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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
6 CFR Part 27
8 CFR Parts 270, 274a, and 280
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Part 4
Table of Contents
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
II. Overview of Final Rule
III. Adjustments by Component
A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency
B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
C. U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
D. U.S. Coast Guard
E. Transportation Security Administration
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
V. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
VI. Signing Authority
Coast Guard
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
33 CFR Part 27
On November 2, 2015, the President
signed into law the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114–
74 section 701 (Nov. 2, 2015)) (2015
Act).1 The 2015 Act amended the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461
note) to improve the effectiveness of
civil monetary penalties and to maintain
their deterrent effect. The 2015 Act
required agencies to: (1) Adjust the level
of civil monetary penalties with an
initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment through
issuance of an Interim Final Rule (IFR)
and (2) make subsequent annual
adjustments for inflation. Through the
‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment, agencies were
required to adjust the maximum
amounts of civil monetary penalties to
more accurately reflect inflation rates.
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
Transportation Security Administration
49 CFR Part 1503
RIN 1601–AA80
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for
Inflation
Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this final rule, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) is making the 2019 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 2019
pursuant to the 2015 Act and OMB
guidance. The new penalties will be
effective for penalties assessed after
April 5, 2019 whose associated
violations occurred after November 2,
2015.
SUMMARY:
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Phone: 202–447–4384.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
This rule is effective on April 5,
2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Megan Westmoreland, AttorneyAdvisor, Office of the General Counsel,
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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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administer.2 On July 1, 2016, DHS
published an IFR adjusting the
maximum civil monetary penalties with
an initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment, as
required by the 2015 Act.3 DHS
calculated the adjusted penalties based
upon nondiscretionary provisions in the
2015 Act and upon guidance that OMB
issued to agencies on February 24,
2016.4 The adjusted penalties were
effective for civil penalties assessed
after August 1, 2016 (the effective date
of the IFR) whose associated violations
occurred after November 2, 2015 (the
date of enactment of the 2015 Act). On
January 27, 2017, DHS published a final
rule finalizing the IFR and making the
annual adjustment for 2017.5 DHS made
the 2018 annual inflation adjustment on
April 2, 2018.6
II. Overview of the Final Rule
This final rule makes the 2019 annual
inflation adjustments to civil monetary
penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and
pursuant to guidance OMB issued to
agencies on December 14, 2018.7 The
penalty amounts in this final rule will
be effective for penalties assessed after
April 5, 2019 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
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 See 81 FR 42987.
4 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).
5 See 82 FR 8572.
6 See 83 FR 13826.
7 OMB Memorandum M–19–04, Implementation
of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant
to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018.
Available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.pdf.
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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 2019. 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 2019 that
OMB provided in its December 14, 2018
guidance, and (5) the new 2019 adjusted
penalty. The 2015 Act instructs agencies
to round penalties to the nearest $1. For
a more complete discussion of the
method used for calculating the initial
‘‘catch-up’’ inflation adjustments and a
component-by-component breakdown to
the nature of the civil penalties and
relevant legal authorities, please see the
IFR preamble at 81 FR 42987–43000.
III. Adjustments by Component
In the following sections, we briefly
describe the civil penalties that DHS
and its components assess. We include
tables at the end of each section, which
list the individual adjustments for each
penalty.
A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA) (formerly the
National Protection and Programs
Directorate (NPPD)) 8 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).9 The CFATS
regulation is located in part 27 of title
6 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR). Below is a table showing the
2019 adjustment for the CFATS penalty
that CISA administers.
TABLE 1—CFATS CIVIL PENALTY ADJUSTMENT
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2018 FR
Penalty name
Citation
Penalty for non-compliance with CFATS regulations ..
6 U.S.C. 624(b)(1); 6 CFR
27.300(b)(3).
Multiplier *
$34,013 per day ....
New penalty as
adjusted by this
final rule
1.02522
$34,871
* OMB Memorandum M–19–04, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.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—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.10
The three penalties concerned 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. On
December 28, 2018, CBP adjusted two
additional non-INA penalties
inadvertently left out of the IFR and
2018 final rule.11 The two penalties
concern the following violations:
Transporting passengers coastwise for
hire by certain vessels (known as
Bowaters vessels) that do not meet
specified conditions; and employing a
vessel in a trade without a required
Certificate of Documentation. This final
rule incorporates these penalties, in
addition to the other CBP penalties, and
adjusts them according to the 2019
multiplier.
Below is a table showing the 2019
adjustment for the penalties that CBP
administers.
TABLE 2—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty name
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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.
8 On November 16, 2018, the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 (Pub. L.
115–278), was enacted to redesignate NPPD as
CISA. Henceforth, CISA is the DHS operational
component responsible for overseeing critical
infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and other
related programs.
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Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2018 FR
Citation
8 U.S.C. 1221(g); 8 CFR
280.53(b)(1) (INA section 231(g)).
$1,360 ....................
9 Section 550 has since been superseded by the
Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from
Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–254). The
new legislation codified the statutory authority for
the CFATS program within Title XXI of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended. See
6 U.S.C. 621 et seq. Public Law 113–254 authorized
the CFATS program from January 18, 2015 to
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Multiplier *
1.02522
New
penalty as adjusted
by this final rule
$1,394.
January 17, 2019. The Chemical Facility AntiTerrorism Standards Program Extension Act (Pub.
L. 116–2) extends the CFATS program authorization
to April 17, 2020. DHS is adding these citations to
the authority citation for part 27 of title 6 of the
Code of Federal Regulations.
10 See 82 FR 57821.
11 See 83 FR 67069.
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TABLE 2—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS—Continued
Penalties for non-compliance with landing requirements at designated ports of entry for aircraft
transporting aliens.
Penalties for failure to depart voluntarily .....................
8 U.S.C. 1224; 8 CFR
280.53(b)(2); (INA section 234).
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)).
3,695 ......................
1.02522
3,788.
1,558–7,791 ...........
1.02522
1,597–7,987.
3,116 ......................
1.02522
3,195.
8 U.S.C. 1253(c)(1)(B); 8
CFR 280.53(b)(5) (INA
section 243(c)(1)(B)).
8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8 CFR
280.53(b)(6); (INA section 251(d)).
7,791 ......................
1.02522
7,987.
369 for each alien ..
1.02522
378.
8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8 CFR
280.53(b)(6); (INA section 251(d)).
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).
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).
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)).
8 U.S.C. 1323(b); 8 CFR
280.53(b)(13) (INA section 273(b)).
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 ...................
9,239 ......................
1.02522
9,472.
924–5,543 ..............
1.02522
947–5,683.
1,848 ......................
1.02522
1,895.
2,771–5,543 ...........
1.02522
2,841–5,683.
18,477 ....................
1.02522
18,943.
5,543 ......................
1.02522
5,683.
5,543 ......................
1.02522
5,683.
5,543 ......................
1.02522
5,683.
779 .........................
1.02522
799.
78–390 ...................
1.02522
80–400.
518 .........................
1.02522
*** 531.
1296 .......................
1.02522
1329.
518 .........................
1.02522
*** 531.
46 U.S.C. 55103(b); 19
CFR 4.80(b)(2).
778 .........................
1.02522
798.
46 U.S.C. 55111(c); 19
CFR 4.92.
907–2852, plus 155
per ton.
1.02522
930–2,924, plus
159 per ton.
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 ......................................
Penalties for improper entry ........................................
Penalty for dealing in or using empty stamped imported liquor containers.
Penalty for employing a vessel in a trade without a
required Certificate of Documentation **.
Penalty for transporting passengers coastwise for
hire by certain vessels (known as Bowaters vessels) that do not meet specified conditions **.
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.
19 U.S.C. 1706a; 19 CFR
4.80(i).
46 U.S.C. 12118(f)(3) .......
Multiplier *
New
penalty as adjusted
by this final rule
Citation
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.
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Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2018 FR
Penalty name
* OMB Memorandum M–19–04, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.pdf.
** Adjustments made in the December 28, 2018 final rule, 83 FR 67069.
*** No applicable conforming edit to regulatory text.
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C. U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) assesses civil
monetary penalties for certain
employment-related violations arising
from the INA. ICE’s civil penalties are
located in title 8 of the CFR.
There are three different sections in
the INA that impose civil monetary
penalties for violations of the laws that
relate to employment actions: Sections
274A, 274B, and 274C. ICE has primary
enforcement responsibilities for two of
these civil penalty provisions (sections
274A and 274C), and the Department of
Justice (DOJ) has enforcement
responsibilities for one of these civil
penalty provisions (section 274B). The
INA, in sections 274A and 274C,
provides for imposition of civil
penalties for various specified unlawful
acts pertaining to the employment
eligibility verification process (Form I–
9, Employment Eligibility Verification),
the employment of unauthorized aliens,
and document fraud.
Because both DHS and DOJ
implement the three 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 2019 adjustment for
the penalties that ICE administers.12
TABLE 3—U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2018 FR
Multiplier *
New
penalty as adjusted
by this final rule
Penalty name
Citation
Civil penalties for failure to depart voluntarily, INA
section 240B(d).
Civil penalties for violation of INA sections
274C(a)(1)–(a)(4), penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of INA sections
274C(a)(5)–(a)(6), penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of INA sections
274C(a)(1)–(a)(4), penalty for subsequent offenses.
Civil penalties for violation of 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, INA section 274D
8 U.S.C. 1229c(d); 8 CFR
280.53(b)(3).
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(A) ...
$1,558–$7,791
1.02522
$1,597–$7,987
461–3,695
1.02522
473–3,788
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(B) ...
390–3,116
1.02522
400–3,195
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(C) ...
3,695–9,239
1.02522
3,788–9,472
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(D) ...
3,116–7,791
1.02522
3,195–7,987
8 CFR 274a.8(b) ..............
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(A)
2,236
559–4,473
1.02522
1.02522
2,292
573–4,586
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(B)
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(C)
4,473–11,181
6,709–22,363
1.02522
1.02522
4,586–11,463
6,878–22,927
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(2) ........
8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 CFR
280.53(b)(14).
224–2,236
779
1.02522
1.02522
230–2,292
13 799
* OMB Memorandum M–19–04, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.pdf.
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, 2015.14
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 2019
adjustment for the penalties that the
Coast Guard administers.
12 Table 3 also includes two civil penalties that
are also listed as penalties administered by CBP.
These are penalties for failure to depart voluntarily,
INA section 240B(d), and failure to depart after a
final order of removal, INA section 274D. Both CBP
and ICE may administer these penalties, but as ICE
is the DHS component primarily responsible for
assessing and collecting them, they are also listed
among the penalties ICE administers.
13 As written prior to this final rule, the regulatory
text at 8 CFR 280.53(b)(14) did not make clear that
the amount stated is a maximum. The statutory
authority for the penalty, 8 U.S.C. 1324d, is clear
that the amount reflects a maximum penalty. Thus,
consistent with the statutory authority, and to
prevent any confusion, DHS is making a technical
clarification with this final rule by adding the word
‘‘maximum’’ to paragraph (b)(14).
14 The Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2018 re-designated certain
existing sections of the United States Code,
including 14 U.S.C. 88 (now 14 U.S.C. 521) and 33
U.S.C. 1232 and 1236 (now 46 U.S.C. 70036 and
70041). The revised table reflects those changes to
the statutory citations.
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TABLE 4—U.S. COAST GUARD CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
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.
Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master,
Owner, Operator or Person in Charge—Minimum
Penalty.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations General .........
14 U.S.C. 521(c) ...............
14 U.S.C. 521(e) ..............
$10,389
1,066
1.02522
1.02522
$10,651
1,093
14 U.S.C. 645(i); 33 CFR
27.3.
14 U.S.C. 645(i); 33 CFR
27.3.
16 U.S.C. 4711(g)(1); 33
CFR 27.3.
19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR
27.3.
19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR
27.3.
19 U.S.C. 1581(d) ............
5,218
1.02522
5,350
34,791
1.02522
35,668
38,954
1.02522
39,936
7,779
1.02522
7,975
1,815
1.02522
1,861
** 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.
33 U.S.C. 474; 33 CFR
27.3.
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.
33 U.S.C. 533(b); 33 CFR
27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1208(a); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1208(b); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i);
33 CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i);
33 CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C.
1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C.
1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A);
33 CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A);
33 CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B);
33 CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C);
33 CFR 27.3.
11,279
1.02522
11,563
778
1.02522
798
28,474
1.02522
29,192
28,474
1.02522
29,192
28,474
1.02522
29,192
28,474
1.02522
29,192
2,074
1.02522
2,126
2,074
1.02522
2,126
18,477
1.02522
18,943
46,192
1.02522
47,357
18,477
1.02522
18,943
230,958
1.02522
236,783
46,192
1.02522
47,357
1,848
1.02522
1,895
46,192
1.02522
47,357
46,192
1.02522
47,357
5,543
1.02522
5,683
184,767
1.02522
189,427
7,779
1.02522
7,975
20,742
1.02522
21,265
14,543
1.02522
14,910
14,543
1.02522
14,910
72,718
1.02522
74,552
14,543
1.02522
14,910
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 .....................
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 .........................
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33 CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D);
33 CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33 CFR
27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33 CFR
27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1608(a); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1608(b); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2); 33
CFR 27.3.
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Penalty name
Inland Navigation Rules; Operator ...............................
Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel ...................................
Shore Protection; General ............................................
Shore Protection; Operating Without Permit ................
Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation ......................
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 .......................
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)
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Vessel Inspection; Vessel ≥1,600 Gross Tons ............
Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1,600 Gross Tons ............
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Comply with 3311(b) ......
Vessel Inspection; Violation of 3318(b)–3318(f) ..........
List/count of Passengers ..............................................
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33 U.S.C. 2072(a); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 2072(b); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 2609(a); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 2609(b); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 2716a(a); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A);
33 CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A);
33 CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 3852(c); 33
CFR 27.3.
42 U.S.C. 9609(a); 33
CFR 27.3.
42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33
CFR 27.3.
42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33
CFR 27.3.
42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33
CFR 27.3.
42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33
CFR 27.3.
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.
46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 3318(a); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 3318(g); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 3318(h); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 3318(i); 33 CFR
27.3.
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.
46 U.S.C. 3318(l); 33 CFR
27.3.
46 U.S.C. 3502(e); 33
CFR 27.3.
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14,543
1.02522
14,910
14,543
1.02522
14,910
51,302
1.02522
52,596
20,521
1.02522
21,039
46,192
1.02522
47,357
42,292
1.02522
43,359
56,391
1.02522
57,813
5,639
1.02522
5,781
55,907
1.02522
57,317
55,907
1.02522
57,317
167,722
1.02522
171,952
55,907
1.02522
57,317
167,722
1.02522
171,952
6,111
1.02522
6,265
61,115
1.02522
62,656
9,239
1.02522
9,472
7,520
1.02522
7,710
6,802
1.02522
6,974
34,013
1.02522
34,871
7,520
1.02522
7,710
11,712
1.02522
12,007
2,343
1.02522
2,402
11,712
1.02522
12,007
2,443
1.02522
2,505
11,712
1.02522
12,007
11,712
1.02522
12,007
2,343
1.02522
2,402
2,343
1.02522
2,402
23,426
1.02522
24,017
4,685
1.02522
4,803
23,426
1.02522
24,017
11,712
1.02522
12,007
244
1.02522
250
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Citation
Notification to Passengers ............................................
46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 3506; 33 CFR
27.3.
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.
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.
46 U.S.C. 4703; 33 CFR
27.3.
46 U.S.C. 5116(a); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 5116(b); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 5116(c); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 6103(a); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 6103(b); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 8101(e); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 8101(f); 33 CFR
27.3.
46 U.S.C. 8101(g); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 8101(h); 33
CFR 27.3.
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 .....................................
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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 ........................
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24,421
1.02522
25,037
1,220
1.02522
1,251
489
1.02522
501
61,055
1.02522
62,595
10,260
1.02522
10,519
323,027
1.02522
331,174
6,460
1.02522
6,623
2,443
1.02522
2,505
10,260
1.02522
10,519
1,739
1.02522
1,783
11,181
1.02522
11,463
22,363
1.02522
22,927
11,181
1.02522
11,463
38,954
1.02522
39,936
10,260
1.02522
10,519
1,848
1.02522
1,895
18,477
1.02522
18,943
18,477
1.02522
18,943
2,443
1.02522
2,505
8102(a) ............
8103(f) .............
8104(i) .............
8104(j) .............
2,443
1,220
18,477
18,477
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
2,505
1,251
18,943
18,943
46 U.S.C. 8302(e) ............
46 U.S.C. 8304(d) ............
46 U.S.C. 8502(e) ............
244
244
18,477
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
250
250
18,943
46
46
46
46
46
46
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
8502(f) .............
8503 .................
8701(d) ............
8702(e) ............
8906 .................
9308(a) ............
18,477
58,562
1,220
18,477
38,954
18,477
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
18,943
60,039
1,251
18,943
39,936
18,943
46
46
46
46
46
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
9308(b) ............
9308(c) ............
10104(b) ..........
10314(a)(2) ......
10314(b) ..........
18,477
18,477
9,819
1,220
1,220
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
18,943
18,943
10,067
1,251
1,251
46
46
46
46
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
10315(c) ..........
10321 ...............
10505(a)(2) ......
10505(b) ..........
1,220
8,465
8,465
8,465
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1,251
8,678
8,678
8,678
46
46
46
46
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
10508(b) ..........
10711 ...............
10902(a)(2) ......
10903(d) ..........
8,465
489
1,220
244
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
8,678
501
1,251
250
46
46
46
46
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
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Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2018 FR
Citation
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.
Ports and Waterway Safety 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.
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.
Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels; Training .....
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
New penalty as
adjusted by this
final rule
10907(b) ..........
11101(f) ...........
11102(b) ..........
11104(b) ..........
11105(c) ..........
11303(a) ..........
11303(b) ..........
11303(c) ..........
11506 ...............
12151(a)(1) ......
12151 (a)(2) .....
1,220
1,220
1,220
244
1,220
489
489
366
122
15,995
26,659
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1,251
1,251
1,251
250
1,251
501
501
375
125
16,398
27,331
46 U.S.C. 12151(c) ...........
46 U.S.C. 12309(a) ..........
122,231
12,211
1.02522
1.02522
125,314
12,519
12309(b) ..........
12507(b) ..........
14701 ...............
14702 ...............
31309 ...............
31330(a)(2) ......
2,443
20,521
44,727
44,727
20,521
20,521
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
2,505
21,039
45,855
45,855
21,039
21,039
46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2) ......
51,302
1.02522
52,596
46 U.S.C. 70036(a); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(B);
33 CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(C);
33 CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(D);
33 CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 70119(a) ..........
46 U.S.C. 70119(b) ..........
46 U.S.C. 70506(c) ..........
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1) ........
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2) ........
91,901
1.02522
94,219
9,239
1.02522
9,472
9,239
1.02522
9,472
4,619
1.02522
4,735
34,013
61,115
5,639
79,976
186,610
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
1.02522
34,871
62,656
5,781
81,993
191,316
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3) ........
481
1.02522
493
46
46
46
46
46
46
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.
Multiplier *
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
* OMB Memorandum M–19–04, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.pdf.
** Enacted under the Tariff Act; exempt from inflation adjustments.
E. Transportation Security
Administration
The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) is updating its
civil penalties regulation in accordance
with the 2015 Act. Pursuant to its
statutory authority in 49 U.S.C.
46301(a)(1), (4), (5), 49 U.S.C.
46301(d)(8), and 49 U.S.C. 114(v),15
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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),16 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 2019 adjustment for the
penalties that TSA administers.
16 See, e.g., 46 U.S.C. 70105, 49 U.S.C. 46302 and
46303, and 49 U.S.C. chapter 449.
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TABLE 5—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty name
Citation
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2018 FR
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),
(5); 49 U.S.C.
46301(d)(8); 49 CFR
1503.401(c)(3)
$33,333 (up to a
total of $533,324
per civil penalty
action).
1.02522
$34,174 (up to a
total of $546,774
per civil penalty
action).
49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4),
(5); 49 U.S.C.
46301(d)(8); 49 CFR
1503.401(c)(1) and (2).
$13,333 (up to a
total of $66,666
total for small
businesses,
$533,324 for others).
1.02522
$13,669 (up to a
total of $68,347
total for small
business,
$546,774 for others).
49 U.S.C. 114(v); 49 CFR
1503.401(b).
$11,410 (up to a
total of $57,051
total for small
businesses,
$456,409 for others).
1.02522
$11,698 (up to a
total of $58,490
total for small
businesses,
$467,920 for others).
Multiplier *
New penalty as adjusted by this final
rule
* OMB Memorandum M–19–04, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.pdf.
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IV. Administrative Procedure Act
DHS is promulgating this final rule to
ensure that the amount of civil penalties
that DHS assesses or enforces reflects
the statutorily mandated ranges as
adjusted for inflation. The 2015 Act
provides a clear formula for adjustment
of the civil penalties, leaving DHS and
its components with little room for
discretion. DHS and its components
have been charged only with performing
ministerial computations to determine
the amounts of adjustments for inflation
to civil monetary penalties. In these
annual adjustments DHS is merely
updating the penalty amounts by
applying the cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier that OMB has provided to
agencies. Furthermore, the 2015 Act
specifically instructed that agencies
make the required annual adjustments
notwithstanding section 553 of title 5 of
the 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. Further,
as described above, this rule also makes
to minor amendments to the regulations
to reflect clear statutory authority, and
DHS finds that prior notice and
comment procedures for these
amendments are unnecessary.
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.17 DHS therefore did not
consider alternatives and does not have
the flexibility to alter the adjustments of
the civil monetary penalty amounts as
provided in this rule. To the extent this
final rule increases civil monetary
penalties, it would result in an increase
in transfers from persons or entities
assessed a civil monetary penalty to the
government.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act applies
only to rules for which an agency
publishes a notice of proposed
V. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
direct agencies to assess the costs and
benefits of available regulatory
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of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant
to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/
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rulemaking pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
See 5 U.S.C. 601–612. The Regulatory
Flexibility Act does not apply to this
final rule, because a notice of proposed
rulemaking was not required for the
reasons stated above.
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, requires
Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their discretionary regulatory actions. In
particular, the Act addresses actions
that may result in the expenditure by a
State, local, or Tribal government, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector of
$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or
more in any one year. This final rule
will not result in such an expenditure.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
The provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, and its implementing
regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, do not
apply to this final rule, because this
final rule does not trigger any new or
revised recordkeeping or reporting.
VI. Signing Authority
The amendments to 19 CFR part 4 in
this document are issued in accordance
with 19 CFR 0.2(a), which provides that
the authority of the Secretary of the
Treasury with respect to CBP
regulations that are not related to
customs revenue functions was
transferred to the Secretary of Homeland
Security pursuant to Section 403(l) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Accordingly, this final rule to amend
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such regulations may be signed by the
Secretary of Homeland Security (or his
or her delegate).
List of Subjects
6 CFR Part 27
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures.
8 CFR Part 270
Administrative practice and
procedure, Aliens, Employment, Fraud,
Penalties.
8 CFR Part 274a
Administrative practice and
procedure, Aliens, Employment,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
8 CFR Part 280
Administrative practice and
procedure, Immigration, Penalties.
Title 6—Domestic Security
PART 27—CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTITERRORISM STANDARDS
1. The authority citation for part 27 is
revised to read as follows:
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104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114–
74, 129 Stat. 599; Pub. L. 113–254, 128 Stat.
2898, as amended by Pub. L. 116–2, 133 Stat.
5.
2. In § 27.300, revise paragraph (b)(3)
to read as follows:
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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
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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.
Penalties.
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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:
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3. The authority citation for part 270
continues to read as follows:
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49 CFR Part 1503
Administrative practice and
procedure, Investigations, Law
enforcement, Penalties.
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PART 270—PENALTIES FOR
DOCUMENT FRAUD
4. In § 270.3, revise paragraphs
(b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) to read as
follows:
33 CFR Part 27
Administrative practice and
procedure, Penalties.
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19 CFR Part 4
Exports, Freight, Harbors, Maritime
carriers, Oil pollution, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.
§ 27.300
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 $34,871
for each day during which the violation
of the Order continues, if the violation
occurred after November 2, 2015.
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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 $473 and not
exceeding $3,788 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 $400 and not exceeding
$3,195 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
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274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act
before March 27, 2008; not less than
$3,200 and not exceeding $6,500 for
each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section
274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act
occurring on or after March 27, 2008
and on or before November 2, 2015; and
not less than $3,788 and not more than
$9,472 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 $3,195 and not
more than $7,987 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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Prohibition of indemnity bonds.
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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 $2,292 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 the first
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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
$573 and not more than $4,586 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
$4,586 and not more than $11,463 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 $6,878 and not more than
$22,927 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 $230 and not
more than $2,292 for each individual
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occurred after November 2, 2015. * * *
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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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§ 280.53 Civil monetary penalties inflation
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 $1,360 to $1,394.
(2) Section 234 of the Act, Penalties
for non-compliance with landing
requirements at designated ports of
entry for aircraft transporting aliens:
From $3,695 to $3,788.
(3) Section 240B(d) of the Act,
Penalties for failure to depart
voluntarily: From $1,558 minimum/
$7,791 maximum to $1,597 minimum/
$7,987 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 $3,116 to $3,195.
(5) Penalties for failure to remove
alien stowaways under section
241(d)(2): From $7,791 to $7,987.
(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 $369 to $378; and penalties for
use of alien crewmen for longshore
work in violation of section 251(d) of
the Act: From $9,239 to $9,472.
(7) Section 254(a) of the Act, Penalties
for failure to control, detain, or remove
alien crewmen: From $924 minimum/
$5,543 maximum to $947 minimum/
$5,683 maximum.
(8) Section 255 of the Act, Penalties
for employment on passenger vessels of
aliens afflicted with certain disabilities:
From $1,848 to $1,895.
(9) Section 256 of the Act, Penalties
for discharge of alien crewmen: From
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$2,771 minimum/$5,543 maximum to
$2,841 minimum/$5,683 maximum.
(10) Section 257 of the Act, Penalties
for bringing into the United States alien
crewmen with intent to evade
immigration laws: From $18,477
maximum to $18,943 maximum.
(11) Section 271(a) of the Act,
Penalties for failure to prevent the
unauthorized landing of aliens: From
$5,543 to $5,683.
(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 $5,543 to $5,683.
(13) Section 273(b) of the Act,
Penalties for bringing to the United
States aliens without required
documentation: From $5,543 to $5,683.
(14) Section 274D of the Act, Penalties
for failure to depart: From $779
maximum to $799 maximum, for each
day the alien is in violation.
(15) Section 275(b) of the Act,
Penalties for improper entry: From $78
minimum/$390 maximum to $80
minimum/$400 maximum, for each
entry or attempted entry.
Title 19—Customs Duties
PART 4—VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC TRADES
10. The authority citation for part 4
continues to read in part as follows:
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1431, 1433, 1434, 1624, 2071 note; 46 U.S.C.
501, 60105.
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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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2461 note; 46 U.S.C. 55111;
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and (i) to read as follows:
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§ 4.80 Vessels entitled to engage in
coastwise trade.
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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 $798 for each passenger so
transported and landed after November
2, 2015 (46 U.S.C. 55103, as adjusted by
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
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(i) Any vessel, entitled to be
documented and not so documented,
employed in a trade for which a
Certificate of Documentation is issued
under the vessel documentation laws
(see § 4.0(c)), other than a trade covered
by a registry, is liable to a civil penalty
of $500 for each port at which it arrives
without the proper Certificate of
Documentation on or before November
2, 2015, and $1329 for each port at
which it arrives without the proper
Certificate of Documentation after
November 2, 2015 (19 U.S.C. 1706a, as
adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015). If such a vessel has on
board any foreign merchandise (sea
stores excepted), or any domestic
taxable alcoholic beverages, on which
the duty and taxes have not been paid
or secured to be paid, the vessel and its
cargo are subject to seizure and
forfeiture.
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third sentences to read as follows:
§ 4.92
Title 33—Navigation and Navigable
Waters
PART 27—ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL
MONETARY PENALTIES FOR
INFLATION
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
per ton of the towed vessel. The
penalties for violation of this provision
occurring after November 2, 2015, are a
fine of from $930 to $2,924 against the
owner or master of the towing vessel
and a further penalty against the towing
vessel of $159 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).
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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§ 27.3
Penalty adjustment table.
* * * The adjusted civil penalty
amounts listed in Table 1 are applicable
for penalty assessments issued after
April 5, 2019, with respect to violations
occurring after November 2, 2015. * * *
TABLE 1—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS
U.S. Code citation
14
14
14
14
16
19
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.
521(c) ..........................
521(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
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) .......................
1321(b)(6)(B)(i) ...........
1321(b)(6)(B)(i) ...........
1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) ..........
1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) ..........
1321(b)(7)(A) ..............
1321(b)(7)(A) ..............
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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 ...........................................................................
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 ...................................................................................................
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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 ≥1,600 Gross Tons ...................................................................
Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1,600 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 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 ........................................................................................
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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 ......................................
Ports and Waterways Safety 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 ......................................
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 ..........................................................
PART 1503—INVESTIGATIVE AND
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
15. The authority citation for part
1503 continues to read as follows:
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10,067
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125
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52,596
94,219
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9,472
4,735
34,871
62,656
5,781
81,993
191,316
493
under the Tariff Act of 1930, exempt from inflation adjustments.
Title 49—Transportation
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 1142; 18 U.S.C. 6002;
28 U.S.C. 2461 (note); 49 U.S.C. 114, 20109,
31105, 40113–40114, 40119, 44901–44907,
46101–46107, 46109–46110, 46301, 46305,
46311, 46313–46314; Pub. L. 104–134, as
amended by Pub. L. 114–74.
16. In § 1503.401, revise paragraphs
(b)(1) and (2) and (c)(1) through (3) to
read as follows:
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(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 $11,698 per violation, up to a
total of $58,490 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,
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(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, $13,669 per violation, up to a
total of $68,347 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
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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, $13,669 per violation, up to a
total of $546,774 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,
$34,174 per violation, up to a total of
$546,774 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.
John M. Mitnick,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019–06745 Filed 4–4–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–9–P, 9111–14–P, 9111–28–P, 9110–
04–P, 9110–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 956
[Doc. No.: AMS–SC–18–0028; SC–18–956–
1]
Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla
Walla Valley of Southeast Washington
and Northeast Oregon; Amendments
to Marketing Order 956
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule amends
Marketing Order No. 956, which
regulates the handling of sweet onions
grown in the Walla Walla Valley of
Southeast Washington and Northeast
Oregon. The three amendments, which
were proposed by the Walla Walla
Sweet Onion Marketing Committee
(Committee), were approved by
producers in a referendum. This action
also updates the term of office and
staggered term limits for producers and
handlers.
DATES: This rule is effective May 6,
2019.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Geronimo Quinones, Marketing
Specialist, or Patty Bennett, Director,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Stop 0237, Washington, DC
20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720–
2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email:
Geronimo.Quinones@usda.gov or
Patty.Bennett@usda.gov.
Small businesses may request
information on complying with this
regulation by contacting Richard Lower,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Washington,
DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720–
2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email:
Richard.Lower@usda.gov.
This
action, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553,
amends regulations issued to carry out
a marketing order as defined in 7 CFR
900.2(j). This rule is issued under
Marketing Order No. 956, as amended (7
CFR part 956), regulating the handling
of sweet onions grown in the Walla
Walla Valley of Southeast Washington
and Northeast Oregon. Part 956 (referred
to as the ‘‘Order’’) is effective under the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674),
hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’ The
Committee, which is responsible for the
local administration of the Order, is
comprised of sweet onion producers
and handlers operating within the area
of production and a public member.
Section 608c(17) of the Act and the
applicable rules of practice and
procedure governing the formulation of
marketing agreements and orders (7 CFR
part 900) authorize amendment of the
Order through this informal rulemaking
action.
The Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is issuing this rule in
conformance with Executive Orders
13563 and 13175. This action falls
within a category of regulatory actions
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) exempted from Executive
Order 12866 review. Additionally,
because this final rule does not meet the
definition of a significant regulatory
action, it does not trigger the
requirements contained in Executive
Order 13771. See OMB’s Memorandum
titled ‘‘Interim Guidance Implementing
Section 2 of the Executive Order of
January 30, 2017, titled ‘Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs’ ’’ (February 2, 2017).
This rule has been reviewed under
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
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parties may file suit in court. Under
section 8c(15)(A) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
608c(15)(A)), any handler subject to an
order may file with USDA a petition
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amended section 8c(17) of the Act (7
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553) to amend Federal fruit, vegetable,
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Federal Register
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having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
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under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 66 / Friday, April 5, 2019 / Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
6 CFR Part 27
8 CFR Parts 270, 274a, and 280
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Part 4
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 27
Transportation Security Administration
49 CFR Part 1503
RIN 1601-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 (DHS)
is making the 2019 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
2019 pursuant to the 2015 Act and OMB guidance. The new penalties will
be effective for penalties assessed after April 5, 2019 whose
associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015.
DATES: This rule is effective on April 5, 2019.
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. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
C. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
D. U.S. Coast Guard
E. Transportation Security Administration
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
V. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
VI. Signing Authority
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
On November 2, 2015, the President signed into law the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Pub.
L. 114-74 section 701 (Nov. 2, 2015)) (2015 Act).\1\ The 2015 Act
amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990
(28 U.S.C. 2461 note) to improve the effectiveness of civil monetary
penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. The 2015 Act required
agencies to: (1) Adjust the level of civil monetary penalties with an
initial ``catch-up'' adjustment through issuance of an Interim Final
Rule (IFR) and (2) make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation.
Through the ``catch-up'' adjustment, agencies were required to adjust
the maximum amounts of civil monetary penalties to more accurately
reflect inflation rates.
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\1\ The 2015 Act was 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.\3\ DHS calculated the adjusted penalties based upon
nondiscretionary provisions in the 2015 Act and upon guidance that OMB
issued to agencies on February 24, 2016.\4\ The adjusted penalties were
effective for civil penalties assessed after August 1, 2016 (the
effective date of the IFR) whose associated violations occurred after
November 2, 2015 (the date of enactment of the 2015 Act). On January
27, 2017, DHS published a final rule finalizing the IFR and making the
annual adjustment for 2017.\5\ DHS made the 2018 annual inflation
adjustment on April 2, 2018.\6\
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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\ See 81 FR 42987.
\4\ 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).
\5\ See 82 FR 8572.
\6\ See 83 FR 13826.
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II. Overview of the Final Rule
This final rule makes the 2019 annual inflation adjustments to
civil monetary penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and pursuant to
guidance OMB issued to agencies on December 14, 2018.\7\ The penalty
amounts in this final rule will be effective for penalties assessed
after April 5, 2019 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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\7\ OMB Memorandum M-19-04, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018.
Available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.pdf.
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The adjusted penalty amounts will apply to penalties assessed after
the effective date of this final rule. We discuss civil penalties by
DHS component in Section III below. For
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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 2019. 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 2019 that
OMB provided in its December 14, 2018 guidance, and (5) the new 2019
adjusted penalty. The 2015 Act instructs agencies to round penalties to
the nearest $1. For a more complete discussion of the method used for
calculating the initial ``catch-up'' inflation adjustments and a
component-by-component breakdown to the nature of the civil penalties
and relevant legal authorities, please see the IFR preamble at 81 FR
42987-43000.
III. Adjustments by Component
In the following sections, we briefly describe the civil penalties
that DHS and its components assess. We include tables at the end of
each section, which list the individual adjustments for each penalty.
A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
(formerly the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD)) \8\
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).\9\ The
CFATS regulation is located in part 27 of title 6 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR). Below is a table showing the 2019 adjustment
for the CFATS penalty that CISA administers.
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\8\ On November 16, 2018, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-278), was enacted to
redesignate NPPD as CISA. Henceforth, CISA is the DHS operational
component responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure
protection, cybersecurity, and other related programs.
\9\ Section 550 has since been superseded by the Protecting and
Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014
(Pub. L. 113-254). The new legislation codified the statutory
authority for the CFATS program within Title XXI of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, as amended. See 6 U.S.C. 621 et seq. Public
Law 113-254 authorized the CFATS program from January 18, 2015 to
January 17, 2019. The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
Program Extension Act (Pub. L. 116-2) extends the CFATS program
authorization to April 17, 2020. DHS is adding these citations to
the authority citation for part 27 of title 6 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Table 1--CFATS Civil Penalty Adjustment
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New penalty as
Penalty name Citation Penalty amount as Multiplier * adjusted by this
adjusted in the 2018 FR final rule
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Penalty for non-compliance 6 U.S.C. $34,013 per day.......... 1.02522 $34,871
with CFATS regulations. 624(b)(1); 6 CFR
27.300(b)(3).
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* OMB Memorandum M-19-04, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.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--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.\10\ The three
penalties concerned 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. On December 28, 2018, CBP adjusted two additional non-
INA penalties inadvertently left out of the IFR and 2018 final
rule.\11\ The two penalties concern the following violations:
Transporting passengers coastwise for hire by certain vessels (known as
Bowaters vessels) that do not meet specified conditions; and employing
a vessel in a trade without a required Certificate of Documentation.
This final rule incorporates these penalties, in addition to the other
CBP penalties, and adjusts them according to the 2019 multiplier.
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Below is a table showing the 2019 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 adjusted in the New penalty as adjusted by this
Penalty name Citation 2018 FR Multiplier * final rule
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Penalties for non-compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1221(g); 8 CFR $1,360............................ 1.02522 $1,394.
arrival and departure manifest 280.53(b)(1) (INA
requirements for passengers, section 231(g)).
crewmembers, or occupants transported
on commercial vessels or aircraft
arriving to or departing from the
United States.
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Penalties for non-compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1224; 8 CFR 3,695............................. 1.02522 3,788.
landing requirements at designated 280.53(b)(2); (INA
ports of entry for aircraft section 234).
transporting aliens.
Penalties for failure to depart 8 U.S.C. 1229c(d); 8 CFR 1,558-7,791....................... 1.02522 1,597-7,987.
voluntarily. 280.53(b)(3) (INA
section 240B(d)).
Penalties for violations of removal 8 U.S.C. 1253(c)(1)(A); 8 3,116............................. 1.02522 3,195.
orders relating to aliens transported CFR 280.53(b)(4); (INA
on vessels or aircraft under section 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 alien 8 U.S.C. 1253(c)(1)(B); 8 7,791............................. 1.02522 7,987.
stowaways under section 241(d)(2) of CFR 280.53(b)(5) (INA
the INA. section 243(c)(1)(B)).
Penalties for failure to report an 8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8 CFR 369 for each alien................ 1.02522 378.
illegal landing or desertion of alien 280.53(b)(6); (INA
crewmen, and for each alien not section 251(d)).
reported on arrival or departure
manifest or lists required in
accordance with section 251 of the
INA.
Penalties for use of alien crewmen for 8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8 CFR 9,239............................. 1.02522 9,472.
longshore work in violation of 280.53(b)(6); (INA
section 251(d) of the INA. section 251(d)).
Penalties for failure to control, 8 U.S.C. 1284(a); 8 CFR 924-5,543......................... 1.02522 947-5,683.
detain, or remove alien crewmen. 280.53(b)(7) (INA
section 254(a)).
Penalties for employment on passenger 8 U.S.C. 1285; 8 CFR 1,848............................. 1.02522 1,895.
vessels of aliens afflicted with 280.53(b)(8) (INA
certain disabilities. section 255).
Penalties for discharge of alien 8 U.S.C. 1286; 8 CFR 2,771-5,543....................... 1.02522 2,841-5,683.
crewmen. 280.53(b)(9) (INA
section 256).
Penalties for bringing into the United 8 U.S.C. 1287; 8 CFR 18,477............................ 1.02522 18,943.
States alien crewmen with intent to 280.53(b)(10); (INA
evade immigration laws. section 257).
Penalties for failure to prevent the 8 U.S.C. 1321(a); 8 CFR 5,543............................. 1.02522 5,683.
unauthorized landing of aliens. 280.53(b)(11) (INA
section 271(a)).
Penalties for bringing to the United 8 U.S.C. 1322(a); 8 CFR 5,543............................. 1.02522 5,683.
States aliens subject to denial of 280.53(b)(12) (INA
admission on a health-related ground. section 272(a)).
Penalties for bringing to the United 8 U.S.C. 1323(b); 8 CFR 5,543............................. 1.02522 5,683.
States aliens without required 280.53(b)(13) (INA
documentation. section 273(b)).
Penalties for failure to depart....... 8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 CFR 779............................... 1.02522 799.
280.53(b)(14) (INA
section 274D).
Penalties for improper entry.......... 8 U.S.C. 1325(b); 8 CFR 78-390............................ 1.02522 80-400.
280.53(b)(15) (INA
section 275(b)).
Penalty for dealing in or using empty 19 U.S.C. 469............ 518............................... 1.02522 *** 531.
stamped imported liquor containers.
Penalty for employing a vessel in a 19 U.S.C. 1706a; 19 CFR 1296.............................. 1.02522 1329.
trade without a required Certificate 4.80(i).
of Documentation **.
Penalty for transporting passengers 46 U.S.C. 12118(f)(3).... 518............................... 1.02522 *** 531.
coastwise for hire by certain vessels
(known as Bowaters vessels) that do
not meet specified conditions **.
Penalty for transporting passengers 46 U.S.C. 55103(b); 19 778............................... 1.02522 798.
between coastwise points in the CFR 4.80(b)(2).
United States by a non-coastwise
qualified vessel.
Penalty for towing a vessel between 46 U.S.C. 55111(c); 19 907-2852, plus 155 per ton........ 1.02522 930-2,924, plus 159 per ton.
coastwise points in the United States CFR 4.92.
by a non-coastwise qualified vessel.
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* OMB Memorandum M-19-04, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.pdf.
** Adjustments made in the December 28, 2018 final rule, 83 FR 67069.
*** No applicable conforming edit to regulatory text.
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C. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) assesses civil
monetary penalties for certain employment-related violations arising
from the INA. ICE's civil penalties are located in title 8 of the CFR.
There are three different sections in the INA that impose civil
monetary penalties for violations of the laws that relate to employment
actions: Sections 274A, 274B, and 274C. ICE has primary enforcement
responsibilities for two of these civil penalty provisions (sections
274A and 274C), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) has enforcement
responsibilities for one of these civil penalty provisions (section
274B). The INA, in sections 274A and 274C, provides for imposition of
civil penalties for various specified unlawful acts pertaining to the
employment eligibility verification process (Form I-9, Employment
Eligibility Verification), the employment of unauthorized aliens, and
document fraud.
Because both DHS and DOJ implement the three employment-related
penalty sections in the INA, both Departments' implementing regulations
reflect the civil penalty amounts. For a complete description of the
civil money penalties assessed and a discussion of DHS's and DOJ's
efforts to update the penalties in years past, see the IFR preamble at
81 FR 42991. Below is a table showing the 2019 adjustment for the
penalties that ICE administers.\12\
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\12\ Table 3 also includes two civil penalties that are also
listed as penalties administered by CBP. These are penalties for
failure to depart voluntarily, INA section 240B(d), and failure to
depart after a final order of removal, INA section 274D. Both CBP
and ICE may administer these penalties, but as ICE is the DHS
component primarily responsible for assessing and collecting them,
they are also listed among the penalties ICE administers.
Table 3--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
2018 FR final rule
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Civil penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1229c(d); 8 $1,558-$7,791 1.02522 $1,597-$7,987
depart voluntarily, INA section CFR 280.53(b)(3).
240B(d).
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR 461-3,695 1.02522 473-3,788
INA sections 274C(a)(1)-(a)(4), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(A).
penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR 390-3,116 1.02522 400-3,195
INA sections 274C(a)(5)-(a)(6), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(B).
penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR 3,695-9,239 1.02522 3,788-9,472
INA sections 274C(a)(1)-(a)(4), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(C).
penalty for subsequent offenses.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR 3,116-7,791 1.02522 3,195-7,987
INA sections 274C(a)(5)-(a)(6), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(D).
penalty for subsequent offenses.
Violation/prohibition of indemnity 8 CFR 274a.8(b)..... 2,236 1.02522 2,292
bonds.
Civil penalties for knowingly 8 CFR 559-4,473 1.02522 573-4,586
hiring, recruiting, referral, or 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(A
retention of unauthorized aliens-- ).
Penalty for first offense (per
unauthorized alien).
Penalty for second offense (per 8 CFR 4,473-11,181 1.02522 4,586-11,463
unauthorized alien). 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(B
).
Penalty for third or subsequent 8 CFR 6,709-22,363 1.02522 6,878-22,927
offense (per unauthorized alien). 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(C
).
Civil penalties for I-9 paperwork 8 CFR 274a.10(b)(2). 224-2,236 1.02522 230-2,292
violations.
Civil penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 779 1.02522 \13\ 799
depart, INA section 274D. CFR 280.53(b)(14).
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* OMB Memorandum M-19-04, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.pdf.
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\13\ As written prior to this final rule, the regulatory text at
8 CFR 280.53(b)(14) did not make clear that the amount stated is a
maximum. The statutory authority for the penalty, 8 U.S.C. 1324d, is
clear that the amount reflects a maximum penalty. Thus, consistent
with the statutory authority, and to prevent any confusion, DHS is
making a technical clarification with this final rule by adding the
word ``maximum'' to paragraph (b)(14).
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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.\14\
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\14\ The Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018
re-designated certain existing sections of the United States Code,
including 14 U.S.C. 88 (now 14 U.S.C. 521) and 33 U.S.C. 1232 and
1236 (now 46 U.S.C. 70036 and 70041). The revised table reflects
those changes to the statutory citations.
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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 2019 adjustment for the
penalties that the Coast Guard administers.
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Table 4--U.S. Coast Guard Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
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Saving Life and Property.......... 14 U.S.C. 521(c).... $10,389 1.02522 $10,651
Saving Life and Property; 14 U.S.C. 521(e).... 1,066 1.02522 1,093
Intentional Interference with
Broadcast.
Confidentiality of Medical Quality 14 U.S.C. 645(i); 33 5,218 1.02522 5,350
Assurance Records (first offense). CFR 27.3.
Confidentiality of Medical Quality 14 U.S.C. 645(i); 33 34,791 1.02522 35,668
Assurance Records (subsequent CFR 27.3.
offenses).
Aquatic Nuisance Species in Waters 16 U.S.C. 38,954 1.02522 39,936
of the United States. 4711(g)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by 19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 7,779 1.02522 7,975
Masters of Vessels. 27.3.
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by 19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 1,815 1.02522 1,861
Masters of Vessels--Minimum 27.3.
Penalty.
Failure to Stop Vessel When 19 U.S.C. 1581(d)... ** 5,000 N/A ** 5,000
Directed; Master, Owner, Operator
or Person in Charge.
Failure to Stop Vessel When 19 U.S.C. 1581(d)... ** 1,000 N/A ** 1,000
Directed; Master, Owner, Operator
or Person in Charge--Minimum
Penalty.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor 33 U.S.C. 471; 33 11,279 1.02522 11,563
Regulations General. CFR 27.3.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor 33 U.S.C. 474; 33 778 1.02522 798
Regulations St. Mary's river. CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Failure to Comply with 33 U.S.C. 495(b); 33 28,474 1.02522 29,192
Regulations. CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Drawbridges............... 33 U.S.C. 499(c); 33 28,474 1.02522 29,192
CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge 33 U.S.C. 502(c); 33 28,474 1.02522 29,192
Obstructing Navigation. CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Maintenance and Operation. 33 U.S.C. 533(b); 33 28,474 1.02522 29,192
CFR 27.3.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; 33 U.S.C. 1208(a); 2,074 1.02522 2,126
Master, Person in Charge or Pilot. 33 CFR 27.3.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; 33 U.S.C. 1208(b); 2,074 1.02522 2,126
Vessel. 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 18,477 1.02522 18,943
Discharges (Class I per 1321(b)(6)(B)(i);
violation). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 46,192 1.02522 47,357
Discharges (Class I total under 1321(b)(6)(B)(i);
paragraph). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 18,477 1.02522 18,943
Discharges (Class II per day of 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii);
violation). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 230,958 1.02522 236,783
Discharges (Class II total under 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii);
paragraph). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 46,192 1.02522 47,357
Discharges (per day of violation) 1321(b)(7)(A); 33
Judicial Assessment. CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 1,848 1.02522 1,895
Discharges (per barrel of oil or 1321(b)(7)(A); 33
unit discharged) Judicial CFR 27.3.
Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure 33 U.S.C. 46,192 1.02522 47,357
to Carry Out Removal/Comply With 1321(b)(7)(B); 33
Order (Judicial Assessment). CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure 33 U.S.C. 46,192 1.02522 47,357
to Comply with Regulation Issued 1321(b)(7)(C); 33
Under 1321(j) (Judicial CFR 27.3.
Assessment).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 5,543 1.02522 5,683
Discharges, Gross Negligence (per 1321(b)(7)(D); 33
barrel of oil or unit discharged) CFR 27.3.
Judicial Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 184,767 1.02522 189,427
Discharges, Gross Negligence-- 1321(b)(7)(D); 33
Minimum Penalty (Judicial CFR 27.3.
Assessment).
Marine Sanitation Devices; 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 7,779 1.02522 7,975
Operating. 33 CFR 27.3.
Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 20,742 1.02522 21,265
Manufacture. 33 CFR 27.3.
International Navigation Rules; 33 U.S.C. 1608(a); 14,543 1.02522 14,910
Operator. 33 CFR 27.3.
International Navigation Rules; 33 U.S.C. 1608(b); 14,543 1.02522 14,910
Vessel. 33 CFR 27.3.
Pollution from Ships; General..... 33 U.S.C. 72,718 1.02522 74,552
1908(b)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Pollution from Ships; False 33 U.S.C. 14,543 1.02522 14,910
Statement. 1908(b)(2); 33 CFR
27.3.
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Inland Navigation Rules; Operator. 33 U.S.C. 2072(a); 14,543 1.02522 14,910
33 CFR 27.3.
Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel... 33 U.S.C. 2072(b); 14,543 1.02522 14,910
33 CFR 27.3.
Shore Protection; General......... 33 U.S.C. 2609(a); 51,302 1.02522 52,596
33 CFR 27.3.
Shore Protection; Operating 33 U.S.C. 2609(b); 20,521 1.02522 21,039
Without Permit. 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil Pollution Liability and 33 U.S.C. 2716a(a); 46,192 1.02522 47,357
Compensation. 33 CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls....................... 33 U.S.C. 42,292 1.02522 43,359
3852(a)(1)(A); 33
CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls-related to false 33 U.S.C. 56,391 1.02522 57,813
statements. 3852(a)(1)(A); 33
CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls--Recreational Vessel.. 33 U.S.C. 3852(c); 5,639 1.02522 5,781
33 CFR 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(a); 55,907 1.02522 57,317
Liability, Compensation (Class I). 33 CFR 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 55,907 1.02522 57,317
Liability, Compensation (Class 33 CFR 27.3.
II).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 167,722 1.02522 171,952
Liability, Compensation (Class II 33 CFR 27.3.
subsequent offense).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 55,907 1.02522 57,317
Liability, Compensation (Judicial 33 CFR 27.3.
Assessment).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 167,722 1.02522 171,952
Liability, Compensation (Judicial 33 CFR 27.3.
Assessment subsequent offense).
Safe Containers for International 46 U.S.C. App 6,111 1.02522 6,265
Cargo. 1505(a)(2)
(codified as 46
U.S.C. 80509); 33
CFR 27.3.
Suspension of Passenger Service... 46 U.S.C. App 61,115 1.02522 62,656
1805(c)(2)
(codified 46 U.S.C.
70305); 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection or Examination 46 U.S.C. 2110(e); 9,239 1.02522 9,472
Fees. 33 CFR 27.3.
Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing 46 U.S.C. 2115; 33 7,520 1.02522 7,710
CFR 27.3.
Negligent Operations: Recreational 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 6,802 1.02522 6,974
Vessels. 33 CFR 27.3.
Negligent Operations: Other 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 34,013 1.02522 34,871
Vessels. 33 CFR 27.3.
Operating a Vessel While Under the 46 U.S.C. 7,520 1.02522 7,710
Influence of Alcohol or a 2302(c)(1); 33 CFR
Dangerous Drug. 27.3.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: 46 U.S.C. 11,712 1.02522 12,007
Owner, Charterer, Managing 2306(a)(4); 33 CFR
Operator, or Agent. 27.3.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: 46 U.S.C. 2,343 1.02522 2,402
Master. 2306(b)(2); 33 CFR
27.3.
Immersion Suits................... 46 U.S.C. 11,712 1.02522 12,007
3102(c)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Inspection Permit................. 46 U.S.C. 2,443 1.02522 2,505
3302(i)(5); 33 CFR
27.3.
Vessel Inspection; General........ 46 U.S.C. 3318(a); 11,712 1.02522 12,007
33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Nautical School 46 U.S.C. 3318(g); 11,712 1.02522 12,007
Vessel. 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give 46 U.S.C. 3318(h); 2,343 1.02522 2,402
Notice IAW 3304(b). 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give 46 U.S.C. 3318(i); 2,343 1.02522 2,402
Notice IAW 3309(c). 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel >=1,600 46 U.S.C. 23,426 1.02522 24,017
Gross Tons. 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1,600 46 U.S.C. 4,685 1.02522 4,803
Gross Tons. 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to 46 U.S.C. 3318(k); 23,426 1.02522 24,017
Comply with 3311(b). 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 3318(l); 11,712 1.02522 12,007
3318(b)-3318(f). 33 CFR 27.3.
List/count of Passengers.......... 46 U.S.C. 3502(e); 244 1.02522 250
33 CFR 27.3.
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Notification to Passengers........ 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 24,421 1.02522 25,037
33 CFR 27.3.
Notification to Passengers; Sale 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 1,220 1.02522 1,251
of Tickets. 33 CFR 27.3.
Copies of Laws on Passenger 46 U.S.C. 3506; 33 489 1.02522 501
Vessels; Master. CFR 27.3.
Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo....... 46 U.S.C. 61,055 1.02522 62,595
3718(a)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Uninspected Vessels............... 46 U.S.C. 4106; 33 10,260 1.02522 10,519
CFR 27.3.
Recreational Vessels (maximum for 46 U.S.C. 323,027 1.02522 331,174
related series of violations). 4311(b)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Recreational Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 6,460 1.02522 6,623
4307(a). 4311(b)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Recreational vessels.............. 46 U.S.C. 4311(c); 2,443 1.02522 2,505
33 CFR 27.3.
Uninspected Commercial Fishing 46 U.S.C. 4507; 33 10,260 1.02522 10,519
Industry Vessels. CFR 27.3.
Abandonment of Barges............. 46 U.S.C. 4703; 33 1,739 1.02522 1,783
CFR 27.3.
Load Lines........................ 46 U.S.C. 5116(a); 11,181 1.02522 11,463
33 CFR 27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a).. 46 U.S.C. 5116(b); 22,363 1.02522 22,927
33 CFR 27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b).. 46 U.S.C. 5116(c); 11,181 1.02522 11,463
33 CFR 27.3.
Reporting Marine Casualties....... 46 U.S.C. 6103(a); 38,954 1.02522 39,936
33 CFR 27.3.
Reporting Marine Casualties; 46 U.S.C. 6103(b); 10,260 1.02522 10,519
Violation of 6104. 33 CFR 27.3.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(e); 1,848 1.02522 1,895
Failure to Report Deficiency in 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Complement.
Manning of Inspected Vessels...... 46 U.S.C. 8101(f); 18,477 1.02522 18,943
33 CFR 27.3.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(g); 18,477 1.02522 18,943
Employing or Serving in Capacity 33 CFR 27.3.
not Licensed by USCG.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(h); 2,443 1.02522 2,505
Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small 33 CFR 27.3.
Passenger Vessel, or Sailing
School Vessel.
Watchmen on Passenger Vessels..... 46 U.S.C. 8102(a)... 2,443 1.02522 2,505
Citizenship Requirements.......... 46 U.S.C. 8103(f)... 1,220 1.02522 1,251
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 8104(i)... 18,477 1.02522 18,943
8104(a) or (b).
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 8104(j)... 18,477 1.02522 18,943
8104(c), (d), (e), or (h).
Staff Department on Vessels....... 46 U.S.C. 8302(e)... 244 1.02522 250
Officer's Competency Certificates. 46 U.S.C. 8304(d)... 244 1.02522 250
Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, 46 U.S.C. 8502(e)... 18,477 1.02522 18,943
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Coastwise Pilotage; Individual.... 46 U.S.C. 8502(f)... 18,477 1.02522 18,943
Federal Pilots.................... 46 U.S.C. 8503...... 58,562 1.02522 60,039
Merchant Mariners Documents....... 46 U.S.C. 8701(d)... 1,220 1.02522 1,251
Crew Requirements................. 46 U.S.C. 8702(e)... 18,477 1.02522 18,943
Small Vessel Manning.............. 46 U.S.C. 8906...... 38,954 1.02522 39,936
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, 46 U.S.C. 9308(a)... 18,477 1.02522 18,943
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual. 46 U.S.C. 9308(b)... 18,477 1.02522 18,943
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation 46 U.S.C. 9308(c)... 18,477 1.02522 18,943
of 9303.
Failure to Report Sexual Offense.. 46 U.S.C. 10104(b).. 9,819 1.02522 10,067
Pay Advances to Seamen............ 46 U.S.C. 1,220 1.02522 1,251
10314(a)(2).
Pay Advances to Seamen; 46 U.S.C. 10314(b).. 1,220 1.02522 1,251
Remuneration for Employment.
Allotment to Seamen............... 46 U.S.C. 10315(c).. 1,220 1.02522 1,251
Seamen Protection; General........ 46 U.S.C. 10321..... 8,465 1.02522 8,678
Coastwise Voyages: Advances....... 46 U.S.C. 8,465 1.02522 8,678
10505(a)(2).
Coastwise Voyages: Advances; 46 U.S.C. 10505(b).. 8,465 1.02522 8,678
Remuneration for Employment.
Coastwise Voyages: Seamen 46 U.S.C. 10508(b).. 8,465 1.02522 8,678
Protection; General.
Effects of Deceased Seamen........ 46 U.S.C. 10711..... 489 1.02522 501
Complaints of Unfitness........... 46 U.S.C. 1,220 1.02522 1,251
10902(a)(2).
Proceedings on Examination of 46 U.S.C. 10903(d).. 244 1.02522 250
Vessel.
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Permission to Make Complaint...... 46 U.S.C. 10907(b).. 1,220 1.02522 1,251
Accommodations for Seamen......... 46 U.S.C. 11101(f).. 1,220 1.02522 1,251
Medicine Chests on Vessels........ 46 U.S.C. 11102(b).. 1,220 1.02522 1,251
Destitute Seamen.................. 46 U.S.C. 11104(b).. 244 1.02522 250
Wages on Discharge................ 46 U.S.C. 11105(c).. 1,220 1.02522 1,251
Log Books; Master Failing to 46 U.S.C. 11303(a).. 489 1.02522 501
Maintain.
Log Books; Master Failing to Make 46 U.S.C. 11303(b).. 489 1.02522 501
Entry.
Log Books; Late Entry............. 46 U.S.C. 11303(c).. 366 1.02522 375
Carrying of Sheath Knives......... 46 U.S.C. 11506..... 122 1.02522 125
Vessel Documentation.............. 46 U.S.C. 15,995 1.02522 16,398
12151(a)(1).
Documentation of Vessels--Related 46 U.S.C. 12151 26,659 1.02522 27,331
to Activities involving mobile (a)(2).
offshore drilling units.
Vessel Documentation; Fishery 46 U.S.C. 12151(c).. 122,231 1.02522 125,314
Endorsement.
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels-- 46 U.S.C. 12309(a).. 12,211 1.02522 12,519
Willful violation.
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels. 46 U.S.C. 12309(b).. 2,443 1.02522 2,505
Vessel Identification System...... 46 U.S.C. 12507(b).. 20,521 1.02522 21,039
Measurement of Vessels............ 46 U.S.C. 14701..... 44,727 1.02522 45,855
Measurement; False Statements..... 46 U.S.C. 14702..... 44,727 1.02522 45,855
Commercial Instruments and 46 U.S.C. 31309..... 20,521 1.02522 21,039
Maritime Liens.
Commercial Instruments and 46 U.S.C. 20,521 1.02522 21,039
Maritime Liens; Mortgagor. 31330(a)(2).
Commercial Instruments and 46 U.S.C. 51,302 1.02522 52,596
Maritime Liens; Violation of 31330(b)(2).
31329.
Ports and Waterway Safety 46 U.S.C. 70036(a); 91,901 1.02522 94,219
Regulations. 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. 9,239 1.02522 9,472
Marine Parades; Unlicensed Person 70041(d)(1)(B); 33
in Charge. CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. 9,239 1.02522 9,472
Marine Parades; Owner Onboard 70041(d)(1)(C); 33
Vessel. CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. 4,619 1.02522 4,735
Marine Parades; Other Persons. 70041(d)(1)(D); 33
CFR 27.3.
Port Security..................... 46 U.S.C. 70119(a).. 34,013 1.02522 34,871
Port Security--Continuing 46 U.S.C. 70119(b).. 61,115 1.02522 62,656
Violations.
Maritime Drug Law Enforcement..... 46 U.S.C. 70506(c).. 5,639 1.02522 5,781
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1) 79,976 1.02522 81,993
Vessels.
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2) 186,610 1.02522 191,316
Vessels--Penalty from Fatalities,
Serious Injuries/Illness or
substantial Damage to Property.
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3) 481 1.02522 493
Vessels; Training.
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* OMB Memorandum M-19-04, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.pdf.
** Enacted under the Tariff Act; exempt from inflation adjustments.
E. Transportation Security Administration
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is updating its
civil penalties regulation in accordance with the 2015 Act. Pursuant to
its statutory authority in 49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4), (5), 49 U.S.C.
46301(d)(8), and 49 U.S.C. 114(v),\15\ 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),\16\ 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 2019
adjustment for the penalties that TSA administers.
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\15\ 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)).
\16\ See, e.g., 46 U.S.C. 70105, 49 U.S.C. 46302 and 46303, and
49 U.S.C. chapter 449.
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Penalty amount as adjusted in New penalty as adjusted by this
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Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 (except 49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), $33,333 (up to a total of 1.02522 $34,174 (up to a total of
secs. 44902, 44903(d), 44907(a)- (4), (5); 49 U.S.C. $533,324 per civil penalty $546,774 per civil penalty
(d)(1)(A), 44907(d)(1)(C)-(f), 44908, and 46301(d)(8); 49 CFR action). action).
44909), or 49 U.S.C. 46302 or 46303, a 1503.401(c)(3)
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 49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), $13,333 (up to a total of 1.02522 $13,669 (up to a total of
secs. 44902, 44903(d), 44907(a)- (4), (5); 49 U.S.C. $66,666 total for small $68,347 total for small
(d)(1)(A), 44907(d)(1)(C)-(f), 44908, and 46301(d)(8); 49 CFR businesses, $533,324 for business, $546,774 for others).
44909), or 49 U.S.C. 46302 or 46303, a 1503.401(c)(1) and (2). others).
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. 114(v); 49 CFR $11,410 (up to a total of 1.02522 $11,698 (up to a total of
49 U.S.C. or of 46 U.S.C. ch. 701, a 1503.401(b). $57,051 total for small $58,490 total for small
regulation prescribed, or order issued businesses, $456,409 for businesses, $467,920 for
thereunder. others). others).
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* OMB Memorandum M-19-04, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2019, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.pdf.
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
DHS is promulgating this final rule to ensure that the amount of
civil penalties that DHS assesses or enforces reflects the statutorily
mandated ranges as adjusted for inflation. The 2015 Act provides a
clear formula for adjustment of the civil penalties, leaving DHS and
its components with little room for discretion. DHS and its components
have been charged only with performing ministerial computations to
determine the amounts of adjustments for inflation to civil monetary
penalties. In these annual adjustments DHS is merely updating the
penalty amounts by applying the cost-of-living adjustment multiplier
that OMB has provided to agencies. Furthermore, the 2015 Act
specifically instructed that agencies make the required annual
adjustments notwithstanding section 553 of title 5 of the 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. Further,
as described above, this rule also makes to minor amendments to the
regulations to reflect clear statutory authority, and DHS finds that
prior notice and comment procedures for these amendments are
unnecessary.
V. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. OMB has not designated this final rule a ``significant
regulatory action'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866.
Accordingly, OMB has not reviewed this rule.
This final rule makes nondiscretionary adjustments to existing
civil monetary penalties in accordance with the 2015 Act and OMB
guidance.\17\ DHS therefore did not consider alternatives and does not
have the flexibility to alter the adjustments of the civil monetary
penalty amounts as provided in this rule. To the extent this final rule
increases civil monetary penalties, it would result in an increase in
transfers from persons or entities assessed a civil monetary penalty to
the government.
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Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Dec. 14, 2018.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/m_19_04.pdf.
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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act applies only to rules for which an
agency publishes a notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b). See 5 U.S.C. 601-612. The Regulatory Flexibility Act does not
apply to this final rule, because a notice of proposed rulemaking was
not required for the reasons stated above.
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538,
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or Tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. This final rule will not result in
such an expenditure.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
The provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, do not
apply to this final rule, because this final rule does not trigger any
new or revised recordkeeping or reporting.
VI. Signing Authority
The amendments to 19 CFR part 4 in this document are issued in
accordance with 19 CFR 0.2(a), which provides that the authority of the
Secretary of the Treasury with respect to CBP regulations that are not
related to customs revenue functions was transferred to the Secretary
of Homeland Security pursuant to Section 403(l) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002. Accordingly, this final rule to amend
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such regulations may be signed by the Secretary of Homeland Security
(or his or her delegate).
List of Subjects
6 CFR Part 27
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures.
8 CFR Part 270
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment, Fraud,
Penalties.
8 CFR Part 274a
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
8 CFR Part 280
Administrative practice and procedure, Immigration, Penalties.
19 CFR Part 4
Exports, Freight, Harbors, Maritime carriers, Oil pollution,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.
33 CFR Part 27
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties.
49 CFR Part 1503
Administrative practice and procedure, Investigations, Law
enforcement, Penalties.
Amendments to the Regulations
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, DHS is
amending 6 CFR part 27, 8 CFR parts 270, 274a, and 280, 19 CFR part 4,
33 CFR part 27, and 49 CFR part 1503 as follows:
Title 6--Domestic Security
PART 27--CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS
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1. The authority citation for part 27 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 624; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as
amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599; Pub. L. 113-254, 128 Stat.
2898, as amended by Pub. L. 116-2, 133 Stat. 5.
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2. In Sec. 27.300, revise paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:
Sec. 27.300 Orders.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(3) Where the 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 $34,871 for each day during which the
violation of the Order continues, if the violation occurred after
November 2, 2015.
* * * * *
Title 8--Aliens and Nationality
PART 270--PENALTIES FOR DOCUMENT FRAUD
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3. The authority citation for part 270 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, and 1324c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104
Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 and Pub. L.
114-74, 129 Stat. 599.
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4. In Sec. 270.3, revise paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) to read
as follows:
Sec. 270.3 Penalties.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(ii) * * *
(A) First offense under section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4). Not less
than $275 and not exceeding $2,200 for each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of
the Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $375 and not exceeding
$3,200 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act on or after
March 27, 2008 and on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than
$473 and not exceeding $3,788 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 $400 and not exceeding
$3,195 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the Act after November 2,
2015.
(C) Subsequent offenses under section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4).
Not less than $2,200 and not more than $5,500 for each fraudulent
document or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1)
through (a)(4) of the Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $3,200
and not exceeding $6,500 for each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of
the Act occurring on or after March 27, 2008 and on or before November
2, 2015; and not less than $3,788 and not more than $9,472 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 $3,195 and not more than $7,987 for each fraudulent document
or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6)
of the Act after November 2, 2015.
* * * * *
PART 274a--CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS
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5. The authority citation for part 274a continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1324a; 48 U.S.C. 1806; 8 CFR
part 2; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-
74, 129 Stat. 599.
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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 $2,292 for each violation
occurring after November 2, 2015, and to an administrative order
requiring the return to the individual of any amounts received in
violation of this section or, if the individual cannot be located, to
the general fund of the Treasury.
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7. In Sec. 274a.10, revise paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (C) and
the first
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sentence of paragraph (b)(2) 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 $573 and not more than $4,586 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 $4,586 and not more than $11,463 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 $6,878 and
not more than $22,927 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 $230 and not more
than $2,292 for each individual with respect to whom such violation
occurred after November 2, 2015. * * *
* * * * *
PART 280--IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF FINES
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8. The authority citation for part 280 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1221, 1223, 1227, 1229, 1253, 1281,
1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1322, 1323, 1330; 66 Stat. 173, 195, 197,
201, 203, 212, 219, 221-223, 226, 227, 230; Pub. L. 101-410, 104
Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599.
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9. In Sec. 280.53 revise paragraphs (b)(1) through (15) to read as
follows:
Sec. 280.53 Civil monetary penalties inflation adjustment.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) Section 231(g) of the Act, Penalties for non-compliance with
arrival and departure manifest requirements for passengers,
crewmembers, or occupants transported on commercial vessels or aircraft
arriving to or departing from the United States: From $1,360 to $1,394.
(2) Section 234 of the Act, Penalties for non-compliance with
landing requirements at designated ports of entry for aircraft
transporting aliens: From $3,695 to $3,788.
(3) Section 240B(d) of the Act, Penalties for failure to depart
voluntarily: From $1,558 minimum/$7,791 maximum to $1,597 minimum/
$7,987 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 $3,116 to $3,195.
(5) Penalties for failure to remove alien stowaways under section
241(d)(2): From $7,791 to $7,987.
(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 $369 to $378; and
penalties for use of alien crewmen for longshore work in violation of
section 251(d) of the Act: From $9,239 to $9,472.
(7) Section 254(a) of the Act, Penalties for failure to control,
detain, or remove alien crewmen: From $924 minimum/$5,543 maximum to
$947 minimum/$5,683 maximum.
(8) Section 255 of the Act, Penalties for employment on passenger
vessels of aliens afflicted with certain disabilities: From $1,848 to
$1,895.
(9) Section 256 of the Act, Penalties for discharge of alien
crewmen: From $2,771 minimum/$5,543 maximum to $2,841 minimum/$5,683
maximum.
(10) Section 257 of the Act, Penalties for bringing into the United
States alien crewmen with intent to evade immigration laws: From
$18,477 maximum to $18,943 maximum.
(11) Section 271(a) of the Act, Penalties for failure to prevent
the unauthorized landing of aliens: From $5,543 to $5,683.
(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 $5,543 to $5,683.
(13) Section 273(b) of the Act, Penalties for bringing to the
United States aliens without required documentation: From $5,543 to
$5,683.
(14) Section 274D of the Act, Penalties for failure to depart: From
$779 maximum to $799 maximum, for each day the alien is in violation.
(15) Section 275(b) of the Act, Penalties for improper entry: From
$78 minimum/$390 maximum to $80 minimum/$400 maximum, for each entry or
attempted entry.
Title 19--Customs Duties
PART 4--VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES
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10. The authority citation for part 4 continues to read in part as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1431, 1433, 1434, 1624,
2071 note; 46 U.S.C. 501, 60105.
* * * * *
Sections 4.80, 4.80a, and 4.80b also issued under 19 U.S.C.
1706a; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 46 U.S.C. 12112, 12117, 12118, 50501-
55106, 55107, 55108, 55110, 55114, 55115, 55116, 55117, 55119,
56101, 55121, 56101, 57109; Pub. L. 108-7, Division B, Title II,
Sec. 211;
* * * * *
Section 4.92 also issued under 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 46 U.S.C.
55111;
* * * * *
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11. In Sec. 4.80, revise paragraphs (b)(2) and (i) to read as follows:
Sec. 4.80 Vessels entitled to engage in coastwise trade.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) The penalty imposed for the unlawful transportation of
passengers between coastwise points is $300 for each passenger so
transported and landed on or before November 2, 2015, and $798 for each
passenger so transported and landed after November 2, 2015 (46 U.S.C.
55103, as adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
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Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015).
* * * * *
(i) Any vessel, entitled to be documented and not so documented,
employed in a trade for which a Certificate of Documentation is issued
under the vessel documentation laws (see Sec. 4.0(c)), other than a
trade covered by a registry, is liable to a civil penalty of $500 for
each port at which it arrives without the proper Certificate of
Documentation on or before November 2, 2015, and $1329 for each port at
which it arrives without the proper Certificate of Documentation after
November 2, 2015 (19 U.S.C. 1706a, as adjusted by the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015). If such a
vessel has on board any foreign merchandise (sea stores excepted), or
any domestic taxable alcoholic beverages, on which the duty and taxes
have not been paid or secured to be paid, the vessel and its cargo are
subject to seizure and forfeiture.
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12. In Sec. 4.92, revise the second and third sentences to read as
follows:
Sec. 4.92 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 per ton of the towed vessel. The penalties for
violation of this provision occurring after November 2, 2015, are a
fine of from $930 to $2,924 against the owner or master of the towing
vessel and a further penalty against the towing vessel of $159 per ton
of the towed vessel (46 U.S.C. 55111, as adjusted by the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015).
Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 27--ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION
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13. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 1-6, Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as
amended by Sec. 31001(s)(1), Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (28
U.S.C. 2461 note); Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1, sec. 2 (106).
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14. In Sec. 27.3, revise the third sentence of the introductory text
and table 1 to read as follows:
Sec. 27.3 Penalty adjustment table.
* * * The adjusted civil penalty amounts listed in Table 1 are
applicable for penalty assessments issued after April 5, 2019, with
respect to violations occurring after November 2, 2015. * * *
Table 1--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
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2019 Adjusted
U.S. Code citation Civil monetary penalty description maximum penalty
amount ($)
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14 U.S.C. 521(c)........................................ Saving Life and Property........... $10,651
14 U.S.C. 521(e)........................................ Saving Life and Property; 1,093
Intentional Interference with
Broadcast.
14 U.S.C. 645(i)........................................ Confidentiality of Medical Quality 5,350
Assurance Records (first offense).
14 U.S.C. 645(i)........................................ Confidentiality of Medical Quality 35,668
Assurance Records (subsequent
offenses).
16 U.S.C. 4711(g)(1).................................... Aquatic Nuisance Species in Waters 39,936
of the United States.
19 U.S.C. 70............................................ Obstruction of Revenue Officers by 7,975
Masters of Vessels.
19 U.S.C. 70............................................ Obstruction of Revenue Officers by 1,861
Masters of Vessels--Minimum
Penalty.
19 U.S.C. 1581(d)....................................... Failure to Stop Vessel When 5,000
Directed; Master, Owner, Operator
or Person in Charge \1\.
19 U.S.C. 1581(d)....................................... Failure to Stop Vessel When 1,000
Directed; Master, Owner, Operator
or Person in Charge--Minimum
Penalty \1\.
33 U.S.C. 471........................................... Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations 11,563
General.
33 U.S.C. 474........................................... Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations 798
St. Mary's River.
33 U.S.C. 495(b)........................................ Bridges/Failure to Comply with 29,192
Regulations.
33 U.S.C. 499(c)........................................ Bridges/Drawbridges................ 29,192
33 U.S.C. 502(c)........................................ Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge 29,192
Obstructing Navigation.
33 U.S.C. 533(b)........................................ Bridges/Maintenance and Operation.. 29,192
33 U.S.C. 1208(a)....................................... Bridge to Bridge Communication; 2,126
Master, Person in Charge or Pilot.
33 U.S.C. 1208(b)....................................... Bridge to Bridge Communication; 2,126
Vessel.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i).............................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 18,943
Discharges (Class I per violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i).............................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 47,357
Discharges (Class I total under
paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)............................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 18,943
Discharges (Class II per day of
violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)............................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 236,783
Discharges (Class II total under
paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 47,357
Discharges (per day of violation)
Judicial Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 1,895
Discharges (per barrel of oil or
unit discharged) Judicial
Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure 47,357
to Carry Out Removal/Comply With
Order (Judicial Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure 47,357
to Comply with Regulation Issued
Under 1321(j) (Judicial
Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 5,683
Discharges, Gross Negligence (per
barrel of oil or unit discharged)
Judicial Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 189,427
Discharges, Gross Negligence--
Minimum Penalty (Judicial
Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1322(j)....................................... Marine Sanitation Devices; 7,975
Operating.
33 U.S.C. 1322(j)....................................... Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or 21,265
Manufacture.
33 U.S.C. 1608(a)....................................... International Navigation Rules; 14,910
Operator.
33 U.S.C. 1608(b)....................................... International Navigation Rules; 14,910
Vessel.
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1).................................... Pollution from Ships; General...... 74,552
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2).................................... Pollution from Ships; False 14,910
Statement.
33 U.S.C. 2072(a)....................................... Inland Navigation Rules; Operator.. 14,910
33 U.S.C. 2072(b)....................................... Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel.... 14,910
33 U.S.C. 2609(a)....................................... Shore Protection; General.......... 52,596
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33 U.S.C. 2609(b)....................................... Shore Protection; Operating Without 21,039
Permit.
33 U.S.C. 2716a(a)...................................... Oil Pollution Liability and 47,357
Compensation.
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A)................................. Clean Hulls; Civil Enforcement..... 43,359
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A)................................. Clean Hulls; related to false 57,813
statements.
33 U.S.C. 3852(c)....................................... Clean Hulls; Recreational Vessels.. 5,781
42 U.S.C. 9609(a)....................................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, 57,317
Liability, Compensation (Class I).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)....................................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, 57,317
Liability, Compensation (Class II).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)....................................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, 171,952
Liability, Compensation (Class II
subsequent offense).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)....................................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, 57,317
Liability, Compensation (Judicial
Assessment).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)....................................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, 171,952
Liability, Compensation (Judicial
Assessment subsequent offense).
46 U.S.C. 80509(a)...................................... Safe Containers for International 6,265
Cargo.
46 U.S.C. 70305(c)...................................... Suspension of Passenger Service.... 62,656
46 U.S.C. 2110(e)....................................... Vessel Inspection or Examination 9,472
Fees.
46 U.S.C. 2115.......................................... Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing. 7,710
46 U.S.C. 2302(a)....................................... Negligent Operations: Recreational 6,974
Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 2302(a)....................................... Negligent Operations: Other Vessels 34,871
46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1).................................... Operating a Vessel While Under the 7,710
Influence of Alcohol or a
Dangerous Drug.
46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4).................................... Vessel Reporting Requirements: 12,007
Owner, Charterer, Managing
Operator, or Agent.
46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2).................................... Vessel Reporting Requirements: 2,402
Master.
46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1).................................... Immersion Suits.................... 12,007
46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5).................................... Inspection Permit.................. 2,505
46 U.S.C. 3318(a)....................................... Vessel Inspection; General......... 12,007
46 U.S.C. 3318(g)....................................... Vessel Inspection; Nautical School 12,007
Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 3318(h)....................................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give 2,402
Notice IAW 3304(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(i)....................................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give 2,402
Notice IAW 3309(c).
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1).................................... Vessel Inspection; Vessel >=1,600 24,017
Gross Tons.
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1).................................... Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1,600 4,803
Gross Tons.
46 U.S.C. 3318(k)....................................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to 24,017
Comply with 3311(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(l)....................................... Vessel Inspection; Violation of 12,007
3318(b)-3318(f).
46 U.S.C. 3502(e)....................................... List/count of Passengers........... 250
46 U.S.C. 3504(c)....................................... Notification to Passengers......... 25,037
46 U.S.C. 3504(c)....................................... Notification to Passengers; Sale of 1,251
Tickets.
46 U.S.C. 3506.......................................... Copies of Laws on Passenger 501
Vessels; Master.
46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1).................................... Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo........ 62,595
46 U.S.C. 4106.......................................... Uninspected Vessels................ 10,519
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1).................................... Recreational Vessels (maximum for 331,174
related series of violations).
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1).................................... Recreational Vessels; Violation of 6,623
4307(a).
46 U.S.C. 4311(c)....................................... Recreational Vessels............... 2,505
46 U.S.C. 4507.......................................... Uninspected Commercial Fishing 10,519
Industry Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 4703.......................................... Abandonment of Barges.............. 1,783
46 U.S.C. 5116(a)....................................... Load Lines......................... 11,463
46 U.S.C. 5116(b)....................................... Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a)... 22,927
46 U.S.C. 5116(c)....................................... Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b)... 11,463
46 U.S.C. 6103(a)....................................... Reporting Marine Casualties........ 39,936
46 U.S.C. 6103(b)....................................... Reporting Marine Casualties; 10,519
Violation of 6104.
46 U.S.C. 8101(e)....................................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; 1,895
Failure to Report Deficiency in
Vessel Complement.
46 U.S.C. 8101(f)....................................... Manning of Inspected Vessels....... 18,943
46 U.S.C. 8101(g)....................................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; 18,943
Employing or Serving in Capacity
not Licensed by USCG.
46 U.S.C. 8101(h)....................................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; 2,505
Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small
Passenger Vessel, or Sailing
School Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 8102(a)....................................... Watchmen on Passenger Vessels...... 2,505
46 U.S.C. 8103(f)....................................... Citizenship Requirements........... 1,251
46 U.S.C. 8104(i)....................................... Watches on Vessels; Violation of 18,943
8104(a) or (b).
46 U.S.C. 8104(j)....................................... Watches on Vessels; Violation of 18,943
8104(c), (d), (e), or (h).
46 U.S.C. 8302(e)....................................... Staff Department on Vessels........ 250
46 U.S.C. 8304(d)....................................... Officer's Competency Certificates.. 250
46 U.S.C. 8502(e)....................................... Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, 18,943
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
46 U.S.C. 8502(f)....................................... Coastwise Pilotage; Individual..... 18,943
46 U.S.C. 8503.......................................... Federal Pilots..................... 60,039
46 U.S.C. 8701(d)....................................... Merchant Mariners Documents........ 1,251
46 U.S.C. 8702(e)....................................... Crew Requirements.................. 18,943
46 U.S.C. 8906.......................................... Small Vessel Manning............... 39,936
46 U.S.C. 9308(a)....................................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, 18,943
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
46 U.S.C. 9308(b)....................................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual.. 18,943
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46 U.S.C. 9308(c)....................................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of 18,943
9303.
46 U.S.C. 10104(b)...................................... Failure to Report Sexual Offense... 10,067
46 U.S.C. 10314(a)(2)................................... Pay Advances to Seamen............. 1,251
46 U.S.C. 10314(b)...................................... Pay Advances to Seamen; 1,251
Remuneration for Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10315(c)...................................... Allotment to Seamen................ 1,251
46 U.S.C. 10321......................................... Seamen Protection; General......... 8,678
46 U.S.C. 10505(a)(2)................................... Coastwise Voyages: Advances........ 8,678
46 U.S.C. 10505(b)...................................... Coastwise Voyages: Advances; 8,678
Remuneration for Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10508(b)...................................... Coastwise Voyages: Seamen 8,678
Protection; General.
46 U.S.C. 10711......................................... Effects of Deceased Seamen......... 501
46 U.S.C. 10902(a)(2)................................... Complaints of Unfitness............ 1,251
46 U.S.C. 10903(d)...................................... Proceedings on Examination of 250
Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 10907(b)...................................... Permission to Make Complaint....... 1,251
46 U.S.C. 11101(f)...................................... Accommodations for Seamen.......... 1,251
46 U.S.C. 11102(b)...................................... Medicine Chests on Vessels......... 1,251
46 U.S.C. 11104(b)...................................... Destitute Seamen................... 250
46 U.S.C. 11105(c)...................................... Wages on Discharge................. 1,251
46 U.S.C. 11303(a)...................................... Log Books; Master Failing to 501
Maintain.
46 U.S.C. 11303(b)...................................... Log Books; Master Failing to Make 501
Entry.
46 U.S.C. 11303(c)...................................... Log Books; Late Entry.............. 375
46 U.S.C. 11506......................................... Carrying of Sheath Knives.......... 125
46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(1)................................... Vessel Documentation............... 16,398
46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(2)................................... Documentation of Vessels- Related 27,331
to activities involving mobile
offshore drilling units.
46 U.S.C. 12151(c)...................................... Vessel Documentation; Fishery 125,314
Endorsement.
46 U.S.C. 12309(a)...................................... Numbering of Undocumented Vessels-- 12,519
Willful violation.
46 U.S.C. 12309(b)...................................... Numbering of Undocumented Vessels.. 2,505
46 U.S.C. 12507(b)...................................... Vessel Identification System....... 21,039
46 U.S.C. 14701......................................... Measurement of Vessels............. 45,855
46 U.S.C. 14702......................................... Measurement; False Statements...... 45,855
46 U.S.C. 31309......................................... Commercial Instruments and Maritime 21,039
Liens.
46 U.S.C. 31330(a)(2)................................... Commercial Instruments and Maritime 21,039
Liens; Mortgagor.
46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2)................................... Commercial Instruments and Maritime 52,596
Liens; Violation of 31329.
46 U.S.C. 70036(a)...................................... Ports and Waterways Safety 94,219
Regulations.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(B)................................ Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 9,472
Marine Parades; Unlicensed Person
in Charge.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(C)................................ Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 9,472
Marine Parades; Owner Onboard
Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(D)................................ Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 4,735
Marine Parades; Other Persons.
46 U.S.C. 70119(a)...................................... Port Security...................... 34,871
46 U.S.C. 70119(b)...................................... Port Security--Continuing 62,656
Violations.
46 U.S.C. 70506......................................... Maritime Drug Law Enforcement; 5,781
Penalties.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1).................................... Hazardous Materials: Related to 81,993
Vessels--Maximum Penalty.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2).................................... Hazardous Materials: Related to 191,316
Vessels--Penalty from Fatalities,
Serious Injuries/Illness or
Substantial Damage to Property.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3).................................... Hazardous Materials: Related to 493
Vessels--Training.
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\1\ Enacted under the Tariff Act of 1930, exempt from inflation adjustments.
Title 49--Transportation
PART 1503--INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
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15. The authority citation for part 1503 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 1142; 18 U.S.C. 6002; 28 U.S.C. 2461
(note); 49 U.S.C. 114, 20109, 31105, 40113-40114, 40119, 44901-
44907, 46101-46107, 46109-46110, 46301, 46305, 46311, 46313-46314;
Pub. L. 104-134, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74.
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16. In Sec. 1503.401, revise paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) and (c)(1)
through (3) to read as follows:
Sec. 1503.401 Maximum penalty amounts.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) For violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015,
$10,000 per violation, up to a total of $50,000 per civil penalty
action, in the case of an individual or small business concern, as
defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). For
violations that occurred after November 2, 2015 $11,698 per violation,
up to a total of $58,490 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, $11,698 per violation, up to a total of
$467,920 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, $13,669 per violation,
up to a total of $68,347 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
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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,
$13,669 per violation, up to a total of $546,774 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, $34,174 per violation, up to a total of $546,774 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.
John M. Mitnick,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-06745 Filed 4-4-19; 8:45 am]
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