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Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for
Inflation
Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this final rule, the
Department of Homeland Security’s
(DHS) is making the 2018 annual
inflation adjustment to its civil
monetary penalties. The Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act)
was signed into law on November 2,
2015. Pursuant to the 2015 Act, all
agencies must adjust civil monetary
penalties annually and publish the
adjustment in the Federal Register.
Accordingly, this final rule adjusts
DHS’s civil monetary penalties for 2018
pursuant to the 2015 Act and OMB
guidance. The new penalties will be
effective for penalties assessed after
April 2, 2018 whose associated
violations occurred after November 2,
2015.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
This rule is effective on April 2,
2018.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Megan Westmoreland, AttorneyAdvisor, Office of the General Counsel,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Phone: 202–447–4384.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
II. Overview of Final Rule
III. Adjustments by Component
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A. National Protection and Programs
Directorate
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 section 701 (Nov. 2, 2105)) (2015
Act).1 The 2015 Act amended the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461
note) to improve the effectiveness of
civil monetary penalties and to maintain
their deterrent effect. The 2015 Act
required agencies to: (1) Adjust the level
of civil monetary penalties with an
initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment through
issuance of an Interim Final Rule (IFR)
and (2) make subsequent annual
adjustments for inflation. Through the
‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment, agencies were
required to adjust the maximum
amounts of civil monetary penalties to
more accurately reflect inflation rates.
For the subsequent annual
adjustments, the 2015 Act requires
agencies to increase the penalty
amounts by a cost-of-living adjustment.
The 2015 Act directs OMB to provide
guidance to agencies each year to assist
agencies in making the annual
adjustments. The 2015 Act requires
agencies to make the annual
adjustments no later than January 15 of
each year and to publish the
adjustments in the Federal Register.
Pursuant to the 2015 Act, DHS
undertook a review of the civil penalties
that DHS and its components
administer.2 On July 1, 2016, DHS
published an IFR adjusting the
maximum civil monetary penalties with
an initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment, as
required by the 2015 Act. See 81 FR
42987. DHS calculated the adjusted
penalties based upon nondiscretionary
1 The 2015 Act was enacted as part of the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Public Law 114–74
(Nov. 2, 2015).
2 The 2015 Act applies to all agency civil
penalties except for any penalty (including any
addition to tax and additional amount) under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.)
and the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1202 et seq.).
See sec. 4(a)(1) of the 2015 Act. In the case of DHS,
several civil penalties that are assessed by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S.
Coast Guard fall under the Tariff Act of 1930, and
thus DHS did not adjust those civil penalties in this
rulemaking.
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provisions in the 2015 Act and upon
guidance that OMB issued to agencies
on February 24, 2016.3 The adjusted
penalties were effective for civil
penalties assessed after August 1, 2016
(the effective date of the IFR) whose
associated violations occurred after
November 2, 2015 (the date of
enactment of the 2015 Act). On January
27, 2017, DHS published a final rule
finalizing the IFR and making the
annual adjustment for 2017. See 82 FR
8572.
II. Overview of the Final Rule
This final rule makes the 2018 annual
inflation adjustments to civil monetary
penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and
pursuant to guidance OMB issued to
agencies on December 15, 2017.4 The
penalty amounts in this final rule will
be effective for penalties assessed after
April 2, 2018 where the associated
violation occurred after November 2,
2015. Consistent with OMB guidance,
the 2015 Act does not change previously
assessed penalties that the agency is
actively collecting or has collected.
The adjusted penalty amounts will
apply to penalties assessed after the
effective date of this final rule. We
discuss civil penalties by DHS
component in Section III below. For
each component identified in Section
III, below, we briefly describe the
relevant civil penalty (or penalties), and
we provide a table showing the increase
in the penalties for 2018. In the table for
each component, we show (1) the
penalty name, (2) the penalty statutory
and/or regulatory citation, (3) the
penalty amount as adjusted in the 2017
final rule, (4) the cost-of-living
adjustment multiplier for 2018 that
OMB provided in its December 15, 2017
guidance, and (5) the new 2018 adjusted
penalty. The 2015 Act instructs agencies
to round penalties to the nearest $1. For
a more complete discussion of the
method used for calculating the initial
‘‘catch-up’’ inflation adjustments and a
component-by-component breakdown to
the nature of the civil penalties and
relevant legal authorities, please see the
IFR preamble at 81 FR 42987–43000.
3 OMB, Implementation of the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015, Table A, 24 February 2016. https://
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/
omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf (last accessed
Dec. 5, 2017).
4 OMB, Implementation of the 2018 annual
adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015, December 15, 2017. https://
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/
M-18-03.pdf (last accessed Dec. 15, 2017).
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III. Adjustments by Component
A. National Protection and Programs
Directorate
In the following sections, we briefly
describe the civil penalties that DHS
and its components assess. We include
tables at the end of each section, which
list the individual adjustments for each
penalty.
The National Protection and Programs
Directorate (NPPD) administers only one
civil penalty that the 2015 Act affects.
That penalty assesses fines for
violations of the Chemical Facility AntiTerrorism 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).5 The CFATS
regulation is located in part 27 of title
6 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR). Below is a table showing the
2018 adjustment for the CFATS penalty
that NPPD administers.
TABLE 1—CFATS CIVIL PENALTY ADJUSTMENT
Penalty name
Citation
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2017 FR
Penalty for non-compliance with CFATS
regulations.
6 U.S.C. 624(b)(1); 6 CFR 27.300(b)(3) ....
$33,333 per day ....
New penalty
as adjusted by
this final rule
Multiplier *
1.02041
$34,013
* OMB, Implementation of the 2018 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015, December 15, 2017. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2017/m-17-11_0.pdf.
B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) assesses civil monetary penalties
under various titles of the United States
Code and the CFR. These include
penalties for certain violations of title 8
of the CFR regarding the Immigration
and Nationality Act of 1952 (Pub. L. 82–
414, as amended) (INA). The INA
contains provisions that impose
penalties on persons, including carriers
and aliens, who violate specified
provisions of the INA. The relevant
penalty provisions are located in
numerous sections of the INA, however
CBP has enumerated these penalties in
regulation in one location—in 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
IFR preamble at 81 FR 42989–42990.
On December 8, 2017, CBP adjusted
three non-INA penalties inadvertently
left out of the IFR and 2017 final rule.
See 82 FR 57821. The three penalties
concern the following violations:
Transporting passengers between
coastwise points in the United States by
a non-coastwise qualified vessel; towing
a vessel between coastwise points in the
United States by a non-coastwise
qualified vessel; and dealing in or using
an empty stamped imported liquor
container after it has already been used
once. This final rule incorporates those
three penalties alongside the other CBP
penalties and adjusts them according to
the 2018 multiplier.
Below is a table showing the 2018
adjustment for the penalties that CBP
administers.
TABLE 2—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2017 FR
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.
Penalties for non-compliance with landing requirements at designated ports
of entry for aircraft transporting aliens.
Penalties for failure to depart voluntarily
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Citation
8 U.S.C. 1221(g) 8 CFR 280.53(b)(1)
(INA section 231(g)).
$1,333 ....................
1.02041
$1,360.
8 U.S.C. 1224 8 CFR 280.53(b)(2) (INA
section 234).
$3,621 ....................
1.02041
$3,695.
8 U.S.C. 1229c(d) 8 CFR 280.53(b)(3)
(INA section 240B(d)).
8
U.S.C.
1253(c)(1)(A)
8
CFR
280.53(b)(4)
(INA
section
243(c)(1)(A)).
$1,527–$7,635 .......
1.02041
$1,558–$7,791.
$3,054 ....................
1.02041
$3,116.
8
$7,635 ....................
1.02041
$7,791.
Penalties for violations of removal orders relating to aliens transported on
vessels or aircraft under section
241(d) of the INA, or for costs associated with removal under section
241(e) of the INA.
Penalties for failure to remove alien
stowaways under section 241(d)(2) of
the INA.
U.S.C.
1253(c)(1)(B)
280.53(b)(5)
(INA
243(c)(1)(B)).
5 Section 550 has since been superseded by the
Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from
Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–254). The
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CFR
section
new legislation codified the statutory authority for
the CFATS program within Title XXI of the
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Multiplier *
New penalty as
adjusted by this
final rule
Penalty name
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended. See
6 U.S.C. 621 et seq.
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TABLE 2—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS—Continued
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2017 FR
Citation
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 INA.
Penalties for use of alien crewmen for
longshore work in violation of section
251(d) of the INA.
Penalties for failure to control, detain, or
remove alien crewmen.
Penalties for employment on passenger
vessels of aliens afflicted with certain
disabilities.
Penalties for discharge of alien crewmen.
Penalties for bringing into the United
States alien crewmen with intent to
evade immigration laws.
Penalties for failure to prevent the unauthorized landing of aliens.
Penalties for bringing to the United
States aliens subject to denial of admission on a health-related ground.
Penalties for bringing to the United
States aliens without required documentation.
Penalties for failure to depart .................
8 U.S.C. 1281(d) 8 CFR 280.53(b)(6)
(INA section 251(d)).
$362 for each alien
1.02041
$369 for each alien.
8 U.S.C. 1281(d) 8 CFR 280.53(b)(6)
(INA section 251(d)).
$9,054 ....................
1.02041
$9,239.
8 U.S.C. 1284(a) 8 CFR 280.53(b)(7)
(INA section 254(a)).
8 U.S.C. 1285 8 CFR 280.53(b)(8) (INA
section 255).
$906–$5,432 ..........
1.02041
$924–$5,543.
$1,811 ....................
1.02041
$1,848.
8 U.S.C. 1286 8 CFR 280.53(b)(9) (INA
section 256).
8 U.S.C. 1287 8 CFR 280.53(b)(10)
(INA section 257).
$2,716–$5,432 .......
1.02041
$2,771–$5,543.
$18,107 ..................
1.02041
$18,477.
8 U.S.C. 1321(a) 8 CFR 280.53(b)(11)
(INA section 271(a)).
8 U.S.C. 1322(a) 8 CFR 280.53(b)(12)
(INA section 272(a)).
$5,432 ....................
1.02041
$5,543.
$5,432 ....................
1.02041
$5,543.
8 U.S.C. 1323(b) 8 CFR 280.53(b)(13)
(INA section 273(b)).
$5,432 ....................
1.02041
$5,543.
8 U.S.C. 1324d 8 CFR 280.53(b)(14)
(INA section 274D).
8 U.S.C. 1325(b) 8 CFR 280.53(b)(15)
(INA section 275(b)).
19 U.S.C. 469 ........................................
$763 .......................
1.02041
$779.
$76–$382 ...............
1.02041
$78–$390.
$508 ** ...................
1.02041
$518.
46 U.S.C. 55103(b) 19 CFR 4.80(b)(2)
$762 ** ...................
1.02041
$778.
46 U.S.C. 55111(c) 19 CFR 4.92 ..........
$889–$2795, plus
$152 per ton **.
1.02041
$907–$2852, plus
$155 per ton.
Penalties for improper entry ...................
Penalty for dealing in or using empty
stamped imported liquor containers.
Penalty for transporting passengers between coastwise points in the United
States by a non-coastwise qualified
vessel.
Penalty for towing a vessel between
coastwise points in the United States
by a non-coastwise qualified vessel.
Multiplier *
New penalty as
adjusted by this
final rule
Penalty name
* OMB, Implementation of the 2018 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015, December 15, 2017. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/M-18-03.pdf.
** Adjustments made in Dec 8, 2017 final rule, 82 FR 57821.
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)
and the employment of unauthorized
aliens.
Because both DHS and DOJ
implement the three employmentrelated penalty sections in the INA, both
Departments’ implementing regulations
reflect the civil penalty amounts. For a
complete description of the civil money
penalties assessed and a discussion of
DHS’s and DOJ’s efforts to update the
penalties in years past, see the IFR
preamble at 81 FR 42991. Below is a
table showing the 2018 adjustment for
the penalties that ICE administers.6
6 Table 3 also includes two civil penalties that
were previously listed as penalties administered by
CBP, but that are now indicated in this final rule
as penalties that ICE administers. 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 now also
listed among the penalties ICE administers.
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C. U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
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TABLE 3—U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2017 FR
Multiplier *
New penalty as
adjusted by this
final rule
Penalty name
Citation
Civil penalties for failure to depart voluntarily, Immigration and Naturalization
Act section 240B(d).
Civil penalties for violation of Immigration
and Naturalization Act (INA) sections
274C(a)(1)–(a)(4), penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of Immigration
and Naturalization Act (INA) sections
274C(a)(5)–(a)(6), penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of Immigration
and Naturalization Act (INA) sections
274C(a)(1)–(a)(4), penalty for subsequent offenses.
Civil penalties for violation of Immigration
and Naturalization Act (INA) sections
274C(a)(5)–(a)(6), penalty for subsequent offenses.
Violation/prohibition of indemnity bonds ...
Civil penalties for knowingly hiring, recruiting, referral, or retention of unauthorized aliens—Penalty for first offense
(per unauthorized alien).
Penalty for second offense (per unauthorized alien).
Penalty for third or subsequent offense
(per unauthorized alien).
Civil penalties for I–9 paperwork violations
Civil penalties for failure to depart, Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA)
section 274D.
8 U.S.C. 1229c(d) 8 CFR 280.53(b)(3) ...
$1,527–$7,635
1.02041
$1,558–$7,791
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(A) ...........................
$452-$3,621
1.02041
$461–$3,695
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(B) ...........................
$382–$3,054
1.02041
$390–$3,116
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(C) ..........................
$3,621–$9,054
1.02041
$3,695–$9,239
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(D) ..........................
$3,054–$7,635
1.02041
$3,116–$7,791
8 CFR 274a.8(b) ......................................
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(A) .......................
$2,191
$548–$4,384
1.02041
1.02041
$2,236
$559–$4,473
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(B) .......................
$4,384–$10,957
1.02041
$4,473–$11,181
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(C) ......................
$6,575–$21,916
1.02041
$6,709–$22,363
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(2) ...............................
8 U.S.C. 1324d 8 CFR 280.53(b)(14) .....
$220–$2,191
$763
1.02041
1.02041
$224–$2,236
$779
* OMB, Implementation of the 2018 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015, December 15, 2017. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/M-18-03.pdf.
D. U.S. Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is authorized to
assess close to 150 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 United States Code authorize
these penalties. Titles 33 and 46
authorize the vast majority of these
penalties as these statutes deal with
navigation, navigable waters, and
shipping. Beyond titles 33 and 46, the
Coast Guard is also authorized to collect
civil monetary penalties related to the
organization and management of the
Coast Guard, aquatic species
conservation, obstruction of revenue,
and hazardous substances and
materials. For a complete discussion of
the civil monetary penalties assessed by
the Coast Guard, see the IFR preamble
at 81 FR 42992.
The Coast Guard has identified the
penalties it administers, adjusted those
penalties for inflation, and is listing
those new penalties in a table located in
the CFR—specifically, Table 1 in 33
CFR 27.3. Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3
identifies the statutes that provide the
Coast Guard with civil monetary penalty
authority and sets out the inflationadjusted maximum penalty that the
Coast Guard may impose pursuant to
each statutory provision. Table 1 in 33
CFR 27.3 provides the current
maximum penalty for violations that
occurred after November 2, 2015. The
applicable civil penalty amounts for
violations occurring on or before
November 2, 2015 are set forth in
previously published regulations
amending 33 CFR part 27. To find the
applicable penalty amount for a
violation that occurred on or before
November 2, 2015, look to the prior
versions of the CFR that pertain to the
date on which the violation occurred.
Table 4 below shows the 2018
adjustment for the penalties that the
Coast Guard administers.
TABLE 4—U.S. COAST GUARD CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty
amount as
adjusted in the
2017 FR
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Citation
Saving Life and Property ................................
Saving Life and Property; Intentional Interference with Broadcast.
Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance
Records (first offense).
14 U.S.C. 88(c) ..............................................
14 U.S.C. 88(e) ..............................................
$10,181
1,045
1.02041
1.02041
$10,389
1,066
14 U.S.C. 645(i); 33 CFR 27.3 ......................
5,114
1.02041
5,218
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New penalty
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Penalty name
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Penalty
amount as
adjusted in the
2017 FR
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Citation
Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance
Records (subsequent offenses).
Aquatic Nuisance Species in Waters of the
United States.
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters
of Vessels.
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters
of Vessels—Minimum Penalty.
Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, Owner, Operator or Person in Charge.
Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, Owner, Operator or Person in
Charge—Minimum Penalty.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations General.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations St.
Mary’s river.
Bridges/Failure to Comply with Regulations ...
Bridges/Drawbridges .......................................
Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge Obstructing
Navigation.
Bridges/Maintenance and Operation ..............
Bridge to Bridge Communication; Master,
Person in Charge or Pilot.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; Vessel .......
PWSA Regulations .........................................
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Unlicensed Person in Charge.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Owner Onboard Vessel.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Other Persons.
Oil/Hazardous
Substances:
Discharges
(Class I per violation).
Oil/Hazardous
Substances:
Discharges
(Class I total under paragraph).
Oil/Hazardous
Substances:
Discharges
(Class II per day of violation).
Oil/Hazardous
Substances:
Discharges
(Class II total under paragraph).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per
day of violation) Judicial Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per
barrel of oil or unit discharged) Judicial Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Carry
Out Removal/Comply With Order (Judicial
Assessment).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Comply
with Regulation Issued Under 1321(j) (Judicial Assessment).
Oil/Hazardous
Substances:
Discharges,
Gross Negligence (per barrel of oil or unit
discharged) Judicial Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous
Substances:
Discharges,
Gross Negligence—Minimum Penalty (Judicial Assessment).
Marine Sanitation Devices; Operating ............
Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or Manufacture.
International Navigation Rules; Operator .......
International Navigation Rules; Vessel ...........
Pollution from Ships; General .........................
Pollution from Ships; False Statement ...........
Inland Navigation Rules; Operator .................
Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel .....................
Shore Protection; General ..............................
Shore Protection; Operating Without Permit ..
Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation ........
14 U.S.C. 645(i); 33 CFR 27.3 ......................
34,095
1.02041
34,791
16 U.S.C. 4711(g)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 ...............
38,175
1.02041
38,954
19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 27.3 ...........................
7,623
1.02041
7,779
19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 27.3 ...........................
1,779
1.02041
1,815
19 U.S.C. 1581(d) ..........................................
** 5,000
N/A
** 5,000
19 U.S.C. 1581(d) ..........................................
** 1,000
N/A
** 1,000
33 U.S.C. 471; 33 CFR 27.3 .........................
11,053
1.02041
11,279
33 U.S.C. 474; 33 CFR 27.3 .........................
762
1.02041
778
33 U.S.C. 495(b); 33 CFR 27.3 .....................
33 U.S.C. 499(c); 33 CFR 27.3 .....................
33 U.S.C. 502(c); 33 CFR 27.3 .....................
27,904
27,904
27,904
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
28,474
28,474
28,474
33 U.S.C. 533(b); 33 CFR 27.3 .....................
33 U.S.C. 1208(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
27,904
2,033
1.02041
1.02041
28,474
2,074
33 U.S.C. 1208(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
33 U.S.C. 1232(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
33 U.S.C. 1236(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
2,033
90,063
9,054
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
2,074
91,901
9,239
33 U.S.C. 1236(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
9,054
1.02041
9,239
33 U.S.C. 1236(d); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
4,527
1.02041
4,619
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 33 CFR 27.3 .......
18,107
1.02041
18,477
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 33 CFR 27.3 .......
45,268
1.02041
46,192
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33 CFR 27.3 ......
18,107
1.02041
18,477
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33 CFR 27.3 ......
226,338
1.02041
230,958
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A); 33 CFR 27.3 ..........
45,268
1.02041
46,192
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A); 33 CFR 27.3 ..........
1,811
1.02041
1,848
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B); 33 CFR 27.3 ..........
45,268
1.02041
46,192
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C); 33 CFR 27.3 ..........
45,268
1.02041
46,192
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D); 33 CFR 27.3 ..........
5,432
1.02041
5,543
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D); 33 CFR 27.3 ..........
181,071
1.02041
184,767
33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33 CFR 27.3 ....................
33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33 CFR 27.3 ....................
7,623
20,327
1.02041
1.02041
7,779
20,742
33
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33
33
33
33
33
33
33
14,252
14,252
71,264
14,252
14,252
14,252
50,276
20,111
45,268
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
14,543
14,543
72,718
14,543
14,543
14,543
51,302
20,521
46,192
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Clean Hulls ......................................................
Clean Hulls-related to false statements ..........
Clean Hulls-Recreational Vessel ....................
Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability,
Compensation (Class I).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability,
Compensation (Class II).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability,
Compensation (Class II subsequent offense).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability,
Compensation (Judicial Assessment).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability,
Compensation (Judicial Assessment subsequent offense).
Safe Containers for International Cargo .........
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Suspension of Passenger Service ..................
Vessel Inspection or Examination Fees .........
Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing ............
Negligent Operations: Recreational Vessels ..
Negligent Operations: Other Vessels .............
Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Dangerous Drug.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: Owner,
Charterer, Managing Operator, or Agent.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: Master ........
Immersion Suits ..............................................
Inspection Permit ............................................
Vessel Inspection; General .............................
Vessel Inspection; Nautical School Vessel ....
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice IAW
3304(b).
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice IAW
3309(c).
Vessel Inspection; Vessel ≥1600 Gross Tons
Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600 Gross Tons
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Comply with
3311(b).
Vessel Inspection; Violation of 3318(b)–
3318(f).
List/count of Passengers ................................
Notification to Passengers ..............................
Notification to Passengers; Sale of Tickets ....
Copies of Laws on Passenger Vessels; Master.
Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo .........................
Uninspected Vessels ......................................
Recreational Vessels (maximum for related
series of violations).
Recreational Vessels; Violation of 4307(a) ....
Recreational vessels .......................................
Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry
Vessels.
Abandonment of Barges .................................
Load Lines ......................................................
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a) .....................
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b) .....................
Reporting Marine Casualties ..........................
Reporting Marine Casualties; Violation of
6104.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; Failure to Report Deficiency in Vessel Complement.
Manning of Inspected Vessels ........................
Manning of Inspected Vessels; Employing or
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3852(a)(1)(A); 33 CFR 27.3 ..........
3852(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
9609(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
41,446
55,263
5,526
54,789
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
42,292
56,391
5,639
55,907
42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
54,789
1.02041
55,907
42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
164,367
1.02041
167,722
42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
54,789
1.02041
55,907
42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
164,367
1.02041
167,722
46 U.S.C. App 1505(a)(2) (codified as 46
U.S.C. 80509); 33 CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. App 1805(c)(2) (codified 46 U.S.C.
70305); 33 CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 2110(e); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
46 U.S.C. 2115; 33 CFR 27.3 .......................
46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 ...............
5,989
1.02041
6,111
59,893
1.02041
61,115
9,054
7,370
6,666
33,333
7,370
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
9,239
7,520
6,802
34,013
7,520
46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4); 33 CFR 27.3 ...............
11,478
1.02041
11,712
46
46
46
46
46
46
2306(b)(2); 33 CFR 27.3 ...............
3102(c)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 ...............
3302(i)(5); 33 CFR 27.3 ................
3318(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
3318(g); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
3318(h); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
2,296
11,478
2,394
11,478
11,478
2,296
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
2,343
11,712
2,443
11,712
11,712
2,343
46 U.S.C. 3318(i); 33 CFR 27.3 ....................
2,296
1.02041
2,343
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 ................
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 ................
46 U.S.C. 3318(k); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
22,957
4,591
22,957
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
23,426
4,685
23,426
46 U.S.C. 3318(l); 33 CFR 27.3 ....................
11,478
1.02041
11,712
46
46
46
46
3502(e); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
3504(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
3504(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
3506; 33 CFR 27.3 .......................
239
23,933
1,196
479
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
244
24,421
1,220
489
46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 ...............
46 U.S.C. 4106; 33 CFR 27.3 .......................
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 ...............
59,834
10,055
316,566
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
61,055
10,260
323,027
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 ...............
46 U.S.C. 4311(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
46 U.S.C. 4507; 33 CFR 27.3 .......................
6,331
2,394
10,055
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
6,460
2,443
10,260
46
46
46
46
46
46
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5116(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
5116(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
5116(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
6103(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
6103(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
1,704
10,957
21,916
10,957
38,175
10,055
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1,739
11,181
22,363
11,181
38,954
10,260
46 U.S.C. 8101(e); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
1,811
1.02041
1,848
46 U.S.C. 8101(f); 33 CFR 27.3 ....................
46 U.S.C. 8101(g); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
18,107
18,107
1.02041
1.02041
18,477
18,477
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Manning of Inspected Vessels; Freight Vessel
<100 GT, Small Passenger Vessel, or Sailing School Vessel.
Watchmen on Passenger Vessels ..................
Citizenship Requirements ...............................
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(a) or
(b).
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(c),
(d), (e), or (h).
Staff Department on Vessels ..........................
Officer’s Competency Certificates ..................
Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, Charterer, Managing Operator, Agent, Master or Individual
in Charge.
Coastwise Pilotage; Individual ........................
Federal Pilots ..................................................
Merchant Mariners Documents .......................
Crew Requirements ........................................
Small Vessel Manning ....................................
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, Charterer,
Managing Operator, Agent, Master or Individual in Charge.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual ....................
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of 9303 ........
Failure to Report Sexual Offense ...................
Pay Advances to Seamen ..............................
Pay Advances to Seamen; Remuneration for
Employment.
Allotment to Seamen ......................................
Seamen Protection; General ..........................
Coastwise Voyages: Advances ......................
Coastwise Voyages: Advances; Remuneration for Employment.
Coastwise Voyages: Seamen Protection;
General.
Effects of Deceased Seamen .........................
Complaints of Unfitness ..................................
Proceedings on Examination of Vessel ..........
Permission to Make Complaint .......................
Accommodations for Seamen .........................
Medicine Chests on Vessels ..........................
Destitute Seamen ...........................................
Wages on Discharge ......................................
Log Books; Master Failing to Maintain ...........
Log Books; Master Failing to Make Entry ......
Log Books; Late Entry ....................................
Carrying of Sheath Knives ..............................
Vessel Documentation ....................................
Documentation of Vessels—Related to Activities involving mobile offshore drilling units.
Vessel Documentation; Fishery Endorsement
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels—Willful violation.
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels ...........
Vessel Identification System ...........................
Measurement of Vessels ................................
Measurement; False Statements ....................
Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens
Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens;
Mortgagor.
Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens;
Violation of 31329.
Port Security ...................................................
Port Security—Continuing Violations ..............
Maritime Drug Law Enforcement ....................
Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels ......
Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels—
Penalty from Fatalities, Serious Injuries/Illness or substantial Damage to Property.
46 U.S.C. 8101(h); 33 CFR 27.3 ...................
2,394
1.02041
2,443
46 U.S.C. 8102(a) ..........................................
46 U.S.C. 8103(f) ...........................................
46 U.S.C. 8104(i) ...........................................
2,394
1,196
18,107
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
2,443
1,220
18,477
46 U.S.C. 8104(j) ...........................................
18,107
1.02041
18,477
46 U.S.C. 8302(e) ..........................................
46 U.S.C. 8304(d) ..........................................
46 U.S.C. 8502(e) ..........................................
239
239
18,107
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
244
244
18,477
46
46
46
46
46
46
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U.S.C.
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8503 ..............................................
8701(d) ..........................................
8702(e) ..........................................
8906 ..............................................
9308(a) ..........................................
18,107
57,391
1,196
18,107
38,175
18,107
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
18,477
58,562
1,220
18,477
38,954
18,477
46
46
46
46
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U.S.C.
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9308(c) ..........................................
10104(b) ........................................
10314(a)(2) ....................................
10314(b) ........................................
18,107
18,107
9,623
1,196
1,196
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
18,477
18,477
9,819
1,220
1,220
46
46
46
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U.S.C.
U.S.C.
10315(c) ........................................
10321 ............................................
10505(a)(2) ....................................
10505(b) ........................................
1,196
8,296
8,296
8,296
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1,220
8,465
8,465
8,465
46 U.S.C. 10508(b) ........................................
8,296
1.02041
8,465
10711 ............................................
10902(a)(2) ....................................
10903(d) ........................................
10907(b) ........................................
11101(f) .........................................
11102(b) ........................................
11104(b) ........................................
11105(c) ........................................
11303(a) ........................................
11303(b) ........................................
11303(c) ........................................
11506 ............................................
12151(a)(1) ....................................
12151(a)(2) ....................................
479
1,196
239
1,196
1,196
1,196
239
1,196
479
479
359
120
15,675
26,126
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
489
1,220
244
1,220
1,220
1,220
244
1,220
489
489
366
122
15,995
26,659
46 U.S.C. 12151(c) ........................................
46 U.S.C. 12309(a) ........................................
119,786
11,967
1.02041
1.02041
122,231
12,211
12309(b) ........................................
12507(b) ........................................
14701 ............................................
14702 ............................................
31309 ............................................
31330(a)(2) ....................................
2,394
20,111
43,832
43,832
20,111
20,111
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
2,443
20,521
44,727
44,727
20,521
20,521
46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2) ....................................
50,276
1.02041
51,302
33,333
59,893
5,526
78,376
182,877
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
1.02041
34,013
61,115
5,639
79,976
186,610
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Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels;
Training.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3) ......................................
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471
1.02041
481
* OMB, Implementation of the 2017 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015, December 15, 2017. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/M-18-03.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) and (4) and 49 U.S.C.
114(v),7 TSA may impose penalties for
violations of any statute that TSA
administers, whether an implementing
regulation or order imposes the penalty.
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),8 as well as
violations of requirements described in
chapter 449 of title 49 of the United
States Code. These penalties can apply
to a wide variety of situations, as
described in the statutory and regulatory
provisions, as well as in guidance that
TSA publishes. Below is a table
showing the 2018 adjustment for the
penalties that TSA administers.
TABLE 5—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
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FR
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Citation
Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 (except secs.
44902,
44903(d),
44907(a)–(d)(1)(A),
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.
Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 (except secs.
44902,
44903(d),
44907(a)–(d)(1)(A),
44907(d)(1)(C)–(f), 44908, and 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.
Violation of any other provision of title 49
U.S.C. or of 46 U.S.C. ch. 701, a regulation prescribed, or order issued thereunder.
49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4); 49
CFR 1503.401(c)(2).
$32,666 (up to a total
of $522,657 per
civil penalty action).
1.02041
$33,333 (up to a total
of $533,324 per
civil penalty action).
49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4); 49
CFR 1503.401(c)(1).
$13,066 (up to a total
of $65,333 total for
small businesses,
$522,657 for others).
1.02041
$13,333(up to a total
of $66,666 total for
small business,
$533,324 for others).
49 U.S.C. 114(v); 49 CFR
1503.401(b).
$11,182 (up to a total
of $55,910 total for
small businesses,
$447,280 for others).
1.02041
$11,410 (up to a total
of $57,051 total for
small businesses,
$456,409 for others).
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2015, December 15, 2017. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/M-18-03.pdf.
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V. Administrative Procedure Act
DHS is promulgating this final rule to
ensure that the amount of civil penalties
that DHS assesses or enforces reflects
the statutorily mandated ranges as
adjusted for inflation. The 2015 Act
provides a clear formula for adjustment
of the civil penalties, leaving DHS and
its components with little room for
discretion. DHS and its components
have been charged only with performing
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Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007 (Pub. L. 110–53, 121 Stat. 266 (Aug. 3, 2007)).
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ministerial computations to determine
the amounts of adjustments for inflation
to civil monetary penalties. In these
annual adjustments DHS is merely
updating the penalty amounts by
applying the cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier that OMB has provided to
agencies. Furthermore, the 2015 Act
specifically instructed that agencies
make the required annual adjustments
notwithstanding section 553 of title 5 of
the United States Code. Thus, as
specified in the 2015 Act, the prior
public notice-and-comment procedures
and delayed effective date requirements
of the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) do not apply to this rule.
VI. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
direct agencies to assess the costs and
8 See, e.g., 46 U.S.C. 70105, 49 U.S.C. 46302 and
46303, and U.S.C. chapter 449.
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benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of
reducing costs, of harmonizing rules,
and of promoting flexibility. OMB has
not designated this final rule a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866.
Accordingly, OMB has not reviewed
this rule.
This final rule makes
nondiscretionary adjustments to
existing civil monetary penalties in
accordance with the 2015 Act and OMB
guidance.9 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.
final rule does not trigger any new or
revised recordkeeping or reporting.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
49 CFR Part 1503
Administrative practice and
procedure, Investigations, Law
enforcement, Penalties.
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
8 CFR Part 270
Administrative practice and
procedure, Aliens, Employment, Fraud,
Penalties.
Title 8—Aliens and Nationality
8 CFR Part 274a
Administrative practice and
procedure, Aliens, Employment,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Immigration, Penalties.
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19 CFR Part 4
Customs duties and inspection,
Exports, Freight, Harbors, Maritime
carriers, Oil pollution, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.
§ 270.3
33 CFR Part 27
Administrative practice and
procedure, Penalties.
Amendments to the Regulations
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in
the preamble, DHS is amending 6 CFR
part 27, 8 CFR parts 270, 274a, and 280,
19 CFR part 4, 33 CFR part 27, and 49
CFR part 1503 as follows:
Title 6—Domestic Security
PART 27—CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI–
TERRORISM STANDARDS
1. The authority citation for part 27
continues to read as follows:
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104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114–
74, 129 Stat. 599.
2. In § 27.300, revise paragraph (b)(3)
to read as follows:
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6 CFR Part 27
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures.
§ 27.300
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
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during which the violation continues, if
the violation of the Order occurred on
or before November 2, 2015, or $34,013
for each day during which the violation
of the Order continues, if the violation
occurred after November 2, 2015.
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(3) Where the Assistant Secretary
determines that a facility is in violation
of an Order issued pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this section and issues
an Order Assessing Civil Penalty
pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) of this
section, a chemical facility is liable to
the United States for a civil penalty of
not more than $25,000 for each day
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PART 270—PENALTIES FOR
DOCUMENT FRAUD
3. The authority citation for part 270
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, and 1324c;
Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended
by Pub. L. 104–134, 110 Stat. 1321 and Pub.
L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 599.
4. In § 270.3, revise paragraphs
(b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) to read as
follows:
Penalties.
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(1) * * *
(ii) * * *
(A) First offense under section
274C(a)(1) through (a)(4). Not less than
$275 and not exceeding $2,200 for each
fraudulent document or each proscribed
activity described in section 274C(a)(1)
through (a)(4) of the Act before March
27, 2008; not less than $375 and not
exceeding $3,200 for each fraudulent
document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(1) through
(a)(4) of the Act on or after March 27,
2008 and on or before November 2,
2015; and not less than $461 and not
exceeding $3,695 for each fraudulent
document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(1) through
(a)(4) of the Act after November 2, 2015.
(B) First offense under section
274C(a)(5) or (a)(6). Not less than $250
and not exceeding $2,000 for each
fraudulent document or each proscribed
activity described in section 274C(a)(5)
or (a)(6) of the Act before March 27,
2008; not less than $275 and not
exceeding $2,200 for each fraudulent
document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6)
of the Act on or after March 27, 2008
and on or before November 2, 2015; and
not less than $390 and not exceeding
$3,116 for each fraudulent document or
each proscribed activity described in
section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the Act
after November 2, 2015.
(C) Subsequent offenses under section
274C(a)(1) through (a)(4). Not less than
$2,200 and not more than $5,500 for
each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section
274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act
before March 27, 2008; not less than
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$3,200 and not exceeding $6,500 for
each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section
274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act
occurring on or after March 27, 2008
and on or before November 2, 2015; and
not less than $3,695 and not more than
$9,239 for each fraudulent document or
each proscribed activity described in
section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the
Act after November 2, 2015.
(D) Subsequent offenses under section
274C(a)(5) or (a)(6). Not less than $2,000
and not more than $5,000 for each
fraudulent document or each proscribed
activity described in section 274C(a)(5)
or (a)(6) of the Act before March 27,
2008; not less than $2,200 and not
exceeding $5,500 for each fraudulent
document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6)
of the Act occurring on or after March
27, 2008 and on or before November 2,
2015; and not less than $3,116 and not
more than $7,791 for each fraudulent
document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6)
of the Act after November 2, 2015.
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PART 274a—CONTROL OF
EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS
5. The authority citation for part 274a
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 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.
6. In § 274a.8, revise paragraph (b) to
read as follows:
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(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 $2,236 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.
■ 7. In § 274a.10, revise paragraphs
(b)(1)(ii)(A) through (C) and (b)(2)
introductory text to read as follows:
§ 274a.10
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(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
$559 and not more than $4,473 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
$4,473 and not more than $11,181 for
each unauthorized alien with respect to
whom the second offense occurred after
November 2, 2015; or
(C) More than two offenses—not less
than $3,300 and not more than $11,000
for each unauthorized alien with respect
to whom the third or subsequent offense
occurred before March 27, 2008; not less
than $4,300 and not exceeding $16,000,
for each unauthorized alien with respect
to whom the third or subsequent offense
occurred on or after March 27, 2008 and
on or before November 2, 2015; and not
less than $6,709 and not more than
$22,363 for each unauthorized alien
with respect to whom the third or
subsequent offense occurred after
November 2, 2015; and
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(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 § 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 $224 and not
more than $2,236 for each individual
with respect to whom such violation
occurred after November 2, 2015. In
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consideration shall be given to:
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PART 280—IMPOSITION AND
COLLECTION OF FINES
8. The authority citation for part 280
continues to read as follows:
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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.
9. In § 280.53, revise paragraphs (b)(1)
through (15) to read as follows:
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adjustment.
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(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 $1,333 to $1,360.
(2) Section 234 of the Act, Penalties
for non-compliance with landing
requirements at designated ports of
entry for aircraft transporting aliens:
From $3,621 to $3,695.
(3) Section 240B(d) of the Act,
Penalties for failure to depart
voluntarily: From $1,527 minimum/
$7,635 maximum to $1,558 minimum/
$7,791 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 $3,054 to $3,116;
(5) Penalties for failure to remove
alien stowaways under section
241(d)(2): From $7,635 to $7,791.
(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 $362 to $369; and penalties for
use of alien crewmen for longshore
work in violation of section 251(d) of
the Act: From $9,054 to $9,239.
(7) Section 254(a) of the Act, Penalties
for failure to control, detain, or remove
alien crewmen: From $906 minimum/
$5,432 maximum to $924 minimum/
$5,543 maximum.
(8) Section 255 of the Act, Penalties
for employment on passenger vessels of
aliens afflicted with certain disabilities:
From $1,811 to $1,848.
(9) Section 256 of the Act, Penalties
for discharge of alien crewmen: From
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$2,771 minimum/$5,543 maximum.
(10) Section 257 of the Act, Penalties
for bringing into the United States alien
crewmen with intent to evade
immigration laws: From $18,107
maximum to $18,477 maximum.
(11) Section 271(a) of the Act,
Penalties for failure to prevent the
unauthorized landing of aliens: From
$5,432 to $5,543.
(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 $5,432 to $5,543.
(13) Section 273(b) of the Act,
Penalties for bringing to the United
States aliens without required
documentation: From $5,432 to $5,543.
(14) Section 274D of the Act, Penalties
for failure to depart: From $763 to $779,
for each day the alien is in violation.
(15) Section 275(b) of the Act,
Penalties for improper entry: From $76
minimum/$382 maximum to $78
minimum/$390 maximum, for each
entry or attempted entry.
Title 19—Customs Duties
PART 4—VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC TRADES
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, § 211;
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11. In § 4.80, revise paragraph (b)(2) to
read as follows:
per ton of the towed vessel. The
penalties for violation of this provision
occurring after November 2, 2015, are a
fine of from $907 to $2,852 against the
owner or master of the towing vessel
and a further penalty against the towing
vessel of $155 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).
§ 4.80 Vessels entitled to engage in
coastwise trade.
Title 33—Navigation and Navigable
Waters
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1431, 1433, 1434, 1624, 2071 note; 46 U.S.C.
501, 60105.
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(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 $778 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).
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third sentences to read as follows:
§ 4.92
10. The authority citation for part 4
continues to read in part as follows:
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Section 4.92 also issued under 28 U.S.C.
2461 note; 46 U.S.C. 55111;
PART 27—ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL
MONETARY PENALTIES FOR
INFLATION
13. The authority citation for part 27
continues to read as follows:
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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).
14. In § 27.3, revise the third sentence
of the introductory text and table 1 to
read as follows:
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Towing.
* * * The penalties for violation of
this provision occurring on or before
November 2, 2015, are a fine of from
$350 to $1,100 against the owner or
master of the towing vessel and a further
penalty against the towing vessel of $60
Penalty adjustment table.
* * * The adjusted civil penalty
amounts listed in Table 1 are applicable
for penalty assessments issued after
April 2, 2018, with respect to violations
occurring after November 2, 2015. * * *
TABLE 1—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS
U.S. Code citation
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14
14
14
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19
19
19
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
88(c) .......................
88(e) .......................
645(i) ......................
645(i) ......................
4711(g)(1) ...............
70 ............................
70 ............................
1581(d) ...................
1581(d) ...................
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
471 ..........................
474 ..........................
495(b) .....................
499(c) .....................
502(c) .....................
533(b) .....................
1208(a) ...................
1208(b) ...................
1232(a) ...................
1236(b) ...................
1236(c) ...................
1236(d) ...................
1321(b)(6)(B)(i) .......
1321(b)(6)(B)(i) .......
1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) ......
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amount
Civil monetary penalty description
Saving Life and Property ...........................................................................................................
Saving Life and Property; Intentional Interference with Broadcast ...........................................
Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance Records (first offense) .......................................
Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance Records (subsequent offenses) ........................
Aquatic Nuisance Species in Waters of the United States .......................................................
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of Vessels ..........................................................
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of Vessels—Minimum Penalty ...........................
Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, Owner, Operator or Person in Charge 1 .......
Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, Owner, Operator or Person in Charge—Minimum Penalty 1.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations General ......................................................................
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations St. Mary’s River .........................................................
Bridges/Failure to Comply with Regulations .............................................................................
Bridges/Drawbridges ..................................................................................................................
Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge Obstructing Navigation .............................................................
Bridges/Maintenance and Operation .........................................................................................
Bridge to Bridge Communication; Master, Person in Charge or Pilot ......................................
Bridge to Bridge Communication; Vessel ..................................................................................
PWSA Regulations ....................................................................................................................
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Unlicensed Person in Charge .....................
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Owner Onboard Vessel ..............................
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Other Persons .............................................
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class I per violation) ................................................
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class I total under paragraph) .................................
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class II per day of violation) ....................................
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1,066
5,218
34,791
38,954
7,779
1,815
5,000
1,000
11,279
778
28,474
28,474
28,474
28,474
2,074
2,074
91,901
9,239
9,239
4,619
18,477
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2018 adjusted
maximum
penalty
amount
U.S. Code citation
Civil monetary penalty description
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) ......
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A) ..........
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A) ..........
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class II total under paragraph) ................................
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per day of violation) Judicial Assessment ................
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per barrel of oil or unit discharged) Judicial Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Carry Out Removal/Comply With Order (Judicial Assessment).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Comply with Regulation Issued Under 1321(j) (Judicial Assessment).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges, Gross Negligence (per barrel of oil or unit discharged) Judicial Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges, Gross Negligence—Minimum Penalty (Judicial Assessment).
Marine Sanitation Devices; Operating .......................................................................................
Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or Manufacture ......................................................................
International Navigation Rules; Operator ..................................................................................
International Navigation Rules; Vessel ......................................................................................
Pollution from Ships; General ....................................................................................................
Pollution from Ships; False Statement ......................................................................................
Inland Navigation Rules; Operator ............................................................................................
Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel ................................................................................................
Shore Protection; General .........................................................................................................
Shore Protection; Operating Without Permit .............................................................................
Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation ...................................................................................
Clean Hulls; Civil Enforcement ..................................................................................................
Clean Hulls; related to false statements ...................................................................................
Clean Hulls; Recreational Vessels ............................................................................................
Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, Compensation (Class I) ......................................
Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, Compensation (Class II) .....................................
Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, Compensation (Class II subsequent offense) ....
Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, Compensation (Judicial Assessment) ................
Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, Compensation (Judicial Assessment subsequent offense).
Safe Containers for International Cargo ....................................................................................
Suspension of Passenger Service ............................................................................................
Vessel Inspection or Examination Fees ....................................................................................
Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing .......................................................................................
Negligent Operations: Recreational Vessels .............................................................................
Negligent Operations: Other Vessels ........................................................................................
Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Dangerous Drug ....................
Vessel Reporting Requirements: Owner, Charterer, Managing Operator, or Agent ................
Vessel Reporting Requirements: Master ...................................................................................
Immersion Suits .........................................................................................................................
Inspection Permit .......................................................................................................................
Vessel Inspection; General ........................................................................................................
Vessel Inspection; Nautical School Vessel ...............................................................................
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice IAW 3304(b) ............................................................
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice IAW 3309(c) ............................................................
Vessel Inspection; Vessel ≥1600 Gross Tons ..........................................................................
Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600 Gross Tons ..........................................................................
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Comply with 3311(b) ...................................................................
Vessel Inspection; Violation of 3318(b)–3318(f) .......................................................................
List/count of Passengers ...........................................................................................................
Notification to Passengers .........................................................................................................
Notification to Passengers; Sale of Tickets ...............................................................................
Copies of Laws on Passenger Vessels; Master .......................................................................
Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo ....................................................................................................
Uninspected Vessels .................................................................................................................
Recreational Vessels (maximum for related series of violations) .............................................
Recreational Vessels; Violation of 4307(a) ...............................................................................
Recreational Vessels .................................................................................................................
Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels ..................................................................
Abandonment of Barges ............................................................................................................
Load Lines .................................................................................................................................
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a) ...............................................................................................
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b) ...............................................................................................
Reporting Marine Casualties .....................................................................................................
Reporting Marine Casualties; Violation of 6104 ........................................................................
Manning of Inspected Vessels; Failure to Report Deficiency in Vessel Complement ..............
Manning of Inspected Vessels ..................................................................................................
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B) ..........
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C) ..........
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D) ..........
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80509(a) .................
70305(c) .................
2110(e) ...................
2115 ........................
2302(a) ...................
2302(a) ...................
2302(c)(1) ...............
2306(a)(4) ...............
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TABLE 1—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS—Continued
2018 adjusted
maximum
penalty
amount
U.S. Code citation
Civil monetary penalty description
46 U.S.C. 8101(g) ...................
46 U.S.C. 8101(h) ...................
Manning of Inspected Vessels; Employing or Serving in Capacity not Licensed by USCG ....
Manning of Inspected Vessels; Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small Passenger Vessel, or Sailing
School Vessel.
Watchmen on Passenger Vessels ............................................................................................
Citizenship Requirements ..........................................................................................................
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(a) or (b) ......................................................................
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(c), (d), (e), or (h) ........................................................
Staff Department on Vessels .....................................................................................................
Officer’s Competency Certificates .............................................................................................
Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, Charterer, Managing Operator, Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Coastwise Pilotage; Individual ...................................................................................................
Federal Pilots .............................................................................................................................
Merchant Mariners Documents .................................................................................................
Crew Requirements ...................................................................................................................
Small Vessel Manning ...............................................................................................................
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, Charterer, Managing Operator, Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual ...............................................................................................
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of 9303 ...................................................................................
Failure to Report Sexual Offense ..............................................................................................
Pay Advances to Seamen .........................................................................................................
Pay Advances to Seamen; Remuneration for Employment ......................................................
Allotment to Seamen .................................................................................................................
Seamen Protection; General .....................................................................................................
Coastwise Voyages: Advances .................................................................................................
Coastwise Voyages: Advances; Remuneration for Employment ..............................................
Coastwise Voyages: Seamen Protection; General ...................................................................
Effects of Deceased Seamen ....................................................................................................
Complaints of Unfitness .............................................................................................................
Proceedings on Examination of Vessel .....................................................................................
Permission to Make Complaint ..................................................................................................
Accommodations for Seamen ...................................................................................................
Medicine Chests on Vessels .....................................................................................................
Destitute Seamen ......................................................................................................................
Wages on Discharge .................................................................................................................
Log Books; Master Failing to Maintain ......................................................................................
Log Books; Master Failing to Make Entry .................................................................................
Log Books; Late Entry ...............................................................................................................
Carrying of Sheath Knives .........................................................................................................
Vessel Documentation ...............................................................................................................
Documentation of Vessels- Related to activities involving mobile offshore drilling units .........
Vessel Documentation; Fishery Endorsement ..........................................................................
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels—Willful violation ..........................................................
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels ......................................................................................
Vessel Identification System ......................................................................................................
Measurement of Vessels ...........................................................................................................
Measurement; False Statements ...............................................................................................
Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens ............................................................................
Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens; Mortgagor .........................................................
Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens; Violation of 31329 ............................................
Port Security ..............................................................................................................................
Port Security—Continuing Violations .........................................................................................
Maritime Drug Law Enforcement; Penalties ..............................................................................
Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels—Maximum Penalty .................................................
Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels—Penalty from Fatalities, Serious Injuries/Illness or
Substantial Damage to Property.
Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels—Training .................................................................
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10505(b) .................
10508(b) .................
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11303(b) .................
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12151(a)(2) .............
12151(c) .................
12309(a) .................
12309(b) .................
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14702 ......................
31309 ......................
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70119(a) .................
70119(b) .................
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44,727
20,521
20,521
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Title 49—Transportation
PART 1503—INVESTIGATIVE AND
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
15. The authority citation for part
1503 continues to read as follows:
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31105, 40113–40114, 40119, 44901–44907,
46101–46107, 46109–46110, 46301, 46305,
46311, 46313–46314; Pub. L. 104–134, as
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(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, as
defined in section 3 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). For
violations that occurred after November
2, 2015 $11,410 per violation, up to a
total of $57,051 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,
$11,410 per violation, up to a total of
$456,409 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, as
defined in section 3 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). For
violations that occurred after November
2, 2015, $13,333 per violation, up to a
total of $66,666 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, $13,333 per violation, up to a
total of $533,324 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,
$33,333 per violation, up to a total of
$533,324 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.
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[FR Doc. 2018–06486 Filed 3–30–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P, 9111–14–P; 9111–28–P,
9110–04–P, 9110–05–P
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
12 CFR Parts 326 and 391
RIN 3064–AE47
Removal of Transferred OTS
Regulations Regarding Minimum
Security Procedures Amendments to
FDIC Regulations
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (‘‘FDIC’’) is
adopting a final rule to rescind and
remove a part from the Code of Federal
Regulations entitled ‘‘Security
Procedures’’ and to amend FDIC
regulations to make the removed Office
of Thrift Supervision (‘‘OTS’’)
regulations applicable to State savings
associations.
SUMMARY:
The final rule is effective on May
2, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Whitaker, Senior Attorney,
Consumer Compliance Section, Legal
Division (202) 898–3872; Karen Jones
Currie, Senior Examination Specialist,
Division of Risk Management and
Supervision (202) 898–3981.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part 391,
subpart A, was included in the
regulations that were transferred to the
FDIC from the Office of Thrift
Supervision (‘‘OTS’’) on July 21, 2011,
in connection with the implementation
of applicable provisions of title III of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (‘‘Dodd-Frank
Act’’).1 With the exception of one
provision (§ 391.5) the requirements for
State savings associations in part 391,
subpart A, are substantively identical to
the requirements in the FDIC’s 12 CFR
part 326 (‘‘part 326’’), which is entitled
‘‘Minimum Security Procedures.’’ The
one exception directs savings
associations to comply with appendix B
to subpart B of Interagency Guidelines
Establishing Information Security
Standards (Interagency Guidelines)
contained in FDIC rules at part 364,
DATES:
1 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, Public Law 111–203, 124 Stat. 1376
(2010) (codified at 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
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appendix B. The FDIC previously
revised part 364 to make the Interagency
Guidelines applicable to both State
nonmember banks and State savings
associations.2
The FDIC is adopting a final rule
(‘‘Final Rule’’) to rescind in its entirety
part 391, subpart A and to modify the
scope of part 326 to include State
savings associations to conform to and
reflect the scope of the FDIC’s current
supervisory responsibilities as the
appropriate Federal banking agency.
The FDIC is also adding definitions of
‘‘FDIC-supervised insured depository
institution or institution’’ and ‘‘State
savings association.’’ Upon removal of
part 391, subpart A, the Security
Procedures, regulations applicable for
all insured depository institutions for
which the FDIC has been designated the
appropriate Federal banking agency will
be found at 12 CFR part 326.
I. Background
The Dodd-Frank Act
The Dodd-Frank Act provided for a
substantial reorganization of the
regulation of State and Federal savings
associations and their holding
companies. Beginning July 21, 2011, the
transfer date established by section 311
of the Dodd-Frank Act, codified at 12
U.S.C. 5411, the powers, duties, and
functions formerly performed by the
OTS were divided among the FDIC, as
to State savings associations, the Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency
(‘‘OCC’’), as to Federal savings
associations, and the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (‘‘FRB’’), as to savings and loan
holding companies. Section 316(b) of
the Dodd-Frank Act, codified at 12
U.S.C. 5414(b), provides the manner of
treatment for all orders, resolutions,
determinations, regulations, and
advisory materials that had been issued,
made, prescribed, or allowed to become
effective by the OTS. This section
provides that if such materials were in
effect on the day before the transfer
date, they continue to be in effect and
are enforceable by or against the
appropriate successor agency until they
are modified, terminated, set aside, or
superseded in accordance with
applicable law by such successor
agency, by any court of competent
jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
Section 316(c) of the Dodd-Frank Act,
codified at 12 U.S.C. 5414(c), further
directed the FDIC and the OCC to
consult with one another and to publish
a list of the continued OTS regulations
that would be enforced by the FDIC and
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
6 CFR Part 27
8 CFR Parts 270, 274a, and 280
19 CFR Part 4
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 27
Transportation Security Administration
49 CFR Part 1503
RIN 1601-AA80
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this final rule, the Department of Homeland Security's
(DHS) is making the 2018 annual inflation adjustment to its civil
monetary penalties. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act) was signed into law on November
2, 2015. Pursuant to the 2015 Act, all agencies must adjust civil
monetary penalties annually and publish the adjustment in the Federal
Register. Accordingly, this final rule adjusts DHS's civil monetary
penalties for 2018 pursuant to the 2015 Act and OMB guidance. The new
penalties will be effective for penalties assessed after April 2, 2018
whose associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015.
DATES: This rule is effective on April 2, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Westmoreland, Attorney-Advisor,
Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Phone: 202-447-4384.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
II. Overview of Final Rule
III. Adjustments by Component
A. National Protection and Programs Directorate
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 section 701 (Nov. 2, 2105)) (2015 Act).\1\ The 2015 Act
amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990
(28 U.S.C. 2461 note) to improve the effectiveness of civil monetary
penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. The 2015 Act required
agencies to: (1) Adjust the level of civil monetary penalties with an
initial ``catch-up'' adjustment through issuance of an Interim Final
Rule (IFR) and (2) make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation.
Through the ``catch-up'' adjustment, agencies were required to adjust
the maximum amounts of civil monetary penalties to more accurately
reflect inflation rates.
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\1\ The 2015 Act was enacted as part of the Bipartisan Budget
Act of 2015, Public Law 114-74 (Nov. 2, 2015).
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For the subsequent annual adjustments, the 2015 Act requires
agencies to increase the penalty amounts by a cost-of-living
adjustment. The 2015 Act directs OMB to provide guidance to agencies
each year to assist agencies in making the annual adjustments. The 2015
Act requires agencies to make the annual adjustments no later than
January 15 of each year and to publish the adjustments in the Federal
Register.
Pursuant to the 2015 Act, DHS undertook a review of the civil
penalties that DHS and its components administer.\2\ On July 1, 2016,
DHS published an IFR adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalties
with an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment, as required by the 2015 Act.
See 81 FR 42987. 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.\3\ The adjusted penalties were
effective for civil penalties assessed after August 1, 2016 (the
effective date of the IFR) whose associated violations occurred after
November 2, 2015 (the date of enactment of the 2015 Act). On January
27, 2017, DHS published a final rule finalizing the IFR and making the
annual adjustment for 2017. See 82 FR 8572.
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\2\ The 2015 Act applies to all agency civil penalties except
for any penalty (including any addition to tax and additional
amount) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et
seq.) and the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1202 et seq.). See sec.
4(a)(1) of the 2015 Act. In the case of DHS, several civil penalties
that are assessed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and
the U.S. Coast Guard fall under the Tariff Act of 1930, and thus DHS
did not adjust those civil penalties in this rulemaking.
\3\ OMB, Implementation of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Table A, 24 February 2016.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf (last accessed Dec. 5, 2017).
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II. Overview of the Final Rule
This final rule makes the 2018 annual inflation adjustments to
civil monetary penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and pursuant to
guidance OMB issued to agencies on December 15, 2017.\4\ The penalty
amounts in this final rule will be effective for penalties assessed
after April 2, 2018 where the associated violation occurred after
November 2, 2015. Consistent with OMB guidance, the 2015 Act does not
change previously assessed penalties that the agency is actively
collecting or has collected.
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\4\ OMB, Implementation of the 2018 annual adjustment pursuant
to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015, December 15, 2017. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/M-18-03.pdf (last accessed Dec. 15, 2017).
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The adjusted penalty amounts will apply to penalties assessed after
the effective date of this final rule. We discuss civil penalties by
DHS component in Section III below. For each component identified in
Section III, below, we briefly describe the relevant civil penalty (or
penalties), and we provide a table showing the increase in the
penalties for 2018. In the table for each component, we show (1) the
penalty name, (2) the penalty statutory and/or regulatory citation, (3)
the penalty amount as adjusted in the 2017 final rule, (4) the cost-of-
living adjustment multiplier for 2018 that OMB provided in its December
15, 2017 guidance, and (5) the new 2018 adjusted penalty. The 2015 Act
instructs agencies to round penalties to the nearest $1. For a more
complete discussion of the method used for calculating the initial
``catch-up'' inflation adjustments and a component-by-component
breakdown to the nature of the civil penalties and relevant legal
authorities, please see the IFR preamble at 81 FR 42987-43000.
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III. Adjustments by Component
In the following sections, we briefly describe the civil penalties
that DHS and its components assess. We include tables at the end of
each section, which list the individual adjustments for each penalty.
A. National Protection and Programs Directorate
The National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) administers
only one civil penalty that the 2015 Act affects. That penalty assesses
fines for violations of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
(CFATS). CFATS is a program that regulates the security of chemical
facilities that, in the discretion of the Secretary, present high
levels of security risk. DHS established the CFATS program in 2007
pursuant to section 550 of the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 109-295).\5\ The CFATS regulation
is located in part 27 of title 6 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR). Below is a table showing the 2018 adjustment for the CFATS
penalty that NPPD administers.
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\5\ 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.
Table 1--CFATS Civil Penalty Adjustment
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New penalty as
Penalty amount as adjusted adjusted by
Penalty name Citation in the 2017 FR Multiplier * this final
rule
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Penalty for non-compliance with 6 U.S.C. $33,333 per day............ 1.02041 $34,013
CFATS regulations. 624(b)(1); 6 CFR
27.300(b)(3).
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* OMB, Implementation of the 2018 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015, December 15, 2017. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2017/m-17-11_0.pdf.
B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) assesses civil monetary
penalties under various titles of the United States Code and the CFR.
These include penalties for certain violations of title 8 of the CFR
regarding the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (Pub. L. 82-414,
as amended) (INA). The INA contains provisions that impose penalties on
persons, including carriers and aliens, who violate specified
provisions of the INA. The relevant penalty provisions are located in
numerous sections of the INA, however CBP has enumerated these
penalties in regulation in one location--in 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 IFR preamble
at 81 FR 42989-42990.
On December 8, 2017, CBP adjusted three non-INA penalties
inadvertently left out of the IFR and 2017 final rule. See 82 FR 57821.
The three penalties concern the following violations: Transporting
passengers between coastwise points in the United States by a non-
coastwise qualified vessel; towing a vessel between coastwise points in
the United States by a non-coastwise qualified vessel; and dealing in
or using an empty stamped imported liquor container after it has
already been used once. This final rule incorporates those three
penalties alongside the other CBP penalties and adjusts them according
to the 2018 multiplier.
Below is a table showing the 2018 adjustment for the penalties that
CBP administers.
Table 2--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
2017 FR final rule
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Penalties for non-compliance 8 U.S.C. 1221(g) 8 CFR $1,333............ 1.02041 $1,360.
with arrival and departure 280.53(b)(1) (INA
manifest requirements for section 231(g)).
passengers, crewmembers, or
occupants transported on
commercial vessels or aircraft
arriving to or departing from
the United States.
Penalties for non-compliance 8 U.S.C. 1224 8 CFR $3,621............ 1.02041 $3,695.
with landing requirements at 280.53(b)(2) (INA
designated ports of entry for section 234).
aircraft transporting aliens.
Penalties for failure to depart 8 U.S.C. 1229c(d) 8 CFR $1,527-$7,635..... 1.02041 $1,558-$7,791.
voluntarily. 280.53(b)(3) (INA
section 240B(d)).
Penalties for violations of 8 U.S.C. 1253(c)(1)(A) $3,054............ 1.02041 $3,116.
removal orders relating to 8 CFR 280.53(b)(4)
aliens transported on vessels (INA section
or aircraft under section 243(c)(1)(A)).
241(d) of the INA, or for
costs associated with removal
under section 241(e) of the
INA.
Penalties for failure to remove 8 U.S.C. 1253(c)(1)(B) $7,635............ 1.02041 $7,791.
alien stowaways under section 8 CFR 280.53(b)(5)
241(d)(2) of the INA. (INA section
243(c)(1)(B)).
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Penalties for failure to report 8 U.S.C. 1281(d) 8 CFR $362 for each 1.02041 $369 for each
an illegal landing or 280.53(b)(6) (INA alien. alien.
desertion of alien crewmen, section 251(d)).
and for each alien not
reported on arrival or
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 CFR $9,054............ 1.02041 $9,239.
crewmen for longshore work in 280.53(b)(6) (INA
violation of section 251(d) of section 251(d)).
the INA.
Penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1284(a) 8 CFR $906-$5,432....... 1.02041 $924-$5,543.
control, detain, or remove 280.53(b)(7) (INA
alien crewmen. section 254(a)).
Penalties for employment on 8 U.S.C. 1285 8 CFR $1,811............ 1.02041 $1,848.
passenger vessels of aliens 280.53(b)(8) (INA
afflicted with certain section 255).
disabilities.
Penalties for discharge of 8 U.S.C. 1286 8 CFR $2,716-$5,432..... 1.02041 $2,771-$5,543.
alien crewmen. 280.53(b)(9) (INA
section 256).
Penalties for bringing into the 8 U.S.C. 1287 8 CFR $18,107........... 1.02041 $18,477.
United States alien crewmen 280.53(b)(10) (INA
with intent to evade section 257).
immigration laws.
Penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1321(a) 8 CFR $5,432............ 1.02041 $5,543.
prevent the unauthorized 280.53(b)(11) (INA
landing of aliens. section 271(a)).
Penalties for bringing to the 8 U.S.C. 1322(a) 8 CFR $5,432............ 1.02041 $5,543.
United States aliens subject 280.53(b)(12) (INA
to denial of admission on a section 272(a)).
health-related ground.
Penalties for bringing to the 8 U.S.C. 1323(b) 8 CFR $5,432............ 1.02041 $5,543.
United States aliens without 280.53(b)(13) (INA
required documentation. section 273(b)).
Penalties for failure to depart 8 U.S.C. 1324d 8 CFR $763.............. 1.02041 $779.
280.53(b)(14) (INA
section 274D).
Penalties for improper entry... 8 U.S.C. 1325(b) 8 CFR $76-$382.......... 1.02041 $78-$390.
280.53(b)(15) (INA
section 275(b)).
Penalty for dealing in or using 19 U.S.C. 469.......... $508 **........... 1.02041 $518.
empty stamped imported liquor
containers.
Penalty for transporting 46 U.S.C. 55103(b) 19 $762 **........... 1.02041 $778.
passengers between coastwise 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) 19 $889-$2795, plus 1.02041 $907-$2852, plus
between coastwise points in CFR 4.92. $152 per ton **. $155 per ton.
the United States by a non-
coastwise qualified vessel.
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* OMB, Implementation of the 2018 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015, December 15, 2017. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/M-18-03.pdf.
** Adjustments made in Dec 8, 2017 final rule, 82 FR 57821.
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) and the employment of unauthorized aliens.
Because both DHS and DOJ implement the three employment-related
penalty sections in the INA, both Departments' implementing regulations
reflect the civil penalty amounts. For a complete description of the
civil money penalties assessed and a discussion of DHS's and DOJ's
efforts to update the penalties in years past, see the IFR preamble at
81 FR 42991. Below is a table showing the 2018 adjustment for the
penalties that ICE administers.\6\
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\6\ Table 3 also includes two civil penalties that were
previously listed as penalties administered by CBP, but that are now
indicated in this final rule as penalties that ICE administers.
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 now also listed among the penalties ICE
administers.
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Table 3--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
2017 FR final rule
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Civil penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1229c(d) 8 CFR $1,527-$7,635 1.02041 $1,558-$7,791
depart voluntarily, Immigration 280.53(b)(3).
and Naturalization Act section
240B(d).
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(A) $452-$3,621 1.02041 $461-$3,695
Immigration and Naturalization
Act (INA) sections 274C(a)(1)-
(a)(4), penalty for first
offense.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(B) $382-$3,054 1.02041 $390-$3,116
Immigration and Naturalization
Act (INA) sections 274C(a)(5)-
(a)(6), penalty for first
offense.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(C) $3,621-$9,054 1.02041 $3,695-$9,239
Immigration and Naturalization
Act (INA) sections 274C(a)(1)-
(a)(4), penalty for subsequent
offenses.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(D) $3,054-$7,635 1.02041 $3,116-$7,791
Immigration and Naturalization
Act (INA) sections 274C(a)(5)-
(a)(6), penalty for subsequent
offenses.
Violation/prohibition of 8 CFR 274a.8(b)......... $2,191 1.02041 $2,236
indemnity bonds.
Civil penalties for knowingly 8 CFR $548-$4,384 1.02041 $559-$4,473
hiring, recruiting, referral, 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(A).
or retention of unauthorized
aliens--Penalty for first
offense (per unauthorized
alien).
Penalty for second offense (per 8 CFR $4,384-$10,957 1.02041 $4,473-$11,181
unauthorized alien). 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(B).
Penalty for third or subsequent 8 CFR $6,575-$21,916 1.02041 $6,709-$22,363
offense (per unauthorized 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(C).
alien).
Civil penalties for I-9 8 CFR 274a.10(b)(2)..... $220-$2,191 1.02041 $224-$2,236
paperwork violations.
Civil penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1324d 8 CFR $763 1.02041 $779
depart, Immigration and 280.53(b)(14).
Naturalization Act (INA)
section 274D.
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* OMB, Implementation of the 2018 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015, December 15, 2017. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/M-18-03.pdf.
D. U.S. Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is authorized to assess close to 150 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 United
States Code authorize these penalties. Titles 33 and 46 authorize the
vast majority of these penalties as these statutes deal with
navigation, navigable waters, and shipping. Beyond titles 33 and 46,
the Coast Guard is also authorized to collect civil monetary penalties
related to the organization and management of the Coast Guard, aquatic
species conservation, obstruction of revenue, and hazardous substances
and materials. For a complete discussion of the civil monetary
penalties assessed by the Coast Guard, see the IFR preamble at 81 FR
42992.
The Coast Guard has identified the penalties it administers,
adjusted those penalties for inflation, and is listing those new
penalties in a table located in the CFR--specifically, Table 1 in 33
CFR 27.3. Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 identifies the statutes that provide
the Coast Guard with civil monetary penalty authority and sets out the
inflation-adjusted maximum penalty that the Coast Guard may impose
pursuant to each statutory provision. Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 provides
the current maximum penalty for violations that occurred after November
2, 2015. The applicable civil penalty amounts for violations occurring
on or before November 2, 2015 are set forth in previously published
regulations amending 33 CFR part 27. To find the applicable penalty
amount for a violation that occurred on or before November 2, 2015,
look to the prior versions of the CFR that pertain to the date on which
the violation occurred. Table 4 below shows the 2018 adjustment for the
penalties that the Coast Guard administers.
Table 4--U.S. Coast Guard Civil Penalties Adjustments
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New penalty as
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Saving Life and Property........... 14 U.S.C. 88(c)............ $10,181 1.02041 $10,389
Saving Life and Property; 14 U.S.C. 88(e)............ 1,045 1.02041 1,066
Intentional Interference with
Broadcast.
Confidentiality of Medical Quality 14 U.S.C. 645(i); 33 CFR 5,114 1.02041 5,218
Assurance Records (first offense). 27.3.
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Confidentiality of Medical Quality 14 U.S.C. 645(i); 33 CFR 34,095 1.02041 34,791
Assurance Records (subsequent 27.3.
offenses).
Aquatic Nuisance Species in Waters 16 U.S.C. 4711(g)(1); 33 38,175 1.02041 38,954
of the United States. CFR 27.3.
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by 19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 27.3.. 7,623 1.02041 7,779
Masters of Vessels.
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by 19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 27.3.. 1,779 1.02041 1,815
Masters of Vessels--Minimum
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 Regulations 33 U.S.C. 471; 33 CFR 27.3. 11,053 1.02041 11,279
General.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations 33 U.S.C. 474; 33 CFR 27.3. 762 1.02041 778
St. Mary's river.
Bridges/Failure to Comply with 33 U.S.C. 495(b); 33 CFR 27,904 1.02041 28,474
Regulations. 27.3.
Bridges/Drawbridges................ 33 U.S.C. 499(c); 33 CFR 27,904 1.02041 28,474
27.3.
Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge 33 U.S.C. 502(c); 33 CFR 27,904 1.02041 28,474
Obstructing Navigation. 27.3.
Bridges/Maintenance and Operation.. 33 U.S.C. 533(b); 33 CFR 27,904 1.02041 28,474
27.3.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; 33 U.S.C. 1208(a); 33 CFR 2,033 1.02041 2,074
Master, Person in Charge or Pilot. 27.3.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; 33 U.S.C. 1208(b); 33 CFR 2,033 1.02041 2,074
Vessel. 27.3.
PWSA Regulations................... 33 U.S.C. 1232(a); 33 CFR 90,063 1.02041 91,901
27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 33 U.S.C. 1236(b); 33 CFR 9,054 1.02041 9,239
Marine Parades; Unlicensed Person 27.3.
in Charge.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 33 U.S.C. 1236(c); 33 CFR 9,054 1.02041 9,239
Marine Parades; Owner Onboard 27.3.
Vessel.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 33 U.S.C. 1236(d); 33 CFR 4,527 1.02041 4,619
Marine Parades; Other Persons. 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 18,107 1.02041 18,477
Discharges (Class I per violation). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 45,268 1.02041 46,192
Discharges (Class I total under 33 CFR 27.3.
paragraph).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 18,107 1.02041 18,477
Discharges (Class II per day of 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33 CFR
violation). 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 226,338 1.02041 230,958
Discharges (Class II total under 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33 CFR
paragraph). 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A); 33 45,268 1.02041 46,192
Discharges (per day of violation) CFR 27.3.
Judicial Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A); 33 1,811 1.02041 1,848
Discharges (per barrel of oil or CFR 27.3.
unit discharged) Judicial
Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B); 33 45,268 1.02041 46,192
to Carry Out Removal/Comply With CFR 27.3.
Order (Judicial Assessment).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C); 33 45,268 1.02041 46,192
to Comply with Regulation Issued CFR 27.3.
Under 1321(j) (Judicial
Assessment).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D); 33 5,432 1.02041 5,543
Discharges, Gross Negligence (per CFR 27.3.
barrel of oil or unit discharged)
Judicial Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D); 33 181,071 1.02041 184,767
Discharges, Gross Negligence-- CFR 27.3.
Minimum Penalty (Judicial
Assessment).
Marine Sanitation Devices; 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33 CFR 7,623 1.02041 7,779
Operating. 27.3.
Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33 CFR 20,327 1.02041 20,742
Manufacture. 27.3.
International Navigation Rules; 33 U.S.C. 1608(a); 33 CFR 14,252 1.02041 14,543
Operator. 27.3.
International Navigation Rules; 33 U.S.C. 1608(b); 33 CFR 14,252 1.02041 14,543
Vessel. 27.3.
Pollution from Ships; General...... 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1); 33 71,264 1.02041 72,718
CFR 27.3.
Pollution from Ships; False 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1); 33 14,252 1.02041 14,543
Statement. CFR 27.3.
Inland Navigation Rules; Operator.. 33 U.S.C. 2072(a); 33 CFR 14,252 1.02041 14,543
27.3.
Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel.... 33 U.S.C. 2072(b); 33 CFR 14,252 1.02041 14,543
27.3.
Shore Protection; General.......... 33 U.S.C. 2609(a); 33 CFR 50,276 1.02041 51,302
27.3.
Shore Protection; Operating Without 33 U.S.C. 2609(b); 33 CFR 20,111 1.02041 20,521
Permit. 27.3.
Oil Pollution Liability and 33 U.S.C. 2716a(a); 33 CFR 45,268 1.02041 46,192
Compensation. 27.3.
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Clean Hulls........................ 33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A); 33 41,446 1.02041 42,292
CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls-related to false 33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A); 33 55,263 1.02041 56,391
statements. CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls-Recreational Vessel.... 33 U.S.C. 3852(c); 33 CFR 5,526 1.02041 5,639
27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(a); 33 CFR 54,789 1.02041 55,907
Liability, Compensation (Class I). 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33 CFR 54,789 1.02041 55,907
Liability, Compensation (Class II). 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33 CFR 164,367 1.02041 167,722
Liability, Compensation (Class II 27.3.
subsequent offense).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33 CFR 54,789 1.02041 55,907
Liability, Compensation (Judicial 27.3.
Assessment).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33 CFR 164,367 1.02041 167,722
Liability, Compensation (Judicial 27.3.
Assessment subsequent offense).
Safe Containers for International 46 U.S.C. App 1505(a)(2) 5,989 1.02041 6,111
Cargo. (codified as 46 U.S.C.
80509); 33 CFR 27.3.
Suspension of Passenger Service.... 46 U.S.C. App 1805(c)(2) 59,893 1.02041 61,115
(codified 46 U.S.C.
70305); 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection or Examination 46 U.S.C. 2110(e); 33 CFR 9,054 1.02041 9,239
Fees. 27.3.
Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing. 46 U.S.C. 2115; 33 CFR 27.3 7,370 1.02041 7,520
Negligent Operations: Recreational 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 33 CFR 6,666 1.02041 6,802
Vessels. 27.3.
Negligent Operations: Other Vessels 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 33 CFR 33,333 1.02041 34,013
27.3.
Operating a Vessel While Under the 46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1); 33 7,370 1.02041 7,520
Influence of Alcohol or a CFR 27.3.
Dangerous Drug.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: 46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4); 33 11,478 1.02041 11,712
Owner, Charterer, Managing CFR 27.3.
Operator, or Agent.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: 46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2); 33 2,296 1.02041 2,343
Master. CFR 27.3.
Immersion Suits.................... 46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1); 33 11,478 1.02041 11,712
CFR 27.3.
Inspection Permit.................. 46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5); 33 2,394 1.02041 2,443
CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; General......... 46 U.S.C. 3318(a); 33 CFR 11,478 1.02041 11,712
27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Nautical School 46 U.S.C. 3318(g); 33 CFR 11,478 1.02041 11,712
Vessel. 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give 46 U.S.C. 3318(h); 33 CFR 2,296 1.02041 2,343
Notice IAW 3304(b). 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give 46 U.S.C. 3318(i); 33 CFR 2,296 1.02041 2,343
Notice IAW 3309(c). 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel >=1600 46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 33 22,957 1.02041 23,426
Gross Tons. CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600 46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 33 4,591 1.02041 4,685
Gross Tons. CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to 46 U.S.C. 3318(k); 33 CFR 22,957 1.02041 23,426
Comply with 3311(b). 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 3318(l); 33 CFR 11,478 1.02041 11,712
3318(b)-3318(f). 27.3.
List/count of Passengers........... 46 U.S.C. 3502(e); 33 CFR 239 1.02041 244
27.3.
Notification to Passengers......... 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 33 CFR 23,933 1.02041 24,421
27.3.
Notification to Passengers; Sale of 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 33 CFR 1,196 1.02041 1,220
Tickets. 27.3.
Copies of Laws on Passenger 46 U.S.C. 3506; 33 CFR 27.3 479 1.02041 489
Vessels; Master.
Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo........ 46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1); 33 59,834 1.02041 61,055
CFR 27.3.
Uninspected Vessels................ 46 U.S.C. 4106; 33 CFR 27.3 10,055 1.02041 10,260
Recreational Vessels (maximum for 46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1); 33 316,566 1.02041 323,027
related series of violations). CFR 27.3.
Recreational Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1); 33 6,331 1.02041 6,460
4307(a). CFR 27.3.
Recreational vessels............... 46 U.S.C. 4311(c); 33 CFR 2,394 1.02041 2,443
27.3.
Uninspected Commercial Fishing 46 U.S.C. 4507; 33 CFR 27.3 10,055 1.02041 10,260
Industry Vessels.
Abandonment of Barges.............. 46 U.S.C. 4703; 33 CFR 27.3 1,704 1.02041 1,739
Load Lines......................... 46 U.S.C. 5116(a); 33 CFR 10,957 1.02041 11,181
27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a)... 46 U.S.C. 5116(b); 33 CFR 21,916 1.02041 22,363
27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b)... 46 U.S.C. 5116(c); 33 CFR 10,957 1.02041 11,181
27.3.
Reporting Marine Casualties........ 46 U.S.C. 6103(a); 33 CFR 38,175 1.02041 38,954
27.3.
Reporting Marine Casualties; 46 U.S.C. 6103(b); 33 CFR 10,055 1.02041 10,260
Violation of 6104. 27.3.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(e); 33 CFR 1,811 1.02041 1,848
Failure to Report Deficiency in 27.3.
Vessel Complement.
Manning of Inspected Vessels....... 46 U.S.C. 8101(f); 33 CFR 18,107 1.02041 18,477
27.3.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(g); 33 CFR 18,107 1.02041 18,477
Employing or Serving in Capacity 27.3.
not Licensed by USCG.
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Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(h); 33 CFR 2,394 1.02041 2,443
Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small 27.3.
Passenger Vessel, or Sailing
School Vessel.
Watchmen on Passenger Vessels...... 46 U.S.C. 8102(a).......... 2,394 1.02041 2,443
Citizenship Requirements........... 46 U.S.C. 8103(f).......... 1,196 1.02041 1,220
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 8104(i).......... 18,107 1.02041 18,477
8104(a) or (b).
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 8104(j).......... 18,107 1.02041 18,477
8104(c), (d), (e), or (h).
Staff Department on Vessels........ 46 U.S.C. 8302(e).......... 239 1.02041 244
Officer's Competency Certificates.. 46 U.S.C. 8304(d).......... 239 1.02041 244
Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, 46 U.S.C. 8502(e).......... 18,107 1.02041 18,477
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Coastwise Pilotage; Individual..... 46 U.S.C. 8502(f).......... 18,107 1.02041 18,477
Federal Pilots..................... 46 U.S.C. 8503............. 57,391 1.02041 58,562
Merchant Mariners Documents........ 46 U.S.C. 8701(d).......... 1,196 1.02041 1,220
Crew Requirements.................. 46 U.S.C. 8702(e).......... 18,107 1.02041 18,477
Small Vessel Manning............... 46 U.S.C. 8906............. 38,175 1.02041 38,954
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, 46 U.S.C. 9308(a).......... 18,107 1.02041 18,477
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual.. 46 U.S.C. 9308(b).......... 18,107 1.02041 18,477
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 9308(c).......... 18,107 1.02041 18,477
9303.
Failure to Report Sexual Offense... 46 U.S.C. 10104(b)......... 9,623 1.02041 9,819
Pay Advances to Seamen............. 46 U.S.C. 10314(a)(2)...... 1,196 1.02041 1,220
Pay Advances to Seamen; 46 U.S.C. 10314(b)......... 1,196 1.02041 1,220
Remuneration for Employment.
Allotment to Seamen................ 46 U.S.C. 10315(c)......... 1,196 1.02041 1,220
Seamen Protection; General......... 46 U.S.C. 10321............ 8,296 1.02041 8,465
Coastwise Voyages: Advances........ 46 U.S.C. 10505(a)(2)...... 8,296 1.02041 8,465
Coastwise Voyages: Advances; 46 U.S.C. 10505(b)......... 8,296 1.02041 8,465
Remuneration for Employment.
Coastwise Voyages: Seamen 46 U.S.C. 10508(b)......... 8,296 1.02041 8,465
Protection; General.
Effects of Deceased Seamen......... 46 U.S.C. 10711............ 479 1.02041 489
Complaints of Unfitness............ 46 U.S.C. 10902(a)(2)...... 1,196 1.02041 1,220
Proceedings on Examination of 46 U.S.C. 10903(d)......... 239 1.02041 244
Vessel.
Permission to Make Complaint....... 46 U.S.C. 10907(b)......... 1,196 1.02041 1,220
Accommodations for Seamen.......... 46 U.S.C. 11101(f)......... 1,196 1.02041 1,220
Medicine Chests on Vessels......... 46 U.S.C. 11102(b)......... 1,196 1.02041 1,220
Destitute Seamen................... 46 U.S.C. 11104(b)......... 239 1.02041 244
Wages on Discharge................. 46 U.S.C. 11105(c)......... 1,196 1.02041 1,220
Log Books; Master Failing to 46 U.S.C. 11303(a)......... 479 1.02041 489
Maintain.
Log Books; Master Failing to Make 46 U.S.C. 11303(b)......... 479 1.02041 489
Entry.
Log Books; Late Entry.............. 46 U.S.C. 11303(c)......... 359 1.02041 366
Carrying of Sheath Knives.......... 46 U.S.C. 11506............ 120 1.02041 122
Vessel Documentation............... 46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(1)...... 15,675 1.02041 15,995
Documentation of Vessels--Related 46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(2)...... 26,126 1.02041 26,659
to Activities involving mobile
offshore drilling units.
Vessel Documentation; Fishery 46 U.S.C. 12151(c)......... 119,786 1.02041 122,231
Endorsement.
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels-- 46 U.S.C. 12309(a)......... 11,967 1.02041 12,211
Willful violation.
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels.. 46 U.S.C. 12309(b)......... 2,394 1.02041 2,443
Vessel Identification System....... 46 U.S.C. 12507(b)......... 20,111 1.02041 20,521
Measurement of Vessels............. 46 U.S.C. 14701............ 43,832 1.02041 44,727
Measurement; False Statements...... 46 U.S.C. 14702............ 43,832 1.02041 44,727
Commercial Instruments and Maritime 46 U.S.C. 31309............ 20,111 1.02041 20,521
Liens.
Commercial Instruments and Maritime 46 U.S.C. 31330(a)(2)...... 20,111 1.02041 20,521
Liens; Mortgagor.
Commercial Instruments and Maritime 46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2)...... 50,276 1.02041 51,302
Liens; Violation of 31329.
Port Security...................... 46 U.S.C. 70119(a)......... 33,333 1.02041 34,013
Port Security--Continuing 46 U.S.C. 70119(b)......... 59,893 1.02041 61,115
Violations.
Maritime Drug Law Enforcement...... 46 U.S.C. 70506(c)......... 5,526 1.02041 5,639
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1)....... 78,376 1.02041 79,976
Vessels.
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2)....... 182,877 1.02041 186,610
Vessels--Penalty from Fatalities,
Serious Injuries/Illness or
substantial Damage to Property.
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Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3)....... 471 1.02041 481
Vessels; Training.
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* OMB, Implementation of the 2017 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015, December 15, 2017. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/M-18-03.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) and (4) and 49 U.S.C.
114(v),\7\ TSA may impose penalties for violations of any statute that
TSA administers, whether an implementing regulation or order imposes
the penalty. 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),\8\ as well as violations of requirements described
in chapter 449 of title 49 of the United States Code. These penalties
can apply to a wide variety of situations, as described in the
statutory and regulatory provisions, as well as in guidance that TSA
publishes. Below is a table showing the 2018 adjustment for the
penalties that TSA administers.
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\7\ As amended by sec. 1302 of the Implementing Recommendations
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-53, 121 Stat. 266
(Aug. 3, 2007)).
\8\ See, e.g., 46 U.S.C. 70105, 49 U.S.C. 46302 and 46303, and
U.S.C. chapter 449.
Table 5--Transportation Security Administration Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
2017 FR final rule
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Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 49 U.S.C. $32,666 (up to a 1.02041 $33,333 (up to a
(except secs. 44902, 44903(d), 46301(a)(1), (4); total of $522,657 total of $533,324
44907(a)-(d)(1)(A), 49 CFR per civil penalty per civil penalty
44907(d)(1)(C)-(f), 44908, and 1503.401(c)(2). action). action).
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.
Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 49 U.S.C. $13,066 (up to a 1.02041 $13,333(up to a
(except secs. 44902, 44903(d), 46301(a)(1), (4); total of $65,333 total of $66,666
44907(a)-(d)(1)(A), 49 CFR total for small total for small
44907(d)(1)(C)-(f), 44908, and 1503.401(c)(1). businesses, business, $533,324
44909), or 49 U.S.C. 46302 or $522,657 for for others).
46303, a regulation prescribed, 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(v); $11,182 (up to a 1.02041 $11,410 (up to a
of title 49 U.S.C. or of 46 49 CFR 1503.401(b). total of $55,910 total of $57,051
U.S.C. ch. 701, a regulation total for small total for small
prescribed, or order issued businesses, businesses,
thereunder. $447,280 for $456,409 for
others). others).
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* OMB, Implementation of the 2018 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015, December 15, 2017. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/M-18-03.pdf.
V. Administrative Procedure Act
DHS is promulgating this final rule to ensure that the amount of
civil penalties that DHS assesses or enforces reflects the statutorily
mandated ranges as adjusted for inflation. The 2015 Act provides a
clear formula for adjustment of the civil penalties, leaving DHS and
its components with little room for discretion. DHS and its components
have been charged only with performing ministerial computations to
determine the amounts of adjustments for inflation to civil monetary
penalties. In these annual adjustments DHS is merely updating the
penalty amounts by applying the cost-of-living adjustment multiplier
that OMB has provided to agencies. Furthermore, the 2015 Act
specifically instructed that agencies make the required annual
adjustments notwithstanding section 553 of title 5 of the United States
Code. Thus, as specified in the 2015 Act, the prior public notice-and-
comment procedures and delayed effective date requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) do not apply to this rule.
VI. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and
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benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, of
reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. OMB
has not designated this final rule a ``significant regulatory action''
under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, OMB has not
reviewed this rule.
This final rule makes nondiscretionary adjustments to existing
civil monetary penalties in accordance with the 2015 Act and OMB
guidance.\9\ 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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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act applies only to rules for which an
agency publishes a notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b). See 5 U.S.C. 601-612. The Regulatory Flexibility Act does not
apply to this final rule, because a notice of proposed rulemaking was
not required for the reasons stated above.
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538,
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or Tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. This final rule will not result in
such an expenditure.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
The provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, do not
apply to this final rule, because this final rule does not trigger any
new or revised recordkeeping or reporting.
List of Subjects
6 CFR Part 27
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures.
8 CFR Part 270
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment, Fraud,
Penalties.
8 CFR Part 274a
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
8 CFR Part 280
Administrative practice and procedure, Immigration, Penalties.
19 CFR Part 4
Customs duties and inspection, Exports, Freight, Harbors, Maritime
carriers, Oil pollution, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Vessels.
33 CFR Part 27
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties.
49 CFR Part 1503
Administrative practice and procedure, Investigations, Law
enforcement, Penalties.
Amendments to the Regulations
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, DHS is
amending 6 CFR part 27, 8 CFR parts 270, 274a, and 280, 19 CFR part 4,
33 CFR part 27, and 49 CFR part 1503 as follows:
Title 6--Domestic Security
PART 27--CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS
0
1. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 624; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as
amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599.
0
2. In Sec. 27.300, revise paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:
Sec. 27.300 Orders.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(3) Where the Assistant Secretary determines that a facility is in
violation of an Order issued pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section
and issues an Order Assessing Civil Penalty pursuant to paragraph
(b)(1) of this section, a chemical facility is liable to the United
States for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day during
which the violation continues, if the violation of the Order occurred
on or before November 2, 2015, or $34,013 for each day during which the
violation of the Order continues, if the violation occurred after
November 2, 2015.
* * * * *
Title 8--Aliens and Nationality
PART 270--PENALTIES FOR DOCUMENT FRAUD
0
3. The authority citation for part 270 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, and 1324c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104
Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 and Pub. L.
114-74, 129 Stat. 599.
0
4. In Sec. 270.3, revise paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) to read
as follows:
Sec. 270.3 Penalties.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(ii) * * *
(A) First offense under section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4). Not less
than $275 and not exceeding $2,200 for each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of
the Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $375 and not exceeding
$3,200 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act on or after
March 27, 2008 and on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than
$461 and not exceeding $3,695 for each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of
the Act after November 2, 2015.
(B) First offense under section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6). Not less than
$250 and not exceeding $2,000 for each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the
Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $275 and not exceeding $2,200
for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity described in
section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the Act on or after March 27, 2008 and
on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than $390 and not exceeding
$3,116 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the Act after November 2,
2015.
(C) Subsequent offenses under section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4).
Not less than $2,200 and not more than $5,500 for each fraudulent
document or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1)
through (a)(4) of the Act before March 27, 2008; not less than
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$3,200 and not exceeding $6,500 for each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of
the Act occurring on or after March 27, 2008 and on or before November
2, 2015; and not less than $3,695 and not more than $9,239 for each
fraudulent document or each proscribed activity described in section
274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act after November 2, 2015.
(D) Subsequent offenses under section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6). Not
less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000 for each fraudulent document
or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6)
of the Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $2,200 and not
exceeding $5,500 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed
activity described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the Act occurring
on or after March 27, 2008 and on or before November 2, 2015; and not
less than $3,116 and not more than $7,791 for each fraudulent document
or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6)
of the Act after November 2, 2015.
* * * * *
PART 274a--CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS
0
5. The authority citation for part 274a continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 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.
0
6. In Sec. 274a.8, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 274a.8 Prohibition of indemnity bonds.
* * * * *
(b) Penalty. Any person or other entity who requires any individual
to post a bond or security as stated in this section shall, after
notice and opportunity for an administrative hearing in accordance with
section 274A(e)(3)(B) of the Act, be subject to a civil monetary
penalty of $1,000 for each violation before September 29, 1999, of
$1,100 for each violation occurring on or after September 29, 1999 but
on or before November 2, 2015, and of $2,236 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.
0
7. In Sec. 274a.10, revise paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (C) and
(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 $559 and not more than $4,473 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 $4,473 and not more than $11,181 for each
unauthorized alien with respect to whom the second offense occurred
after November 2, 2015; or
(C) More than two offenses--not less than $3,300 and not more than
$11,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to whom the third or
subsequent offense occurred before March 27, 2008; not less than $4,300
and not exceeding $16,000, for each unauthorized alien with respect to
whom the third or subsequent offense occurred on or after March 27,
2008 and on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than $6,709 and
not more than $22,363 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 $224 and not more
than $2,236 for each individual with respect to whom such violation
occurred after November 2, 2015. In determining the amount of the
penalty, consideration shall be given to:
* * * * *
PART 280--IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF FINES
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8. The authority citation for part 280 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1221, 1223, 1227, 1229, 1253, 1281,
1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1322, 1323, 1330; 66 Stat. 173, 195, 197,
201, 203, 212, 219, 221-223, 226, 227, 230; Pub. L. 101-410, 104
Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599.
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9. In Sec. 280.53, revise paragraphs (b)(1) through (15) to read as
follows:
Sec. 280.53 Civil monetary penalties inflation adjustment.
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(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 $1,333 to $1,360.
(2) Section 234 of the
