EP 1130-2-520
29 Nov 96
APPENDIX R
REPORTING OFFENSES AND VIOLATIONS
R-1. Purpose. This appendix delineates explicitly that which constitutes an offense and violation of
this reporting requirement.
R-2. Offenses and Violations of Reporting Requirement.
a. Failure to submit a required report.
b. Failure to provide a timely, accurate, and complete
report.
c. Failure to submit monthly listings of idle vessels or vessels in transit.
d. Failure to submit a report required by the lock master or canal operator.
R-3. Penalties for Failure to Report. The following penalties for non-compliance can be assessed
for offenses and violations.
a. Criminal Penalties. Every person or persons violating the provisions of this regulation
shall, for each and every offense, be liable to a fine of not more than ,000, or imprisonment not
exceeding two months, to be enforced in any district court in the United States within whose
territorial jurisdiction such offense may have been committed.
b. Civil Penalties. Any person or entity that fails to provide timely, accurate, and complete
statements or reports required to be submitted by this regulation may, in addition to the criminal
penalty, also be assessed a civil penalty of up to ,500 per violation under 33 USC 555, as
amended.
c. Denial of Passage. In addition to these fines, penalties, and imprisonments, the
lockmaster or canal operator can refuse to allow vessel passage.
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