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

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1See 28 U.S.C. 2461 note. 

2 Inflation Adjustment Act section 6, codified at 

28 U.S.C. 2461 note. 

3Public Law 101–410, 104 Stat. 890 (1990). 

4Public Law 104–134, section 31001(s)(1), 110 

Stat. 1321, 1321–373 (1996). 

5Public Law 114–74, section 701, 129 Stat. 584, 

599 (2015). 

6See 5 U.S.C. 533(d). 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

14 CFR Parts 1264 and 1271 

RIN 2700–AE63 

[Document Number NASA–22–025: Docket 

Number NASA–2022–0003] 

Implementation of the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act and 

Adjustment of Amounts for 2022 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA) has 

adopted a final rule making inflation 

adjustments to civil monetary penalties 

within its jurisdiction. This final rule 

represents the annual 2022 inflation 

adjustments of monetary penalties. 

These adjustments are required by the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015. 

DATES: This final rule is effective April 

19, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bryan R. Diederich, Office of the 

General Counsel, NASA Headquarters, 

telephone (202) 358–0216. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Inflation Adjustment Act, as 

amended by the 2015 Act, required 

Federal agencies to adjust the civil 

penalty amounts within their 

jurisdiction for inflation by July 1, 2016. 

Subsequent to the 2016 adjustment, 

Federal agencies were required to make 

an annual inflation adjustment by 

January 15 every year thereafter.1 Under 

the amended Act, any increase in a civil 

penalty made under the Act will apply 

to penalties assessed after the increase 

takes effect, including penalties whose 

associated violation predated the 

increase.2 The inflation adjustments 

mandated by the Act serve to maintain 

the deterrent effect of civil penalties and 

to promote compliance with the law. 

Pursuant to the Act, adjustments to 

the civil penalties are required to be 

made by January 15 of each year. The 

annual adjustments are based on the 

percent change between the U.S. 

Department of Labor’s Consumer Price 

Index for All Urban Consumers (‘‘CPI– 

U’’) for the month of October preceding 

the date of the adjustment and the CPI– 

U for October of the prior year (28 

U.S.C. 2461 note, section (5)(b)(1)). 

Based on that formula, the cost-of-living 

adjustment multiplier for 2021 is 

1.06222 percent. Pursuant to the 2015 

Act, adjustments are rounded to the 

nearest dollar. 

II. The Final Rule 

This final rule makes the required 

adjustments to civil penalties for 2022. 

Applying the 2022 multiplier above, the 

adjustments for each penalty are 

summarized below. 

Law Penalty description 2021 Penalty 

Penalty 

adjusted for 

2022 

Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 ................ Maximum Penalties for False Claims ........................... $11,803 $12,537 

Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1989, Public Law 101–121, sec. 

319.

Minimum Penalty for use of appropriated funds to 

lobby or influence certain contracts.

20,731 22,021 

Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1989, Public Law 101–121, sec. 

319.

Maximum Penalty for use of appropriated funds to 

lobby or influence certain contracts.

207,314 220,213 

Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1989, Public Law 101–121, sec. 

319.

Minimum penalty for failure to report certain lobbying 

transactions.

20,731 22,021 

Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1989, Public Law 101–121, sec. 

319.

Maximum penalty for failure to report certain lobbying 

transactions.

207,314 220,213 

This rule codifies these civil penalty 

amounts by amending parts 1264 and 

1271 of title 14 of the CFR. 

III. Legal Authority and Effective Date 

NASA issues this rule under the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990,3 as amended 

by the Debt Collection Improvement Act 

of 1996,4 and further amended by the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 

2015,5 which requires NASA to adjust 

the civil penalties within its jurisdiction 

for inflation according to a statutorily 

prescribed formula. 

Section 553 of title 5 of the United 

States Code generally requires an agency 

to publish a rule at least 30 days before 

its effective date to allow for advance 

notice and opportunity for public 

comments.6 After the initial adjustment 

for 2016, however, the Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act requires 

agencies to make subsequent annual 

adjustments for inflation 

‘‘notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, 

United States Code.’’ Moreover, the 

2022 adjustments are made according to 

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7 5 U.S.C. 603(a), 604(a). 

8 44 U.S.C. 3506. 1See Rule 301 of Regulation S–T. 

provide for agency discretion. 

Accordingly, a delay in effectiveness of 

the 2022 adjustments is not required. 

IV. Regulatory Requirements 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (EOs) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action under E.O. 12866 and 

was not reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Because no notice of proposed 

rulemaking is required, the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act does not require an 

initial or final regulatory flexibility 

analysis.7

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995,8 NASA 

reviewed this final rule. No collections 

of information pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act are contained 

in the final rule. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Parts 1264 

and 1271 

Claims, Lobbying, Penalties. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration is amending 14 

CFR parts 1264 and 1271 as follows: 

PART 1264—IMPLEMENTATION OF 

THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL 

PENALTIES ACT OF 1986 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1264 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3809, 51 U.S.C. 

20113(a). 

§ 1264.102 [Amended] 

■ 2. In § 1264.102, remove the number 

‘‘$11,803 everywhere it appears and add 

in its place the number ‘‘$12,537’’ 

PART 1271—NEW RESTRICTIONS ON 

LOBBYING 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 1271 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Section 319, Pub. L. 101–121 

(31 U.S.C. 1352); Pub. L. 97–258 (31 U.S.C. 

6301 et seq.) 

§ 1271.400 [Amended] 

■ 4. In § 1271.400: 

■ a. In paragraphs (a) and (b), remove 

the words ‘‘not less than $20,731 and 

not more than $207,314’’ and add in 

their place the words ‘‘not less than 

$22,021 and not more than $220,213.’’ 

■ b. In paragraph (e), remove ‘‘$20,731’’ 

wherever it appears and add in its place 

‘‘$22,021’’ and remove ‘‘$207,314’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘$220,213.’’ 

Appendix A to Part 1271 [Amended] 

■ 5. In appendix A to part 1271: 

■ a. Remove the number ‘‘$20,731’’ 

everywhere it appears and add in its 

place the number ‘‘$22,021.’’ 

■ b. Remove the number ‘‘$207,314’’ 

everywhere it appears and add in its 

place the number ‘‘$220,213.’’ 

Nanette J. Smith, 

Team Lead for NASA Directives and 

Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07360 Filed 4–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Part 232 

[Release Nos. 33–11043; 34–94479; 39– 

2543; IC–34536] 

Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer 

Manual 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is 

adopting amendments to Volumes I and 

II of the Electronic Data Gathering, 

Analysis, and Retrieval system 

(‘‘EDGAR’’) Filer Manual (‘‘Filer 

Manual’’) and related rules and forms. 

The EDGAR system was upgraded on 

March 21, 2022. 

DATES: Effective date: April 19, 2022. 

The incorporation by reference of the 

Filer Manual is approved by the 

Director of the Federal Register as of 

April 19, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions regarding the amendments to 

Volumes I and II of the Filer Manual 

and related rules, please contact 

Rosemary Filou, Deputy Director and 

Chief Counsel, or E. Laurita Finch, 

Senior Special Counsel, in the EDGAR 

Business Office at (202) 551–3900. For 

questions concerning submission form 

type 497VPSUB, please contact Andrea 

Magovern, Assistant Director, in the 

Division of Investment Management at 

(202) 551–6921. For questions 

concerning the payment of filing fees, 

please contact Luba Dinits in the Office 

of Financial Management at (202) 551– 

3839. For questions concerning the 

structured data requirements for Forms 

N–3, N–4, and N–6, please contact 

Heather Fernandez, Financial Analyst, 

in the Division of Investment 

Management at (202) 551–6708. For 

questions regarding non-broker-dealer 

filers that are filing pursuant to a 

Commission substituted compliance 

order, please contact Randall Roy, 

Deputy Associate Director, at (202) 551– 

5522, or Valentina Deng, Special 

Counsel, at (202) 551–5778 in the 

Division of Trading and Markets. For 

questions about EX–99.36 Form 7–R, 

please contact Pamela Carmody in the 

Division of Trading and Markets at (202) 

551–6991. For questions regarding 

submission form types MA–A and MA– 

A/A, please contact Mark Stewart, 

Attorney-Advisor, in the Office of 

Municipal Securities, at (202) 551–4410. 

For questions regarding Form X–17A–5 

Part III, please contact Rose Wells, 

Senior Counsel, in the Division of 

Trading and Markets, at (202) 551–5527. 

For questions concerning taxonomies or 

schemas, please contact the Office of 

Structured Disclosure in the Division of 

Economic and Risk Analysis at (202) 

551–5494. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

adopting an updated Filer Manual, 

Volume I: ‘‘General Information,’’ 

Version 40 (March 2022) and Volume II: 

‘‘EDGAR Filing,’’ Version 61 (March 

2022) and amendments to 17 CFR 

232.301 (‘‘Rule 301’’). The updated Filer 

Manual volumes are incorporated by 

reference into the Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

I. Background 

The Filer Manual contains technical 

specifications needed for filers to make 

submissions on EDGAR. Filers must 

comply with the applicable provisions 

of the Filer Manual in order to assure 

the timely acceptance and processing of 

filings made in electronic format.1 Filers 

should consult the Filer Manual in 

conjunction with our rules governing 

mandated electronic filings when 

preparing documents for electronic 

submission. 


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