Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
§ 01 Summary
The Federal Maritime Commission keeps its civil monetary penalty maximums at the 2025 levels for calendar year 2026. Although FMC normally adjusts these amounts annually for inflation, OMB guidance indicates there is no cost-of-living adjustment for 2026.
§ 02 Why this matters
The rule does not create, remove, or raise any compliance obligation because FMC penalty amounts remain unchanged from 2025. It is a non-substantive annual inflation-adjustment action with no actual penalty increase for 2026.
§ 04 Affected entities
- agency: Federal Maritime Commission
- agency: Office of Management and Budget
- industry: ocean-common-carriers
- industry: marine-terminal-operators
- statute: Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
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§ 06 Source document
Read the full Federal Register entry on federalregister.gov.
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Type: Rule Agencies: Federal Maritime Commission Citation: 91 FR 32888 Title: Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties Abstract: The Federal Maritime Commission (the Commission or FMC)'s civil monetary penalty amounts will not increase for the 2026 calendar year. The FMC is generally required by statute to annually adjust for inflation the maximum civil penalty amounts subject to the Commission's jurisdiction. In accordance with guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), however, the FMC will continue to use the 2025 civil monetary penalty levels due to the absence of a cost-of-living adjustment for 2026.
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