined by the Service (if a respondent fails 
to request a hearing) or by an administrative law judge, to have failed 
to comply with the employment verification requirements as set forth in 
Sec.  274a.2(b), shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount of 
not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 for each individual with 
respect to whom such violation occurred before September 29, 1999; not 
less than $110 and not more than $1,100 for each individual with 
respect to whom such violation occurred on or after September 29, 1999, 
and on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than $272 and not more 
than $2,701 for each individual with respect to whom such violation 
occurred after November 2, 2015. * * *
* * * * *

PART 280--IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF FINES

0
8. The authority citation for part 280 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  8 U.S.C. 1103, 1221, 1223, 1227, 1229, 1253, 1281, 
1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1322, 1323, 1330; 66 Stat. 173, 195, 197, 
201, 203, 212, 219, 221-223, 226, 227, 230; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 
Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599.


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9. In Sec.  280.53, revise paragraphs (b)(1) through (15) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  280.53   Civil monetary penalties inflation adjustment.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) Section 231(g) of the Act, penalties for non-compliance with 
arrival and departure manifest requirements for passengers, 
crewmembers, or occupants transported on commercial vessels or aircraft 
arriving to or departing from the United States: From $1,525 to $1,643.
    (2) Section 234 of the Act, penalties for non-compliance with 
landing requirements at designated ports of entry for aircraft 
transporting aliens: From $4,144 to $4,465.
    (3) Section 240B(d) of the Act, penalties for failure to depart 
voluntarily: From $1,746 minimum/$8,736 maximum to $1,881 minimum/
$9,413 maximum.
    (4) Section 243(c)(1)(A) of the Act, penalties for violations of 
removal orders relating to aliens transported on vessels or aircraft, 
under section 241(d) of the Act, or for costs associated with removal 
under section 241(e) of the Act: From $3,494 to $3,765.
    (5) Penalties for failure to remove alien stowaways under section 
241(d)(2) of the Act: From $8,736 to $9,413.
    (6) Section 251(d) of the Act, penalties for failure to report an 
illegal landing or desertion of alien crewmen, and for each alien not 
reported on arrival or departure manifest or lists required in 
accordance with section 251 of the Act: From $414 to $446; and 
penalties for use of alien crewmen for longshore work in violation of 
section 251(d) of the Act: From $10,360 to $11,162.
    (7) Section 254(a) of the Act, penalties for failure to control, 
detain, or remove alien crewmen: From $1,036 minimum/$6,215 maximum to 
$1,116 minimum/$6,696 maximum.
    (8) Section 255 of the Act, penalties for employment on passenger 
vessels of aliens afflicted with certain disabilities: From $2,072 to 
$2,232.
    (9) Section 256 of the Act, penalties for discharge of alien 
crewmen: From $3,107 minimum/$6,215 maximum to $3,348 minimum/$6,696 
maximum.
    (10) Section 257 of the Act, penalties for bringing into the United 
States alien crewmen with intent to evade immigration laws: From 
$20,719 maximum to $22,324 maximum.
    (11) Section 271(a) of the Act, penalties for failure to prevent 
the unauthorized landing of aliens: From $6,215 to $6,696.
    (12) Section 272(a) of the Act, penalties for bringing to the 
United States aliens subject to denial of admission on a health-related 
ground: From $6,215 to $6,696.

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    (13) Section 273(b) of the Act, penalties for bringing to the 
United States aliens without required documentation: From $6,215 to 
$6,696.
    (14) Section 274D of the Act, penalties for failure to depart: From 
$874 maximum to $942 maximum, for each day the alien is in violation.
    (15) Section 275(b) of the Act, penalties for improper entry: From 
$87 minimum/$438 maximum to $94 minimum/$472 maximum, for each entry or 
attempted entry.

Title 19--Customs Duties

PART 4--VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES

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10. The authority citation for part 4 continues to read in part as 
follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1415, 1431, 1433, 1434, 
1624, 2071 note; 46 U.S.C. 501, 60105.
* * * * *
    Sections 4.80, 4.80a, and 4.80b also issued under 19 U.S.C. 
1706a; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 46 U.S.C. 12112, 12117, 12118, 50501-
55106, 55107, 55108, 55110, 55114, 55115, 55116, 55117, 55119, 
56101, 55121, 56101, 57109; Pub. L. 108-7, Division B, Title 
II,Sec.  211;
* * * * *
    Section 4.92 also issued under 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 46 U.S.C. 
55111;
* * * * *

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11. In Sec.  4.80, revise paragraphs (b)(2) and (i) to read as follows:


Sec.  4.80   Vessels entitled to engage in coastwise trade.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) The penalty imposed for the unlawful transportation of 
passengers between coastwise points is $300 for each passenger so 
transported and landed on or before November 2, 2015, and $941 for each 
passenger so transported and landed after November 2, 2015 (46 U.S.C. 
55103, as adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment 
Act Improvements Act of 2015).
* * * * *
    (i) Any vessel, entitled to be documented and not so documented, 
employed in a trade for which a Certificate of Documentation is issued 
under the vessel documentation laws (see Sec.  4.0(c)), other than a 
trade covered by a registry, is liable to a civil penalty of $500 for 
each port at which it arrives without the proper Certificate of 
Documentation on or before November 2, 2015, and $1,566 for each port 
at which it arrives without the proper Certificate of Documentation 
after November 2, 2015 (19 U.S.C. 1706a, as adjusted by the Federal 
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015). If 
such a vessel has on board any foreign merchandise (sea stores 
excepted), or any domestic taxable alcoholic beverages, on which the 
duty and taxes have not been paid or secured to be paid, the vessel and 
its cargo are subject to seizure and forfeiture.

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12. In Sec.  4.92, revise the third sentence to read as follows:


Sec.  4.92   Towing.

    * * * The penalties for violation of this section occurring after 
November 2, 2015, are a fine of from $1,096 to $3,446 against the owner 
or master of the towing vessel and a further penalty against the towing 
vessel of $187 per ton of the towed vessel (46 U.S.C. 55111, as 
adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 
Improvements Act of 2015).

Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters

PART 27--ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION

0
13. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  Secs. 1-6, Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as 
amended by Sec. 31001(s)(1), Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (28 
U.S.C. 2461 note); Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 
0170.1, sec. 2 (106).


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14. In Sec.  27.3, revise the third sentence of the introductory text 
and table 1 to read as follows:


Sec.  27.3   Penalty adjustment table.

    * * * The adjusted civil penalty amounts listed in Table 1 to this 
section are applicable for penalty assessments issued after January 13, 
2023, with respect to violations occurring after November 2, 2015.* * *

                      Table 1 to Sec.   27.3--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                 2023 Adjusted
                   U.S. code citation                      Civil monetary penalty description   maximum penalty
                                                                                                  amount  ($)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 U.S.C. 521(c)........................................  Saving Life and Property...........            $12,551
14 U.S.C. 521(e)........................................  Saving Life and Property;                        1,288
                                                           Intentional Interference with
                                                           Broadcast.
14 U.S.C. 936(i)........................................  Confidentiality of Medical Quality               6,304
                                                           Assurance Records (first offense).
14 U.S.C. 936(i)........................................  Confidentiality of Medical Quality              42,033
                                                           Assurance Records (subsequent
                                                           offenses).
19 U.S.C. 70............................................  Obstruction of Revenue Officers by               9,399
                                                           Masters of Vessels.
19 U.S.C. 70............................................  Obstruction of Revenue Officers by               2,193
                                                           Masters of Vessels--Minimum
                                                           Penalty.
19 U.S.C. 1581(d).......................................  Failure to Stop Vessel When                      5,000
                                                           Directed; Master, Owner, Operator
                                                           or Person in Charge \1\.
19 U.S.C. 1581(d).......................................  Failure to Stop Vessel When                      1,000
                                                           Directed; Master, Owner, Operator
                                                           or Person in Charge--Minimum
                                                           Penalty \1\.
33 U.S.C. 471...........................................  Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations             13,627
                                                           General.
33 U.S.C. 474...........................................  Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations                941
                                                           St. Mary's River.
33 U.S.C. 495(b)........................................  Bridges/Failure to Comply with                  34,401
                                                           Regulations.
33 U.S.C. 499(c)........................................  Bridges/Drawbridges................             34,401
33 U.S.C. 502(c)........................................  Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge                 34,401
                                                           Obstructing Navigation.
33 U.S.C. 533(b)........................................  Bridges/Maintenance and Operation..             34,401
33 U.S.C. 1208(a).......................................  Bridge to Bridge Communication;                  2,506
                                                           Master, Person in Charge or Pilot.
33 U.S.C. 1208(b).......................................  Bridge to Bridge Communication;                  2,506
                                                           Vessel.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i)..............................  Oil/Hazardous Substances:                       22,324
                                                           Discharges (Class I per violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i)..............................  Oil/Hazardous Substances:                       55,808
                                                           Discharges (Class I total under
                                                           paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii).............................  Oil/Hazardous Substances:                       22,324
                                                           Discharges (Class II per day of
                                                           violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii).............................  Oil/Hazardous Substances:                      279,036
                                                           Discharges (Class II total under
                                                           paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A).................................  Oil/Hazardous Substances:                       55,808
                                                           Discharges (per day of violation)
                                                           Judicial Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A).................................  Oil/Hazardous Substances:                        2,233
                                                           Discharges (per barrel of oil or
                                                           unit discharged) Judicial
                                                           Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B).................................  Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure               55,808
                                                           to Carry Out Removal/Comply With
                                                           Order (Judicial Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C).................................  Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure               55,808
                                                           to Comply with Regulation Issued
                                                           Under 1321(j) (Judicial
                                                           Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D).................................  Oil/Hazardous Substances:                        6,696
                                                           Discharges, Gross Negligence (per
                                                           barrel of oil or unit discharged)
                                                           Judicial Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D).................................  Oil/Hazardous Substances:                      223,229
                                                           Discharges, Gross Negligence--
                                                           Minimum Penalty (Judicial
                                                           Assessment).

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33 U.S.C. 1322(j).......................................  Marine Sanitation Devices;                       9,399
                                                           Operating.
33 U.S.C. 1322(j).......................................  Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or              25,059
                                                           Manufacture.
33 U.S.C. 1608(a).......................................  International Navigation Rules;                 17,570
                                                           Operator.
33 U.S.C. 1608(b).......................................  International Navigation Rules;                 17,570
                                                           Vessel.
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1)....................................  Pollution from Ships; General......             87,855
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2)....................................  Pollution from Ships; False                     17,570
                                                           Statement.
33 U.S.C. 2072(a).......................................  Inland Navigation Rules; Operator..             17,570
33 U.S.C. 2072(b).......................................  Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel....             17,570
33 U.S.C. 2609(a).......................................  Shore Protection; General..........             61,982
33 U.S.C. 2609(b).......................................  Shore Protection; Operating Without             24,793
                                                           Permit.
33 U.S.C. 2716a(a)......................................  Oil Pollution Liability and                     55,808
                                                           Compensation.
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A).................................  Clean Hulls; Civil Enforcement.....             51,097
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A).................................  Clean Hulls; related to false                   68,129
                                                           statements.
33 U.S.C. 3852(c).......................................  Clean Hulls; Recreational Vessels..              6,813
42 U.S.C. 9609(a).......................................  Hazardous Substances, Releases,                 67,544
                                                           Liability, Compensation (Class I).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b).......................................  Hazardous Substances, Releases,                 67,544
                                                           Liability, Compensation (Class II).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b).......................................  Hazardous Substances, Releases,                202,635
                                                           Liability, Compensation (Class II
                                                           subsequent offense).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c).......................................  Hazardous Substances, Releases,                 67,544
                                                           Liability, Compensation (Judicial
                                                           Assessment).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c).......................................  Hazardous Substances, Releases,                202,635
                                                           Liability, Compensation (Judicial
                                                           Assessment subsequent offense).
46 U.S.C. 80509(a)......................................  Safe Containers for International                7,383
                                                           Cargo.
46 U.S.C. 70305(c)......................................  Suspension of Passenger Service....             73,837
46 U.S.C. 2110(e).......................................  Vessel Inspection or Examination                11,162
                                                           Fees.
46 U.S.C. 2115..........................................  Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing.              9,086
46 U.S.C. 2302(a).......................................  Negligent Operations: Recreational               8,219
                                                           Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 2302(a).......................................  Negligent Operations: Other Vessels             41,093
46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1)....................................  Operating a Vessel While Under the               9,086
                                                           Influence of Alcohol or a
                                                           Dangerous Drug.
46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4)....................................  Vessel Reporting Requirements:                  14,149
                                                           Owner, Charterer, Managing
                                                           Operator, or Agent.
46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2)....................................  Vessel Reporting Requirements:                   2,830
                                                           Master.
46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1)....................................  Immersion Suits....................             14,149
46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5)....................................  Inspection Permit..................              2,952
46 U.S.C. 3318(a).......................................  Vessel Inspection; General.........             14,149
46 U.S.C. 3318(g).......................................  Vessel Inspection; Nautical School              14,149
                                                           Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 3318(h).......................................  Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give               2,830
                                                           Notice in accordance with (IAW)
                                                           3304(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(i).......................................  Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give               2,830
                                                           Notice IAW 3309(c).
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1)....................................  Vessel Inspection; Vessel >=1600                28,303
                                                           Gross Tons.
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1)....................................  Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600                  5,661
                                                           Gross Tons (GT).
46 U.S.C. 3318(k).......................................  Vessel Inspection; Failure to                   28,303
                                                           Comply with 3311(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(l).......................................  Vessel Inspection; Violation of                 14,149
                                                           3318(b)-3318(f).
46 U.S.C. 3502(e).......................................  List/count of Passengers...........                294
46 U.S.C. 3504(c).......................................  Notification to Passengers.........             29,505
46 U.S.C. 3504(c).......................................  Notification to Passengers; Sale of              1,474
                                                           Tickets.
46 U.S.C. 3506..........................................  Copies of Laws on Passenger                        590
                                                           Vessels; Master.
46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1)....................................  Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo........             73,764
46 U.S.C. 4106..........................................  Uninspected Vessels................             12,397
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1)....................................  Recreational Vessels (maximum for              390,271
                                                           related series of violations).
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1)....................................  Recreational Vessels; Violation of               7,805
                                                           4307(a).
46 U.S.C. 4311(c).......................................  Recreational Vessels...............              2,951
46 U.S.C. 4507..........................................  Uninspected Commercial Fishing                  12,397
                                                           Industry Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 4703..........................................  Abandonment of Barges..............              2,100
46 U.S.C. 5116(a).......................................  Load Lines.........................             13,508
46 U.S.C. 5116(b).......................................  Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a)...             27,018
46 U.S.C. 5116(c).......................................  Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b)...             13,508
46 U.S.C. 6103(a).......................................  Reporting Marine Casualties........             47,061
46 U.S.C. 6103(b).......................................  Reporting Marine Casualties;                    12,397
                                                           Violation of 6104.
46 U.S.C. 8101(e).......................................  Manning of Inspected Vessels;                    2,233
                                                           Failure to Report Deficiency in
                                                           Vessel Complement.
46 U.S.C. 8101(f).......................................  Manning of Inspected Vessels.......             22,324
46 U.S.C. 8101(g).......................................  Manning of Inspected Vessels;                   22,324
                                                           Employing or Serving in Capacity
                                                           not Licensed by U.S. Coast Guard
                                                           (USCG).
46 U.S.C. 8101(h).......................................  Manning of Inspected Vessels;                    2,951
                                                           Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small
                                                           Passenger Vessel, or Sailing
                                                           School Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 8102(a).......................................  Watchmen on Passenger Vessels......              2,951
46 U.S.C. 8103(f).......................................  Citizenship Requirements...........              1,474
46 U.S.C. 8104(i).......................................  Watches on Vessels; Violation of                22,324
                                                           8104(a) or (b).
46 U.S.C. 8104(j).......................................  Watches on Vessels; Violation of                22,324
                                                           8104(c), (d), (e), or (h).
46 U.S.C. 8302(e).......................................  Staff Department on Vessels........                294
46 U.S.C. 8304(d).......................................  Officer's Competency Certificates..                294
46 U.S.C. 8502(e).......................................  Coastwise Pilotage; Owner,                      22,324
                                                           Charterer, Managing Operator,
                                                           Agent, Master or Individual in
                                                           Charge.
46 U.S.C. 8502(f).......................................  Coastwise Pilotage; Individual.....             22,324
46 U.S.C. 8503..........................................  Federal Pilots.....................             70,752
46 U.S.C. 8701(d).......................................  Merchant Mariners Documents........              1,474
46 U.S.C. 8702(e).......................................  Crew Requirements..................             22,324
46 U.S.C. 8906..........................................  Small Vessel Manning...............             47,061
46 U.S.C. 9308(a).......................................  Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner,                   22,324
                                                           Charterer, Managing Operator,
                                                           Agent, Master or Individual in
                                                           Charge.
46 U.S.C. 9308(b).......................................  Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual..             22,324
46 U.S.C. 9308(c).......................................  Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of             22,324
                                                           9303.
46 U.S.C. 10104(b)......................................  Failure to Report Sexual Offense...             11,864
46 U.S.C. 10314(a)(2)...................................  Pay Advances to Seamen.............              1,474
46 U.S.C. 10314(b)......................................  Pay Advances to Seamen;                          1,474
                                                           Remuneration for Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10315(c)......................................  Allotment to Seamen................              1,474

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46 U.S.C. 10321.........................................  Seamen Protection; General.........             10,226
46 U.S.C. 10505(a)(2)...................................  Coastwise Voyages: Advances........             10,226
46 U.S.C. 10505(b)......................................  Coastwise Voyages: Advances;                    10,226
                                                           Remuneration for Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10508(b)......................................  Coastwise Voyages: Seamen                       10,226
                                                           Protection; General.
46 U.S.C. 10711.........................................  Effects of Deceased Seamen.........                590
46 U.S.C. 10902(a)(2)...................................  Complaints of Unfitness............              1,474
46 U.S.C. 10903(d)......................................  Proceedings on Examination of                      294
                                                           Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 10907(b)......................................  Permission to Make Complaint.......              1,474
46 U.S.C. 11101(f)......................................  Accommodations for Seamen..........              1,474
46 U.S.C. 11102(b)......................................  Medicine Chests on Vessels.........              1,474
46 U.S.C. 11104(b)......................................  Destitute Seamen...................                294
46 U.S.C. 11105(c)......................................  Wages on Discharge.................              1,474
46 U.S.C. 11303(a)......................................  Log Books; Master Failing to                       590
                                                           Maintain.
46 U.S.C. 11303(b)......................................  Log Books; Master Failing to Make                  590
                                                           Entry.
46 U.S.C. 11303(c)......................................  Log Books; Late Entry..............                443
46 U.S.C. 11506.........................................  Carrying of Sheath Knives..........                148
46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(1)...................................  Vessel Documentation...............             19,324
46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(2)...................................  Documentation of Vessels--Related               32,208
                                                           to activities involving mobile
                                                           offshore drilling units.
46 U.S.C. 12151(c)......................................  Vessel Documentation; Fishery                  147,675
                                                           Endorsement.
46 U.S.C. 12309(a)......................................  Numbering of Undocumented Vessels--             14,754
                                                           Willful violation.
46 U.S.C. 12309(b)......................................  Numbering of Undocumented Vessels..              2,951
46 U.S.C. 12507(b)......................................  Vessel Identification System.......             24,793
46 U.S.C. 14701.........................................  Measurement of Vessels.............             54,038
46 U.S.C. 14702.........................................  Measurement; False Statements......             54,038
46 U.S.C. 31309.........................................  Commercial Instruments and Maritime             24,793
                                                           Liens.
46 U.S.C. 31330(a)(2)...................................  Commercial Instruments and Maritime             24,793
                                                           Liens; Mortgagor.
46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2)...................................  Commercial Instruments and Maritime             61,982
                                                           Liens; Violation of 31329.
46 U.S.C. 70036(a)......................................  Ports and Waterways Safety                     111,031
                                                           Regulations.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(B)................................  Vessel Navigation: Regattas or                  11,162
                                                           Marine Parades; Unlicensed Person
                                                           in Charge.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(C)................................  Vessel Navigation: Regattas or                  11,162
                                                           Marine Parades; Owner Onboard
                                                           Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(D)................................  Vessel Navigation: Regattas or                   5,580
                                                           Marine Parades; Other Persons.
46 U.S.C. 70119(a)......................................  Port Security......................             41,093
46 U.S.C. 70119(b)......................................  Port Security--Continuing                       73,837
                                                           Violations.
46 U.S.C. 70506.........................................  Maritime Drug Law Enforcement;                   6,813
                                                           Penalties.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1)....................................  Hazardous Materials: Related to                 96,624
                                                           Vessels--Maximum Penalty.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2)....................................  Hazardous Materials: Related to                225,455
                                                           Vessels--Penalty from Fatalities,
                                                           Serious Injuries/Illness or
                                                           Substantial Damage to Property.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3)....................................  Hazardous Materials: Related to                    582
                                                           Vessels--Training.
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\1\ Enacted under the Tariff Act of 1930 exempt from inflation adjustments.

Title 49--Transportation

PART 1503--INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES

0
15. The authority citation for part 1503 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  6 U.S.C. 1142; 18 U.S.C. 6002; 28 U.S.C. 2461 
(note); 49 U.S.C. 114, 20109, 31105, 40113-40114, 40119, 44901-
44907, 46101-46107, 46109-46110, 46301, 46305, 46311, 46313-46314; 
Pub. L. 104-134, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74.


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16. In Sec.  1503.401, revise paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) and (c)(1), 
(2), and (3) to read as follows:


Sec.  1503.401   Maximum penalty amounts.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) For violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015, 
$10,000 per violation, up to a total of $50,000 per civil penalty 
action, in the case of an individual or small business concern (``small 
business concern'' as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632)). For violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, 
$13,785 per violation, up to a total of $68,928 per civil penalty 
action, in the case of an individual or small business concern; and
    (2) For violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015, 
$10,000 per violation, up to a total of $400,000 per civil penalty 
action, in the case of any other person. For violations that occurred 
after November 2, 2015, $13,785 per violation, up to a total of 
$551,417 per civil penalty action, in the case of any other person.
    (c) * * *
    (1) For violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015, 
$10,000 per violation, up to a total of $50,000 per civil penalty 
action, in the case of an individual or small business concern (``small 
business concern'' as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632)). For violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, 
$16,108 per violation, up to a total of $80,544 per civil penalty 
action, in the case of an individual (except an airman serving as an 
airman), or a small business concern.
    (2) For violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015, 
$10,000 per violation, up to a total of $400,000 per civil penalty 
action, in the case of any other person (except an airman serving as an 
airman) not operating an aircraft for the transportation of passengers 
or property for compensation. For violations that occurred after 
November 2, 2015, $16,108 per violation, up to a total of $644,343 per 
civil penalty action, in the case of any other person (except an airman 
serving as an airman) not operating an aircraft for the transportation 
of passengers or property for compensation.
    (3) For violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015, 
$25,000 per violation, up to a total of $400,000 per civil penalty 
action, in the case of a person operating an aircraft for the 
transportation of passengers or property for compensation (except an 
individual serving as an airman). For violations that occurred after 
November 2, 2015, $40,272 per violation, up to a total of $644,343 per 
civil penalty action, in the case of a person (except an individual 
serving as an airman) operating an aircraft for the transportation of

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passengers or property for compensation.

Jonathan E. Meyer,
General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-00626 Filed 1-12-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-9P; 9111-14-P; 9111-28-P; 9110-04-P; 9110-05-P