Adjustments for inflation to civil monetary penalties.

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§ 6.3 Adjustments for inflation to civil monetary penalties.

The civil monetary penalties provided by law within the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce, as set forth in paragraphs (a) through (f) of this section, are hereby adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended, from the amounts of such civil monetary penalties that were in effect as of January 15, 2021, to the amounts of such civil monetary penalties, as thus adjusted. The year stated in parenthesis represents the year that the civil monetary penalty was last set by law or adjusted by law (excluding adjustments for inflation).

(a) United States Department of Commerce. (1) 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1), Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (1986), violation, maximum from $11,803 to $12,537.

(2) 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2), Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (1986), violation, maximum from $11,803 to $12,537.

(3) 31 U.S.C. 3729(a)(1)(G), False Claims Act (1986); violation, minimum from $11,803 to $12,537; maximum from $23,607 to $25,076.

(b) Bureau of Economic Analysis. 22 U.S.C. 3105(a), International Investment and Trade in Services Act (1990); failure to furnish information, minimum from $4,876 to $5,179; maximum from $48,762 to $51,796.

(c) Bureau of Industry and Security. (1) 15 U.S.C. 5408(b)(1), Fastener Quality Act (1990), violation, maximum from $48,762 to $51,796.

(2) 22 U.S.C. 6761(a)(1)(A), Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act (1998), violation, maximum from $39,693 to $42,163.

(3) 22 U.S.C. 6761(a)(l)(B), Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act (1998), violation, maximum from $7,939 to $8,433.

(4) 50 U.S.C. 1705(b), International Emergency Economic Powers Act (2007), violation, maximum from $311,562 to $330,947.

(5) 22 U.S.C. 8142(a), United States Additional Protocol Implementation Act (2006), violation, maximum from $32,258 to $34,265.

(6) 50 U.S.C. 4819, Export Controls Act of 2018 (2018), violation, maximum from $308,901 to $328,121.

(d) Census Bureau. (1) 13 U.S.C. 304, Collection of Foreign Trade Statistics (2002), each day's delinquency of a violation; total of not to exceed maximum per violation, from $1,436 to $1,525; maximum per violation, from $14,362 to $15,256.

(2) 13 U.S.C. 305(b), Collection of Foreign Trade Statistics (2002), violation, maximum from $14,362 to $15,256.

(e) International Trade Administration. (1) 19 U.S.C. 81s, Foreign Trade Zone (1934), violation, maximum from $3,011 to $3,198.

(2) 19 U.S.C. 1677f(f)(4), U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement Protective Order (1988), violation, maximum from $216,628 to $230,107.

(f) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (1) 51 U.S.C. 60123(a), Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 2010 (2010), violation, maximum from $11,905 to $12,646.

(2) 51 U.S.C. 60148(c), Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 2010 (2010), violation, maximum from $11,905 to $12,646.

(3) 16 U.S.C. 773f(a), Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (2007), violation, maximum from $249,251 to $264,759.

(4) 16 U.S.C. 783, Sponge Act (1914), violation, maximum from $1,780 to $1,891.

(5) 16 U.S.C. 957(d), (e), and (f), Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (1962):

(i) Violation of 16 U.S.C. 957(a), maximum from $88,952 to $94,487.

(ii) Subsequent violation of 16 U.S.C. 957(a), maximum from $191,590 to $203,511.

(iii) Violation of 16 U.S.C. 957(b), maximum from $3,011 to $3,198.

(iv) Subsequent violation of 16 U.S.C. 957(b), maximum from $17,791 to $18,898.

(v) Violation of 16 U.S.C. 957(c), maximum from $383,182 to $407,024.

(6) 16 U.S.C. 957(i), Tuna Conventions Act of 1950,[1] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(7) 16 U.S.C. 959, Tuna Conventions Act of 1950,[2] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(8) 16 U.S.C. 971f(a), Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975,[3] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(9) 16 U.S.C. 973f(a), South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (1988), violation, maximum from $541,570 to $575,266.

(10) 16 U.S.C. 1174(b), Fur Seal Act Amendments of 1983 (1983), violation, maximum from $25,780 to $27,384.

(11) 16 U.S.C. 1375(a)(1), Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (1972), violation, maximum from $30,107 to $31,980.

(12) 16 U.S.C. 1385(e), Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act,[4] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(13) 16 U.S.C. 1437(d)(1), National Marine Sanctuaries Act (1992), violation, maximum from $183,629 to $195,054.

(14) 16 U.S.C. 1540(a)(1), Endangered Species Act of 1973:

(i) Violation as specified (1988), maximum from $54,157 to $57,527.

(ii) Violation as specified (1988), maximum from $25,995 to $27,612.

(iii) Otherwise violation (1978), maximum from $1,780 to $1,891.

(15) 16 U.S.C. 1858(a), Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (1990), violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(16) 16 U.S.C. 2437(a), Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984,[5] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(17) 16 U.S.C. 2465(a), Antarctic Protection Act of 1990,[6] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(18) 16 U.S.C. 3373(a), Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (1981):

(i) 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1), violation, maximum from $27,879 to $29,614.

(ii) 16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(2), violation, maximum from $697 to $740.

(19) 16 U.S.C. 3606(b)(1), Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982,[7] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(20) 16 U.S.C. 3637(b), Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985,[8] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(21) 16 U.S.C. 4016(b)(1)(B), Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (1986); violation, minimum from $1,180 to $1,253; maximum from $11,803 to $12,537.

(22) 16 U.S.C. 5010, North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992,[9] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(23) 16 U.S.C. 5103(b)(2), Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act,[10] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(24) 16 U.S.C. 5154(c)(1), Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act,[11] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(25) 16 U.S.C. 5507(a), High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995 (1995), violation, maximum from $169,412 to $179,953.

(26) 16 U.S.C. 5606(b), Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995,[12] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(27) 16 U.S.C. 6905(c), Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act,[13] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(28) 16 U.S.C. 7009(c) and (d), Pacific Whiting Act of 2006,[14] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(29) 22 U.S.C. 1978(e), Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (1971):

(i) Violation, maximum from $30,107 to $31,980.

(ii) Subsequent violation, maximum from $88,952 to $94,487.

(30) 30 U.S.C. 1462(a), Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (1980), violation, maximum, from $76,764 to $81,540.

(31) 42 U.S.C. 9152(c), Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980 (1980), violation, maximum from $76,764 to $81,540.

(32) 16 U.S.C. 1827a, Billfish Conservation Act of 2012,[15] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(33) 16 U.S.C. 7407(b), Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015,[16] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(34) 16 U.S.C. 1826g(f), High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act,[17] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(35) 16 U.S.C. 7705, Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act,[18] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(36) 16 U.S.C. 7805, Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act,[19] violation, maximum from $195,047 to $207,183.

(g) National Technical Information Service. 42 U.S.C. 1306c(c), Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (2013), violation, minimum from $1,012 to $1,075; maximum total penalty on any person for any calendar year, excluding willful or intentional violations, from $252,955 to $268,694.


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