This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains regulatory documents having general

applicability and legal effect, most of which

are keyed to and codified in the Code of

Federal Regulations, which is published under

50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by

the Superintendent of Documents.

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Vol. 86, No. 6 

Monday, January 11, 2021 

1Public Law 101–410, 104 Stat. 890 (codified at 

28 U.S.C. 2461 note), amended by Debt Collection 

Improvement Act of 1996, Public Law 104–134, sec. 

31001(s)(1), 110 Stat. 1321, 1321–373; Federal 

Reports Elimination Act of 1998, Public Law 105– 

362, sec. 1301, 112 Stat. 3280. 2Public Law 114–74, sec. 701, 129 Stat. 584, 599. 

3 Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 3(2). 

4 Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 4(a). 

5See Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 7(a) (requiring 

OMB to ‘‘issue guidance to agencies on 

implementing the inflation adjustments required 

under this Act’’); see also Memorandum from 

Russell T. Vought, Director, Office of Management 

and Budget, to Heads of Executive Departments and 

Agencies, M–21–10, Dec. 23, 2020, https://

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ 

M-21-10.pdf (‘‘OMB Memorandum’’). 

6 Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 5. 

7 Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 4(b)(2). 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

RIN 1615–AC42 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Executive Office for Immigration 

Review 

8 CFR Parts 1235 

[EOIR Docket No. 18–0102; A.G. Order No. 

4922–2020] 

RIN 1125–AA94 

Procedures for Asylum and 

Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear 

and Reasonable Fear Review 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security; Executive Office for 

Immigration Review, Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is 

correcting a final rule that appeared in 

the Federal Register on December 11, 

2020. That document amended 

Department of Homeland Security and 

Department of Justice (‘‘the 

Departments’’) regulations governing 

credible fear determinations. 

Individuals found to have a credible fear 

will have their claims for asylum, 

withholding of removal under 

Immigration and Nationality or 

protection under the regulations issued 

pursuant to the legislation 

implementing the Convention Against 

Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or 

Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 

adjudicated by an immigration judge 

within the Executive Office for 

Immigration Review in streamlined 

proceedings (rather than under section 

240 of the Act). The final rule also 

specifid what standard of review applies 

in such streamlined proceedings. 

DATES: Effective on January 11, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauren Alder Reid, Assistant Director, 

Office of Policy, Executive Office for 

Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone 

(703) 305–0289 (not a toll-free call). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Rule 

Doc. 2020–26875, appearing on page 

80400 in the Federal Register of Friday, 

December 11, 2020, the following 

correction is made: 

§ 1235.6 [Corrected] 

■ 1. On page 80400, in the third column, 

in part 1235, in amendatory instruction 

38c is corrected to read ‘‘Revising 

paragraphs (a)(2)(i) and (iii); and’’. 

Dated: January 7, 2021. 

Rosemary Hart, 

Special Counsel and Liaison to the Federal 

Register. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00409 Filed 1–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–30–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

11 CFR Part 111 

[NOTICE 2020–08] 

Civil Monetary Penalties Annual 

Inflation Adjustments 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

of 1990, the Federal Election 

Commission is adjusting for inflation 

the civil monetary penalties established 

under the Federal Election Campaign 

Act, the Presidential Election Campaign 

Fund Act, and the Presidential Primary 

Matching Payment Account Act. The 

civil monetary penalties being adjusted 

are those negotiated by the Commission 

or imposed by a court for certain 

statutory violations, and those imposed 

by the Commission for late filing of, or 

failure to file, certain reports required 

by the Federal Election Campaign Act. 

The adjusted civil monetary penalties 

are calculated according to a statutory 

formula and the adjusted amounts will 

apply to penalties assessed after the 

effective date of these rules. 

DATES: The final rules are effective on 

January 11, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert M. Knop, Assistant General 

Counsel, Mr. Joseph P. Wenzinger, 

Attorney, or Ms. Terrell D. Stansbury, 

Paralegal, Office of General Counsel, 

(202) 694–1650 or (800) 424–9530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990 (the ‘‘Inflation 

Adjustment Act’’),1 as amended by the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 (the ‘‘2015 Act’’),2 requires Federal 

agencies, including the Commission, to 

adjust for inflation the civil monetary 

penalties within their jurisdiction 

according to prescribed formulas. A 

civil monetary penalty is ‘‘any penalty, 

fine, or other sanction’’ that (1) ‘‘is for 

a specific monetary amount’’ or ‘‘has a 

maximum amount’’ under Federal law; 

and (2) that a Federal agency assesses or 

enforces ‘‘pursuant to an administrative 

proceeding or a civil action’’ in Federal 

court.3 Under the Federal Election 

Campaign Act, 52 U.S.C. 30101–45 

(‘‘FECA’’), the Commission may seek 

and assess civil monetary penalties for 

violations of FECA, the Presidential 

Election Campaign Fund Act, 26 U.S.C. 

9001–13, and the Presidential Primary 

Matching Payment Account Act, 26 

U.S.C. 9031–42. 

The Inflation Adjustment Act requires 

Federal agencies to adjust their civil 

penalties annually, and the adjustments 

must take effect no later than January 15 

of every year.4 Pursuant to guidance 

issued by the Office of Management and 

Budget,5 the Commission is now 

adjusting its civil monetary penalties for 

2021.6

The Commission must adjust for 

inflation its civil monetary penalties 

‘‘notwithstanding Section 553’’ of the 

Administrative Procedure Act 

(‘‘APA’’).7 Thus, the APA’s notice-andcomment and delayed effective date 

requirements in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)–(d) do 


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8See, e.g., Asiana Airlines v. FAA, 134 F.3d 393, 

396–99 (D.C. Cir. 1998) (finding APA ‘‘notice and 

comment’’ requirement not applicable where 

Congress clearly expressed intent to depart from 

normal APA procedures). 

9 Inflation Adjustment Act sec. 6. 

10The COLA ratio must be applied to the most 

recent civil monetary penalties. Inflation 

Adjustment Act, sec. 4(a); see also OMB 

Memorandum at 2. 

11The Inflation Adjustment Act, sec. 3, uses the 

CPI ‘‘for all-urban consumers published by the 

Department of Labor.’’ 

12 Inflation Adjustment Act, sec. 5(b)(1). 

13 Inflation Adjustment Act, sec. 5(a), (b)(1). 

14OMB Memorandum at 1. 

15Election sensitive reports are certain reports 

due shortly before an election. See 11 CFR 

111.43(d)(1). 

16A report is considered to be ‘‘not filed’’ if it is 

never filed or is filed more than a certain number 

of days after its due date. See 11 CFR 111.43(e). 

not apply because Congress has 

specifically exempted agencies from 

these requirements.8

Furthermore, because the inflation 

adjustments made through these final 

rules are required by Congress and 

involve no Commission discretion or 

policy judgments, these rules do not 

need to be submitted to the Speaker of 

the United States House of 

Representatives or the President of the 

United States Senate under the 

Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 

et seq. Moreover, because the APA’s 

notice-and-comment procedures do not 

apply to these final rules, the 

Commission is not required to conduct 

a regulatory flexibility analysis under 5 

U.S.C. 603 or 604. See 5 U.S.C. 601(2), 

604(a). Nor is the Commission required 

to submit these revisions for 

congressional review under FECA. See 5 

U.S.C. 30111(d)(1), (4) (providing for 

congressional review when the 

Commission ‘‘prescribe[s]’’ a ‘‘rule of 

law’’). 

The new penalty amounts will apply 

to civil monetary penalties that are 

assessed after the date the increase takes 

effect, even if the associated violation 

predated the increase.9

Explanation and Justification 

The Inflation Adjustment Act requires 

the Commission to annually adjust its 

civil monetary penalties for inflation by 

applying a cost-of-living-adjustment 

(‘‘COLA’’) ratio.10 The COLA ratio is the 

percentage that the Consumer Price 

Index (‘‘CPI’’) 11 ‘‘for the month of 

October preceding the date of the 

adjustment’’ exceeds the CPI for October 

of the previous year.12 To calculate the 

adjusted penalty, the Commission must 

increase the most recent civil monetary 

penalty amount by the COLA ratio.13

According to the Office of Management 

and Budget, the COLA ratio for 2021 is 

0.01182, or 1.182%; thus, to calculate 

the new penalties, the Commission must 

multiply the most recent civil monetary 

penalties in force by 1.01182.14

The Commission assesses two types of 

civil monetary penalties that must be 

adjusted for inflation. First are penalties 

that are either negotiated by the 

Commission or imposed by a court for 

violations of FECA, the Presidential 

Election Campaign Fund Act, or the 

Presidential Primary Matching Payment 

Account Act. These civil monetary 

penalties are set forth at 11 CFR 111.24. 

Second are the civil monetary penalties 

assessed through the Commission’s 

Administrative Fines Program for late 

filing or non-filing of certain reports 

required by FECA. See 52 U.S.C. 

30109(a)(4)(C) (authorizing 

Administrative Fines Program), and 

30104(a) (requiring political committee 

treasurers to report receipts and 

disbursements within certain time 

periods). The penalty schedules for 

these civil monetary penalties are set 

out at 11 CFR 111.43 and 111.44. 

1. 11 CFR 111.24—Civil Penalties 

FECA establishes the civil monetary 

penalties for violations of FECA and the 

other statutes within the Commission’s 

jurisdiction. See 52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(5), 

(6), (12). Commission regulations in 11 

CFR 111.24 provide the current 

inflation-adjusted amount for each such 

civil monetary penalty. To calculate the 

adjusted civil monetary penalty, the 

Commission multiplies the most recent 

penalty amount by the COLA ratio and 

rounds that figure to the nearest dollar. 

The actual adjustment to each civil 

monetary penalty is shown in the chart 

below. 

Section Most recent 

civil penalty COLA New civil penalty 

11 CFR 111.24(a)(1) ................................................................................................................... $20,288 1.01182 $20,528 

11 CFR 111.24(a)(2)(i) ................................................................................................................ 43,280 1.01182 43,792 

11 CFR 111.24(a)(2)(ii) ............................................................................................................... 70,973 1.01182 71,812 

11 CFR 111.24(b) ........................................................................................................................ 6,069 1.01182 6,141 

11 CFR 111.24(b) ........................................................................................................................ 15,173 1.01182 15,352 

2. 11 CFR 111.43, 111.44— 

Administrative Fines 

FECA authorizes the Commission to 

assess civil monetary penalties for 

violations of the reporting requirements 

of 52 U.S.C. 30104(a) according to the 

penalty schedules ‘‘established and 

published by the Commission.’’ 52 

U.S.C. 30109(a)(4)(C)(i). The 

Commission has established two 

penalty schedules: The penalty 

schedule in 11 CFR 111.43(a) applies to 

reports that are not election sensitive, 

and the penalty schedule in 11 CFR 

111.43(b) applies to reports that are 

election sensitive.15 Each penalty 

schedule contains two columns of 

penalties, one for late-filed reports and 

one for non-filed reports, with penalties 

based on the level of financial activity 

in the report and, if late-filed, its 

lateness.16 In addition, 11 CFR 111.43(c) 

establishes a civil monetary penalty for 

situations in which a committee fails to 

file a report and the Commission cannot 

calculate the relevant level of activity. 

Finally, 11 CFR 111.44 establishes a 

civil monetary penalty for failure to file 

timely reports of contributions received 

less than 20 days, but more than 48 

hours, before an election. See 52 U.S.C. 

30104(a)(6). 

To determine the adjusted civil 

monetary penalty amount for each level 

of activity, the Commission multiplies 

the most recent penalty amount by the 

COLA ratio and rounds that figure to the 

nearest dollar. The new civil monetary 

penalties are shown in the schedules in 

the rule text, below. 

List of Subjects in 11 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Elections, Law enforcement, 

Penalties. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, the Federal Election 

Commission amends subchapter A of 

chapter I of title 11 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 111—COMPLIANCE 

PROCEDURE (52 U.S.C. 30109, 

30107(a)) 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 111 

continues to read as follows: 


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Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30102(i), 30109, 

30107(a), 30111(a)(8); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 

U.S.C. 3701, 3711, 3716–3719, and 3720A, as 

amended; 31 CFR parts 285 and 900–904. 

§ 111.24 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 111.24 is amended in the 

table below by, for each section 

indicated in the left column, removing 

the number indicated in the middle 

column, and adding in its place the 

number indicated in the right column as 

follows: 

Section Remove Add 

111.24(a)(1) ............................................................................................................................................................. $20,288 $20,528 

111.24(a)(2)(i) .......................................................................................................................................................... 43,280 43,792 

111.24(a)(2)(ii) ......................................................................................................................................................... 70,973 71,812 

111.24(b) .................................................................................................................................................................. 6,069 6,141 

111.24(b) .................................................................................................................................................................. 15,173 15,352 

■ 3. Section 111.43 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) to 

read as follows: 

§ 111.43 What are the schedules of 

penalties? 

(a) The civil money penalty for all 

reports that are filed late or not filed, 

except election sensitive reports and 

pre-election reports under 11 CFR 104.5, 

shall be calculated in accordance with 

the following schedule of penalties: 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a) 

If the level of activity in the 

report was: And the report was filed late, the civil money penalty is: Or the report was not filed, the civil money penalty is: 

$1–4,999.99 1 ....................... [$36 + ($6 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$351 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$5,000–9,999.99 .................. [$70 + ($6 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$422 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)] 

$10,000–24,999.99 .............. [$151 + ($6 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$704 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$25,000–49,999.99 .............. [$298 + ($28 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$1267 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$50,000–74,999.99 .............. [$450 + ($113 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$4041 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$75,000–99,999.99 .............. [$598 + ($151 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$5237 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$100,000–149,999.99 .......... [$896 + ($187 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$6735 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$150,000–199,999.99 .......... [$1199 + ($224 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$8231 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$200,000–249,999.99 .......... [$1496 + ($261 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$9727 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$250,000–349,999.99 .......... [$2245 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$11,972 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$350,000–449,999.99 .......... [$2994 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$13,468 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$450,000–549,999.99 .......... [$3741 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$14,216 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$550,000–649,999.99 .......... [$4489 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$14,966 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$650,000–749,999.99 .......... [$5237 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$15,713 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$750,000–849,999.99 .......... [$5986 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$16,461 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$850,000–949,999.99 .......... [$6735 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$17,209 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)] 

$950,000 or over .................. [$7482 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$17,958 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

1The civil money penalty for a respondent who does not have any previous violations will not e×ceed the level of activity in the report. 

(b) The civil money penalty for 

election sensitive reports that are filed 

late or not filed shall be calculated in 

accordance with the following schedule 

of penalties: 

TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (b) 

If the level of activity in the 

report was: And the report was filed late, the civil money penalty is: Or the report was not filed, the civil money penalty is: 

$1–$4,999.99 1 ..................... [$70 + ($13 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)].$704 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 


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1See Public Law 104–134, 110 Stat. 1321–358 

(codified at 31 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.). 

TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (b)—Continued 

If the level of activity in the 

report was: And the report was filed late, the civil money penalty is: Or the report was not filed, the civil money penalty is: 

$5,000–$9,999.99 ................ [$141 + ($13 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$844 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$10,000–24,999.99 .............. [$211 + ($13 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$1267 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$25,000–49,999.99 .............. [$450 + ($36 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$1970 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$50,000–74,999.99 .............. [$674 + ($113 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$4489 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$75,000–99,999.99 .............. [$896 + ($151 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$5986 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$100,000–149,999.99 .......... [$1347 + ($187 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$7482 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$150,000–199,999.99 .......... [$1796 + ($224 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$8978 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$200,000–249,999.99 .......... [$2245 + ($261 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$11,224 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$250,000–349,999.99 .......... [$3367 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$13,468 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$350,000–449,999.99 .......... [$4489 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$14,966 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$450,000–549,999.99 .......... [$5612 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$16,461 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$550,000–649,999.99 .......... [$6735 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$17,958 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$650,000–749,999.99 .......... [$7857 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$19,455 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$750,000–849,999.99 .......... [$8978 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$20,951 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$850,000–949,999.99 .......... [$10,101 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$22,446 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

$950,000 or over .................. [$11,224 + ($298 × Number of days late)] × [1 + (.25 × 

Number of previous violations)].

$23,944 × [1 + (.25 × Number of previous violations)]. 

1The civil money penalty for a respondent who does not have any previous violations will not exceed the level of activity in the report. 

(c) If the respondent fails to file a 

required report and the Commission 

cannot calculate the level of activity 

under paragraph (d) of this section, then 

the civil money penalty shall be $8,231. 

* * * * * 

§ 111.44 [Amended] 

■ 4. Amend § 111.44(a)(1) by removing 

‘‘$149’’ and adding in its place ‘‘$151’’. 

Dated: December 30, 2020. 

On behalf of the Commission. 

Ellen L. Weintraub, 

Commissioner, Federal Election Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29184 Filed 1–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

12 CFR Part 313 

RIN 3064–AF25 

Collection of Civil Money Penalty Debt 

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is 

amending the FDIC’s Procedures for 

Corporate Debt Collection to include 

delinquent civil money penalties within 

the debt covered by those procedures. 

DATES: The final rule is effective on 

February 10, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Graham N. Rehrig, Senior Attorney 

(202) 898–3829, grehrig@fdic.gov; 

Gabrielle A.J. Beam, Counsel (Team 

Leader) (816) 234–8503, gabeam@

fdic.gov; or Michael P. Farrell, Counsel 

(202) 898–3853, mfarrell@fdic.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Policy Objectives 

The Debt Collection Improvement Act 

of 1996 (DCIA) requires Federal 

agencies to collect debts owed to the 

United States in accordance with 

regulations that either adopt, or at least 

are consistent with, standards 

prescribed by the Department of Justice 

(DOJ) and Department of the Treasury 

(Treasury).1 Treasury has issued 

regulations applicable to collection 

under the DCIA, and these regulations, 

known as the Federal Claims Collection 

Standards (FCCS), became effective on 

December 22, 2000. The purpose of the 

DCIA is to enhance the efficiency and 

effectiveness of the Federal 

Government’s efforts to collect debt 

owed to the United States. A principal 

feature of the DCIA was the creation of 

the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), a 

Government-wide database of 

delinquent debtors that offsets (reduces) 

Federal payments to recipients who also 

owe delinquent debt to the United 

States and that remits the offset amount 

to the creditor agency. 

The FDIC is amending its regulations, 

in accordance with the DCIA, to add the 

collection of civil money penalty (CMP) 

debt to the FDIC’s existing debtcollection regulations found in 12 CFR 

part 313. Part 313 does not currently 

provide for collection of CMP debt. The 

amendments would allow the FDIC to 

refer debts arising from its enforcementrelated activities to Treasury for 

collection, thereby improving the 

effectiveness of the FDIC’s debtcollection efforts. 

II. Background 

In 2002, the FDIC, in compliance with 

the DCIA, promulgated 12 CFR part 313 


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