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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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-AB16
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this final rule, DHS adjusts for inflation its civil
monetary penalties for 2025, in accordance with the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and
Executive Office of the President (EOP) Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) guidance. The new penalty amounts will be effective for penalties
assessed after January 2, 2025, whose associated violations occurred
after November 2, 2015.
DATES: This rule is effective on January 2, 2025.
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
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, sec. 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 further 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.\2\
Through the ``catch-up'' adjustment, agencies were required to adjust
the amounts of civil monetary penalties to more accurately reflect
inflation rates.\3\
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\1\ The 2015 Act was part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015,
Public Law 114-74 (Nov. 2, 2015) (codified as amended at 28 U.S.C.
2461 note).
\2\ Public Law 114-74 sec. 701(b)(1)(D)(b)(1)-(2).
\3\ Public Law 114-74 sec. 701(b)(1)(D)(b)(1)(A)-(B).
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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.\4\ The 2015 Act directs OMB to provide guidance to agencies
each year to assist agencies in making the annual adjustments.\5\ 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.\6\
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\4\ Public Law 114-74 sec. 701(b)(1)(D)(b)(2).
\5\ Public Law 114-74 sec. 701(b)(2)(4)(a).
\6\ Public Law 114-74 sec. 701(b)(1)(A)(a).
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Pursuant to the 2015 Act, DHS undertook a review of the civil
penalties that DHS and its components administer.\7\ 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.\8\ 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.\9\ 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).\10\ In 2017
and in every year since, DHS published a final rule making the annual
inflation adjustment.\11\
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\7\ 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.
\8\ 81 FR 42987 (July 1, 2016).
\9\ Id.; 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/omb/information-for-agencies/memoranda/#memoranda-2016).
\10\ 81 FR at 42987 (July 1, 2016).
\11\ 82 FR 8571 (Jan. 27, 2017); 83 FR 13826 (Apr. 2, 2018); 84
FR 13499 (Apr. 5, 2019); 85 FR 36469 (June 17, 2020); 86 FR 57532
(Oct. 18, 2021); 87 FR 1317 (Jan. 11, 2022); 88 FR 2175 (Jan. 13,
2023); 89 FR 53849 (June 28, 2024).
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II. Overview of the Final Rule
This final rule makes the 2025 annual inflation adjustments to
civil monetary penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and pursuant to
guidance OMB issued to agencies on December 17, 2024.\12\ The penalty
amounts in this final rule will be effective for penalties assessed
after January 2, 2025 where the associated violation occurred after
November 2, 2015. Consistent with OMB guidance, the 2015 Act does not
retrospectively change previously assessed penalties that the agency is
actively collecting or has collected.
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\12\ Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President,
M-25-02, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2024,
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 17, 2024) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/M-25-02.pdf).
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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 2025. In the table for
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each component, we show (1) the penalty name, (2) the penalty statutory
and or regulatory citation, (3) the penalty amount as adjusted in the
2024 final rule, (4) the cost-of-living adjustment multiplier for 2025
that OMB provided in its December 17, 2024, guidance, and (5) the new
2025 adjusted penalty. The 2015 Act instructs agencies to round
penalties to the nearest multiple of $1.\13\ 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.
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\13\ Public Law 114-74 sec. 701(b)(2)(A).
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Finally, in issuing this final rule, it is DHS's intention that the
rule's penalty provisions be considered severable from one another to
the greatest extent possible. For example, if a court of competent
jurisdiction were to hold that a particular penalty amount could not be
applied as adjusted for inflation to particular persons or in
particular circumstances, DHS would intend for the court to leave the
remainder of the rule in place with respect to all other penalties as
adjusted for inflation and covered persons and circumstances.
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 2025. At the end of each section, we include tables that
list the individual adjustments for each penalty.
A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
administers 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).\14\ Pursuant to section 5 of the Protecting
and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014
(Pub. L. 113-254, as amended by Pub. L. 116-150; 6 U.S.C. 621 note),
authorization had been granted for CFATS until July 27, 2023. Congress
did not act to reauthorize the program in time and, as such, the
authorization expired on July 28, 2023. Therefore, regulations written
pursuant to CFATS authority are not currently active. While regulatory
text for the CFATS regulation, including a civil penalty, is located in
part 27 of title 6 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), the text
is inactive due to the lapse in authority. For that reason, we are not
adjusting the maximum civil penalty amount that CISA may assess at this
time.
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\14\ 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.
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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 noncitizens,
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).
Table 1 shows the 2025 adjustment for the penalties that CBP
administers.
Table 1--U.S. Customs and Border Protection Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
2024 FR final rule
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Penalties for non-compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1221(g); 8 $1,696............. 1.02598 $1,740.
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 $4,610............. 1.02598 $4,730.
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); $1,942-$9,718...... 1.02598 $1,992-$9,970.
voluntarily. 8 CFR 280.53(b)(3)
(INA section
240B(d)).
Penalties for violations of 8 U.S.C. $3,887............. 1.02598 $3,988.
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. $9,718............. 1.02598 $9,970.
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)).
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Penalties for failure to report 8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8 $460 for each alien 1.02598 $472 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 $11,524............ 1.02598 $11,823.
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 $1,152-$6,913...... 1.02598 $1,182-$7,093.
detain, or remove alien crewmen. CFR 280.53(b)(7)
(INA section
254(a)).
Penalties for employment on 8 U.S.C. 1285; 8 $2,304............. 1.02598 $2,364.
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 $3,457-$6,913...... 1.02598 $3,547-$7,093.
crewmen. CFR 280.53(b)(9)
(INA section 256).
Penalties for bringing into the 8 U.S.C. 1287; 8 $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
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 $6,913............. 1.02598 $7,093.
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 $6,913............. 1.02598 $7,093.
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 $6,913............. 1.02598 $7,093.
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 $973............... 1.02598 $998.
CFR 280.53(b)(14)
(INA section 274D).
Penalties for improper entry..... 8 U.S.C. 1325(b); 8 $97-$487........... 1.02598 $100-$500.
CFR 280.53(b)(15)
(INA section
275(b)).
Penalty for dealing in or using 19 U.S.C. 469...... $645............... 1.02598 $662.**
empty stamped imported liquor
containers.
Penalty for employing a vessel in 19 U.S.C. 1706a; 19 $1,617............. 1.02598 $1,659.
a trade without a required CFR 4.80(i).
Certificate of Documentation.
Penalty for transporting 46 U.S.C. $645............... 1.02598 $662.**
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); $971............... 1.02598 $996.
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); $1,132-$3,558 plus 1.02598 $1,161-$3,650 plus
between coastwise points in the 19 CFR 4.92. $193 per ton. $198 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-25-02, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 17, 2024) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/M-25-02.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 noncitizens,
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. Table 2 shows the 2025 adjustment for the penalties that
ICE administers.\15\
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\15\ 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.
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Table 2--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
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Civil penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1229c(d); $1,942-$9,718...... 1.02598 $1,992-$9,970.
depart voluntarily, INA section 8 CFR 280.53(b)(3).
240B(d).
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $575-$4,610........ 1.02598 $590-$4,730.
INA sections 274C(a)(1)-(a)(4), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(A).
penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $487-$3,887........ 1.02598 $500-$3,988.
INA sections 274C(a)(5)-(a)(6), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(B).
penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $4,610-$11,524..... 1.02598 $4,730-$11,823.
INA sections 274C(a)(1)-(a)(4), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(C).
penalty for subsequent offenses.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $3,887-$9,718...... 1.02598 $3,988-$9,970.
INA sections 274C(a)(5)-(a)(6), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(D).
penalty for subsequent offenses.
Violation/prohibition of 8 CFR 274a.8(b).... $2,789............. 1.02598 $2,861.
indemnity bonds.
Civil penalties for knowingly 8 CFR $698-$5,579........ 1.02598 $716-$5,724.
hiring, recruiting, referral, or 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(
retention of unauthorized A).
aliens--Penalty for first
offense (per unauthorized alien).
Penalty for second offense (per 8 CFR $5,579-$13,946..... 1.02598 $5,724-$14,308.
unauthorized alien). 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(
B).
Penalty for third or subsequent 8 CFR $8,369-$27,894..... 1.02598 $8,586-$28,619.
offense (per unauthorized alien). 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(
C).
Civil penalties for I-9 paperwork 8 CFR 274a.10(b)(2) $281-$2,789........ 1.02598 $288-$2,861.
violations.
Civil penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 $973............... 1.02598 $998.
depart, INA section 274D. CFR 280.53(b)(14).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-25-02, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 17, 2024) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/M-25-02.pdf).
D. U.S. Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is authorized to assess the following 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 more detailed 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 and
adjusted those penalties for inflation 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 monetary 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 3 below
shows the 2025 adjustment for the penalties that the Coast Guard
administers.
Table 3--U.S. Coast Guard Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
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Saving Life and Property......... 14 U.S.C. 521(c)... $12,958............ 1.02598 $13,295.
Saving Life and Property; 14 U.S.C. 521(e)... $1,330............. 1.02598 $1,365.
Intentional Interference with
Broadcast.
Confidentiality of Medical 14 U.S.C. 936(i); $6,508............. 1.02598 $6,677.
Quality Assurance Records (first 33 CFR 27.3.
offense).
Confidentiality of Medical 14 U.S.C. 936(i); $43,394............ 1.02598 $44,521.
Quality Assurance Records 33 CFR 27.3.
(subsequent offenses).
Obstruction of Revenue Officers 19 U.S.C. 70; 33 $9,704............. 1.02598 $9,956.
by Masters of Vessels. CFR 27.3.
Obstruction of Revenue Officers 19 U.S.C. 70; 33 $2,264............. 1.02598 $2,323.
by Masters of Vessels--Minimum CFR 27.3.
Penalty.
Failure to Stop Vessel When 19 U.S.C. 1581(d).. $5,000 **.......... N/A $5,000.**
Directed; Master, Owner,
Operator or Person in Charge.
Failure to Stop Vessel When 19 U.S.C. 1581(d).. $1,000 **.......... N/A $1,000.**
Directed; Master, Owner,
Operator or Person in Charge-
Minimum Penalty.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor 33 U.S.C. 471; 33 $14,069............ 1.02598 $14,435.
Regulations General. CFR 27.3.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor 33 U.S.C. 474; 33 $971............... 1.02598 $996.
Regulations St. Mary's River. CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Failure to Comply with 33 U.S.C. 495(b); $35,516............ 1.02598 $36,439.
Regulations. 33 CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Drawbridges.............. 33 U.S.C. 499(c); $35,516............ 1.02598 $36,439.
33 CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge 33 U.S.C. 502(c); $35,516............ 1.02598 $36,439.
Obstructing Navigation. 33 CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Maintenance and Operation 33 U.S.C. 533(b); $35,516............ 1.02598 $36,439.
33 CFR 27.3.
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Bridge to Bridge Communication; 33 U.S.C. 1208(a); $2,587............. 1.02598 $2,654.
Master, Person in Charge or 33 CFR 27.3.
Pilot.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; 33 U.S.C. 1208(b); $2,587............. 1.02598 $2,654.
Vessel. 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
Discharges (Class I per 1321(b)(6)(B)(i);
violation). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. $57,617............ 1.02598 $59,114.
Discharges (Class I total under 1321(b)(6)(B)(i);
paragraph). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
Discharges (Class II per day of 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii);
violation). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. $288,080........... 1.02598 $295,564.
Discharges (Class II total under 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii);
paragraph). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. $57,617............ 1.02598 $59,114.
Discharges (per day of 1321(b)(7)(A); 33
violation) Judicial Assessment. CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. $2,305............. 1.02598 $2,365.
Discharges (per barrel of oil or 1321(b)(7)(A); 33
unit discharged) Judicial CFR 27.3.
Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure 33 U.S.C. $57,617............ 1.02598 $59,114.
to Carry Out Removal/Comply With 1321(b)(7)(B); 33
Order (Judicial Assessment). CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure 33 U.S.C. $57,617............ 1.02598 $59,114.
to Comply with Regulation Issued 1321(b)(7)(C); 33
Under 1321(j) (Judicial CFR 27.3.
Assessment).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. $6,913............. 1.02598 $7,093.
Discharges, Gross Negligence 1321(b)(7)(D); 33
(per barrel of oil or unit CFR 27.3.
discharged) Judicial Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. $230,464........... 1.02598 $236,451.
Discharges, Gross Negligence-- 1321(b)(7)(D); 33
Minimum Penalty (Judicial CFR 27.3.
Assessment).
Marine Sanitation Devices; 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); $9,704............. 1.02598 $9,956.
Operating. 33 CFR 27.3.
Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); $25,871............ 1.02598 $26,543.
or Manufacture. 33 CFR 27.3.
International Navigation Rules; 33 U.S.C. 1608(a); $18,139............ 1.02598 $18,610.
Operator. 33 CFR 27.3.
International Navigation Rules; 33 U.S.C. 1608(b); $18,139............ 1.02598 $18,610.
Vessel. 33 CFR 27.3.
Pollution from Ships; General.... 33 U.S.C. $90,702............ 1.02598 $93,058.
1908(b)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Pollution from Ships; False 33 U.S.C. $18,139............ 1.02598 $18,610.
Statement. 1908(b)(2); 33 CFR
27.3.
Inland Navigation Rules; Operator 33 U.S.C. 2072(a); $18,139............ 1.02598 $18,610.
33 CFR 27.3.
Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel.. 33 U.S.C. 2072(b); $18,139............ 1.02598 $18,610.
33 CFR 27.3.
Shore Protection; General........ 33 U.S.C. 2609(a); $63,991............ 1.02598 $65,653.
33 CFR 27.3.
Shore Protection; Operating 33 U.S.C. 2609(b); $25,597............ 1.02598 $26,262.
Without Permit. 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil Pollution Liability and 33 U.S.C. 2716a(a); $57,617............ 1.02598 $59,114.
Compensation. 33 CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls; Civil Enforcement... 33 U.S.C. $52,753............ 1.02598 $54,124.
3852(a)(1)(A); 33
CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls--related to false 33 U.S.C. $70,337............ 1.02598 $72,164.
statements. 3852(a)(1)(A); 33
CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls--Recreational Vessel. 33 U.S.C. 3852(c); $7,034............. 1.02598 $7,217.
33 CFR 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(a); $69,733............ 1.02598 $71,545.
Liability, Compensation (Class 33 CFR 27.3.
I).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(b); $69,733............ 1.02598 $71,545.
Liability, Compensation (Class 33 CFR 27.3.
II).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(b); $209,202........... 1.02598 $214,637.
Liability, Compensation (Class 33 CFR 27.3.
II subsequent offense).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(c); $69,733............ 1.02598 $71,545.
Liability, Compensation 33 CFR 27.3.
(Judicial Assessment).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(c); $209,202........... 1.02598 $214,637.
Liability, Compensation 33 CFR 27.3.
(Judicial Assessment subsequent
offense).
Safe Containers for International 46 U.S.C. 80509; 33 $7,622............. 1.02598 $7,820.
Cargo. CFR 27.3.
Suspension of Passenger Service.. 46 U.S.C. 70305; 33 $76,230............ 1.02598 $78,210.
CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection or Examination 46 U.S.C. 2110(e); $11,524............ 1.02598 $11,823.
Fees. 33 CFR 27.3.
Alcohol and Dangerous Drug 46 U.S.C. 2115; 33 $9,380............. 1.02598 $9,624.
Testing. CFR 27.3.
Negligent Operations: 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); $8,485............. 1.02598 8,705.
Recreational Vessels. 33 CFR 27.3.
Negligent Operations: Other 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); $42,425............ 1.02598 $43,527.
Vessels. 33 CFR 27.3.
Operating a Vessel While Under 46 U.S.C. $9,380............. 1.02598 $9,624.
the Influence of Alcohol or a 2302(c)(1); 33 CFR
Dangerous Drug. 27.3.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: 46 U.S.C. $14,608............ 1.02598 $14,988.
Owner, Charterer, Managing 2306(a)(4); 33 CFR
Operator, or Agent. 27.3.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: 46 U.S.C. $2,922............. 1.02598 $2,998.
Master. 2306(b)(2); 33 CFR
27.3.
Immersion Suits.................. 46 U.S.C. $14,608............ 1.02598 $14,988.
3102(c)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Master Key Control System........ 46 U.S.C. 3106(d).. $1,032............. 1.02598 $1,059.
Inspection Permit................ 46 U.S.C. $3,047............. 1.02598 $3,126.
3302(i)(5); 33 CFR
27.3.
Vessel Inspection; General....... 46 U.S.C. 3318(a); $14,608............ 1.02598 $14,988.
33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Nautical 46 U.S.C. 3318(g); $14,608............ 1.02598 $14,988.
School Vessel. 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to 46 U.S.C. 3318(h); $2,922............. 1.02598 $2,998.
Give Notice in accordance with 33 CFR 27.3.
(IAW) 3304(b).
Vessel Inspection; Failure to 46 U.S.C. 3318(i); $2,922............. 1.02598 $2,998.
Give Notice IAW 3309(c). 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel >=1600 46 U.S.C. $29,221............ 1.02598 $29,980.
Gross Tons. 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600 46 U.S.C. $5,844............. 1.02598 $5,996.
Gross Tons (GT). 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
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Vessel Inspection; Failure to 46 U.S.C. 3318(k); $29,221............ 1.02598 $29,980.
Comply with 3311(b). 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 3318(l); $14,608............ 1.02598 $14,988.
3318(b)-3318(f). 33 CFR 27.3.
List/count of Passengers......... 46 U.S.C. 3502(e); $304............... 1.02598 $312.
33 CFR 27.3.
Notification to Passengers....... 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); $30,461............ 1.02598 $31,252.
33 CFR 27.3.
Notification to Passengers; Sale 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); $1,522............. 1.02598 $1,562.
of Tickets. 33 CFR 27.3.
Copies of Laws on Passenger 46 U.S.C. 3506; 33 $609............... 1.02598 $625.
Vessels; Master. CFR 27.3.
Passenger Vessel Security and 46 U.S.C. Daily $25,810/ 1.02598 Daily $26,481/
Safety; Daily Penalty & Maximum 3507(h)(1)(A). Maximum $51,621. Maximum $52,962.
Penalty.
Passenger Vessel Security and 46 U.S.C. 3508(d).. $51,621............ 1.02598 $52,962.
Safety; Crewmembers Crime Scene
Preservation Training; Maximum
Penalty.
Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo...... 46 U.S.C. $76,155............ 1.02598 $78,134.
3718(a)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Uninspected Vessels.............. 46 U.S.C. 4106; 33 $12,799............ 1.02598 $13,132.
CFR 27.3.
Recreational Vessels (maximum for 46 U.S.C. $402,920........... 1.02598 $413,388.
related series of violations). 4311(b)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Recreational Vessels; Violation 46 U.S.C. $8,058............. 1.02598 $8,267.
of 4307(a). 4311(b)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Engine Cut-Off Switches; 46 U.S.C. 4311(c).. $103............... 1.02598 $106.
Violation of 4312(b), First
Offense.
Engine Cut-Off Switches; 46 U.S.C. 4311(c).. $258............... 1.02598 $265.
Violation of 4312(b), Second
Offense.
Engine Cut-Off Switches; 46 U.S.C. 4311(c).. $516............... 1.02598 $529.
Violation of 4312(b), Subsequent
to Second Offense.
Recreational vessels............. 46 U.S.C. 4311(d); $3,047............. 1.02598 $3,126.
33 CFR 27.3.
Uninspected Commercial Fishing 46 U.S.C. 4507; 33 $12,799............ 1.02598 $13,132.
Industry Vessels. CFR 27.3.
Abandonment of Barges............ 46 U.S.C. 4703; 33 $2,168............. 1.02598 $2,224.
CFR 27.3.
Load Lines....................... 46 U.S.C. 5116(a); $13,946............ 1.02598 $14,308.
33 CFR 27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a). 46 U.S.C. 5116(b); $27,894............ 1.02598 $28,619.
33 CFR 27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b). 46 U.S.C. 5116(c); $13,946............ 1.02598 $14,308.
33 CFR 27.3.
Reporting Marine Casualties...... 46 U.S.C. 6103(a); $48,586............ 1.02598 $49,848.
33 CFR 27.3.
Reporting Marine Casualties; 46 U.S.C. 6103(b); $12,799............ 1.02598 $13,132.
Violation of 6104. 33 CFR 27.3.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(e); $2,305............. 1.02598 $2,365.
Failure to Report Deficiency in 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Complement.
Manning of Inspected Vessels..... 46 U.S.C. 8101(f); $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
33 CFR 27.3.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(g); $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
Employing or Serving in Capacity 33 CFR 27.3.
not Licensed by U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG).
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(h); $3,047............. 1.02598 $3,126.
Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small 33 CFR 27.3.
Passenger Vessel, or Sailing
School Vessel.
Watchmen on Passenger Vessels.... 46 U.S.C. 8102(a).. $3,047............. 1.02598 $3,126.
Citizenship Requirements......... 46 U.S.C. 8103(f).. $1,522............. 1.02598 $1,562.
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 8104(i).. $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
8104(a) or (b).
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 8104(j).. $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
8104(c), (d), (e), or (h).
Employing Qualified Available 46 U.S.C. Daily $10,324/ 1.02598 Daily $10,592/
U.S. Citizens or Residents. 8106(f)(2)-(3). Maximum $103,241. Maximum $105,923.
Staff Department on Vessels...... 46 U.S.C. 8302(e).. $304............... 1.02598 $312.
Officer's Competency Certificates 46 U.S.C. 8304(d).. $304............... 1.02598 $312.
Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, 46 U.S.C. 8502(e).. $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Coastwise Pilotage; Individual... 46 U.S.C. 8502(f).. $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
Federal Pilots................... 46 U.S.C. 8503..... $73,045............ 1.02598 $74,943.
Merchant Mariners Documents...... 46 U.S.C. 8701(d).. $1,522............. 1.02598 $1,562.
Crew Requirements................ 46 U.S.C. 8702(e).. $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
Small Vessel Manning............. 46 U.S.C. 8906..... $48,586............ 1.02598 $49,848.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, 46 U.S.C. 9308(a).. $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual 46 U.S.C. 9308(b).. $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation 46 U.S.C. 9308(c).. $23,048............ 1.02598 $23,647.
of 9303.
Requirement to Report Sexual 46 U.S.C. $51,621............ 1.02598 $52,962.
Assault and Harassment; 10104(a)(2).
Mandatory Reporting by
Responsible Entity of a Vessel.
Requirement to Report Sexual 46 U.S.C. $25,810............ 1.02598 $26,481.
Assault and Harassment; Company 10104(d)(2).
After Action Summary, violation
of 10104(d)(1).
Requirement to Report Sexual 46 U.S.C. $516............... 1.02598 $529.
Assault and Harassment; Company 10104(d)(2).
After Action Summary, daily
noncompliance penalty.
Requirement to Report Sexual 46 U.S.C. $51,621............ 1.02598 $52,962.
Assault and Harassment; Company 10104(d)(2).
After Action Summary, Civil
Penalty Maximum.
Pay Advances to Seamen........... 46 U.S.C. $1,522............. 1.02598 $1,562.
10314(a)(2).
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Pay Advances to Seamen; 46 U.S.C. 10314(b). $1,522............. 1.02598 $1,562.
Remuneration for Employment.
Allotment to Seamen.............. 46 U.S.C. 10315(c). $1,522............. 1.02598 $1,562.
Seamen Protection; General....... 46 U.S.C. 10321.... $10,557............ 1.02598 $10,831.
Coastwise Voyages: Advances...... 46 U.S.C. $10,557............ 1.02598 $10,831.
10505(a)(2).
Coastwise Voyages: Advances; 46 U.S.C. 10505(b). $10,557............ 1.02598 $10,831.
Remuneration for Employment.
Coastwise Voyages: Seamen 46 U.S.C. 10508(b). $10,557............ 1.02598 $10,831.
Protection; General.
Effects of Deceased Seamen....... 46 U.S.C. 10711.... $609............... 1.02598 $625.
Complaints of Unfitness.......... 46 U.S.C. $1,522............. 1.02598 $1,562.
10902(a)(2).
Proceedings on Examination of 46 U.S.C. 10903(d). $304............... 1.02598 $312.
Vessel.
Permission to Make Complaint..... 46 U.S.C. 10907(b). $1,522............. 1.02598 $1,562.
Accommodations for Seamen........ 46 U.S.C. 11101(f). $1,522............. 1.02598 $1,562.
Medicine Chests on Vessels....... 46 U.S.C. 11102(b). $1,522............. 1.02598 $1,562.
Destitute Seamen................. 46 U.S.C. 11104(b). $304............... 1.02598 $312.
Wages on Discharge............... 46 U.S.C. 11105(c). $1,522............. 1.02598 $1,562.
Log Books; Master Failing to 46 U.S.C. 11303(a). $609............... 1.02598 $625.
Maintain.
Log Books; Master Failing to Make 46 U.S.C. 11303(b). $609............... 1.02598 $625.
Entry.
Log Books; Late Entry............ 46 U.S.C. 11303(c). $457............... 1.02598 $469.
Carrying of Sheath Knives........ 46 U.S.C. 11506.... $153............... 1.02598 $157.
Vessel Documentation............. 46 U.S.C. $19,950............ 1.02598 $20,468.
12151(a)(1).
Documentation of Vessels--Related 46 U.S.C. 12151 $33,252............ 1.02598 $34,116.
to Activities involving mobile (a)(2).
offshore drilling units.
Vessel Documentation; Fishery 46 U.S.C. 12151(c). $152,461........... 1.02598 $156,422.
Endorsement.
Numbering of Undocumented 46 U.S.C. 12309(a). $15,232............ 1.02598 $15,628.
Vessels--Willful violation.
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels 46 U.S.C. 12309(b). $3,047............. 1.02598 $3,126.
Vessel Identification System..... 46 U.S.C. 12507(b). $25,597............ 1.02598 $26,262.
Measurement of Vessels........... 46 U.S.C. 14701.... $55,789............ 1.02598 $57,238.
Measurement; False Statements.... 46 U.S.C. 14702.... $55,789............ 1.02598 $57,238.
Commercial Instruments and 46 U.S.C. 31309.... $25,597............ 1.02598 $26,262.
Maritime Liens.
Commercial Instruments and 46 U.S.C. $25,597............ 1.02598 $26,262.
Maritime Liens; Mortgagor. 31330(a)(2).
Commercial Instruments and 46 U.S.C. $63,991............ 1.02598 $65,653.
Maritime Liens; Violation of 31330(b)(2).
31329.
Vessel Escort Operations and 46 U.S.C. 55112(d); $10,324............ 1.02598 $10,592.
Towing Assistance. 33 CFR 27.3.
Ports and Waterway Safety 46 U.S.C. 70036(a); $114,630........... 1.02598 $117,608.
Regulations. 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. $11,524............ 1.02598 $11,823.
Marine Parades; Unlicensed 70041(d)(1)(B); 33
Person in Charge. CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. $11,524............ 1.02598 $11,823.
Marine Parades; Owner Onboard 70041(d)(1)(C); 33
Vessel. CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. $5,761............. 1.02598 $5,911.
Marine Parades; Other Persons. 70041(d)(1)(D); 33
CFR 27.3.
Regulation of Vessels in 46 U.S.C. 70052(c). $25,810............ 1.02598 $26,481.
Territorial Waters of the United
States.
Port Security.................... 46 U.S.C. 70119(a). $42,425............ 1.02598 $43,527.
Port Security--Continuing 46 U.S.C. 70119(b). $76,230............ 1.02598 $78,210.
Violations.
Maritime Drug Law Enforcement; 46 U.S.C. 70506.... $7,034............. 1.02598 $7,217.
Penalties.
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. $99,756............ 1.02598 $102,348.
Vessels Maximum Penalty. 5123(a)(1).
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. $232,762........... 1.02598 $238,809.
Vessels--Penalty from 5123(a)(2).
Fatalities, Serious Injuries/
Illness or Substantial Damage to
Property.
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. $601............... 1.02598 $617.
Vessels; Training. 5123(a)(3).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-25-02, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 17, 2024) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/M-25-02.pdf).
** Enacted under the Tariff Act; exempt from inflation adjustments.
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),\16\ as well as violations of requirements described
in chapter 449 of title 49 of
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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. Table 4 shows the 2025 adjustment for the
penalties that TSA administers.
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49 U.S.C. chapter 449.
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
2024 FR final rule
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Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 49 U.S.C. $41,577 (up to a 1.02598 $42,657 (up to a
(except secs. 44902, 44903(d), 46301(a)(1), (4), total of $665,226 total of $682,509
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. $16,630 (up to a 1.02598 $17,062 (up to a
(except secs. 44902, 44903(d), 46301(a)(1), (4), total of $83,154 total of $85,314
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). $665,226 for $682,509 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); $14,232 (up to a 1.02598 $14,602 (up to a
of title 49 U.S.C. or of 46 49 CFR 1503.401(b). total of $71,162 total of $73,011
U.S.C. ch. 701, a regulation total for total for
prescribed, or order issued individuals or individuals or
thereunder. small businesses, small businesses,
$569,288 for $584,078 for
others). others).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-25-02, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 17, 2024) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/M-25-02.pdf).
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
The Administrative Procedure Act (``APA'') (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.)
require agencies, when conducting rulemaking, to provide advance public
notice, seek public comment, and provide a thirty-day delayed effective
date. An agency may issue a rule without first providing an opportunity
for notice and comment if the agency makes a finding of good cause that
notice and comment procedures are impracticable, unnecessary, or
contrary to the public interest. Notice and comment procedures are
unnecessary, for example, if Congress requires non-discretionary action
of an agency, leaving the agency without discretion to vary its action
in response to the views or suggestions of public commenters.
DHS finds that notice and comment procedures are not required for
these annual inflation adjustments. The 2015 Act had instructed
agencies to make the required annual adjustments ``notwithstanding
section 553 of title 5 of the U.S.C.'' (See 28 U.S.C. 2461 note).
Furthermore, DHS has good cause to forgo notice and comment procedures
because such procedures would be unnecessary due to DHS's lack of
discretion in updating the penalties. As required by the 2015 Act, DHS
is updating the penalty amounts by applying the cost-of-living
adjustment multiplier that OMB has provided to agencies. For the same
reasons, DHS also finds that it has good cause to forgo a delayed
effective date under section 553(d) of the APA.
V. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 (``Regulatory Planning and Review''), as
amended by Executive Order 14094 (``Modernizing Regulatory 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, as amended by
Executive Order 14094. 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.\17\ 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 assessed a civil monetary penalty to
the government.
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M-25-02, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2024,
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 17, 2024) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/M-25-02.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.
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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.
List of Subjects
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 8 CFR parts 270, 274a, and 280, 19 CFR part 4, 33 CFR part 27,
and 49 CFR part 1503 as follows:
Title 8--Aliens and Nationality
PART 270--PENALTIES FOR DOCUMENT FRAUD
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1. 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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2. 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 (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 (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 (4) of the Act on or after March 27, 2008,
and on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than $590 and not
exceeding $4,730 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed
activity described in section 274C(a)(1) through (4) of the Act after
November 2, 2015.
(B) First offense under section 274C(a)(5) or (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 (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 (6) of the Act on or after March 27, 2008, and on
or before November 2, 2015; and not less than $500 and not exceeding
$3,988 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(5) or (6) of the Act after November 2,
2015.
(C) Subsequent offenses under section 274C(a)(1) through (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 (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 (4) of the Act
occurring on or after March 27, 2008 and on or before November 2, 2015;
and not less than $4,730 and not more than $11,823 for each fraudulent
document or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1)
through (4) of the Act after November 2, 2015.
(D) Subsequent offenses under section 274C(a)(5) or (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 (6) of the
Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $2,200 and not exceeding
$5,500 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(5) or (6) of the Act occurring on or after
March 27, 2008, and on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than
$3,988 and not more than $9,970 for each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(5) or (6) of the Act
after November 2, 2015.
* * * * *
PART 274a--CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS
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3. 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; 8
CFR part 2; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L.
114-74, 129 Stat. 599.
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4. 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 $2,861 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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5. 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 $716 and not more than $5,724 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 $5,724 and not more than $14,308 for
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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 $8,586 and
not more than $28,619 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 $288 and not more
than $2,861 for each individual with respect to whom such violation
occurred after November 2, 2015. * * *
* * * * *
PART 280--IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF FINES
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6. 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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7. 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 $1,696 to $1,740.
(2) Section 234 of the Act, penalties for non-compliance with
landing requirements at designated ports of entry for aircraft
transporting aliens: From $4,610 to $4,730.
(3) Section 240B(d) of the Act, penalties for failure to depart
voluntarily: From $1,942 minimum/$9,718 maximum to $1,992 minimum/
$9,970 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 $3,887 to $3,988.
(5) Penalties for failure to remove alien stowaways under section
241(d)(2) of the Act: From $9,718 to $9,970.
(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 $460 to $472; and
penalties for use of alien crewmen for longshore work in violation of
section 251(d) of the Act: From $11,524 to $11,823.
(7) Section 254(a) of the Act, penalties for failure to control,
detain, or remove alien crewmen: From $1,152 minimum/$6,913 maximum to
$1,182 minimum/$7,093 maximum.
(8) Section 255 of the Act, penalties for employment on passenger
vessels of aliens afflicted with certain disabilities: From $2,304 to
$2,364.
(9) Section 256 of the Act, penalties for discharge of alien
crewmen: From $3,457 minimum/$6,913 maximum to $3,547 minimum/$7,093
maximum.
(10) Section 257 of the Act, penalties for bringing into the United
States alien crewmen with intent to evade immigration laws: From
$23,048 maximum to $23,647 maximum.
(11) Section 271(a) of the Act, penalties for failure to prevent
the unauthorized landing of aliens: From $6,913 to $7,093.
(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 $6,913 to $7,093.
(13) Section 273(b) of the Act, penalties for bringing to the
United States aliens without required documentation: From $6,913 to
$7,093.
(14) Section 274D of the Act, penalties for failure to depart: From
$973 maximum to $998 maximum, for each day the alien is in violation.
(15) Section 275(b) of the Act, penalties for improper entry: From
$97 minimum/$487 maximum to $100 minimum/$500 maximum, for each entry
or attempted entry.
Title 19--Customs Duties
PART 4--VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES
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8. 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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9. 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 $996 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 $1,659 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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10. In Sec. 4.92, revise the third sentence to read as follows:
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Sec. 4.92 Towing.
* * * The penalties for violation of this section occurring after
November 2, 2015, are a fine of from $1,161 to $3,650 against the owner
or master of the towing vessel and a further penalty against the towing
vessel of $198 per ton of the towed vessel (46 U.S.C. 55111, as
adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015).
Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 27--ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION
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11. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 1-6, Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as
amended by Sec. 31001(s)(1), Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (28
U.S.C. 2461 note); Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1, sec. 2 (106).
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12. In Sec. 27.3, revise the third sentence of the introductory text
and table 1 to read as follows:
Sec. 27.3 Penalty adjustment table.
* * * The adjusted civil penalty amounts listed in Table 1 to this
section are applicable for penalty assessments issued after January 2,
2025, with respect to violations occurring after November 2, 2015. * *
*
Table 1 to Sec. 27.3--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2025 Adjusted
U.S. Code citation Civil monetary penalty description maximum penalty
amount ($)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 U.S.C. 521(c)............................ Saving Life and Property...................... $13,295
14 U.S.C. 521(e)............................ Saving Life and Property; Intentional 1,365
Interference with Broadcast.
14 U.S.C. 936(i)............................ Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance 6,677
Records (first offense).
14 U.S.C. 936(i)............................ Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance 44,521
Records (subsequent offenses).
19 U.S.C. 70................................ Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of 9,956
Vessels.
19 U.S.C. 70................................ Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of 2,323
Vessels--Minimum Penalty.
19 U.S.C. 1581(d)........................... Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, 5,000
Owner, Operator or Person in Charge \1\.
19 U.S.C. 1581(d)........................... Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, 1,000
Owner, Operator or Person in Charge--Minimum
Penalty \1\.
33 U.S.C. 471............................... Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations General... 14,435
33 U.S.C. 474............................... Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations St. Mary's 996
River.
33 U.S.C. 495(b)............................ Bridges/Failure to Comply with Regulations.... 36,439
33 U.S.C. 499(c)............................ Bridges/Drawbridges........................... 36,439
33 U.S.C. 502(c)............................ Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge Obstructing 36,439
Navigation.
33 U.S.C. 533(b)............................ Bridges/Maintenance and Operation............. 36,439
33 U.S.C. 1208(a)........................... Bridge to Bridge Communication; Master, Person 2,654
in Charge or Pilot.
33 U.S.C. 1208(b)........................... Bridge to Bridge Communication; Vessel........ 2,654
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i).................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class I 23,647
per violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i).................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class I 59,114
total under paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class II 23,647
per day of violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class II 295,564
total under paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per day 59,114
of violation) Judicial Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per 2,365
barrel of oil or unit discharged) Judicial
Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Carry Out 59,114
Removal/Comply With Order (Judicial
Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Comply 59,114
with Regulation Issued Under 1321(j)
(Judicial Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges, Gross 7,093
Negligence (per barrel of oil or unit
discharged) Judicial Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges, Gross 236,451
Negligence--Minimum Penalty (Judicial
Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1322(j)........................... Marine Sanitation Devices; Operating.......... 9,956
33 U.S.C. 1322(j)........................... Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or Manufacture 26,543
33 U.S.C. 1608(a)........................... International Navigation Rules; Operator...... 18,610
33 U.S.C. 1608(b)........................... International Navigation Rules; Vessel........ 18,610
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1)........................ Pollution from Ships; General................. 93,058
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2)........................ Pollution from Ships; False Statement......... 18,610
33 U.S.C. 2072(a)........................... Inland Navigation Rules; Operator............. 18,610
33 U.S.C. 2072(b)........................... Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel............... 18,610
33 U.S.C. 2609(a)........................... Shore Protection; General..................... 65,653
33 U.S.C. 2609(b)........................... Shore Protection; Operating Without Permit.... 26,262
33 U.S.C. 2716a(a).......................... Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation...... 59,114
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A)..................... Clean Hulls; Civil Enforcement................ 54,124
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A)..................... Clean Hulls; related to false statements...... 72,164
33 U.S.C. 3852(c)........................... Clean Hulls; Recreational Vessels............. 7,217
42 U.S.C. 9609(a)........................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 71,545
Compensation (Class I).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)........................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 71,545
Compensation (Class II).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)........................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 214,637
Compensation (Class II subsequent offense).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)........................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 71,545
Compensation (Judicial Assessment).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)........................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 214,637
Compensation (Judicial Assessment subsequent
offense).
46 U.S.C. 80509(a).......................... Safe Containers for International Cargo....... 7,820
46 U.S.C. 70305(c).......................... Suspension of Passenger Service............... 78,210
46 U.S.C. 2110(e)........................... Vessel Inspection or Examination Fees......... 11,823
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46 U.S.C. 2115.............................. Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing............ 9,624
46 U.S.C. 2302(a)........................... Negligent Operations: Recreational Vessels.... 8,705
46 U.S.C. 2302(a)........................... Negligent Operations: Other Vessels........... 43,527
46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1)........................ Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence 9,624
of Alcohol or a Dangerous Drug.
46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4)........................ Vessel Reporting Requirements: Owner, 14,988
Charterer, Managing Operator, or Agent.
46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2)........................ Vessel Reporting Requirements: Master......... 2,998
46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1)........................ Immersion Suits............................... 14,988
46 U.S.C. 3106(d)........................... Master Key Control System..................... 1,059
46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5)........................ Inspection Permit............................. 3,126
46 U.S.C. 3318(a)........................... Vessel Inspection; General.................... 14,988
46 U.S.C. 3318(g)........................... Vessel Inspection; Nautical School Vessel..... 14,988
46 U.S.C. 3318(h)........................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice in 2,998
accordance with (IAW) 3304(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(i)........................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice IAW 2,998
3309(c).
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1)........................ Vessel Inspection; Vessel >=1600 Gross Tons... 29,980
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1)........................ Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600 Gross Tons 5,996
(GT).
46 U.S.C. 3318(k)........................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Comply with 29,980
3311(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(l)........................... Vessel Inspection; Violation of 3318(b)- 14,988
3318(f).
46 U.S.C. 3502(e)........................... List/count of Passengers...................... 312
46 U.S.C. 3504(c)........................... Notification to Passengers.................... 31,252
46 U.S.C. 3504(c)........................... Notification to Passengers; Sale of Tickets... 1,562
46 U.S.C. 3506.............................. Copies of Laws on Passenger Vessels; Master... 625
46 U.S.C. 3507(h)(1)(A)..................... Passenger Vessel Security and Safety; Daily 26,481 Daily/
Penalty & Maximum Penalty. $52,962 Maximum
46 U.S.C. 3508(d)........................... Passenger Vessel Security and Safety; 52,962
Crewmembers Crime Scene Preservation
Training; Maximum Penalty.
46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1)........................ Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo................... 78,134
46 U.S.C. 4106.............................. Uninspected Vessels........................... 13,132
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1)........................ Recreational Vessels (maximum for related 413,388
series of violations).
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1)........................ Recreational Vessels; Violation of 4307(a).... 8,267
46 U.S.C. 4311(c)........................... Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b), 106
First Offense.
46 U.S.C. 4311(c)........................... Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b), 265
Second Offense.
46 U.S.C. 4311(c)........................... Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b), 529
Subsequent to Second Offense.
46 U.S.C. 4311(d)........................... Recreational Vessels.......................... 3,126
46 U.S.C. 4507.............................. Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry 13,132
Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 4703.............................. Abandonment of Barges......................... 2,224
46 U.S.C. 5116(a)........................... Load Lines.................................... 14,308
46 U.S.C. 5116(b)........................... Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a).............. 28,619
46 U.S.C. 5116(c)........................... Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b).............. 14,308
46 U.S.C. 6103(a)........................... Reporting Marine Casualties................... 49,848
46 U.S.C. 6103(b)........................... Reporting Marine Casualties; Violation of 6104 13,132
46 U.S.C. 8101(e)........................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; Failure to 2,365
Report Deficiency in Vessel Complement.
46 U.S.C. 8101(f)........................... Manning of Inspected Vessels.................. 23,647
46 U.S.C. 8101(g)........................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; Employing or 23,647
Serving in Capacity not Licensed by U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG).
46 U.S.C. 8101(h)........................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; Freight Vessel 3,126
<100 GT, Small Passenger Vessel, or Sailing
School Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 8102(a)........................... Watchmen on Passenger Vessels................. 3,126
46 U.S.C. 8103(f)........................... Citizenship Requirements...................... 1,562
46 U.S.C. 8104(i)........................... Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(a) or 23,647
(b).
46 U.S.C. 8104(j)........................... Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(c), (d), 23,647
(e), or (h).
46 U.S.C. 8106(f)........................... Employing Qualified Available U.S. Citizens or 10,592 Daily/
Residents. $105,923 Maximum
46 U.S.C. 8302(e)........................... Staff Department on Vessels................... 312
46 U.S.C. 8304(d)........................... Officer's Competency Certificates............. 312
46 U.S.C. 8502(e)........................... Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, Charterer, Managing 23,647
Operator, Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
46 U.S.C. 8502(f)........................... Coastwise Pilotage; Individual................ 23,647
46 U.S.C. 8503.............................. Federal Pilots................................ 74,943
46 U.S.C. 8701(d)........................... Merchant Mariners Documents................... 1,552
46 U.S.C. 8702(e)........................... Crew Requirements............................. 23,647
46 U.S.C. 8906.............................. Small Vessel Manning.......................... 49,848
46 U.S.C. 9308(a)........................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, Charterer, 23,647
Managing Operator, Agent, Master or
Individual in Charge.
46 U.S.C. 9308(b)........................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual............. 23,647
46 U.S.C. 9308(c)........................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of 9303...... 23,647
46 U.S.C. 10104(a)(2)....................... Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and 51,621
Harassment; Mandatory Reporting by
Responsible Entity of a Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)....................... Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and 25,810
Harassment; Company After Action Summary,
violation of 10104(d)(1).
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46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)....................... Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and 516
Harassment; Company After Action Summary,
Daily Noncompliance Penalty.
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)....................... Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and 51,621
Harassment; Company After Action Summary,
Civil Penalty Maximum.
46 U.S.C. 10314(a)(2)....................... Pay Advances to Seamen........................ 1,562
46 U.S.C. 10314(b).......................... Pay Advances to Seamen; Remuneration for 1,562
Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10315(c).......................... Allotment to Seamen........................... 1,562
46 U.S.C. 10321............................. Seamen Protection; General.................... 10,831
46 U.S.C. 10505(a)(2)....................... Coastwise Voyages: Advances................... 10,831
46 U.S.C. 10505(b).......................... Coastwise Voyages: Advances; Remuneration for 10,831
Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10508(b).......................... Coastwise Voyages: Seamen Protection; General. 10,831
46 U.S.C. 10711............................. Effects of Deceased Seamen.................... 625
46 U.S.C. 10902(a)(2)....................... Complaints of Unfitness....................... 1,562
46 U.S.C. 10903(d).......................... Proceedings on Examination of Vessel.......... 312
46 U.S.C. 10907(b).......................... Permission to Make Complaint.................. 1,562
46 U.S.C. 11101(f).......................... Accommodations for Seamen..................... 1,562
46 U.S.C. 11102(b).......................... Medicine Chests on Vessels.................... 1,562
46 U.S.C. 11104(b).......................... Destitute Seamen.............................. 312
46 U.S.C. 11105(c).......................... Wages on Discharge............................ 1,562
46 U.S.C. 11303(a).......................... Log Books; Master Failing to Maintain......... 625
46 U.S.C. 11303(b).......................... Log Books; Master Failing to Make Entry....... 625
46 U.S.C. 11303(c).......................... Log Books; Late Entry......................... 469
46 U.S.C. 11506............................. Carrying of Sheath Knives..................... 157
46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(1)....................... Vessel Documentation.......................... 20,468
46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(2)....................... Documentation of Vessels--Related to 34,116
activities involving mobile offshore drilling
units.
46 U.S.C. 12151(c).......................... Vessel Documentation; Fishery Endorsement..... 156,422
46 U.S.C. 12309(a).......................... Numbering of Undocumented Vessels--Willful 15,628
violation.
46 U.S.C. 12309(b).......................... Numbering of Undocumented Vessels............. 3,126
46 U.S.C. 12507(b).......................... Vessel Identification System.................. 26,262
46 U.S.C. 14701............................. Measurement of Vessels........................ 57,238
46 U.S.C. 14702............................. Measurement; False Statements................. 57,238
46 U.S.C. 31309............................. Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens..... 26,262
46 U.S.C. 31330(a)(2)....................... Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens; 26,262
Mortgagor.
46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2)....................... Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens; 65,653
Violation of 31329.
46 U.S.C. 55112(d).......................... Vessel Escort Operations and Towing Assistance 10,592
46 U.S.C. 70036(a).......................... Ports and Waterways Safety Regulations........ 117,608
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(B).................... Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; 11,823
Unlicensed Person in Charge.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(C).................... Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; 11,823
Owner Onboard Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(D).................... Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; 5,911
Other Persons.
46 U.S.C. 70052(c).......................... Regulation of Vessels in Territorial Waters of 26,481
the United States.
46 U.S.C. 70119(a).......................... Port Security................................. 43,527
46 U.S.C. 70119(b).......................... Port Security--Continuing Violations.......... 78,210
46 U.S.C. 70506............................. Maritime Drug Law Enforcement; Penalties...... 7,217
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1)........................ Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels-- 102,348
Maximum Penalty.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2)........................ Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels-- 238,809
Penalty from Fatalities, Serious Injuries/
Illness or Substantial Damage to Property.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3)........................ Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels-- 617
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
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13. 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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14. In Sec. 1503.401, revise paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) and (c)(1)
through (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,
$14,602 per violation, up to a total of $73,011 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, $14,602 per violation, up to a total of
$584,078 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
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section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)). For violations
that occurred after November 2, 2015, $17,062 per violation, up to a
total of $85,314 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, $17,062 per violation, up to a total of $682,509 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, $42,657 per violation, up to a total of $682,509 per
civil penalty action, in the case of a person (except an individual
serving as an airman) operating an aircraft for the transportation of
passengers or property for compensation.
Kara Lynum,
Acting General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-31204 Filed 12-31-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-9P-P; 9111-14-P; 9111-28-P; 9110-04-P; 9110-05-P