---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 506.2"
title: "46"
number: "506.2"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/506.2"
---

# §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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 52705, Oct. 8, 1996, unless otherwise noted.