Sanctions Penalties Regulations

https://www.regulations.gov (search for RIN 1140–AA51). List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 555 Administrative practice and procedure, Explosives, Freight, Hazardous substances, Imports, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Safety, Security measures, Seizures and forfeitures, Transportation, Warehouses. Accordingly, for the reasons discussed in the preamble, ATF amends 27 CFR part 555 as follows:
PART 555—COMMERCE IN
EXPLOSIVES

• 1. The authority citation for 27 CFR
     part 555 continues to read as follows:
     Authority: 18 U.S.C. 847.
• 2. Amend § 555.201 by revising
     paragraph (f) to read as follows:
     § 555.201 General.

(f) Any person who stores explosive materials covered by this part must notify the authority having jurisdiction for fire safety in the locality in which the explosive materials are being stored of the type, magazine capacity, and location of each site where such explosive materials are stored. (1) The person must make the notification in paragraph (a) of this
section orally before the end of the day
on which they begin storing the explosive materials, and in writing within 48 hours from when they begin storing them. (2) Thereafter, the person must submit written notice once every 12 months following the initial notice, but no later than the end of the month during which the 12-month period is completed, unless the person is no longer storing explosive materials at the relevant site. (3) When a person ceases to store explosive materials at a site, they must notify the authority having jurisdiction for fire safety in the locality in which the explosive materials were stored in writing within 48 hours after the person discontinues storing materials at that location. (4) Each written notice must also contain the notice date and the name, title, and agency of the fire authority official notified. The person submitting the notice must retain a copy of each written notice for five years from the notice date.

Robert Cekada,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2026–19694 Filed 9–24–26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control 31 CFR Part 505 Sanctions Penalties Regulations AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adding the Sanctions Penalties Regulations. These new regulations consolidate previously existing information regarding penalties applicable to multiple sanctions programs implemented by OFAC. DATES: This rule is effective September 25, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; or https:// ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available on OFAC’s website: https:// ofac.treasury.gov. Background OFAC administers and enforces U.S. economic and trade sanctions programs against targeted foreign governments, individuals, groups, and entities in accordance with national security and foreign policy goals and objectives. OFAC is responsible for the civil investigation and enforcement of economic sanctions violations under Presidential national emergency powers and specific legislation, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA). In this rule, OFAC is reproducing information regarding enforcement procedures and penalties, including the rights of U.S. persons being investigated for violations, that are currently located in individual parts of 31 CFR chapter V into a new part, the Sanctions Penalties Regulations (the ‘‘Regulations’’). This initial promulgation of the Regulations contains information regarding penalties for violations of sanctions issued pursuant to IEEPA and the United Nations Participation Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c(b)) (UNPA). No substantive changes to these penalty provisions are being made with this rule. Following publication of this part, OFAC will update parts within 31 CFR
chapter V to replace existing penalties
information with cross-references to the Regulations, to help standardize penalties provisions and to ease compliance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended (Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note) (FCPIA). Civil penalty amounts are subject to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114–74, 129 Stat. 599, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note) (the FCPIA Act), as well as FCPIA. The FCPIA Act requires each Federal agency with statutory authority to assess CMPs and adjust them annually for inflation according to a formula described in
section 5 of the FCPIA Act.
Subpart A of the Regulations clarifies the relation of this part to other laws and regulations, describes penalty information that is released to the general public, and sets forth a Paperwork Reduction Act notice. Subpart B of the Regulations contains the definition of two terms used throughout the Regulations and refers to other parts of 31 CFR chapter V for additional definitions. Subpart D of the Regulations describes the IEEPA civil penalty process, from the issuance of a pre￾penalty notice to a final agency action. IEEPA provides for civil monetary penalties (CMP) of up to the greater of $377,700 or twice the value of a transaction. Subpart E of the Regulations provides information on UNPA penalties. In determining civil penalties, OFAC considers the facts and circumstances surrounding an apparent violation, including whether any of the following are present: willful or reckless violation of law, awareness of conduct at issue, or harm to sanctions program objectives. Base penalties are halved in cases for which OFAC learns of the violation through a voluntary self-disclosure to OFAC. Both IEEPA and UNPA include criminal penalties; OFAC may refer apparent sanctions violations to appropriate law enforcement agencies for criminal investigation and/or prosecution. Apparent sanctions violations that OFAC has referred for criminal investigation and/or prosecution may nevertheless be subject to OFAC civil penalty or other administrative action. In addition to IEEPA penalties, OFAC also may levy civil penalties for sanctions violations pursuant to additional statutes. Penalties for certain additional statutes can be found in the following sections of the CFR: (a) the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301–4341, at 4315), penalties at 31 CFR
501.700 through 501.747; (b) section
2339B of the Antiterrorism and Effective