Compliance, Regulatory Changes 2 Jan 2025 homeland security, investigations, civil penalties, aliens, vessels, business compliance, fraud, administrative practice and procedure, regulatory requirements, harbors, maritime carriers, inflation adjustment, oil pollution, employment, freight, law enforcement, penalties, exports, reporting and recordkeeping requirements

📈Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustments

In this final rule, DHS adjusts for inflation its civil monetary penalties for 2025, in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and Executive Office of the President (EOP) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The new penalty amounts will be effective for penalties assessed after January 2, 2025, whose associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015.

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