# 2026-19678: OFAC shuffles sanction fines into a neat little binder

2026-19678, Sanctions Penalties Regulations, is a Federal Register rule from Treasury Department, Foreign Assets Control Office published 2026-09-25, effective 2026-09-25; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19678
- As of: 2026-10-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19678
- Title: Sanctions Penalties Regulations
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office
- Citation: 91 FR 60821
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Effective: 2026-09-25
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

## In one line

OFAC shuffles sanction fines into a neat little binder

## Summary

The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is rolling out new Sanctions Penalties Regulations that gather all penalty rules for breaking U.S. sanctions into one easy-to-find spot. This update doesn’t change any fines but makes it simpler for people and businesses to understand the rules and keep up with inflation adjustments. The new rules kick in on September 25, 2026, so everyone affected should get ready to check out the streamlined penalties info.

## Abstract

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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Penalties Consolidated into Single Rule: benefit, low. OFAC added a new Sanctions Penalties Regulations part (part 505) that gathers previously scattered penalties information into one location and standardizes cross-references. The change is effective September 25, 2026, and is intended to make penalty rules easier to find and to ease compliance with…
- IEEPA Civil and Criminal Penalties Defined: cost, high. Under the new regulations, civil monetary penalties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) may be up to the greater of $377,700 or twice the value of the transaction that is the basis of the violation. Criminal penalties for willful violations can include fines up to $1,000,0…
- Voluntary Self-Disclosure Reduces Penalties: benefit, high. When OFAC learns of a violation through a voluntary self-disclosure, the Regulations state that base penalties are halved. This reduction applies in OFAC's consideration of civil monetary penalties.
- Civil Penalties Adjust Annually for Inflation: cost, medium. The Regulations make civil penalty amounts subject to adjustment for inflation under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015; agencies must adjust CMPs annually using the formula described in the…
- OFAC to Publish Penalty Outcomes Monthly: benefit, low. OFAC will make available to the public, not less frequently than monthly on its website, certain civil penalties information: for entities — name and location, sanctions program(s), brief description of the violation, whether it resulted in a settlement or penalty, whether it was voluntarily disclo…

## Related documents

- [2026-20683](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20683): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20526](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20526): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20525](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20525): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20475](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20475): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20425](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20425): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20395](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20395): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06

## Sources
- [2026-19678 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19678/sanctions-penalties-regulations)
- [2026-19678 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-25/pdf/2026-19678.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19678 (as of 2026-10-02).