CFR > Title 16 - Commercial Practices > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION > SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION, PROCEDURES AND RULES OF PRACTICE (parts 0 to 16) > PART 1—GENERAL PROCEDURES > SUBPART L—Civil Penalty Adjustments Under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as Amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (§1.98 to §1.98) > 1.98—Adjustment of civil monetary penalty amounts.

1.98—Adjustment of civil monetary penalty amounts.

This section makes inflation adjustments in the dollar amounts of civil monetary penalties provided by law within the Commission's jurisdiction. The following civil penalty amounts apply to violations occurring after February 9, 2009.
(a) Section 7A(g)(1) of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a(g)(1) —$16,000;
(b) Section 11(l) of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 21(l) —$7,500;
(c) Section 5(l) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 45(l) —$16,000;
(d) Section 5(m)(1)(A) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(A) —$16,000;
(e) Section 5(m)(1)(B) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(B) —$16,000;
(f) Section 10 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 50 —$110;
(g) Section 5 of the Webb-Pomerene (Export Trade) Act, 15 U.S.C. 65 —$110;
(h) Section 6(b) of the Wool Products Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. 68d(b) —$110;
(i) Section 3(e) of the Fur Products Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. 69a(e) —$110;
(j) Section 8(d)(2) of the Fur Products Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. 69f(d)(2) —$110;
(k) Section 333(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 6303(a) —$110;
(l) Sections 525(a) and (b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 6395(a) and (b), respectively—$7,500 and $16,000, respectively;
(m) Section 621(a)(2) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681s(a)(2) —$3,500; and
(n) Civil monetary penalties authorized by reference to the Federal Trade Commission Act under any other provision of law within the jurisdiction of the Commission—refer to the amounts set forth in paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this section, as applicable.

Code of Federal Regulations

[65 FR 69666, Nov. 20, 2000, as amended at 69 FR 76612, Dec. 22, 2004; 74 FR 858, Jan. 9, 2009]