Implementation of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act and Adjustment of Amounts for 2025-Continuation
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is notifying the public that its civil monetary penalty amounts will not increase for the 2026 calendar year. NASA is re...
Notice announcing no penalty inflation adjustment for civil monetary penalties for 2026.
SUMMARY:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is notifying the public that its civil monetary penalty amounts will not increase for the 2026 calendar year. NASA is required by statute to amend its regulations annually to make
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inflation adjustments to civil monetary penalties it assesses or enforces. In accordance with guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NASA will continue to use the 2025 civil monetary penalty levels because there is no cost-of-living adjustment for 2026.
The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the Inflation Adjustment Act) requires agencies to adjust civil monetary penalties annually for inflation. These adjustments are based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the month of October of the preceding year. For 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not publish the October 2025 CPI-U due to a lapse in appropriations. As a result, OMB Memorandum M-26-11 (April 17, 2026) directs agencies not to apply an inflation adjustment for 2026 and to continue using 2025 penalty levels.
II. No Adjustment for 2026
Consistent with the guidance provided in M-26-11, NASA is not making any adjustments to civil monetary penalties under the Inflation Adjustment Act in calendar year 2026.
Jamie M. Krauk,
Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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91 FR 60987
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“Implementation of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act and Adjustment of Amounts for 2025-Continuation,” thefederalregister.org (September 25, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-19687/implementation-of-the-federal-civil-penalties-inflation-adjustment-act-and-adjustment-of-amounts-for-2025-continuation.