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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Civil Penalties; 2024 Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties </RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This final rule will adjust for inflation the statutory civil monetary penalties that may be assessed for violations of FWS-administered statutes and their implementing regulations. This annual rule replaces the previously issued amounts with the updated amounts after using the inflation adjustment multiplier provided by the Office of Management and Budget.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>50 CFR 11</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 470aa to 470mm</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 470aaa to 470aaa-11</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 668 to 668d</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 1361 to 1384</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 1401 to 1407</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 1531 to 1544</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 3371 to 3378</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 4201 to 4245</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 4901 to 4916</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 5201 to 5207</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 5301 to 5306</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>18 U.S.C. 42 and 43</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>25 U.S.C. 3001 to 3013</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>sec. 107, Pub. L. 114-74</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>129 Stat. 599</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>01/15/2024</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC></DLINE_DESC>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/00/2024</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Doug</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Ault</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Assistant Director, Office of Law Enforcement</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1018</CODE>
                    <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>703 358-2290</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 358-1947</FAX>
                <EMAIL>douglas_ault@fws.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: LEO,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041-3803</ZIP>
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