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This rulemaking would update the maximum civil penalty amounts for violations of statutes and regulations administered by MARAD pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015. This action would also amend the regulations to reflect the new, adjusted civil penalty amounts MARAD may assess pursuant to 46 U.S.C. sections 12151(c), 31309, 31330 and 56101(e), 50113(b) and 50 U.S.C. 4513 for violations of procedures related to the American Fisheries Act, certain regulated transactions involving documented vessels, the Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue program (AMVER), and the Defense Production Act.