# 46 CFR § 550.203: Failure to provide information

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.203

## Section

- **Citation:** 46 CFR § 550.203
- **Heading:** Failure to provide information
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 46—Shipping > CHAPTER IV—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION > SUBCHAPTER C—REGULATIONS AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS RESTRICTIVE FOREIGN MARITIME PRACTICES > PART 550—REGULATIONS TO ADJUST OR MEET CONDITIONS UNFAVORABLE TO SHIPPING IN THE FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES > Subpart B—Production of Information

## Text

(a) A person who fails to file a report, answer, documentary material, or other information required under this subpart shall be liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each day that the information is not provided.
(b) The Commission may, when there is a failure to produce any information ordered produced under § 550.201, make appropriate findings of fact and inferences, including the inference that conditions unfavorable to shipping in the foreign trade of the United States do exist.
[58 FR 64910, Dec. 10, 1993. Redesignated at 64 FR 8008, Feb. 18, 1999, and amended at 67 FR 39861, June 11, 2002]

## Nearby sections

- [46 CFR § 550.101 § 550.101 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.101.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.102 § 550.102 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.102.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.103 § 550.103 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.103.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.104 § 550.104 Confidentiality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.104.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.105 § 550.105 Consultation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.105.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.201 § 550.201 Information orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.201.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.202 § 550.202 Type of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.202.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.203 § 550.203 Failure to provide information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.203.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.301 § 550.301 Findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.301.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.401 § 550.401 Who may file.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.401.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.402 § 550.402 Filing of petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.402.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.403 § 550.403 Contents of petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.403.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.404 § 550.404 Amendment or dismissal of petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.404.md)
- [46 CFR § 550.501 § 550.501 Participation of interested persons.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-550.501.md)

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