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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
RIN 1601–AB05
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for
Inflation
Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this final rule, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) makes the 2022 annual inflation
adjustment to its civil monetary
penalties. On November 2, 2015, the
President signed into law The Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015
Act). Pursuant to the 2015 Act, all
agencies must adjust their civil
monetary penalties annually and
publish the adjustment in the Federal
Register. Accordingly, this final rule
adjusts the Department’s civil monetary
penalties for 2021 pursuant to the 2015
Act and Executive Office of the
President (EOP) Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) guidance. The new
penalties will be effective for penalties
assessed after January 11, 2022 whose
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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
49 CFR Part 1503
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associated violations occurred after
November 2, 2015.
DATES: This rule is effective on January
11, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hillary Hunnings, 202–282–9043,
hillary.hunnings@hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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
1 The 2015 Act was part of the Bipartisan Budget
Act of 2015, Public Law 114–74 (Nov. 2, 2015).
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agencies in making the annual
adjustments. The 2015 Act requires
agencies to make the annual
adjustments no later than January 15 of
each year and to publish the
adjustments in the Federal Register.
Pursuant to the 2015 Act, DHS
undertook a review of the civil penalties
that DHS and its components
administer.2 On July 1, 2016, DHS
published an IFR adjusting the
maximum civil monetary penalties with
an initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment, as
required by the 2015 Act.3 DHS
calculated the adjusted penalties based
upon nondiscretionary provisions in the
2015 Act and upon guidance that OMB
issued to agencies on February 24,
2016.4 The adjusted penalties were
effective for civil penalties assessed
after August 1, 2016 (the effective date
of the IFR), whose associated violations
occurred after November 2, 2015 (the
date of enactment of the 2015 Act). On
January 27, 2017, DHS published a final
rule making the annual adjustment for
2017.5 On April 2, 2018, DHS made the
2018 annual inflation adjustment.6 On
April 5, 2019, DHS made the 2019
annual inflation adjustment.7 On June
17, 2020, DHS made the 2020 annual
inflation adjustment.8 On October 18,
2021, DHS made the 2021 annual
inflation adjustment.9
2 The 2015 Act applies to all agency civil
penalties except for any penalty (including any
addition to tax and additional amount) under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.)
and the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1202 et seq.).
See sec. 4(a)(1) of the 2015 Act. In the case of DHS,
several civil penalties that are assessed by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG) fall under the Tariff Act of
1930, and therefore DHS did not adjust those civil
penalties in this rulemaking.
3 See 81 FR 42987.
4 Office of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Office of The
President, M–16–06, Implementation of the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015, Table A: 2016 Civil
Monetary Penalty Catch-Up Adjustment Multiplier
by Calendar Year, (Feb. 24, 2016) (https://
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/
omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf).
5 See 82 FR 8571.
6 See 83 FR 13826.
7 See 84 FR 13499.
8 See 85 FR 36469.
9 See 86 FR 57532.
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II. Overview of the Final Rule
This final rule makes the 2022 annual
inflation adjustments to civil monetary
penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and
pursuant to guidance OMB issued to
agencies on December 15, 2021.10 The
penalty amounts in this final rule will
be effective for penalties assessed after
January 11, 2022 where the associated
violation occurred after November 2,
2015. Consistent with OMB guidance,
the 2015 Act does not change previously
assessed penalties that the agency is
actively collecting or has collected.
The adjusted penalty amounts will
apply to penalties assessed after the
effective date of this final rule. We
discuss civil penalties by DHS
component in Section III below. For
each component identified in Section
III, below, we briefly describe the
relevant civil penalty (or penalties), and
we provide a table showing the increase
in the penalties for 2022. 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 2021
final rule, (4) the cost-of-living
adjustment multiplier for 2022 that
OMB provided in its December 15,
2021, guidance, and (5) the new 2022
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 componentby-component breakdown to the nature
of the civil penalties and relevant legal
authorities, please see the IFR preamble
at 81 FR 42987–43000.
III. Adjustments by Component
In the following sections, we briefly
describe the civil penalties that DHS
and its components, the Cybersecurity
and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA), the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), the U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and the
Transportation Security Administration
(TSA), assess. Other components not
mentioned do not impose any civil
monetary penalties. We include tables at
the end of each section, which list the
individual adjustments for each penalty.
A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA) administers
only one civil penalty that the 2015 Act
affects. That penalty assesses fines for
violations of the Chemical Facility 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).11 The CFATS
regulation is located in part 27 of title
6 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR). Below is a table showing the
2022 adjustment for the CFATS penalty
that CISA administers.
TABLE 1—CFATS CIVIL PENALTY ADJUSTMENT
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2021 FR
Penalty name
Citation
Penalty for non-compliance with CFATS regulations.
6 U.S.C. 624(b)(1); 6 CFR
27.300(b)(3).
New penalty
as adjusted by this
final rule
Multiplier *
$35,905 per day .......................
1.06222
$38,139 per day.
* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) assesses civil monetary
penalties under various titles of the
United States Code (U.S.C.) and the
CFR. These include penalties for certain
violations of title 8 of the CFR regarding
the Immigration and Nationality Act of
1952 (Pub. L. 82–414, as amended)
(INA). The INA contains provisions that
impose penalties on persons, including
carriers and aliens, who violate
specified provisions of the INA. The
relevant penalty provisions appear in
numerous sections of the INA; however,
CBP has enumerated these penalties in
regulation in one location—8 CFR
280.53. For a complete list of the INA
sections for which penalties are
assessed, in addition to a brief
description of each violation, see the
2016 IFR preamble at 81 FR 42989–
42990. For a complete list and brief
description of the non-INA civil
monetary penalties assessed by CBP
subject to adjustment and a discussion
of the history of the DHS and CBP
adjustments to the non-INA penalties,
see the 2019 annual inflation
adjustment final rule preamble at 84 FR
13499, 13500 (April 5, 2019).
Below is a table showing the 2022
adjustment for the penalties that CBP
administers.
TABLE 2—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
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Penalty name
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 U.S.C. 1221(g); 8 CFR
280.53(b)(1) (INA section 231(g)).
10 Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the
President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty
Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://
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Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2021 FR
Citation
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$1,436 ...............................
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/
M-22-07.pdf).
11 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
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1.06222
New penalty as
adjusted by this
final rule
$1,525.
the CFATS program within Title XXI of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended. See
6 U.S.C. 621 et seq. Public Law 113–254 authorized
the CFATS program from January 18, 2015, to
January 17, 2019. Public Law 116–150 extends the
CFATS program authorization to July 27, 2023.
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TABLE 2—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS—Continued
New penalty as
adjusted by this
final rule
Citation
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)).
$3,901 ...............................
1.06222
$4,144.
$1,644–$8,224 ..................
1.06222
$1,746–$8,736.
$3,289 ...............................
1.06222
$3,494.
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)).
$8,224 ...............................
1.06222
$8,736.
$390 for each alien ..........
1.06222
$414 for each alien.
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 ...................
$9,753 ...............................
1.06222
$10,360.
$975–$5,851 .....................
1.06222
$1,036–$6,215.
$1,951 ...............................
1.06222
$2,072.
$2,925–$5,851 ..................
1.06222
$3,107–$6,215.
$19,505 .............................
1.06222
$20,719.
$5,851 ...............................
1.06222
$6,215.
$5,851 ...............................
1.06222
$6,215.
$5,851 ...............................
1.06222
$6,215.
$823 ..................................
1.06222
$874.
$82–$412 ..........................
1.06222
$87–$438.
$546 ..................................
1.06222
** $580.
19 U.S.C. 1706a; 19 CFR
4.80(i).
$1,368 ...............................
1.06222
$1,453.
46 U.S.C. 12118(f)(3) .......
$546 ..................................
1.06222
** $580.
46 U.S.C. 55103(b); 19
CFR 4.80(b)(2).
$822 ..................................
1.06222
$873.
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.
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 ...................
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Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2021 FR
Penalty name
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.
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TABLE 2—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS—Continued
Penalty name
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2021 FR
Citation
Penalty for towing a vessel between
coastwise points in the United States
by a non-coastwise qualified vessel.
46 U.S.C. 55111(c); 19
CFR 4.92.
New penalty as
adjusted by this
final rule
Multiplier *
$957–$3,011, plus $164
per ton.
1.06222
$1,017–$3,198 plus $174
per ton.
* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/
2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
** No applicable conforming edit to regulatory text.
C. U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) assesses civil
monetary penalties for certain
employment-related violations arising
from the INA. ICE’s civil penalties are
located in title 8 of the CFR.
There are three different sections in
the INA that impose civil monetary
penalties for violations of the laws that
relate to employment actions: Sections
274A, 274B, and 274C. ICE has primary
enforcement responsibilities for two of
these civil penalty provisions (sections
274A and 274C), and the Department of
Justice (DOJ) has enforcement
responsibilities for one of these civil
penalty provisions (section 274B). The
INA, in sections 274A and 274C,
provides for imposition of civil
penalties for various specified unlawful
acts pertaining to the employment
eligibility verification process (Form I–
9, Employment Eligibility Verification),
the employment of unauthorized aliens,
and document fraud.
Because both DHS and DOJ
implement the three 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 2022 adjustment for
the penalties that ICE administers.12
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TABLE 3—U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2021 FR
New penalty as
adjusted by this
final rule
Penalty name
Citation
Multiplier *
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) ...
$1,644–$8,224 ..................
1.06222
$1,746–$8,736.
$487–$3,901 .....................
1.06222
$517–$4,144.
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(B) ...
$412–$3,289 .....................
1.06222
$438–$3,494.
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(C) ...
$3,901–$9,753 ..................
1.06222
$4,144–$10,360.
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(D) ...
$3,289–$8,224 ..................
1.06222
$3,494–$8,736.
8 CFR 274a.8(b) ..............
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(A)
$2,360 ...............................
$590–$4,722 .....................
1.06222
1.06222
$2,507.
$627–$5,016.
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(B)
$4,722–$11,803 ................
1.06222
$5,016–$12,537.
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(C)
$7,082–$23,607 ................
1.06222
$7,523–$25,076.
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(2) ........
$237–$2,360 .....................
1.06222
$252–$2,507.
8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 CFR
280.53(b)(14).
$823 ..................................
1.06222
$874.
* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/
2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
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,
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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
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is the DHS component primarily responsible for
assessing and collecting them, they are also listed
among the penalties ICE administers.
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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 U.S.C. authorize these penalties.
Titles 33 and 46 authorize the vast
majority of these penalties as these
statutes deal with navigation, navigable
waters, and shipping. For a complete
discussion of the civil monetary
penalties assessed by the Coast Guard,
see the 2016 IFR preamble at 81 FR
42992.
The Coast Guard has identified the
penalties it administers, adjusted those
penalties for inflation, and is listing
those new penalties in a table located in
the CFR—specifically, Table 1 in 33
CFR 27.3. Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3
identifies the statutes that provide the
Coast Guard with civil monetary penalty
authority and sets out the inflationadjusted maximum penalty that the
Coast Guard may impose pursuant to
each statutory provision. Table 1 in 33
CFR 27.3 provides the current
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maximum penalty for violations that
occurred after November 2, 2015.
The applicable civil penalty amounts
for violations occurring on or before
November 2, 2015, are set forth in
previously published regulations
amending 33 CFR part 27. To find the
applicable penalty amount for a
violation that occurred on or before
November 2, 2015, look to the prior
versions of the CFR that pertain to the
date on which the violation occurred.
Table 4 below shows the 2022
adjustment for the penalties that the
Coast Guard administers.
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TABLE 4—U.S. COAST GUARD CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2021 FR
Citation
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).
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of
Vessels.
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of
Vessels-Minimum Penalty.
Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master,
Owner, Operator or Person in Charge.
Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master,
Owner, Operator or Person in Charge-Minimum Penalty.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations General
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations St.
Mary’s river.
Bridges/Failure to Comply with Regulations ......
Bridges/Drawbridges ..........................................
Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge Obstructing
Navigation.
Bridges/Maintenance and Operation ..................
Bridge to Bridge Communication; Master, Person in Charge or Pilot.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; Vessel ..........
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).
14 U.S.C. 521(c) .............................
14 U.S.C. 521(e) ............................
$10,967
1,125
1.06222
1.06222
$11,649
1,195
14 U.S.C. 936(i); 33 CFR 27.3 .......
5,508
1.06222
5,851
14 U.S.C. 936(i); 33 CFR 27.3 .......
36,726
1.06222
39,011
19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 27.3 ............
8,212
1.06222
8,723
19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 27.3 ............
1,916
1.06222
2,035
19 U.S.C. 1581(d) ..........................
** 5,000
N/A
** 5,000
19 U.S.C. 1581(d) ..........................
** 1,000
N/A
** 1,000
33 U.S.C. 471; 33 CFR 27.3 ..........
33 U.S.C. 474; 33 CFR 27.3 ..........
11,906
822
1.06222
1.06222
12,647
873
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 ......
30,058
30,058
30,058
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
31,928
31,928
31,928
33 U.S.C. 533(b); 33 CFR 27.3 .....
33 U.S.C. 1208(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
30,058
2,190
1.06222
1.06222
31,928
2,326
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.
2,190
19,505
1.06222
1.06222
2,326
20,719
48,762
1.06222
51,796
19,505
1.06222
20,719
243,808
1.06222
258,978
48,762
1.06222
51,796
1,951
1.06222
2,072
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B); 33 CFR
27.3.
48,762
1.06222
51,796
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C); 33 CFR
27.3.
48,762
1.06222
51,796
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D); 33 CFR
27.3.
5,851
1.06222
6,215
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D); 33 CFR
27.3.
195,047
1.06222
207,183
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Marine Sanitation Devices; Operating ................
Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or Manufacture
International Navigation Rules; Operator ...........
International Navigation Rules; Vessel ..............
Pollution from Ships; General ............................
Pollution from Ships; False Statement ...............
Inland Navigation Rules; Operator .....................
Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel ........................
Shore Protection; General ..................................
Shore Protection; Operating Without Permit ......
Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation ............
Clean Hulls .........................................................
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
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 ...
8,212
21,896
15,352
15,352
76,764
15,352
15,352
15,352
54,157
21,663
48,762
44,646
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
8,723
23,258
16,307
16,307
81,540
16,307
16,307
16,307
57,527
23,011
51,796
47,424
59,528
1.06222
63,232
5,953
59,017
1.06222
1.06222
6,323
62,689
42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
59,017
1.06222
62,689
42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
177,053
1.06222
188,069
42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ....
59,017
1.06222
62,689
42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ....
177,053
1.06222
188,069
80509; 33 CFR 27.3 ......
70305; 33 CFR 27.3 ......
2110(e); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
2115; 33 CFR 27.3 ........
2302(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
2302(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
2302(c)(1); 33 CFR 27.3
6,451
64,515
9,753
7,939
7,181
35,905
7,939
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
6,852
68,529
10,360
8,433
7,628
38,139
8,433
46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4); 33 CFR 27.3
12,363
1.06222
13,132
46
46
46
46
46
46
2306(b)(2); 33 CFR 27.3
3102(c)(1); 33 CFR 27.3
3302(i)(5); 33 CFR 27.3
3318(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
3318(g); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
3318(h); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
2,473
12,363
2,579
12,363
12,363
2,473
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
2,627
13,132
2,739
13,132
13,132
2,627
46 U.S.C. 3318(i); 33 CFR 27.3 .....
2,473
1.06222
2,627
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR 27.3
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR 27.3
24,730
4,946
1.06222
1.06222
26,269
5,254
46 U.S.C. 3318(k); 33 CFR 27.3 ....
24,730
1.06222
26,269
3318(l); 33 CFR 27.3 .....
3502(e); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
3504(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ....
3504(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ....
3506; 33 CFR 27.3 ........
3718(a)(1); 33 CFR 27.3
4106; 33 CFR 27.3 ........
4311(b)(1); 33 CFR 27.3
12,363
257
25,780
1,288
516
64,452
10,832
341,000
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
13,132
273
27,384
1,368
548
68,462
11,506
362,217
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1); 33 CFR 27.3
46 U.S.C. 4311(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ....
46 U.S.C. 4507; 33 CFR 27.3 ........
6,820
2,579
10,832
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
7,244
2,739
11,506
46
46
46
46
46
46
1,835
11,803
23,607
11,803
41,120
10,832
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1,949
12,537
25,076
12,537
43,678
11,506
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 in accordance with (IAW) 3304(b).
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice IAW
3309(c).
Vessel Inspection; Vessel ≥1600 Gross Tons ...
Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600 Gross Tons
(GT).
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
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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 .......................
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 Waterway Safety Regulations ...........
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Unlicensed Person in Charge.
46 U.S.C. 8101(e); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
1,951
1.06222
2,072
46 U.S.C. 8101(f); 33 CFR 27.3 ....
46 U.S.C. 8101(g); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
19,505
19,505
1.06222
1.06222
20,719
20,719
46 U.S.C. 8101(h); 33 CFR 27.3 ...
2,579
1.06222
2,739
8102(a) ..........................
8103(f) ...........................
8104(i) ............................
8104(j) ............................
2,579
1,288
19,505
19,505
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
2,739
1,368
20,719
20,719
46 U.S.C. 8302(e) ..........................
46 U.S.C. 8304(d) ..........................
46 U.S.C. 8502(e) ..........................
257
257
19,505
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
273
273
20,719
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) ..........................
19,505
61,820
1,288
19,505
41,120
19,505
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
20,719
65,666
1,368
20,719
43,678
20,719
46
46
46
46
46
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U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
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9308(c) ...........................
10104(b) ........................
10314(a)(2) ....................
10314(b) ........................
19,505
19,505
10,366
1,288
1,288
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
20,719
20,719
11,011
1,368
1,368
46
46
46
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U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
10315(c) .........................
10321 .............................
10505(a)(2) ....................
10505(b) ........................
1,288
8,935
8,935
8,935
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1,368
9,491
9,491
9,491
46 U.S.C. 10508(b) ........................
8,935
1.06222
9,491
10711 .............................
10902(a)(2) ....................
10903(d) ........................
10907(b) ........................
11101(f) .........................
11102(b) ........................
11104(b) ........................
11105(c) .........................
11303(a) ........................
11303(b) ........................
11303(c) .........................
11506 .............................
12151(a)(1) ....................
12151 (a)(2) ...................
516
1,288
257
1,288
1,288
1,288
257
1,288
516
516
387
129
16,884
28,142
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
548
1,368
273
1,368
1,368
1,368
273
1,368
548
548
411
137
17,935
29,893
46 U.S.C. 12151(c) .........................
46 U.S.C. 12309(a) ........................
129,032
12,891
1.06222
1.06222
137,060
13,693
12309(b) ........................
12507(b) ........................
14701 .............................
14702 .............................
31309 .............................
31330(a)(2) ....................
2,579
21,663
47,216
47,216
21,663
21,663
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
2,739
23,011
50,154
50,154
23,011
23,011
46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2) ....................
54,157
1.06222
57,527
46 U.S.C. 70036(a); 33 CFR 27.3
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(B); 33 CFR
27.3.
97,014
9,753
1.06222
1.06222
103,050
10,360
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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 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) ......................
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3) ......................
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9,753
1.06222
10,360
4,876
1.06222
5,179
35,905
64,515
5,953
84,425
196,992
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
1.06222
38,139
68,529
6,323
89,678
209,249
508
1.06222
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/
2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
** Enacted under the Tariff Act; exempt from inflation adjustments.
E. Transportation Security
Administration
The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) is updating its
civil penalties regulation in accordance
with the 2015 Act. Pursuant to its
statutory authority in 49 U.S.C.
46301(a)(1), (4), (5), (6), 49 U.S.C.
46301(d)(2), (8), and 49 U.S.C. 114(u),
TSA may impose penalties for
violations of statutes that TSA
administers, including penalties for
violations of implementing regulations
or orders. Note that pursuant to division
K, title I, sec. 1904(b)(1)(I), of Public
Law 115–254, 132 Stat. 3186, 3545 (Oct.
5, 2018), the TSA Modernization Act—
part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of
2018—the former 49 U.S.C. 114(v),
which relates to penalties, was redesignated as 49 U.S.C. 114(u).
TSA assesses these penalties for a
wide variety of aviation and surface
security requirements, including
violations of TSA’s requirements
applicable to Transportation Worker
Identification Credentials (TWIC),13 as
well as violations of requirements
described in chapter 449 of title 49 of
the U.S.C. These penalties can apply to
a wide variety of situations, as described
in the statutory and regulatory
provisions, as well as in guidance that
TSA publishes. Below is a table
showing the 2022 adjustment for the
penalties that TSA administers.
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TABLE 5—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty amount as
adjusted in the
2021 FR
Multiplier *
New penalty as
adjusted by this
final rule
Penalty name
Citation
Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 (except
secs. 44902, 44903(d), 44907(a)–
(d)(1)(A), 44907(d)(1)(C)–(f), 44908,
and 44909), or 49 U.S.C. 46302 or
46303, a regulation prescribed, or
order issued thereunder by a person
operating an aircraft for the transportation of passengers or property for
compensation.
Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 (except
secs. 44902, 44903(d), 44907(a)–
(d)(1)(A), 44907(d)(1)(C)–(f), 44908,
and 44909), or 49 U.S.C. 46302 or
46303, a regulation prescribed, or
order issued thereunder by an individual (except an airman serving as
an airman), any person not operating
an aircraft for the transportation of
passengers or property for compensation, or a small business concern.
49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4),
(5), (6); 49 U.S.C.
46301(d)(2), (8); 49
CFR 1503.401(c)(3).
$35,188 (up to a total of
$562,996 per civil penalty action).
1.06222
$37,377 (up to a total of
$598,026 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).
$14,074 (up to a total of
$70,375 for individuals
or small businesses,
$562,996 for others).
1.06222
$14,950 (up to a total of
$74,754 for individuals
or small businesses,
$598,026 for others).
13 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 the
2021 FR
Penalty name
Citation
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. 114(u); 49 CFR
1503.401(b).
Multiplier *
$12,045 (up to a total of
$60,226 total for individuals or small businesses, $481,802 for
others).
1.06222
New penalty as
adjusted by this
final rule
$12,794 (up to a total of
$63,973 total for individuals or small businesses, $511,780 for
others).
* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/
2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
DHS is promulgating this final rule to
ensure that the amount of civil penalties
that DHS assesses or enforces reflects
the statutorily mandated ranges as
adjusted for inflation. The 2015 Act
provides a clear formula for adjustment
of the civil penalties, leaving DHS and
its components with little room for
discretion. DHS and its components
have been charged only with performing
ministerial computations to determine
the amounts of adjustments for inflation
to civil monetary penalties. In these
annual adjustments DHS is merely
updating the penalty amounts by
applying the cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier that OMB has provided to
agencies. Furthermore, the 2015 Act
specifically instructed that agencies
make the required annual adjustments
notwithstanding section 553 of title 5 of
the U.S.C. Thus, as specified in the 2015
Act, the prior public notice-andcomment procedures and delayed
effective date requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) do
not apply to this rule. Further, as
described above, this rule makes minor
amendments to the regulations to reflect
changes required by clear statutory
authority, and DHS finds that prior
notice and comment procedures and a
delayed effective date for these
amendments are unnecessary.
V. Regulatory Analyses
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A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 (‘‘Regulatory
Planning and Review’’) and 13563
(‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review’’) direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of
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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.14 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
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.
14 Office
of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the
President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty
Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/
M-22-07.pdf).
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D. Paperwork Reduction Act
The provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, and its implementing
regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, do not
apply to this final rule, because this
final rule does not trigger any new or
revised recordkeeping or reporting.
VI. Signing Authorities
The amendments to 19 CFR part 4 in
this document are issued in accordance
with 19 CFR 0.2(a), which provides that
the authority of the Secretary of the
Treasury with respect to CBP
regulations that are not related to
customs revenue functions was
transferred to the Secretary of Homeland
Security pursuant to Section 403(l) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Accordingly, this final rule to amend
such regulations may be signed by the
Secretary of Homeland Security (or his
or her delegate).
List of Subjects
6 CFR Part 27
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures.
8 CFR Part 270
Administrative practice and
procedure, Aliens, Employment, Fraud,
Penalties.
8 CFR Part 274a
Administrative practice and
procedure, Aliens, Employment,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
8 CFR Part 280
Administrative practice and
procedure, Immigration, Penalties.
19 CFR Part 4
Exports, Freight, Harbors, Maritime
carriers, Oil pollution, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.
33 CFR Part 27
Administrative practice and
procedure, Penalties.
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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
1. The authority citation for part 27
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 6 U.S.C. 624; Pub. L. 101–410,
104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114–
74, 129 Stat. 599; Pub. L. 113–254, 128 Stat.
2898, as amended by Pub. L. 116–150, 134
Stat. 679.
2. In § 27.300, revise paragraph (b)(3)
to read as follows:
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§ 27.300
Orders.
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*
(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 $38,139
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
3. The authority citation for part 270
continues to read as follows:
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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.
4. In § 270.3, revise paragraphs
(b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) to read as
follows:
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Penalties.
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*
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(ii) * * *
(A) First offense under section
274C(a)(1) through (a)(4). Not less than
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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 $517 and not
exceeding $4,144 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 $438 and not exceeding
$3,494 for each fraudulent document or
each proscribed activity described in
section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the Act
after November 2, 2015.
(C) Subsequent offenses under section
274C(a)(1) through (a)(4). Not less than
$2,200 and not more than $5,500 for
each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section
274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act
before March 27, 2008; not less than
$3,200 and not exceeding $6,500 for
each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section
274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act
occurring on or after March 27, 2008
and on or before November 2, 2015; and
not less than $4,144 and not more than
$10,360 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 $3,494 and not
more than $8,736 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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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, 1105a,
1324a; 48 U.S.C. 1806; 8 CFR part 2; Pub. L.
101–410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub.
L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 599.
6. In § 274a.8, revise paragraph (b) to
read as follows:
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§ 274a.8
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 $2,507 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
sentence of paragraph (b)(2)
introductory text to read as follows:
§ 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 $627 and not more than $5,016 for
each unauthorized alien with respect to
whom the offense occurred occurring
after November 2, 2015;
(B) Second offense—not less than
$2,200 and not more than $5,500 for
each unauthorized alien with respect to
whom the second offense occurred
before March 27, 2008; not less than
$3,200 and not more than $6,500, for
each unauthorized alien with respect to
whom the second offense occurred on or
after March 27, 2008, and on or before
November 2, 2015; and not less than
$5,016 and not more than $12,537 for
each unauthorized alien with respect to
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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 $7,523 and not more than
$25,076 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 § 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 $252 and not
more than $2,507 for each individual
with respect to whom such violation
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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adjustment.
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(b) * * *
(1) Section 231(g) of the Act, penalties
for non-compliance with arrival and
departure manifest requirements for
passengers, crewmembers, or occupants
transported on commercial vessels or
aircraft arriving to or departing from the
United States: From $1,436 to $1,525.
(2) Section 234 of the Act, penalties
for non-compliance with landing
requirements at designated ports of
entry for aircraft transporting aliens:
From $3,901 to $4,144.
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(3) Section 240B(d) of the Act,
penalties for failure to depart
voluntarily: From $1,644 minimum/
$8,224 maximum to $1,746 minimum/
$8,736 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 $3,289 to $3,494.
(5) Penalties for failure to remove
alien stowaways under section 241(d)(2)
of the Act: From $8,224 to $8,736.
(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 $390 to $414; and penalties for
use of alien crewmen for longshore
work in violation of section 251(d) of
the Act: From $9,753 to $10,360.
(7) Section 254(a) of the Act, penalties
for failure to control, detain, or remove
alien crewmen: From $975 minimum/
$5,851 maximum to $1,036 minimum/
$6,215 maximum.
(8) Section 255 of the Act, penalties
for employment on passenger vessels of
aliens afflicted with certain disabilities:
From $1,951 to $2,072.
(9) Section 256 of the Act, penalties
for discharge of alien crewmen: From
$2,925 minimum/$5,851 maximum to
$3,107 minimum/$6,215 maximum.
(10) Section 257 of the Act, penalties
for bringing into the United States alien
crewmen with intent to evade
immigration laws: From $19,505
maximum to $20,719 maximum.
(11) Section 271(a) of the Act,
penalties for failure to prevent the
unauthorized landing of aliens: From
$5,851 to $6,215.
(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 $5,851 to $6,215.
(13) Section 273(b) of the Act,
penalties for bringing to the United
States aliens without required
documentation: From $5,851 to $6,215.
(14) Section 274D of the Act, penalties
for failure to depart: From $823
maximum to $874 maximum, for each
day the alien is in violation.
(15) Section 275(b) of the Act,
penalties for improper entry: From $82
minimum/$412 maximum to $87
minimum/$438 maximum, for each
entry or attempted entry.
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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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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66,
1415, 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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*
*
Section 4.92 also issued under 28 U.S.C.
2461 note; 46 U.S.C. 55111;
*
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*
11. In § 4.80, revise paragraphs (b)(2)
and (i) to read as follows:
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§ 4.80 Vessels entitled to engage in
coastwise trade.
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*
(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 $873 for each passenger so
transported and landed after November
2, 2015 (46 U.S.C. 55103, as adjusted by
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015).
*
*
*
*
*
(i) Any vessel, entitled to be
documented and not so documented,
employed in a trade for which a
Certificate of Documentation is issued
under the vessel documentation laws
(see § 4.0(c)), other than a trade covered
by a registry, is liable to a civil penalty
of $500 for each port at which it arrives
without the proper Certificate of
Documentation on or before November
2, 2015, and $1,453 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.
12. In § 4.92, revise the third sentence
to read as follows:
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Towing.
* * * The penalties for violation of
this section occurring after November 2,
2015, are a fine of from $1,017 to $3,198
against the owner or master of the
towing vessel and a further penalty
against the towing vessel of $174 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
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
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.
Penalty adjustment table.
* * * The adjusted civil penalty
amounts listed in Table 1 to this section
are applicable for penalty assessments
issued after January 11, 2022, with
respect to violations occurring after
November 2, 2015. * * *
TABLE 1 TO § 27.3—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS
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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) ..................
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 ...................................................................................................
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 ......................................................................................
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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 in accordance with (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 (GT) ..........................................................
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 U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG).
Manning of Inspected Vessels; Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small Passenger Vessel, or
Sailing School Vessel.
Watchmen on Passenger Vessels ......................................................................................
Citizenship Requirements ...................................................................................................
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(a) or (b) ................................................................
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(c), (d), (e), or (h) ..................................................
Staff Department on Vessels ..............................................................................................
Officer’s Competency Certificates .......................................................................................
Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, Charterer, Managing Operator, Agent, Master or Individual
in Charge.
Coastwise Pilotage; Individual ............................................................................................
Federal Pilots ......................................................................................................................
Merchant Mariners Documents ...........................................................................................
Crew Requirements .............................................................................................................
Small Vessel Manning .........................................................................................................
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, Charterer, Managing Operator, Agent, Master or Individual in Charge.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual ........................................................................................
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of 9303 ............................................................................
Failure to Report Sexual Offense .......................................................................................
Pay Advances to Seamen ...................................................................................................
Pay Advances to Seamen; Remuneration for Employment ...............................................
Allotment to Seamen ...........................................................................................................
Seamen Protection; General ...............................................................................................
Coastwise Voyages: Advances ...........................................................................................
Coastwise Voyages: Advances; Remuneration for Employment .......................................
Coastwise Voyages: Seamen Protection; General .............................................................
Effects of Deceased Seamen .............................................................................................
Complaints of Unfitness ......................................................................................................
Proceedings on Examination of Vessel ..............................................................................
Permission to Make Complaint ...........................................................................................
Accommodations for Seamen .............................................................................................
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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 ..........................................................
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Title 49—Transportation
PART 1503—INVESTIGATIVE AND
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
15. The authority citation for part
1503 continues to read as follows:
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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), (2), and (3) to
read as follows:
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§ 1503.401
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(b) * * *
(1) For violations that occurred on or
before November 2, 2015, $10,000 per
violation, up to a total of $50,000 per
civil penalty action, in the case of an
individual or small business concern
(‘‘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,
$12,794 per violation, up to a total of
$63,973 per civil penalty action, in the
case of an individual or small business
concern; and
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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,
$12,794 per violation, up to a total of
$511,780 per civil penalty action, in the
case of any other person.
(c) * * *
(1) For violations that occurred on or
before November 2, 2015, $10,000 per
violation, up to a total of $50,000 per
civil penalty action, in the case of an
individual or small business concern
(‘‘small business concern’’ as defined in
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632)). For violations that
occurred after November 2, 2015,
$14,950 per violation, up to a total of
$74,754 per civil penalty action, in the
case of an individual (except an airman
serving as an airman), or a small
business concern.
(2) For violations that occurred on or
before November 2, 2015, $10,000 per
violation, up to a total of $400,000 per
civil penalty action, in the case of any
other person (except an airman serving
as an airman) not operating an aircraft
for the transportation of passengers or
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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,
$37,377 per violation, up to a total of
$598,026 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.
Jonathan E. Meyer,
General Counsel, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
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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-AB05
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this final rule, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
makes the 2022 annual inflation adjustment to its civil monetary
penalties. On November 2, 2015, the President signed into law The
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (the 2015 Act). Pursuant to the 2015 Act, all agencies must adjust
their civil monetary penalties annually and publish the adjustment in
the Federal Register. Accordingly, this final rule adjusts the
Department's civil monetary penalties for 2021 pursuant to the 2015 Act
and Executive Office of the President (EOP) Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) guidance. The new penalties will be effective for
penalties assessed after January 11, 2022 whose associated violations
occurred after November 2, 2015.
DATES: This rule is effective on January 11, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hillary Hunnings, 202-282-9043,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
II. Overview of Final Rule
III. Adjustments by Component
A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
C. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
D. U.S. Coast Guard
E. Transportation Security Administration
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
V. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
VI. Signing Authority
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
On November 2, 2015, the President signed into law the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Pub.
L. 114-74 section 701 (Nov. 2, 2015)) (2015 Act).\1\ The 2015 Act
amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990
(28 U.S.C. 2461 note) to improve the effectiveness of civil monetary
penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. The 2015 Act required
agencies to: (1) Adjust the level of civil monetary penalties with an
initial ``catch-up'' adjustment through issuance of an interim final
rule (IFR) and (2) make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation.
Through the ``catch-up'' adjustment, agencies were required to adjust
the maximum amounts of civil monetary penalties to more accurately
reflect inflation rates.
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\1\ The 2015 Act was part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015,
Public Law 114-74 (Nov. 2, 2015).
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For the subsequent annual adjustments, the 2015 Act requires
agencies to increase the penalty amounts by a cost-of-living
adjustment. The 2015 Act directs OMB to provide guidance to agencies
each year to assist agencies in making the annual adjustments. The 2015
Act requires agencies to make the annual adjustments no later than
January 15 of each year and to publish the adjustments in the Federal
Register.
Pursuant to the 2015 Act, DHS undertook a review of the civil
penalties that DHS and its components administer.\2\ On July 1, 2016,
DHS published an IFR adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalties
with an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment, as required by the 2015
Act.\3\ DHS calculated the adjusted penalties based upon
nondiscretionary provisions in the 2015 Act and upon guidance that OMB
issued to agencies on February 24, 2016.\4\ The adjusted penalties were
effective for civil penalties assessed after August 1, 2016 (the
effective date of the IFR), whose associated violations occurred after
November 2, 2015 (the date of enactment of the 2015 Act). On January
27, 2017, DHS published a final rule making the annual adjustment for
2017.\5\ On April 2, 2018, DHS made the 2018 annual inflation
adjustment.\6\ On April 5, 2019, DHS made the 2019 annual inflation
adjustment.\7\ On June 17, 2020, DHS made the 2020 annual inflation
adjustment.\8\ On October 18, 2021, DHS made the 2021 annual inflation
adjustment.\9\
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\2\ The 2015 Act applies to all agency civil penalties except
for any penalty (including any addition to tax and additional
amount) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et
seq.) and the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1202 et seq.). See sec.
4(a)(1) of the 2015 Act. In the case of DHS, several civil penalties
that are assessed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and
the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) fall under the Tariff Act of 1930, and
therefore DHS did not adjust those civil penalties in this
rulemaking.
\3\ See 81 FR 42987.
\4\ Office of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Office of The President, M-
16-06, Implementation of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Table A: 2016 Civil
Monetary Penalty Catch-Up Adjustment Multiplier by Calendar Year,
(Feb. 24, 2016) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf).
\5\ See 82 FR 8571.
\6\ See 83 FR 13826.
\7\ See 84 FR 13499.
\8\ See 85 FR 36469.
\9\ See 86 FR 57532.
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II. Overview of the Final Rule
This final rule makes the 2022 annual inflation adjustments to
civil monetary penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and pursuant to
guidance OMB issued to agencies on December 15, 2021.\10\ The penalty
amounts in this final rule will be effective for penalties assessed
after January 11, 2022 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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\10\ Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President,
M-22-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022,
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
\11\ Section 550 has since been superseded by the Protecting and
Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014
(Pub. L. 113-254). The new legislation codified the statutory
authority for the CFATS program within Title XXI of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, as amended. See 6 U.S.C. 621 et seq. Public
Law 113-254 authorized the CFATS program from January 18, 2015, to
January 17, 2019. Public Law 116-150 extends the CFATS program
authorization to July 27, 2023.
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The adjusted penalty amounts will apply to penalties assessed after
the effective date of this final rule. We discuss civil penalties by
DHS component in Section III below. For each component identified in
Section III, below, we briefly describe the relevant civil penalty (or
penalties), and we provide a table showing the increase in the
penalties for 2022. 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 2021 final rule, (4) the cost-of-
living adjustment multiplier for 2022 that OMB provided in its December
15, 2021, guidance, and (5) the new 2022 adjusted penalty. The 2015 Act
instructs agencies to round penalties to the nearest $1. For a more
complete discussion of the method used for calculating the initial
``catch-up'' inflation adjustments and a component-by-component
breakdown to the nature of the civil penalties and relevant legal
authorities, please see the IFR preamble at 81 FR 42987-43000.
III. Adjustments by Component
In the following sections, we briefly describe the civil penalties
that DHS and its components, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),
the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Coast
Guard (USCG), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA),
assess. Other components not mentioned do not impose any civil monetary
penalties. We include tables at the end of each section, which list the
individual adjustments for each penalty.
A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
administers only one civil penalty that the 2015 Act affects. That
penalty assesses fines for violations of the Chemical Facility Anti-
Terrorism Standards (CFATS). CFATS is a program that regulates the
security of chemical facilities that, in the discretion of the
Secretary, present high levels of security risk. DHS established the
CFATS program in 2007 pursuant to section 550 of the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 109-295).\11\ The
CFATS regulation is located in part 27 of title 6 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR). Below is a table showing the 2022 adjustment
for the CFATS penalty that CISA administers.
Table 1--CFATS Civil Penalty Adjustment
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
2021 FR final rule
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Penalty for non-compliance with 6 U.S.C. 624(b)(1); $35,905 per day.... 1.06222 $38,139 per day.
CFATS regulations. 6 CFR 27.300(b)(3).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-22-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) assesses civil
monetary penalties under various titles of the United States Code
(U.S.C.) and the CFR. These include penalties for certain violations of
title 8 of the CFR regarding the Immigration and Nationality Act of
1952 (Pub. L. 82-414, as amended) (INA). The INA contains provisions
that impose penalties on persons, including carriers and aliens, who
violate specified provisions of the INA. The relevant penalty
provisions appear in numerous sections of the INA; however, CBP has
enumerated these penalties in regulation in one location--8 CFR 280.53.
For a complete list of the INA sections for which penalties are
assessed, in addition to a brief description of each violation, see the
2016 IFR preamble at 81 FR 42989-42990. For a complete list and brief
description of the non-INA civil monetary penalties assessed by CBP
subject to adjustment and a discussion of the history of the DHS and
CBP adjustments to the non-INA penalties, see the 2019 annual inflation
adjustment final rule preamble at 84 FR 13499, 13500 (April 5, 2019).
Below is a table showing the 2022 adjustment for the penalties that
CBP administers.
Table 2--U.S. Customs and Border Protection Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
2021 FR final rule
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Penalties for non-compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1221(g); 8 $1,436............. 1.06222 $1,525.
arrival and departure manifest CFR 280.53(b)(1)
requirements for passengers, (INA section
crewmembers, or occupants 231(g)).
transported on commercial
vessels or aircraft arriving to
or departing from the United
States.
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Penalties for non-compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1224; 8 $3,901............. 1.06222 $4,144.
landing requirements at CFR 280.53(b)(2)
designated ports of entry for (INA section 234).
aircraft transporting aliens.
Penalties for failure to depart 8 U.S.C. 1229c(d); $1,644-$8,224...... 1.06222 $1,746-$8,736.
voluntarily. 8 CFR 280.53(b)(3)
(INA section
240B(d)).
Penalties for violations of 8 U.S.C. $3,289............. 1.06222 $3,494.
removal orders relating to 1253(c)(1)(A); 8
aliens transported on vessels or CFR 280.53(b)(4)
aircraft under section 241(d) of (INA section
the INA, or for costs associated 243(c)(1)(A)).
with removal under section
241(e) of the INA.
Penalties for failure to remove 8 U.S.C. $8,224............. 1.06222 $8,736.
alien stowaways under section 1253(c)(1)(B); 8
241(d)(2) of the INA. CFR 280.53(b)(5)
(INA section
243(c)(1)(B)).
Penalties for failure to report 8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8 $390 for each alien 1.06222 $414 for each
an illegal landing or desertion CFR 280.53(b)(6) alien.
of alien crewmen, and for each (INA section
alien not reported on arrival or 251(d)).
departure manifest or lists
required in accordance with
section 251 of the INA.
Penalties for use of alien 8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8 $9,753............. 1.06222 $10,360.
crewmen for longshore work in CFR 280.53(b)(6)
violation of section 251(d) of (INA section
the INA. 251(d)).
Penalties for failure to control, 8 U.S.C. 1284(a); 8 $975-$5,851........ 1.06222 $1,036-$6,215.
detain, or remove alien crewmen. CFR 280.53(b)(7)
(INA section
254(a)).
Penalties for employment on 8 U.S.C. 1285; 8 $1,951............. 1.06222 $2,072.
passenger vessels of aliens CFR 280.53(b)(8)
afflicted with certain (INA section 255).
disabilities.
Penalties for discharge of alien 8 U.S.C. 1286; 8 $2,925-$5,851...... 1.06222 $3,107-$6,215.
crewmen. CFR 280.53(b)(9)
(INA section 256).
Penalties for bringing into the 8 U.S.C. 1287; 8 $19,505............ 1.06222 $20,719.
United States alien crewmen with CFR 280.53(b)(10)
intent to evade immigration laws. (INA section 257).
Penalties for failure to prevent 8 U.S.C. 1321(a); 8 $5,851............. 1.06222 $6,215.
the unauthorized landing of CFR 280.53(b)(11)
aliens. (INA section
271(a)).
Penalties for bringing to the 8 U.S.C. 1322(a); 8 $5,851............. 1.06222 $6,215.
United States aliens subject to CFR 280.53(b)(12)
denial of admission on a health- (INA section
related ground. 272(a)).
Penalties for bringing to the 8 U.S.C. 1323(b); 8 $5,851............. 1.06222 $6,215.
United States aliens without CFR 280.53(b)(13)
required documentation. (INA section
273(b)).
Penalties for failure to depart.. 8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 $823............... 1.06222 $874.
CFR 280.53(b)(14)
(INA section 274D).
Penalties for improper entry..... 8 U.S.C. 1325(b); 8 $82-$412........... 1.06222 $87-$438.
CFR 280.53(b)(15)
(INA section
275(b)).
Penalty for dealing in or using 19 U.S.C. 469...... $546............... 1.06222 ** $580.
empty stamped imported liquor
containers.
Penalty for employing a vessel in 19 U.S.C. 1706a; 19 $1,368............. 1.06222 $1,453.
a trade without a required CFR 4.80(i).
Certificate of Documentation.
Penalty for transporting 46 U.S.C. $546............... 1.06222 ** $580.
passengers coastwise for hire by 12118(f)(3).
certain vessels (known as
Bowaters vessels) that do not
meet specified conditions.
Penalty for transporting 46 U.S.C. 55103(b); $822............... 1.06222 $873.
passengers between coastwise 19 CFR 4.80(b)(2).
points in the United States by a
non-coastwise qualified vessel.
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Penalty for towing a vessel 46 U.S.C. 55111(c); $957-$3,011, plus 1.06222 $1,017-$3,198 plus
between coastwise points in the 19 CFR 4.92. $164 per ton. $174 per ton.
United States by a non-coastwise
qualified vessel.
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-22-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
** No applicable conforming edit to regulatory text.
C. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) assesses civil
monetary penalties for certain employment-related violations arising
from the INA. ICE's civil penalties are located in title 8 of the CFR.
There are three different sections in the INA that impose civil
monetary penalties for violations of the laws that relate to employment
actions: Sections 274A, 274B, and 274C. ICE has primary enforcement
responsibilities for two of these civil penalty provisions (sections
274A and 274C), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) has enforcement
responsibilities for one of these civil penalty provisions (section
274B). The INA, in sections 274A and 274C, provides for imposition of
civil penalties for various specified unlawful acts pertaining to the
employment eligibility verification process (Form I-9, Employment
Eligibility Verification), the employment of unauthorized aliens, and
document fraud.
Because both DHS and DOJ implement the three employment-related
penalty sections in the INA, both Departments' implementing regulations
reflect the civil penalty amounts. For a complete description of the
civil money penalties assessed and a discussion of DHS's and DOJ's
efforts to update the penalties in years past, see the IFR preamble at
81 FR 42991. Below is a table showing the 2022 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
2021 FR final rule
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Civil penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1229c(d); $1,644-$8,224...... 1.06222 $1,746-$8,736.
depart voluntarily, INA section 8 CFR 280.53(b)(3).
240B(d).
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $487-$3,901........ 1.06222 $517-$4,144.
INA sections 274C(a)(1)-(a)(4), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(A).
penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $412-$3,289........ 1.06222 $438-$3,494.
INA sections 274C(a)(5)-(a)(6), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(B).
penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $3,901-$9,753...... 1.06222 $4,144-$10,360.
INA sections 274C(a)(1)-(a)(4), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(C).
penalty for subsequent offenses.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $3,289-$8,224...... 1.06222 $3,494-$8,736.
INA sections 274C(a)(5)-(a)(6), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(D).
penalty for subsequent offenses.
Violation/prohibition of 8 CFR 274a.8(b).... $2,360............. 1.06222 $2,507.
indemnity bonds.
Civil penalties for knowingly 8 CFR $590-$4,722........ 1.06222 $627-$5,016.
hiring, recruiting, referral, or 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(
retention of unauthorized A).
aliens--Penalty for first
offense (per unauthorized alien).
Penalty for second offense (per 8 CFR $4,722-$11,803..... 1.06222 $5,016-$12,537.
unauthorized alien). 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(
B).
Penalty for third or subsequent 8 CFR $7,082-$23,607..... 1.06222 $7,523-$25,076.
offense (per unauthorized alien). 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(
C).
Civil penalties for I-9 paperwork 8 CFR 274a.10(b)(2) $237-$2,360........ 1.06222 $252-$2,507.
violations.
Civil penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 $823............... 1.06222 $874.
depart, INA section 274D. CFR 280.53(b)(14).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-22-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
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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 U.S.C.
authorize these penalties. Titles 33 and 46 authorize the vast majority
of these penalties as these statutes deal with navigation, navigable
waters, and shipping. For a complete discussion of the civil monetary
penalties assessed by the Coast Guard, see the 2016 IFR preamble at 81
FR 42992.
The Coast Guard has identified the penalties it administers,
adjusted those penalties for inflation, and is listing those new
penalties in a table located in the CFR--specifically, Table 1 in 33
CFR 27.3. Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 identifies the statutes that provide
the Coast Guard with civil monetary penalty authority and sets out the
inflation-adjusted maximum penalty that the Coast Guard may impose
pursuant to each statutory provision. Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 provides
the current maximum penalty for violations that occurred after November
2, 2015.
The applicable civil penalty amounts for violations occurring on or
before November 2, 2015, are set forth in previously published
regulations amending 33 CFR part 27. To find the applicable penalty
amount for a violation that occurred on or before November 2, 2015,
look to the prior versions of the CFR that pertain to the date on which
the violation occurred.
Table 4 below shows the 2022 adjustment for the penalties that the
Coast Guard administers.
Table 4--U.S. Coast Guard Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
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Saving Life and Property........... 14 U.S.C. 521(c)..... $10,967 1.06222 $11,649
Saving Life and Property; 14 U.S.C. 521(e)..... 1,125 1.06222 1,195
Intentional Interference with
Broadcast.
Confidentiality of Medical Quality 14 U.S.C. 936(i); 33 5,508 1.06222 5,851
Assurance Records (first offense). CFR 27.3.
Confidentiality of Medical Quality 14 U.S.C. 936(i); 33 36,726 1.06222 39,011
Assurance Records (subsequent CFR 27.3.
offenses).
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by 19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 8,212 1.06222 8,723
Masters of Vessels. 27.3.
Obstruction of Revenue Officers by 19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 1,916 1.06222 2,035
Masters of Vessels-Minimum Penalty. 27.3.
Failure to Stop Vessel When 19 U.S.C. 1581(d).... ** 5,000 N/A ** 5,000
Directed; Master, Owner, Operator
or Person in Charge.
Failure to Stop Vessel When 19 U.S.C. 1581(d).... ** 1,000 N/A ** 1,000
Directed; Master, Owner, Operator
or Person in Charge-Minimum
Penalty.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations 33 U.S.C. 471; 33 CFR 11,906 1.06222 12,647
General. 27.3.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations 33 U.S.C. 474; 33 CFR 822 1.06222 873
St. Mary's river. 27.3.
Bridges/Failure to Comply with 33 U.S.C. 495(b); 33 30,058 1.06222 31,928
Regulations. CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Drawbridges................ 33 U.S.C. 499(c); 33 30,058 1.06222 31,928
CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge 33 U.S.C. 502(c); 33 30,058 1.06222 31,928
Obstructing Navigation. CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Maintenance and Operation.. 33 U.S.C. 533(b); 33 30,058 1.06222 31,928
CFR 27.3.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; 33 U.S.C. 1208(a); 33 2,190 1.06222 2,326
Master, Person in Charge or Pilot. CFR 27.3.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; 33 U.S.C. 1208(b); 33 2,190 1.06222 2,326
Vessel. CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 19,505 1.06222 20,719
Discharges (Class I per violation). 1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 33
CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 48,762 1.06222 51,796
Discharges (Class I total under 1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 33
paragraph). CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 19,505 1.06222 20,719
Discharges (Class II per day of 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii);
violation). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 243,808 1.06222 258,978
Discharges (Class II total under 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii);
paragraph). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 48,762 1.06222 51,796
Discharges (per day of violation) 1321(b)(7)(A); 33
Judicial Assessment. CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 1,951 1.06222 2,072
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. 48,762 1.06222 51,796
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. 48,762 1.06222 51,796
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. 5,851 1.06222 6,215
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. 195,047 1.06222 207,183
Discharges, Gross Negligence- 1321(b)(7)(D); 33
Minimum Penalty (Judicial CFR 27.3.
Assessment).
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Marine Sanitation Devices; 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33 8,212 1.06222 8,723
Operating. CFR 27.3.
Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33 21,896 1.06222 23,258
Manufacture. CFR 27.3.
International Navigation Rules; 33 U.S.C. 1608(a); 33 15,352 1.06222 16,307
Operator. CFR 27.3.
International Navigation Rules; 33 U.S.C. 1608(b); 33 15,352 1.06222 16,307
Vessel. CFR 27.3.
Pollution from Ships; General...... 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1); 76,764 1.06222 81,540
33 CFR 27.3.
Pollution from Ships; False 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2); 15,352 1.06222 16,307
Statement. 33 CFR 27.3.
Inland Navigation Rules; Operator.. 33 U.S.C. 2072(a); 33 15,352 1.06222 16,307
CFR 27.3.
Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel.... 33 U.S.C. 2072(b); 33 15,352 1.06222 16,307
CFR 27.3.
Shore Protection; General.......... 33 U.S.C. 2609(a); 33 54,157 1.06222 57,527
CFR 27.3.
Shore Protection; Operating Without 33 U.S.C. 2609(b); 33 21,663 1.06222 23,011
Permit. CFR 27.3.
Oil Pollution Liability and 33 U.S.C. 2716a(a); 48,762 1.06222 51,796
Compensation. 33 CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls........................ 33 U.S.C. 44,646 1.06222 47,424
3852(a)(1)(A); 33
CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls-related to false 33 U.S.C. 59,528 1.06222 63,232
statements. 3852(a)(1)(A); 33
CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls-Recreational Vessel.... 33 U.S.C. 3852(c); 33 5,953 1.06222 6,323
CFR 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(a); 33 59,017 1.06222 62,689
Liability, Compensation (Class I). CFR 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33 59,017 1.06222 62,689
Liability, Compensation (Class II). CFR 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33 177,053 1.06222 188,069
Liability, Compensation (Class II CFR 27.3.
subsequent offense).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33 59,017 1.06222 62,689
Liability, Compensation (Judicial CFR 27.3.
Assessment).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33 177,053 1.06222 188,069
Liability, Compensation (Judicial CFR 27.3.
Assessment subsequent offense).
Safe Containers for International 46 U.S.C. 80509; 33 6,451 1.06222 6,852
Cargo. CFR 27.3.
Suspension of Passenger Service.... 46 U.S.C. 70305; 33 64,515 1.06222 68,529
CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection or Examination 46 U.S.C. 2110(e); 33 9,753 1.06222 10,360
Fees. CFR 27.3.
Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing. 46 U.S.C. 2115; 33 7,939 1.06222 8,433
CFR 27.3.
Negligent Operations: Recreational 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 33 7,181 1.06222 7,628
Vessels. CFR 27.3.
Negligent Operations: Other Vessels 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 33 35,905 1.06222 38,139
CFR 27.3.
Operating a Vessel While Under the 46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1); 7,939 1.06222 8,433
Influence of Alcohol or a 33 CFR 27.3.
Dangerous Drug.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: 46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4); 12,363 1.06222 13,132
Owner, Charterer, Managing 33 CFR 27.3.
Operator, or Agent.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: 46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2); 2,473 1.06222 2,627
Master. 33 CFR 27.3.
Immersion Suits.................... 46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1); 12,363 1.06222 13,132
33 CFR 27.3.
Inspection Permit.................. 46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5); 2,579 1.06222 2,739
33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; General......... 46 U.S.C. 3318(a); 33 12,363 1.06222 13,132
CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Nautical School 46 U.S.C. 3318(g); 33 12,363 1.06222 13,132
Vessel. CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give 46 U.S.C. 3318(h); 33 2,473 1.06222 2,627
Notice in accordance with (IAW) CFR 27.3.
3304(b).
Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give 46 U.S.C. 3318(i); 33 2,473 1.06222 2,627
Notice IAW 3309(c). CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel >=1600 46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 24,730 1.06222 26,269
Gross Tons. 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600 46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 4,946 1.06222 5,254
Gross Tons (GT). 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to 46 U.S.C. 3318(k); 33 24,730 1.06222 26,269
Comply with 3311(b). CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 3318(l); 33 12,363 1.06222 13,132
3318(b)-3318(f). CFR 27.3.
List/count of Passengers........... 46 U.S.C. 3502(e); 33 257 1.06222 273
CFR 27.3.
Notification to Passengers......... 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 33 25,780 1.06222 27,384
CFR 27.3.
Notification to Passengers; Sale of 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 33 1,288 1.06222 1,368
Tickets. CFR 27.3.
Copies of Laws on Passenger 46 U.S.C. 3506; 33 516 1.06222 548
Vessels; Master. CFR 27.3.
Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo........ 46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1); 64,452 1.06222 68,462
33 CFR 27.3.
Uninspected Vessels................ 46 U.S.C. 4106; 33 10,832 1.06222 11,506
CFR 27.3.
Recreational Vessels (maximum for 46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1); 341,000 1.06222 362,217
related series of violations). 33 CFR 27.3.
Recreational Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1); 6,820 1.06222 7,244
4307(a). 33 CFR 27.3.
Recreational vessels............... 46 U.S.C. 4311(c); 33 2,579 1.06222 2,739
CFR 27.3.
Uninspected Commercial Fishing 46 U.S.C. 4507; 33 10,832 1.06222 11,506
Industry Vessels. CFR 27.3.
Abandonment of Barges.............. 46 U.S.C. 4703; 33 1,835 1.06222 1,949
CFR 27.3.
Load Lines......................... 46 U.S.C. 5116(a); 33 11,803 1.06222 12,537
CFR 27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a)... 46 U.S.C. 5116(b); 33 23,607 1.06222 25,076
CFR 27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b)... 46 U.S.C. 5116(c); 33 11,803 1.06222 12,537
CFR 27.3.
Reporting Marine Casualties........ 46 U.S.C. 6103(a); 33 41,120 1.06222 43,678
CFR 27.3.
Reporting Marine Casualties; 46 U.S.C. 6103(b); 33 10,832 1.06222 11,506
Violation of 6104. CFR 27.3.
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Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(e); 33 1,951 1.06222 2,072
Failure to Report Deficiency in CFR 27.3.
Vessel Complement.
Manning of Inspected Vessels....... 46 U.S.C. 8101(f); 33 19,505 1.06222 20,719
CFR 27.3.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(g); 33 19,505 1.06222 20,719
Employing or Serving in Capacity CFR 27.3.
not Licensed by USCG.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(h); 33 2,579 1.06222 2,739
Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small CFR 27.3.
Passenger Vessel, or Sailing
School Vessel.
Watchmen on Passenger Vessels...... 46 U.S.C. 8102(a).... 2,579 1.06222 2,739
Citizenship Requirements........... 46 U.S.C. 8103(f).... 1,288 1.06222 1,368
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 8104(i).... 19,505 1.06222 20,719
8104(a) or (b).
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 8104(j).... 19,505 1.06222 20,719
8104(c), (d), (e), or (h).
Staff Department on Vessels........ 46 U.S.C. 8302(e).... 257 1.06222 273
Officer's Competency Certificates.. 46 U.S.C. 8304(d).... 257 1.06222 273
Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, 46 U.S.C. 8502(e).... 19,505 1.06222 20,719
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Coastwise Pilotage; Individual..... 46 U.S.C. 8502(f).... 19,505 1.06222 20,719
Federal Pilots..................... 46 U.S.C. 8503....... 61,820 1.06222 65,666
Merchant Mariners Documents........ 46 U.S.C. 8701(d).... 1,288 1.06222 1,368
Crew Requirements.................. 46 U.S.C. 8702(e).... 19,505 1.06222 20,719
Small Vessel Manning............... 46 U.S.C. 8906....... 41,120 1.06222 43,678
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, 46 U.S.C. 9308(a).... 19,505 1.06222 20,719
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual.. 46 U.S.C. 9308(b).... 19,505 1.06222 20,719
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 9308(c).... 19,505 1.06222 20,719
9303.
Failure to Report Sexual Offense... 46 U.S.C. 10104(b)... 10,366 1.06222 11,011
Pay Advances to Seamen............. 46 U.S.C. 10314(a)(2) 1,288 1.06222 1,368
Pay Advances to Seamen; 46 U.S.C. 10314(b)... 1,288 1.06222 1,368
Remuneration for Employment.
Allotment to Seamen................ 46 U.S.C. 10315(c)... 1,288 1.06222 1,368
Seamen Protection; General......... 46 U.S.C. 10321...... 8,935 1.06222 9,491
Coastwise Voyages: Advances........ 46 U.S.C. 10505(a)(2) 8,935 1.06222 9,491
Coastwise Voyages: Advances; 46 U.S.C. 10505(b)... 8,935 1.06222 9,491
Remuneration for Employment.
Coastwise Voyages: Seamen 46 U.S.C. 10508(b)... 8,935 1.06222 9,491
Protection; General.
Effects of Deceased Seamen......... 46 U.S.C. 10711...... 516 1.06222 548
Complaints of Unfitness............ 46 U.S.C. 10902(a)(2) 1,288 1.06222 1,368
Proceedings on Examination of 46 U.S.C. 10903(d)... 257 1.06222 273
Vessel.
Permission to Make Complaint....... 46 U.S.C. 10907(b)... 1,288 1.06222 1,368
Accommodations for Seamen.......... 46 U.S.C. 11101(f)... 1,288 1.06222 1,368
Medicine Chests on Vessels......... 46 U.S.C. 11102(b)... 1,288 1.06222 1,368
Destitute Seamen................... 46 U.S.C. 11104(b)... 257 1.06222 273
Wages on Discharge................. 46 U.S.C. 11105(c)... 1,288 1.06222 1,368
Log Books; Master Failing to 46 U.S.C. 11303(a)... 516 1.06222 548
Maintain.
Log Books; Master Failing to Make 46 U.S.C. 11303(b)... 516 1.06222 548
Entry.
Log Books; Late Entry.............. 46 U.S.C. 11303(c)... 387 1.06222 411
Carrying of Sheath Knives.......... 46 U.S.C. 11506...... 129 1.06222 137
Vessel Documentation............... 46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(1) 16,884 1.06222 17,935
Documentation of Vessels--Related 46 U.S.C. 12151 28,142 1.06222 29,893
to Activities involving mobile (a)(2).
offshore drilling units.
Vessel Documentation; Fishery 46 U.S.C. 12151(c)... 129,032 1.06222 137,060
Endorsement.
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels-- 46 U.S.C. 12309(a)... 12,891 1.06222 13,693
Willful violation.
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels.. 46 U.S.C. 12309(b)... 2,579 1.06222 2,739
Vessel Identification System....... 46 U.S.C. 12507(b)... 21,663 1.06222 23,011
Measurement of Vessels............. 46 U.S.C. 14701...... 47,216 1.06222 50,154
Measurement; False Statements...... 46 U.S.C. 14702...... 47,216 1.06222 50,154
Commercial Instruments and Maritime 46 U.S.C. 31309...... 21,663 1.06222 23,011
Liens.
Commercial Instruments and Maritime 46 U.S.C. 31330(a)(2) 21,663 1.06222 23,011
Liens; Mortgagor.
Commercial Instruments and Maritime 46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2) 54,157 1.06222 57,527
Liens; Violation of 31329.
Ports and Waterway Safety 46 U.S.C. 70036(a); 97,014 1.06222 103,050
Regulations. 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. 9,753 1.06222 10,360
Marine Parades; Unlicensed Person 70041(d)(1)(B); 33
in Charge. CFR 27.3.
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Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. 9,753 1.06222 10,360
Marine Parades; Owner Onboard 70041(d)(1)(C); 33
Vessel. CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. 4,876 1.06222 5,179
Marine Parades; Other Persons. 70041(d)(1)(D); 33
CFR 27.3.
Port Security...................... 46 U.S.C. 70119(a)... 35,905 1.06222 38,139
Port Security--Continuing 46 U.S.C. 70119(b)... 64,515 1.06222 68,529
Violations.
Maritime Drug Law Enforcement...... 46 U.S.C. 70506(c)... 5,953 1.06222 6,323
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1). 84,425 1.06222 89,678
Vessels.
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2). 196,992 1.06222 209,249
Vessels-Penalty from Fatalities,
Serious Injuries/Illness or
substantial Damage to Property.
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3). 508 1.06222 540
Vessels; Training.
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-22-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
** Enacted under the Tariff Act; exempt from inflation adjustments.
E. Transportation Security Administration
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is updating its
civil penalties regulation in accordance with the 2015 Act. Pursuant to
its statutory authority in 49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4), (5), (6), 49
U.S.C. 46301(d)(2), (8), and 49 U.S.C. 114(u), TSA may impose penalties
for violations of statutes that TSA administers, including penalties
for violations of implementing regulations or orders. Note that
pursuant to division K, title I, sec. 1904(b)(1)(I), of Public Law 115-
254, 132 Stat. 3186, 3545 (Oct. 5, 2018), the TSA Modernization Act--
part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018--the former 49 U.S.C.
114(v), which relates to penalties, was re-designated as 49 U.S.C.
114(u).
TSA assesses these penalties for a wide variety of aviation and
surface security requirements, including violations of TSA's
requirements applicable to Transportation Worker Identification
Credentials (TWIC),\13\ as well as violations of requirements described
in chapter 449 of title 49 of the U.S.C. These penalties can apply to a
wide variety of situations, as described in the statutory and
regulatory provisions, as well as in guidance that TSA publishes. Below
is a table showing the 2022 adjustment for the penalties that TSA
administers.
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\13\ See, e.g., 46 U.S.C. 70105, 49 U.S.C. 46302 and 46303, and
49 U.S.C. chapter 449.
Table 5--Transportation Security Administration Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
2021 FR final rule
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Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 49 U.S.C. $35,188 (up to a 1.06222 $37,377 (up to a
(except secs. 44902, 46301(a)(1), (4), total of $562,996 total of $598,026
44903(d), 44907(a)-(d)(1)(A), (5), (6); 49 U.S.C. per civil penalty per civil penalty
44907(d)(1)(C)-(f), 44908, 46301(d)(2), (8); 49 action). action).
and 44909), or 49 U.S.C. CFR 1503.401(c)(3).
46302 or 46303, a regulation
prescribed, or order issued
thereunder by a person
operating an aircraft for the
transportation of passengers
or property for compensation.
Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 49 U.S.C. $14,074 (up to a 1.06222 $14,950 (up to a
(except secs. 44902, 46301(a)(1), (4), total of $70,375 total of $74,754
44903(d), 44907(a)-(d)(1)(A), (5); 49 U.S.C. for individuals or for individuals or
44907(d)(1)(C)-(f), 44908, 46301(d)(8); 49 CFR small businesses, small businesses,
and 44909), or 49 U.S.C. 1503.401(c)(1) and $562,996 for $598,026 for
46302 or 46303, a regulation (2). others). others).
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.
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Violation of any other 49 U.S.C. 114(u); 49 $12,045 (up to a 1.06222 $12,794 (up to a
provision of title 49 U.S.C. CFR 1503.401(b). total of $60,226 total of $63,973
or of 46 U.S.C. ch. 701, a total for total for
regulation prescribed, or individuals or individuals or
order issued thereunder. small businesses, small businesses,
$481,802 for $511,780 for
others). others).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-22-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
DHS is promulgating this final rule to ensure that the amount of
civil penalties that DHS assesses or enforces reflects the statutorily
mandated ranges as adjusted for inflation. The 2015 Act provides a
clear formula for adjustment of the civil penalties, leaving DHS and
its components with little room for discretion. DHS and its components
have been charged only with performing ministerial computations to
determine the amounts of adjustments for inflation to civil monetary
penalties. In these annual adjustments DHS is merely updating the
penalty amounts by applying the cost-of-living adjustment multiplier
that OMB has provided to agencies. Furthermore, the 2015 Act
specifically instructed that agencies make the required annual
adjustments notwithstanding section 553 of title 5 of the U.S.C. Thus,
as specified in the 2015 Act, the prior public notice-and-comment
procedures and delayed effective date requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) do not apply to this rule. Further,
as described above, this rule makes minor amendments to the regulations
to reflect changes required by clear statutory authority, and DHS finds
that prior notice and comment procedures and a delayed effective date
for these amendments are unnecessary.
V. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 (``Regulatory Planning and Review'') and
13563 (``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review'') direct agencies
to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives
and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that
maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental,
public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity).
Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both
costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of
promoting flexibility.
OMB has not designated this final rule a ``significant regulatory
action'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, OMB
has not reviewed this rule.
This final rule makes nondiscretionary adjustments to existing
civil monetary penalties in accordance with the 2015 Act and OMB
guidance.\14\ DHS therefore did not consider alternatives and does not
have the flexibility to alter the adjustments of the civil monetary
penalty amounts as provided in this rule. To the extent this final rule
increases civil monetary penalties, it would result in an increase in
transfers from persons or entities assessed a civil monetary penalty to
the government.
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M-22-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022,
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Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf).
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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act applies only to rules for which an
agency publishes a notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b). See 5 U.S.C. 601-612. The Regulatory Flexibility Act does not
apply to this final rule because a notice of proposed rulemaking was
not required for the reasons stated above.
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538,
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or Tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. This final rule will not result in
such an expenditure.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
The provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, do not
apply to this final rule, because this final rule does not trigger any
new or revised recordkeeping or reporting.
VI. Signing Authorities
The amendments to 19 CFR part 4 in this document are issued in
accordance with 19 CFR 0.2(a), which provides that the authority of the
Secretary of the Treasury with respect to CBP regulations that are not
related to customs revenue functions was transferred to the Secretary
of Homeland Security pursuant to Section 403(l) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002. Accordingly, this final rule to amend such
regulations may be signed by the Secretary of Homeland Security (or his
or her delegate).
List of Subjects
6 CFR Part 27
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures.
8 CFR Part 270
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment, Fraud,
Penalties.
8 CFR Part 274a
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
8 CFR Part 280
Administrative practice and procedure, Immigration, Penalties.
19 CFR Part 4
Exports, Freight, Harbors, Maritime carriers, Oil pollution,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.
33 CFR Part 27
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties.
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49 CFR Part 1503
Administrative practice and procedure, Investigations, Law
enforcement, Penalties.
Amendments to the Regulations
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, DHS is
amending 6 CFR part 27, 8 CFR parts 270, 274a, and 280, 19 CFR part 4,
33 CFR part 27, and 49 CFR part 1503 as follows:
Title 6--Domestic Security
PART 27--CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS
0
1. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 624; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as
amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599; Pub. L. 113-254, 128 Stat.
2898, as amended by Pub. L. 116-150, 134 Stat. 679.
0
2. In Sec. 27.300, revise paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:
Sec. 27.300 Orders.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(3) Where the Assistant Secretary determines that a facility is in
violation of an Order issued pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section
and issues an Order Assessing Civil Penalty pursuant to paragraph
(b)(1) of this section, a chemical facility is liable to the United
States for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day during
which the violation continues, if the violation of the Order occurred
on or before November 2, 2015, or $38,139 for each day during which the
violation of the Order continues, if the violation occurred after
November 2, 2015.
* * * * *
Title 8--Aliens and Nationality
PART 270--PENALTIES FOR DOCUMENT FRAUD
0
3. The authority citation for part 270 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, and 1324c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104
Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 and Pub. L.
114-74, 129 Stat. 599.
0
4. In Sec. 270.3, revise paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) to read
as follows:
Sec. 270.3 Penalties.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(ii) * * *
(A) First offense under section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4). Not less
than $275 and not exceeding $2,200 for each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of
the Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $375 and not exceeding
$3,200 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act on or after
March 27, 2008, and on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than
$517 and not exceeding $4,144 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 $438 and not exceeding
$3,494 for each fraudulent document or each proscribed activity
described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the Act after November 2,
2015.
(C) Subsequent offenses under section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4).
Not less than $2,200 and not more than $5,500 for each fraudulent
document or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1)
through (a)(4) of the Act before March 27, 2008; not less than $3,200
and not exceeding $6,500 for each fraudulent document or each
proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of
the Act occurring on or after March 27, 2008 and on or before November
2, 2015; and not less than $4,144 and not more than $10,360 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 $3,494 and not more than $8,736 for each fraudulent document
or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6)
of the Act after November 2, 2015.
* * * * *
PART 274a--CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS
0
5. The authority citation for part 274a continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1105a, 1324a; 48 U.S.C. 1806; 8
CFR part 2; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L.
114-74, 129 Stat. 599.
0
6. In Sec. 274a.8, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 274a.8 Prohibition of indemnity bonds.
* * * * *
(b) Penalty. Any person or other entity who requires any individual
to post a bond or security as stated in this section shall, after
notice and opportunity for an administrative hearing in accordance with
section 274A(e)(3)(B) of the Act, be subject to a civil monetary
penalty of $1,000 for each violation before September 29, 1999, of
$1,100 for each violation occurring on or after September 29, 1999, but
on or before November 2, 2015, and of $2,507 for each violation
occurring after November 2, 2015, and to an administrative order
requiring the return to the individual of any amounts received in
violation of this section or, if the individual cannot be located, to
the general fund of the Treasury.
0
7. In Sec. 274a.10, revise paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (C) and
the first sentence of paragraph (b)(2) introductory text to read as
follows:
Sec. 274a.10 Penalties.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(ii) * * *
(A) First offense--not less than $275 and not more than $2,200 for
each unauthorized alien with respect to whom the offense occurred
before March 27, 2008; not less than $375 and not exceeding $3,200, for
each unauthorized alien with respect to whom the offense occurred
occurring on or after March 27, 2008, and on or before November 2,
2015; and not less than $627 and not more than $5,016 for each
unauthorized alien with respect to whom the offense occurred occurring
after November 2, 2015;
(B) Second offense--not less than $2,200 and not more than $5,500
for each unauthorized alien with respect to whom the second offense
occurred before March 27, 2008; not less than $3,200 and not more than
$6,500, for each unauthorized alien with respect to whom the second
offense occurred on or after March 27, 2008, and on or before November
2, 2015; and not less than $5,016 and not more than $12,537 for each
unauthorized alien with respect to
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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 $7,523 and
not more than $25,076 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 $252 and not more
than $2,507 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 $1,436 to $1,525.
(2) Section 234 of the Act, penalties for non-compliance with
landing requirements at designated ports of entry for aircraft
transporting aliens: From $3,901 to $4,144.
(3) Section 240B(d) of the Act, penalties for failure to depart
voluntarily: From $1,644 minimum/$8,224 maximum to $1,746 minimum/
$8,736 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 $3,289 to $3,494.
(5) Penalties for failure to remove alien stowaways under section
241(d)(2) of the Act: From $8,224 to $8,736.
(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 $390 to $414; and
penalties for use of alien crewmen for longshore work in violation of
section 251(d) of the Act: From $9,753 to $10,360.
(7) Section 254(a) of the Act, penalties for failure to control,
detain, or remove alien crewmen: From $975 minimum/$5,851 maximum to
$1,036 minimum/$6,215 maximum.
(8) Section 255 of the Act, penalties for employment on passenger
vessels of aliens afflicted with certain disabilities: From $1,951 to
$2,072.
(9) Section 256 of the Act, penalties for discharge of alien
crewmen: From $2,925 minimum/$5,851 maximum to $3,107 minimum/$6,215
maximum.
(10) Section 257 of the Act, penalties for bringing into the United
States alien crewmen with intent to evade immigration laws: From
$19,505 maximum to $20,719 maximum.
(11) Section 271(a) of the Act, penalties for failure to prevent
the unauthorized landing of aliens: From $5,851 to $6,215.
(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 $5,851 to $6,215.
(13) Section 273(b) of the Act, penalties for bringing to the
United States aliens without required documentation: From $5,851 to
$6,215.
(14) Section 274D of the Act, penalties for failure to depart: From
$823 maximum to $874 maximum, for each day the alien is in violation.
(15) Section 275(b) of the Act, penalties for improper entry: From
$82 minimum/$412 maximum to $87 minimum/$438 maximum, for each entry or
attempted entry.
Title 19--Customs Duties
PART 4--VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES
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10. The authority citation for part 4 continues to read in part as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1415, 1431, 1433, 1434,
1624, 2071 note; 46 U.S.C. 501, 60105.
* * * * *
Sections 4.80, 4.80a, and 4.80b also issued under 19 U.S.C.
1706a; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 46 U.S.C. 12112, 12117, 12118, 50501-
55106, 55107, 55108, 55110, 55114, 55115, 55116, 55117, 55119,
56101, 55121, 56101, 57109; Pub. L. 108-7, Division B, Title II,
Sec. 211;
* * * * *
Section 4.92 also issued under 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 46 U.S.C.
55111;
* * * * *
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11. In Sec. 4.80, revise paragraphs (b)(2) and (i) to read as follows:
Sec. 4.80 Vessels entitled to engage in coastwise trade.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) The penalty imposed for the unlawful transportation of
passengers between coastwise points is $300 for each passenger so
transported and landed on or before November 2, 2015, and $873 for each
passenger so transported and landed after November 2, 2015 (46 U.S.C.
55103, as adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015).
* * * * *
(i) Any vessel, entitled to be documented and not so documented,
employed in a trade for which a Certificate of Documentation is issued
under the vessel documentation laws (see Sec. 4.0(c)), other than a
trade covered by a registry, is liable to a civil penalty of $500 for
each port at which it arrives without the proper Certificate of
Documentation on or before November 2, 2015, and $1,453 for each port
at which it arrives without the proper Certificate of Documentation
after November 2, 2015 (19 U.S.C. 1706a, as adjusted by the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015). If
such a vessel has on board any foreign merchandise (sea stores
excepted), or any domestic taxable alcoholic beverages, on which the
duty and taxes have not been paid or secured to be paid, the vessel and
its cargo are subject to seizure and forfeiture.
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12. In Sec. 4.92, revise the third sentence to read as follows:
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Sec. 4.92 Towing.
* * * The penalties for violation of this section occurring after
November 2, 2015, are a fine of from $1,017 to $3,198 against the owner
or master of the towing vessel and a further penalty against the towing
vessel of $174 per ton of the towed vessel (46 U.S.C. 55111, as
adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015).
Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 27--ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION
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13. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 1-6, Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as
amended by Sec. 31001(s)(1), Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (28
U.S.C. 2461 note); Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1, sec. 2 (106).
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14. In Sec. 27.3, revise the third sentence of the introductory text
and table 1 to read as follows:
Sec. 27.3 Penalty adjustment table.
* * * The adjusted civil penalty amounts listed in Table 1 to this
section are applicable for penalty assessments issued after January 11,
2022, with respect to violations occurring after November 2, 2015. * *
*
Table 1 to Sec. 27.3--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2022 Adjusted
U.S. code citation Civil monetary penalty description maximum penalty
amount ($)
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14 U.S.C. 521(c)........................................ Saving Life and Property........... 11,649
14 U.S.C. 521(e)........................................ Saving Life and Property; 1,195
Intentional Interference with
Broadcast.
14 U.S.C. 936(i)........................................ Confidentiality of Medical Quality 5,851
Assurance Records (first offense).
14 U.S.C. 936(i)........................................ Confidentiality of Medical Quality 39,011
Assurance Records (subsequent
offenses).
19 U.S.C. 70............................................ Obstruction of Revenue Officers by 8,723
Masters of Vessels.
19 U.S.C. 70............................................ Obstruction of Revenue Officers by 2,035
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 12,647
General.
33 U.S.C. 474........................................... Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations 873
St. Mary's River.
33 U.S.C. 495(b)........................................ Bridges/Failure to Comply with 31,928
Regulations.
33 U.S.C. 499(c)........................................ Bridges/Drawbridges................ 31,928
33 U.S.C. 502(c)........................................ Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge 31,928
Obstructing Navigation.
33 U.S.C. 533(b)........................................ Bridges/Maintenance and Operation.. 31,928
33 U.S.C. 1208(a)....................................... Bridge to Bridge Communication; 2,326
Master, Person in Charge or Pilot.
33 U.S.C. 1208(b)....................................... Bridge to Bridge Communication; 2,326
Vessel.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i).............................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 20,719
Discharges (Class I per violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i).............................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 51,796
Discharges (Class I total under
paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)............................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 20,719
Discharges (Class II per day of
violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)............................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 258,978
Discharges (Class II total under
paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 51,796
Discharges (per day of violation)
Judicial Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 2,072
Discharges (per barrel of oil or
unit discharged) Judicial
Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure 51,796
to Carry Out Removal/Comply With
Order (Judicial Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure 51,796
to Comply with Regulation Issued
Under 1321(j) (Judicial
Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 6,215
Discharges, Gross Negligence (per
barrel of oil or unit discharged)
Judicial Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)................................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: 207,183
Discharges, Gross Negligence--
Minimum Penalty (Judicial
Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1322(j)....................................... Marine Sanitation Devices; 8,723
Operating.
33 U.S.C. 1322(j)....................................... Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or 23,258
Manufacture.
33 U.S.C. 1608(a)....................................... International Navigation Rules; 16,307
Operator.
33 U.S.C. 1608(b)....................................... International Navigation Rules; 16,307
Vessel.
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1).................................... Pollution from Ships; General...... 81,540
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2).................................... Pollution from Ships; False 16,307
Statement.
33 U.S.C. 2072(a)....................................... Inland Navigation Rules; Operator.. 16,307
33 U.S.C. 2072(b)....................................... Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel.... 16,307
33 U.S.C. 2609(a)....................................... Shore Protection; General.......... 57,527
33 U.S.C. 2609(b)....................................... Shore Protection; Operating Without 23,011
Permit.
33 U.S.C. 2716a(a)...................................... Oil Pollution Liability and 51,796
Compensation.
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A)................................. Clean Hulls; Civil Enforcement..... 47,424
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A)................................. Clean Hulls; related to false 63,232
statements.
33 U.S.C. 3852(c)....................................... Clean Hulls; Recreational Vessels.. 6,323
42 U.S.C. 9609(a)....................................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, 62,689
Liability, Compensation (Class I).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)....................................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, 62,689
Liability, Compensation (Class II).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)....................................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, 188,069
Liability, Compensation (Class II
subsequent offense).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)....................................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, 62,689
Liability, Compensation (Judicial
Assessment).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)....................................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, 188,069
Liability, Compensation (Judicial
Assessment subsequent offense).
46 U.S.C. 80509(a)...................................... Safe Containers for International 6,852
Cargo.
46 U.S.C. 70305(c)...................................... Suspension of Passenger Service.... 68,529
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46 U.S.C. 2110(e)....................................... Vessel Inspection or Examination 10,360
Fees.
46 U.S.C. 2115.......................................... Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing. 8,433
46 U.S.C. 2302(a)....................................... Negligent Operations: Recreational 7,628
Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 2302(a)....................................... Negligent Operations: Other Vessels 38,139
46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1).................................... Operating a Vessel While Under the 8,433
Influence of Alcohol or a
Dangerous Drug.
46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4).................................... Vessel Reporting Requirements: 13,132
Owner, Charterer, Managing
Operator, or Agent.
46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2).................................... Vessel Reporting Requirements: 2,627
Master.
46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1).................................... Immersion Suits.................... 13,132
46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5).................................... Inspection Permit.................. 2,739
46 U.S.C. 3318(a)....................................... Vessel Inspection; General......... 13,132
46 U.S.C. 3318(g)....................................... Vessel Inspection; Nautical School 13,132
Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 3318(h)....................................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give 2,627
Notice in accordance with (IAW)
3304(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(i)....................................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give 2,627
Notice IAW 3309(c).
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1).................................... Vessel Inspection; Vessel >=1,600 26,269
Gross Tons.
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1).................................... Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1,600 5,254
Gross Tons (GT).
46 U.S.C. 3318(k)....................................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to 26,269
Comply with 3311(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(l)....................................... Vessel Inspection; Violation of 13,132
3318(b)-3318(f).
46 U.S.C. 3502(e)....................................... List/count of Passengers........... 273
46 U.S.C. 3504(c)....................................... Notification to Passengers......... 27,384
46 U.S.C. 3504(c)....................................... Notification to Passengers; Sale of 1,368
Tickets.
46 U.S.C. 3506.......................................... Copies of Laws on Passenger 548
Vessels; Master.
46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1).................................... Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo........ 68,462
46 U.S.C. 4106.......................................... Uninspected Vessels................ 11,506
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1).................................... Recreational Vessels (maximum for 362,217
related series of violations).
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1).................................... Recreational Vessels; Violation of 7,244
4307(a).
46 U.S.C. 4311(c)....................................... Recreational Vessels............... 2,739
46 U.S.C. 4507.......................................... Uninspected Commercial Fishing 11,506
Industry Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 4703.......................................... Abandonment of Barges.............. 1,949
46 U.S.C. 5116(a)....................................... Load Lines......................... 12,537
46 U.S.C. 5116(b)....................................... Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a)... 25,076
46 U.S.C. 5116(c)....................................... Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b)... 12,537
46 U.S.C. 6103(a)....................................... Reporting Marine Casualties........ 43,678
46 U.S.C. 6103(b)....................................... Reporting Marine Casualties; 11,506
Violation of 6104.
46 U.S.C. 8101(e)....................................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; 2,072
Failure to Report Deficiency in
Vessel Complement.
46 U.S.C. 8101(f)....................................... Manning of Inspected Vessels....... 20,719
46 U.S.C. 8101(g)....................................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; 20,719
Employing or Serving in Capacity
not Licensed by U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG).
46 U.S.C. 8101(h)....................................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; 2,739
Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small
Passenger Vessel, or Sailing
School Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 8102(a)....................................... Watchmen on Passenger Vessels...... 2,739
46 U.S.C. 8103(f)....................................... Citizenship Requirements........... 1,368
46 U.S.C. 8104(i)....................................... Watches on Vessels; Violation of 20,719
8104(a) or (b).
46 U.S.C. 8104(j)....................................... Watches on Vessels; Violation of 20,719
8104(c), (d), (e), or (h).
46 U.S.C. 8302(e)....................................... Staff Department on Vessels........ 273
46 U.S.C. 8304(d)....................................... Officer's Competency Certificates.. 273
46 U.S.C. 8502(e)....................................... Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, 20,719
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
46 U.S.C. 8502(f)....................................... Coastwise Pilotage; Individual..... 20,719
46 U.S.C. 8503.......................................... Federal Pilots..................... 65,666
46 U.S.C. 8701(d)....................................... Merchant Mariners Documents........ 1,368
46 U.S.C. 8702(e)....................................... Crew Requirements.................. 20,719
46 U.S.C. 8906.......................................... Small Vessel Manning............... 43,678
46 U.S.C. 9308(a)....................................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, 20,719
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
46 U.S.C. 9308(b)....................................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual.. 20,719
46 U.S.C. 9308(c)....................................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of 20,719
9303.
46 U.S.C. 10104(b)...................................... Failure to Report Sexual Offense... 11,011
46 U.S.C. 10314(a)(2)................................... Pay Advances to Seamen............. 1,368
46 U.S.C. 10314(b)...................................... Pay Advances to Seamen; 1,368
Remuneration for Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10315(c)...................................... Allotment to Seamen................ 1,368
46 U.S.C. 10321......................................... Seamen Protection; General......... 9,491
46 U.S.C. 10505(a)(2)................................... Coastwise Voyages: Advances........ 9,491
46 U.S.C. 10505(b)...................................... Coastwise Voyages: Advances; 9,491
Remuneration for Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10508(b)...................................... Coastwise Voyages: Seamen 9,491
Protection; General.
46 U.S.C. 10711......................................... Effects of Deceased Seamen......... 548
46 U.S.C. 10902(a)(2)................................... Complaints of Unfitness............ 1,368
46 U.S.C. 10903(d)...................................... Proceedings on Examination of 273
Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 10907(b)...................................... Permission to Make Complaint....... 1,368
46 U.S.C. 11101(f)...................................... Accommodations for Seamen.......... 1,368
46 U.S.C. 11102(b)...................................... Medicine Chests on Vessels......... 1,368
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46 U.S.C. 11104(b)...................................... Destitute Seamen................... 273
46 U.S.C. 11105(c)...................................... Wages on Discharge................. 1,368
46 U.S.C. 11303(a)...................................... Log Books; Master Failing to 548
Maintain.
46 U.S.C. 11303(b)...................................... Log Books; Master Failing to Make 548
Entry.
46 U.S.C. 11303(c)...................................... Log Books; Late Entry.............. 411
46 U.S.C. 11506......................................... Carrying of Sheath Knives.......... 137
46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(1)................................... Vessel Documentation............... 17,935
46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(2)................................... Documentation of Vessels--Related 29,893
to activities involving mobile
offshore drilling units.
46 U.S.C. 12151(c)...................................... Vessel Documentation; Fishery 137,060
Endorsement.
46 U.S.C. 12309(a)...................................... Numbering of Undocumented Vessels-- 13,693
Willful violation.
46 U.S.C. 12309(b)...................................... Numbering of Undocumented Vessels.. 2,739
46 U.S.C. 12507(b)...................................... Vessel Identification System....... 23,011
46 U.S.C. 14701......................................... Measurement of Vessels............. 50,154
46 U.S.C. 14702......................................... Measurement; False Statements...... 50,154
46 U.S.C. 31309......................................... Commercial Instruments and Maritime 23,011
Liens.
46 U.S.C. 31330(a)(2)................................... Commercial Instruments and Maritime 23,011
Liens; Mortgagor.
46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2)................................... Commercial Instruments and Maritime 57,527
Liens; Violation of 31329.
46 U.S.C. 70036(a)...................................... Ports and Waterways Safety 103,050
Regulations.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(B)................................ Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 10,360
Marine Parades; Unlicensed Person
in Charge.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(C)................................ Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 10,360
Marine Parades; Owner Onboard
Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(D)................................ Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 5,179
Marine Parades; Other Persons.
46 U.S.C. 70119(a)...................................... Port Security...................... 38,139
46 U.S.C. 70119(b)...................................... Port Security--Continuing 68,529
Violations.
46 U.S.C. 70506......................................... Maritime Drug Law Enforcement; 6,323
Penalties.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1).................................... Hazardous Materials: Related to 89,678
Vessels--Maximum Penalty.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2).................................... Hazardous Materials: Related to 209,249
Vessels--Penalty from Fatalities,
Serious Injuries/Illness or
Substantial Damage to Property.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3).................................... Hazardous Materials: Related to 540
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),
(2), and (3) to read as follows:
Sec. 1503.401 Maximum penalty amounts.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) For violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015,
$10,000 per violation, up to a total of $50,000 per civil penalty
action, in the case of an individual or small business concern (``small
business concern'' as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 632)). For violations that occurred after November 2, 2015,
$12,794 per violation, up to a total of $63,973 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, $12,794 per violation, up to a total of
$511,780 per civil penalty action, in the case of any other person.
(c) * * *
(1) For violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015,
$10,000 per violation, up to a total of $50,000 per civil penalty
action, in the case of an individual or small business concern (``small
business concern'' as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 632)). For violations that occurred after November 2, 2015,
$14,950 per violation, up to a total of $74,754 per civil penalty
action, in the case of an individual (except an airman serving as an
airman), or a small business concern.
(2) For violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015,
$10,000 per violation, up to a total of $400,000 per civil penalty
action, in the case of any other person (except an airman serving as an
airman) not operating an aircraft for the transportation of passengers
or property for compensation. For violations that occurred after
November 2, 2015, $14,950 per violation, up to a total of $598,026 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, $37,377 per violation, up to a total of $598,026 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.
Jonathan E. Meyer,
General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2022-00105 Filed 1-10-22; 8:45 am]
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