; (ii) the carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions of the fuel, expressed in metric tons per unit mass of fuel consumed, as determined under subsection (a); and (iii) $150. (B) Adjustments (i) Inflation Beginning in calendar year 2025, the Administrator shall annually increase the amount described in subparagraph (A)(iii) by the percentage that is equal to the sum obtained by adding— (I) the rate of inflation, as determined by the Administrator using the changes for the 12-month period ending the preceding November 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor; and (II) 5 percentage points. (ii) Voyages in polar regions For any portion of a covered voyage that involves travel north of 60 degrees north latitude or south of 60 degrees south latitude, the amount described in subparagraph (A)(iii) with respect to fuel consumed during that portion of the voyage, after adjustment under clause (i), if applicable, shall be tripled. (3) Deadline A fee assessed under paragraph (1) shall be due and payable to the Administrator not later than the later of— (A) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the fee is assessed; and (B) the end of the calendar year in which the fee is assessed. (4) Penalty Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any circumstances that jeopardize the safety of a vessel the voyage of which is a covered voyage, the persons aboard such a vessel, or the environment, if an operator fails to pay a fee assessed under paragraph (1) by the date described in paragraph (3)— (A) the Administrator shall inform the Commandant of the Coast Guard of the failure of the operator to pay the fee; and (B) the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall, until the Administrator informs the Commandant of the Coast Guard that all outstanding fees assessed under paragraph (1) have been paid, prohibit— (i) the operator from operating within the waters of the United States