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1See https://www.congress.gov/bill/114thcongress/house-bill/1314/text. See also 81 FR 

41438, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2016/06/27/2016-13241/penalty-inflationadjustments-for-civil-money-penalties. 

2See 81 FR 41438, https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/ 

2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civilmoney-penalties. 

3See OMB Memorandum, Implementation of the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015, M–16–06, p. 1 (February 

24, 2016), https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ 

whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-16- 

06.pdf. See also 81 FR 41438, https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/ 

2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civilmoney-penalties. 

4OMB Memorandum, Implementation of the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015, M–16–06, p. 3 (February 

24, 2016), https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ 

whitehouse.gov/files/omb/memoranda/2016/m-16- 

06.pdf. See also 81 FR 41438, https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/27/ 

2016-13241/penalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civilmoney-penalties. 

5See 85 FR 1369, https://www.federalregister.gov/ 

documents/2020/01/10/2020-00236/notice-onpenalty-inflation-adjustments-for-civil-monetarypenalties. 

6See OMB Memorandum, Implementation of 

Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2021, Pursuant to 

the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements of 2015, M–21–10 (December 23, 

2020), https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/ 

uploads/2020/12/M-21-10.pdf. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on December 28, 

2020, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a USPS Request to Add 

Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, & 

First-Class Package Service Contract 73 

to Competitive Product List. Documents 

are available at www.prc.gov, Docket 

Nos. MC2021–59, CP2021–61. 

Sean Robinson, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29311 Filed 1–6–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail and 

First-Class Package Service 

Negotiated Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of required notice: January 

7, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean Robinson, 202–268–8405. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on December 28, 

2020, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a USPS Request to Add 

Priority Mail & First-Class Package 

Service Contract 189 to Competitive 

Product List. Documents are available at 

www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2021–65, 

CP2021–67. 

Sean Robinson, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29317 Filed 1–6–21; 8:45 am] 

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2020–0066] 

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 2021. 

SUMMARY: The Social Security 

Administration is giving notice of its 

updated maximum civil monetary 

penalties. These amounts are effective 

from January 15, 2021 through January 

14, 2022. 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: 

David Rodriguez, Senior Counsel, Room 

3–ME–1, 6401 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, 410–965– 

3498. For information on eligibility or 

filing for benefits, call the Social 

Security Administration’s national tollfree number, 1–800–772–1213 or TTY 

1–800–325–0778, or visit the Social 

Security Administration’s internet site, 

Social Security Online, at http://

www.socialsecurity.gov. 

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 (CMP) 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-ofliving 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, 2020.5

Based on Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) guidance,6 the 

information below serves as public 

notice of the new maximum penalty 

amounts for 2021. The adjustment 

results in the following new maximum 

penalties, which will be effective as of 

January 15, 2021. 

Section 1129 CMPs (42 U.S.C. 1320a– 

8): 

$8,116.00 (current maximum per violation 

for fraud facilitators in a position of trust) × 

1.01182 (OMB-issued inflationary adjustment 

multiplier) = $8,211.93. When rounded to the 

nearest dollar, the new maximum penalty is 

$8,212.00. 

$8,606.00 (current maximum per violation 

for all other violators) × 1.01182. (OMBissued inflationary adjustment multiplier) = 

$8,707.72. When rounded to the nearest 

dollar, the new maximum penalty is 

$8,708.00. 

Section 1140 CMPs (42 U.S.C. 1320b– 

10): 

$10,705.00 (current maximum per 

violation for all violations other than 

broadcast or telecasts) × 1.01182 (OMBissued inflationary adjustment multiplier) = 

$10,831.53. When rounded to the nearest 

dollar, the new maximum penalty is 

$10,832.00. 

$53,524.00 (current maximum per violative 

broadcast or telecast) × 1.01182 (OMB-issued 

inflationary adjustment multiplier) = 

$54,156.65. When rounded to the nearest 

dollar, the new maximum penalty is 

$54,157.00. 

Gail S. Ennis, 

Inspector General, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00007 Filed 1–6–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2020–0177] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

JAGUAR SHARK (Motor Yacht); 

Invitation for Public Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 


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