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would affect your small business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please call or email the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Small businesses may send comments 

on the actions of Federal employees 

who enforce, or otherwise determine 

compliance with, Federal regulations to 

the Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and the Regional Small Business 

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The 

Ombudsman evaluates these actions 

annually and rates each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on actions by 

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1– 

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The 

Coast Guard will not retaliate against 

small entities that question or complain 

about this rule or any policy or action 

of the Coast Guard. 

C. Collection of Information 

This rule will not call for a new 

collection of information under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Governments 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on the States, on the relationship 

between the National Government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. We have 

analyzed this rule under that order and 

have determined that it is consistent 

with the fundamental federalism 

principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, this rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such an expenditure, 

we do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Directive 023–01, Rev. 1, associated 

implementing instructions, and 

Environmental Planning COMDTINST 

5090.1 (series), which guide the Coast 

Guard in complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have 

determined that this action is one of a 

category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule involves a safety 

zone lasting six weeks that will prohibit 

entry on a portion of the 

Choctawhatchee Bay and a moving 

safety zone around a vessel involved in 

relocating any unexploded ordnance 

from the Choctawhatchee Bay to the 

Gulf of Mexico. It is categorically 

excluded from further review under 

paragraph L60(d) of Appendix A, Table 

1 of DHS Instruction Manual 023–01– 

001–01, Rev. 1. A Record of 

Environmental Consideration 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket. For instructions 

on locating the docket, see the 

ADDRESSES section of this preamble. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to call or email the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places, or vessels. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T08–0108 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T08–0108 Safety Zone; 

Choctawhatchee Bay, FL. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: All navigable waters of the 

Choctawhatchee Bay within a 900 yard 

radius of approximate position 

30°25′52.57314′′ N, 86°35′08.49867′′ W, 

and a moving safety zone 900 yards 

around any vessel involved with 

relocating the unexploded ordnance 

upon leaving the area where the 

ordnance was discovered until it is 

safely positioned in the disposal 

location. 

(b) Definitions. As used in this 

section, designated representative 

means a Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander, including a Coast Guard 

coxswain, petty officer, or other officer 

operating a Coast Guard vessel and a 

Federal, State, and local officer 

designated by or assisting the Sector 

Mobile Captain of the Port (COTP) in 

the enforcement of the safety zone. 

(c) Regulations. (1) Under the general 

safety zone regulations in subpart D of 

this part, you may not enter the safety 

zone described in paragraph (a) of this 

section unless authorized by the COTP 

or the COTP’s designated representative. 

No person may anchor, dredge, or trawl 

in the safety zone unless authorized by 

the COTP or the COTP’s designated 

representative. 

(2) To seek permission to enter, 

contact the COTP or the COTP’s 

designated representative on VHF–CH 

16. Those in the safety zone must 

comply with all lawful orders or 

directions given to them by the COTP or 

the COTP’s designated representative. 

(d) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced from 1 p.m. on January 

21, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on 

February 28, 2024. The enforcement 

period will be announced via marine 

broadcast, local notice to mariners, or by 

an on-scene oral notice as appropriate. 

Dated: January 21, 2024. 

U.S. Mullins, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Sector Mobile. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Parts 36 and 668 

RIN 1801–AA25 

Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties 

for Inflation 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Final regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) issues these final 


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1 If a statute that created a penalty is amended to 

change the penalty amount, the Department does 

not adjust the penalty in the year following the 

adjustment. 

regulations to adjust the Department’s 

civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for 

inflation. This adjustment is required by 

the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015 (2015 Act), which amended the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990 (Inflation 

Adjustment Act). These final regulations 

provide the 2024 annual inflation 

adjustments being made to the penalty 

amounts in the Department’s final 

regulations published in the Federal 

Register on January 30, 2023 (2023 final 

rule). 

DATES: These regulations are effective 

January 25, 2024. The adjusted CMPs 

established by these regulations are 

applicable only to civil penalties 

assessed after January 25, 2024, whose 

associated violations occurred after 

November 2, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rhondalyn Primes, U.S. Department of 

Education, Office of the General 

Counsel, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

room 6C150, Washington, DC 20202– 

2241. Telephone: (202) 453–6444. 

Email: rhondalyn.primes@ed.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

A CMP is defined in the Inflation 

Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. 2461 note) as 

any penalty, fine, or other sanction that 

is (1) for a specific monetary amount as 

provided by Federal law, or has a 

maximum amount provided for by 

Federal law; (2) assessed or enforced by 

an agency pursuant to Federal law; and 

(3) assessed or enforced pursuant to an 

administrative proceeding or a civil 

action in the Federal courts. 

The Inflation Adjustment Act 

provides for the regular evaluation of 

CMPs to ensure that they continue to 

maintain their deterrent value. The 

Inflation Adjustment Act required that 

each agency issue regulations to adjust 

its CMPs beginning in 1996 and at least 

every four years thereafter. The 

Department published its most recent 

cost adjustment to its CMPs in the 

Federal Register on January 30, 2023 

(88 FR 5784), and those adjustments 

became effective on the date of 

publication. 

The 2015 Act (section 701 of Pub. L. 

114–74) amended the Inflation 

Adjustment Act to improve the 

effectiveness of CMPs and to maintain 

their deterrent effect. 

The 2015 Act requires agencies to: (1) 

adjust the level of CMPs with an initial 

‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment through an 

interim final rule (IFR); and (2) make 

subsequent annual adjustments for 

inflation. Catch-up adjustments are 

based on the percentage change between 

the Consumer Price Index for all Urban 

Consumers (CPI–U) for the month of 

October in the year the penalty was last 

adjusted by a statute other than the 

Inflation Adjustment Act, and the 

October 2015 CPI–U. Annual inflation 

adjustments are based on the percentage 

change between the October CPI–U 

preceding the date of each statutory 

adjustment, and the prior year’s October 

CPI–U.1 The Department published an 

IFR with the initial ‘‘catch-up’’ penalty 

adjustment amounts on August 1, 2016 

(81 FR 50321). 

In these final regulations, based on 

the CPI–U for the month of October 

2023, not seasonally adjusted, we are 

annually adjusting each CMP amount by 

a multiplier for 2024 of 1.03241, as 

directed by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Memorandum No. 

M–24–07 issued on December 19, 2023. 

The Department’s Civil Monetary 

Penalties 

The following analysis calculates new 

CMPs for penalty statutes in the order 

in which they appear in 34 CFR 36.2. 

The penalty amounts are being adjusted 

up based on the multiplier of 1.03241 

provided in OMB Memorandum No. M– 

24–07. 

Statute: 20 U.S.C. 1015(c)(5). 

Current Regulations: The CMP for 20 

U.S.C. 1015(c)(5) (section 131(c)(5) of 

the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (HEA)), as last set out in 

statute in 1998 (Pub. L. 105–244, title I, 

section 101(a), October 7, 1998, 112 

Stat. 1602), is a fine of up to $25,000 for 

failure by an institution of higher 

education (IHE) to provide information 

on the cost of higher education to the 

Commissioner of Education Statistics. In 

the 2023 final rule, we increased this 

amount to $45,429. 

New Regulations: The new penalty for 

this section is $46,901. 

Reason: Using the multiplier of 

1.03241 from OMB Memorandum No. 

M–24–07, the new penalty is calculated 

as follows: $45,429 × 1.03241 = 

$46,901.3552, which makes the adjusted 

penalty $46,901, when rounded to the 

nearest dollar. 

Statute: 20 U.S.C. 1022d(a)(3). 

Current Regulations: The CMP for 20 

U.S.C. 1022d(a)(3) (section 205(a)(3) of 

the HEA), as last set out in statute in 

2008 (Pub. L. 110–315, title II, section 

201(2), August 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3147), 

is a fine of up to $27,500 for failure by 

an IHE to provide information to the 

State and the public regarding its 

teacher-preparation programs. In the 

2023 final rule, we increased this 

amount to $37,839. 

New Regulations: The new penalty for 

this section is $39,065. 

Reason: Using the multiplier of 

1.03241 from OMB Memorandum No. 

M–24–07, the new penalty is calculated 

as follows: $37,839 × 1.03241 = 

$39,065.36, which makes the adjusted 

penalty $39,065, when rounded to the 

nearest dollar. 

Statute: 20 U.S.C. 1082(g). 

Current Regulations: The CMP for 20 

U.S.C. 1082(g) (section 432(g) of the 

HEA), as last set out in statute in 1986 

(Pub. L. 99–498, title IV, section 402(a), 

October 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1401), is a 

fine of up to $25,000 for violations by 

lenders and guaranty agencies of Title 

IV of the HEA, which authorizes the 

Federal Family Education Loan 

Program. In the 2023 final rule, we 

increased this amount to $67,544. 

New Regulations: The new penalty for 

this section is $69,733. 

Reason: Using the multiplier of 

1.03241 from OMB Memorandum No. 

M–24–07, the new penalty is calculated 

as follows: $67,544 × 1.03241 = 

$69,733.10, which makes the adjusted 

penalty $69,733, when rounded to the 

nearest dollar. 

Statute: 20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(3)(B). 

Current Regulations: The CMP for 20 

U.S.C. 1094(c)(3)(B) (section 487(c)(3)(B) 

of the HEA), as set out in statute in 1986 

(Pub. L. 99–498, title IV, section 407(a), 

October 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1488), is a 

fine of up to $25,000 for an IHE’s 

violation of title IV of the HEA or its 

implementing regulations. Title IV 

authorizes various programs of student 

financial assistance. In the 2023 final 

rule, we increased this amount to 

$67,544. 

New Regulations: The new penalty for 

this section is $69,733. 

Reason: Using the multiplier of 

1.03241 from OMB Memorandum No. 

M–24–07, the new penalty is calculated 

as follows: $67,544 × 1.03241 = 

$69,733.10, which makes the adjusted 

penalty $69,733, when rounded to the 

nearest dollar. 

Statute: 20 U.S.C. 1228c(c)(2)(E). 

Current Regulations: The CMP for 20 

U.S.C. 1228c(c)(2)(E) (section 429 of the 

General Education Provisions Act), as 

set out in statute in 1994 (Pub. L. 103– 

382, title II, section 238, October 20, 

1994, 108 Stat. 3918), is a fine of up to 

$1,000 for an educational organization’s 

failure to disclose certain information to 

minor students and their parents. In the 


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2023 final rule, we increased this 

amount to $1,993. 

New Regulations: The new penalty for 

this section is $2,058. 

Reason: Using the multiplier of 

1.03241 from OMB Memorandum No. 

M–24–07, the new penalty is calculated 

as follows: $1,993 × 1.03241 = 

$2,057.59, which makes the adjusted 

penalty $2,058, when rounded to the 

nearest dollar. 

Statute: 31 U.S.C. 1352(c)(1) and 

(c)(2)(A). 

Current Regulations: The CMPs for 31 

U.S.C. 1352(c)(1) and (c)(2)(A), as set 

out in statute in 1989 (Pub. L. 101–121, 

title III, section 319(a)(1), October 23, 

1989, 103 Stat. 750), are a fine of 

$10,000 to $100,000 for recipients of 

Government grants, contracts, etc. that 

improperly lobby Congress or the 

executive branch with respect to the 

award of Government grants and 

contracts. In the 2022 final rule, we 

increased these amounts to $23,727 to 

$237,268. 

New Regulations: The new penalties 

for these sections are $24,496 to 

$244,958. 

Reason: Using the multiplier of 

1.03241 from OMB Memorandum No. 

M–24–07, the new minimum penalty is 

calculated as follows: $23,727 × 1.03241 

= $24,495.99, which makes the adjusted 

penalty $24,496, when rounded to the 

nearest dollar. The new maximum 

penalty is calculated as follows: 

$237,268 × 1.03241 = $244,957.85, 

which makes the adjusted penalty 

$244,958, when rounded to the nearest 

dollar. 

Statute: 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) and 

(a)(2). 

Current Regulations: The CMPs for 31 

U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) and (a)(2), as set out in 

statute in 1986 (Pub. L. 99–509, title VI, 

section 6103(a), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 

1937), are a fine of up to $5,000 for false 

claims and statements made to the 

Government. In the 2023 final rule, we 

increased this amount to $13,508. 

New Regulations: The new penalty for 

this section is $13,946. 

Reason: Using the multiplier of 

1.03241 from OMB Memorandum No. 

M–24–07, the new penalty is calculated 

as follows: $13,508 × 1.03241 = 

$13,945.79, which makes the adjusted 

penalty $13,946 when rounded to the 

nearest dollar. 

Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 

14094 

Regulatory Impact Analysis 

Under Executive Order 12866, the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) must determine whether this 

regulatory action is ‘‘significant’’ and, 

therefore, subject to the requirements of 

the Executive order and subject to 

review by OMB. Section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, as amended by 

Executive Order 14094, defines a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ as an 

action likely to result in a rule that 

may— 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $200 million or more 

(adjusted every 3 years by the 

Administrator of OIRA for changes in 

gross domestic product); or adversely 

affect in a material way the economy, a 

sector of the economy, productivity, 

competition, jobs, the environment, 

public health or safety, or State, local, 

territorial, or Tribal governments or 

communities; 

(2) Create serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency; 

(3) Materially alter the budgetary 

impacts of entitlements, grants, user 

fees, or loan programs or the rights and 

obligations of recipients thereof; or 

(4) Raise legal or policy issues for 

which centralized review would 

meaningfully further the President’s 

priorities, or the principles set forth in 

this Executive order, as specifically 

authorized in a timely manner by the 

Administrator of OIRA in each case. 

We have determined that these final 

regulations: (1) exclusively implement 

the annual adjustment; (2) are consistent 

with OMB Memorandum No. M–24–07; 

and (3) have an annual impact of less 

than $200 million. Therefore, based on 

OMB Memorandum No. M–24–07, this 

is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to review by OMB under section 

3(f) of Executive Order 12866 (as 

amended by Executive Order 14094). 

We have also reviewed these 

regulations under Executive Order 

13563, which supplements and 

explicitly reaffirms the principles, 

structures, and definitions governing 

regulatory review established in 

Executive Order 12866 (as amended by 

Executive Order 14094). To the extent 

permitted by law, Executive Order 

13563 requires that an agency— 

(1) Propose or adopt regulations only 

upon a reasoned determination that 

their benefits justify their costs 

(recognizing that some benefits and 

costs are difficult to quantify); 

(2) Tailor its regulations to impose the 

least burden on society, consistent with 

obtaining regulatory objectives and 

taking into account, among other things, 

and to the extent practicable, the costs 

of cumulative regulations; 

(3) In choosing among alternative 

regulatory approaches, select those 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety, 

and other advantages; distributive 

impacts; and equity); 

(4) To the extent feasible, specify 

performance objectives, rather than the 

behavior or manner of compliance a 

regulated entity must adopt; and 

(5) Identify and assess available 

alternatives to direct regulation, 

including economic incentives—such as 

user fees or marketable permits—to 

encourage the desired behavior, or 

providing information that enables the 

public to make choices. 

Executive Order 13563 also requires 

an agency ‘‘to use the best available 

techniques to quantify anticipated 

present and future benefits and costs as 

accurately as possible.’’ The Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs of 

OMB has emphasized that these 

techniques may include ‘‘identifying 

changing future compliance costs that 

might result from technological 

innovation or anticipated behavioral 

changes.’’ 

We are issuing these final regulations 

as required by statute and in accordance 

with OMB Memorandum No. M–24–07. 

The Secretary has no discretion to 

consider alternative approaches as 

delineated in the Executive order. Based 

on this analysis and the reasons stated 

in the preamble, the Department 

believes that these final regulations are 

consistent with the principles in 

Executive Order 13563. 

Waiver of Rulemaking and Delayed 

Effective Date 

Under the Administrative Procedure 

Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553), the 

Department generally offers interested 

parties the opportunity to comment on 

proposed regulations. However, section 

4(b)(2) of the 2015 Act (28 U.S.C. 2461 

note) provides that the Secretary can 

adjust these 2024 penalty amounts 

notwithstanding the requirements of 5 

U.S.C. 553. Therefore, the requirements 

of 5 U.S.C. 553 for notice and comment 

and delaying the effective date of a final 

rule do not apply here. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 601(2), the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act applies only 

to rules for which an agency publishes 

a general notice of proposed 

rulemaking. The Regulatory Flexibility 

Act does not apply to this rulemaking 

because section 4(b)(2) of the 2015 Act 

(28 U.S.C. 2461 note) provides that the 

Secretary can adjust these 2024 penalty 

amounts without publishing a general 

notice of proposed rulemaking. 


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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

These regulations do not contain any 

information collection requirements. 

Intergovernmental Review 

This program is not subject to 

Executive Order 12372 and the 

regulations in 34 CFR part 79. 

Assessment of Educational Impact 

Based on our own review, we have 

determined that these regulations do not 

require transmission of information that 

any other agency or authority of the 

United States gathers or makes 

available. 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

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individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document in an accessible format. 

The Department will provide the 

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List of Subjects 

34 CFR Part 36 

Claims, Fraud, Penalties. 

34 CFR Part 668 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Aliens, Colleges and 

universities, Consumer protection, 

Grant programs—education, Loan 

programs—education, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Selective 

Service System, Student aid, Vocational 

education. 

Miguel Cardona, 

Secretary of Education. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Secretary amends parts 36 

and 668 of title 34 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 36—ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL 

MONETARY PENALTIES FOR 

INFLATION 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 36 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e–3 and 3474; 28 

U.S.C. 2461 note, as amended by § 701 of 

Pub. Law 114–74, unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Section 36.2 is amended by revising 

the table to the section to read as 

follows: 

§ 36.2 Penalty adjustment. 

* * * * * 

TABLE 1 TO § 36.2—CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS

Statute Description 

New maximum 

(and minimum, 

if applicable) 

penalty amount 

20 U.S.C. 1015(c)(5) (section 131(c)(5) of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA)).

Provides for a fine, as set by Congress in 1998, of up to $25,000 for 

failure by an institution of higher education (IHE) to provide information on the cost of higher education to the Commissioner of 

Education Statistics.

$46,901. 

20 U.S.C. 1022d(a)(3) (section 205(a)(3) of 

the HEA).

Provides for a fine, as set by Congress in 2008, of up to $27,500 for 

failure by an IHE to provide information to the State and the public 

regarding its teacher-preparation programs.

39,065. 

20 U.S.C. 1082(g) (section 432(g) of the HEA) Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to 

$25,000 for violations by lenders and guaranty agencies of title IV 

of the HEA, which authorizes the Federal Family Education Loan 

Program.

69,733. 

20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(3)(B) (section 487(c)(3)(B) 

of the HEA).

Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to 

$25,000 for an IHE’s violation of title IV of the HEA, which authorizes various programs of student financial assistance.

69,733. 

20 U.S.C. 1228c(c)(2)(E) (section 429 of the 

General Education Provisions Act).

Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1994, of up to 

$1,000 for an educational organization’s failure to disclose certain 

information to minor students and their parents.

2,058. 

31 U.S.C. 1352(c)(1) and (c)(2)(A) ................... Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1989, of $10,000 to 

$100,000 for recipients of Government grants, contracts, etc. that 

improperly lobby Congress or the executive branch with respect to 

the award of Government grants and contracts.

$24,496 to 

$244,958. 

31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) and (a)(2) ....................... Provides for a civil penalty, as set by Congress in 1986, of up to 

$5,000 for false claims and statements made to the Government.

13,946. 


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PART 668—STUDENT ASSISTANCE 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 668 

continues to read in part as follows: 

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1001–1003, 1070g, 

1085, 1088, 1091, 1092, 1094, 1099c, 1099c– 

1, and 1231a, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 668.84 [Amended] 

■ 4. Section 668.84 is amended in the 

introductory text of paragraph (a)(1) by 

removing the number ‘‘$67,544’’ and 

adding, in its place, the number 

‘‘$69,733’’. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01449 Filed 1–24–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 64 

[CG Docket No. 17–59; WC Docket No. 17– 

97; FCC 23–18; FCC 23–37; FR ID 196696] 

Advanced Methods To Target and 

Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls, Call 

Authentication Trust Anchor 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective and compliance dates. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved, for a period of three years, an 

information collection associated with 

the Commission’s Sixth Caller ID 

Authentication Report and Order (Sixth 

Report and Order), FCC 23–18, and 

Seventh Caller ID Authentication Report 

and Order (Seventh Report and Order), 

FCC 23–37, in which the Commission, 

among other actions, expanded its noninternet Protocol call authentication and 

robocall mitigation database rules. This 

document is consistent with the Sixth 

Report and Order and Seventh Report 

and Order, which stated that the 

Commission would publish a document 

in the Federal Register announcing the 

effective date of these rules. 

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 

64.6303(c) (amendatory instruction 9) 

and 47 CFR 64.6305(d), (e), (f), and (g) 

(amendatory instruction 12), published 

at 88 FR 49006, June 21, 2023, and the 

amendments to 47 CFR 64.6305(d)(2)(ii) 

and (iii), (e)(2)(ii), and (f)(2)(iii) 

(amendatory instruction 5), published at 

88 FR 43446, July 10, 2023, are effective 

February 26, 2024. The compliance date 

for 47 CFR 64.6305(g) is May 24, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik 

Beith, Competition Policy Division, 

Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 

418–0756, or email: erik.beith@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document announces that, on November 

7, 2023, OMB approved, for a period of 

three years, the information collection 

requirements relating to §§ 64.6303(c), 

64.6305(d), (e), and (f) of the 

Commission’s rules, as contained in the 

Commission’s Sixth Report and Order, 

FCC 23–18, published at 88 FR 40096 

on June 21, 2023, and Seventh Report 

and Order, FCC 23–37, published at 88 

FR 43446 on July 10, 2023. The OMB 

Control Number is 3060–1285. 

The effective date of the rules 

amending 47 CFR 64.6303(c) and 47 

CFR 64.6305(d), (e), and (f) was delayed 

indefinitely in 88 FR 40096. The 

effective date of the rule amending 47 

CFR 64.6305(g) was also delayed 

indefinitely because it contained a 

compliance date that could not be set 

until Federal Register notice of OMB 

approval of the information collection 

requirements associated with 47 CFR 

64.6305(f). The effective date of the rule 

further amending 47 CFR 

64.6305(d)(2)(ii) and (iii), (e)(2)(ii), and 

(f)(2)(iii) was delayed indefinitely in 88 

FR 43446 pending Federal Register 

notice of OMB approval of the 

information collection requirements 

associated with the underlying 

amendments to 47 CFR 6305(d), (e), and 

(f). In the Sixth Report and Order and 

Seventh Report and Order, the 

Commission directed the Wireline 

Competition Bureau to announce the 

effective dates for these rule 

amendments. 

The Commission publishes this 

document as an announcement of the 

effective dates of the amendments to 47 

CFR 64.6303(c), 64.6305(d), (e), (f), and 

(g). 

If you have any comments on the 

burden estimates listed below, or how 

the Commission can improve the 

collections and reduce any burdens 

caused thereby, please contact Nicole 

Ongele, Federal Communications 

Commission, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554. Please include 

the OMB Control Number, 3060–1285, 

in your correspondence. The 

Commission will also accept your 

comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov or call the Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

the FCC is notifying the public that it 

received final OMB approval on 

November 7, 2023 for the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

modifications to the Commission’s rules 

in 47 CFR part 64 (47 CFR 64.6303(c), 

64.6305(d), (e), and (f)). These actions 

allow the Wireline Competition Bureau 

to announce the effective date of these 

rules, as well as for 47 CFR 64.6305(g). 

Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency 

may not conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information unless it displays a 

current, valid OMB Control Number. 

No person shall be subject to any 

penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 

display a current, valid OMB Control 

Number. The OMB Control Number is 

3060–1285. 

The foregoing notification is required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13) October 1, 1995, and 44 

U.S.C. 3507. 

The total annual reporting burdens 

and costs for the respondents are as 

follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1285. 

OMB Approval Date: November 7, 

2023. 

OMB Expiration Date: November 30, 

2026. 

Title: Compliance with the Non-IP 

Call Authentication Solutions Rules; 

Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD). 

Form Number: N/A. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 12,800 respondents; 12,800 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–6 

hours (on average). 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement and onoccasion and reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory 

and required to obtain or retain benefits. 

The statutory authority for this 

information collection is contained in 

47 U.S.C. 227(b), 251(e), and 227(e) of 

the Communications Act of 1934. 

Total Annual Burden: 39,663 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: Sections 227(b), 

251(e), and 227(e) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, (‘‘Act’’) as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 227(b), 251(e), and 

227(e). On March 13, 2023, and May 19, 

2023, respectively, the Commission 

released the Sixth Report and Order, 

FCC 23–18, published at 88 FR 40096, 

June 21, 2023, and the Seventh Report 

and Order, FCC 23–37, published at 88 


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