Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties

Published date14 June 2019
Record Number2019-12475
SectionRules and Regulations
CourtForeign Assets Control Office,Treasury Department
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 115 (Friday, June 14, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2019)]
                [Rules and Regulations]
                [Pages 27714-27719]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-12475]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                Office of Foreign Assets Control
                31 CFR Parts 501, 510, 535, 536, 539, 541, 542, 544, 546, 547, 548,
                549, 560, 561, 566, 576, 583, 584, 588, 592, 594, 595, 597, and 598
                Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
                AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
                ACTION: Final rule.
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                SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
                Control (OFAC) is issuing this final rule to adjust certain civil
                monetary penalties (CMPs) for inflation pursuant to the Federal Civil
                Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt
                Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and the Federal Civil Penalties
                Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
                DATES: Effective: June 14, 2019.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for
                Licensing, 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs,
                202-622-4855; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation,
                202-622-2490; or the Department of the Treasury's Office of the Chief
                Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), Office of the General Counsel, 202-
                622-2410.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                Electronic Availability
                 This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
                available from OFAC's website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
                Background
                 Section 4 of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
                (1990 Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as amended
                by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134, 110
                Stat. 1321-373) and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
                Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599, 28 U.S.C.
                2461 note) (collectively, the FCPIA Act), requires each federal agency
                with statutory authority to assess civil monetary penalties (CMPs) to
                adjust CMPs annually for inflation according to a formula described in
                section 5 of the FCPIA Act. One purpose of the FCPIA Act is to ensure
                that CMPs continue to maintain their deterrent effect through periodic
                cost-of-living based adjustments.
                 OFAC has adjusted its CMPs three times since the Federal Civil
                Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act went into effect on
                November 2, 2015: An initial catch-up adjustment on August 1, 2016 (81
                FR 43070, July 1, 2016), and annual adjustments on February 10, 2017
                (82 FR 10434, February 10, 2017), and March 19, 2018 (83 FR 11876,
                March 19, 2018).
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                Method of Calculation
                 The method of calculating CMP adjustments applied in this final
                rule is required by the FCPIA Act. Under the FCPIA Act and the Office
                of Management and Budget guidance required by the FCPIA Act, annual
                inflation adjustments subsequent to the initial catch-up adjustment are
                to be based on the percent change between the Consumer Price Index for
                all Urban Consumers (``CPI-U'') for the October preceding the date of
                the adjustment and the prior year's October CPI-U. As set forth in
                Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-19-04 of December 14,
                2018, the adjustment multiplier for 2019 is 1.02522. In order to
                complete the 2019 annual adjustment, each current CMP is multiplied by
                the 2019 adjustment multiplier. Under the FCPIA Act, any increase in
                CMP must be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1.
                New Penalty Amounts
                 OFAC currently is authorized to impose CMPs pursuant to five
                statutes: The Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301-4341, at 4315)
                (TWEA); the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
                1701-1706, at 1705) (IEEPA); the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
                Penalty Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1212-1319, at 1250; 18
                U.S.C. 2339B) (AEDPA); the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
                (Pub. L. 106-120, 113 Stat. 1626-1636, at 1632; 21 U.S.C. 1901-1908, at
                1906) (FNKDA); and the Clean Diamond Trade Act (Pub. L. 108-19, 117
                Stat. 631-637, at 634; 19 U.S.C. 3901-3913, at 3907) (CDTA).
                 The table below summarizes the existing and new maximum CMP
                amounts.
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                 Maximum CMP
                 Existing amount
                 Statute maximum CMP effective June
                 amount 14, 2019
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                TWEA.................................... $86,976 $89,170
                IEEPA................................... 295,141 302,584
                AEDPA................................... 77,909 79,874
                FNKDA................................... 1,466,485 1,503,470
                CDTA.................................... 13,333 13,669
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                 In addition to updating these maximum CMP amounts, OFAC is also
                updating a reference to one-half the IEEPA maximum CMP from $147,571 to
                $151,292.
                Public Participation
                 Because the amended regulations involve a foreign affairs function,
                the provisions of Executive Order 12866 and the Administrative
                Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking,
                opportunity for public participation, and delay in effective date, as
                well as the provisions of Executive Order 13771, are inapplicable.
                Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for this rule, the
                Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) does not apply.
                Paperwork Reduction Act
                 The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because this rule does
                not impose information collection requirements that would require the
                approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
                seq.
                List of Subjects in 31 CFR Parts 501, 510, 535, 536, 539, 541, 542,
                544, 546, 547, 548, 549, 560, 561, 566, 576, 583, 584, 588, 592,
                594, 595, 597, and 598
                 Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, Banking, Blocking of
                assets, Exports, Foreign trade, Licensing, Penalties, Sanctions.
                 For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Department of the
                Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control amends 31 CFR chapter V as
                follows:
                PART 501--REPORTING, PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES REGULATIONS
                0
                1. The authority citation for part 501 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1189; 18 U.S.C. 2332d, 2339B; 19 U.S.C.
                3901-3913; 21 U.S.C. 1901-1908; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 22 U.S.C. 2370(a),
                6009, 6032, 7205; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C.
                1701-1706; 50 U.S.C. App. 1-44.
                Subpart D--Trading With the Enemy Act (TWEA) Penalties
                Sec. 501.701 [Amended]
                0
                2. Amend Sec. 501.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Remove the note to paragraph (a)(1).
                0
                b. In paragraph (a)(3), remove ``$86,976'' and add in its place
                ``$89,170''.
                0
                3. Amend appendix A to part 501 as follows:
                0
                a. In paragraph V.B.2.a.i., remove ``$147,571'' and add in its place
                ``$151,292'', and remove ``$295,141'' and add in its place
                ``$302,584''.
                0
                b. In paragraph V.B.2.a.ii., remove ``$295,141'' in all three locations
                where it appears, and add in its place in all three locations
                ``$302,584''.
                0
                c. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a) of section V.B.2.a. as
                paragraph V.B.2.a.v.
                0
                d. Revise newly redesignated paragraph V.B.2.a.v.
                0
                e. Designate the undesignated paragraph after newly redesignated
                paragraph V.B.2.a.v., which starts with ``The following Matrix
                represents the base amount of the proposed civil penalty'' and contains
                a table titled ``Base Penalty Matrix,'' as V.B.2.a.vi.
                 f. Revise newly redesignated paragraph V.B.2.a.vi.
                 The revisions read as follows:
                Appendix A to Part 501--Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines
                * * * * *
                 V. * * *
                 B. * * *
                 2. * * *
                 a. * * *
                 v. The applicable statutory maximum civil penalty per violation
                for each statute enforced by OFAC is as follows: International
                Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)--greater of $302,584 or twice
                the amount of the underlying transaction; Trading with the Enemy Act
                (TWEA)--$89,170; Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (FNKDA)--
                $1,503,470; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
                (AEDPA)--greater of $79,874 or twice the amount of which a financial
                institution was required to retain possession or control; and Clean
                Diamond Trade Act (CDTA)--$13,669. The civil penalty amounts
                authorized under these statutes are subject to adjustment pursuant
                to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990
                (Pub. L. 101-410, as amended, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note).
                 vi. The following matrix represents the base amount of the
                proposed civil penalty for each category of violation:
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                PART 510--NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                4. The authority citation for part 510 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C.
                2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note);
                Pub. L. 114-122, 130 Stat. 93 (22 U.S.C. 9201-9255); Pub. L. 115-44,
                131 Stat 886 (22 U.S.C. 9201 note); E.O. 13466, 73 FR 36787, June
                27, 2008, 3 CFR, 2008 Comp., p. 195; E.O. 13551, 75 FR 53837,
                September 1, 2010; E.O. 13570, 76 FR 22291, April 20, 2011; E.O.
                13687, 80 FR 819, January 6, 2015; E.O. 13722, 81 FR 14943, March
                18, 2016; E.O. 13810, 82 FR 44705, September 25, 2017.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 510.701 [Amended]
                0
                5. Amend Sec. 510.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate Note 1 to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 535--IRANIAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS
                0
                6. The authority citation for part 535 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 2332d; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50
                U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28
                U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 12170, 44 FR
                65729, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 457; E.O. 12205, 45 FR 24099, 3 CFR,
                1980 Comp., p. 248; E.O. 12211, 45 FR 26685, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p.
                253; E.O. 12276, 46 FR 7913, 3 CFR, 1981 Comp., p. 104; E.O. 12279,
                46 FR 7919, 3 CFR, 1981 Comp., p. 109; E.O. 12280, 46 FR 7921, 3
                CFR, 1981 Comp., p. 110; E.O. 12281, 46 FR 7923, 3 CFR, 1981 Comp.,
                p. 112; E.O. 12282, 46 FR 7925, 3 CFR, 1981 Comp., p. 113; E.O.
                12283, 46 FR 7927, 3 CFR, 1981 Comp., p. 114; and E.O. 12294, 46 FR
                14111, 3 CFR, 1981 Comp., p. 139.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 535.701 [Amended]
                0
                7. Amend Sec. 535.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 536--NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                8. The authority citation for part 536 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
                Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 12978, 60 FR 54579, 3 CFR, 1995
                Comp., p. 415; E.O. 13286, 68 FR 10619, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 166.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 536.701 [Amended]
                0
                9. Amend Sec. 536.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 539--WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION TRADE CONTROL REGULATIONS
                0
                10. The authority citation for part 539 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 2751-2799aa-2; 31 U.S.C.
                321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat.
                890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O.
                12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13094, 63 FR
                40803, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 200.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 539.701 [Amended]
                0
                11. Amend Sec. 539.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                [[Page 27717]]
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 541--ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                12. The authority citation for part 541 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3. U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
                Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); E.O. 13288, 68
                FR 11457, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 186; E.O. 13391, 70 FR 71201, 3 CFR,
                2005 Comp., p. 206; E.O. 13469, 73 FR 43841, 3 CFR, 2008 Comp., p.
                1025
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 541.701 [Amended]
                0
                13. Amend Sec. 541.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 542--SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                14. The authority citation for part 542 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 18 U.S.C. 2332d; 22
                U.S.C. 287c; 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104
                Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50
                U.S.C. 1701 note); E.O. 13338, 69 FR 26751, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p.
                168; E.O. 13399, 71 FR 25059, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 13460,
                73 FR 8991, 3 CFR 2008 Comp., p. 181; E.O. 13572, 76 FR 24787, 3 CFR
                2011 Comp., p. 236; E.O. 13573, 76 FR 29143, 3 CFR 2011 Comp., p.
                241; E.O. 13582, 76 FR 52209, 3 CFR 2011 Comp., p. 264; E.O. 13606,
                77 FR 24571, 3 CFR 2012 Comp., p. 243.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 542.701 [Amended]
                0
                15. Amend Sec. 542.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 544--WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS SANCTIONS
                REGULATIONS
                0
                16. The authority citation for part 544 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; Public Law 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
                Public Law 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR,
                1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13094, 63 FR 40803, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p.
                200; E.O. 13382, 70 FR 38567, 3 CFR, 2005 Comp., p. 170.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 544.701 [Amended]
                0
                17. Amend Sec. 544.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 546--DARFUR SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                18. The authority citation for part 546 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C.
                2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note);
                E.O. 13067, 62 FR 59989, 3 CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 230; E.O. 13400, 71
                FR 25483, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 220.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 546.701 [Amended]
                0
                19. Amend Sec. 546.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 547--DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                20. The authority citation for part 547 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; 22 U.S.C. 287c; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C.
                2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note);
                E.O. 13413, 71 FR 64105, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 247; E.O. 13671, 79
                FR 39949, 3 CFR, 2015 Comp., p. 280.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 547.701 [Amended]
                0
                21. Amend Sec. 547.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate Note 1 to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 548--BELARUS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                22. The authority citation for part 548 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
                Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); E.O. 13405, 71
                FR 35485; 3 CFR, 2007 Comp., p. 231.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 548.701 [Amended]
                0
                23. Amend Sec. 548.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 549--LEBANON SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                24. The authority citation for part 549 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
                Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); E.O. 13441, 72
                FR 43499, 3 CFR, 2008 Comp., p. 232.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 549.701 [Amended]
                0
                25. Amend Sec. 549.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 560--IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS AND SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                26. The authority citation for part 560 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 2339B, 2332d; 22 U.S.C.
                2349aa-9; 22 U.S.C. 7201-7211; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-
                1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461
                note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); Pub. L.
                111-195, 124 Stat. 1312 (22 U.S.C. 8501-8551); Pub. L. 112-81, 125
                Stat. 1298 (22 U.S.C. 8513a); Pub. L. 112-158, 126 Stat. 1214 (22
                U.S.C. 8701-8795); E.O. 12613, 52 FR 41940, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p.
                256; E.O. 12957, 60 FR 14615, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 332; E.O. 12959,
                60 FR 24757, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 356; E.O. 13059, 62 FR 44531, 3
                CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 217; E.O. 13599, 77 FR 6659, 3 CFR, 2012 Comp.,
                p. 215; E.O. 13846, 83 FR 38939.
                [[Page 27718]]
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 560.701 [Amended]
                0
                27. Amend Sec. 560.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 561--IRANIAN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                28. The authority citation for part 561 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
                Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); Pub. L. 111-
                195, 124 Stat. 1312 (22 U.S.C. 8501-8551); Pub. L. 112-81, 125 Stat.
                1298 (22 U.S.C. 8513a); Pub. L. 112-158, 126 Stat. 1214 (22 U.S.C.
                8701-8795); E.O. 12957, 60 FR 14615, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 332; E.O.
                13553, 75 FR 60567, 3 CFR, 2010 Comp., p. 253; E.O. 13599, 77 FR
                6659, February 8, 2012; E.O. 13622, 77 FR 45897, August 2, 2012;
                E.O. 13628, 77 FR 62139, October 12, 2012.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 561.701 [Amended]
                0
                29. Amend Sec. 561.701 as follow:
                0
                a. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a) as paragraph (a)(4).
                0
                b. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(4), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 566--HIZBALLAH FINANCIAL SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                30. The authority citation for part 566 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
                Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); Pub. L. 114-
                102.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 566.701 [Amended]
                0
                31. Amend Sec. 566.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraphs (b) through (e) as paragraphs (c) through
                (f).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a) as paragraph (b).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (b), remove ``$295,141'' and add in
                its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 576--IRAQ STABILIZATION AND INSURGENCY SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                32. The authority citation for part 576 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50
                U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O.
                13303, 68 FR 31931, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 227; E.O. 13315, 68 FR
                52315, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 252; E.O. 13350, 69 FR 46055, 3 CFR,
                2004 Comp., p. 196; E.O. 13364, 69 FR 70177, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p.
                236; E.O. 13438, 72 FR 39719, 3 CFR, 2007 Comp., p. 224; E.O. 13668,
                79 FR 31019, 3 CFR, 2014 Comp., p. 248.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 576.701 [Amended]
                0
                33. Amend Sec. 576.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 583--GLOBAL MAGNITSKY SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                34. The authority citation for part 583 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
                Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); Pub. L. 114-
                328, Title XII, Subtitle F, 130 Stat. 2533 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note);
                E.O. 13818, 82 FR 60839, December 26, 2017.
                0
                35. In Sec. 583.701, add paragraph (c) to read as follows:
                Sec. 583.701 Penalties and Findings of Violation.
                * * * * *
                 (c) IEEPA provides for a maximum civil penalty not to exceed the
                greater of $302,584 or an amount that is twice the amount of the
                transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect to which
                the penalty is imposed.
                PART 584--MAGNITSKY ACT SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                36. The authority citation for part 584 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
                Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); Pub. L. 112-
                208, 126 Stat. 1502 (22 U.S.C. 5811 note).
                Sec. 584.701 [Amended]
                0
                37. Amend Sec. 584.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 588--WESTERN BALKANS STABILIZATION REGULATIONS
                0
                38. The authority citation for part 588 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
                Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); E.O. 13219, 66
                FR 34777, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 778; E.O. 13304, 68 FR 32315, 3 CFR,
                2004 Comp. p. 229.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 588.701 [Amended]
                0
                39. Amend Sec. 588.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 592--ROUGH DIAMONDS CONTROL REGULATIONS
                0
                40. The authority citation for part 592 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); Pub. L. 108-19, 117
                Stat. 631 (19 U.S.C. 3901-3913); E.O. 13312, 68 FR 45151 3 CFR, 2003
                Comp., p. 246.
                Subpart F--Penalties
                Sec. 592.601 [Amended]
                0
                41. Amend Sec. 592.601 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraphs (a)(2) and (3) as paragraphs (a)(3) and (4).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2) remove ``$13,333'' and add in
                its place ``$13,669''.
                PART 594--GLOBAL TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                42. The authority citation for part 594 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50
                U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28
                U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; Pub. L. 115-44,
                131 Stat. 886 (22 U.S.C. 9401 et seq.), E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3
                CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786; E.O. 13268, 67 FR 44751, 3 CFR, 2002 Comp.,
                p. 240; E.O. 13284, 68 FR 4075, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 161; E.O.
                13372, 70 FR 8499, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 159.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 594.701 [Amended]
                0
                43. Amend Sec. 594.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                [[Page 27719]]
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 595--TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                44. The authority citation for part 595 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
                1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note);
                Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011; E.O. 12947, 60 FR 5079, 3 CFR, 1995
                Comp., p. 319; E.O. 13099, 63 FR 45167, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 208;
                E.O. 13372, 70 FR 8499, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 159.
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 595.701 [Amended]
                0
                45. Amend Sec. 595.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(2) as paragraph (a)(3).
                0
                b. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(1) as paragraph (a)(2).
                0
                c. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(2), remove ``$295,141'' and add
                in its place ``$302,584''.
                PART 597--FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                46. The authority citation for part 597 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 31 U.S.C. 321(b); Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28
                U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214, 1248-53 (8
                U.S.C. 1189, 18 U.S.C. 2339B).
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 597.701 [Amended]
                0
                47. Amend Sec. 597.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate the note to paragraph (b) as paragraph (b)(3).
                0
                b. In newly redesignated paragraph (b)(3), remove ``$77,909'' and add
                in its place ``$79,874''.
                PART 598--FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
                0
                48. The authority citation for part 598 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 21 U.S.C. 1901-1908; 31 U.S.C. 321(b);
                Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note).
                Subpart G--Penalties
                Sec. 598.701 [Amended]
                0
                49. Amend Sec. 598.701 as follows:
                0
                a. Redesignate the note to paragraph (a)(3) as paragraph (a)(4).
                0
                b. In newly redesignated paragraph (a)(4), remove ``$1,466,485'' and
                add in its place ``$1,503,470''.
                 Dated: June 7, 2019.
                Andrea Gacki,
                Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
                [FR Doc. 2019-12475 Filed 6-13-19; 8:45 am]
                 BILLING CODE 4810-AL-P
                

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