82 FR 60631 - Notice on Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 244 (December 21, 2017)

Page Range60631-60632
FR Document2017-27503

The National Science Foundation (NSF or Foundation) is providing notice of its adjusted maximum civil monetary penalties, effective January 15, 2018. These adjustments are required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

RIN 3145-AA58


Notice on Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary 
Penalties

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice announcing updated penalty inflation adjustments for 
civil monetary penalties for 2018.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF or Foundation) is 
providing notice of its adjusted maximum civil monetary penalties, 
effective January 15, 2018. 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 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, 
2017, the cost-of-living adjustment multiplier for 2018 is 1.02041. 
Accordingly, the 2018 annual inflation adjustments for the maximum 
penalties under the ACA are $16,853 ($16,516 x 1.02041) for violations 
and $28,520 ($27,950 x 1.02041) for knowing violations of the ACA. 
Finally, the 2018

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annual inflation adjustment for the maximum penalty for violations 
under PFCRA is $11,181 ($10,957 x 1.02041).

    Dated: December 18, 2017.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2017-27503 Filed 12-20-17; 8:45 am]
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ActionNotice announcing updated penalty inflation adjustments for civil monetary penalties for 2018.
ContactBijan Gilanshah, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314. Telephone: 703-292-5055.
FR Citation82 FR 60631 
RIN Number3145-AA58

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