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| Subpart P | Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment | 385.1601 – 385.1602 | ||||||
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5 U.S.C. 551-557; 15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825v, 2601-2645; 28 U.S.C. 2461; 31 U.S.C 3701, 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352, 16441, 16451-16463; 49 U.S.C. 60502; 49 App. U.S.C. 1-85 (1988); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (1990); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (2015).
Order 225, 47 FR 19022, May 3, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
Order 891, 67 FR 52412, Aug. 12, 2002, unless otherwise noted.
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Order 891, 67 FR 52412, Aug. 12, 2002, unless otherwise noted.
The purpose of this subpart is to make inflation adjustments to the civil monetary penalties provided by law within the jurisdiction of the Commission. These penalties shall be subject to review and adjustment as necessary at least every year in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
[Order 826, 81 FR 43941, July 6, 2016]
The current inflation-adjusted civil monetary penalties provided by law within the jurisdiction of the Commission are:
(a) 15 U.S.C. 3414(b)(6)(A)(i), Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978: $1,584,648 per violation, per day.
(b) 16 U.S.C. 823b(c), Federal Power Act: $28,618 per violation, per day.
(c) 16 U.S.C. 825n(a), Federal Power Act: $3,738 per violation.
(d) 16 U.S.C. 825o-1(b), Federal Power Act: $1,584,648 per violation, per day.
(e) 15 U.S.C. 717t-1, Natural Gas Act: $1,584,648 per violation, per day.
(f) 49 App. U.S.C. 6(10) (1988), Interstate Commerce Act: $1,659 per offense and $78 per day after the first day.
(g) 49 App. U.S.C. 16(8) (1988), Interstate Commerce Act: $16,590 per violation, per day.
(h) 49 App. U.S.C. 19a(k) (1988), Interstate Commerce Act: $1,659 per offense, per day.
(i) 49 App. U.S.C. 20(7)(a) (1988), Interstate Commerce Act: $1,659 per offense, per day.
[Order 906, 90 FR 2932, Jan. 14, 2025]