Notice2021-28144
Notice on Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties
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Published
December 28, 2021
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Social Security Administration
Abstract
The Social Security Administration is giving notice of its updated maximum civil monetary penalties. These amounts are effective from January 15, 2022 through January 14, 2023. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73839-73840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28144]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2021-0050]
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 2022.
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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, 2022 through January 14, 2023. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Stubbs, Deputy Counsel to the
Inspector General, Room 3-ME-1, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
21235-6401, (410) 816-4054. 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
<a href="http://www.socialsecurity.gov">http://www.socialsecurity.gov</a>.
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 (CMPs) under Sections 1129 and 1140 of the
Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1320a-8 and 1320b-10, respectively, 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, 2021.\5\ Based on Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) guidance,\6\ the
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information below serves as public notice of the new maximum penalty
amounts for 2022. The adjustment results in the following new maximum
penalties, which will be effective as of January 15, 2022.
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\1\ See <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1314/text">https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1314/text</a>. See also 81 FR 41438, <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties</a>.
\2\ See 81 FR 41438, <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties</a>.
\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), <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf</a>. See also 81 FR
41438, <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties</a>.
\4\ OMB Memorandum, Implementation of the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, M-16-
06, p. 3 (February 24, 2016), <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-16-06.pdf</a>. See also 81 FR
41438, <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-money-penalties</a>.
\5\ See 86 FR 1123, <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/07/2021-00007/notice-on-penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-monetary-penalties">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/07/2021-00007/notice-on-penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-monetary-penalties</a>.
\6\ See <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf</a>.
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Section 1129 CMPs (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8):
$8,212.00 (current maximum per violation for fraud facilitators
in a position of trust) x 1.06222 (OMB-issued inflationary
adjustment multiplier) = $8,722.95. When rounded to the nearest
dollar, the new maximum penalty is $8,723.00.
$8,708.00 (current maximum per violation for all other
violators) x 1.06222 (OMB-issued inflationary adjustment multiplier)
= $9,249.81. When rounded to the nearest dollar, the new maximum
penalty is $9,250.00.
Section 1140 CMPs (42 U.S.C. 1320b-10):
$10,832.00 (current maximum per violation for all violations
other than broadcast or telecasts) x 1.06222 (OMB-issued
inflationary adjustment multiplier) = $11,505.97. When rounded to
the nearest dollar, the new maximum penalty is $11,506.00.
$54,157.00 (current maximum per violative broadcast or telecast)
x 1.06222 (OMB-issued inflationary adjustment multiplier) =
$57,526.65. When rounded to the nearest dollar, the new maximum
penalty is $57,527.00.
Michelle Murray,
Chief Counsel, Office of the Inspector General, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-28144 Filed 12-27-21; 8:45 am]
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