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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the
Humanities
Civil Penalty Adjustments for 2021
National Endowment for the
Humanities; National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of civil penalty
adjustments for 2021.
AGENCY:
The National Endowment for
the Humanities (NEH) is giving notice of
the adjusted maximum and minimum
civil monetary penalties that it may
impose for violations of its New
Restrictions on Lobbying, as required by
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (the 2015 Act). The updated
penalty amounts are adjusted for
inflation and are effective from January
15, 2021 through January 14, 2022.
DATES: The updated civil penalties in
this notice are applicable to penalties
assessed on or after January 15, 2021 if
the associated violations occurred after
November 2, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Voyatzis, Deputy General
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel,
National Endowment for the
Humanities, 400 7th Street SW, Room
4060, Washington, DC 20506; (202) 606–
8322; gencounsel@neh.gov.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background on NEH’s New
Restrictions on Lobbying Regulation
On April 21, 2020, NEH published an
interim final rule implementing the
2015 Act (28 U.S.C. 2461 note) and
adjusting the civil penalties found in its
New Restrictions on Lobbying
regulation (45 CFR 1168) pursuant to
the 2015 Act.1 The interim final rule
incorporated the initial ‘‘catch up’’
adjustment and the annual adjustment
for 2020. NEH announced in its interim
final rule that, for all future adjustments
to penalties under its New Restrictions
on Lobbying regulation required by the
2015 Act, NEH will publish a Notice in
the Federal Register to notify the public
of the updated penalty amounts no later
than January 15 of each year.
NEH published a final rule on June
11, 2020, adopting the interim final rule
without change.2
2. 2021 Adjustment to Civil Penalties
Under NEH’s New Restrictions on
Lobbying Regulation
For 2020, the penalty range for
violations under NEH’s New
Restrictions on Lobbying regulation was
a minimum of $20,489 and a maximum
of $204,892.3 Therefore, the new, postadjustment minimum penalty for 2021
under NEH’s New Restrictions on
Lobbying regulation is $20,489 ×
1.01182 = $20,731.18 which rounds to
$20,731.
The new, post-adjustment maximum
penalty for 2021 under NEH’s New
Restrictions on Lobbying regulation is
$204,892 × 1.01182 = $207,313.823,
which rounds to $207,314. These postadjustment penalties are less than 250
percent of the pre-adjustment penalties,
so they do not implicate the postadjustment amount limitation in the
2015 Act.
Thus, the range of penalties under
NEH’s New Restrictions on Lobbying
regulation, for the purposes of the 2021
adjustment, is a minimum of $20,731
and a maximum of $207,314.
1 85
FR 22025.
FR 35566.
3 Table 1 details the annual adjustments to New
Restrictions on Lobbying Civil Monetary Penalties
for years 2016–2021.
2 85
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TABLE 1—ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES, 2016–2021
Baseline penalty
range
Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
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Dated: January 8, 2021.
Caitlin Cater,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for
the Humanities.
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$10,000–$100,000
$18,936–$189,361
$19,246–$192,459
$19,639–$196,387
$20,134–$201,340
$20,489–$204,892
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on percent
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New baseline
penalty range
$18,936–$189,361
$19,246–$192,459
$19,639–$196,387
$20,134–$201,340
$20,489–$204,892
$20,731–$207,314
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Humanities
Civil Penalty Adjustments for 2021
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities; National Foundation on
the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of civil penalty adjustments for 2021.
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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is giving
notice of the adjusted maximum and minimum civil monetary penalties
that it may impose for violations of its New Restrictions on Lobbying,
as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015 Act). The updated penalty amounts
are adjusted for inflation and are effective from January 15, 2021
through January 14, 2022.
DATES: The updated civil penalties in this notice are applicable to
penalties assessed on or after January 15, 2021 if the associated
violations occurred after November 2, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Voyatzis, Deputy General
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, National Endowment for the
Humanities, 400 7th Street SW, Room 4060, Washington, DC 20506; (202)
606-8322; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background on NEH's New Restrictions on Lobbying Regulation
On April 21, 2020, NEH published an interim final rule implementing
the 2015 Act (28 U.S.C. 2461 note) and adjusting the civil penalties
found in its New Restrictions on Lobbying regulation (45 CFR 1168)
pursuant to the 2015 Act.\1\ The interim final rule incorporated the
initial ``catch up'' adjustment and the annual adjustment for 2020. NEH
announced in its interim final rule that, for all future adjustments to
penalties under its New Restrictions on Lobbying regulation required by
the 2015 Act, NEH will publish a Notice in the Federal Register to
notify the public of the updated penalty amounts no later than January
15 of each year.
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\1\ 85 FR 22025.
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NEH published a final rule on June 11, 2020, adopting the interim
final rule without change.\2\
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\2\ 85 FR 35566.
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2. 2021 Adjustment to Civil Penalties Under NEH's New Restrictions on
Lobbying Regulation
For 2020, the penalty range for violations under NEH's New
Restrictions on Lobbying regulation was a minimum of $20,489 and a
maximum of $204,892.\3\ Therefore, the new, post-adjustment minimum
penalty for 2021 under NEH's New Restrictions on Lobbying regulation is
$20,489 x 1.01182 = $20,731.18 which rounds to $20,731.
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\3\ Table 1 details the annual adjustments to New Restrictions
on Lobbying Civil Monetary Penalties for years 2016-2021.
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The new, post-adjustment maximum penalty for 2021 under NEH's New
Restrictions on Lobbying regulation is $204,892 x 1.01182 =
$207,313.823, which rounds to $207,314. These post-adjustment penalties
are less than 250 percent of the pre-adjustment penalties, so they do
not implicate the post-adjustment amount limitation in the 2015 Act.
Thus, the range of penalties under NEH's New Restrictions on
Lobbying regulation, for the purposes of the 2021 adjustment, is a
minimum of $20,731 and a maximum of $207,314.
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Table 1--Annual Adjustments to New Restrictions on Lobbying Civil Monetary Penalties, 2016-2021
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Applicable
Baseline penalty multiplier based on New baseline
Year range percent increase in penalty range
CPI-U
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2016............................................. $10,000-$100,000 \4\ 1.89361 $18,936-$189,361
2017............................................. $18,936-$189,361 \5\ 1.01636 $19,246-$192,459
2018............................................. $19,246-$192,459 \6\ 1.02041 $19,639-$196,387
2019............................................. $19,639-$196,387 \7\ 1.02522 $20,134-$201,340
2020............................................. $20,134-$201,340 \8\ 1.01764 $20,489-$204,892
2021............................................. $20,489-$204,892 \9\ 1.01182 $20,731-$207,314
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\4\ OMB Memorandum M-16-06 (February 24, 2016).
\5\ OMB Memorandum M-17-11 (December 16, 2016).
\6\ OMB Memorandum M-18-03 (December 15, 2017).
\7\ OMB Memorandum M-19-04 (December 14, 2018).
\8\ OMB Memorandum M-20-05 (December 16, 2019).
\9\ OMB Memorandum M-21-10 (December 23, 2020).
Dated: January 8, 2021.
Caitlin Cater,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for the Humanities.
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