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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
8 CFR Parts 270, 274a, and 280
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
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–AB11
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for
Inflation
Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this final rule, DHS adjusts
for inflation its civil monetary penalties
for 2024, in accordance with the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 and
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) guidance. DHS is also accounting
for additional civil monetary penalties
that the U.S. Coast Guard is statutorily
authorized to collect. The new penalty
amounts will be effective for penalties
assessed after June 28, 2024 whose
associated violations occurred after
November 2, 2015.
DATES: This rule is effective on June 28,
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hillary Hunnings, Attorney-Advisor,
202–282–9043, hillary.hunnings@
hq.dhs.gov.
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SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
II. Overview of Final Rule
III. Adjustments by Component
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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
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 further improve the
effectiveness of civil monetary penalties
and to maintain their deterrent effect.
The 2015 Act required agencies to: (1)
adjust the level of civil monetary
penalties with an initial ‘‘catch-up’’
adjustment through issuance of an
interim final rule (IFR) and (2) make
subsequent annual adjustments for
inflation.2 Through the ‘‘catch-up’’
adjustment, agencies were required to
adjust the amounts of civil monetary
penalties to more accurately reflect
inflation rates.3
For the subsequent annual
adjustments, the 2015 Act requires
agencies to increase the penalty
amounts by a cost-of-living adjustment.4
The 2015 Act directs OMB to provide
guidance to agencies each year to assist
agencies in making the annual
adjustments.5 The 2015 Act requires
agencies to make the annual
adjustments no later than January 15 of
each year and to publish the
adjustments in the Federal Register.6
Pursuant to the 2015 Act, DHS
undertook a review of the civil penalties
that DHS and its components
1 The 2015 Act was part of the Bipartisan Budget
Act of 2015, Public Law 114–74 (Nov. 2, 2015)
(codified as amended at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note).
2 Public Law 114–74 section 701(b)(1)(D)(b)(1)–
(2).
3 Public Law 114–74 section
701(b)(1)(D)(b)(1)(A)–(B).
4 Public Law 114–74 section 701(b)(1)(D)(b)(2).
5 Public Law 114–74 section 701(b)(2)(4)(a).
6 Public Law 114–74 section 701(b)(1)(A)(a).
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administer.7 On July 1, 2016, DHS
published an IFR adjusting the
maximum civil monetary penalties with
an initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment, as
required by the 2015 Act.8 DHS
calculated the adjusted penalties based
upon nondiscretionary provisions in the
2015 Act and upon guidance that OMB
issued to agencies on February 24,
2016.9 The adjusted penalties were
effective for civil penalties assessed
after August 1, 2016 (the effective date
of the IFR), whose associated violations
occurred after November 2, 2015 (the
date of enactment of the 2015 Act).10 On
January 27, 2017, DHS published a final
rule making the annual adjustment for
2017.11 On April 2, 2018, DHS made the
2018 annual inflation adjustment.12 On
April 5, 2019, DHS made the 2019
annual inflation adjustment.13 On June
17, 2020, DHS made the 2020 annual
inflation adjustment.14 On October 18,
2021, DHS made the 2021 annual
inflation adjustment.15 On January 11,
2022, DHS made the 2022 annual
inflation adjustment.16 On January 13,
2023, DHS made the 2023 annual
inflation adjustment.17
II. Overview of the Final Rule
This final rule makes the 2024 annual
inflation adjustments to civil monetary
penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and
pursuant to guidance OMB issued to
agencies on December 19, 2023.18 The
7 The 2015 Act applies to all agency civil
penalties except for any penalty (including any
addition to tax and additional amount) under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.)
and the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1202 et seq.).
See sec. 4(a)(1) of the 2015 Act. In the case of DHS,
several civil penalties that are assessed by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG) fall under the Tariff Act of
1930, and therefore DHS did not adjust those civil
penalties in this rulemaking.
8 81 FR 42987 (July 1, 2016).
9 Id.; Office of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Office of
The President, M–16–06, Implementation of the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015, Table A: 2016 Civil
Monetary Penalty Catch-Up Adjustment Multiplier
by Calendar Year, (Feb. 24, 2016) (https://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-foragencies/memoranda/#memoranda-2016).
10 81 FR at 42987 (July 1, 2016).
11 82 FR 8571 (Jan. 27, 2017).
12 83 FR 13826 (Apr. 2, 2018).
13 84 FR 13499 (Apr. 5, 2019).
14 85 FR 36469 (June 17, 2020).
15 86 FR 57532 (Oct. 18, 2021).
16 87 FR 1317 (Jan. 11, 2022).
17 88 FR 2175 (Jan. 13, 2023).
18 Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the
President, M–24–07, Implementation of Penalty
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penalty amounts in this final rule will
be effective for penalties assessed after
June 28, 2024 where the associated
violation occurred after November 2,
2015. Consistent with OMB guidance,
the 2015 Act does not retrospectively
change previously assessed penalties
that the agency is actively collecting or
has collected.
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 2024. 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 2023
final rule, (4) the cost-of-living
adjustment multiplier for 2024 that
OMB provided in its December 19,
2023, guidance, and (5) the new 2024
adjusted penalty. The 2015 Act instructs
agencies to round penalties to the
nearest multiple of $1.19 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.
Additionally, in Section III(D)
discussing the civil penalties of the U.S.
Coast Guard, DHS is accounting for
additional civil monetary penalties that
the U.S. Coast Guard is statutorily
authorized to collect.
Finally, in issuing this final rule, it is
DHS’s intention that the rule’s penalty
provisions be considered severable from
one another to the greatest extent
possible. For example, if a court of
competent jurisdiction were to hold that
a particular penalty amount could not
be applied as adjusted for inflation to
particular persons or in particular
circumstances, DHS would intend for
the court to leave the remainder of the
rule in place with respect to all other
penalties as adjusted for inflation and
covered persons and circumstances.
III. Adjustments by Component
In the following sections, we briefly
describe the civil penalties that DHS
and its components, the Cybersecurity
and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA), the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), the U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and the
Transportation Security Administration
(TSA), assess. Other components not
mentioned do not impose any civil
monetary penalties for 2024. At the end
of each section we include tables that
list the individual adjustments for each
penalty.
A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA) administers the
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS). CFATS is a
program that regulates the security of
chemical facilities that, in the discretion
of the Secretary, present high levels of
security risk. DHS established the
CFATS program in 2007 pursuant to
section 550 of the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act
of 2007 (Pub. L. 109–295).20 Pursuant to
section 5 of the Protecting and Securing
Chemical Facilities from Terrorist
Attacks Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–254, as
amended by Pub. L. 116–150; 6 U.S.C.
621 note), authorization had been
granted for CFATS until July 27, 2023.
Congress did not act to reauthorize the
program in time and, as such, the
authorization expired on July 28, 2023.
Therefore, regulations written pursuant
to CFATS authority are not currently
active. While regulatory text for the
CFATS regulation, including a civil
penalty, is located in part 27 of title 6
of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), the text is inactive due to the
lapse in authority. For that reason, we
are not proposing any changes relating
to adjustments to the maximum civil
penalty amount that may be assessed
pursuant to CFATS at this time.
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 2024
adjustment for the penalties that CBP
administers.
TABLE 1—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty name
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Penalties for non-compliance with arrival and
departure manifest requirements for passengers, crewmembers, or occupants transported on commercial vessels or aircraft arriving to or departing from the United States.
Penalties for non-compliance with landing requirements at designated ports of entry for
aircraft transporting aliens.
Penalties for failure to depart voluntarily ...........
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Multiplier *
New penalty as adjusted
by this final rule
8 U.S.C. 1221(g); 8 CFR
280.53(b)(1) (INA section
231(g)).
$1,643 ......................................
1.03241
$1,696.
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)).
$4,465 ......................................
1.03241
$4,610.
$1,881–$9,413 .........................
1.03241
$1,942–$9,718.
Inflation Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/
M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-InflationAdjustments-for-2024.pdf).
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Penalty amount
as adjusted
in the 2023 FR
Citation
19 Public
Law 114–74 section 701(b)(2)(A).
550 has since been superseded by the
Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from
Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–254).
The new legislation codified the statutory authority
for the CFATS program within Title XXI of the
20 Section
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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 1—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS—Continued
Penalty amount
as adjusted
in the 2023 FR
Citation
Penalties for violations of removal orders relating to aliens transported on vessels or aircraft under section 241(d) of the INA, or for
costs associated with removal under section
241(e) of the INA.
Penalties for failure to remove alien stowaways
under section 241(d)(2) of the INA.
8 U.S.C. 1253(c)(1)(A); 8 CFR
280.53(b)(4) (INA section
243(c)(1)(A)).
$3,765 ......................................
1.03241
$3,887.
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)).
$9,413 ......................................
1.03241
$9,718.
$446 for each alien ..................
1.03241
$460 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 ..........................
$11,162 ....................................
1.03241
$11,524.
$1,116–$6,696 .........................
1.03241
$1,152–$6,913.
$2,232 ......................................
1.03241
$2,304.
$3,348–$6,696 .........................
1.03241
$3,457–$6,913.
$22,324 ....................................
1.03241
$23,048.
$6,696 ......................................
1.03241
$6,913.
$6,696 ......................................
1.03241
$6,913.
$6,696 ......................................
1.03241
$6,913.
$942 .........................................
1.03241
$973.
$94–$472 .................................
1.03241
$97–487.
$625 .........................................
1.03241
$645.**
19 U.S.C. 1706a 19 CFR
4.80(i).
46 U.S.C. 12118(f)(3) ..............
$1,566 ......................................
1.03241
$1,617.
$625 .........................................
1.03241
$645.**
46 U.S.C. 55103(b); 19 CFR
4.80(b)(2).
$941 .........................................
1.03241
$971.
46 U.S.C. 55111(c); 19 CFR
4.92.
$1,096–$3,446 plus $187 per
ton.
1.03241
$1,132–$3,558 plus $193 per
ton.
Penalties for failure to report an illegal landing
or desertion of alien crewmen, and for each
alien not reported on arrival or departure
manifest or lists required in accordance with
section 251 of the INA.
Penalties for use of alien crewmen for
longshore work in violation of section 251(d)
of the INA.
Penalties for failure to control, detain, or remove alien crewmen.
Penalties for employment on passenger vessels of aliens afflicted with certain disabilities.
Penalties for discharge of alien crewmen ..........
Penalties for bringing into the United States
alien crewmen with intent to evade immigration laws.
Penalties for failure to prevent the unauthorized
landing of aliens.
Penalties for bringing to the United States
aliens subject to denial of admission on a
health-related ground.
Penalties for bringing to the United States
aliens without required documentation.
Penalties for failure to depart .............................
Penalties for improper entry ...............................
Penalty for dealing in or using empty stamped
imported liquor containers.
Penalty for employing a vessel in a trade without a required Certificate of Documentation.
Penalty for transporting passengers coastwise
for hire by certain vessels (known as
Bowaters vessels) that do not meet specified
conditions.
Penalty for transporting passengers between
coastwise points in the United States by a
non-coastwise qualified vessel.
Penalty for towing a vessel between coastwise
points in the United States by a non-coastwise qualified vessel.
Multiplier *
New penalty as adjusted
by this final rule
Penalty name
* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–24–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.pdf).
** No applicable conforming edit to regulatory text.
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C. U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) assesses civil
monetary penalties for certain
employment-related violations arising
from the INA. ICE’s civil penalties are
located in title 8 of the CFR.
There are three different sections in
the INA that impose civil monetary
penalties for violations of the laws that
relate to employment actions: sections
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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–
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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
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preamble at 81 FR 42991. Below is a
table showing the 2024 adjustment for
the penalties that ICE administers.21
table showing the 2024 adjustment for
the penalties that ICE administers.21
TABLE 2—U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty name
Citation
Penalty amount as adjusted
in the 2023 FR
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) ..................
$1,881–$9,413 .......................
1.03241
$1,942–$9,718.
$557–$4,465 ..........................
1.03241
$575–$4,610.
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(B) ..................
$472–$3,765 ..........................
1.03241
$487–$3,887.
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(C) ..................
$4,465–$11,162 .....................
1.03241
$4,610–$11,524.
8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(D) ..................
$3,765–$9,413 .......................
1.03241
$3,887–$9,718.
8 CFR 274a.8(b) .............................
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(A) ..............
$2,701 ....................................
$676–$5,404 ..........................
1.03241
1.03241
$2,789.
$698–$5,579.
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(B) ..............
$5,404–$13,508 .....................
1.03241
$5,579–$13,946.
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(C) ..............
$8,106–$27,018 .....................
1.03241
$8,369–$27,894.
8 CFR 274a.10(b)(2) .......................
8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 CFR
280.53(b)(14).
$272–$2,701 ..........................
$942 .......................................
1.03241
1.03241
$281–$2,789.
$973.
Multiplier *
New penalty as adjusted
by this final rule
* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–24–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.pdf).
D. U.S. Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is authorized to
assess nearly 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 more
detailed discussion of the civil
monetary penalties assessed by the
Coast Guard, see the 2016 IFR preamble
at 81 FR 42992.
The Coast Guard has identified the
penalties it administers, adjusted those
penalties for inflation, and is listing
those new penalties in a table located in
the CFR—specifically, Table 1 in 33
CFR 27.3. Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3
identifies the statutes that provide the
Coast Guard with civil monetary penalty
authority and sets out the inflationadjusted maximum penalty that the
Coast Guard may impose pursuant to
each statutory provision. Table 1 in 33
CFR 27.3 provides the current
maximum penalty for violations that
occurred after November 2, 2015. The
applicable civil monetary penalty
amounts for violations occurring on or
before November 2, 2015, are set forth
in previously published regulations
amending 33 CFR part 27. To find the
applicable penalty amount for a
violation that occurred on or before
November 2, 2015, look to the prior
versions of the CFR that pertain to the
date on which the violation occurred.
The Coast Guard has also identified
updates to Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 to
ensure it accurately reflects all civil
monetary penalties that the Coast Guard
is statutorily authorized to impose by
statute. Table 3, below, lists the
penalties that this rule adds or revises
in Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 followed by
a description of each. The added
penalties are those that were either
recently enacted or inadvertently
excluded from Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3
and from prior civil monetary penalty
adjustment rulemakings but that are set
and authorized for Coast Guard’s
assessment by statute. They are now
added to Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 to
create a more complete list of Coast
Guard civil monetary penalties and to
align with the requirements of the 2015
Act. This rule also removes one penalty,
specifically 46 U.S.C. 10104(b), from the
existing Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 because
Congress revised and replaced the
penalties in 46 U.S.C. 10104 with those
that now appear at 46 U.S.C. 10104(a)(2)
and 46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2).22
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TABLE 3—U.S. COAST GUARD CIVIL PENALTY ADDITIONS
Penalty name
Citation
Penalty amount as adjusted
in the 2023 FR
Master Key Control System ...............................
Passenger Vessel Security and Safety; Daily
Penalty & Maximum Penalty.
46 U.S.C. 3106(d) ....................
46 U.S.C. 3507(h)(1)(A) ..........
$1,000 ......................................
Daily $25,000/Maximum
$50,000.
21 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
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assessing and collecting them, they are also listed
among the penalties ICE administers.
22 Public Law 117–263 section 11609 (Dec. 23,
2022) (codified as amended at 46 U.S.C. 10104).
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Penalty name
Citation
Penalty amount as adjusted
in the 2023 FR
Passenger Vessel Security and Safety; Crewmembers Crime Scene Preservation Training; Maximum Penalty.
Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b),
First Offense.
Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b),
Second Offense.
Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b),
Subsequent to Second Offense.
Employing Qualified Available U.S. Citizens or
Residents.
Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and
Harassment; Mandatory Reporting by Responsible Entity of a Vessel.
Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and
Harassment; Company After Action Summary, violation of 10104(d)(1).
Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and
Harassment; Company After Action Summary, daily noncompliance penalty.
Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and
Harassment; Company After Action Summary, Civil Penalty Maximum.
Vessel escort operations and towing assistance
Regulation of Vessels in Territorial Waters of
the United States.
46 U.S.C. 3508(d) ....................
$50,000 ....................................
1.03241
$51,621.
46 U.S.C. 4311(c) ....................
$100 .........................................
1.03241
$103.
46 U.S.C. 4311(c) ....................
$250 .........................................
1.03241
$258.
46 U.S.C. 4311(c) ....................
$500 .........................................
1.03241
$516.
46 U.S.C. 8106(f)(2)–(3) ..........
1.03241
46 U.S.C. 10104(a)(2) .............
Daily $10,000/Maximum
$100,000.
$50,000 ....................................
1.03241
Daily $10,324/Maximum
$103,241.
$51,621.
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2) .............
$25,000 ....................................
1.03241
$25,810.
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2) .............
$500 .........................................
1.03241
$516.
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2) .............
$50,000 ....................................
1.03241
$51,621.
46 U.S.C. 55112(d) ..................
46 U.S.C. 70052(c) ..................
$10,000 ....................................
$25,000 ....................................
1.03241
1.03241
$10,324.
$25,810.
Multiplier *
New penalty as adjusted
by this final rule
* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–24–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.pdf).
The James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(2023 NDAA) authorized a civil penalty
of $1,000 under 46 U.S.C. 3106(d) for
violations of the required Master Key
Control System.23 That penalty became
effective on December 23, 2022 24 and is
included in the updates to Table 1 in 33
CFR 27.3. The civil monetary penalties
for violations of passenger vessel
security and safety requirements,
authorized by 46 U.S.C. 3507(h)(1)(A),
and violations of crewmembers’ crime
scene preservation training
requirements, authorized by 46 U.S.C.
3508(d), are also included. The penalty
in section 3508(d) was previously
authorized in 46 U.S.C. 3508(e) and was
redesignated to paragraph 3508(d) by
the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2018.25 These civil monetary penalties
involving cruise vessel security and
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES
23 See Public Law 117–263 section 3106 (Dec. 23,
2022).
24 Id.
25 See Public Law 115–232 section 3543 (Aug.13,
2018).
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safety are in effect per statute and Coast
Guard policy letters.26
USCG also adds penalties for violating
requirements for engine cutoff switches
for first offense, second offense, and
subsequent-to-second offense. These
three penalties in 46 U.S.C. 4311(c)
were codified by Section 8316 of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021, (Pub. L. 116–283, January 1,
2021). In addition, the Coast Guard adds
the existing civil penalty for Employing
Qualified Available U.S. Citizens or
Residents in 46 U.S.C. 8106(f). This
penalty was originally authorized by
Congress through Section 312 of the
Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation Act of 2006 (Pub. L.
109–241, July 11, 2006).
Penalties for violations of a
requirement of mandatory reporting of
sexual assault and sexual harassment
and violations for non-compliance with
requirements to submit a company afteraction summary, as codified at 46 U.S.C.
10104(a)(2) and 10104(d)(2), are also
added to Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3. An
after-action summary summarizes the
actions taken after an incident of sexual
assault or sexual harassment. These
penalties were added by the 2023
NDAA and became effective on
December 23, 2022.27 The Coast Guard
also adds a civil penalty for violating
vessel escort operations and towing
requirements, authorized at 46 U.S.C.
55112(d) as well as a civil penalty for
violations of anchorage and vessel
movement during a national emergency
authorized by 46 U.S.C. 70052(c) under
subchapter VI Regulation of Vessels in
the Territorial Waters of the United
States, an important national security
enforcement authority of the Coast
Guard.
Table 4 below shows the 2024
adjustment for the remaining penalties
that the Coast Guard administers that
have previously already been included
in Table 1 of 33 CFR 27.3.
26 See CG–543 Policy Letter 11–09 (June 28, 2011)
& CG–543 Policy Letter 11–10 (July 27, 2011).
27 See Public Law 117–263 section 11609 (Dec.
23, 2022).
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Penalty name
Citation
Penalty amount
as adjusted
in the 2023 FR
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 ..........
14 U.S.C. 521(c) ......................
14 U.S.C. 521(e) ......................
$12,551 ....................................
1,288 ........................................
1.03241
1.03241
$12,958.
1,330.
14 U.S.C. 936(i); 33 CFR 27.3
6,304 ........................................
1.03241
6,508.
14 U.S.C. 936(i); 33 CFR 27.3
42,032 ......................................
1.03241
43,394.
19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 27.3 .....
9,399 ........................................
1.03241
9,704.
19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 27.3 .....
2,193 ........................................
1.03241
2,264.
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 ...
13,627 ......................................
941 ...........................................
1.03241
1.03241
14,069.
971.
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
34,401 ......................................
34,401 ......................................
34,401 ......................................
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
35,516.
35,516.
35,516.
33 U.S.C. 533(b); 33 CFR 27.3
33 U.S.C. 1208(a); 33 CFR
27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1208(b); 33 CFR
27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A); 33
CFR 27.3.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A); 33
CFR 27.3.
34,401 ......................................
2,506 ........................................
1.03241
1.03241
35,516.
2,587.
2,506 ........................................
1.03241
2,587.
22,324 ......................................
1.03241
23,048.
55,808 ......................................
1.03241
57,617.
22,324 ......................................
1.03241
23,048.
279,036 ....................................
1.03241
288,080.
55,808 ......................................
1.03241
57,617.
2,233 ........................................
1.03241
2,305.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B); 33
CFR 27.3.
55,808 ......................................
1.03241
57,617.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C); 33
CFR 27.3.
55,808 ......................................
1.03241
57,617.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D); 33
CFR 27.3.
6,696 ........................................
1.03241
6,913.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D); 33
CFR 27.3.
223,229 ....................................
1.03241
230,464.
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.
9,399 ........................................
1.03241
9,704.
25,059 ......................................
1.03241
25,871.
17,570 ......................................
1.03241
18,139.
17,570 ......................................
1.03241
18,139.
87,855 ......................................
1.03241
90,702.
17,570 ......................................
1.03241
18,139.
17,570 ......................................
1.03241
18,139.
17,570 ......................................
1.03241
18,139.
61,982 ......................................
1.03241
63,991.
24,793 ......................................
1.03241
25,597.
55,808 ......................................
1.03241
57,617.
51,097 ......................................
1.03241
52,753.
68,129 ......................................
1.03241
70,337.
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 .....................
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES
Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel ........................
Shore Protection; General .................................
Shore Protection; Operating Without Permit .....
Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation ...........
Clean Hulls .........................................................
Clean Hulls-related to false statements .............
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Penalty name
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 ..........................................
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES
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.
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33 U.S.C.
27.3.
42 U.S.C.
27.3.
42 U.S.C.
27.3.
42 U.S.C.
27.3.
42 U.S.C.
27.3.
42 U.S.C.
27.3.
3852(c); 33 CFR
6,813 ........................................
1.03241
7,034.
9609(a); 33 CFR
67,544 ......................................
1.03241
69,733.
9609(b); 33 CFR
67,544 ......................................
1.03241
69,733.
9609(b); 33 CFR
202,635 ....................................
1.03241
209,202.
9609(c); 33 CFR
67,544 ......................................
1.03241
69,733.
9609(c); 33 CFR
202,635 ....................................
1.03241
209,202.
46 U.S.C.
46 U.S.C.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
80509; 33 CFR 27.3
70305; 33 CFR 27.3
2110(e); 33 CFR
7,383 ........................................
73,837 ......................................
11,162 ......................................
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
7,622.
76,230.
11,524.
2115; 33 CFR 27.3
2302(a); 33 CFR
9,086 ........................................
8,219 ........................................
1.03241
1.03241
9,380.
8,485.
2302(a); 33 CFR
41,093 ......................................
1.03241
42,425.
2302(c)(1); 33 CFR
9,086 ........................................
1.03241
9,380.
2306(a)(4); 33 CFR
14,149 ......................................
1.03241
14,608.
2306(b)(2); 33 CFR
2,830 ........................................
1.03241
2,922.
3102(c)(1); 33 CFR
14,149 ......................................
1.03241
14,608.
3302(i)(5); 33 CFR
2,951 ........................................
1.03241
3,047.
3318(a); 33 CFR
14,149 ......................................
1.03241
14,608.
3318(g); 33 CFR
14,149 ......................................
1.03241
14,608.
3318(h); 33 CFR
2,830 ........................................
1.03241
2,922.
3318(i); 33 CFR
2,830 ........................................
1.03241
2,922.
3318(j)(1); 33 CFR
28,304 ......................................
1.03241
29,221.
3318(j)(1); 33 CFR
5,661 ........................................
1.03241
5,844.
3318(k); 33 CFR
28,304 ......................................
1.03241
29,221.
3318(l); 33 CFR
14,149 ......................................
1.03241
14,608.
3502(e); 33 CFR
294 ...........................................
1.03241
304.
3504(c); 33 CFR
29,505 ......................................
1.03241
30,461.
3504(c); 33 CFR
1,474 ........................................
1.03241
1,522.
3506; 33 CFR 27.3
3718(a)(1); 33 CFR
590 ...........................................
73,764 ......................................
1.03241
1.03241
609.
76,155.
4106; 33 CFR 27.3
4311(b)(1); 33 CFR
12,397 ......................................
390,271 ....................................
1.03241
1.03241
12,799.
402,920.
4311(b)(1); 33 CFR
7,805 ........................................
1.03241
8,058.
4311(d); 33 CFR
2,951 ........................................
1.03241
3,047.
4507; 33 CFR 27.3
12,397 ......................................
1.03241
12,799.
4703; 33 CFR 27.3
5116(a); 33 CFR
2,100 ........................................
13,508 ......................................
1.03241
1.03241
2,168.
13,946.
5116(b); 33 CFR
27,018 ......................................
1.03241
27,894.
5116(c); 33 CFR
13,508 ......................................
1.03241
13,946.
6103(a); 33 CFR
47,061 ......................................
1.03241
48,586.
6103(b); 33 CFR
12,397 ......................................
1.03241
12,799.
8101(e); 33 CFR
2,233 ........................................
1.03241
2,305.
46 U.S.C.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
27.3.
46 U.S.C.
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Penalty name
Manning of Inspected Vessels ...........................
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES
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 ...........
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.
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.
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46 U.S.C. 8101(f); 33 CFR
27.3.
46 U.S.C. 8101(g); 33 CFR
27.3.
46 U.S.C. 8101(h); 33 CFR
27.3.
22,324 ......................................
1.03241
23,048.
22,324 ......................................
1.03241
23,048.
2,951 ........................................
1.03241
3,047.
46
46
46
46
8102(a) ....................
8103(f) .....................
8104(i) .....................
8104(j) .....................
2,951 ........................................
1,474 ........................................
22,324 ......................................
22,324 ......................................
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
3,047.
1,522.
23,048.
23,048.
46 U.S.C. 8302(e) ....................
46 U.S.C. 8304(d) ....................
46 U.S.C. 8502(e) ....................
294 ...........................................
294 ...........................................
22,324 ......................................
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
304.
304.
23,048.
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) ....................
22,324 ......................................
70,752 ......................................
1,474 ........................................
22,324 ......................................
47,061 ......................................
22,324 ......................................
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
23,048.
73,045.
1,522.
23,048.
48,586.
23,048.
46
46
46
46
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
9308(b) ....................
9308(c) ....................
10314(a)(2) .............
10314(b) ..................
22,324 ......................................
22,324 ......................................
1,474 ........................................
1,474 ........................................
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
23,048.
23,048.
1,522.
1,522.
46
46
46
46
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
10315(c) ..................
10321 ......................
10505(a)(2) .............
10505(b) ..................
1,474 ........................................
10,226 ......................................
10,226 ......................................
10,226 ......................................
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1,522.
10,557.
10,557.
10,557.
46 U.S.C. 10508(b) ..................
10,226 ......................................
1.03241
10,557.
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
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) ............
590 ...........................................
1,474 ........................................
294 ...........................................
1,474 ........................................
1,474 ........................................
1,474 ........................................
294 ...........................................
1,474 ........................................
590 ...........................................
590 ...........................................
443 ...........................................
148 ...........................................
19,324 ......................................
32,208 ......................................
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
609.
1,522.
304.
1,522.
1,522.
1,522.
304.
1,522.
609.
609.
457.
153.
19,950.
33,252.
46 U.S.C. 12151(c) ..................
46 U.S.C. 12309(a) ..................
147,675 ....................................
14,754 ......................................
1.03241
1.03241
152,461.
15,232.
46
46
46
46
46
46
12309(b) ..................
12507(b) ..................
14701 ......................
14702 ......................
31309 ......................
31330(a)(2) .............
2,951 ........................................
24,793 ......................................
54,038 ......................................
54,038 ......................................
24,793 ......................................
24,793 ......................................
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
3,047.
25,597.
55,789.
55,789.
25,597.
25,597.
46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2) .............
61,982 ......................................
1.03241
63,991.
46 U.S.C. 70036(a); 33 CFR
27.3.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(B); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(C); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(D); 33
CFR 27.3.
46 U.S.C. 70119(a) ..................
46 U.S.C. 70119(b) ..................
46 U.S.C. 70506(c) ..................
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1) ...............
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2) ...............
111,031 ....................................
1.03241
114,630.
11,162 ......................................
1.03241
11,524.
11,162 ......................................
1.03241
11,524.
5,580 ........................................
1.03241
5,761.
41,093 ......................................
73,837 ......................................
6,813 ........................................
96,624 ......................................
225,455 ....................................
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
1.03241
42,425.
76,230.
7,034.
99,756.
232,762.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
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Citation
Penalty amount
as adjusted
in the 2023 FR
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3) ...............
582 ...........................................
Penalty name
Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels;
Training.
Multiplier *
1.03241
New penalty as adjusted
by this final rule
601.
* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–24–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.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),28 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 2024 adjustment for the
penalties that TSA administers.
TABLE 5—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS
Penalty amount as adjusted
in the 2023 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.
Violation of any other provision of title 49
U.S.C. or of 46 U.S.C. ch. 701, a regulation
prescribed, or order issued thereunder.
49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4), (5),
(6); 49 U.S.C. 46301(d)(2),
(8); 49 CFR 1503.401(c)(3).
$40,272 (up to a total of
$644,343 per civil penalty
action).
1.03241
$41,577 (up to a total of
$665,226 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).
$16,108 (up to a total of
$80,544 for individuals or
small businesses, $644,343
for others).
1.03241
$16,630 (up to a total of
$83,154 for individuals or
small businesses, $665,226
for others).
49 U.S.C. 114(u); 49 CFR
1503.401(b).
$13,785 (up to a total of
$68,928 total for individuals
or small businesses,
$551,417 for others).
1.03241
$14,232 (up to a total of
$71,162 total for individuals
or small businesses,
$569,288 for others).
* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–24–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 19, 2022) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.pdf).
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IV. Administrative Procedure Act
The Administrative Procedure Act
(‘‘APA’’) (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) require
agencies, when conducting rulemaking,
to provide advance public notice, seek
public comment, and provide a thirtyday delayed effective date. An agency
may issue a rule without first providing
an opportunity for notice and comment
if the agency makes a finding of good
cause that that notice and comment
procedures are impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest. Notice and comment
procedures are unnecessary, for
example, if Congress requires nondiscretionary action of an agency,
leaving the agency without discretion to
vary its action in response to the views
or suggestions of public commenters.
With respect to the annual inflation
adjustments, DHS finds that notice and
comment procedures are not required.
The 2015 Act had instructed agencies to
make the required annual adjustments
‘‘notwithstanding section 553 of title 5
of the U.S.C.’’ (See 28 U.S.C. 2461 note).
Furthermore, DHS has good cause to
forgo notice and comment procedures
because such procedures would be
unnecessary due to DHS’s lack of
discretion in updating the penalties. As
required by the 2015 Act, DHS is
updating the penalty amounts by
applying the cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier that OMB has provided to
agencies. For the same reasons, DHS
also finds that it has good cause to forgo
a delayed effective date under section
553(d) of the APA.
With respect to the penalties that
Coast Guard has added in this
28 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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rulemaking, DHS finds that there is
good cause to bypass notice and
comment procedures. In this rule, the
Coast Guard adds penalties to Table 1 in
33 CFR part 27. The penalties address
master key control systems (46 U.S.C.
3106(d)), passenger vessel safety and
security (46 U.S.C. 3507(h)(1)(A) and 46
U.S.C. 3508(d)), engine cut-off switches
(46 U.S.C. 4311(c)), employing qualified
available U.S. citizens or residents (46
U.S.C. 8106(f)(2)–(3)), the requirement
to report sexual assault and harassment
(46 U.S.C. 10104(a)(2) and 46 U.S.C.
10104(d)(2)), vessel escort operations
and towing assistance (46 U.S.C.
55112(d)), and the regulation of vessels
in the territorial waters of the United
States (46 U.S.C. 70052(c). See Table 3,
‘‘U.S. Coast Guard Civil Penalty
Additions,’’ above for more information
on the penalties that the Coast Guard is
adding to Table 1 in 33 CFR part 27.
DHS finds that there is good cause to
forgo notice and comment procedures
for these additions because notice and
comment procedures would be
unnecessary. Notice and comment
would not change either the initial
maximum statutory penalties (set by
their authorizing statutes) or the
multiplier (set by OMB). The
authorizing statutes for these penalties
and the 2015 Act leave the Coast Guard
no discretion to consider any other
alternatives for setting the penalties. For
the reasons stated above, DHS also finds
that good cause exists to forgo a 30-day
delayed effective date under section
553(d) of the APA.
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V. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 (‘‘Regulatory
Planning and Review’’), as amended by
Executive Order 14094 (‘‘Modernizing
Regulatory Review’’), and 13563
(‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review’’) direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of
reducing costs, of harmonizing rules,
and of promoting flexibility.
OMB has not designated this final
rule a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’
under section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866, as amended by Executive Order
14094. Accordingly, OMB has not
reviewed this rule. This final rule makes
nondiscretionary adjustments to
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existing civil monetary penalties in
accordance with the 2015 Act and OMB
guidance.29 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.
List of Subjects
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
8 CFR Part 280
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.
Administrative practice and
procedure, Immigration, Penalties.
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
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.
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.
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.
49 CFR Part 1503
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
Title 8—Aliens and Nationality
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).
29 Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the
President, M–24–07, Implementation of Penalty
Inflation Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/
M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-InflationAdjustments-for-2024.pdf).
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Investigations, Law
enforcement, Penalties.
Amendments to the Regulations
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in
the preamble, DHS is amending 8 CFR
parts 270, 274a, and 280, 19 CFR part
4, 33 CFR part 27, and 49 CFR part 1503
as follows:
PART 270—PENALTIES FOR
DOCUMENT FRAUD
1. The authority citation for part 270
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, and 1324c;
Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended
by Pub. L. 104–134, 110 Stat. 1321 and Pub.
L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 599.
2. In § 270.3, revise paragraphs
(b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) to read as
follows:
■
§ 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,
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2015; and not less than $575 and not
exceeding $4,610 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 $487 and not exceeding
$3,887 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 $4,610 and not more than
$11,524 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 $3,887 and not
more than $9,718 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
3. The authority citation for part 274a
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1105a,
1324a; 48 U.S.C. 1806; 8 CFR part 2; Pub. L.
101–410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub.
L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 599.
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4. In § 274a.8, revise paragraph (b) to
read as follows:
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§ 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 $2,789 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.
■ 5. In § 274a.10, revise paragraphs
(b)(1)(ii)(A) through (C) and 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 $698 and not more than $5,579 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
$5,579 and not more than $13,946 for
each unauthorized alien with respect to
whom the second offense occurred after
November 2, 2015; or
(C) More than two offenses—not less
than $3,300 and not more than $11,000
for each unauthorized alien with respect
to whom the third or subsequent offense
occurred before March 27, 2008; not less
than $4,300 and not exceeding $16,000,
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$27,894 for each unauthorized alien
with respect to whom the third or
subsequent offense occurred after
November 2, 2015; and
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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 $281 and not
more than $2,789 for each individual
with respect to whom such violation
occurred after November 2, 2015. In
determining the amount of the penalty,
consideration shall be given to:
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COLLECTION OF FINES
6. The authority citation for part 280
continues to read as follows:
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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.
7. In § 280.53, revise paragraphs (b)(1)
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(1) Section 231(g) of the Act, penalties
for non-compliance with arrival and
departure manifest requirements for
passengers, crewmembers, or occupants
transported on commercial vessels or
aircraft arriving to or departing from the
United States: From $1,643 to $1,696.
(2) Section 234 of the Act, penalties
for non-compliance with landing
requirements at designated ports of
entry for aircraft transporting aliens:
From $4,465 to $4,610.
(3) Section 240B(d) of the Act,
penalties for failure to depart
voluntarily: From $1,881 minimum/
$9,413 maximum to $1,942 minimum/
$9,718 maximum.
(4) Section 243(c)(1)(A) of the Act,
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vessels or aircraft, under section 241(d)
of the Act, or for costs associated with
removal under section 241(e) of the Act:
From $3,765 to $3,887.
(5) Penalties for failure to remove
alien stowaways under section 241(d)(2)
of the Act: From $9,413 to $9,718.
(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 $446 to $460; and penalties for
use of alien crewmen for longshore
work in violation of section 251(d) of
the Act: From $11,162 to $11,524.
(7) Section 254(a) of the Act, penalties
for failure to control, detain, or remove
alien crewmen: From $1,116 minimum/
$6,696 maximum to $1,152 minimum/
$6,913 maximum.
(8) Section 255 of the Act, penalties
for employment on passenger vessels of
aliens afflicted with certain disabilities:
From $2,232 to $2,304.
(9) Section 256 of the Act, penalties
for discharge of alien crewmen: From
$3,348 minimum/$6,696 maximum to
$3,457 minimum/$6,913 maximum.
(10) Section 257 of the Act, penalties
for bringing into the United States alien
crewmen with intent to evade
immigration laws: From $22,324
maximum to $23,048 maximum.
(11) Section 271(a) of the Act,
penalties for failure to prevent the
unauthorized landing of aliens: From
$6,696 to $6,913.
(12) Section 272(a) of the Act,
penalties for bringing to the United
States aliens subject to denial of
admission on a health-related ground:
From $6,696 to $6,913.
(13) Section 273(b) of the Act,
penalties for bringing to the United
States aliens without required
documentation: From $6,696 to $6,913.
(14) Section 274D of the Act, penalties
for failure to depart: From $942
maximum to $973 maximum, for each
day the alien is in violation.
(15) Section 275(b) of the Act,
penalties for improper entry: From $94
minimum/$472 maximum to $97
minimum/$487 maximum, for each
entry or attempted entry.
Title 19—Customs Duties
PART 4—VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC TRADES
8. The authority citation for part 4
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1415, 1431, 1433, 1434, 1624, 2071 note; 46
U.S.C. 501, 60105.
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under 19 U.S.C. 1706a; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note;
46 U.S.C. 12112, 12117, 12118, 50501–55106,
55107, 55108, 55110, 55114, 55115, 55116,
55117, 55119, 56101, 55121, 56101, 57109;
Pub. L. 108–7, Division B, Title II, § 211;
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2461 note; 46 U.S.C. 55111;
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coastwise trade.
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(2) The penalty imposed for the
unlawful transportation of passengers
between coastwise points is $300 for
each passenger so transported and
landed on or before November 2, 2015,
and $971 for each passenger so
transported and landed after November
2, 2015 (46 U.S.C. 55103, as adjusted by
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015).
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(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 $1,617 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.
■ 10. In § 4.92, revise the third sentence
to read as follows:
§ 4.92
Towing.
* * * The penalties for violation of
this section occurring after November 2,
2015, are a fine of from $1,132 to $3,558
against the owner or master of the
towing vessel and a further penalty
against the towing vessel of $193 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
11. The authority citation for part 27
continues to read as follows:
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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).
12. In § 27.3, revise the third sentence
of the introductory text and Table 1 to
read as follows:
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Penalty adjustment table.
* * * The adjusted civil penalty
amounts listed in Table 1 to this section
are applicable for penalty assessments
issued after June 28, 2024, with respect
to violations occurring after November
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Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance Records (first offense) ....................................
Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance Records (subsequent offenses) ......................
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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 ..........................................................................................
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 ......................................................................................................................
Master Key Control System ....................................................................................................
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 ......................................................................................................
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Recreational Vessels; Violation of 4307(a) ............................................................................
Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b), First Offense ................................................
Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b), Second Offense ...........................................
Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b), Subsequent to Second Offense ..................
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Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b) .............................................................................................
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Reporting Marine Casualties; Violation of 6104 .....................................................................
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Manning of Inspected Vessels ................................................................................................
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Coast Guard (USCG).
Manning of Inspected Vessels; Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small Passenger Vessel, or Sailing School Vessel.
Watchmen on Passenger Vessels ..........................................................................................
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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 ................................................................................
Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and Harassment; Mandatory Reporting by Responsible Entity of a Vessel.
Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and Harassment; Company After Action Summary,
violation of 10104(d)(1).
Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and Harassment; Company After Action Summary,
Daily Noncompliance Penalty.
Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and Harassment; Company After Action Summary,
Civil Penalty Maximum.
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 ......................................................................................................
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14701 ....................
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55112(d) ................
70052(c) ................
70036(a) ................
70041(d)(1)(B) .......
70041(d)(1)(C) ......
70041(d)(1)(D) ......
70119(a) ................
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1 Enacted
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 ..........................................
Vessel Escort Operations and Towing Assistance .................................................................
Regulation of Vessels in Territorial Waters of the United States ...........................................
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 ..............................................................
19,950
33,252
152,461
15,232
3,047
25,597
55,789
55,789
25,597
25,597
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10,324
25,810
114,630
11,524
11,524
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42,425
76,230
7,034
99,756
232,762
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Title 49—Transportation
PART 1503—INVESTIGATIVE AND
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
13. The authority citation for part
1503 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 1142; 18 U.S.C. 6002;
28 U.S.C. 2461 (note); 49 U.S.C. 114, 20109,
31105, 40113–40114, 40119, 44901–44907,
46101–46107, 46109–46110, 46301, 46305,
46311, 46313–46314; Pub. L. 104–134, as
amended by Pub. L. 114–74.
14. 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
Maximum penalty amounts.
*
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES
2024 Adjusted
maximum
penalty amount
($)
Civil monetary penalty description
*
*
*
*
(b) * * *
(1) For violations that occurred on or
before November 2, 2015, $10,000 per
violation, up to a total of $50,000 per
civil penalty action, in the case of an
individual or small business concern
(‘‘small business concern’’ as defined in
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632)). For violations that
occurred after November 2, 2015,
$14,232 per violation, up to a total of
$71,162 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
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$14,232 per violation, up to a total of
$569,288 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,
$16,630 per violation, up to a total of
$83,154 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, $16,630 per violation, up to a
total of $665,226 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.
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before November 2, 2015, $25,000 per
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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,
$41,577 per violation, up to a total of
$665,226 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
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-AB11
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this final rule, DHS adjusts for inflation its civil
monetary penalties for 2024, in accordance with the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and
Executive Office of the President (EOP) Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) guidance. DHS is also accounting for additional civil monetary
penalties that the U.S. Coast Guard is statutorily authorized to
collect. The new penalty amounts will be effective for penalties
assessed after June 28, 2024 whose associated violations occurred after
November 2, 2015.
DATES: This rule is effective on June 28, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hillary Hunnings, Attorney-Advisor,
202-282-9043, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
II. Overview of Final Rule
III. Adjustments by Component
A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
C. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
D. U.S. Coast Guard
E. Transportation Security Administration
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
V. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
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 further improve the effectiveness of civil
monetary penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. The 2015 Act
required agencies to: (1) adjust the level of civil monetary penalties
with an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment through issuance of an interim
final rule (IFR) and (2) make subsequent annual adjustments for
inflation.\2\ Through the ``catch-up'' adjustment, agencies were
required to adjust the amounts of civil monetary penalties to more
accurately reflect inflation rates.\3\
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\1\ The 2015 Act was part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015,
Public Law 114-74 (Nov. 2, 2015) (codified as amended at 28 U.S.C.
2461 note).
\2\ Public Law 114-74 section 701(b)(1)(D)(b)(1)-(2).
\3\ Public Law 114-74 section 701(b)(1)(D)(b)(1)(A)-(B).
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For the subsequent annual adjustments, the 2015 Act requires
agencies to increase the penalty amounts by a cost-of-living
adjustment.\4\ The 2015 Act directs OMB to provide guidance to agencies
each year to assist agencies in making the annual adjustments.\5\ The
2015 Act requires agencies to make the annual adjustments no later than
January 15 of each year and to publish the adjustments in the Federal
Register.\6\
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\4\ Public Law 114-74 section 701(b)(1)(D)(b)(2).
\5\ Public Law 114-74 section 701(b)(2)(4)(a).
\6\ Public Law 114-74 section 701(b)(1)(A)(a).
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Pursuant to the 2015 Act, DHS undertook a review of the civil
penalties that DHS and its components administer.\7\ On July 1, 2016,
DHS published an IFR adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalties
with an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment, as required by the 2015
Act.\8\ DHS calculated the adjusted penalties based upon
nondiscretionary provisions in the 2015 Act and upon guidance that OMB
issued to agencies on February 24, 2016.\9\ The adjusted penalties were
effective for civil penalties assessed after August 1, 2016 (the
effective date of the IFR), whose associated violations occurred after
November 2, 2015 (the date of enactment of the 2015 Act).\10\ On
January 27, 2017, DHS published a final rule making the annual
adjustment for 2017.\11\ On April 2, 2018, DHS made the 2018 annual
inflation adjustment.\12\ On April 5, 2019, DHS made the 2019 annual
inflation adjustment.\13\ On June 17, 2020, DHS made the 2020 annual
inflation adjustment.\14\ On October 18, 2021, DHS made the 2021 annual
inflation adjustment.\15\ On January 11, 2022, DHS made the 2022 annual
inflation adjustment.\16\ On January 13, 2023, DHS made the 2023 annual
inflation adjustment.\17\
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\7\ The 2015 Act applies to all agency civil penalties except
for any penalty (including any addition to tax and additional
amount) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et
seq.) and the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1202 et seq.). See sec.
4(a)(1) of the 2015 Act. In the case of DHS, several civil penalties
that are assessed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and
the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) fall under the Tariff Act of 1930, and
therefore DHS did not adjust those civil penalties in this
rulemaking.
\8\ 81 FR 42987 (July 1, 2016).
\9\ Id.; Office of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Office of The
President, M-16-06, Implementation of the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Table A: 2016
Civil Monetary Penalty Catch-Up Adjustment Multiplier by Calendar
Year, (Feb. 24, 2016) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-for-agencies/memoranda/#memoranda-2016).
\10\ 81 FR at 42987 (July 1, 2016).
\11\ 82 FR 8571 (Jan. 27, 2017).
\12\ 83 FR 13826 (Apr. 2, 2018).
\13\ 84 FR 13499 (Apr. 5, 2019).
\14\ 85 FR 36469 (June 17, 2020).
\15\ 86 FR 57532 (Oct. 18, 2021).
\16\ 87 FR 1317 (Jan. 11, 2022).
\17\ 88 FR 2175 (Jan. 13, 2023).
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II. Overview of the Final Rule
This final rule makes the 2024 annual inflation adjustments to
civil monetary penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and pursuant to
guidance OMB issued to agencies on December 19, 2023.\18\ The
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penalty amounts in this final rule will be effective for penalties
assessed after June 28, 2024 where the associated violation occurred
after November 2, 2015. Consistent with OMB guidance, the 2015 Act does
not retrospectively change previously assessed penalties that the
agency is actively collecting or has collected.
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\18\ Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President,
M-24-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2024,
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.pdf).
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We discuss civil penalties by DHS component in Section III below.
For each component identified in Section III, below, we briefly
describe the relevant civil penalty (or penalties), and we provide a
table showing the increase in the penalties for 2024. 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
2023 final rule, (4) the cost-of-living adjustment multiplier for 2024
that OMB provided in its December 19, 2023, guidance, and (5) the new
2024 adjusted penalty. The 2015 Act instructs agencies to round
penalties to the nearest multiple of $1.\19\ For a more complete
discussion of the method used for calculating the initial ``catch-up''
inflation adjustments and a component-by-component breakdown to the
nature of the civil penalties and relevant legal authorities, please
see the IFR preamble at 81 FR 42987-43000.
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\19\ Public Law 114-74 section 701(b)(2)(A).
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Additionally, in Section III(D) discussing the civil penalties of
the U.S. Coast Guard, DHS is accounting for additional civil monetary
penalties that the U.S. Coast Guard is statutorily authorized to
collect.
Finally, in issuing this final rule, it is DHS's intention that the
rule's penalty provisions be considered severable from one another to
the greatest extent possible. For example, if a court of competent
jurisdiction were to hold that a particular penalty amount could not be
applied as adjusted for inflation to particular persons or in
particular circumstances, DHS would intend for the court to leave the
remainder of the rule in place with respect to all other penalties as
adjusted for inflation and covered persons and circumstances.
III. Adjustments by Component
In the following sections, we briefly describe the civil penalties
that DHS and its components, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),
the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Coast
Guard (USCG), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA),
assess. Other components not mentioned do not impose any civil monetary
penalties for 2024. At the end of each section we include tables that
list the individual adjustments for each penalty.
A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
administers the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).
CFATS is a program that regulates the security of chemical facilities
that, in the discretion of the Secretary, present high levels of
security risk. DHS established the CFATS program in 2007 pursuant to
section 550 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act
of 2007 (Pub. L. 109-295).\20\ Pursuant to section 5 of the Protecting
and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014
(Pub. L. 113-254, as amended by Pub. L. 116-150; 6 U.S.C. 621 note),
authorization had been granted for CFATS until July 27, 2023. Congress
did not act to reauthorize the program in time and, as such, the
authorization expired on July 28, 2023. Therefore, regulations written
pursuant to CFATS authority are not currently active. While regulatory
text for the CFATS regulation, including a civil penalty, is located in
part 27 of title 6 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), the text
is inactive due to the lapse in authority. For that reason, we are not
proposing any changes relating to adjustments to the maximum civil
penalty amount that may be assessed pursuant to CFATS at this time.
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\20\ Section 550 has since been superseded by the Protecting and
Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014
(Public Law 113-254). The new legislation codified the statutory
authority for the CFATS program within Title XXI of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, as amended. See 6 U.S.C. 621 et seq. Public
Law 113-254 authorized the CFATS program from January 18, 2015, to
January 17, 2019. Public Law 116-150 extends the CFATS program
authorization to July 27, 2023.
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B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) assesses civil
monetary penalties under various titles of the United States Code
(U.S.C.) and the CFR. These include penalties for certain violations of
title 8 of the CFR regarding the Immigration and Nationality Act of
1952 (Pub. L. 82-414, as amended) (INA). The INA contains provisions
that impose penalties on persons, including carriers and 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 2024 adjustment for the penalties that
CBP administers.
Table 1--U.S. Customs and Border Protection Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
2023 FR final rule
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Penalties for non-compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1221(g); 8 $1,643............. 1.03241 $1,696.
arrival and departure manifest CFR 280.53(b)(1)
requirements for passengers, (INA section
crewmembers, or occupants 231(g)).
transported on commercial
vessels or aircraft arriving to
or departing from the United
States.
Penalties for non-compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1224; 8 $4,465............. 1.03241 $4,610.
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); $1,881-$9,413...... 1.03241 $1,942-$9,718.
voluntarily. 8 CFR 280.53(b)(3)
(INA section
240B(d)).
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Penalties for violations of 8 U.S.C. $3,765............. 1.03241 $3,887.
removal orders relating to 1253(c)(1)(A); 8
aliens transported on vessels or CFR 280.53(b)(4)
aircraft under section 241(d) of (INA section
the INA, or for costs associated 243(c)(1)(A)).
with removal under section
241(e) of the INA.
Penalties for failure to remove 8 U.S.C. $9,413............. 1.03241 $9,718.
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 $446 for each alien 1.03241 $460 for each
an illegal landing or desertion CFR 280.53(b)(6) alien.
of alien crewmen, and for each (INA section
alien not reported on arrival or 251(d)).
departure manifest or lists
required in accordance with
section 251 of the INA.
Penalties for use of alien 8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8 $11,162............ 1.03241 $11,524.
crewmen for longshore work in CFR 280.53(b)(6)
violation of section 251(d) of (INA section
the INA. 251(d)).
Penalties for failure to control, 8 U.S.C. 1284(a); 8 $1,116-$6,696...... 1.03241 $1,152-$6,913.
detain, or remove alien crewmen. CFR 280.53(b)(7)
(INA section
254(a)).
Penalties for employment on 8 U.S.C. 1285; 8 $2,232............. 1.03241 $2,304.
passenger vessels of aliens CFR 280.53(b)(8)
afflicted with certain (INA section 255).
disabilities.
Penalties for discharge of alien 8 U.S.C. 1286; 8 $3,348-$6,696...... 1.03241 $3,457-$6,913.
crewmen. CFR 280.53(b)(9)
(INA section 256).
Penalties for bringing into the 8 U.S.C. 1287; 8 $22,324............ 1.03241 $23,048.
United States alien crewmen with CFR 280.53(b)(10)
intent to evade immigration laws. (INA section 257).
Penalties for failure to prevent 8 U.S.C. 1321(a); 8 $6,696............. 1.03241 $6,913.
the unauthorized landing of CFR 280.53(b)(11)
aliens. (INA section
271(a)).
Penalties for bringing to the 8 U.S.C. 1322(a); 8 $6,696............. 1.03241 $6,913.
United States aliens subject to CFR 280.53(b)(12)
denial of admission on a health- (INA section
related ground. 272(a)).
Penalties for bringing to the 8 U.S.C. 1323(b); 8 $6,696............. 1.03241 $6,913.
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 $942............... 1.03241 $973.
CFR 280.53(b)(14)
(INA section 274D).
Penalties for improper entry..... 8 U.S.C. 1325(b); 8 $94-$472........... 1.03241 $97-487.
CFR 280.53(b)(15)
(INA section
275(b)).
Penalty for dealing in or using 19 U.S.C. 469...... $625............... 1.03241 $645.**
empty stamped imported liquor
containers.
Penalty for employing a vessel in 19 U.S.C. 1706a 19 $1,566............. 1.03241 $1,617.
a trade without a required CFR 4.80(i).
Certificate of Documentation.
Penalty for transporting 46 U.S.C. $625............... 1.03241 $645.**
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); $941............... 1.03241 $971.
passengers between coastwise 19 CFR 4.80(b)(2).
points in the United States by a
non-coastwise qualified vessel.
Penalty for towing a vessel 46 U.S.C. 55111(c); $1,096-$3,446 plus 1.03241 $1,132-$3,558 plus
between coastwise points in the 19 CFR 4.92. $187 per ton. $193 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-24-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.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
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preamble at 81 FR 42991. Below is a table showing the 2024 adjustment
for the penalties that ICE administers.\21\
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\21\ 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 2--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
2023 FR final rule
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Civil penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1229c(d); $1,881-$9,413...... 1.03241 $1,942-$9,718.
depart voluntarily, INA section 8 CFR 280.53(b)(3).
240B(d).
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $557-$4,465........ 1.03241 $575-$4,610.
INA sections 274C(a)(1)-(a)(4), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(A).
penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $472-$3,765........ 1.03241 $487-$3,887.
INA sections 274C(a)(5)-(a)(6), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(B).
penalty for first offense.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $4,465-$11,162..... 1.03241 $4,610-$11,524.
INA sections 274C(a)(1)-(a)(4), 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(C).
penalty for subsequent offenses.
Civil penalties for violation of 8 CFR $3,765-$9,413...... 1.03241 $3,887-$9,718.
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).... $2,701............. 1.03241 $2,789.
indemnity bonds.
Civil penalties for knowingly 8 CFR $676-$5,404........ 1.03241 $698-$5,579.
hiring, recruiting, referral, or 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(
retention of unauthorized A).
aliens--Penalty for first
offense (per unauthorized alien).
Penalty for second offense (per 8 CFR $5,404-$13,508..... 1.03241 $5,579-$13,946.
unauthorized alien). 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(
B).
Penalty for third or subsequent 8 CFR $8,106-$27,018..... 1.03241 $8,369-$27,894.
offense (per unauthorized alien). 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(
C).
Civil penalties for I-9 paperwork 8 CFR 274a.10(b)(2) $272-$2,701........ 1.03241 $281-$2,789.
violations.
Civil penalties for failure to 8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 $942............... 1.03241 $973.
depart, INA section 274D. CFR 280.53(b)(14).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-24-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.pdf).
D. U.S. Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is authorized to assess nearly 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 more detailed discussion of the civil
monetary penalties assessed by the Coast Guard, see the 2016 IFR
preamble at 81 FR 42992.
The Coast Guard has identified the penalties it administers,
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 monetary penalty amounts for violations
occurring on or before November 2, 2015, are set forth in previously
published regulations amending 33 CFR part 27. To find the applicable
penalty amount for a violation that occurred on or before November 2,
2015, look to the prior versions of the CFR that pertain to the date on
which the violation occurred.
The Coast Guard has also identified updates to Table 1 in 33 CFR
27.3 to ensure it accurately reflects all civil monetary penalties that
the Coast Guard is statutorily authorized to impose by statute. Table
3, below, lists the penalties that this rule adds or revises in Table 1
in 33 CFR 27.3 followed by a description of each. The added penalties
are those that were either recently enacted or inadvertently excluded
from Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 and from prior civil monetary penalty
adjustment rulemakings but that are set and authorized for Coast
Guard's assessment by statute. They are now added to Table 1 in 33 CFR
27.3 to create a more complete list of Coast Guard civil monetary
penalties and to align with the requirements of the 2015 Act. This rule
also removes one penalty, specifically 46 U.S.C. 10104(b), from the
existing Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 because Congress revised and replaced
the penalties in 46 U.S.C. 10104 with those that now appear at 46
U.S.C. 10104(a)(2) and 46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2).\22\
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\22\ Public Law 117-263 section 11609 (Dec. 23, 2022) (codified
as amended at 46 U.S.C. 10104).
Table 3--U.S. Coast Guard Civil Penalty Additions
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
2023 FR final rule
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Master Key Control System........ 46 U.S.C. 3106(d).. $1,000............. 1.03241 $1,032.
Passenger Vessel Security and 46 U.S.C. Daily $25,000/ 1.03241 Daily $25,810/
Safety; Daily Penalty & Maximum 3507(h)(1)(A). Maximum $50,000. Maximum $51,621.
Penalty.
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Passenger Vessel Security and 46 U.S.C. 3508(d).. $50,000............ 1.03241 $51,621.
Safety; Crewmembers Crime Scene
Preservation Training; Maximum
Penalty.
Engine Cut-Off Switches; 46 U.S.C. 4311(c).. $100............... 1.03241 $103.
Violation of 4312(b), First
Offense.
Engine Cut-Off Switches; 46 U.S.C. 4311(c).. $250............... 1.03241 $258.
Violation of 4312(b), Second
Offense.
Engine Cut-Off Switches; 46 U.S.C. 4311(c).. $500............... 1.03241 $516.
Violation of 4312(b), Subsequent
to Second Offense.
Employing Qualified Available 46 U.S.C. Daily $10,000/ 1.03241 Daily $10,324/
U.S. Citizens or Residents. 8106(f)(2)-(3). Maximum $100,000. Maximum $103,241.
Requirement to Report Sexual 46 U.S.C. $50,000............ 1.03241 $51,621.
Assault and Harassment; 10104(a)(2).
Mandatory Reporting by
Responsible Entity of a Vessel.
Requirement to Report Sexual 46 U.S.C. $25,000............ 1.03241 $25,810.
Assault and Harassment; Company 10104(d)(2).
After Action Summary, violation
of 10104(d)(1).
Requirement to Report Sexual 46 U.S.C. $500............... 1.03241 $516.
Assault and Harassment; Company 10104(d)(2).
After Action Summary, daily
noncompliance penalty.
Requirement to Report Sexual 46 U.S.C. $50,000............ 1.03241 $51,621.
Assault and Harassment; Company 10104(d)(2).
After Action Summary, Civil
Penalty Maximum.
Vessel escort operations and 46 U.S.C. 55112(d). $10,000............ 1.03241 $10,324.
towing assistance.
Regulation of Vessels in 46 U.S.C. 70052(c). $25,000............ 1.03241 $25,810.
Territorial Waters of the United
States.
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-24-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.pdf).
The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (2023 NDAA) authorized a civil penalty of $1,000 under 46
U.S.C. 3106(d) for violations of the required Master Key Control
System.\23\ That penalty became effective on December 23, 2022 \24\ and
is included in the updates to Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3. The civil
monetary penalties for violations of passenger vessel security and
safety requirements, authorized by 46 U.S.C. 3507(h)(1)(A), and
violations of crewmembers' crime scene preservation training
requirements, authorized by 46 U.S.C. 3508(d), are also included. The
penalty in section 3508(d) was previously authorized in 46 U.S.C.
3508(e) and was redesignated to paragraph 3508(d) by the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.\25\ These
civil monetary penalties involving cruise vessel security and safety
are in effect per statute and Coast Guard policy letters.\26\
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\23\ See Public Law 117-263 section 3106 (Dec. 23, 2022).
\24\ Id.
\25\ See Public Law 115-232 section 3543 (Aug.13, 2018).
\26\ See CG-543 Policy Letter 11-09 (June 28, 2011) & CG-543
Policy Letter 11-10 (July 27, 2011).
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USCG also adds penalties for violating requirements for engine
cutoff switches for first offense, second offense, and subsequent-to-
second offense. These three penalties in 46 U.S.C. 4311(c) were
codified by Section 8316 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, (Pub. L. 116-283,
January 1, 2021). In addition, the Coast Guard adds the existing civil
penalty for Employing Qualified Available U.S. Citizens or Residents in
46 U.S.C. 8106(f). This penalty was originally authorized by Congress
through Section 312 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act
of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-241, July 11, 2006).
Penalties for violations of a requirement of mandatory reporting of
sexual assault and sexual harassment and violations for non-compliance
with requirements to submit a company after-action summary, as codified
at 46 U.S.C. 10104(a)(2) and 10104(d)(2), are also added to Table 1 in
33 CFR 27.3. An after-action summary summarizes the actions taken after
an incident of sexual assault or sexual harassment. These penalties
were added by the 2023 NDAA and became effective on December 23,
2022.\27\ The Coast Guard also adds a civil penalty for violating
vessel escort operations and towing requirements, authorized at 46
U.S.C. 55112(d) as well as a civil penalty for violations of anchorage
and vessel movement during a national emergency authorized by 46 U.S.C.
70052(c) under subchapter VI Regulation of Vessels in the Territorial
Waters of the United States, an important national security enforcement
authority of the Coast Guard.
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Table 4 below shows the 2024 adjustment for the remaining penalties
that the Coast Guard administers that have previously already been
included in Table 1 of 33 CFR 27.3.
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Table 4--U.S. Coast Guard Civil Penalties Adjustments
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Penalty amount as New penalty as
Penalty name Citation adjusted in the Multiplier * adjusted by this
2023 FR final rule
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Saving Life and Property......... 14 U.S.C. 521(c)... $12,551............ 1.03241 $12,958.
Saving Life and Property; 14 U.S.C. 521(e)... 1,288.............. 1.03241 1,330.
Intentional Interference with
Broadcast.
Confidentiality of Medical 14 U.S.C. 936(i); 6,304.............. 1.03241 6,508.
Quality Assurance Records (first 33 CFR 27.3.
offense).
Confidentiality of Medical 14 U.S.C. 936(i); 42,032............. 1.03241 43,394.
Quality Assurance Records 33 CFR 27.3.
(subsequent offenses).
Obstruction of Revenue Officers 19 U.S.C. 70; 33 9,399.............. 1.03241 9,704.
by Masters of Vessels. CFR 27.3.
Obstruction of Revenue Officers 19 U.S.C. 70; 33 2,193.............. 1.03241 2,264.
by Masters of Vessels-Minimum CFR 27.3.
Penalty.
Failure to Stop Vessel When 19 U.S.C. 1581(d).. ** 5,000........... N/A ** 5,000.
Directed; Master, Owner,
Operator or Person in Charge.
Failure to Stop Vessel When 19 U.S.C. 1581(d).. ** 1,000........... N/A ** 1,000.
Directed; Master, Owner,
Operator or Person in Charge-
Minimum Penalty.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor 33 U.S.C. 471; 33 13,627............. 1.03241 14,069.
Regulations General. CFR 27.3.
Anchorage Ground/Harbor 33 U.S.C. 474; 33 941................ 1.03241 971.
Regulations St. Mary's river. CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Failure to Comply with 33 U.S.C. 495(b); 34,401............. 1.03241 35,516.
Regulations. 33 CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Drawbridges.............. 33 U.S.C. 499(c); 34,401............. 1.03241 35,516.
33 CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge 33 U.S.C. 502(c); 34,401............. 1.03241 35,516.
Obstructing Navigation. 33 CFR 27.3.
Bridges/Maintenance and Operation 33 U.S.C. 533(b); 34,401............. 1.03241 35,516.
33 CFR 27.3.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; 33 U.S.C. 1208(a); 2,506.............. 1.03241 2,587.
Master, Person in Charge or 33 CFR 27.3.
Pilot.
Bridge to Bridge Communication; 33 U.S.C. 1208(b); 2,506.............. 1.03241 2,587.
Vessel. 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
Discharges (Class I per 1321(b)(6)(B)(i);
violation). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 55,808............. 1.03241 57,617.
Discharges (Class I total under 1321(b)(6)(B)(i);
paragraph). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
Discharges (Class II per day of 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii);
violation). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 279,036............ 1.03241 288,080.
Discharges (Class II total under 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii);
paragraph). 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 55,808............. 1.03241 57,617.
Discharges (per day of 1321(b)(7)(A); 33
violation) Judicial Assessment. CFR 27.3.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 2,233.............. 1.03241 2,305.
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. 55,808............. 1.03241 57,617.
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. 55,808............. 1.03241 57,617.
to Comply with Regulation Issued 1321(b)(7)(C); 33
Under 1321(j) (Judicial CFR 27.3.
Assessment).
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 6,696.............. 1.03241 6,913.
Discharges, Gross Negligence 1321(b)(7)(D); 33
(per barrel of oil or unit CFR 27.3.
discharged) Judicial Assessment.
Oil/Hazardous Substances: 33 U.S.C. 223,229............ 1.03241 230,464.
Discharges, Gross Negligence- 1321(b)(7)(D); 33
Minimum Penalty (Judicial CFR 27.3.
Assessment).
Marine Sanitation Devices; 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 9,399.............. 1.03241 9,704.
Operating. 33 CFR 27.3.
Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 25,059............. 1.03241 25,871.
or Manufacture. 33 CFR 27.3.
International Navigation Rules; 33 U.S.C. 1608(a); 17,570............. 1.03241 18,139.
Operator. 33 CFR 27.3.
International Navigation Rules; 33 U.S.C. 1608(b); 17,570............. 1.03241 18,139.
Vessel. 33 CFR 27.3.
Pollution from Ships; General.... 33 U.S.C. 87,855............. 1.03241 90,702.
1908(b)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Pollution from Ships; False 33 U.S.C. 17,570............. 1.03241 18,139.
Statement. 1908(b)(2); 33 CFR
27.3.
Inland Navigation Rules; Operator 33 U.S.C. 2072(a); 17,570............. 1.03241 18,139.
33 CFR 27.3.
Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel.. 33 U.S.C. 2072(b); 17,570............. 1.03241 18,139.
33 CFR 27.3.
Shore Protection; General........ 33 U.S.C. 2609(a); 61,982............. 1.03241 63,991.
33 CFR 27.3.
Shore Protection; Operating 33 U.S.C. 2609(b); 24,793............. 1.03241 25,597.
Without Permit. 33 CFR 27.3.
Oil Pollution Liability and 33 U.S.C. 2716a(a); 55,808............. 1.03241 57,617.
Compensation. 33 CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls...................... 33 U.S.C. 51,097............. 1.03241 52,753.
3852(a)(1)(A); 33
CFR 27.3.
Clean Hulls-related to false 33 U.S.C. 68,129............. 1.03241 70,337.
statements. 3852(a)(1)(A); 33
CFR 27.3.
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Clean Hulls-Recreational Vessel.. 33 U.S.C. 3852(c); 6,813.............. 1.03241 7,034.
33 CFR 27.3.
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(a); 67,544............. 1.03241 69,733.
Liability, Compensation (Class 33 CFR 27.3.
I).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 67,544............. 1.03241 69,733.
Liability, Compensation (Class 33 CFR 27.3.
II).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 202,635............ 1.03241 209,202.
Liability, Compensation (Class 33 CFR 27.3.
II subsequent offense).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 67,544............. 1.03241 69,733.
Liability, Compensation 33 CFR 27.3.
(Judicial Assessment).
Hazardous Substances, Releases, 42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 202,635............ 1.03241 209,202.
Liability, Compensation 33 CFR 27.3.
(Judicial Assessment subsequent
offense).
Safe Containers for International 46 U.S.C. 80509; 33 7,383.............. 1.03241 7,622.
Cargo. CFR 27.3.
Suspension of Passenger Service.. 46 U.S.C. 70305; 33 73,837............. 1.03241 76,230.
CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection or Examination 46 U.S.C. 2110(e); 11,162............. 1.03241 11,524.
Fees. 33 CFR 27.3.
Alcohol and Dangerous Drug 46 U.S.C. 2115; 33 9,086.............. 1.03241 9,380.
Testing. CFR 27.3.
Negligent Operations: 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 8,219.............. 1.03241 8,485.
Recreational Vessels. 33 CFR 27.3.
Negligent Operations: Other 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 41,093............. 1.03241 42,425.
Vessels. 33 CFR 27.3.
Operating a Vessel While Under 46 U.S.C. 9,086.............. 1.03241 9,380.
the Influence of Alcohol or a 2302(c)(1); 33 CFR
Dangerous Drug. 27.3.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: 46 U.S.C. 14,149............. 1.03241 14,608.
Owner, Charterer, Managing 2306(a)(4); 33 CFR
Operator, or Agent. 27.3.
Vessel Reporting Requirements: 46 U.S.C. 2,830.............. 1.03241 2,922.
Master. 2306(b)(2); 33 CFR
27.3.
Immersion Suits.................. 46 U.S.C. 14,149............. 1.03241 14,608.
3102(c)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Inspection Permit................ 46 U.S.C. 2,951.............. 1.03241 3,047.
3302(i)(5); 33 CFR
27.3.
Vessel Inspection; General....... 46 U.S.C. 3318(a); 14,149............. 1.03241 14,608.
33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Nautical 46 U.S.C. 3318(g); 14,149............. 1.03241 14,608.
School Vessel. 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to 46 U.S.C. 3318(h); 2,830.............. 1.03241 2,922.
Give Notice in accordance with 33 CFR 27.3.
(IAW) 3304(b).
Vessel Inspection; Failure to 46 U.S.C. 3318(i); 2,830.............. 1.03241 2,922.
Give Notice IAW 3309(c). 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel >=1600 46 U.S.C. 28,304............. 1.03241 29,221.
Gross Tons. 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600 46 U.S.C. 5,661.............. 1.03241 5,844.
Gross Tons (GT). 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Failure to 46 U.S.C. 3318(k); 28,304............. 1.03241 29,221.
Comply with 3311(b). 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Inspection; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 3318(l); 14,149............. 1.03241 14,608.
3318(b)-3318(f). 33 CFR 27.3.
List/count of Passengers......... 46 U.S.C. 3502(e); 294................ 1.03241 304.
33 CFR 27.3.
Notification to Passengers....... 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 29,505............. 1.03241 30,461.
33 CFR 27.3.
Notification to Passengers; Sale 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 1,474.............. 1.03241 1,522.
of Tickets. 33 CFR 27.3.
Copies of Laws on Passenger 46 U.S.C. 3506; 33 590................ 1.03241 609.
Vessels; Master. CFR 27.3.
Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo...... 46 U.S.C. 73,764............. 1.03241 76,155.
3718(a)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Uninspected Vessels.............. 46 U.S.C. 4106; 33 12,397............. 1.03241 12,799.
CFR 27.3.
Recreational Vessels (maximum for 46 U.S.C. 390,271............ 1.03241 402,920.
related series of violations). 4311(b)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Recreational Vessels; Violation 46 U.S.C. 7,805.............. 1.03241 8,058.
of 4307(a). 4311(b)(1); 33 CFR
27.3.
Recreational vessels............. 46 U.S.C. 4311(d); 2,951.............. 1.03241 3,047.
33 CFR 27.3.
Uninspected Commercial Fishing 46 U.S.C. 4507; 33 12,397............. 1.03241 12,799.
Industry Vessels. CFR 27.3.
Abandonment of Barges............ 46 U.S.C. 4703; 33 2,100.............. 1.03241 2,168.
CFR 27.3.
Load Lines....................... 46 U.S.C. 5116(a); 13,508............. 1.03241 13,946.
33 CFR 27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a). 46 U.S.C. 5116(b); 27,018............. 1.03241 27,894.
33 CFR 27.3.
Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b). 46 U.S.C. 5116(c); 13,508............. 1.03241 13,946.
33 CFR 27.3.
Reporting Marine Casualties...... 46 U.S.C. 6103(a); 47,061............. 1.03241 48,586.
33 CFR 27.3.
Reporting Marine Casualties; 46 U.S.C. 6103(b); 12,397............. 1.03241 12,799.
Violation of 6104. 33 CFR 27.3.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(e); 2,233.............. 1.03241 2,305.
Failure to Report Deficiency in 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Complement.
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Manning of Inspected Vessels..... 46 U.S.C. 8101(f); 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
33 CFR 27.3.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(g); 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
Employing or Serving in Capacity 33 CFR 27.3.
not Licensed by USCG.
Manning of Inspected Vessels; 46 U.S.C. 8101(h); 2,951.............. 1.03241 3,047.
Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small 33 CFR 27.3.
Passenger Vessel, or Sailing
School Vessel.
Watchmen on Passenger Vessels.... 46 U.S.C. 8102(a).. 2,951.............. 1.03241 3,047.
Citizenship Requirements......... 46 U.S.C. 8103(f).. 1,474.............. 1.03241 1,522.
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 8104(i).. 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
8104(a) or (b).
Watches on Vessels; Violation of 46 U.S.C. 8104(j).. 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
8104(c), (d), (e), or (h).
Staff Department on Vessels...... 46 U.S.C. 8302(e).. 294................ 1.03241 304.
Officer's Competency Certificates 46 U.S.C. 8304(d).. 294................ 1.03241 304.
Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, 46 U.S.C. 8502(e).. 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Coastwise Pilotage; Individual... 46 U.S.C. 8502(f).. 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
Federal Pilots................... 46 U.S.C. 8503..... 70,752............. 1.03241 73,045.
Merchant Mariners Documents...... 46 U.S.C. 8701(d).. 1,474.............. 1.03241 1,522.
Crew Requirements................ 46 U.S.C. 8702(e).. 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
Small Vessel Manning............. 46 U.S.C. 8906..... 47,061............. 1.03241 48,586.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, 46 U.S.C. 9308(a).. 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
Charterer, Managing Operator,
Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual 46 U.S.C. 9308(b).. 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation 46 U.S.C. 9308(c).. 22,324............. 1.03241 23,048.
of 9303.
Pay Advances to Seamen........... 46 U.S.C. 1,474.............. 1.03241 1,522.
10314(a)(2).
Pay Advances to Seamen; 46 U.S.C. 10314(b). 1,474.............. 1.03241 1,522.
Remuneration for Employment.
Allotment to Seamen.............. 46 U.S.C. 10315(c). 1,474.............. 1.03241 1,522.
Seamen Protection; General....... 46 U.S.C. 10321.... 10,226............. 1.03241 10,557.
Coastwise Voyages: Advances...... 46 U.S.C. 10,226............. 1.03241 10,557.
10505(a)(2).
Coastwise Voyages: Advances; 46 U.S.C. 10505(b). 10,226............. 1.03241 10,557.
Remuneration for Employment.
Coastwise Voyages: Seamen 46 U.S.C. 10508(b). 10,226............. 1.03241 10,557.
Protection; General.
Effects of Deceased Seamen....... 46 U.S.C. 10711.... 590................ 1.03241 609.
Complaints of Unfitness.......... 46 U.S.C. 1,474.............. 1.03241 1,522.
10902(a)(2).
Proceedings on Examination of 46 U.S.C. 10903(d). 294................ 1.03241 304.
Vessel.
Permission to Make Complaint..... 46 U.S.C. 10907(b). 1,474.............. 1.03241 1,522.
Accommodations for Seamen........ 46 U.S.C. 11101(f). 1,474.............. 1.03241 1,522.
Medicine Chests on Vessels....... 46 U.S.C. 11102(b). 1,474.............. 1.03241 1,522.
Destitute Seamen................. 46 U.S.C. 11104(b). 294................ 1.03241 304.
Wages on Discharge............... 46 U.S.C. 11105(c). 1,474.............. 1.03241 1,522.
Log Books; Master Failing to 46 U.S.C. 11303(a). 590................ 1.03241 609.
Maintain.
Log Books; Master Failing to Make 46 U.S.C. 11303(b). 590................ 1.03241 609.
Entry.
Log Books; Late Entry............ 46 U.S.C. 11303(c). 443................ 1.03241 457.
Carrying of Sheath Knives........ 46 U.S.C. 11506.... 148................ 1.03241 153.
Vessel Documentation............. 46 U.S.C. 19,324............. 1.03241 19,950.
12151(a)(1).
Documentation of Vessels--Related 46 U.S.C. 12151 32,208............. 1.03241 33,252.
to Activities involving mobile (a)(2).
offshore drilling units.
Vessel Documentation; Fishery 46 U.S.C. 12151(c). 147,675............ 1.03241 152,461.
Endorsement.
Numbering of Undocumented 46 U.S.C. 12309(a). 14,754............. 1.03241 15,232.
Vessels--Willful violation.
Numbering of Undocumented Vessels 46 U.S.C. 12309(b). 2,951.............. 1.03241 3,047.
Vessel Identification System..... 46 U.S.C. 12507(b). 24,793............. 1.03241 25,597.
Measurement of Vessels........... 46 U.S.C. 14701.... 54,038............. 1.03241 55,789.
Measurement; False Statements.... 46 U.S.C. 14702.... 54,038............. 1.03241 55,789.
Commercial Instruments and 46 U.S.C. 31309.... 24,793............. 1.03241 25,597.
Maritime Liens.
Commercial Instruments and 46 U.S.C. 24,793............. 1.03241 25,597.
Maritime Liens; Mortgagor. 31330(a)(2).
Commercial Instruments and 46 U.S.C. 61,982............. 1.03241 63,991.
Maritime Liens; Violation of 31330(b)(2).
31329.
Ports and Waterway Safety 46 U.S.C. 70036(a); 111,031............ 1.03241 114,630.
Regulations. 33 CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. 11,162............. 1.03241 11,524.
Marine Parades; Unlicensed 70041(d)(1)(B); 33
Person in Charge. CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. 11,162............. 1.03241 11,524.
Marine Parades; Owner Onboard 70041(d)(1)(C); 33
Vessel. CFR 27.3.
Vessel Navigation: Regattas or 46 U.S.C. 5,580.............. 1.03241 5,761.
Marine Parades; Other Persons. 70041(d)(1)(D); 33
CFR 27.3.
Port Security.................... 46 U.S.C. 70119(a). 41,093............. 1.03241 42,425.
Port Security--Continuing 46 U.S.C. 70119(b). 73,837............. 1.03241 76,230.
Violations.
Maritime Drug Law Enforcement.... 46 U.S.C. 70506(c). 6,813.............. 1.03241 7,034.
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 96,624............. 1.03241 99,756.
Vessels. 5123(a)(1).
Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 225,455............ 1.03241 232,762.
Vessels--Penalty from 5123(a)(2).
Fatalities, Serious Injuries/
Illness or substantial Damage to
Property.
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Hazardous Materials: Related to 49 U.S.C. 582................ 1.03241 601.
Vessels; Training. 5123(a)(3).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-24-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.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),\28\ 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 2024 adjustment for the penalties that TSA
administers.
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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
2023 FR final rule
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Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 49 U.S.C. $40,272 (up to a 1.03241 $41,577 (up to a
(except secs. 44902, 44903(d), 46301(a)(1), (4), total of $644,343 total of $665,226
44907(a)-(d)(1)(A), (5), (6); 49 per civil penalty per civil penalty
44907(d)(1)(C)-(f), 44908, and U.S.C. action). action).
44909), or 49 U.S.C. 46302 or 46301(d)(2), (8);
46303, a regulation prescribed, 49 CFR
or order issued thereunder by a 1503.401(c)(3).
person operating an aircraft for
the transportation of passengers
or property for compensation.
Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 49 U.S.C. $16,108 (up to a 1.03241 $16,630 (up to a
(except secs. 44902, 44903(d), 46301(a)(1), (4), total of $80,544 total of $83,154
44907(a)-(d)(1)(A), (5); 49 U.S.C. for individuals or for individuals or
44907(d)(1)(C)-(f), 44908, and 46301(d)(8); 49 small businesses, small businesses,
44909), or 49 U.S.C. 46302 or CFR 1503.401(c). $644,343 for $665,226 for
46303, a regulation prescribed, others). others).
or order issued thereunder by an
individual (except an airman
serving as an airman), any
person not operating an aircraft
for the transportation of
passengers or property for
compensation, or a small
business concern.
Violation of any other provision 49 U.S.C. 114(u); $13,785 (up to a 1.03241 $14,232 (up to a
of title 49 U.S.C. or of 46 49 CFR 1503.401(b). total of $68,928 total of $71,162
U.S.C. ch. 701, a regulation total for total for
prescribed, or order issued individuals or individuals or
thereunder. small businesses, small businesses,
$551,417 for $569,288 for
others). others).
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* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M-24-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for 2024, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (Dec. 19, 2022) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.pdf).
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
The Administrative Procedure Act (``APA'') (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.)
require agencies, when conducting rulemaking, to provide advance public
notice, seek public comment, and provide a thirty-day delayed effective
date. An agency may issue a rule without first providing an opportunity
for notice and comment if the agency makes a finding of good cause that
that notice and comment procedures are impracticable, unnecessary, or
contrary to the public interest. Notice and comment procedures are
unnecessary, for example, if Congress requires non-discretionary action
of an agency, leaving the agency without discretion to vary its action
in response to the views or suggestions of public commenters.
With respect to the annual inflation adjustments, DHS finds that
notice and comment procedures are not required. The 2015 Act had
instructed agencies to make the required annual adjustments
``notwithstanding section 553 of title 5 of the U.S.C.'' (See 28 U.S.C.
2461 note). Furthermore, DHS has good cause to forgo notice and comment
procedures because such procedures would be unnecessary due to DHS's
lack of discretion in updating the penalties. As required by the 2015
Act, DHS is updating the penalty amounts by applying the cost-of-living
adjustment multiplier that OMB has provided to agencies. For the same
reasons, DHS also finds that it has good cause to forgo a delayed
effective date under section 553(d) of the APA.
With respect to the penalties that Coast Guard has added in this
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rulemaking, DHS finds that there is good cause to bypass notice and
comment procedures. In this rule, the Coast Guard adds penalties to
Table 1 in 33 CFR part 27. The penalties address master key control
systems (46 U.S.C. 3106(d)), passenger vessel safety and security (46
U.S.C. 3507(h)(1)(A) and 46 U.S.C. 3508(d)), engine cut-off switches
(46 U.S.C. 4311(c)), employing qualified available U.S. citizens or
residents (46 U.S.C. 8106(f)(2)-(3)), the requirement to report sexual
assault and harassment (46 U.S.C. 10104(a)(2) and 46 U.S.C.
10104(d)(2)), vessel escort operations and towing assistance (46 U.S.C.
55112(d)), and the regulation of vessels in the territorial waters of
the United States (46 U.S.C. 70052(c). See Table 3, ``U.S. Coast Guard
Civil Penalty Additions,'' above for more information on the penalties
that the Coast Guard is adding to Table 1 in 33 CFR part 27. DHS finds
that there is good cause to forgo notice and comment procedures for
these additions because notice and comment procedures would be
unnecessary. Notice and comment would not change either the initial
maximum statutory penalties (set by their authorizing statutes) or the
multiplier (set by OMB). The authorizing statutes for these penalties
and the 2015 Act leave the Coast Guard no discretion to consider any
other alternatives for setting the penalties. For the reasons stated
above, DHS also finds that good cause exists to forgo a 30-day delayed
effective date under section 553(d) of the APA.
V. Regulatory Analyses
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 (``Regulatory Planning and Review''), as
amended by Executive Order 14094 (``Modernizing Regulatory Review''),
and 13563 (``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review'') direct
agencies to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts,
and equity). Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing
rules, and of promoting flexibility.
OMB has not designated this final rule a ``significant regulatory
action'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended by
Executive Order 14094. Accordingly, OMB has not reviewed this rule.
This final rule makes nondiscretionary adjustments to existing civil
monetary penalties in accordance with the 2015 Act and OMB
guidance.\29\ 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-24-07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2024,
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 19, 2023) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-24-07-Implementation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2024.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
8 CFR Part 270
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment, Fraud,
Penalties.
8 CFR Part 274a
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
8 CFR Part 280
Administrative practice and procedure, Immigration, Penalties.
19 CFR Part 4
Exports, Freight, Harbors, Maritime carriers, Oil pollution,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.
33 CFR Part 27
Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties.
49 CFR Part 1503
Administrative practice and procedure, Investigations, Law
enforcement, Penalties.
Amendments to the Regulations
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, DHS is
amending 8 CFR parts 270, 274a, and 280, 19 CFR part 4, 33 CFR part 27,
and 49 CFR part 1503 as follows:
Title 8--Aliens and Nationality
PART 270--PENALTIES FOR DOCUMENT FRAUD
0
1. The authority citation for part 270 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, and 1324c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104
Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 and Pub. L.
114-74, 129 Stat. 599.
0
2. In Sec. 270.3, revise paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) to read
as follows:
Sec. 270.3 Penalties.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(ii) * * *
(A) First offense under section 274C(a)(1) through (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,
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2015; and not less than $575 and not exceeding $4,610 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 $487 and not exceeding
$3,887 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 $4,610 and not more than $11,524 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 $3,887 and not more than $9,718 for each fraudulent document
or each proscribed activity described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6)
of the Act after November 2, 2015.
* * * * *
PART 274a--CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS
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3. The authority citation for part 274a continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1105a, 1324a; 48 U.S.C. 1806; 8
CFR part 2; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L.
114-74, 129 Stat. 599.
0
4. In Sec. 274a.8, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 274a.8 Prohibition of indemnity bonds.
* * * * *
(b) Penalty. Any person or other entity who requires any individual
to post a bond or security as stated in this section shall, after
notice and opportunity for an administrative hearing in accordance with
section 274A(e)(3)(B) of the Act, be subject to a civil monetary
penalty of $1,000 for each violation before September 29, 1999, of
$1,100 for each violation occurring on or after September 29, 1999, but
on or before November 2, 2015, and of $2,789 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
5. In Sec. 274a.10, revise paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (C) and
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 $698 and not more than $5,579 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 $5,579 and not more than $13,946 for each
unauthorized alien with respect to whom the second offense occurred
after November 2, 2015; or
(C) More than two offenses--not less than $3,300 and not more than
$11,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to whom the third or
subsequent offense occurred before March 27, 2008; not less than $4,300
and not exceeding $16,000, for each unauthorized alien with respect to
whom the third or subsequent offense occurred on or after March 27,
2008, and on or before November 2, 2015; and not less than $8,369 and
not more than $27,894 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 $281 and not more
than $2,789 for each individual with respect to whom such violation
occurred after November 2, 2015. In determining the amount of the
penalty, consideration shall be given to:
* * * * *
PART 280--IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF FINES
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6. The authority citation for part 280 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1221, 1223, 1227, 1229, 1253, 1281,
1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1322, 1323, 1330; 66 Stat. 173, 195, 197,
201, 203, 212, 219, 221-223, 226, 227, 230; Pub. L. 101-410, 104
Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599.
0
7. In Sec. 280.53, revise paragraphs (b)(1) through (15) to read as
follows:
Sec. 280.53 Civil monetary penalties inflation adjustment.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) Section 231(g) of the Act, penalties for non-compliance with
arrival and departure manifest requirements for passengers,
crewmembers, or occupants transported on commercial vessels or aircraft
arriving to or departing from the United States: From $1,643 to $1,696.
(2) Section 234 of the Act, penalties for non-compliance with
landing requirements at designated ports of entry for aircraft
transporting aliens: From $4,465 to $4,610.
(3) Section 240B(d) of the Act, penalties for failure to depart
voluntarily: From $1,881 minimum/$9,413 maximum to $1,942 minimum/
$9,718 maximum.
(4) Section 243(c)(1)(A) of the Act, penalties for violations of
removal
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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 $3,765 to $3,887.
(5) Penalties for failure to remove alien stowaways under section
241(d)(2) of the Act: From $9,413 to $9,718.
(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 $446 to $460; and
penalties for use of alien crewmen for longshore work in violation of
section 251(d) of the Act: From $11,162 to $11,524.
(7) Section 254(a) of the Act, penalties for failure to control,
detain, or remove alien crewmen: From $1,116 minimum/$6,696 maximum to
$1,152 minimum/$6,913 maximum.
(8) Section 255 of the Act, penalties for employment on passenger
vessels of aliens afflicted with certain disabilities: From $2,232 to
$2,304.
(9) Section 256 of the Act, penalties for discharge of alien
crewmen: From $3,348 minimum/$6,696 maximum to $3,457 minimum/$6,913
maximum.
(10) Section 257 of the Act, penalties for bringing into the United
States alien crewmen with intent to evade immigration laws: From
$22,324 maximum to $23,048 maximum.
(11) Section 271(a) of the Act, penalties for failure to prevent
the unauthorized landing of aliens: From $6,696 to $6,913.
(12) Section 272(a) of the Act, penalties for bringing to the
United States aliens subject to denial of admission on a health-related
ground: From $6,696 to $6,913.
(13) Section 273(b) of the Act, penalties for bringing to the
United States aliens without required documentation: From $6,696 to
$6,913.
(14) Section 274D of the Act, penalties for failure to depart: From
$942 maximum to $973 maximum, for each day the alien is in violation.
(15) Section 275(b) of the Act, penalties for improper entry: From
$94 minimum/$472 maximum to $97 minimum/$487 maximum, for each entry or
attempted entry.
Title 19--Customs Duties
PART 4--VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES
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8. The authority citation for part 4 continues to read in part as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1415, 1431, 1433, 1434,
1624, 2071 note; 46 U.S.C. 501, 60105.
* * * * *
Sections 4.80, 4.80a, and 4.80b also issued under 19 U.S.C.
1706a; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 46 U.S.C. 12112, 12117, 12118, 50501-
55106, 55107, 55108, 55110, 55114, 55115, 55116, 55117, 55119,
56101, 55121, 56101, 57109; Pub. L. 108-7, Division B, Title II,
Sec. 211;
* * * * *
Section 4.92 also issued under 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 46 U.S.C.
55111;
* * * * *
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9. In Sec. 4.80, revise paragraphs (b)(2) and (i) to read as follows:
Sec. 4.80 Vessels entitled to engage in coastwise trade.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) The penalty imposed for the unlawful transportation of
passengers between coastwise points is $300 for each passenger so
transported and landed on or before November 2, 2015, and $971 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 $1,617 for each port
at which it arrives without the proper Certificate of Documentation
after November 2, 2015 (19 U.S.C. 1706a, as adjusted by the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015). If
such a vessel has on board any foreign merchandise (sea stores
excepted), or any domestic taxable alcoholic beverages, on which the
duty and taxes have not been paid or secured to be paid, the vessel and
its cargo are subject to seizure and forfeiture.
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10. In Sec. 4.92, revise the third sentence to read as follows:
Sec. 4.92 Towing.
* * * The penalties for violation of this section occurring after
November 2, 2015, are a fine of from $1,132 to $3,558 against the owner
or master of the towing vessel and a further penalty against the towing
vessel of $193 per ton of the towed vessel (46 U.S.C. 55111, as
adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015).
Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 27--ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION
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11. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 1-6, Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended
by Sec. 31001(s)(1), Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (28 U.S.C. 2461
note); Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, sec. 2
(106).
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12. In Sec. 27.3, revise the third sentence of the introductory text
and Table 1 to read as follows:
Sec. 27.3 Penalty adjustment table.
* * * The adjusted civil penalty amounts listed in Table 1 to this
section are applicable for penalty assessments issued after June 28,
2024, with respect to violations occurring after November 2, 2015. * *
*
Table 1 to Sec. 27.3--Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2024 Adjusted
U.S. Code citation Civil monetary penalty description maximum penalty
amount ($)
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14 U.S.C. 521(c)............................ Saving Life and Property...................... $12,958
14 U.S.C. 521(e)............................ Saving Life and Property; Intentional 1,330
Interference with Broadcast.
14 U.S.C. 936(i)............................ Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance 6,508
Records (first offense).
14 U.S.C. 936(i)............................ Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance 43,394
Records (subsequent offenses).
19 U.S.C. 70................................ Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of 9,704
Vessels.
19 U.S.C. 70................................ Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of 2,264
Vessels--Minimum Penalty.
19 U.S.C. 1581(d)........................... Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, 5,000
Owner, Operator or Person in Charge \1\.
19 U.S.C. 1581(d)........................... Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, 1,000
Owner, Operator or Person in Charge--Minimum
Penalty \1\.
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33 U.S.C. 471............................... Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations General... 14,069
33 U.S.C. 474............................... Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations St. Mary's 971
River.
33 U.S.C. 495(b)............................ Bridges/Failure to Comply with Regulations.... 35,516
33 U.S.C. 499(c)............................ Bridges/Drawbridges........................... 35,516
33 U.S.C. 502(c)............................ Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge Obstructing 35,516
Navigation.
33 U.S.C. 533(b)............................ Bridges/Maintenance and Operation............. 35,516
33 U.S.C. 1208(a)........................... Bridge to Bridge Communication; Master, Person 2,587
in Charge or Pilot.
33 U.S.C. 1208(b)........................... Bridge to Bridge Communication; Vessel........ 2,587
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i).................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class I 23,048
per violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i).................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class I 57,617
total under paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class II 23,048
per day of violation).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii)................. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class II 288,080
total under paragraph).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per day 57,617
of violation) Judicial Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per 2,305
barrel of oil or unit discharged) Judicial
Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Carry Out 57,617
Removal/Comply With Order (Judicial
Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Comply 57,617
with Regulation Issued Under 1321(j)
(Judicial Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges, Gross 6,913
Negligence (per barrel of oil or unit
discharged) Judicial Assessment.
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D)..................... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges, Gross 230,464
Negligence--Minimum Penalty (Judicial
Assessment).
33 U.S.C. 1322(j)........................... Marine Sanitation Devices; Operating.......... 9,704
33 U.S.C. 1322(j)........................... Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or Manufacture 25,871
33 U.S.C. 1608(a)........................... International Navigation Rules; Operator...... 18,139
33 U.S.C. 1608(b)........................... International Navigation Rules; Vessel........ 18,139
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1)........................ Pollution from Ships; General................. 90,702
33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2)........................ Pollution from Ships; False Statement......... 18,139
33 U.S.C. 2072(a)........................... Inland Navigation Rules; Operator............. 18,139
33 U.S.C. 2072(b)........................... Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel............... 18,139
33 U.S.C. 2609(a)........................... Shore Protection; General..................... 63,991
33 U.S.C. 2609(b)........................... Shore Protection; Operating Without Permit.... 25,597
33 U.S.C. 2716a(a).......................... Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation...... 57,617
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A)..................... Clean Hulls; Civil Enforcement................ 52,753
33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A)..................... Clean Hulls; related to false statements...... 70,337
33 U.S.C. 3852(c)........................... Clean Hulls; Recreational Vessels............. 7,034
42 U.S.C. 9609(a)........................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 69,733
Compensation (Class I).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)........................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 69,733
Compensation (Class II).
42 U.S.C. 9609(b)........................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 209,202
Compensation (Class II subsequent offense).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)........................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 69,733
Compensation (Judicial Assessment).
42 U.S.C. 9609(c)........................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 209,202
Compensation (Judicial Assessment subsequent
offense).
46 U.S.C. 80509(a).......................... Safe Containers for International Cargo....... 7,622
46 U.S.C. 70305(c).......................... Suspension of Passenger Service............... 76,230
46 U.S.C. 2110(e)........................... Vessel Inspection or Examination Fees......... 11,524
46 U.S.C. 2115.............................. Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing............ 9,380
46 U.S.C. 2302(a)........................... Negligent Operations: Recreational Vessels.... 8,485
46 U.S.C. 2302(a)........................... Negligent Operations: Other Vessels........... 42,425
46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1)........................ Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence 9,380
of Alcohol or a Dangerous Drug.
46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4)........................ Vessel Reporting Requirements: Owner, 14,608
Charterer, Managing Operator, or Agent.
46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2)........................ Vessel Reporting Requirements: Master......... 2,922
46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1)........................ Immersion Suits............................... 14,608
46 U.S.C. 3106(d)........................... Master Key Control System..................... 1,032
46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5)........................ Inspection Permit............................. 3,047
46 U.S.C. 3318(a)........................... Vessel Inspection; General.................... 14,608
46 U.S.C. 3318(g)........................... Vessel Inspection; Nautical School Vessel..... 14,608
46 U.S.C. 3318(h)........................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice in 2,922
accordance with (IAW) 3304(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(i)........................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice IAW 2,922
3309(c).
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1)........................ Vessel Inspection; Vessel >=1600 Gross Tons... 29,221
46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1)........................ Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600 Gross Tons 5,844
(GT).
46 U.S.C. 3318(k)........................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Comply with 29,221
3311(b).
46 U.S.C. 3318(l)........................... Vessel Inspection; Violation of 3318(b)- 14,608
3318(f).
46 U.S.C. 3502(e)........................... List/count of Passengers...................... 304
46 U.S.C. 3504(c)........................... Notification to Passengers.................... 30,461
46 U.S.C. 3504(c)........................... Notification to Passengers; Sale of Tickets... 1,522
46 U.S.C. 3506.............................. Copies of Laws on Passenger Vessels; Master... 609
46 U.S.C. 3507(h)(1)(A)..................... Passenger Vessel Security and Safety; Daily 25,810 Daily/
Penalty & Maximum Penalty. 51,621 Maximum
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46 U.S.C. 3508(d)........................... Passenger Vessel Security and Safety; 51,621
Crewmembers Crime Scene Preservation
Training; Maximum Penalty.
46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1)........................ Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo................... 76,155
46 U.S.C. 4106.............................. Uninspected Vessels........................... 12,799
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1)........................ Recreational Vessels (maximum for related 402,920
series of violations).
46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1)........................ Recreational Vessels; Violation of 4307(a).... 8,058
46 U.S.C. 4311(c)........................... Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b), 103
First Offense.
46 U.S.C. 4311(c)........................... Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b), 258
Second Offense.
46 U.S.C. 4311(c)........................... Engine Cut-Off Switches; Violation of 4312(b), 516
Subsequent to Second Offense.
46 U.S.C. 4311(d)........................... Recreational Vessels.......................... 3,047
46 U.S.C. 4507.............................. Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry 12,799
Vessels.
46 U.S.C. 4703.............................. Abandonment of Barges......................... 2,168
46 U.S.C. 5116(a)........................... Load Lines.................................... 13,946
46 U.S.C. 5116(b)........................... Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a).............. 27,894
46 U.S.C. 5116(c)........................... Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b).............. 13,946
46 U.S.C. 6103(a)........................... Reporting Marine Casualties................... 48,586
46 U.S.C. 6103(b)........................... Reporting Marine Casualties; Violation of 6104 12,799
46 U.S.C. 8101(e)........................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; Failure to 2,305
Report Deficiency in Vessel Complement.
46 U.S.C. 8101(f)........................... Manning of Inspected Vessels.................. 23,048
46 U.S.C. 8101(g)........................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; Employing or 23,048
Serving in Capacity not Licensed by U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG).
46 U.S.C. 8101(h)........................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; Freight Vessel 3,047
<100 GT, Small Passenger Vessel, or Sailing
School Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 8102(a)........................... Watchmen on Passenger Vessels................. 3,047
46 U.S.C. 8103(f)........................... Citizenship Requirements...................... 1,522
46 U.S.C. 8104(i)........................... Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(a) or 23,048
(b).
46 U.S.C. 8104(j)........................... Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(c), (d), 23,048
(e), or (h).
46 U.S.C. 8106(f)........................... Employing Qualified Available U.S. Citizens or 10,324 Daily/
Residents. 103,241 Maximum
46 U.S.C. 8302(e)........................... Staff Department on Vessels................... 304
46 U.S.C. 8304(d)........................... Officer's Competency Certificates............. 304
46 U.S.C. 8502(e)........................... Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, Charterer, Managing 23,048
Operator, Agent, Master or Individual in
Charge.
46 U.S.C. 8502(f)........................... Coastwise Pilotage; Individual................ 23,048
46 U.S.C. 8503.............................. Federal Pilots................................ 73,045
46 U.S.C. 8701(d)........................... Merchant Mariners Documents................... 1,522
46 U.S.C. 8702(e)........................... Crew Requirements............................. 23,048
46 U.S.C. 8906.............................. Small Vessel Manning.......................... 48,586
46 U.S.C. 9308(a)........................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, Charterer, 23,048
Managing Operator, Agent, Master or
Individual in Charge.
46 U.S.C. 9308(b)........................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual............. 23,048
46 U.S.C. 9308(c)........................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of 9303...... 23,048
46 U.S.C. 10104(a)(2)....................... Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and 51,621
Harassment; Mandatory Reporting by
Responsible Entity of a Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)....................... Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and 25,810
Harassment; Company After Action Summary,
violation of 10104(d)(1).
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)....................... Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and 516
Harassment; Company After Action Summary,
Daily Noncompliance Penalty.
46 U.S.C. 10104(d)(2)....................... Requirement to Report Sexual Assault and 51,621
Harassment; Company After Action Summary,
Civil Penalty Maximum.
46 U.S.C. 10314(a)(2)....................... Pay Advances to Seamen........................ 1,522
46 U.S.C. 10314(b).......................... Pay Advances to Seamen; Remuneration for 1,522
Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10315(c).......................... Allotment to Seamen........................... 1,522
46 U.S.C. 10321............................. Seamen Protection; General.................... 10,557
46 U.S.C. 10505(a)(2)....................... Coastwise Voyages: Advances................... 10,557
46 U.S.C. 10505(b).......................... Coastwise Voyages: Advances; Remuneration for 10,557
Employment.
46 U.S.C. 10508(b).......................... Coastwise Voyages: Seamen Protection; General. 10,557
46 U.S.C. 10711............................. Effects of Deceased Seamen.................... 609
46 U.S.C. 10902(a)(2)....................... Complaints of Unfitness....................... 1,522
46 U.S.C. 10903(d).......................... Proceedings on Examination of Vessel.......... 304
46 U.S.C. 10907(b).......................... Permission to Make Complaint.................. 1,522
46 U.S.C. 11101(f).......................... Accommodations for Seamen..................... 1,522
46 U.S.C. 11102(b).......................... Medicine Chests on Vessels.................... 1,522
46 U.S.C. 11104(b).......................... Destitute Seamen.............................. 304
46 U.S.C. 11105(c).......................... Wages on Discharge............................ 1,522
46 U.S.C. 11303(a).......................... Log Books; Master Failing to Maintain......... 609
46 U.S.C. 11303(b).......................... Log Books; Master Failing to Make Entry....... 609
46 U.S.C. 11303(c).......................... Log Books; Late Entry......................... 457
46 U.S.C. 11506............................. Carrying of Sheath Knives..................... 153
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46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(1)....................... Vessel Documentation.......................... 19,950
46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(2)....................... Documentation of Vessels--Related to 33,252
activities involving mobile offshore drilling
units.
46 U.S.C. 12151(c).......................... Vessel Documentation; Fishery Endorsement..... 152,461
46 U.S.C. 12309(a).......................... Numbering of Undocumented Vessels--Willful 15,232
violation.
46 U.S.C. 12309(b).......................... Numbering of Undocumented Vessels............. 3,047
46 U.S.C. 12507(b).......................... Vessel Identification System.................. 25,597
46 U.S.C. 14701............................. Measurement of Vessels........................ 55,789
46 U.S.C. 14702............................. Measurement; False Statements................. 55,789
46 U.S.C. 31309............................. Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens..... 25,597
46 U.S.C. 31330(a)(2)....................... Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens; 25,597
Mortgagor.
46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2)....................... Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens; 63,991
Violation of 31329.
46 U.S.C. 55112(d).......................... Vessel Escort Operations and Towing Assistance 10,324
46 U.S.C. 70052(c).......................... Regulation of Vessels in Territorial Waters of 25,810
the United States.
46 U.S.C. 70036(a).......................... Ports and Waterways Safety Regulations........ 114,630
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(B).................... Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; 11,524
Unlicensed Person in Charge.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(C).................... Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; 11,524
Owner Onboard Vessel.
46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(D).................... Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; 5,761
Other Persons.
46 U.S.C. 70119(a).......................... Port Security................................. 42,425
46 U.S.C. 70119(b).......................... Port Security--Continuing Violations.......... 76,230
46 U.S.C. 70506............................. Maritime Drug Law Enforcement; Penalties...... 7,034
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1)........................ Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels-- 99,756
Maximum Penalty.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2)........................ Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels-- 232,762
Penalty from Fatalities, Serious Injuries/
Illness or Substantial Damage to Property.
49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3)........................ Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels-- 601
Training.
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\1\ Enacted under the Tariff Act of 1930 exempt from inflation adjustments.
Title 49--Transportation
PART 1503--INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
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13. The authority citation for part 1503 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 1142; 18 U.S.C. 6002; 28 U.S.C. 2461 (note);
49 U.S.C. 114, 20109, 31105, 40113-40114, 40119, 44901-44907, 46101-
46107, 46109-46110, 46301, 46305, 46311, 46313-46314; Pub. L. 104-
134, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74.
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14. In Sec. 1503.401, revise paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) and (c)(1),
(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,
$14,232 per violation, up to a total of $71,162 per civil penalty
action, in the case of an individual or small business concern; and
(2) For violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015,
$10,000 per violation, up to a total of $400,000 per civil penalty
action, in the case of any other person. For violations that occurred
after November 2, 2015, $14,232 per violation, up to a total of
$569,288 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,
$16,630 per violation, up to a total of $83,154 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, $16,630 per violation, up to a total of $665,226 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, $41,577 per violation, up to a total of $665,226 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. 2024-14121 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
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