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• The civil monetary penalties related
to Restrictions on Lobbying (45 CFR
1230.400) range from $24,497 to
$244,957. Using the 2025 multiplier, the
new range of possible civil monetary
penalties is from $25,133 to $251,321.
• The Program Fraud Civil Remedies
Act of 1986 (45 CFR 2554.1) civil
monetary penalty has an upper limit of
$13,946. Using the 2025 multiplier, the
new upper limit of the civil monetary
penalty is $14,308.
III. Summary of Final Rule
This final rule adjusts the civil
monetary penalty amounts related to
Restrictions on Lobbying (45 CFR
1230.400) and the Program Fraud Civil
Remedies Act of 1986 (45 CFR 2554.1).
The range of civil monetary penalties
related to Restrictions on Lobbying
increase from ‘‘$24,497 to $244,957’’ to
‘‘$25,133 to $251,321’’. The civil
monetary penalties for the Program
Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986
increase from ‘‘up to $13,946’’ to ‘‘up to
$14,308’’.
IV. Regulatory Procedures
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A. Determination of Good Cause for
Publication Without Notice and
Comment and With an Immediate
Effective Date
Section 553(b) of the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553)
provides that, when an agency for good
cause finds that notice and public
comment procedures are impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest, then the agency may issue a
rule without providing notice and an
opportunity for prior public comment.
The agency finds that there is good
cause to except this rule from the public
notice and comment provisions of the
APA in this case. Because the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 requires the
agency to update its regulations based
on a prescribed formula, the agency has
no discretion in the nature or amount of
the change to the civil monetary
penalties to reflect any views or
suggestions provided by commenters.
Accordingly, it would serve no purpose
to provide an opportunity for public
comment on this rule prior to
promulgation. Thus, providing for
notice and public comment is
impracticable and unnecessary.
Additionally, it would not be possible to
meet the deadlines imposed by the Act
if we were to first publish a proposed
rule, allow the public sufficient time to
submit comments, analyze the
comments, and publish a final rule.
Therefore, notice and comment for these
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proscribed updates is impracticable and
unnecessary.
Furthermore, the agency finds under
section 553(d)(3) of the APA that good
cause exists to make this final rule
effective immediately upon publication
in the Federal Register. In the Act,
Congress expressly required Federal
agencies to publish annual inflation
adjustments to civil penalties in the
Federal Register by January 15 of each
year, notwithstanding section 553 of the
APA. Under the statutory framework
and OMB guidance, the new penalty
levels take effect immediately upon the
effective date of the adjustment. The
statutory deadline does not allow time
to delay this rule’s effective date beyond
publication. Moreover, a delayed
effective date would delay application
of the new penalty levels, contrary to
Congress’s intent.
Accordingly, we are issuing the
annual adjustments as a final rule
without prior notice or an opportunity
for comment and with an effective date
immediately upon publication in the
Federal Register.
§ 1230.400
B. Review Under Procedural Statutes
and Executive Orders
[FR Doc. 2025–00635 Filed 1–13–25; 8:45 am]
The agency has determined that
making technical changes to the amount
of civil monetary penalties in its
regulations does not trigger any
requirements under procedural statutes
and Executive orders that govern
rulemaking procedures.
List of Subjects
Government contracts, Grant
programs, Loan programs, Lobbying,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
45 CFR Part 2554
Claims, Fraud, Organization and
functions (Government agencies),
Penalties.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, under the authority of 42
U.S.C. 12651c(c), the Corporation for
National and Community Service
amends chapters XII and XXV, title 45
of the Code of Federal Regulations as
follows:
PART 1230—NEW RESTRICTIONS ON
LOBBYING
1. The authority citation for part 1230
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Section 319, Pub. L. 101–121
(31 U.S.C. 1352); Pub. L. 93–113; 42 U.S.C.
4951, et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 5060.
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Appendix A to Part 1230 [Amended]
3. Amend appendix A to part 1230 by
removing ‘‘$24,497’’ and ‘‘$244,957’’
wherever they appear and adding in
their places ‘‘$25,133’’ and ‘‘$251,321’’,
respectively.
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PART 2554—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL
REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS
4. The authority citation for part 2554
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: Pub. L. 99–509, Secs. 6101–
6104, 100 Stat. 1874 (31 U.S.C. 3801–3812);
42 U.S.C. 12651c–12651d.
§ 2554.1
[Amended]
5. Amend § 2554.1 in paragraph (b) by
removing ‘‘$13,946’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘$14,308’’.
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Andrea Grill,
Acting General Counsel.
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
46 CFR Part 506
[Docket No. FMC–2024–0024]
RIN 3072–AD03
Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary
Penalties
45 CFR Part 1230
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[Amended]
2. Amend § 1230.400 by removing
‘‘$24,497’’ and ‘‘$244,957’’ wherever
they appear and adding in their places
‘‘$25,133’’ and ‘‘$251,321’’, respectively.
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Federal Maritime Commission.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Federal Maritime
Commission (Commission) is publishing
this final rule to adjust for inflation the
civil monetary penalties assessed or
enforced by the Commission, pursuant
to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (2015 Act). The 2015 Act requires
that agencies adjust and publish their
new civil penalties by January 15 each
year.
DATES: This rule is effective January 15,
2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Eng, Secretary; Phone: (202) 523–
5725; Email: Secretary@fmc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule
adjusts the civil monetary penalties
assessable by the Commission in
accordance with the 2015 Act, which
became effective on November 2, 2015.
Public Law 114–74, section 701. The
2015 Act further amended the Federal
SUMMARY:
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Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
of 1990 (FCPIAA), Public Law 101–410,
104 Stat. 890 (codified as amended at 28
U.S.C. 2461 note), in order to improve
the effectiveness of civil monetary
penalties and to maintain their deterrent
effect.
The 2015 Act requires agencies to
adjust civil monetary penalties under
their jurisdiction by January 15 each
year, based on changes in the consumer
price index (CPI–U) for the month of
October in the previous calendar year.
On December 17, 2024, the Office of
Management and Budget published
guidance stating that based on the CPI–
U for October 2024, not seasonally
adjusted, the cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier for 2025 is 1.02598.1 In order
to complete the annual adjustment, the
Commission must multiply the most
recent civil penalty amounts in 46 CFR
part 506 by the multiplier, 1.02598.
Rulemaking Analyses and Notices
Notice and Effective Date
Adjustments under the FCPIAA, as
amended by the 2015 Act, are not
subject to the procedural rulemaking
requirements of the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553),
including the requirements for prior
notice, an opportunity for comment, and
a delay between the issuance of a final
rule and its effective date.2 The 2015
Act requires that the Commission adjust
its civil monetary penalties no later than
January 15 of each year.
Congressional Review Act
The rule is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by the Congressional Review
Act, codified at 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq. The
rule will not result in: (1) an annual
effect on the economy of $100,000,000
or more; (2) a major increase in costs or
prices; or (3) significant adverse effects
on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or
the ability of United States-based
companies to compete with foreignbased companies. 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act
(codified as amended at 5 U.S.C. 601–
612) provides that whenever an agency
promulgates a final rule after being
required to publish a notice of proposed
rulemaking under the APA (5 U.S.C.
553), the agency must prepare and make
available a final regulatory flexibility
analysis describing the impact of the
rule on small entities or the head of the
agency must certify that the rule will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities. 5 U.S.C. 604–605. As indicated
above, this final rule is not subject to the
APA’s notice and comment
requirements, and the Commission is
not required to either conduct a
regulatory flexibility analysis or certify
that the final rule would not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521) requires an
agency to seek and receive approval
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) before collecting
information from the public. 44 U.S.C.
3507. The agency must submit
collections of information in rules to
OMB in conjunction with the
publication of the notice of proposed
rulemaking. 5 CFR 1320.11. This final
rule does not contain any collection of
information, as defined by 44 U.S.C.
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c).
List of Subjects in 46 CFR Part 506
Administrative practice and
procedure, Claims, Penalties.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, 46 CFR part 506 is amended
as follows:
PART 506—CIVIL MONETARY
PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
1. The authority citation for part 506
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461.
2. Amend § 506.4 by revising
paragraph (d) to read as follows:
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§ 506.4 Cost of living adjustments of civil
monetary penalties.
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(d) Inflation adjustment. Maximum
civil monetary penalties within the
jurisdiction of the Federal Maritime
Commission are adjusted for inflation as
follows:
TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (d)
Civil monetary penalty description
46 U.S.C. 42304 ........................
46 U.S.C. 41107(a) ...................
46 U.S.C. 44103, 44104 ............
Adverse impact on U.S. carriers by foreign shipping practices ..............
Knowing and Willful violation/Shipping Act of 1984, or Commission
regulation or order.
Violation of Shipping Act of 1984, Commission regulation or order, not
knowing and willful.
Operating in foreign commerce after tariff suspension ...........................
Failure to provide required reports, etc./Merchant Marine Act of 1920 ..
Adverse shipping conditions/Merchant Marine Act of 1920 ....................
Operating after tariff or service contract suspension/Merchant Marine
Act of 1920.
Failure to establish financial responsibility for non-performance of
transportation.
Failure to establish financial responsibility for death or injury ................
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) .................
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2) .................
Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act/making false claim ..........................
Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act/giving false statement ....................
46 U.S.C. 41107(a) ...................
46
46
46
46
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
U.S.C.
41108(b) ...................
42104 ........................
42106 ........................
42108 ........................
46 U.S.C. 44102, 44104 ............
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Maximum
penalty as of
January 15,
2024
United States Code citation
1 Office of Management and Budget, M–25–02,
Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments
for 2025, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties
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Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015, at 2 (Dec. 17, 2024) (M–25–02).
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Maximum
penalty as of
January 15, 2025
$2,559,636
73,045
$2,626,135
74,943
14,608
14,988
146,092
11,524
2,304,629
115,231
149,887
11,823
2,364,503
118,225
29,108
971
29,108
971
13,946
13,946
29,864
996
29,864
996
14,308
14,308
2 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
of 1990, Public Law 101–410, section 4(b)(2), 104
Stat. 890 (codified at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note).
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By the Commission.
David Eng,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025–00630 Filed 1–13–25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6730–02–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
49 CFR Part 1022
[Docket No. EP 716 (Sub-No. 10)]
Civil Monetary Penalties—2025
Adjustment
Surface Transportation Board.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Surface Transportation
Board (Board) is issuing a final rule to
implement the annual inflationary
adjustment to its civil monetary
penalties, pursuant to the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015.
DATES: This final rule is effective
January 14, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Fancher at (202) 245–0355. If you
require an accommodation under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, please
call (202) 245–0245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (2015 Act), enacted as part of the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Public
Law 114–74, sec. 701, 129 Stat. 584,
599–601, requires agencies to adjust
their civil penalties for inflation
annually, beginning on July 1, 2016, and
no later than January 15 of every year
thereafter. In accordance with the 2015
Act, annual inflation adjustments are to
be based on the percent change between
the Consumer Price Index for all Urban
Consumers (CPI–U) for October of the
previous year and the October CPI–U of
the year before that. Penalty level
adjustments should be rounded to the
nearest dollar.
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II. Discussion
The statutory definition of civil
monetary penalty covers various civil
penalty provisions under the Rail (Part
A); Motor Carriers, Water Carriers,
Brokers, and Freight Forwarders (Part
B); and Pipeline Carriers (Part C)
provisions of the Interstate Commerce
Act, as amended. The Board’s civil (and
criminal) penalty authority related to
rail transportation is codified at 49
U.S.C. 11901–11908. The Board’s
penalty authority related to motor
carriers, water carriers, brokers, and
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freight forwarders appears at 49 U.S.C.
14901–14916. The Board’s penalty
authority related to pipeline carriers is
codified at 49 U.S.C. 16101–16106.1 The
Board has regulations at 49 CFR part
1022 that codify the method set forth in
the 2015 Act for annually adjusting for
inflation the civil monetary penalties
within the Board’s jurisdiction.
As set forth in this final rule, the
Board is amending 49 CFR part 1022 to
make an annual inflation adjustment to
the civil monetary penalties in
conformance with the requirements of
the 2015 Act. The adjusted penalties set
forth in the rule will apply only to
violations that occur after the effective
date of this regulation.
In accordance with the 2015 Act, the
annual adjustment adopted here is
calculated by multiplying each current
penalty by the cost-of-living adjustment
factor of 1.02598, which reflects the
percentage change between the October
2024 CPI–U (315.664) and the October
2023 CPI–U (307.671). The table at the
end of this decision shows the statutory
citation for each civil penalty, a
description of the provision, the
adjusted statutory civil penalty level for
2024, and the adjusted statutory civil
penalty level for 2025.
III. Final Rule
The final rule set forth at the end of
this decision is being issued without
notice and comment pursuant to the
rulemaking provision of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B), which does not require
that process ‘‘when the agency for good
cause finds’’ that public notice and
comment are ‘‘unnecessary.’’ Here,
Congress has mandated that the agency
make an annual inflation adjustment to
its civil monetary penalties. The Board
has no discretion to set alternative
levels of adjusted civil monetary
penalties, because the amount of the
inflation adjustment must be calculated
in accordance with the statutory
formula. Given the absence of
discretion, the Board has determined
that there is good cause to promulgate
this rule without soliciting public
comment and to make this regulation
effective immediately upon publication.
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Statement
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA),
as amended by the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, generally
1 The Board also has various criminal penalty
authority, enforceable in a federal criminal court.
Congress has not, however, authorized federal
agencies to adjust statutorily prescribed criminal
penalty provisions for inflation, and this rule does
not address those provisions.
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requires an agency to prepare a
regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule
subject to notice and comment
rulemaking requirements, unless the
agency certifies that the rule will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
Because the Board has determined that
notice and comment are not required
under the APA for this rulemaking, the
requirements of the RFA do not apply.
V. Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act, 5 U.S.C. 801–808, the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs has
designated this rule as a non-major rule,
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
VI. Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule does not contain a new
or amended information collection
requirement subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–
3521.
It is ordered:
1. The Board amends its rules as set
forth in this decision. Notice of the final
rule will be published in the Federal
Register.
2. This decision is effective on its date
of publication in the Federal Register.
Decided: January 7, 2025.
By the Board, Board Members Fuchs,
Hedlund, Primus, and Schultz. Board
Member Primus concurred with a
separate expression.
BOARD MEMBER PRIMUS, concurring:
For the past couple years when the
Board adjusted its civil monetary
penalties, I wrote separately to express
concern about the adequacy of the
penalties afforded by statute. Civ.
Monetary Penalties—2024 Adjustment,
EP 716 (Sub-No. 9) (STB served Jan. 12,
2024), slip op. at 3 (Member Primus
concurring); Civ. Monetary Penalties—
2023 Adjustment, EP 716 (Sub-No. 8)
(STB served Jan. 13, 2023), slip op. at
3–4 (Member Primus concurring). My
concern remains today. The Board’s
decision, consistent with the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015, makes minor
adjustments to its civil penalties—for
example, increasing the penalty in 49
U.S.C. 11901(a) from $9,718 to $9,970.
For the reasons I have stated previously,
those penalties are unlikely to provide
the deterrent effect intended by
Congress, and Congress should address
this inadequacy.
List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1022
Administrative practice and
procedures, Brokers, Civil penalties,
Freight forwarders, Motor carriers,
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
46 CFR Part 506
[Docket No. FMC-2024-0024]
RIN 3072-AD03
Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is publishing
this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties
assessed or enforced by the Commission, pursuant to the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act).
The 2015 Act requires that agencies adjust and publish their new civil
penalties by January 15 each year.
DATES: This rule is effective January 15, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Eng, Secretary; Phone: (202)
523-5725; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule adjusts the civil monetary
penalties assessable by the Commission in accordance with the 2015 Act,
which became effective on November 2, 2015. Public Law 114-74, section
701. The 2015 Act further amended the Federal
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Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (FCPIAA), Public Law
101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (codified as amended at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note), in
order to improve the effectiveness of civil monetary penalties and to
maintain their deterrent effect.
The 2015 Act requires agencies to adjust civil monetary penalties
under their jurisdiction by January 15 each year, based on changes in
the consumer price index (CPI-U) for the month of October in the
previous calendar year. On December 17, 2024, the Office of Management
and Budget published guidance stating that based on the CPI-U for
October 2024, not seasonally adjusted, the cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier for 2025 is 1.02598.\1\ In order to complete the annual
adjustment, the Commission must multiply the most recent civil penalty
amounts in 46 CFR part 506 by the multiplier, 1.02598.
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\1\ Office of Management and Budget, M-25-02, Implementation of
Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2025, Pursuant to the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015,
at 2 (Dec. 17, 2024) (M-25-02).
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Rulemaking Analyses and Notices
Notice and Effective Date
Adjustments under the FCPIAA, as amended by the 2015 Act, are not
subject to the procedural rulemaking requirements of the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553), including the requirements for
prior notice, an opportunity for comment, and a delay between the
issuance of a final rule and its effective date.\2\ The 2015 Act
requires that the Commission adjust its civil monetary penalties no
later than January 15 of each year.
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\2\ Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990,
Public Law 101-410, section 4(b)(2), 104 Stat. 890 (codified at 28
U.S.C. 2461 note).
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Congressional Review Act
The rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by the Congressional
Review Act, codified at 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq. The rule will not result
in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more; (2) a
major increase in costs or prices; or (3) significant adverse effects
on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or
the ability of United States-based companies to compete with foreign-
based companies. 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (codified as amended at 5 U.S.C.
601-612) provides that whenever an agency promulgates a final rule
after being required to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking under
the APA (5 U.S.C. 553), the agency must prepare and make available a
final regulatory flexibility analysis describing the impact of the rule
on small entities or the head of the agency must certify that the rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. 5 U.S.C. 604-605. As indicated above, this final rule
is not subject to the APA's notice and comment requirements, and the
Commission is not required to either conduct a regulatory flexibility
analysis or certify that the final rule would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) requires
an agency to seek and receive approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) before collecting information from the public. 44
U.S.C. 3507. The agency must submit collections of information in rules
to OMB in conjunction with the publication of the notice of proposed
rulemaking. 5 CFR 1320.11. This final rule does not contain any
collection of information, as defined by 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c).
List of Subjects in 46 CFR Part 506
Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Penalties.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, 46 CFR part 506 is amended
as follows:
PART 506--CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
0
1. The authority citation for part 506 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461.
0
2. Amend Sec. 506.4 by revising paragraph (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 506.4 Cost of living adjustments of civil monetary penalties.
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(d) Inflation adjustment. Maximum civil monetary penalties within
the jurisdiction of the Federal Maritime Commission are adjusted for
inflation as follows:
Table 1 to Paragraph (d)
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Maximum penalty Maximum penalty
United States Code citation Civil monetary penalty as of January as of January 15,
description 15, 2024 2025
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46 U.S.C. 42304.................................. Adverse impact on U.S. $2,559,636 $2,626,135
carriers by foreign
shipping practices.
46 U.S.C. 41107(a)............................... Knowing and Willful 73,045 74,943
violation/Shipping Act
of 1984, or Commission
regulation or order.
46 U.S.C. 41107(a)............................... Violation of Shipping Act 14,608 14,988
of 1984, Commission
regulation or order, not
knowing and willful.
46 U.S.C. 41108(b)............................... Operating in foreign 146,092 149,887
commerce after tariff
suspension.
46 U.S.C. 42104.................................. Failure to provide 11,524 11,823
required reports, etc./
Merchant Marine Act of
1920.
46 U.S.C. 42106.................................. Adverse shipping 2,304,629 2,364,503
conditions/Merchant
Marine Act of 1920.
46 U.S.C. 42108.................................. Operating after tariff or 115,231 118,225
service contract
suspension/Merchant
Marine Act of 1920.
46 U.S.C. 44102, 44104........................... Failure to establish 29,108 29,864
financial responsibility 971 996
for non-performance of
transportation.
46 U.S.C. 44103, 44104........................... Failure to establish 29,108 29,864
financial responsibility 971 996
for death or injury.
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)............................. Program Fraud Civil 13,946 14,308
Remedies Act/making
false claim.
31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)............................. Program Fraud Civil 13,946 14,308
Remedies Act/giving
false statement.
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By the Commission.
David Eng,
Secretary.
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