This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains regulatory documents having general

applicability and legal effect, most of which

are keyed to and codified in the Code of

Federal Regulations, which is published under

50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by

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1The 2015 Act was part of the Bipartisan Budget 

Act of 2015, Public Law 114–74 (Nov. 2, 2015). 

2The 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. 

3See 81 FR 42987. 

4Office of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Office of The 

President, M–16–06, Implementation of the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015, Table A: 2016 Civil 

Monetary Penalty Catch-Up Adjustment Multiplier 

by Calendar Year, (Feb. 24, 2016) (https://

www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/ 

omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf). 

5See 82 FR 8571. 

6See 83 FR 13826. 

7See 84 FR 13499. 

8See 85 FR 36469. 

9See 86 FR 57532. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

6 CFR Part 27 

8 CFR Parts 270, 274a, and 280 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

19 CFR Part 4 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 27 

Transportation Security Administration 

49 CFR Part 1503 

RIN 1601–AB05 

Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for 

Inflation 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this final rule, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) makes the 2022 annual inflation 

adjustment to its civil monetary 

penalties. On November 2, 2015, the 

President signed into law The Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015 

Act). Pursuant to the 2015 Act, all 

agencies must adjust their civil 

monetary penalties annually and 

publish the adjustment in the Federal 

Register. Accordingly, this final rule 

adjusts the Department’s civil monetary 

penalties for 2021 pursuant to the 2015 

Act and Executive Office of the 

President (EOP) Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) guidance. The new 

penalties will be effective for penalties 

assessed after January 11, 2022 whose 

associated violations occurred after 

November 2, 2015. 

DATES: This rule is effective on January 

11, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hillary Hunnings, 202–282–9043, 

hillary.hunnings@hq.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Statutory and Regulatory Background 

II. Overview of Final Rule 

III. Adjustments by Component 

A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency 

B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

C. U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement 

D. U.S. Coast Guard 

E. Transportation Security Administration 

IV. Administrative Procedure Act 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

D. Paperwork Reduction Act 

VI. Signing Authority 

I. Statutory and Regulatory Background 

On November 2, 2015, the President 

signed into law the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114– 

74 section 701 (Nov. 2, 2015)) (2015 

Act).1 The 2015 Act amended the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461 

note) to improve the effectiveness of 

civil monetary penalties and to maintain 

their deterrent effect. The 2015 Act 

required agencies to: (1) Adjust the level 

of civil monetary penalties with an 

initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment through 

issuance of an interim final rule (IFR) 

and (2) make subsequent annual 

adjustments for inflation. Through the 

‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment, agencies were 

required to adjust the maximum 

amounts of civil monetary penalties to 

more accurately reflect inflation rates. 

For the subsequent annual 

adjustments, the 2015 Act requires 

agencies to increase the penalty 

amounts by a cost-of-living adjustment. 

The 2015 Act directs OMB to provide 

guidance to agencies each year to assist 

agencies in making the annual 

adjustments. The 2015 Act requires 

agencies to make the annual 

adjustments no later than January 15 of 

each year and to publish the 

adjustments in the Federal Register. 

Pursuant to the 2015 Act, DHS 

undertook a review of the civil penalties 

that DHS and its components 

administer.2 On July 1, 2016, DHS 

published an IFR adjusting the 

maximum civil monetary penalties with 

an initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment, as 

required by the 2015 Act.3 DHS 

calculated the adjusted penalties based 

upon nondiscretionary provisions in the 

2015 Act and upon guidance that OMB 

issued to agencies on February 24, 

2016.4 The adjusted penalties were 

effective for civil penalties assessed 

after August 1, 2016 (the effective date 

of the IFR), whose associated violations 

occurred after November 2, 2015 (the 

date of enactment of the 2015 Act). On 

January 27, 2017, DHS published a final 

rule making the annual adjustment for 

2017.5 On April 2, 2018, DHS made the 

2018 annual inflation adjustment.6 On 

April 5, 2019, DHS made the 2019 

annual inflation adjustment.7 On June 

17, 2020, DHS made the 2020 annual 

inflation adjustment.8 On October 18, 

2021, DHS made the 2021 annual 

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10Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the 

President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty 

Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ 

M-22-07.pdf). 

11Section 550 has since been superseded by the 

Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from 

Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–254). The 

new legislation codified the statutory authority for 

the CFATS program within Title XXI of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended. See 

6 U.S.C. 621 et seq. Public Law 113–254 authorized 

the CFATS program from January 18, 2015, to 

January 17, 2019. Public Law 116–150 extends the 

CFATS program authorization to July 27, 2023. 

II. Overview of the Final Rule 

This final rule makes the 2022 annual 

inflation adjustments to civil monetary 

penalties pursuant to the 2015 Act and 

pursuant to guidance OMB issued to 

agencies on December 15, 2021.10 The 

penalty amounts in this final rule will 

be effective for penalties assessed after 

January 11, 2022 where the associated 

violation occurred after November 2, 

2015. Consistent with OMB guidance, 

the 2015 Act does not change previously 

assessed penalties that the agency is 

actively collecting or has collected. 

The adjusted penalty amounts will 

apply to penalties assessed after the 

effective date of this final rule. We 

discuss civil penalties by DHS 

component in Section III below. For 

each component identified in Section 

III, below, we briefly describe the 

relevant civil penalty (or penalties), and 

we provide a table showing the increase 

in the penalties for 2022. In the table for 

each component, we show (1) the 

penalty name, (2) the penalty statutory 

and or regulatory citation, (3) the 

penalty amount as adjusted in the 2021 

final rule, (4) the cost-of-living 

adjustment multiplier for 2022 that 

OMB provided in its December 15, 

2021, guidance, and (5) the new 2022 

adjusted penalty. The 2015 Act instructs 

agencies to round penalties to the 

nearest $1. For a more complete 

discussion of the method used for 

calculating the initial ‘‘catch-up’’ 

inflation adjustments and a componentby-component breakdown to the nature 

of the civil penalties and relevant legal 

authorities, please see the IFR preamble 

at 81 FR 42987–43000. 

III. Adjustments by Component 

In the following sections, we briefly 

describe the civil penalties that DHS 

and its components, the Cybersecurity 

and Infrastructure Security Agency 

(CISA), the U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), the U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and the 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA), assess. Other components not 

mentioned do not impose any civil 

monetary penalties. We include tables at 

the end of each section, which list the 

individual adjustments for each penalty. 

A. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency 

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency (CISA) administers 

only one civil penalty that the 2015 Act 

affects. That penalty assesses fines for 

violations of the Chemical Facility AntiTerrorism Standards (CFATS). CFATS is 

a program that regulates the security of 

chemical facilities that, in the discretion 

of the Secretary, present high levels of 

security risk. DHS established the 

CFATS program in 2007 pursuant to 

section 550 of the Department of 

Homeland Security Appropriations Act 

of 2007 (Pub. L. 109–295).11 The CFATS 

regulation is located in part 27 of title 

6 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR). Below is a table showing the 

2022 adjustment for the CFATS penalty 

that CISA administers. 

TABLE 1—CFATS CIVIL PENALTY ADJUSTMENT

Penalty name Citation 

Penalty amount as 

adjusted in the 

2021 FR 

Multiplier * 

New penalty 

as adjusted by this 

final rule 

Penalty for non-compliance with CFATS regulations.6 U.S.C. 624(b)(1); 6 CFR 

27.300(b)(3).

$35,905 per day ....................... 1.06222 $38,139 per day. 

* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf). 

B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

The U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) assesses civil monetary 

penalties under various titles of the 

United States Code (U.S.C.) and the 

CFR. These include penalties for certain 

violations of title 8 of the CFR regarding 

the Immigration and Nationality Act of 

1952 (Pub. L. 82–414, as amended) 

(INA). The INA contains provisions that 

impose penalties on persons, including 

carriers and aliens, who violate 

specified provisions of the INA. The 

relevant penalty provisions appear in 

numerous sections of the INA; however, 

CBP has enumerated these penalties in 

regulation in one location—8 CFR 

280.53. For a complete list of the INA 

sections for which penalties are 

assessed, in addition to a brief 

description of each violation, see the 

2016 IFR preamble at 81 FR 42989– 

42990. For a complete list and brief 

description of the non-INA civil 

monetary penalties assessed by CBP 

subject to adjustment and a discussion 

of the history of the DHS and CBP 

adjustments to the non-INA penalties, 

see the 2019 annual inflation 

adjustment final rule preamble at 84 FR 

13499, 13500 (April 5, 2019). 

Below is a table showing the 2022 

adjustment for the penalties that CBP 

administers. 

TABLE 2—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS

Penalty name Citation 

Penalty amount as 

adjusted in the 

2021 FR 

Multiplier * 

New penalty as 

adjusted by this 

final rule 

Penalties for non-compliance with arrival and departure manifest requirements for passengers, crewmembers, 

or occupants transported on commercial vessels or aircraft arriving to or 

departing from the United States.

8 U.S.C. 1221(g); 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(1) (INA section 231(g)).

$1,436 ............................... 1.06222 $1,525. 


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Penalty name Citation 

Penalty amount as 

adjusted in the 

2021 FR 

Multiplier * 

New penalty as 

adjusted by this 

final rule 

Penalties for non-compliance with landing requirements at designated ports 

of entry for aircraft transporting aliens.

8 U.S.C. 1224; 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(2) (INA section 234).

$3,901 ............................... 1.06222 $4,144. 

Penalties for failure to depart voluntarily 8 U.S.C. 1229c(d); 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(3) (INA section 240B(d)).

$1,644–$8,224 .................. 1.06222 $1,746–$8,736. 

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.

8 U.S.C. 1253(c)(1)(A); 8 

CFR 280.53(b)(4) (INA 

section 243(c)(1)(A)).

$3,289 ............................... 1.06222 $3,494. 

Penalties for failure to remove alien 

stowaways under section 241(d)(2) of 

the INA.

8 U.S.C. 1253(c)(1)(B); 8 

CFR 280.53(b)(5) (INA 

section 243(c)(1)(B)).

$8,224 ............................... 1.06222 $8,736. 

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.

8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(6) (INA section 251(d)).

$390 for each alien .......... 1.06222 $414 for each alien. 

Penalties for use of alien crewmen for 

longshore work in violation of section 

251(d) of the INA.

8 U.S.C. 1281(d); 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(6) (INA section 251(d)).

$9,753 ............................... 1.06222 $10,360. 

Penalties for failure to control, detain, or 

remove alien crewmen.

8 U.S.C. 1284(a); 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(7) (INA section 254(a)).

$975–$5,851 ..................... 1.06222 $1,036–$6,215. 

Penalties for employment on passenger 

vessels of aliens afflicted with certain 

disabilities.

8 U.S.C. 1285; 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(8) (INA section 255).

$1,951 ............................... 1.06222 $2,072. 

Penalties for discharge of alien crewmen.8 U.S.C. 1286; 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(9) (INA section 256).

$2,925–$5,851 .................. 1.06222 $3,107–$6,215. 

Penalties for bringing into the United 

States alien crewmen with intent to 

evade immigration laws.

8 U.S.C. 1287; 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(10) (INA section 257).

$19,505 ............................. 1.06222 $20,719. 

Penalties for failure to prevent the unauthorized landing of aliens.8 U.S.C. 1321(a); 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(11) (INA section 271(a)).

$5,851 ............................... 1.06222 $6,215. 

Penalties for bringing to the United 

States aliens subject to denial of admission on a health-related ground.

8 U.S.C. 1322(a); 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(12) (INA section 272(a)).

$5,851 ............................... 1.06222 $6,215. 

Penalties for bringing to the United 

States aliens without required documentation.

8 U.S.C. 1323(b); 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(13) (INA section 273(b)).

$5,851 ............................... 1.06222 $6,215. 

Penalties for failure to depart ................. 8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(14) (INA section 274D).

$823 .................................. 1.06222 $874. 

Penalties for improper entry ................... 8 U.S.C. 1325(b); 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(15) (INA section 275(b)).

$82–$412 .......................... 1.06222 $87–$438. 

Penalty for dealing in or using empty 

stamped imported liquor containers.

19 U.S.C. 469 ................... $546 .................................. 1.06222 ** $580. 

Penalty for employing a vessel in a 

trade without a required Certificate of 

Documentation.

19 U.S.C. 1706a; 19 CFR 

4.80(i).

$1,368 ............................... 1.06222 $1,453. 

Penalty for transporting passengers 

coastwise for hire by certain vessels 

(known as Bowaters vessels) that do 

not meet specified conditions.

46 U.S.C. 12118(f)(3) ....... $546 .................................. 1.06222 ** $580. 

Penalty for transporting passengers between coastwise points in the United 

States by a non-coastwise qualified 

vessel.

46 U.S.C. 55103(b); 19 

CFR 4.80(b)(2).

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12Table 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. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS—Continued 

Penalty name Citation 

Penalty amount as 

adjusted in the 

2021 FR 

Multiplier * 

New penalty as 

adjusted by this 

final rule 

Penalty for towing a vessel between 

coastwise points in the United States 

by a non-coastwise qualified vessel.

46 U.S.C. 55111(c); 19 

CFR 4.92.

$957–$3,011, plus $164 

per ton.

1.06222 $1,017–$3,198 plus $174 

per ton. 

* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to 

the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/ 

2021/12/M-22-07.pdf). 

** No applicable conforming edit to regulatory text. 

C. U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE) assesses civil 

monetary penalties for certain 

employment-related violations arising 

from the INA. ICE’s civil penalties are 

located in title 8 of the CFR. 

There are three different sections in 

the INA that impose civil monetary 

penalties for violations of the laws that 

relate to employment actions: Sections 

274A, 274B, and 274C. ICE has primary 

enforcement responsibilities for two of 

these civil penalty provisions (sections 

274A and 274C), and the Department of 

Justice (DOJ) has enforcement 

responsibilities for one of these civil 

penalty provisions (section 274B). The 

INA, in sections 274A and 274C, 

provides for imposition of civil 

penalties for various specified unlawful 

acts pertaining to the employment 

eligibility verification process (Form I– 

9, Employment Eligibility Verification), 

the employment of unauthorized aliens, 

and document fraud. 

Because both DHS and DOJ 

implement the three employmentrelated penalty sections in the INA, both 

Departments’ implementing regulations 

reflect the civil penalty amounts. For a 

complete description of the civil money 

penalties assessed and a discussion of 

DHS’s and DOJ’s efforts to update the 

penalties in years past, see the IFR 

preamble at 81 FR 42991. Below is a 

table showing the 2022 adjustment for 

the penalties that ICE administers.12

TABLE 3—U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS

Penalty name Citation 

Penalty amount as 

adjusted in the 

2021 FR 

Multiplier * 

New penalty as 

adjusted by this 

final rule 

Civil penalties for failure to depart voluntarily, INA section 240B(d).8 U.S.C. 1229c(d); 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(3).

$1,644–$8,224 .................. 1.06222 $1,746–$8,736. 

Civil penalties for violation of INA sections 274C(a)(1)–(a)(4), penalty for 

first offense.

8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(A) ... $487–$3,901 ..................... 1.06222 $517–$4,144. 

Civil penalties for violation of INA sections 274C(a)(5)–(a)(6), penalty for 

first offense.

8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(B) ... $412–$3,289 ..................... 1.06222 $438–$3,494. 

Civil penalties for violation of INA sections 274C(a)(1)–(a)(4), penalty for 

subsequent offenses.

8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(C) ... $3,901–$9,753 .................. 1.06222 $4,144–$10,360. 

Civil penalties for violation of INA sections 274C(a)(5)–(a)(6), penalty for 

subsequent offenses.

8 CFR 270.3(b)(1)(ii)(D) ... $3,289–$8,224 .................. 1.06222 $3,494–$8,736. 

Violation/prohibition of indemnity bonds 8 CFR 274a.8(b) .............. $2,360 ............................... 1.06222 $2,507. 

Civil penalties for knowingly hiring, recruiting, referral, or retention of unauthorized aliens—Penalty for first offense (per unauthorized alien).8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(A) $590–$4,722 ..................... 1.06222 $627–$5,016. 

Penalty for second offense (per unauthorized alien).8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(B) $4,722–$11,803 ................ 1.06222 $5,016–$12,537. 

Penalty for third or subsequent offense 

(per unauthorized alien).

8 CFR 274a.10(b)(1)(ii)(C) $7,082–$23,607 ................ 1.06222 $7,523–$25,076. 

Civil penalties for I–9 paperwork violations.8 CFR 274a.10(b)(2) ........ $237–$2,360 ..................... 1.06222 $252–$2,507. 

Civil penalties for failure to depart, INA 

section 274D.

8 U.S.C. 1324d; 8 CFR 

280.53(b)(14).

$823 .................................. 1.06222 $874. 

* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to 

the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/ 

2021/12/M-22-07.pdf). 


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D. U.S. Coast Guard 

The Coast Guard is authorized to 

assess close to 150 penalties involving 

maritime safety and security and 

environmental stewardship that are 

critical to the continued success of 

Coast Guard missions. Various statutes 

in titles 14, 16, 19, 33, 42, 46, and 49 

of the U.S.C. authorize these penalties. 

Titles 33 and 46 authorize the vast 

majority of these penalties as these 

statutes deal with navigation, navigable 

waters, and shipping. For a complete 

discussion of the civil monetary 

penalties assessed by the Coast Guard, 

see the 2016 IFR preamble at 81 FR 

42992. 

The Coast Guard has identified the 

penalties it administers, adjusted those 

penalties for inflation, and is listing 

those new penalties in a table located in 

the CFR—specifically, Table 1 in 33 

CFR 27.3. Table 1 in 33 CFR 27.3 

identifies the statutes that provide the 

Coast Guard with civil monetary penalty 

authority and sets out the inflationadjusted maximum penalty that the 

Coast Guard may impose pursuant to 

each statutory provision. Table 1 in 33 

CFR 27.3 provides the current 

maximum penalty for violations that 

occurred after November 2, 2015. 

The applicable civil penalty amounts 

for violations occurring on or before 

November 2, 2015, are set forth in 

previously published regulations 

amending 33 CFR part 27. To find the 

applicable penalty amount for a 

violation that occurred on or before 

November 2, 2015, look to the prior 

versions of the CFR that pertain to the 

date on which the violation occurred. 

Table 4 below shows the 2022 

adjustment for the penalties that the 

Coast Guard administers. 

TABLE 4—U.S. COAST GUARD CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS

Penalty name Citation 

Penalty amount as 

adjusted in the 

2021 FR 

Multiplier * 

New penalty as 

adjusted by this 

final rule 

Saving Life and Property .................................... 14 U.S.C. 521(c) ............................. $10,967 1.06222 $11,649 

Saving Life and Property; Intentional Interference with Broadcast.14 U.S.C. 521(e) ............................ 1,125 1.06222 1,195 

Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance 

Records (first offense).

14 U.S.C. 936(i); 33 CFR 27.3 ....... 5,508 1.06222 5,851 

Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance 

Records (subsequent offenses).

14 U.S.C. 936(i); 33 CFR 27.3 ....... 36,726 1.06222 39,011 

Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of 

Vessels.

19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 27.3 ............ 8,212 1.06222 8,723 

Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of 

Vessels-Minimum Penalty.

19 U.S.C. 70; 33 CFR 27.3 ............ 1,916 1.06222 2,035 

Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, 

Owner, Operator or Person in Charge.

19 U.S.C. 1581(d) .......................... ** 5,000 N/A ** 5,000 

Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, 

Owner, Operator or Person in Charge-Minimum Penalty.

19 U.S.C. 1581(d) .......................... ** 1,000 N/A ** 1,000 

Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations General 33 U.S.C. 471; 33 CFR 27.3 .......... 11,906 1.06222 12,647 

Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations St. 

Mary’s river.

33 U.S.C. 474; 33 CFR 27.3 .......... 822 1.06222 873 

Bridges/Failure to Comply with Regulations ...... 33 U.S.C. 495(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ..... 30,058 1.06222 31,928 

Bridges/Drawbridges .......................................... 33 U.S.C. 499(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ...... 30,058 1.06222 31,928 

Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge Obstructing 

Navigation.

33 U.S.C. 502(c); 33 CFR 27.3 ...... 30,058 1.06222 31,928 

Bridges/Maintenance and Operation .................. 33 U.S.C. 533(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ..... 30,058 1.06222 31,928 

Bridge to Bridge Communication; Master, Person in Charge or Pilot.33 U.S.C. 1208(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 2,190 1.06222 2,326 

Bridge to Bridge Communication; Vessel .......... 33 U.S.C. 1208(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 2,190 1.06222 2,326 

Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class I 

per violation).

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 33 CFR 

27.3.

19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class I 

total under paragraph).

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i); 33 CFR 

27.3.

48,762 1.06222 51,796 

Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class 

II per day of violation).

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33 CFR 

27.3.

19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class 

II total under paragraph).

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); 33 CFR 

27.3.

243,808 1.06222 258,978 

Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per 

day of violation) Judicial Assessment.

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A); 33 CFR 

27.3.

48,762 1.06222 51,796 

Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per 

barrel of oil or unit discharged) Judicial Assessment.

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A); 33 CFR 

27.3.

1,951 1.06222 2,072 

Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Carry Out 

Removal/Comply With Order (Judicial Assessment).

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B); 33 CFR 

27.3.

48,762 1.06222 51,796 

Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Comply 

with Regulation Issued Under 1321(j) (Judicial Assessment).

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C); 33 CFR 

27.3.

48,762 1.06222 51,796 

Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges, Gross 

Negligence (per barrel of oil or unit discharged) Judicial Assessment.

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D); 33 CFR 

27.3.

5,851 1.06222 6,215 

Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges, Gross 

Negligence-Minimum Penalty (Judicial Assessment).

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D); 33 CFR 

27.3.

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Penalty name Citation 

Penalty amount as 

adjusted in the 

2021 FR 

Multiplier * 

New penalty as 

adjusted by this 

final rule 

Marine Sanitation Devices; Operating ................ 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33 CFR 27.3 ..... 8,212 1.06222 8,723 

Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or Manufacture 33 U.S.C. 1322(j); 33 CFR 27.3 ..... 21,896 1.06222 23,258 

International Navigation Rules; Operator ........... 33 U.S.C. 1608(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 15,352 1.06222 16,307 

International Navigation Rules; Vessel .............. 33 U.S.C. 1608(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 15,352 1.06222 16,307 

Pollution from Ships; General ............................ 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 76,764 1.06222 81,540 

Pollution from Ships; False Statement ............... 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2); 33 CFR 27.3 15,352 1.06222 16,307 

Inland Navigation Rules; Operator ..................... 33 U.S.C. 2072(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 15,352 1.06222 16,307 

Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel ........................ 33 U.S.C. 2072(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 15,352 1.06222 16,307 

Shore Protection; General .................................. 33 U.S.C. 2609(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 54,157 1.06222 57,527 

Shore Protection; Operating Without Permit ...... 33 U.S.C. 2609(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 21,663 1.06222 23,011 

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation ............ 33 U.S.C. 2716a(a); 33 CFR 27.3 48,762 1.06222 51,796 

Clean Hulls ......................................................... 33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A); 33 CFR 

27.3.

44,646 1.06222 47,424 

Clean Hulls-related to false statements ............. 33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A); 33 CFR 

27.3.

59,528 1.06222 63,232 

Clean Hulls-Recreational Vessel ........................ 33 U.S.C. 3852(c); 33 CFR 27.3 .... 5,953 1.06222 6,323 

Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 

Compensation (Class I).

42 U.S.C. 9609(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 59,017 1.06222 62,689 

Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 

Compensation (Class II).

42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 59,017 1.06222 62,689 

Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 

Compensation (Class II subsequent offense).

42 U.S.C. 9609(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 177,053 1.06222 188,069 

Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 

Compensation (Judicial Assessment).

42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33 CFR 27.3 .... 59,017 1.06222 62,689 

Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, 

Compensation (Judicial Assessment subsequent offense).

42 U.S.C. 9609(c); 33 CFR 27.3 .... 177,053 1.06222 188,069 

Safe Containers for International Cargo ............ 46 U.S.C. 80509; 33 CFR 27.3 ...... 6,451 1.06222 6,852 

Suspension of Passenger Service ..................... 46 U.S.C. 70305; 33 CFR 27.3 ...... 64,515 1.06222 68,529 

Vessel Inspection or Examination Fees ............. 46 U.S.C. 2110(e); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 9,753 1.06222 10,360 

Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing ................ 46 U.S.C. 2115; 33 CFR 27.3 ........ 7,939 1.06222 8,433 

Negligent Operations: Recreational Vessels ...... 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 7,181 1.06222 7,628 

Negligent Operations: Other Vessels ................. 46 U.S.C. 2302(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 35,905 1.06222 38,139 

Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence 

of Alcohol or a Dangerous Drug.

46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 7,939 1.06222 8,433 

Vessel Reporting Requirements: Owner, 

Charterer, Managing Operator, or Agent.

46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4); 33 CFR 27.3 12,363 1.06222 13,132 

Vessel Reporting Requirements: Master ........... 46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2); 33 CFR 27.3 2,473 1.06222 2,627 

Immersion Suits .................................................. 46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 12,363 1.06222 13,132 

Inspection Permit ................................................ 46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5); 33 CFR 27.3 2,579 1.06222 2,739 

Vessel Inspection; General ................................ 46 U.S.C. 3318(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 12,363 1.06222 13,132 

Vessel Inspection; Nautical School Vessel ........ 46 U.S.C. 3318(g); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 12,363 1.06222 13,132 

Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice in accordance with (IAW) 3304(b).46 U.S.C. 3318(h); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 2,473 1.06222 2,627 

Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice IAW 

3309(c).

46 U.S.C. 3318(i); 33 CFR 27.3 ..... 2,473 1.06222 2,627 

Vessel Inspection; Vessel ≥1600 Gross Tons ... 46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 24,730 1.06222 26,269 

Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1600 Gross Tons 

(GT).

46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 4,946 1.06222 5,254 

Vessel Inspection; Failure to Comply with 

3311(b).

46 U.S.C. 3318(k); 33 CFR 27.3 .... 24,730 1.06222 26,269 

Vessel Inspection; Violation of 3318(b)–3318(f) 46 U.S.C. 3318(l); 33 CFR 27.3 ..... 12,363 1.06222 13,132 

List/count of Passengers .................................... 46 U.S.C. 3502(e); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 257 1.06222 273 

Notification to Passengers .................................. 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 33 CFR 27.3 .... 25,780 1.06222 27,384 

Notification to Passengers; Sale of Tickets ....... 46 U.S.C. 3504(c); 33 CFR 27.3 .... 1,288 1.06222 1,368 

Copies of Laws on Passenger Vessels; Master 46 U.S.C. 3506; 33 CFR 27.3 ........ 516 1.06222 548 

Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo ............................ 46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 64,452 1.06222 68,462 

Uninspected Vessels .......................................... 46 U.S.C. 4106; 33 CFR 27.3 ........ 10,832 1.06222 11,506 

Recreational Vessels (maximum for related series of violations).46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 341,000 1.06222 362,217 

Recreational Vessels; Violation of 4307(a) ........ 46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1); 33 CFR 27.3 6,820 1.06222 7,244 

Recreational vessels .......................................... 46 U.S.C. 4311(c); 33 CFR 27.3 .... 2,579 1.06222 2,739 

Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels.46 U.S.C. 4507; 33 CFR 27.3 ........ 10,832 1.06222 11,506 

Abandonment of Barges ..................................... 46 U.S.C. 4703; 33 CFR 27.3 ........ 1,835 1.06222 1,949 

Load Lines .......................................................... 46 U.S.C. 5116(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 11,803 1.06222 12,537 

Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a) ........................ 46 U.S.C. 5116(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 23,607 1.06222 25,076 

Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b) ........................ 46 U.S.C. 5116(c); 33 CFR 27.3 .... 11,803 1.06222 12,537 

Reporting Marine Casualties .............................. 46 U.S.C. 6103(a); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 41,120 1.06222 43,678 

Reporting Marine Casualties; Violation of 6104 46 U.S.C. 6103(b); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 10,832 1.06222 11,506 


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Penalty name Citation 

Penalty amount as 

adjusted in the 

2021 FR 

Multiplier * 

New penalty as 

adjusted by this 

final rule 

Manning of Inspected Vessels; Failure to Report Deficiency in Vessel Complement.46 U.S.C. 8101(e); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 1,951 1.06222 2,072 

Manning of Inspected Vessels ........................... 46 U.S.C. 8101(f); 33 CFR 27.3 .... 19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Manning of Inspected Vessels; Employing or 

Serving in Capacity not Licensed by USCG.

46 U.S.C. 8101(g); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Manning of Inspected Vessels; Freight Vessel 

<100 GT, Small Passenger Vessel, or Sailing 

School Vessel.

46 U.S.C. 8101(h); 33 CFR 27.3 ... 2,579 1.06222 2,739 

Watchmen on Passenger Vessels ..................... 46 U.S.C. 8102(a) .......................... 2,579 1.06222 2,739 

Citizenship Requirements ................................... 46 U.S.C. 8103(f) ........................... 1,288 1.06222 1,368 

Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(a) or (b) 46 U.S.C. 8104(i) ............................ 19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(c), (d), 

(e), or (h).

46 U.S.C. 8104(j) ............................ 19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Staff Department on Vessels ............................. 46 U.S.C. 8302(e) .......................... 257 1.06222 273 

Officer’s Competency Certificates ...................... 46 U.S.C. 8304(d) .......................... 257 1.06222 273 

Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, Charterer, Managing Operator, Agent, Master or Individual in 

Charge.

46 U.S.C. 8502(e) .......................... 19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Coastwise Pilotage; Individual ............................ 46 U.S.C. 8502(f) ........................... 19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Federal Pilots ...................................................... 46 U.S.C. 8503 ............................... 61,820 1.06222 65,666 

Merchant Mariners Documents .......................... 46 U.S.C. 8701(d) .......................... 1,288 1.06222 1,368 

Crew Requirements ............................................ 46 U.S.C. 8702(e) .......................... 19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Small Vessel Manning ........................................ 46 U.S.C. 8906 ............................... 41,120 1.06222 43,678 

Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, Charterer, Managing Operator, Agent, Master or Individual in 

Charge.

46 U.S.C. 9308(a) .......................... 19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual ....................... 46 U.S.C. 9308(b) .......................... 19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of 9303 ........... 46 U.S.C. 9308(c) ........................... 19,505 1.06222 20,719 

Failure to Report Sexual Offense ....................... 46 U.S.C. 10104(b) ........................ 10,366 1.06222 11,011 

Pay Advances to Seamen .................................. 46 U.S.C. 10314(a)(2) .................... 1,288 1.06222 1,368 

Pay Advances to Seamen; Remuneration for 

Employment.

46 U.S.C. 10314(b) ........................ 1,288 1.06222 1,368 

Allotment to Seamen .......................................... 46 U.S.C. 10315(c) ......................... 1,288 1.06222 1,368 

Seamen Protection; General .............................. 46 U.S.C. 10321 ............................. 8,935 1.06222 9,491 

Coastwise Voyages: Advances .......................... 46 U.S.C. 10505(a)(2) .................... 8,935 1.06222 9,491 

Coastwise Voyages: Advances; Remuneration 

for Employment.

46 U.S.C. 10505(b) ........................ 8,935 1.06222 9,491 

Coastwise Voyages: Seamen Protection; General.46 U.S.C. 10508(b) ........................ 8,935 1.06222 9,491 

Effects of Deceased Seamen ............................. 46 U.S.C. 10711 ............................. 516 1.06222 548 

Complaints of Unfitness ..................................... 46 U.S.C. 10902(a)(2) .................... 1,288 1.06222 1,368 

Proceedings on Examination of Vessel ............. 46 U.S.C. 10903(d) ........................ 257 1.06222 273 

Permission to Make Complaint .......................... 46 U.S.C. 10907(b) ........................ 1,288 1.06222 1,368 

Accommodations for Seamen ............................ 46 U.S.C. 11101(f) ......................... 1,288 1.06222 1,368 

Medicine Chests on Vessels .............................. 46 U.S.C. 11102(b) ........................ 1,288 1.06222 1,368 

Destitute Seamen ............................................... 46 U.S.C. 11104(b) ........................ 257 1.06222 273 

Wages on Discharge .......................................... 46 U.S.C. 11105(c) ......................... 1,288 1.06222 1,368 

Log Books; Master Failing to Maintain ............... 46 U.S.C. 11303(a) ........................ 516 1.06222 548 

Log Books; Master Failing to Make Entry .......... 46 U.S.C. 11303(b) ........................ 516 1.06222 548 

Log Books; Late Entry ........................................ 46 U.S.C. 11303(c) ......................... 387 1.06222 411 

Carrying of Sheath Knives ................................. 46 U.S.C. 11506 ............................. 129 1.06222 137 

Vessel Documentation ........................................ 46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(1) .................... 16,884 1.06222 17,935 

Documentation of Vessels—Related to Activities involving mobile offshore drilling units.46 U.S.C. 12151 (a)(2) ................... 28,142 1.06222 29,893 

Vessel Documentation; Fishery Endorsement ... 46 U.S.C. 12151(c) ......................... 129,032 1.06222 137,060 

Numbering of Undocumented Vessels—Willful 

violation.

46 U.S.C. 12309(a) ........................ 12,891 1.06222 13,693 

Numbering of Undocumented Vessels ............... 46 U.S.C. 12309(b) ........................ 2,579 1.06222 2,739 

Vessel Identification System .............................. 46 U.S.C. 12507(b) ........................ 21,663 1.06222 23,011 

Measurement of Vessels .................................... 46 U.S.C. 14701 ............................. 47,216 1.06222 50,154 

Measurement; False Statements ....................... 46 U.S.C. 14702 ............................. 47,216 1.06222 50,154 

Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens ..... 46 U.S.C. 31309 ............................. 21,663 1.06222 23,011 

Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens; 

Mortgagor.

46 U.S.C. 31330(a)(2) .................... 21,663 1.06222 23,011 

Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens; 

Violation of 31329.

46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2) .................... 54,157 1.06222 57,527 

Ports and Waterway Safety Regulations ........... 46 U.S.C. 70036(a); 33 CFR 27.3 97,014 1.06222 103,050 

Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Unlicensed Person in Charge.46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(B); 33 CFR 

27.3.

9,753 1.06222 10,360 


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13See, e.g., 46 U.S.C. 70105, 49 U.S.C. 46302 and 

46303, and 49 U.S.C. chapter 449. 

TABLE 4—U.S. COAST GUARD CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS—Continued 

Penalty name Citation 

Penalty amount as 

adjusted in the 

2021 FR 

Multiplier * 

New penalty as 

adjusted by this 

final rule 

Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Owner Onboard Vessel.46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(C); 33 CFR 

27.3.

9,753 1.06222 10,360 

Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Other Persons.46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(D); 33 CFR 

27.3.

4,876 1.06222 5,179 

Port Security ....................................................... 46 U.S.C. 70119(a) ........................ 35,905 1.06222 38,139 

Port Security—Continuing Violations ................. 46 U.S.C. 70119(b) ........................ 64,515 1.06222 68,529 

Maritime Drug Law Enforcement ........................ 46 U.S.C. 70506(c) ......................... 5,953 1.06222 6,323 

Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels .......... 49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1) ...................... 84,425 1.06222 89,678 

Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels-Penalty from Fatalities, Serious Injuries/Illness or 

substantial Damage to Property.

49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2) ...................... 196,992 1.06222 209,249 

Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels; Training.49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3) ...................... 508 1.06222 540 

* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to 

the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/ 

2021/12/M-22-07.pdf). 

** Enacted under the Tariff Act; exempt from inflation adjustments. 

E. Transportation Security 

Administration 

The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) is updating its 

civil penalties regulation in accordance 

with the 2015 Act. Pursuant to its 

statutory authority in 49 U.S.C. 

46301(a)(1), (4), (5), (6), 49 U.S.C. 

46301(d)(2), (8), and 49 U.S.C. 114(u), 

TSA may impose penalties for 

violations of statutes that TSA 

administers, including penalties for 

violations of implementing regulations 

or orders. Note that pursuant to division 

K, title I, sec. 1904(b)(1)(I), of Public 

Law 115–254, 132 Stat. 3186, 3545 (Oct. 

5, 2018), the TSA Modernization Act— 

part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 

2018—the former 49 U.S.C. 114(v), 

which relates to penalties, was redesignated as 49 U.S.C. 114(u). 

TSA assesses these penalties for a 

wide variety of aviation and surface 

security requirements, including 

violations of TSA’s requirements 

applicable to Transportation Worker 

Identification Credentials (TWIC),13 as 

well as violations of requirements 

described in chapter 449 of title 49 of 

the U.S.C. These penalties can apply to 

a wide variety of situations, as described 

in the statutory and regulatory 

provisions, as well as in guidance that 

TSA publishes. Below is a table 

showing the 2022 adjustment for the 

penalties that TSA administers. 

TABLE 5—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION CIVIL PENALTIES ADJUSTMENTS

Penalty name Citation 

Penalty amount as 

adjusted in the 

2021 FR 

Multiplier * 

New penalty as 

adjusted by this 

final rule 

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. 

49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4), 

(5), (6); 49 U.S.C. 

46301(d)(2), (8); 49 

CFR 1503.401(c)(3). 

$35,188 (up to a total of 

$562,996 per civil penalty action).

1.06222 $37,377 (up to a total of 

$598,026 per civil penalty action). 

Violation of 49 U.S.C. ch. 449 (except 

secs. 44902, 44903(d), 44907(a)– 

(d)(1)(A), 44907(d)(1)(C)–(f), 44908, 

and 44909), or 49 U.S.C. 46302 or 

46303, a regulation prescribed, or 

order issued thereunder by an individual (except an airman serving as 

an airman), any person not operating 

an aircraft for the transportation of 

passengers or property for compensation, or a small business concern. 

49 U.S.C. 46301(a)(1), (4), 

(5); 49 U.S.C. 

46301(d)(8); 49 CFR 

1503.401(c)(1) and (2). 

$14,074 (up to a total of 

$70,375 for individuals 

or small businesses, 

$562,996 for others).

1.06222 $14,950 (up to a total of 

$74,754 for individuals 

or small businesses, 

$598,026 for others). 


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14Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the 

President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty 

Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ 

M-22-07.pdf). 

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Penalty name Citation 

Penalty amount as 

adjusted in the 

2021 FR 

Multiplier * 

New penalty as 

adjusted by this 

final rule 

Violation of any other provision of title 

49 U.S.C. or of 46 U.S.C. ch. 701, a 

regulation prescribed, or order issued 

thereunder. 

49 U.S.C. 114(u); 49 CFR 

1503.401(b). 

$12,045 (up to a total of 

$60,226 total for individuals or small businesses, $481,802 for 

others).

1.06222 $12,794 (up to a total of 

$63,973 total for individuals or small businesses, $511,780 for 

others). 

* Office of Mgmt. and Budget, Exec. Office of the President, M–22–07, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to 

the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 15, 2021) (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/ 

2021/12/M-22-07.pdf). 

IV. Administrative Procedure Act 

DHS is promulgating this final rule to 

ensure that the amount of civil penalties 

that DHS assesses or enforces reflects 

the statutorily mandated ranges as 

adjusted for inflation. The 2015 Act 

provides a clear formula for adjustment 

of the civil penalties, leaving DHS and 

its components with little room for 

discretion. DHS and its components 

have been charged only with performing 

ministerial computations to determine 

the amounts of adjustments for inflation 

to civil monetary penalties. In these 

annual adjustments DHS is merely 

updating the penalty amounts by 

applying the cost-of-living adjustment 

multiplier that OMB has provided to 

agencies. Furthermore, the 2015 Act 

specifically instructed that agencies 

make the required annual adjustments 

notwithstanding section 553 of title 5 of 

the U.S.C. Thus, as specified in the 2015 

Act, the prior public notice-andcomment procedures and delayed 

effective date requirements of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) do 

not apply to this rule. Further, as 

described above, this rule makes minor 

amendments to the regulations to reflect 

changes required by clear statutory 

authority, and DHS finds that prior 

notice and comment procedures and a 

delayed effective date for these 

amendments are unnecessary. 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders 12866 (‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review’’) and 13563 

(‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory 

Review’’) direct agencies to assess the 

costs and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, of 

reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, 

and of promoting flexibility. 

OMB has not designated this final 

rule a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under section 3(f) of Executive Order 

12866. Accordingly, OMB has not 

reviewed this rule. 

This final rule makes 

nondiscretionary adjustments to 

existing civil monetary penalties in 

accordance with the 2015 Act and OMB 

guidance.14 DHS therefore did not 

consider alternatives and does not have 

the flexibility to alter the adjustments of 

the civil monetary penalty amounts as 

provided in this rule. To the extent this 

final rule increases civil monetary 

penalties, it would result in an increase 

in transfers from persons or entities 

assessed a civil monetary penalty to the 

government. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act applies 

only to rules for which an agency 

publishes a notice of proposed 

rulemaking pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b). 

See 5 U.S.C. 601–612. The Regulatory 

Flexibility Act does not apply to this 

final rule because a notice of proposed 

rulemaking was not required for the 

reasons stated above. 

C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or Tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. This final rule 

will not result in such an expenditure. 

D. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35, and its implementing 

regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, do not 

apply to this final rule, because this 

final rule does not trigger any new or 

revised recordkeeping or reporting. 

VI. Signing Authorities 

The amendments to 19 CFR part 4 in 

this document are issued in accordance 

with 19 CFR 0.2(a), which provides that 

the authority of the Secretary of the 

Treasury with respect to CBP 

regulations that are not related to 

customs revenue functions was 

transferred to the Secretary of Homeland 

Security pursuant to Section 403(l) of 

the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 

Accordingly, this final rule to amend 

such regulations may be signed by the 

Secretary of Homeland Security (or his 

or her delegate). 

List of Subjects 

6 CFR Part 27 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures. 

8 CFR Part 270 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Aliens, Employment, Fraud, 

Penalties. 

8 CFR Part 274a 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Aliens, Employment, 

Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

8 CFR Part 280 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Immigration, Penalties. 

19 CFR Part 4 

Exports, Freight, Harbors, Maritime 

carriers, Oil pollution, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Vessels. 

33 CFR Part 27 

Administrative practice and 

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49 CFR Part 1503 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Investigations, Law 

enforcement, Penalties. 

Amendments to the Regulations 

Accordingly, for the reasons stated in 

the preamble, DHS is amending 6 CFR 

part 27, 8 CFR parts 270, 274a, and 280, 

19 CFR part 4, 33 CFR part 27, and 49 

CFR part 1503 as follows: 

Title 6—Domestic Security 

PART 27—CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI– 

TERRORISM STANDARDS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 27 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 624; Pub. L. 101–410, 

104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114– 

74, 129 Stat. 599; Pub. L. 113–254, 128 Stat. 

2898, as amended by Pub. L. 116–150, 134 

Stat. 679. 

■ 2. In § 27.300, revise paragraph (b)(3) 

to read as follows: 

§ 27.300 Orders. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(3) Where the Assistant Secretary 

determines that a facility is in violation 

of an Order issued pursuant to 

paragraph (a) of this section and issues 

an Order Assessing Civil Penalty 

pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) of this 

section, a chemical facility is liable to 

the United States for a civil penalty of 

not more than $25,000 for each day 

during which the violation continues, if 

the violation of the Order occurred on 

or before November 2, 2015, or $38,139 

for each day during which the violation 

of the Order continues, if the violation 

occurred after November 2, 2015. 

* * * * * 

Title 8—Aliens and Nationality 

PART 270—PENALTIES FOR 

DOCUMENT FRAUD 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 270 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, and 1324c; 

Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended 

by Pub. L. 104–134, 110 Stat. 1321 and Pub. 

L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 599. 

■ 4. In § 270.3, revise paragraphs 

(b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) to read as 

follows: 

§ 270.3 Penalties. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(ii) * * * 

(A) First offense under section 

274C(a)(1) through (a)(4). Not less than 

$275 and not exceeding $2,200 for each 

fraudulent document or each proscribed 

activity described in section 274C(a)(1) 

through (a)(4) of the Act before March 

27, 2008; not less than $375 and not 

exceeding $3,200 for each fraudulent 

document or each proscribed activity 

described in section 274C(a)(1) through 

(a)(4) of the Act on or after March 27, 

2008, and on or before November 2, 

2015; and not less than $517 and not 

exceeding $4,144 for each fraudulent 

document or each proscribed activity 

described in section 274C(a)(1) through 

(a)(4) of the Act after November 2, 2015. 

(B) First offense under section 

274C(a)(5) or (a)(6). Not less than $250 

and not exceeding $2,000 for each 

fraudulent document or each proscribed 

activity described in section 274C(a)(5) 

or (a)(6) of the Act before March 27, 

2008; not less than $275 and not 

exceeding $2,200 for each fraudulent 

document or each proscribed activity 

described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) 

of the Act on or after March 27, 2008, 

and on or before November 2, 2015; and 

not less than $438 and not exceeding 

$3,494 for each fraudulent document or 

each proscribed activity described in 

section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) of the Act 

after November 2, 2015. 

(C) Subsequent offenses under section 

274C(a)(1) through (a)(4). Not less than 

$2,200 and not more than $5,500 for 

each fraudulent document or each 

proscribed activity described in section 

274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act 

before March 27, 2008; not less than 

$3,200 and not exceeding $6,500 for 

each fraudulent document or each 

proscribed activity described in section 

274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the Act 

occurring on or after March 27, 2008 

and on or before November 2, 2015; and 

not less than $4,144 and not more than 

$10,360 for each fraudulent document 

or each proscribed activity described in 

section 274C(a)(1) through (a)(4) of the 

Act after November 2, 2015. 

(D) Subsequent offenses under section 

274C(a)(5) or (a)(6). Not less than $2,000 

and not more than $5,000 for each 

fraudulent document or each proscribed 

activity described in section 274C(a)(5) 

or (a)(6) of the Act before March 27, 

2008; not less than $2,200 and not 

exceeding $5,500 for each fraudulent 

document or each proscribed activity 

described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) 

of the Act occurring on or after March 

27, 2008, and on or before November 2, 

2015; and not less than $3,494 and not 

more than $8,736 for each fraudulent 

document or each proscribed activity 

described in section 274C(a)(5) or (a)(6) 

of the Act after November 2, 2015. 

* * * * * 

PART 274a—CONTROL OF 

EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 274a 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1105a, 

1324a; 48 U.S.C. 1806; 8 CFR part 2; Pub. L. 

101–410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. 

L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 599. 

■ 6. In § 274a.8, revise paragraph (b) to 

read as follows: 

§ 274a.8 Prohibition of indemnity bonds. 

* * * * * 

(b) Penalty. Any person or other entity 

who requires any individual to post a 

bond or security as stated in this section 

shall, after notice and opportunity for an 

administrative hearing in accordance 

with section 274A(e)(3)(B) of the Act, be 

subject to a civil monetary penalty of 

$1,000 for each violation before 

September 29, 1999, of $1,100 for each 

violation occurring on or after 

September 29, 1999, but on or before 

November 2, 2015, and of $2,507 for 

each violation occurring after November 

2, 2015, and to an administrative order 

requiring the return to the individual of 

any amounts received in violation of 

this section or, if the individual cannot 

be located, to the general fund of the 

Treasury. 

■ 7. In § 274a.10, revise paragraphs 

(b)(1)(ii)(A) through (C) and the first 

sentence of paragraph (b)(2) 

introductory text to read as follows: 

§ 274a.10 Penalties. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(ii) * * * 

(A) First offense—not less than $275 

and not more than $2,200 for each 

unauthorized alien with respect to 

whom the offense occurred before 

March 27, 2008; not less than $375 and 

not exceeding $3,200, for each 

unauthorized alien with respect to 

whom the offense occurred occurring on 

or after March 27, 2008, and on or 

before November 2, 2015; and not less 

than $627 and not more than $5,016 for 

each unauthorized alien with respect to 

whom the offense occurred occurring 

after November 2, 2015; 

(B) Second offense—not less than 

$2,200 and not more than $5,500 for 

each unauthorized alien with respect to 

whom the second offense occurred 

before March 27, 2008; not less than 

$3,200 and not more than $6,500, for 

each unauthorized alien with respect to 

whom the second offense occurred on or 

after March 27, 2008, and on or before 

November 2, 2015; and not less than 

$5,016 and not more than $12,537 for 

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whom the second offense occurred after 

November 2, 2015; or 

(C) More than two offenses—not less 

than $3,300 and not more than $11,000 

for each unauthorized alien with respect 

to whom the third or subsequent offense 

occurred before March 27, 2008; not less 

than $4,300 and not exceeding $16,000, 

for each unauthorized alien with respect 

to whom the third or subsequent offense 

occurred on or after March 27, 2008, 

and on or before November 2, 2015; and 

not less than $7,523 and not more than 

$25,076 for each unauthorized alien 

with respect to whom the third or 

subsequent offense occurred after 

November 2, 2015; and 

* * * * * 

(2) A respondent determined by the 

Service (if a respondent fails to request 

a hearing) or by an administrative law 

judge, to have failed to comply with the 

employment verification requirements 

as set forth in § 274a.2(b), shall be 

subject to a civil penalty in an amount 

of not less than $100 and not more than 

$1,000 for each individual with respect 

to whom such violation occurred before 

September 29, 1999; not less than $110 

and not more than $1,100 for each 

individual with respect to whom such 

violation occurred on or after September 

29, 1999, and on or before November 2, 

2015; and not less than $252 and not 

more than $2,507 for each individual 

with respect to whom such violation 

occurred after November 2, 2015. * * * 

* * * * * 

PART 280—IMPOSITION AND 

COLLECTION OF FINES 

■ 8. The authority citation for part 280 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1221, 1223, 

1227, 1229, 1253, 1281, 1283, 1284, 1285, 

1286, 1322, 1323, 1330; 66 Stat. 173, 195, 

197, 201, 203, 212, 219, 221–223, 226, 227, 

230; Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890, as 

amended by Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 599. 

■ 9. In § 280.53, revise paragraphs (b)(1) 

through (15) to read as follows: 

§ 280.53 Civil monetary penalties inflation 

adjustment. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) Section 231(g) of the Act, penalties 

for non-compliance with arrival and 

departure manifest requirements for 

passengers, crewmembers, or occupants 

transported on commercial vessels or 

aircraft arriving to or departing from the 

United States: From $1,436 to $1,525. 

(2) Section 234 of the Act, penalties 

for non-compliance with landing 

requirements at designated ports of 

entry for aircraft transporting aliens: 

From $3,901 to $4,144. 

(3) Section 240B(d) of the Act, 

penalties for failure to depart 

voluntarily: From $1,644 minimum/ 

$8,224 maximum to $1,746 minimum/ 

$8,736 maximum. 

(4) Section 243(c)(1)(A) of the Act, 

penalties for violations of removal 

orders relating to aliens transported on 

vessels or aircraft, under section 241(d) 

of the Act, or for costs associated with 

removal under section 241(e) of the Act: 

From $3,289 to $3,494. 

(5) Penalties for failure to remove 

alien stowaways under section 241(d)(2) 

of the Act: From $8,224 to $8,736. 

(6) Section 251(d) of the Act, penalties 

for failure to report an illegal landing or 

desertion of alien crewmen, and for 

each alien not reported on arrival or 

departure manifest or lists required in 

accordance with section 251 of the Act: 

From $390 to $414; and penalties for 

use of alien crewmen for longshore 

work in violation of section 251(d) of 

the Act: From $9,753 to $10,360. 

(7) Section 254(a) of the Act, penalties 

for failure to control, detain, or remove 

alien crewmen: From $975 minimum/ 

$5,851 maximum to $1,036 minimum/ 

$6,215 maximum. 

(8) Section 255 of the Act, penalties 

for employment on passenger vessels of 

aliens afflicted with certain disabilities: 

From $1,951 to $2,072. 

(9) Section 256 of the Act, penalties 

for discharge of alien crewmen: From 

$2,925 minimum/$5,851 maximum to 

$3,107 minimum/$6,215 maximum. 

(10) Section 257 of the Act, penalties 

for bringing into the United States alien 

crewmen with intent to evade 

immigration laws: From $19,505 

maximum to $20,719 maximum. 

(11) Section 271(a) of the Act, 

penalties for failure to prevent the 

unauthorized landing of aliens: From 

$5,851 to $6,215. 

(12) Section 272(a) of the Act, 

penalties for bringing to the United 

States aliens subject to denial of 

admission on a health-related ground: 

From $5,851 to $6,215. 

(13) Section 273(b) of the Act, 

penalties for bringing to the United 

States aliens without required 

documentation: From $5,851 to $6,215. 

(14) Section 274D of the Act, penalties 

for failure to depart: From $823 

maximum to $874 maximum, for each 

day the alien is in violation. 

(15) Section 275(b) of the Act, 

penalties for improper entry: From $82 

minimum/$412 maximum to $87 

minimum/$438 maximum, for each 

entry or attempted entry. 

Title 19—Customs Duties 

PART 4—VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND 

DOMESTIC TRADES 

■ 10. The authority citation for part 4 

continues to read in part as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 

1415, 1431, 1433, 1434, 1624, 2071 note; 46 

U.S.C. 501, 60105. 

* * * * * 

Sections 4.80, 4.80a, and 4.80b also issued 

under 19 U.S.C. 1706a; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 

46 U.S.C. 12112, 12117, 12118, 50501–55106, 

55107, 55108, 55110, 55114, 55115, 55116, 

55117, 55119, 56101, 55121, 56101, 57109; 

Pub. L. 108–7, Division B, Title II, § 211; 

* * * * * 

Section 4.92 also issued under 28 U.S.C. 

2461 note; 46 U.S.C. 55111; 

* * * * * 

■ 11. In § 4.80, revise paragraphs (b)(2) 

and (i) to read as follows: 

§ 4.80 Vessels entitled to engage in 

coastwise trade. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) The penalty imposed for the 

unlawful transportation of passengers 

between coastwise points is $300 for 

each passenger so transported and 

landed on or before November 2, 2015, 

and $873 for each passenger so 

transported and landed after November 

2, 2015 (46 U.S.C. 55103, as adjusted by 

the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015). 

* * * * * 

(i) Any vessel, entitled to be 

documented and not so documented, 

employed in a trade for which a 

Certificate of Documentation is issued 

under the vessel documentation laws 

(see § 4.0(c)), other than a trade covered 

by a registry, is liable to a civil penalty 

of $500 for each port at which it arrives 

without the proper Certificate of 

Documentation on or before November 

2, 2015, and $1,453 for each port at 

which it arrives without the proper 

Certificate of Documentation after 

November 2, 2015 (19 U.S.C. 1706a, as 

adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015). If such a vessel has on 

board any foreign merchandise (sea 

stores excepted), or any domestic 

taxable alcoholic beverages, on which 

the duty and taxes have not been paid 

or secured to be paid, the vessel and its 

cargo are subject to seizure and 

forfeiture. 

■ 12. In § 4.92, revise the third sentence 

to read as follows: 


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§ 4.92 Towing. 

* * * The penalties for violation of 

this section occurring after November 2, 

2015, are a fine of from $1,017 to $3,198 

against the owner or master of the 

towing vessel and a further penalty 

against the towing vessel of $174 per ton 

of the towed vessel (46 U.S.C. 55111, as 

adjusted by the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015). 

Title 33—Navigation and Navigable 

Waters 

PART 27—ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL 

MONETARY PENALTIES FOR 

INFLATION 

■ 13. The authority citation for part 27 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 1–6, Pub. L. 101–410, 104 

Stat. 890, as amended by Sec. 31001(s)(1), 

Pub. L. 104–134, 110 Stat. 1321 (28 U.S.C. 

2461 note); Department of Homeland 

Security Delegation No. 0170.1, sec. 2 (106). 

■ 14. In § 27.3, revise the third sentence 

of the introductory text and table 1 to 

read as follows: 

§ 27.3 Penalty adjustment table. 

* * * The adjusted civil penalty 

amounts listed in Table 1 to this section 

are applicable for penalty assessments 

issued after January 11, 2022, with 

respect to violations occurring after 

November 2, 2015. * * * 

TABLE 1 TO § 27.3—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS

U.S. code citation Civil monetary penalty description 

2022 Adjusted 

maximum penalty 

amount ($) 

14 U.S.C. 521(c) .......................... Saving Life and Property ..................................................................................................... 11,649 

14 U.S.C. 521(e) ......................... Saving Life and Property; Intentional Interference with Broadcast .................................... 1,195 

14 U.S.C. 936(i) ........................... Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance Records (first offense) ................................. 5,851 

14 U.S.C. 936(i) ........................... Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance Records (subsequent offenses) .................. 39,011 

19 U.S.C. 70 ................................ Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of Vessels .................................................... 8,723 

19 U.S.C. 70 ................................ Obstruction of Revenue Officers by Masters of Vessels—Minimum Penalty .................... 2,035 

19 U.S.C. 1581(d) ....................... Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, Owner, Operator or Person in Charge 1 5,000 

19 U.S.C. 1581(d) ....................... Failure to Stop Vessel When Directed; Master, Owner, Operator or Person in Charge— 

Minimum Penalty 1.

1,000 

33 U.S.C. 471 .............................. Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations General ................................................................ 12,647 

33 U.S.C. 474 .............................. Anchorage Ground/Harbor Regulations St. Mary’s River ................................................... 873 

33 U.S.C. 495(b) ......................... Bridges/Failure to Comply with Regulations ....................................................................... 31,928 

33 U.S.C. 499(c) .......................... Bridges/Drawbridges ........................................................................................................... 31,928 

33 U.S.C. 502(c) .......................... Bridges/Failure to Alter Bridge Obstructing Navigation ...................................................... 31,928 

33 U.S.C. 533(b) ......................... Bridges/Maintenance and Operation ................................................................................... 31,928 

33 U.S.C. 1208(a) ....................... Bridge to Bridge Communication; Master, Person in Charge or Pilot ................................ 2,326 

33 U.S.C. 1208(b) ....................... Bridge to Bridge Communication; Vessel ........................................................................... 2,326 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i) ........... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class I per violation) .......................................... 20,719 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i) ........... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class I total under paragraph) ........................... 51,796 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) .......... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class II per day of violation) .............................. 20,719 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) .......... Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (Class II total under paragraph) .......................... 258,978 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A) .............. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per day of violation) Judicial Assessment ......... 51,796 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A) .............. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges (per barrel of oil or unit discharged) Judicial Assessment.2,072 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B) .............. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Carry Out Removal/Comply With Order (Judicial 

Assessment).

51,796 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C) .............. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Failure to Comply with Regulation Issued Under 1321(j) (Judicial Assessment).51,796 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D) .............. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges, Gross Negligence (per barrel of oil or unit discharged) Judicial Assessment.6,215 

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D) .............. Oil/Hazardous Substances: Discharges, Gross Negligence—Minimum Penalty (Judicial 

Assessment).

207,183 

33 U.S.C. 1322(j) ......................... Marine Sanitation Devices; Operating ................................................................................ 8,723 

33 U.S.C. 1322(j) ......................... Marine Sanitation Devices; Sale or Manufacture ............................................................... 23,258 

33 U.S.C. 1608(a) ....................... International Navigation Rules; Operator ............................................................................ 16,307 

33 U.S.C. 1608(b) ....................... International Navigation Rules; Vessel ............................................................................... 16,307 

33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1) ................... Pollution from Ships; General ............................................................................................. 81,540 

33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2) ................... Pollution from Ships; False Statement ................................................................................ 16,307 

33 U.S.C. 2072(a) ....................... Inland Navigation Rules; Operator ...................................................................................... 16,307 

33 U.S.C. 2072(b) ....................... Inland Navigation Rules; Vessel ......................................................................................... 16,307 

33 U.S.C. 2609(a) ....................... Shore Protection; General ................................................................................................... 57,527 

33 U.S.C. 2609(b) ....................... Shore Protection; Operating Without Permit ....................................................................... 23,011 

33 U.S.C. 2716a(a) ..................... Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation ............................................................................ 51,796 

33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A) .............. Clean Hulls; Civil Enforcement ........................................................................................... 47,424 

33 U.S.C. 3852(a)(1)(A) .............. Clean Hulls; related to false statements ............................................................................. 63,232 

33 U.S.C. 3852(c) ........................ Clean Hulls; Recreational Vessels ...................................................................................... 6,323 

42 U.S.C. 9609(a) ....................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, Compensation (Class I) ................................ 62,689 

42 U.S.C. 9609(b) ....................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, Compensation (Class II) ............................... 62,689 

42 U.S.C. 9609(b) ....................... Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, Compensation (Class II subsequent offense).188,069 

42 U.S.C. 9609(c) ........................ Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, Compensation (Judicial Assessment) .......... 62,689 

42 U.S.C. 9609(c) ........................ Hazardous Substances, Releases, Liability, Compensation (Judicial Assessment subsequent offense).188,069 

46 U.S.C. 80509(a) ..................... Safe Containers for International Cargo ............................................................................. 6,852 

46 U.S.C. 70305(c) ...................... Suspension of Passenger Service ...................................................................................... 68,529 


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U.S. code citation Civil monetary penalty description 

2022 Adjusted 

maximum penalty 

amount ($) 

46 U.S.C. 2110(e) ....................... Vessel Inspection or Examination Fees .............................................................................. 10,360 

46 U.S.C. 2115 ............................ Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Testing ................................................................................. 8,433 

46 U.S.C. 2302(a) ....................... Negligent Operations: Recreational Vessels ...................................................................... 7,628 

46 U.S.C. 2302(a) ....................... Negligent Operations: Other Vessels .................................................................................. 38,139 

46 U.S.C. 2302(c)(1) ................... Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Dangerous Drug .............. 8,433 

46 U.S.C. 2306(a)(4) ................... Vessel Reporting Requirements: Owner, Charterer, Managing Operator, or Agent .......... 13,132 

46 U.S.C. 2306(b)(2) ................... Vessel Reporting Requirements: Master ............................................................................ 2,627 

46 U.S.C. 3102(c)(1) ................... Immersion Suits ................................................................................................................... 13,132 

46 U.S.C. 3302(i)(5) .................... Inspection Permit ................................................................................................................. 2,739 

46 U.S.C. 3318(a) ....................... Vessel Inspection; General ................................................................................................. 13,132 

46 U.S.C. 3318(g) ....................... Vessel Inspection; Nautical School Vessel ......................................................................... 13,132 

46 U.S.C. 3318(h) ....................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice in accordance with (IAW) 3304(b) ................... 2,627 

46 U.S.C. 3318(i) ......................... Vessel Inspection; Failure to Give Notice IAW 3309(c) ..................................................... 2,627 

46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1) .................... Vessel Inspection; Vessel ≥1,600 Gross Tons ................................................................... 26,269 

46 U.S.C. 3318(j)(1) .................... Vessel Inspection; Vessel <1,600 Gross Tons (GT) .......................................................... 5,254 

46 U.S.C. 3318(k) ........................ Vessel Inspection; Failure to Comply with 3311(b) ............................................................ 26,269 

46 U.S.C. 3318(l) ......................... Vessel Inspection; Violation of 3318(b)–3318(f) ................................................................. 13,132 

46 U.S.C. 3502(e) ....................... List/count of Passengers ..................................................................................................... 273 

46 U.S.C. 3504(c) ........................ Notification to Passengers .................................................................................................. 27,384 

46 U.S.C. 3504(c) ........................ Notification to Passengers; Sale of Tickets ........................................................................ 1,368 

46 U.S.C. 3506 ............................ Copies of Laws on Passenger Vessels; Master ................................................................. 548 

46 U.S.C. 3718(a)(1) ................... Liquid Bulk/Dangerous Cargo ............................................................................................. 68,462 

46 U.S.C. 4106 ............................ Uninspected Vessels ........................................................................................................... 11,506 

46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1) ................... Recreational Vessels (maximum for related series of violations) ....................................... 362,217 

46 U.S.C. 4311(b)(1) ................... Recreational Vessels; Violation of 4307(a) ......................................................................... 7,244 

46 U.S.C. 4311(c) ........................ Recreational Vessels ........................................................................................................... 2,739 

46 U.S.C. 4507 ............................ Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels ............................................................ 11,506 

46 U.S.C. 4703 ............................ Abandonment of Barges ..................................................................................................... 1,949 

46 U.S.C. 5116(a) ....................... Load Lines ........................................................................................................................... 12,537 

46 U.S.C. 5116(b) ....................... Load Lines; Violation of 5112(a) ......................................................................................... 25,076 

46 U.S.C. 5116(c) ........................ Load Lines; Violation of 5112(b) ......................................................................................... 12,537 

46 U.S.C. 6103(a) ....................... Reporting Marine Casualties ............................................................................................... 43,678 

46 U.S.C. 6103(b) ....................... Reporting Marine Casualties; Violation of 6104 ................................................................. 11,506 

46 U.S.C. 8101(e) ....................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; Failure to Report Deficiency in Vessel Complement ....... 2,072 

46 U.S.C. 8101(f) ........................ Manning of Inspected Vessels ............................................................................................ 20,719 

46 U.S.C. 8101(g) ....................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; Employing or Serving in Capacity not Licensed by U.S. 

Coast Guard (USCG).

20,719 

46 U.S.C. 8101(h) ....................... Manning of Inspected Vessels; Freight Vessel <100 GT, Small Passenger Vessel, or 

Sailing School Vessel.

2,739 

46 U.S.C. 8102(a) ....................... Watchmen on Passenger Vessels ...................................................................................... 2,739 

46 U.S.C. 8103(f) ........................ Citizenship Requirements ................................................................................................... 1,368 

46 U.S.C. 8104(i) ......................... Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(a) or (b) ................................................................ 20,719 

46 U.S.C. 8104(j) ......................... Watches on Vessels; Violation of 8104(c), (d), (e), or (h) .................................................. 20,719 

46 U.S.C. 8302(e) ....................... Staff Department on Vessels .............................................................................................. 273 

46 U.S.C. 8304(d) ....................... Officer’s Competency Certificates ....................................................................................... 273 

46 U.S.C. 8502(e) ....................... Coastwise Pilotage; Owner, Charterer, Managing Operator, Agent, Master or Individual 

in Charge.

20,719 

46 U.S.C. 8502(f) ........................ Coastwise Pilotage; Individual ............................................................................................ 20,719 

46 U.S.C. 8503 ............................ Federal Pilots ...................................................................................................................... 65,666 

46 U.S.C. 8701(d) ....................... Merchant Mariners Documents ........................................................................................... 1,368 

46 U.S.C. 8702(e) ....................... Crew Requirements ............................................................................................................. 20,719 

46 U.S.C. 8906 ............................ Small Vessel Manning ......................................................................................................... 43,678 

46 U.S.C. 9308(a) ....................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Owner, Charterer, Managing Operator, Agent, Master or Individual in Charge.20,719 

46 U.S.C. 9308(b) ....................... Pilotage: Great Lakes; Individual ........................................................................................ 20,719 

46 U.S.C. 9308(c) ........................ Pilotage: Great Lakes; Violation of 9303 ............................................................................ 20,719 

46 U.S.C. 10104(b) ..................... Failure to Report Sexual Offense ....................................................................................... 11,011 

46 U.S.C. 10314(a)(2) ................. Pay Advances to Seamen ................................................................................................... 1,368 

46 U.S.C. 10314(b) ..................... Pay Advances to Seamen; Remuneration for Employment ............................................... 1,368 

46 U.S.C. 10315(c) ...................... Allotment to Seamen ........................................................................................................... 1,368 

46 U.S.C. 10321 .......................... Seamen Protection; General ............................................................................................... 9,491 

46 U.S.C. 10505(a)(2) ................. Coastwise Voyages: Advances ........................................................................................... 9,491 

46 U.S.C. 10505(b) ..................... Coastwise Voyages: Advances; Remuneration for Employment ....................................... 9,491 

46 U.S.C. 10508(b) ..................... Coastwise Voyages: Seamen Protection; General ............................................................. 9,491 

46 U.S.C. 10711 .......................... Effects of Deceased Seamen ............................................................................................. 548 

46 U.S.C. 10902(a)(2) ................. Complaints of Unfitness ...................................................................................................... 1,368 

46 U.S.C. 10903(d) ..................... Proceedings on Examination of Vessel .............................................................................. 273 

46 U.S.C. 10907(b) ..................... Permission to Make Complaint ........................................................................................... 1,368 

46 U.S.C. 11101(f) ...................... Accommodations for Seamen ............................................................................................. 1,368 

46 U.S.C. 11102(b) ..................... Medicine Chests on Vessels ............................................................................................... 1,368 


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TABLE 1 TO § 27.3—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS—Continued 

U.S. code citation Civil monetary penalty description 

2022 Adjusted 

maximum penalty 

amount ($) 

46 U.S.C. 11104(b) ..................... Destitute Seamen ................................................................................................................ 273 

46 U.S.C. 11105(c) ...................... Wages on Discharge ........................................................................................................... 1,368 

46 U.S.C. 11303(a) ..................... Log Books; Master Failing to Maintain ............................................................................... 548 

46 U.S.C. 11303(b) ..................... Log Books; Master Failing to Make Entry ........................................................................... 548 

46 U.S.C. 11303(c) ...................... Log Books; Late Entry ......................................................................................................... 411 

46 U.S.C. 11506 .......................... Carrying of Sheath Knives .................................................................................................. 137 

46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(1) ................. Vessel Documentation ........................................................................................................ 17,935 

46 U.S.C. 12151(a)(2) ................. Documentation of Vessels—Related to activities involving mobile offshore drilling units .. 29,893 

46 U.S.C. 12151(c) ...................... Vessel Documentation; Fishery Endorsement .................................................................... 137,060 

46 U.S.C. 12309(a) ..................... Numbering of Undocumented Vessels—Willful violation .................................................... 13,693 

46 U.S.C. 12309(b) ..................... Numbering of Undocumented Vessels ............................................................................... 2,739 

46 U.S.C. 12507(b) ..................... Vessel Identification System ............................................................................................... 23,011 

46 U.S.C. 14701 .......................... Measurement of Vessels ..................................................................................................... 50,154 

46 U.S.C. 14702 .......................... Measurement; False Statements ........................................................................................ 50,154 

46 U.S.C. 31309 .......................... Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens ..................................................................... 23,011 

46 U.S.C. 31330(a)(2) ................. Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens; Mortgagor ................................................... 23,011 

46 U.S.C. 31330(b)(2) ................. Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens; Violation of 31329 ...................................... 57,527 

46 U.S.C. 70036(a) ..................... Ports and Waterways Safety Regulations .......................................................................... 103,050 

46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(B) ............ Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Unlicensed Person in Charge .............. 10,360 

46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(C) ............ Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Owner Onboard Vessel ........................ 10,360 

46 U.S.C. 70041(d)(1)(D) ............ Vessel Navigation: Regattas or Marine Parades; Other Persons ...................................... 5,179 

46 U.S.C. 70119(a) ..................... Port Security ........................................................................................................................ 38,139 

46 U.S.C. 70119(b) ..................... Port Security—Continuing Violations .................................................................................. 68,529 

46 U.S.C. 70506 .......................... Maritime Drug Law Enforcement; Penalties ....................................................................... 6,323 

49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(1) ................... Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels—Maximum Penalty .......................................... 89,678 

49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(2) ................... Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels—Penalty from Fatalities, Serious Injuries/Illness or Substantial Damage to Property.209,249 

49 U.S.C. 5123(a)(3) ................... Hazardous Materials: Related to Vessels—Training .......................................................... 540 

1Enacted under the Tariff Act of 1930 exempt from inflation adjustments. 

Title 49—Transportation 

PART 1503—INVESTIGATIVE AND 

ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES 

■ 15. The authority citation for part 

1503 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 1142; 18 U.S.C. 6002; 

28 U.S.C. 2461 (note); 49 U.S.C. 114, 20109, 

31105, 40113–40114, 40119, 44901–44907, 

46101–46107, 46109–46110, 46301, 46305, 

46311, 46313–46314; Pub. L. 104–134, as 

amended by Pub. L. 114–74. 

■ 16. In § 1503.401, revise paragraphs 

(b)(1) and (2) and (c)(1), (2), and (3) to 

read as follows: 

§ 1503.401 Maximum penalty amounts. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) For violations that occurred on or 

before November 2, 2015, $10,000 per 

violation, up to a total of $50,000 per 

civil penalty action, in the case of an 

individual or small business concern 

(‘‘small business concern’’ as defined in 

section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 632)). For violations that 

occurred after November 2, 2015, 

$12,794 per violation, up to a total of 

$63,973 per civil penalty action, in the 

case of an individual or small business 

concern; and 

(2) For violations that occurred on or 

before November 2, 2015, $10,000 per 

violation, up to a total of $400,000 per 

civil penalty action, in the case of any 

other person. For violations that 

occurred after November 2, 2015, 

$12,794 per violation, up to a total of 

$511,780 per civil penalty action, in the 

case of any other person. 

(c) * * * 

(1) For violations that occurred on or 

before November 2, 2015, $10,000 per 

violation, up to a total of $50,000 per 

civil penalty action, in the case of an 

individual or small business concern 

(‘‘small business concern’’ as defined in 

section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 632)). For violations that 

occurred after November 2, 2015, 

$14,950 per violation, up to a total of 

$74,754 per civil penalty action, in the 

case of an individual (except an airman 

serving as an airman), or a small 

business concern. 

(2) For violations that occurred on or 

before November 2, 2015, $10,000 per 

violation, up to a total of $400,000 per 

civil penalty action, in the case of any 

other person (except an airman serving 

as an airman) not operating an aircraft 

for the transportation of passengers or 

property for compensation. For 

violations that occurred after November 

2, 2015, $14,950 per violation, up to a 

total of $598,026 per civil penalty 

action, in the case of any other person 

(except an airman serving as an airman) 

not operating an aircraft for the 

transportation of passengers or property 

for compensation. 

(3) For violations that occurred on or 

before November 2, 2015, $25,000 per 

violation, up to a total of $400,000 per 

civil penalty action, in the case of a 

person operating an aircraft for the 

transportation of passengers or property 

for compensation (except an individual 

serving as an airman). For violations 

that occurred after November 2, 2015, 

$37,377 per violation, up to a total of 

$598,026 per civil penalty action, in the 

case of a person (except an individual 

serving as an airman) operating an 

aircraft for the transportation of 

passengers or property for 

compensation. 

Jonathan E. Meyer, 

General Counsel, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00105 Filed 1–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P, 9111–14–P, 9111–28–P, 

9110–04–P, 9110–05–P 


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