46 CFR § 506.2 - Definitions.

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title: "46 CFR § 506.2 - Definitions."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "506.2"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
part_number: "506"
part_name: "CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENT"
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authority: "28 U.S.C. 2461."
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# 506.2 Definitions.

(a) *Commission* means the Federal Maritime Commission.

(b) *Civil Monetary Penalty* means any penalty, fine, or other sanction that:

(1)(i) Is for a specific monetary amount as provided by Federal law; or

(ii) Has a maximum amount provided by Federal law;

(2) Is assessed or enforced by the Commission pursuant to Federal law; and

(3) Is assessed or enforced pursuant to an administrative proceeding or a civil action in the Federal Courts.

(c) *Consumer Price Index* means the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers published by the Department of Labor.