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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the
Humanities
Civil Penalty Adjustments for 2022
National Endowment for the
Humanities; National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of civil penalty
adjustments for 2022.
AGENCY:
The National Endowment for
the Humanities is giving notice of the
adjusted maximum and minimum civil
monetary penalties that it may impose,
pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as
amended by the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015, for violations of its New
Restrictions on Lobbying and Program
Fraud Civil Remedies Act regulations.
The updated penalty amounts are
adjusted for inflation and are effective
from January 15, 2022, through January
14, 2023.
DATES: The updated civil penalties in
this notice are applicable to penalties
assessed on or after January 15, 2022, 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
SUMMARY:
1. Background
The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by
the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (the Inflation Adjustment Act),1
directs each Executive agency to make
an annual inflation adjustment for each
civil monetary penalty provided by law
within the jurisdiction of the agency,
and to publish notice of each such
adjustment in the Federal Register. An
agency adjusts a civil monetary penalty
by increasing the maximum amount of
such penalty (or the range of minimum
and maximum amounts, as applicable)
by the percentage by which the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI–U) for the month of
October preceding the date of
adjustment (in this case, October 2021)
exceeds the CPI–U for the October one
year prior to the October immediately
preceding the date of the adjustment (in
this case, October 2020), then rounding
each amount to the nearest dollar.
The National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH) administers two civil
monetary penalties subject to
adjustment pursuant to the Inflation
Adjustment Act: A civil monetary
penalty that NEH may impose for
violation of its New Restrictions on
Lobbying regulation (the Lobbying Civil
Monetary Penalty) 2 and a civil
monetary penalty that NEH may impose
under its Program Fraud Civil Remedies
Act Regulations (the PFCRA Civil
Monetary Penalty).3 Each regulation
provides for adjustment of its respective
civil monetary penalty by notice in the
Federal Register.4
2. 2022 Adjustments for Inflation
The CPI–U for October 2021 was
276.589, and the CPI–U for October
2020 was 260.388. Between October
2020 and October 2021, the CPI–U
increased by 6.222 percent.5 Therefore,
NEH will adjust each civil monetary
penalty amount by multiplying it by
1.06222 and rounding to the nearest
dollar.
A. 2022 Adjustment to Lobbying Civil
Monetary Penalty
For 2021, the Lobbying Civil
Monetary Penalty had a minimum
amount of $20,731 and a maximum
amount of $207,314.6 Therefore, the
adjusted minimum Lobbying Civil
Monetary Penalty for 2022 is $22,021
($20,731 multiplied by 1.06222) and the
adjusted maximum Lobbying Civil
Monetary Penalty for 2022 is $220,213
($207,314 multiplied by 1.06222).
Thus, the Lobbying Civil Monetary
Penalty, following the 2022 adjustment,
has a minimum amount of $22,021 and
a maximum amount of $220,213.
TABLE 1—ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO LOBBYING CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY, 2016–2022
Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Baseline penalty range
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B. 2022 Adjustment to PFCRA Civil
Monetary Penalty
For 2021, the PFCRA Civil Monetary
Penalty had a maximum amount of
1 28
U.S.C. 2461 note.
CFR 1168.400(a), (b), (e).
3 45 CFR 1174.3(a), (b).
4 45 CFR 1168.400(g), 1174.3(f).
5 OMB Memorandum M–22–07 (December 15,
2021).
6 Table 1 details the annual adjustments to the
Lobbying Civil Monetary Penalty for years 2016–
2022. NEH made the adjustments for years 2016–
2020 when it amended its New Restrictions on
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Applicable multiplier
based on
percent increase
in CPI–U
7 1.89361
$10,000–$100,000
18,936–189,361
19,246–192,459
19,639–196,387
20,134–201,340
20,489–204,892
20,731–207,314
8 1.01636
9 1.02041
10 1.02522
11 1.01764
12 1.01182
13 1.06222
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
22,021–220,213
$11,803.14 Therefore, the new, postadjustment minimum penalty for 2022
under NEH’s PFCRA regulation is
$12,537 ($11,803 multiplied by
1.06222).
Lobbying regulation on April 21, 2020. 85 FR
22025.
7 OMB Memorandum M–16–06 (February 24,
2016).
8 OMB Memorandum M–17–11 (December 16,
2016).
9 OMB Memorandum M–18–03 (December 15,
2017).
10 OMB Memorandum M–19–04 (December 14,
2018).
11 OMB Memorandum M–20–05 (December 16,
2019).
12 OMB Memorandum M–21–10 (December 23,
2020).
13 OMB Memorandum M–22–07 (December 15,
2021).
14 Table 2 details the annual adjustments to
PFCRA Civil Monetary Penalties for years 2016–
2022. NEH made the adjustments for 2016–2021
when it adopted its Program Fraud Civil Monetary
Penalties Act Regulations. 86 FR 44626.
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TABLE 2—ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO PFCRA CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES, 2016–2022
Baseline
maximum
penalty
Year
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2021
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Dated: December 16, 2021.
Samuel Roth,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for
the Humanities.
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Notice on Penalty Inflation
Adjustments for Civil Monetary
Penalties
National Science Foundation.
Notice announcing updated
penalty inflation adjustments for civil
monetary penalties for 2022.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF or Foundation) is
providing notice of its adjusted
maximum civil monetary penalties,
effective January 15, 2022. These
adjustments are required by the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bijan Gilanshah, Assistant General
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel,
National Science Foundation, 2415
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA
22314. Telephone: 703.292.5055.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
27, 2016, NSF published an interim
final rule amending its regulations to
SUMMARY:
adjust, for inflation, the maximum civil
monetary penalties that may be imposed
for violations of the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978 (ACA), as
amended, 16 U.S.C. 2401 et seq., and
the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act
of 1986 (PFCRA), 31 U.S.C. 3801, et seq.
These adjustments are required by the
2015 Act. The 2015 Act also requires
agencies to make subsequent annual
adjustments for inflation. Pursuant to
OMB guidance dated December 15,
2021, the cost-of-living adjustment
multiplier for 2022 is 1.06222.
Accordingly, the 2022 annual inflation
adjustments for the maximum penalties
under the ACA are $18,898 ($17,791 ×
1.06222) for violations and
$31,980($30,107 × 1.06222) for knowing
violations of the ACA. Finally, the 2022
annual inflation adjustment for the
maximum penalty for violations under
PFCRA is $12,537 ($11,803 × 1.06222).
Dated: December 16, 2021.
Suzanne Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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15 OMB
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2016).
16 OMB Memorandum M–17–11 (December 16,
2016).
17 OMB Memorandum M–18–03 (December 15,
2017).
18 OMB Memorandum M–19–04 (December 14,
2018).
19 OMB Memorandum M–20–05 (December 16,
2019).
20 OMB Memorandum M–21–10 (December 23,
2020).
21 OMB Memorandum M–22–07 (December 15,
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$5,000
10,781
10,957
11,181
11,463
11,665
11,803
Applicable
multiplier
based on
percent
increase
in CPI–U
15 2.15628
16 1.01636
17 1.02041
18 1.02522
19 1.01764
20 1.01182
21 1.06222
New baseline
maximum
penalty
$10,781
10,957
11,181
11,463
11,665
11,803
12,537
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Humanities
Civil Penalty Adjustments for 2022
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities; National Foundation on
the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of civil penalty adjustments for 2022.
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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Humanities is giving notice of
the adjusted maximum and minimum civil monetary penalties that it may
impose, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, for violations of its New
Restrictions on Lobbying and Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act
regulations. The updated penalty amounts are adjusted for inflation and
are effective from January 15, 2022, through January 14, 2023.
DATES: The updated civil penalties in this notice are applicable to
penalties assessed on or after January 15, 2022, 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
The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as
amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (the Inflation Adjustment Act),\1\ directs
each Executive agency to make an annual inflation adjustment for each
civil monetary penalty provided by law within the jurisdiction of the
agency, and to publish notice of each such adjustment in the Federal
Register. An agency adjusts a civil monetary penalty by increasing the
maximum amount of such penalty (or the range of minimum and maximum
amounts, as applicable) by the percentage by which the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the month of October
preceding the date of adjustment (in this case, October 2021) exceeds
the CPI-U for the October one year prior to the October immediately
preceding the date of the adjustment (in this case, October 2020), then
rounding each amount to the nearest dollar.
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\1\ 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) administers two
civil monetary penalties subject to adjustment pursuant to the
Inflation Adjustment Act: A civil monetary penalty that NEH may impose
for violation of its New Restrictions on Lobbying regulation (the
Lobbying Civil Monetary Penalty) \2\ and a civil monetary penalty that
NEH may impose under its Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act Regulations
(the PFCRA Civil Monetary Penalty).\3\ Each regulation provides for
adjustment of its respective civil monetary penalty by notice in the
Federal Register.\4\
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\2\ 45 CFR 1168.400(a), (b), (e).
\3\ 45 CFR 1174.3(a), (b).
\4\ 45 CFR 1168.400(g), 1174.3(f).
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2. 2022 Adjustments for Inflation
The CPI-U for October 2021 was 276.589, and the CPI-U for October
2020 was 260.388. Between October 2020 and October 2021, the CPI-U
increased by 6.222 percent.\5\ Therefore, NEH will adjust each civil
monetary penalty amount by multiplying it by 1.06222 and rounding to
the nearest dollar.
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\5\ OMB Memorandum M-22-07 (December 15, 2021).
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A. 2022 Adjustment to Lobbying Civil Monetary Penalty
For 2021, the Lobbying Civil Monetary Penalty had a minimum amount
of $20,731 and a maximum amount of $207,314.\6\ Therefore, the adjusted
minimum Lobbying Civil Monetary Penalty for 2022 is $22,021 ($20,731
multiplied by 1.06222) and the adjusted maximum Lobbying Civil Monetary
Penalty for 2022 is $220,213 ($207,314 multiplied by 1.06222).
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\6\ Table 1 details the annual adjustments to the Lobbying Civil
Monetary Penalty for years 2016-2022. NEH made the adjustments for
years 2016-2020 when it amended its New Restrictions on Lobbying
regulation on April 21, 2020. 85 FR 22025.
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Thus, the Lobbying Civil Monetary Penalty, following the 2022
adjustment, has a minimum amount of $22,021 and a maximum amount of
$220,213.
Table 1--Annual Adjustments to Lobbying Civil Monetary Penalty, 2016-2022
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Applicable multiplier
Year Baseline penalty range based on percent New baseline penalty
increase in CPI-U range
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2016................................. $10,000-$100,000 \7\ 1.89361 $18,936-$189,361
2017................................. 18,936-189,361 \8\ 1.01636 19,246-192,459
2018................................. 19,246-192,459 \9\ 1.02041 19,639-196,387
2019................................. 19,639-196,387 \10\ 1.02522 20,134-201,340
2020................................. 20,134-201,340 \11\ 1.01764 20,489-204,892
2021................................. 20,489-204,892 \12\ 1.01182 20,731-207,314
2022................................. 20,731-207,314 \13\ 1.06222 22,021-220,213
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B. 2022 Adjustment to PFCRA Civil Monetary Penalty
For 2021, the PFCRA Civil Monetary Penalty had a maximum amount of
$11,803.\14\ Therefore, the new, post-adjustment minimum penalty for
2022 under NEH's PFCRA regulation is $12,537 ($11,803 multiplied by
1.06222).
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\7\ OMB Memorandum M-16-06 (February 24, 2016).
\8\ OMB Memorandum M-17-11 (December 16, 2016).
\9\ OMB Memorandum M-18-03 (December 15, 2017).
\10\ OMB Memorandum M-19-04 (December 14, 2018).
\11\ OMB Memorandum M-20-05 (December 16, 2019).
\12\ OMB Memorandum M-21-10 (December 23, 2020).
\13\ OMB Memorandum M-22-07 (December 15, 2021).
\14\ Table 2 details the annual adjustments to PFCRA Civil
Monetary Penalties for years 2016-2022. NEH made the adjustments for
2016-2021 when it adopted its Program Fraud Civil Monetary Penalties
Act Regulations. 86 FR 44626.
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Table 2--Annual Adjustments to PFCRA Civil Monetary Penalties, 2016-2022
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Applicable
multiplier
Baseline based on New baseline
Year maximum percent maximum
penalty increase in penalty
CPI-U
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2016............................................................ $5,000 \15\ 2.15628 $10,781
2017............................................................ 10,781 \16\ 1.01636 10,957
2018............................................................ 10,957 \17\ 1.02041 11,181
2019............................................................ 11,181 \18\ 1.02522 11,463
2020............................................................ 11,463 \19\ 1.01764 11,665
2021............................................................ 11,665 \20\ 1.01182 11,803
2021............................................................ 11,803 \21\ 1.06222 12,537
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\15\ OMB Memorandum M-16-06 (February 24, 2016).
\16\ OMB Memorandum M-17-11 (December 16, 2016).
\17\ OMB Memorandum M-18-03 (December 15, 2017).
\18\ OMB Memorandum M-19-04 (December 14, 2018).
\19\ OMB Memorandum M-20-05 (December 16, 2019).
\20\ OMB Memorandum M-21-10 (December 23, 2020).
\21\ OMB Memorandum M-22-07 (December 15, 2021).
Dated: December 16, 2021.
Samuel Roth,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for the Humanities.
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