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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA–2019–0050]
Notice on Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for Civil Monetary
Penalties
Social Security Administration.
Notice announcing updated
penalty inflation adjustments for civil
monetary penalties for 2020.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Social Security
Administration is giving notice of its
updated maximum civil monetary
penalties. These amounts are effective
from January 15, 2020 through January
14, 2021. These figures represent an
annual adjustment for inflation. The
updated figures and notification are
required by the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015 (the 2015 Act).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sotiris Planzos, Acting Counsel for
Investigations and Enforcement, Room
2–ME–5, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, 410–965–
3498. For information on eligibility or
filing for benefits, call the Social
Security Administration’s national tollfree number, 1–800–772–1213 or TTY
1–800–325–0778, or visit the Social
Security Administration’s internet site,
Social Security Online, at https://
www.socialsecurity.gov.
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SUMMARY:
On June
27, 2016, pursuant to the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015
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Act),1 we published an interim final
rule to adjust the level of civil monetary
penalties (CMP) under sections 1129
and 1140 of the Social Security Act, 42
U.S.C. 1320a-8 and 1320b-10, with an
initial ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment effective
August 1, 2016.2 We announced in the
interim final rule that for any future
adjustments, we would publish a notice
in the Federal Register to announce the
new amounts. The annual inflation
adjustment in subsequent years must be
a cost-of-living adjustment based on any
increases in the October Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U)
(not seasonally adjusted) each year.3
Inflation adjustment increases must be
rounded to the nearest multiple of $1.4
We last updated the maximum penalty
amounts effective January 15, 2019.5
Based on Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) guidance,6 the
information below serves as public
notice of the new maximum penalty
amounts for 2020. The adjustment
results in the following new maximum
penalties, which will be effective as of
January 15, 2020.
Section 1129 CMPs (42 U.S.C. 1320a–
8):
$7,975.00 (current maximum per violation
for fraud facilitators in a position of trust) ×
1.01764 (OMB-issued inflationary adjustment
multiplier) = $8,115.68. When rounded to the
nearest dollar, the new maximum penalty is
$8,116.00.
$8,457.00 (current maximum per violation
for all other violators) × 1.01764 (OMB-issued
inflationary adjustment multiplier) =
$8,606.18. When rounded to the nearest
dollar, the new maximum penalty is
$8,606.00.
1 See https://www.congress.gov/bill/114thcongress/house-bill/1314/text. See also 81 FR
41438, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflationadjustments-for-civil-money-penalties.
2 See 81 FR 41438, https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/
2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civilmoney-penalties.
3 See OMB Memorandum, Implementation of the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015, M–16–06, p. 1 (February
24, 2016), https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/
whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-1606.pdf. See also 81 FR 41438, https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/
2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civilmoney-penalties.
4 OMB Memorandum, Implementation of the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015, M–16–06, p. 3 (February
24, 2016), https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/
whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-1606.pdf. See also 81 FR 41438, https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/
2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civilmoney-penalties.
5 See 84 FR 360, https://www.federalregister.gov/
documents/2019/01/24/2019-00091/notice-onpenalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-monetarypenalties.
6 See https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/
uploads/2019/12/M-20-05.pdf.
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Section 1140 CMPs (42 U.S.C. 1320b–
10):
$10,519.00 (current maximum per violation
for all violations other than broadcast or
telecasts) × 1.01764 (OMB-issued inflationary
adjustment multiplier) = $10,704.56. When
rounded to the nearest dollar, the new
maximum penalty is $10,705.00.
$52,596.00 (current maximum per broadcast
or telecast) × 1.01764 (OMB-issued
inflationary adjustment multiplier;) =
$53,523.79. When rounded to the nearest
dollar, the new maximum penalty is
$53,524.00.
Dated: January 2, 2020.
Gail S. Ennis,
Inspector General, Social Security
Administration.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2019-0050]
Notice on Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary
Penalties
AGENCY: Social Security Administration.
ACTION: Notice announcing updated penalty inflation adjustments for
civil monetary penalties for 2020.
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SUMMARY: The Social Security Administration is giving notice of its
updated maximum civil monetary penalties. These amounts are effective
from January 15, 2020 through January 14, 2021. These figures represent
an annual adjustment for inflation. The updated figures and
notification are required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015 Act).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sotiris Planzos, Acting Counsel for
Investigations and Enforcement, Room 2-ME-5, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, 410-965-3498. For information on eligibility
or filing for benefits, call the Social Security Administration's
national toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213 or TTY 1-800-325-0778, or
visit the Social Security Administration's internet site, Social
Security Online, at https://www.socialsecurity.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 27, 2016, pursuant to the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the
2015 Act),\1\ we published an interim final rule to adjust the level of
civil monetary penalties (CMP) under sections 1129 and 1140 of the
Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1320a-8 and 1320b-10, with an initial
``catch-up'' adjustment effective August 1, 2016.\2\ We announced in
the interim final rule that for any future adjustments, we would
publish a notice in the Federal Register to announce the new amounts.
The annual inflation adjustment in subsequent years must be a cost-of-
living adjustment based on any increases in the October Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) (not seasonally adjusted) each
year.\3\ Inflation adjustment increases must be rounded to the nearest
multiple of $1.\4\ We last updated the maximum penalty amounts
effective January 15, 2019.\5\ Based on Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) guidance,\6\ the information below serves as public notice of the
new maximum penalty amounts for 2020. The adjustment results in the
following new maximum penalties, which will be effective as of January
15, 2020.
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\1\ See https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1314/text. See also 81 FR 41438, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties.
\2\ See 81 FR 41438, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties.
\3\ See OMB Memorandum, Implementation of the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, M-16-
06, p. 1 (February 24, 2016), https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf. See also 81 FR
41438, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties.
\4\ OMB Memorandum, Implementation of the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, M-16-
06, p. 3 (February 24, 2016), https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf. See also 81 FR
41438, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties.
\5\ See 84 FR 360, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/01/24/2019-00091/notice-on-penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-monetary-penalties.
\6\ See https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/M-20-05.pdf.
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Section 1129 CMPs (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8):
$7,975.00 (current maximum per violation for fraud facilitators in a
position of trust) x 1.01764 (OMB-issued inflationary adjustment
multiplier) = $8,115.68. When rounded to the nearest dollar, the new
maximum penalty is $8,116.00.
$8,457.00 (current maximum per violation for all other violators) x
1.01764 (OMB-issued inflationary adjustment multiplier) = $8,606.18.
When rounded to the nearest dollar, the new maximum penalty is
$8,606.00.
Section 1140 CMPs (42 U.S.C. 1320b-10):
$10,519.00 (current maximum per violation for all violations other
than broadcast or telecasts) x 1.01764 (OMB-issued inflationary
adjustment multiplier) = $10,704.56. When rounded to the nearest
dollar, the new maximum penalty is $10,705.00.
$52,596.00 (current maximum per broadcast or telecast) x 1.01764
(OMB-issued inflationary adjustment multiplier;) = $53,523.79. When
rounded to the nearest dollar, the new maximum penalty is
$53,524.00.
Dated: January 2, 2020.
Gail S. Ennis,
Inspector General, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-00236 Filed 1-9-20; 8:45 am]
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