82_FR_4806 82 FR 4796 - Civil Monetary Penalties-2017 Adjustment

82 FR 4796 - Civil Monetary Penalties-2017 Adjustment

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)

Page Range4796-4797
FR Document2017-00690

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is issuing a final rule to implement the annual inflationary adjustment to its civil monetary penalties, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

49 CFR Part 1022

[Docket No. EP 716 (Sub-No. 2)]


Civil Monetary Penalties--2017 Adjustment

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is issuing a final 
rule to implement the annual inflationary adjustment to its civil 
monetary penalties, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.

DATES: This final rule is effective January 17, 2017, and is applicable 
beginning January 13, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Fancher: (202) 245-0355. Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 
Act of 2015 (2015 Act), passed as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 
2015, Public Law 114-74, 129 Stat. 599, requires agencies to adjust 
their civil penalties for inflation annually, beginning on January 15, 
2017, and no later than January 15 of every year thereafter. In 
accordance with the 2015 Act, annual inflation adjustments will be 
based on the percent change between the Consumer Price Index for all 
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for October of the previous year and the 
October CPI-U of the year before that. Penalty level adjustments should 
be rounded to the nearest dollar.

II. Discussion

    The statutory definition of civil monetary penalty covers various 
civil penalty provisions under the Rail (Part A), Motor Carriers, Water 
Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders (Part B), and Pipeline 
Carriers (Part C) provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended 
by the ICC Termination Act of 1995. The Board's civil (and criminal) 
penalty authority related to rail transportation appears at 49 U.S.C. 
11901-11908. The Board's penalty authority related to motor carriers, 
water carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders appears at 49 U.S.C. 
14901-14915. The Board's penalty authority related to pipeline carriers 
appears at 49 U.S.C. 16101-16106.\1\ The Board has regulations at 49 
CFR pt. 1022, which codify the method set forth in the 2015 Act for 
annually adjusting for inflation the civil monetary penalties within 
the Board's jurisdiction.\2\
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    \1\ The Board also has criminal penalty authority, enforceable 
in a federal criminal court. Congress has not, however, authorized 
federal agencies to adjust statutorily-prescribed criminal penalty 
provisions for inflation, and this rule does not address those 
provisions.
    \2\ The current statutory civil penalties were set through an 
interim final rule, Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment 
Rule, EP 716 (Sub-No. 1) (STB served Oct. 20, 2016). In that 
decision, the Board issued a ``catch-up adjustment'' for its civil 
monetary penalties as mandated by the 2015 Act.
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    As set forth in this final rule, the Board is amending 49 CFR pt. 
1022 so that its regulations and civil monetary penalties conform to 
the requirements of the 2015 Act. The adjusted penalties set forth in 
the rule will apply only to violations which occur after the effective 
date of this regulation.
    In accordance with the 2015 Act, the annual adjustment adopted here 
is calculated by multiplying each current penalty by the cost-of-living 
adjustment factor of 1.01636, which reflects the percentage change 
between the October 2016 CPI-U (724.113) and the October 2015 CPI-U 
(712.458). The table at the end of this decision shows the relevant 
statutory provision of each civil penalty and a description, the 
current baseline statutory civil penalty level, and the adjusted 
statutory civil penalty level for 2017.

III. Final Rule

    The final rule is set forth at the end of this decision. This final 
rule is issued without prior public notice or opportunity for public 
comment. The Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), 
does not require that process ``when the agency for good cause finds'' 
that public notice and comment are ``unnecessary.'' Here, Congress has 
mandated that the agency make the inflation adjustment to its civil 
monetary penalties. The Board has no discretion to set alternative 
levels of adjusted civil monetary penalties, because the amount of the 
inflation adjustment must be calculated in accordance with the 
statutory formula. The Board simply determines the amount of inflation 
adjustments by performing technical, ministerial computations. Because 
the Board has no discretion to do anything except promulgate the rule 
and perform ministerial computations to apply it, the Board has 
determined that there is good cause to promulgate this rule without 
soliciting public comment and to make this regulation effective 
immediately upon publication.

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Statement

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 801 et 
seq., generally requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility 
analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking 
requirements, unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
Because the Board has determined that notice and comment are not 
required under the APA for this rulemaking, the requirements of the RFA 
do not apply.

V. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This final rule does not contain a new or amended information 
collection requirement subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

 List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1022

    Administrative practice and procedures, Brokers, Civil penalties, 
Freight forwarders, Motor carriers, Pipeline carriers, Rail carriers, 
Water carriers.

    It is ordered:
    1. The Board amends its rules as set forth in this decision. Notice 
of the final rule will be published in the Federal Register.
    2. This decision is effective on its date of service.

    Decided: January 9, 2017.

    By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice Chairman Miller, and 
Commissioner Begeman.

Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, part 1022 of title 49, 
chapter X, of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 1022--CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENT

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1. The authority citation for part 1022 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 551-557; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 49 U.S.C. 
11901, 14901, 14903, 14904, 14905, 14906, 14907, 14908, 14910, 
14915, 16101, 16103.

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2. Revise Sec.  1022.4(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  1022.4  Cost-of-living adjustments of civil monetary penalties.

* * * * *
    (b) The cost-of-living adjustment required by the statute results 
in the following adjustments to the civil monetary penalties within the 
jurisdiction of the Board:

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                                                 Civil monetary penalty       Baseline penalty  Adjusted penalty
            U.S. code citation                        description                  amount         amount (2017)
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                                          Rail Carrier Civil Penalties
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49 U.S.C. 11901(a).......................  Unless otherwise specified,                  $7,512            $7,635
                                            maximum penalty for each knowing
                                            violation under this part, and
                                            for each day.
49 U.S.C. 11901(b).......................  For each violation under Sec.                   751               763
                                            11124(a)(2) or (b).
49 U.S.C. 11901(b).......................  For each day violation continues.                38                39
49 U.S.C. 11901(c).......................  Maximum penalty for each knowing              7,512             7,635
                                            violation under Sec.  Sec.
                                            10901-10906.
49 U.S.C. 11901(d).......................  For each violation under Sec.               150-751           152-763
                                            Sec.   11123 or 11124(a)(1).
49 U.S.C. 11901(d).......................  For each day violation continues.                75                76
49 U.S.C. 11901(e)(1)....................  For each violation under Sec.                   751               763
                                            Sec.   11141-11145.
49 U.S.C. 11901(e)(2)....................  For each violation under Sec.                   150               152
                                            11144(b)(1).
49 U.S.C. 11901(e)(3-4)..................  For each violation of reporting                 150               152
                                            requirements, for each day.
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                                     Motor and Water Carrier Civil Penalties
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49 U.S.C. 14901(a).......................  Minimum penalty for each                      1,028             1,045
                                            violation and for each day.
49 U.S.C. 14901(a).......................  For each violation under Sec.                10,282            10,450
                                            Sec.   13901 or 13902(c).
49 U.S.C. 14901(a).......................  For each violation related to                25,705            26,126
                                            transportation of passengers.
49 U.S.C. 14901(b).......................  For each violation of the             20,564-41,128     20,900-41,801
                                            hazardous waste rules under Sec.
                                              3001 of the Solid Waste
                                            Disposal Act.
49 U.S.C. 14901(d)(1)....................  Minimum penalty for each                      1,502             1,527
                                            violation of household good
                                            regulations, and for each day.
49 U.S.C. 14901(d)(2)....................  Minimum penalty for each instance            15,025            15,271
                                            of transportation of household
                                            goods if broker provides
                                            estimate without carrier
                                            agreement.
49 U.S.C. 14901(d)(3)....................  Minimum penalty for each instance            37,561            38,175
                                            of transportation of household
                                            goods without being registered.
49 U.S.C. 14901(e).......................  Minimum penalty for each                      3,005             3,054
                                            violation of a transportation
                                            rule.
49 U.S.C. 14901(e).......................  Minimum penalty for each                      7,512             7,635
                                            additional violation.
49 U.S.C. 14903(a).......................  Maximum penalty for undercharge             150,245           152,703
                                            or overcharge of tariff rate,
                                            for each violation.
49 U.S.C. 14904(a).......................  For first violation, rebates at                 300               305
                                            less than the rate in effect.
49 U.S.C. 14904(a).......................  For all subsequent violations....               376               382
49 U.S.C. 14904(b)(1)....................  Maximum penalty for first                       751               763
                                            violation for undercharges by
                                            freight forwarders.
49 U.S.C. 14904(b)(1)....................  Maximum penalty for subsequent                3,005             3,054
                                            violations.
49 U.S.C. 14904(b)(2)....................  Maximum penalty for other first                 751               763
                                            violations under Sec.   13702.
49 U.S.C. 14904(b)(2)....................  Maximum penalty for subsequent                3,005             3,054
                                            violations.
49 U.S.C. 14905(a).......................  Maximum penalty for each knowing             15,025            15,271
                                            violation of Sec.   14103(a),
                                            and knowingly authorizing,
                                            consenting to, or permitting a
                                            violation of Sec.   14103(a) &
                                            (b).
49 U.S.C. 14906..........................  Minimum penalty for first attempt             2,056             2,090
                                            to evade regulation.
49 U.S.C. 14906..........................  Minimum amount for each                       5,141             5,225
                                            subsequent attempt to evade
                                            regulation.
49 U.S.C. 14907..........................  Maximum penalty for recordkeeping/            7,512             7,635
                                            reporting violations.
49 U.S.C. 14908(a)(2)....................  Maximum penalty for violation of              3,005             3,054
                                            Sec.   14908(a)(1).
49 U.S.C. 14910..........................  When another civil penalty is not               751               763
                                            specified under this part, for
                                            each violation, for each day.
49 U.S.C. 14915(a)(1) & (2)..............  Minimum penalty for holding a                11,940            12,135
                                            household goods shipment
                                            hostage, for each day.
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                                        Pipeline Carrier Civil Penalties
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49 U.S.C. 16101(a).......................  Maximum penalty for violation of              7,512             7,635
                                            this part, for each day.
49 U.S.C. 16101(b)(1) & (4)..............  For each recordkeeping violation                751               763
                                            under Sec.   15722, each day.
49 U.S.C. 16101(b)(2) & (4)..............  For each inspection violation                   150               152
                                            liable under Sec.   15722, each
                                            day.
49 U.S.C. 16101(b)(3) & (4)..............  For each reporting violation                    150               152
                                            under Sec.   15723, each day.
49 U.S.C. 16103(a).......................  Maximum penalty for improper                  1,502             1,527
                                            disclosure of information.
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                                              4796              Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 17, 2017 / Rules and Regulations

                                              § 17.644    [Amended]                                   Act, as amended by the ICC Termination                 amount of inflation adjustments by
                                              ■ 3. In § 17.644, redesignate paragraphs                Act of 1995. The Board’s civil (and                    performing technical, ministerial
                                              (a)(4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs            criminal) penalty authority related to                 computations. Because the Board has no
                                              (a)(3), (4), (5), (6), and (7).                         rail transportation appears at 49 U.S.C.               discretion to do anything except
                                                                                                      11901–11908. The Board’s penalty                       promulgate the rule and perform
                                                Dated: January 5, 2017.
                                                                                                      authority related to motor carriers, water             ministerial computations to apply it, the
                                              Janet Coleman,                                          carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders              Board has determined that there is good
                                              Chief, Regulation Policy & Management,                  appears at 49 U.S.C. 14901–14915. The                  cause to promulgate this rule without
                                              Office of the Secretary, Department of                  Board’s penalty authority related to                   soliciting public comment and to make
                                              Veterans Affairs.                                       pipeline carriers appears at 49 U.S.C.                 this regulation effective immediately
                                              [FR Doc. 2017–00232 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am]             16101–16106.1 The Board has                            upon publication.
                                              BILLING CODE 8320–01–P                                  regulations at 49 CFR pt. 1022, which
                                                                                                                                                             IV. Regulatory Flexibility Statement
                                                                                                      codify the method set forth in the 2015
                                                                                                      Act for annually adjusting for inflation                  The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA),
                                              SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD                            the civil monetary penalties within the                as amended by the Small Business
                                                                                                      Board’s jurisdiction.2                                 Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
                                              49 CFR Part 1022                                           As set forth in this final rule, the                1996, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally
                                              [Docket No. EP 716 (Sub-No. 2)]                         Board is amending 49 CFR pt. 1022 so                   requires an agency to prepare a
                                                                                                      that its regulations and civil monetary                regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule
                                              Civil Monetary Penalties—2017                           penalties conform to the requirements of               subject to notice and comment
                                              Adjustment                                              the 2015 Act. The adjusted penalties set               rulemaking requirements, unless the
                                                                                                      forth in the rule will apply only to                   agency certifies that the rule will not
                                              AGENCY:     Surface Transportation Board.               violations which occur after the                       have a significant economic impact on
                                              ACTION:    Final rule.                                  effective date of this regulation.                     a substantial number of small entities.
                                                                                                         In accordance with the 2015 Act, the                Because the Board has determined that
                                              SUMMARY:   The Surface Transportation
                                                                                                      annual adjustment adopted here is                      notice and comment are not required
                                              Board (Board) is issuing a final rule to                calculated by multiplying each current
                                              implement the annual inflationary                                                                              under the APA for this rulemaking, the
                                                                                                      penalty by the cost-of-living adjustment               requirements of the RFA do not apply.
                                              adjustment to its civil monetary                        factor of 1.01636, which reflects the
                                              penalties, pursuant to the Federal Civil                percentage change between the October                  V. Paperwork Reduction Act
                                              Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act                      2016 CPI–U (724.113) and the October                      This final rule does not contain a new
                                              Improvements Act of 2015.                               2015 CPI–U (712.458). The table at the                 or amended information collection
                                              DATES: This final rule is effective                     end of this decision shows the relevant                requirement subject to the Paperwork
                                              January 17, 2017, and is applicable                     statutory provision of each civil penalty              Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501
                                              beginning January 13, 2017.                             and a description, the current baseline                et seq.
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        statutory civil penalty level, and the
                                              Sarah Fancher: (202) 245–0355. Federal                                                                         List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1022
                                                                                                      adjusted statutory civil penalty level for
                                              Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the                2017.                                                    Administrative practice and
                                              hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.                                                                              procedures, Brokers, Civil penalties,
                                                                                                      III. Final Rule                                        Freight forwarders, Motor carriers,
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                         The final rule is set forth at the end              Pipeline carriers, Rail carriers, Water
                                              I. Background                                           of this decision. This final rule is issued            carriers.
                                                 The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation                without prior public notice or                           It is ordered:
                                              Adjustment Act Improvements Act of                      opportunity for public comment. The                      1. The Board amends its rules as set
                                              2015 (2015 Act), passed as part of the                  Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5                  forth in this decision. Notice of the final
                                              Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Public                   U.S.C. 553(b)(B), does not require that                rule will be published in the Federal
                                              Law 114–74, 129 Stat. 599, requires                     process ‘‘when the agency for good                     Register.
                                              agencies to adjust their civil penalties                cause finds’’ that public notice and                     2. This decision is effective on its date
                                              for inflation annually, beginning on                    comment are ‘‘unnecessary.’’ Here,                     of service.
                                              January 15, 2017, and no later than                     Congress has mandated that the agency                    Decided: January 9, 2017.
                                              January 15 of every year thereafter. In                 make the inflation adjustment to its civil               By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice
                                              accordance with the 2015 Act, annual                    monetary penalties. The Board has no                   Chairman Miller, and Commissioner
                                              inflation adjustments will be based on                  discretion to set alternative levels of                Begeman.
                                              the percent change between the                          adjusted civil monetary penalties,                     Kenyatta Clay,
                                              Consumer Price Index for all Urban                      because the amount of the inflation                    Clearance Clerk.
                                              Consumers (CPI–U) for October of the                    adjustment must be calculated in                         For the reasons set forth in the
                                              previous year and the October CPI–U of                  accordance with the statutory formula.                 preamble, part 1022 of title 49, chapter
                                              the year before that. Penalty level                     The Board simply determines the                        X, of the Code of Federal Regulations is
                                              adjustments should be rounded to the                                                                           amended as follows:
                                              nearest dollar.                                           1 The Board also has criminal penalty authority,

                                                                                                      enforceable in a federal criminal court. Congress
                                              II. Discussion                                          has not, however, authorized federal agencies to       PART 1022—CIVIL MONETARY
                                                                                                                                                             PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
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                                                                                                      adjust statutorily-prescribed criminal penalty
                                                 The statutory definition of civil                    provisions for inflation, and this rule does not
                                              monetary penalty covers various civil                   address those provisions.                              ■ 1. The authority citation for part 1022
                                              penalty provisions under the Rail (Part                   2 The current statutory civil penalties were set
                                                                                                                                                             continues to read as follows:
                                              A), Motor Carriers, Water Carriers,                     through an interim final rule, Civil Monetary
                                                                                                      Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule, EP 716 (Sub–No.       Authority: 5 U.S.C. 551–557; 28 U.S.C.
                                              Brokers, and Freight Forwarders (Part                   1) (STB served Oct. 20, 2016). In that decision, the   2461 note; 49 U.S.C. 11901, 14901, 14903,
                                              B), and Pipeline Carriers (Part C)                      Board issued a ‘‘catch-up adjustment’’ for its civil   14904, 14905, 14906, 14907, 14908, 14910,
                                              provisions of the Interstate Commerce                   monetary penalties as mandated by the 2015 Act.        14915, 16101, 16103.



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                                              ■ 2. Revise § 1022.4(b) to read as                                   § 1022.4 Cost-of-living adjustments of civil                       following adjustments to the civil
                                              follows:                                                             monetary penalties.                                                monetary penalties within the
                                                                                                                   *     *    *     *     *                                           jurisdiction of the Board:
                                                                                                                     (b) The cost-of-living adjustment
                                                                                                                   required by the statute results in the

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Adjusted
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Baseline
                                                        U.S. code citation                                                Civil monetary penalty description                                                         penalty amount
                                                                                                                                                                                                   penalty amount        (2017)

                                                                                                                                Rail Carrier Civil Penalties

                                              49 U.S.C. 11901(a) .......................           Unless otherwise specified, maximum penalty for each knowing vio-                                       $7,512            $7,635
                                                                                                     lation under this part, and for each day.
                                              49   U.S.C.   11901(b) .......................       For each violation under § 11124(a)(2) or (b) .....................................                         751               763
                                              49   U.S.C.   11901(b) .......................       For each day violation continues .........................................................                   38                39
                                              49   U.S.C.   11901(c) .......................       Maximum penalty for each knowing violation under §§ 10901–10906                                           7,512             7,635
                                              49   U.S.C.   11901(d) .......................       For each violation under §§ 11123 or 11124(a)(1) ..............................                        150–751           152–763
                                              49   U.S.C.   11901(d) .......................       For each day violation continues .........................................................                   75                76
                                              49   U.S.C.   11901(e)(1) ...................        For each violation under §§ 11141–11145 ..........................................                          751               763
                                              49   U.S.C.   11901(e)(2) ...................        For each violation under § 11144(b)(1) ...............................................                      150               152
                                              49   U.S.C.   11901(e)(3–4) ...............          For each violation of reporting requirements, for each day ................                                 150               152

                                                                                                                       Motor and Water Carrier Civil Penalties

                                              49   U.S.C.   14901(a)     .......................   Minimum penalty for each violation and for each day ........................                             1,028             1,045
                                              49   U.S.C.   14901(a)     .......................   For each violation under §§ 13901 or 13902(c) ..................................                        10,282            10,450
                                              49   U.S.C.   14901(a)     .......................   For each violation related to transportation of passengers .................                            25,705            26,126
                                              49   U.S.C.   14901(b)     .......................   For each violation of the hazardous waste rules under § 3001 of the                              20,564–41,128     20,900–41,801
                                                                                                     Solid Waste Disposal Act.
                                              49 U.S.C. 14901(d)(1) ...................            Minimum penalty for each violation of household good regulations,                                        1,502             1,527
                                                                                                     and for each day.
                                              49 U.S.C. 14901(d)(2) ...................            Minimum penalty for each instance of transportation of household                                        15,025            15,271
                                                                                                     goods if broker provides estimate without carrier agreement.
                                              49 U.S.C. 14901(d)(3) ...................            Minimum penalty for each instance of transportation of household                                        37,561            38,175
                                                                                                     goods without being registered.
                                              49 U.S.C. 14901(e) .......................           Minimum penalty for each violation of a transportation rule ...............                              3,005             3,054
                                              49 U.S.C. 14901(e) .......................           Minimum penalty for each additional violation ....................................                       7,512             7,635
                                              49 U.S.C. 14903(a) .......................           Maximum penalty for undercharge or overcharge of tariff rate, for                                      150,245           152,703
                                                                                                     each violation.
                                              49 U.S.C. 14904(a) .......................           For first violation, rebates at less than the rate in effect .....................                         300               305
                                              49 U.S.C. 14904(a) .......................           For all subsequent violations ...............................................................              376               382
                                              49 U.S.C. 14904(b)(1) ...................            Maximum penalty for first violation for undercharges by freight for-                                       751               763
                                                                                                     warders.
                                              49   U.S.C.   14904(b)(1) ...................        Maximum penalty for subsequent violations .......................................                        3,005             3,054
                                              49   U.S.C.   14904(b)(2) ...................        Maximum penalty for other first violations under § 13702 ...................                               751               763
                                              49   U.S.C.   14904(b)(2) ...................        Maximum penalty for subsequent violations .......................................                        3,005             3,054
                                              49   U.S.C.   14905(a) .......................       Maximum penalty for each knowing violation of § 14103(a), and                                           15,025            15,271
                                                                                                     knowingly authorizing, consenting to, or permitting a violation of
                                                                                                     § 14103(a) & (b).
                                              49   U.S.C.   14906 ...........................      Minimum penalty for first attempt to evade regulation ........................                           2,056             2,090
                                              49   U.S.C.   14906 ...........................      Minimum amount for each subsequent attempt to evade regulation ..                                        5,141             5,225
                                              49   U.S.C.   14907 ...........................      Maximum penalty for recordkeeping/reporting violations ....................                              7,512             7,635
                                              49   U.S.C.   14908(a)(2) ...................        Maximum penalty for violation of § 14908(a)(1) ..................................                        3,005             3,054
                                              49   U.S.C.   14910 ...........................      When another civil penalty is not specified under this part, for each                                      751               763
                                                                                                     violation, for each day.
                                              49 U.S.C. 14915(a)(1) & (2) .........                Minimum penalty for holding a household goods shipment hostage,                                         11,940            12,135
                                                                                                     for each day.

                                                                                                                             Pipeline Carrier Civil Penalties

                                              49   U.S.C.   16101(a) .......................       Maximum penalty for violation of this part, for each day ....................                            7,512             7,635
                                              49   U.S.C.   16101(b)(1) & (4) .........            For each recordkeeping violation under § 15722, each day ...............                                   751               763
                                              49   U.S.C.   16101(b)(2) & (4) .........            For each inspection violation liable under § 15722, each day ............                                  150               152
                                              49   U.S.C.   16101(b)(3) & (4) .........            For each reporting violation under § 15723, each day ........................                              150               152
                                              49   U.S.C.   16103(a) .......................       Maximum penalty for improper disclosure of information ...................                               1,502             1,527
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AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis final rule is effective January 17, 2017, and is applicable beginning January 13, 2017.
ContactSarah Fancher: (202) 245-0355. Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: 1-800-877- 8339.
FR Citation82 FR 4796 
CFR AssociatedAdministrative Practice and Procedures; Brokers; Civil Penalties; Freight Forwarders; Motor Carriers; Pipeline Carriers; Rail Carriers and Water Carriers

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