Section 3.404 - Amount of a civil money penalty(a) The amount of a civil money penalty will be determined in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section and § 3.408 .(b) The Secretary may impose a civil monetary penalty in the amount of not more than $11,000. This amount has been updated and will be updated annually, in accordance with the Federal Civil Monetary penalty Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-140 ), as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ( section 701 of Pub. L. 114-74 ). The amount, as updated, is published at 45 CFR part 102.81 FR 61560, Sept. 6, 2016