[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 245 (Monday, December 29, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60571-60576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23808]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: On January 2, 2025, DHS adjusted 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 were effective for penalties
assessed after January 2, 2025, whose associated violations occurred
after November 2, 2015. DHS is making a technical amendment to the Code
of Federal Regulations to make several clerical revisions to the
codified 2025 penalty amounts.
DATES: This technical amendment is effective on December 29, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hillary Hunnings, Attorney-Advisor,
202-878-9252, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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). 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 make annual adjustments for inflation. On January 2, 2025,
DHS published a final rule making the 2025 annual inflation adjustments
to its civil monetary penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and pursuant
to guidance OMB issued to agencies on December 17, 2024 (January 2025
rule). See 90 FR 1 (Jan. 2, 2025). The penalty amounts were effective
for penalties assessed after January 2, 2025,
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whose associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015.
II. Technical Revisions
DHS is making a technical amendment to the Code of Federal
Regulations. This technical amendment will make several clerical
revisions to the codified 2025 penalty amounts. Specifically, DHS is
making clerical revisions in the Coast Guard's and the Transportation
Security Administration's codified 2025 penalty amounts.
The preamble of the January 2025 rule described inflation
adjustments to all 152 Coast Guard penalties. However, for five of the
152 penalties, the Coast Guard inadvertently failed to make
corresponding adjustments to the codified penalty table in 33 CFR 27.3.
This rule revises Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 to include the correct 2025
inflation-adjusted penalty amounts for the affected penalties,
consistent with the amounts set out in the preamble of the January 2025
rule. The Coast Guard is revising only the five penalties in the table
below. All other penalty amounts in the table remain unchanged.
Corrected Coast Guard 2025 Penalty Amounts
[Five affected entries]
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New penalty
amount as
Citation Civil monetary adjusted by
penalty description this final
rule
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46 U.S.C. 8701(d)................. Merchant Mariners $1,562
Documents.
46 U.S.C. 10104(a)(2)............. Requirement to 52,962
Report Sexual
Assault and
Harassment;
Mandatory Reporting
by Responsible
Entity of a Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)............. Requirement to 26,481
Report Sexual
Assault and
Harassment; Company
After Action
Summary, violation
of 10104(d)(1).
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)............. Requirement to 529
Report Sexual
Assault and
Harassment; Company
After Action
Summary, Daily
Noncompliance
Penalty.
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)............. Requirement to 52,962
Report Sexual
Assault and
Harassment; Company
After Action
Summary, Civil
Penalty Maximum.
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In addition, TSA determined that a statutory revision enacted in
May 2024 required an update to the January 2025 rule. The FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Pub. L. 118-63, 138 Stat. 1025, 1102 (May
16, 2024)) amended 49 U.S.C. 46301 to raise the statutory maximum civil
monetary penalty amounts that TSA may assess for security violations.
This rule revises the relevant penalty provisions to incorporate the
2024 statutory amendment to 49 U.S.C. 46301 and the 2025 adjustment for
inflation. This rule ensures that the regulatory text accurately
reflects TSA's current statutory penalty authority and accordingly the
civil monetary penalty amounts as adjusted for inflation.
Corrected TSA 2025 Penalty Amounts
[Two affected entries]
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Civil monetary New penalty amount
Citation penalty as adjusted by
description this final rule
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49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4), (5); Violation of 49 $17,062 (up to a
49 U.S.C. 46301(d)(8); 49 CFR U.S.C. ch. 449 total of 100,000
1503.401(c)(1)-(2). (except secs. for individuals
44902, 44903(d), or small
44907(a)-(d)(1)(A businesses,
), 44907(d)(1)(C)- $1,200,000 for
(f), 44908, and others).
44909), or 49
U.S.C. 46302 or
46303, a
regulation
prescribed, 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.
49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4), (5), Violation of 49 $42,657 (up to a
(6); 49 U.S.C. 46301(d)(2), U.S.C. ch. 449 total of
(8); 49 CFR 1503.401(c)(3). (except secs. $1,200,000 per
44902, 44903(d), civil penalty
44907(a)-(d)(1)(A action).
), 44907(d)(1)(C)-
(f), 44908, and
44909), or 49
U.S.C. 46302 or
46303, a
regulation
prescribed, or
order issued
thereunder by a
person operating
an aircraft for
the
transportation of
passengers or
property for
compensation.
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III. Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
DHS is issuing this rule without prior notice and comment because
the Department has determined that good cause exists under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B). The APA permits an agency to dispense with notice and
comment when doing so would be ``impracticable, unnecessary, or
contrary to the public interest.'' 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). This amendment
falls within the unnecessary prong because, for both the Coast Guard
and TSA revisions, it makes only non-substantive, corrective revisions
to the civil monetary penalty adjustments published in the January 2025
rule. See North Carolina Growers' Ass'n, Inc. v. United Farm Workers,
702 F.3d 755, 766-67 (4th Cir. 2012) (describing the unnecessary prong
as ``when amendments are minor or merely technical and of little public
interest'' (citation omitted)).
As discussed above, the Coast Guard inadvertently excluded several
properly inflation-adjusted penalty amounts from the codified table in
33 CFR 27.3 in the 2025 annual adjustment rule, even though the correct
amounts appeared in
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the preamble. This technical amendment corrects that clerical
oversight. The revision is non-substantive, as it merely brings the
regulatory text into alignment with the penalty levels listed in the
preamble, which the Coast Guard intended to be operative for 2025.
Also as discussed above, TSA updated the January 2025 rule to
account for a statutory amendment enacted in May 2024 that increased
certain maximum penalty authorities under 49 U.S.C. 46301. Without this
update, the CFR would continue to reflect the outdated maximum amounts
rather than those currently authorized by Congress. Accordingly, this
rule revises the regulatory text to reflect the updated statutory
maximum amounts. This revision is also non-substantive and corrective,
as it merely conforms the CFR to statutorily authorized penalty
maximums already in effect that the Department lacks discretion to
modify.
DHS therefore finds notice and comment unnecessary under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B). For the same reasons, DHS also finds good cause under 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this technical amendment effective upon
publication.
List of Subjects
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 33 CFR part 27, and 49 CFR part 1503 as follows:
Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 27--ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION
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1. 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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2. 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 December
29, 2025, with respect to violations occurring after November 2, 2015.
* * *
Table 1 to Sec. 27.3--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
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2025 adjusted
U.S. code citation Civil monetary penalty maximum penalty
description amount ($)
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14 U.S.C. 521(c).............. Saving Life and 13,295.
Property.
14 U.S.C. 521(e).............. Saving Life and 1,365.
Property; Intentional
Interference with
Broadcast.
14 U.S.C. 936(i).............. Confidentiality of 6,677.
Medical Quality
Assurance Records
(first offense).
14 U.S.C. 936(i).............. Confidentiality of 44,521.
Medical Quality
Assurance Records
(subsequent offenses).
19 U.S.C. 70.................. Obstruction of Revenue 9,956.
Officers by Masters
of Vessels.
19 U.S.C. 70.................. Obstruction of Revenue 2,323.
Officers by Masters
of Vessels--Minimum
Penalty.
19 U.S.C. 1581(d)............. Failure to Stop Vessel 5,000.
When Directed;
Master, Owner,
Operator or Person in
Charge \1\.
19 U.S.C. 1581(d)............. Failure to Stop Vessel 1,000.
When Directed;
Master, Owner,
Operator or Person in
Charge--Minimum
Penalty \1\.
33 U.S.C. 471................. Anchorage Ground/ 14,435.
Harbor Regulations
General.
33 U.S.C. 474................. Anchorage Ground/ 996.
Harbor Regulations
St. Mary's River.
33 U.S.C. 495(b).............. Bridges/Failure to 36,439.
Comply with
Regulations.
33 U.S.C. 499(c).............. Bridges/Drawbridges... 36,439.
33 U.S.C. 502(c).............. Bridges/Failure to 36,439.
Alter Bridge
Obstructing
Navigation.
33 U.S.C. 533(b).............. Bridges/Maintenance 36,439.
and Operation.
33 U.S.C. 1208(a)............. Bridge to Bridge 2,654.
Communication;
Master, Person in
Charge or Pilot.
33 U.S.C. 1208(b)............. Bridge to Bridge 2,654.
Communication; Vessel.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i).... Oil/Hazardous 23,647.
Substances:
Discharges (Class I
per violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i).... Oil/Hazardous 59,114.
Substances:
Discharges (Class I
total under
paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)... Oil/Hazardous 23,647.
Substances:
Discharges (Class II
per day of violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)... Oil/Hazardous 295,564.
Substances:
Discharges (Class II
total under
paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)....... Oil/Hazardous 59,114.
Substances:
Discharges (per day
of violation)
Judicial Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)....... Oil/Hazardous 2,365.
Substances:
Discharges (per
barrel of oil or unit
discharged) Judicial
Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)....... Oil/Hazardous 59,114.
Substances: Failure
to Carry Out Removal/
Comply With Order
(Judicial Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)....... Oil/Hazardous 59,114.
Substances: Failure
to Comply with
Regulation Issued
Under 1321(j)
(Judicial Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)....... Oil/Hazardous 7,093.
Substances:
Discharges, Gross
Negligence (per
barrel of oil or unit
discharged) Judicial
Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)....... Oil/Hazardous 236,451.
Substances:
Discharges, Gross
Negligence--Minimum
Penalty (Judicial
Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1322(j)............. Marine Sanitation 9,956.
Devices; Operating.
33 U.S.C. 1322(j)............. Marine Sanitation 26,543.
Devices; Sale or
Manufacture.
33 U.S.C. 1608(a)............. International 18,610.
Navigation Rules;
Operator.
33 U.S.C. 1608(b)............. International 18,610.
Navigation Rules;
Vessel.
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1).......... Pollution from Ships; 93,058.
General.
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2).......... Pollution from Ships; 18,610.
False Statement.
33 U.S.C. 2072(a)............. Inland Navigation 18,610.
Rules; Operator.
33 U.S.C. 2072(b)............. Inland Navigation 18,610.
Rules; Vessel.
33 U.S.C. 2609(a)............. Shore Protection; 65,653.
General.
33 U.S.C. 2609(b)............. Shore Protection; 26,262.
Operating Without
Permit.
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33 U.S.C. 2716a(a)............ Oil Pollution 59,114.
Liability and
Compensation.
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A)....... Clean Hulls; Civil 54,124.
Enforcement.
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A)....... Clean Hulls; related 72,164.
to false statements.
33 U.S.C. 3852(c)............. Clean Hulls; 7,217.
Recreational Vessels.
42 U.S.C. 9609(a)............. Hazardous Substances, 71,545.
Releases, Liability,
Compensation (Class
I).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)............. Hazardous Substances, 71,545.
Releases, Liability,
Compensation (Class
II).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)............. Hazardous Substances, 214,637.
Releases, Liability,
Compensation (Class
II subsequent
offense).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)............. Hazardous Substances, 71,545.
Releases, Liability,
Compensation
(Judicial Assessment).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)............. Hazardous Substances, 214,637.
Releases, Liability,
Compensation
(Judicial Assessment
subsequent offense).
46 U.S.C. 80509(a)............ Safe Containers for 7,820.
International Cargo.
46 U.S.C. 70305(c)............ Suspension of 78,210.
Passenger Service.
46 U.S.C. 2110(e)............. Vessel Inspection or 11,823.
Examination Fees.
46 U.S.C. 2115................ Alcohol and Dangerous 9,624.
Drug Testing.
46 U.S.C. 2302(a)............. Negligent Operations: 8,705.
Recreational Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 2302(a)............. Negligent Operations: 43,527.
Other Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1).......... Operating a Vessel 9,624.
While Under the
Influence of Alcohol
or a Dangerous Drug.
46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4).......... Vessel Reporting 14,988.
Requirements: Owner,
Charterer, Managing
Operator, or Agent.
46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2).......... Vessel Reporting 2,998.
Requirements: Master.
46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1).......... Immersion Suits....... 14,988.
46 U.S.C. 3106(d)............. Master Key Control 1,059.
System.
46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5).......... Inspection Permit..... 3,126.
46 U.S.C. 3318(a)............. Vessel Inspection; 14,988.
General.
46 U.S.C. 3318(g)............. Vessel Inspection; 14,988.
Nautical School
Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 3318(h)............. Vessel Inspection; 2,998.
Failure to Give
Notice in accordance
with (IAW) 3304(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(i)............. Vessel Inspection; 2,998.
Failure to Give
Notice IAW 3309(c).
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1).......... Vessel Inspection; 29,980.
Vessel >=1600 Gross
Tons.
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1).......... Vessel Inspection; 5,996.
Vessel <1600 Gross
Tons (GT).
46 U.S.C. 3318(k)............. Vessel Inspection; 29,980.
Failure to Comply
with 3311(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(l)............. Vessel Inspection; 14,988.
Violation of 3318(b)-
3318(f).
46 U.S.C. 3502(e)............. List/count of 312.
Passengers.
46 U.S.C. 3504(c)............. Notification to 31,252.
Passengers.
46 U.S.C. 3504(c)............. Notification to 1,562.
Passengers; Sale of
Tickets.
46 U.S.C. 3506................ Copies of Laws on 625.
Passenger Vessels;
Master.
46 U.S.C. 3507(h)(1)(A)....... Passenger Vessel 26,481 Daily/
Security and Safety; 52,962 Maximum.
Daily Penalty &
Maximum Penalty.
46 U.S.C. 3508(d)............. Passenger Vessel 52,962.
Security and Safety;
Crewmembers Crime
Scene Preservation
Training; Maximum
Penalty.
46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1).......... Liquid Bulk/Dangerous 78,134.
Cargo.
46 U.S.C. 4106................ Uninspected Vessels... 13,132.
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1).......... Recreational Vessels 413,388.
(maximum for related
series of violations).
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1).......... Recreational Vessels; 8,267.
Violation of 4307(a).
46 U.S.C. 4311(c)............. Engine Cut-Off 106.
Switches; Violation
of 4312(b), First
Offense.
46 U.S.C. 4311(c)............. Engine Cut-Off 265.
Switches; Violation
of 4312(b), Second
Offense.
46 U.S.C. 4311(c)............. Engine Cut-Off 529.
Switches; Violation
of 4312(b),
Subsequent to Second
Offense.
46 U.S.C. 4311(d)............. Recreational Vessels.. 3,126.
46 U.S.C. 4507................ Uninspected Commercial 13,132.
Fishing Industry
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 28,619.
of 5112(a).
46 U.S.C. 5116(c)............. Load Lines; Violation 14,308.
of 5112(b).
46 U.S.C. 6103(a)............. Reporting Marine 49,848.
Casualties.
46 U.S.C. 6103(b)............. Reporting Marine 13,132.
Casualties; Violation
of 6104.
46 U.S.C. 8101(e)............. Manning of Inspected 2,365.
Vessels; Failure to
Report Deficiency in
Vessel Complement.
46 U.S.C. 8101(f)............. Manning of Inspected 23,647.
Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 8101(g)............. Manning of Inspected 23,647.
Vessels; Employing or
Serving in Capacity
not Licensed by U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG).
46 U.S.C. 8101(h)............. Manning of Inspected 3,126.
Vessels; Freight
Vessel <100 GT, Small
Passenger Vessel, or
Sailing School Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 8102(a)............. Watchmen on Passenger 3,126.
Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 8103(f)............. Citizenship 1,562.
Requirements.
46 U.S.C. 8104(i)............. Watches on Vessels; 23,647.
Violation of 8104(a)
or (b).
46 U.S.C. 8104(j)............. Watches on Vessels; 23,647.
Violation of 8104(c),
(d), (e), or (h).
46 U.S.C. 8106(f)............. Employing Qualified 10,592 Daily/
Available U.S. 105,923
Citizens or Residents. Maximum.
46 U.S.C. 8302(e)............. Staff Department on 312.
Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 8304(d)............. Officer's Competency 312.
Certificates.
46 U.S.C. 8502(e)............. Coastwise Pilotage; 23,647.
Owner, Charterer,
Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or
Individual in Charge.
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46 U.S.C. 8502(f)............. Coastwise Pilotage; 23,647.
Individual.
46 U.S.C. 8503................ Federal Pilots........ 74,943.
46 U.S.C. 8701(d)............. Merchant Mariners 1,562.
Documents.
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; 23,647.
Owner, Charterer,
Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or
Individual in Charge.
46 U.S.C. 9308(b)............. Pilotage: Great Lakes; 23,647.
Individual.
46 U.S.C. 9308(c)............. Pilotage: Great Lakes; 23,647.
Violation of 9303.
46 U.S.C. 10104(a)(2)......... Requirement to Report 52,962.
Sexual Assault and
Harassment; Mandatory
Reporting by
Responsible Entity of
a Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)......... Requirement to Report 26,481.
Sexual Assault and
Harassment; Company
After Action Summary,
violation of
10104(d)(1).
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)......... Requirement to Report 529.
Sexual Assault and
Harassment; Company
After Action Summary,
Daily Noncompliance
Penalty.
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)......... Requirement to Report 52,962.
Sexual Assault and
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 1,562.
Seamen; Remuneration
for Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10315(c)............ Allotment to Seamen... 1,562.
46 U.S.C. 10321............... Seamen Protection; 10,831.
General.
46 U.S.C. 10505(a)(2)......... Coastwise Voyages: 10,831.
Advances.
46 U.S.C. 10505(b)............ Coastwise Voyages: 10,831.
Advances;
Remuneration for
Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10508(b)............ Coastwise Voyages: 10,831.
Seamen Protection;
General.
46 U.S.C. 10711............... Effects of Deceased 625.
Seamen.
46 U.S.C. 10902(a)(2)......... Complaints of 1,562.
Unfitness.
46 U.S.C. 10903(d)............ Proceedings on 312.
Examination of Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 10907(b)............ Permission to Make 1,562.
Complaint.
46 U.S.C. 11101(f)............ Accommodations for 1,562.
Seamen.
46 U.S.C. 11102(b)............ Medicine Chests on 1,562.
Vessels.
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 625.
Failing to Maintain.
46 U.S.C. 11303(b)............ Log Books; Master 625.
Failing to Make Entry.
46 U.S.C. 11303(c)............ Log Books; Late Entry. 469.
46 U.S.C. 11506............... Carrying of Sheath 157.
Knives.
46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(1)......... Vessel Documentation.. 20,468.
46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(2)......... Documentation of 34,116.
Vessels--Related to
activities involving
mobile offshore
drilling units.
46 U.S.C. 12151(c)............ Vessel Documentation; 156,422.
Fishery Endorsement.
46 U.S.C. 12309(a)............ Numbering of 15,628.
Undocumented Vessels--
Willful violation.
46 U.S.C. 12309(b)............ Numbering of 3,126.
Undocumented Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 12507(b)............ Vessel Identification 26,262.
System.
46 U.S.C. 14701............... Measurement of Vessels 57,238.
46 U.S.C. 14702............... Measurement; False 57,238.
Statements.
46 U.S.C. 31309............... Commercial Instruments 26,262.
and Maritime Liens.
46 U.S.C. 31330(a)(2)......... Commercial Instruments 26,262.
and Maritime Liens;
Mortgagor.
46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2)......... Commercial Instruments 65,653.
and Maritime Liens;
Violation of 31329.
46 U.S.C. 55112(d)............ Vessel Escort 10,592.
Operations and Towing
Assistance.
46 U.S.C. 70036(a)............ Ports and Waterways 117,608.
Safety Regulations.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(B)...... Vessel Navigation: 11,823.
Regattas or Marine
Parades; Unlicensed
Person in Charge.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(C)...... Vessel Navigation: 11,823.
Regattas or Marine
Parades; Owner
Onboard Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(D)...... Vessel Navigation: 5,911.
Regattas or Marine
Parades; Other
Persons.
46 U.S.C. 70052(c)............ Regulation of Vessels 26,481.
in Territorial Waters
of the United States.
46 U.S.C. 70119(a)............ Port Security......... 43,527.
46 U.S.C. 70119(b)............ Port Security-- 78,210.
Continuing Violations.
46 U.S.C. 70506............... Maritime Drug Law 7,217.
Enforcement;
Penalties.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1).......... Hazardous Materials: 102,348.
Related to Vessels--
Maximum Penalty.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2).......... Hazardous Materials: 238,809.
Related to Vessels--
Penalty from
Fatalities, Serious
Injuries/Illness or
Substantial Damage to
Property.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3).......... Hazardous Materials: 617.
Related to Vessels--
Training.
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\1\ Enacted under the Tariff Act of 1930 exempt from inflation
adjustments.
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Title 49--Transportation
PART 1503--INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
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3. 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, 44939,
46101-46107, 46109-46110, 46301, 46305, 46311, 46313-46314; Pub. L.
110-53 (121 Stat. 266, Aug. 3, 2007) secs. 1408 (6 U.S.C. 1137),
1501 (6 U.S.C. 1151), 1517 (6 U.S.C. 1167), and 1534 (6 U.S.C.
1184).
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4. In Sec. 1503.401, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 1503.401 Maximum penalty amounts.
* * * * *
(c) Certain aviation related violations. (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 between November 2, 2015, and May 16, 2024, $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. For violations that occurred on or before May
16, 2024, $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 May
16, 2024, $17,062 per violation, up to a total of $100,000 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 between
November 2, 2015, and May 16, 2024, $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. For violations that occurred on or before May 16, 2024,
$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 May
16, 2024, $17,062 per violation, up to a total of $1,200,000 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.
(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 between
November 2, 2015, and May 16, 2024, $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. For
violations that occurred on or before May 16, 2024, $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 May 16, 2024, $42,657
per violation, up to a total of $1,200,000 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.
Joseph Mazzara,
Acting General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2025-23808 Filed 12-23-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P; 9110-05-P