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16The penalty amounts in this Notice are being 

published in the Federal Register and will not be 

added to the Code of Federal Regulations in 

accordance with the 2015 Act and 17 CFR 

201.1001(b). See 28 U.S.C. 2461 note Sec. 4(a)(2); 

17 CFR 201.1001(b). In addition to being published 

in the Federal Register, the penalty amounts in this 

Notice will be made available on the Commission’s 

website at https://www.sec.gov/enforce/civilpenalties-inflation-adjustments.htm, as detailed in 

17 CFR 201.1001(b). This website also lists the 

penalty amounts for violations that occurred on or 

before November 2, 2015. 

17 17 CFR 201.1001(a). 

U.S. code citation Civil monetary penalty description 

2020 

adjustment 

penalty 

amounts 

CPI–U 

multiplier 

2021 adjusted 

penalty 

amounts 

For natural person/fraud/substantial losses or risk 

of losses to others.

192,768 1.01182 195,047 

For any other person/fraud/substantial losses or 

risk of losses to others.

963,837 1.01182 975,230 

15 U.S.C. 78ff(b) (Exchange Act Sec. 

32(b)).

Exchange Act/failure to file information documents, 

reports.

569 1.01182 576 

15 U.S.C. 78ff(c)(1)(B) (Exchange Act 

Sec. 32(c)(1)(B)).

Foreign Corrupt Practices—any issuer ..................... 21,410 1.01182 21,663 

15 U.S.C. 78ff(c)(2)(B) (Exchange Act 

Sec. 32(c)(2)(B)).

Foreign Corrupt Practices—any agent or stockholder acting on behalf of issuer.21,410 1.01182 21,663 

15 U.S.C. 80a–9(d) (Investment Company Act Sec. 9(d)).For natural person ....................................................

For any other person ................................................

9,639 

96,384 

1.01182 

1.01182 

9,753 

97,523 

For natural person/fraud ........................................... 96,384 1.01182 97,523 

For any other person/fraud ....................................... 481,920 1.01182 487,616 

For natural person/fraud/substantial losses or risk 

of losses to others or gains to self.

192,768 1.01182 195,047 

For any other person/fraud/substantial losses or 

risk of losses to others or gain to self.

963,837 1.01182 975,230 

15 U.S.C. 80a–41(e) (Investment 

Company Act Sec. 42(e)).

For natural person ....................................................

For any other person ................................................

9,639 

96,384 

1.01182 

1.01182 

9,753 

97,523 

For natural person/fraud ........................................... 96,384 1.01182 97,523 

For any other person/fraud ....................................... 481,920 1.01182 487,616 

For natural person/fraud/substantial losses or risk 

of losses to others.

192,768 1.01182 195,047 

For any other person/fraud/substantial losses or 

risk of losses to others.

963,837 1.01182 975,230 

15 U.S.C. 80b–3(i) (Investment Advisers Act Sec. 203(i)).For natural person ....................................................

For any other person ................................................

9,639 

96,384 

1.01182 

1.01182 

9,753 

97,523 

For natural person/fraud ........................................... 96,384 1.01182 97,523 

For any other person/fraud ....................................... 481,920 1.01182 487,616 

For natural person/fraud/substantial losses or risk 

of losses to others or gains to self.

192,768 1.01182 195,047 

For any other person/fraud/substantial losses or 

risk of losses to others or gain to self.

963,837 1.01182 975,230 

15 U.S.C. 80b–9(e) (Investment Advisers Act Sec. 209(e)).For natural person ....................................................

For any other person ................................................

9,639 

96,384 

1.01182 

1.01182 

9,753 

97,523 

For natural person/fraud ........................................... 96,384 1.01182 97,523 

For any other person/fraud ....................................... 481,920 1.01182 487,616 

For natural person/fraud/substantial losses or risk 

of losses to others.

192,768 1.01182 195,047 

For any other person/fraud/substantial losses or 

risk of losses to others.

963,837 1.01182 975,230 

15 U.S.C. 7215(c)(4)(D)(i) (SarbanesOxley Act Sec. 105(c)(4)(D)(i)).For natural person ....................................................

For any other person ................................................

141,943 

2,838,885 

1.01182 

1.01182 

143,621 

2,872,441 

15 U.S.C. 7215(c)(4)(D)(ii) (SarbanesOxley Act Sec. 105(c)(4)(D)(ii)).For natural person ....................................................

For any other person ................................................

1,064,582 

21,291,632 

1.01182 

1.01182 

1,077,165 

21,543,299 

Pursuant to the 2015 Act and 17 CFR 

201.1001, the adjusted penalty amounts 

in this Notice (and all penalty 

adjustments performed pursuant to the 

2015 Act) apply to penalties imposed 

after the date the adjustment is effective 

for violations that occurred after 

November 2, 2015, the 2015 Act’s 

enactment date. These penalty amounts 

supersede the amounts in the 2020 

Adjustment.16 For violations that 

occurred on or before November 2, 

2015, the penalty amounts in Table I to 

17 CFR 201.1001 continue to apply.17

By the Commission. 

Dated: January 8, 2021. 

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00528 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 11289] 

Secretary of State’s Determinations 

under the International Religious 

Freedom Act of 1998 and Frank R. Wolf 

International Religious Freedom Act of 

2016 

The Secretary Of State’s Designation 

Of ‘‘Countries Of Particular Concern’’ 

And ‘‘Special watch list’’ countries for 

religious freedom violations pursuant to 

Section 408(a) of the International 

Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 

105–292), as amended (the Act), notice 

is hereby given that, on December 2, 

2020, the Secretary of State, under 

authority delegated by the President, 

has designated each of the following as 

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a ‘‘country of particular concern’’ (CPC) 

under Section 402(b) of the Act, for 

having engaged in or tolerated 

particularly severe violations of 

religious freedom: Burma, China, the 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 

Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi 

Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. 

The Secretary simultaneously 

designated the following Presidential 

Actions for these CPCs: 

For Burma, the existing ongoing 

restrictions referenced in 22 CFR 126.1, 

pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For China, the existing ongoing 

restriction on exports to China of crime 

control or detection instruments or 

equipment, under the Foreign Relations 

Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 

and 1991 (Pub. L. 101–246), pursuant to 

section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For the Democratic People’s Republic 

of Korea, the existing ongoing 

restrictions to which the Democratic 

People’s Republic of Korea is subject, 

pursuant to sections 402 and 409 of the 

Trade Act of 1974 (the Jackson-Vanik 

Amendment), and pursuant to section 

402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Eritrea, the existing ongoing 

restrictions referenced in 22 CFR 126.1, 

pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Iran, the existing ongoing travel 

restrictions in section 221(c) of the Iran 

Threat Reduction and Syria Human 

Rights Act of 2012 (TRA) for individuals 

identified under section 221(a)(1)(C) of 

the TRA in connection with the 

commission of serious human rights 

abuses, pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of 

the Act; 

For Nigeria, a waiver as required in 

the ‘‘important national interest of the 

United States,’’ pursuant to section 407 

of the Act; 

For Pakistan, a waiver as required in 

the ‘‘important national interest of the 

United States,’’ pursuant to section 407 

of the Act; 

For Saudi Arabia, a waiver as required 

in the ‘‘important national interest of 

the United States,’’ pursuant to section 

407 of the Act; 

For Tajikistan, a waiver as required in 

the ‘‘important national interest of the 

United States,’’ pursuant to section 407 

of the Act; and 

For Turkmenistan, a waiver as 

required in the ‘‘important national 

interest of the United States,’’ pursuant 

to section 407 of the Act. 

In addition, the Secretary of State has 

designated the following countries as 

‘‘special watch list’’ countries for 

engaging in or tolerating severe 

violations of religious freedom: 

Comoros, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Russia. 

The Secretary of State’s designation of 

‘‘entities of particular concern’’ for 

religious freedom violations. Pursuant 

to Section 408(a) of the Act, notice is 

hereby given that, on December 2, 2020, 

the Secretary of State, under authority 

delegated by the President, has 

designated each of the following as an 

‘‘entity of particular concern’’ under 

section 301 of the Frank R. Wolf 

International Religious Freedom Act of 

2016 (Pub. L. 114–281), for having 

engaged in particularly severe violations 

of religious freedom: Al-Shabaab, alQa’ida, Boko Haram, Hayat Tahrir alSham, the Houthis, ISIS, ISIS-Greater 

Sahara, ISIS-West Africa, Jamaat Nasr 

al-Islam wal Muslimin, and the Taliban. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Burns, Office of International 

Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of 

State, (phone: 202–647–3865 or email: 

BurnsPI@state.gov). 

Zachary A. Parker, 

Director, Office of Directives Management, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00556 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11257] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Foreign Diplomatic 

Services Applications (FDSA) 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to March 

15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

internet may comment on this notice by 

going to www.Regulations.gov. You can 

search for the document by entering 

‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2020–0049’’ in 

the Search field. Then click the 

‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete 

the comment form. 

• Email: OFMinfo@state.gov. 

• Regular Mail: Send written 

comments to 2201 C St. NW, 

Washington, DC 20520; 3507 

International Place NW, Washington, 

DC 20008. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Timothy R. Johnson at 3507 

International Place NW, Washington, 

DC 20008, who may be reached on 202– 

895–3556 or at JohnsonTR@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Foreign Diplomatic Services 

Applications (FDSA). 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: M/OFM. 

• Form Number: DS–98, DS–99, DS– 

100, DS–101, DS–102, DS–104, DS– 

1504, DS–1972D, DS–1972T, DS–2003, 

DS–2004, DS–2005, DS–2006, DS–2008, 

DS- 4139, DS–4140, DS–4284, DS–4285, 

DS–4298, DS–4299, DS–7675. 

• Respondents: Foreign Mission 

Community. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

79,095. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

79,095. 

• Average Time per Response: 13 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

18,200 hours annually. 

• Frequency: For each specific event; 

annually. 

• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory 

and/or Required to Obtain or Retain a 

Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted,