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1Public Law 114–74, 701, 129 Stat. 599 (2015). 

The Act amends the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act, Public Law 101–410, 104 

Stat. 890 (codified at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note). 

2 81 FR 42476 (2016); 82 FR 8135 (2017); 83 FR 

2902 (2018); 84 FR 3980 (2019), 85 FR 2014 (2020); 

86 FR 2539 (2021); 87 FR 1070 (2022); 88 FR 1499 

(2023); 89 FR 1445 (2024). 

3 16 CFR 1.98. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97 

Air Traffic Control, Airports, 

Incorporation by reference, Navigation 

(Air). 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 3, 

2025. 

Thomas J. Nichols, 

Standards Section Manager, Flight 

Procedures and Airspace Group, Flight 

Technologies and Procedures Division, Office 

of Safety Standards, Flight Standards Service, 

Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, 14 CFR part 

97 is amended by establishing, 

amending, suspending, or removing 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures and/or Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle Departure Procedures 

effective at 0901 UTC on the dates 

specified, as follows: 

PART 97—STANDARD INSTRUMENT 

APPROACH PROCEDURES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 97 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 

40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 

44701, 44719, 44721–44722. 

■ 2. Part 97 is amended to read as 

follows: 

Effective 20 February 2025 

Fort Myers, FL, FMY, ILS OR LOC RWY 5, 

Amdt 7E 

Fort Myers, FL, FMY, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, 

Amdt 2 

Fort Myers, FL, FMY, VOR RWY 13, Amdt 

1A 

Claxton, GA, CWV, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, 

Amdt 3 

Rose Hill, KS, K50, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig 

Rose Hill, KS, K50, Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle DP, Orig 

Cambridge, MD, CGE, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, 

Amdt 2 

Salem, MO, K33, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, OrigB 

Salem, MO, K33, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, OrigB 

Salem, MO, K33, Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle DP, Orig-A 

Elko, NV, EKO, VOR/DME–B, Amdt 5A, 

CANCELED 

New York, NY, 6N5, Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle DP, Amdt 2 

New York, NY, KJRA, Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3 

New York, NY, KJRB, Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle DP, Amdt 2 

Plattsburgh, NY, PBG, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, 

Amdt 2 

Marysville, OH, MRT, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, 

Amdt 1 

Tulsa, OK, RVS, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1L, Amdt 

2 

Tulsa, OK, RVS, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19R, 

Amdt 1A 

State College, PA, UNV, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

6, Amdt 2D 

Aguadilla, PR, BQN/TJBQ, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

26, Amdt 1 

Isla De Vieques, PR, VQS/TJVQ, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 9, Amdt 2 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, DFW, ILS V RWY 13R 

(CONVERGING), Amdt 7B 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, DFW, ILS Z OR LOC 

Z RWY 13R, ILS Z RWY 13R (SA CAT I), 

ILS Z RWY 13R (CAT II), Amdt 9C 

Cody, WY, COD, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 

4 

Dubois, WY, DUB, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, 

Orig 

Dubois, WY, KDUB, ROWEY ONE, Graphic 

DP 

Dubois, WY, DUB, Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle DP, Orig 

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1 

Adjustments to Civil Penalty Amounts 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade 

Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) 

is implementing adjustments to the civil 

penalty amounts within its jurisdiction 

to account for inflation, as required by 

law. 

DATES: Effective January 17, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marie Choi, Attorney (202–326–3368), 

Office of the General Counsel, Federal 

Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Improvements Act 

(‘‘FCPIAA’’) of 2015 1 directs agencies to 

adjust the civil penalty maximums 

under their jurisdiction for inflation 

every January. Accordingly, the 

Commission issues annual adjustments 

to the maximum civil penalty amounts 

under its jurisdiction.2

Commission Rule 1.98 sets forth the 

applicable civil penalty amounts for 

violations of certain laws enforced by 

the Commission.3 As directed by the 

FCPIAA, the Commission is issuing 

adjustments to increase these maximum 

civil penalty amounts to address 

inflation since its prior 2024 

adjustment. The following adjusted 

amounts will take effect on January 17, 

2025: 

• Section 7A(g)(1) of the Clayton Act, 

15 U.S.C. 18a(g)(1) (premerger filing 

notification violations under the HartScott-Rodino Improvements Act)— 

Increase from $51,744 to $53,088; 

• Section 11(l) of the Clayton Act, 15 

U.S.C. 21(l) (violations of cease and 

desist orders issued under Clayton Act 

section 11(b))—Increase from $27,491 to 

$28,205; 

• Section 5(l) of the FTC Act, 15 

U.S.C. 45(l) (violation of final 

Commission order)—Increase from 

$51,744 to $53,088; 

• Section 5(m)(1)(A) of the FTC Act, 

15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(A) (knowing 

violation of rule respecting unfair or 

deceptive acts or practices)—Increase 

from $51,744 to $53,088; 

• Section 5(m)(1)(B) of the FTC Act, 

15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(B) (knowing 

violation of cease and desist order 

respecting unfair or deceptive acts or 

practices)—Increase from $51,744 to 

$53,088; 

• Section 10 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 

50 (failure to file required reports)— 

Increase from $680 to $698; 

• Section 5 of the Webb-Pomerene 

(Export Trade) Act, 15 U.S.C. 65 (failure 

by associations engaged solely in export 

trade to file required statements)— 

Increase from $680 to $698; 

• Section 6(b) of the Wool Products 

Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. 68d(b) (failure 

by wool manufacturers to maintain 

required records)—Increase from $680 

to $698; 

• Section 3(e) of the Fur Products 

Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. 69a(e) (failure to 

maintain required records regarding fur 

products)—Increase from $680 to $698; 

• Section 8(d)(2) of the Fur Products 

Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. 69f(d)(2) (failure 

to maintain required records regarding 

fur products)—Increase from $680 to 

$698; 

• Section 333(a) of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 6303(a) 

(knowing violations of EPCA § 332, 

including labeling violations)—Increase 

from $560 to $575; 

• Section 525(a) of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 6395(a) 

(recycled oil labeling violations)— 

Increase from $27,491 to $28,205; 

• Section 525(b) of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 6395(b) 

(willful violations of recycled oil 

labeling requirements)—Increase from 

to $51,744 to $53,088; 

• Section 621(a)(2) of the Fair Credit 

Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681s(a)(2) 

(knowing violations of the Fair Credit 

Reporting Act)—Increase from $4,857 to 

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4 28 U.S.C. 2461 note at (4). 

5 Id. (3), (5)(b); Office of Management and Budget, 

Memorandum M–25–02, Implementation of Penalty 

Inflation Adjustments for 2025 Pursuant to the 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (December 17, 2024), 

available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2024/12/M-25-02.pdf. 

6 28 U.S.C. 2461 note at (6). 

7A regulatory flexibility analysis under the RFA 

is required only when an agency must publish a 

notice of proposed rulemaking for comment. See 5 

U.S.C. 603. 

• Section 1115(a) of the Medicare 

Prescription Drug Improvement and 

Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 

108–173, as amended by Public Law 

115–263, 21 U.S.C. 355 note (failure to 

comply with filing requirements)— 

Increase from $18,293 to $18,768; and 

• Section 814(a) of the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007, 

42 U.S.C. 17304 (violations of 

prohibitions on market manipulation 

and provision of false information to 

federal agencies)—Increase from 

$1,472,546 to $1,510,803. 

Calculation of Inflation Adjustments 

The FCPIAA, as amended, directs 

federal agencies to adjust each civil 

monetary penalty under their 

jurisdiction for inflation in January of 

each year pursuant to a cost-of-living 

adjustment.4 The cost-of-living 

adjustment is based on the percent 

change between the U.S. Department of 

Labor’s Consumer Price Index for allurban consumers (‘‘CPI–U’’) for the 

month of October preceding the date of 

the adjustment, and the CPI–U for 

October of the prior year.5 Based on that 

formula, the cost-of-living adjustment 

multiplier for 2025 is 1.02598. The 

FCPIAA also directs that these penalty 

level adjustments should be rounded to 

the nearest dollar. Agencies do not have 

discretion over whether to adjust a 

maximum civil penalty, or the method 

used to determine the adjustment. 

The following chart illustrates the 

application of these adjustments to the 

civil monetary penalties under the 

Commission’s jurisdiction. 

CALCULATION OF ADJUSTMENTS TO MAXIMUM CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES

Citation Description 2024 Penalty 

level 

Adjustment 

multiplier 

2025 Penalty level 

(rounded to the 

nearest dollar) 

16 CFR 1.98(a): 15 U.S.C. 18a(g)(1) ........... Premerger filing notification violations ......... $51,744 1.02598 $53,088 

16 CFR 1.98(b): 15 U.S.C. 21(l) .................. Violations of cease and desist orders .......... 27,491 1.02598 28,205 

16 CFR 1.98(c): 15 U.S.C. 45(l) ................... Violations of final Commission orders .......... 51,744 1.02598 53,088 

16 CFR 1.98(d): 15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(A) ....... Knowing violations of rules respecting unfair 

or deceptive acts or practices.

51,744 1.02598 53,088 

16 CFR 1.98(e): 15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(B) ....... Knowing violations of cease and desist orders respecting unfair or deceptive acts 

or practices.

51,744 1.02598 53,088 

16 CFR 1.98(f): 15 U.S.C. 50 ....................... Failure to file required reports ...................... 680 1.02598 698 

16 CFR 1.98(g): 15 U.S.C. 65 ...................... Failure to file required statements ............... 680 1.02598 698 

16 CFR 1.98(h): 15 U.S.C. 68d(b) ............... Failure to maintain required records ............ 680 1.02598 698 

16 CFR 1.98(i): 15 U.S.C. 69a(e) ................ Failure to maintain required records ............ 680 1.02598 698 

16 CFR 1.98(j): 15 U.S.C. 69f(d)(2) ............. Failure to maintain required records ............ 680 1.02598 698 

16 CFR 1.98(k): 42 U.S.C. 6303(a) ............. Knowing violations of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act.

560 1.02598 575 

16 CFR 1.98(l): 42 U.S.C. 6395(a) .............. Recycled oil labeling violations .................... 27,491 1.02598 28,205 

16 CFR 1.98(l): 42 U.S.C. 6395(b) .............. Willful recycled oil labeling violations ........... 51,744 1.02598 53,088 

16 CFR 1.98(m): 15 U.S.C. 1681s(a)(2) ...... Knowing violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.4,857 1.02598 4,983 

16 CFR 1.98(n): 21 U.S.C. 355 note ........... Non-compliance with filing requirements ..... 18,293 1.02598 18,768 

16 CFR 1.98(o): 42 U.S.C. 17304 ................ Market manipulation or provision of false information to federal agencies.1,472,546 1.02598 1,510,803 

Effective Dates of New Penalties 

These new penalty levels apply to 

civil penalties assessed after the 

effective date of the applicable 

adjustment, including civil penalties 

whose associated violation predated the 

effective date.6 These adjustments do 

not retrospectively change previously 

assessed or enforced civil penalties that 

the FTC is actively collecting or has 

collected. 

Procedural Requirements 

The FCPIAA, as amended, directs 

agencies to adjust civil monetary 

penalties through rulemaking and to 

publish the required inflation 

adjustments in the Federal Register, 

notwithstanding section 553 of title 5 in 

the United States Code. Pursuant to this 

congressional mandate, prior public 

notice and comment under the APA and 

a delayed effective date are not required. 

For this reason, the requirements of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (‘‘RFA’’) also 

do not apply.7 Further, this rule does 

not contain any collection of 

information requirements as defined by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 as 

amended. 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

designated this rule as not a ‘‘major 

rule,’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

List of Subjects for 16 CFR Part 1 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Penalties, Trade practices. 

Text of Amendments 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Federal Trade 

Commission amends title 16, chapter I, 

subchapter A, of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, as follows: 

PART 1—GENERAL PROCEDURES 

Subpart L—Civil Penalty Adjustments 

Under the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as 

Amended 

■ 1. The authority citation for subpart L 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461 note. 

■ 2. Revise § 1.98 to read as follows: 


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1 85 FR 78164 (2020). 

2For adults, the listings describe, for each of the 

major body systems, impairments that we consider 

to be severe enough to prevent an individual from 

doing any gainful activity regardless of his or her 

age, education, or work experience. 20 CFR 

404.1525(a) and 416.925(a). For children, the 

listings describe impairments we consider severe 

enough to cause marked and severe functional 

limitations. 20 CFR 416.925(a). We use the listings 

at step 3 of the sequential evaluation process to 

identify claims in which the individual is clearly 

disabled under our rules. 20 CFR 404.1520, 

416.920, and 416.924). We do not deny a claim 

when a person’s medical impairment(s) does not 

satisfy the criteria of a listing. Instead, we continue 

§ 1.98 Adjustment of civil monetary 

penalty amounts. 

This section makes inflation 

adjustments in the dollar amounts of 

civil monetary penalties provided by 

law within the Commission’s 

jurisdiction. The following maximum 

civil penalty amounts apply only to 

penalties assessed after January 17, 

2025, including those penalties whose 

associated violation predated January 

17, 2025. 

(a) Section 7A(g)(1) of the Clayton 

Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a(g)(1)—$53,088; 

(b) Section 11(l) of the Clayton Act, 15 

U.S.C. 21(l)—$28,205; 

(c) Section 5(l) of the FTC Act, 15 

U.S.C. 45(l)—$53,088; 

(d) Section 5(m)(1)(A) of the FTC Act, 

15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(A)—$53,088; 

(e) Section 5(m)(1)(B) of the FTC Act, 

15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(B)—$53,088; 

(f) Section 10 of the FTC Act, 15 

U.S.C. 50—$698; 

(g) Section 5 of the Webb-Pomerene 

(Export Trade) Act, 15 U.S.C. 65—$698; 

(h) Section 6(b) of the Wool Products 

Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. 68d(b)—$698; 

(i) Section 3(e) of the Fur Products 

Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. 69a(e)—$698; 

(j) Section 8(d)(2) of the Fur Products 

Labeling Act, 15 U.S.C. 69f(d)(2)—$698; 

(k) Section 333(a) of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 

6303(a)—$575; 

(l) Sections 525(a) and (b) of the 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 

U.S.C. 6395(a) and (b), respectively— 

$28,205 and $53,088, respectively; 

(m) Section 621(a)(2) of the Fair 

Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 

1681s(a)(2)—$4,983; 

(n) Section 1115(a) of the Medicare 

Prescription Drug Improvement and 

Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 

108–173, as amended by Public Law 

115–263, 21 U.S.C. 355 note—$18,768; 

(o) Section 814(a) of the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007, 

42 U.S.C. 17304—$1,510,803; and 

(p) Civil monetary penalties 

authorized by reference to the Federal 

Trade Commission Act under any other 

provision of law within the jurisdiction 

of the Commission—refer to the 

amounts set forth in paragraphs (c), (d), 

(e) and (f) of this section, as applicable. 

By direction of the Commission. 

April J. Tabor, 

Secretary. 

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 

[Docket No. SSA–2024–0056] 

RIN 0960–AI93 

Further Extension of the Flexibility in 

Evaluating ‘‘Close Proximity of Time’’ 

To Evaluate Ongoing Changes in 

Healthcare 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule with 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We are extending the 

flexibility in the ‘‘close proximity of 

time’’ standard, as defined in two prior 

temporary final rules (TFR), through 

May 11, 2029. We issued a TFR 

providing the ‘‘close proximity of time’’ 

flexibility on July 23, 2021, because the 

COVID–19 national public health 

emergency (PHE) caused many 

individuals to experience barriers that 

prevented them from timely accessing 

in-person healthcare. On September 29, 

2023, we extended the flexibility to 

evaluate evolving healthcare practices 

and consumption in a post-PHE 

environment. We determined that we 

need additional time to fully evaluate 

still-evolving healthcare practices after 

the PHE. We are therefore issuing this 

TFR to extend the ‘‘close proximity of 

time’’ flexibility until May 11, 2029, so 

we can continue to evaluate changes in 

healthcare practices and determine the 

proper ‘‘close proximity of time’’ 

standard for the musculoskeletal 

disorders listings. 

DATES: 

Effective date: This TFR is effective 

on February 18, 2025. 

Comment date: We invite written 

comments. Comments must be 

submitted no later than March 18, 2025. 

Expiration date: Unless we extend the 

provisions of this TFR by a final rule 

published in the Federal Register, it 

will cease to be effective on May 11, 

2029. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any one of three methods—internet, 

fax, or mail. Do not submit the same 

comment(s) multiple times or by more 

than one method. Regardless of which 

method you choose, please state that 

your comment(s) refer to Docket No. 

SSA–2024–0056 so that we may 

associate your comment(s) with the 

correct rule. 

Caution: You should be careful to 

include in your comment(s) only 

information that you wish to make 

publicly available. We strongly urge you 

not to include any personal information 

in your comment(s), such as Social 

Security numbers or medical 

information. 

1. Internet: We strongly recommend 

that you submit your comment(s) via the 

internet. Please visit the Federal 

eRulemaking portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. Use the ‘‘search’’ 

function to find docket number SSA– 

2024–0056. The system will issue a 

tracking number to confirm your 

submission. You will not be able to 

view your comment(s) immediately 

because we must post each comment 

manually. It may take up to one week 

for your comment(s) to be viewable. 

2. Fax: Fax comments to 1–833–410– 

1631. 

3. Mail: Mail your comments to the 

Office of Legislation and Congressional 

Affairs Regulations and Reports 

Clearance Staff, Mail Stop 3253, 

Altmeyer, 6401 Security Blvd., 

Baltimore, MD 21235–6401. 

Comments are available for public 

viewing on the Federal eRulemaking 

portal at https://www.regulations.gov or 

in person, during regular business 

hours, by arranging with the contact 

person identified below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael J. Goldstein, Office of Disability 

Policy, Social Security Administration, 

6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21235–6401, (410) 965–1020. 

For information on eligibility or filing 

for benefits, call our national toll-free 

number, 1–800–772–1213 or TTY 1– 

800–325–0778, or visit our internet site, 

Social Security Online, at https://

www.ssa.gov/. 

Background 

On December 3, 2020, we published 

the final rule, Revised Medical Criteria 

for Evaluating Musculoskeletal 

Disorders (final rule),1 which became 

effective on April 2, 2021. This final 

rule revised the criteria in the listings 

that we use to evaluate disability claims 

involving musculoskeletal disorders in 

adults and children at the third step of 

our sequential evaluation process under 

titles II and XVI of the Social Security 

Act (Act).2 The final rule, among other 


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