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Inflation Catch-Up Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts Final Rule and Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts for 2017, 24521-24525 [2017-11056] :: Department Of Housing And Urban Development :: Regulation Tracker :: Justia
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Inflation Catch-Up Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts Final Rule and Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts for 2017, 24521-24525 [2017-11056]
Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 102 / Tuesday, May 30, 2017 / Rules and Regulations sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with RULES Question 2: State whether you provided the information that you submitted to the CFTC pursuant to a cooperation agreement with the CFTC, or with any other agency or organization. Question 3: State whether you provided this information before you (or anyone representing you) received any request, inquiry or demand that relates to the subject matter of your submission (i) from the CFTC, (ii) in connection with an investigation, inspection or examination by any registered entity, registered futures association or selfregulatory organization, or (iii) in connection with an investigation by the Congress, or any other federal or state authority. Question 4: State whether you are currently a subject or target of a criminal investigation, or whether you have been convicted of a criminal violation, in connection with the information that you submitted to the CFTC and upon which your application for an award is based. Question 5: State whether you acquired the information that you provided to the CFTC from any individual described in Questions 1 through 4 of this section. Question 6: If you answered yes to any of Questions 1 through 5 of this section, please provide details. Section G: Entitlement to Award This section is optional. Use this section to explain the basis for your belief that you are entitled to an award in connection with your submission of information to the CFTC, or to another agency in connection with a related action. Specifically, address why you believe that you voluntarily provided the CFTC with original information that led to the successful enforcement of a judicial or administrative action filed by the CFTC, or a related action. Refer to § 165.9 of the CFTC’s regulations for further information concerning the relevant award criteria. Section 23(c)(1)(B) of the Commodity Exchange Act and § 165.9(a) of the CFTC’s regulations require the CFTC to consider the following factors in determining the amount of an award: (1) The significance of the information provided by a whistleblower to the success of the CFTC action or related action; (2) the degree of assistance provided by the whistleblower and any legal representative of the whistleblower in the CFTC action or related action; (3) the programmatic interest of the CFTC in deterring violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (including regulations under the Act) by making awards to whistleblowers who provide VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 May 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 information that leads to the successful enforcement of such laws; (4) whether the award otherwise enhances the CFTC’s ability to enforce the Commodity Exchange Act, protect customers, and encourage the submission of high quality information from whistleblowers; and (5) potential adverse incentives from oversize awards. Address these factors in your response as well. Section H: Claimant’s Declaration You must sign this Declaration if you are submitting this claim pursuant to the CFTC whistleblower program and wish to be considered for an award. If you are submitting your claim anonymously, you must do so through an attorney, and you must provide your attorney with your original signed Form WB–APP. Section I: Counsel Certification If you are submitting this claim pursuant to the CFTC whistleblower program anonymously, you must do so through an attorney, and your attorney must sign the Counsel Certification Section. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2017, by the Commission. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission. Note: The following appendix will not appear in the Code of Federal Regulations. Appendix to Whistleblower Awards Process—Commission Voting Summary On this matter, Acting Chairman Giancarlo and Commissioner Bowen voted in the affirmative. No Commissioner voted in the negative. [FR Doc. 2017–10801 Filed 5–26–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 24 CFR Parts 28, 30, 87, 180, and 3282 [Docket No. FR–5942–F–02] RIN 2501–AD79 Inflation Catch-Up Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts Final Rule and Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts for 2017 AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD. ACTION: Final rule. This rule makes final the interim final rule, published on June 15, 2016, to amend HUD’s civil monetary penalty (CMP) regulations. The interim SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 24521 final rule applied a new methodology to calculate civil money penalties as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, starting with a ‘‘catch up’’ adjustment to correct previous inaccuracies; removed three obsolete civil monetary penalty provisions; and made a technical change to the existing codified regulation implementing the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act. The changes from the interim final rule made final by this final rule continue to be effective as of August 16, 2016. In addition, this rule provides for 2017 inflation adjustments of civil monetary penalty amounts required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, and makes three technical amendments and a conforming statutory change. DATES: Effective date: June 29, 2017. Applicability date: The applicability date for catch-up adjustment was August 16, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dane Narode, Associate General Counsel, Office of Program Enforcement, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20024; telephone number 202–245–4141 (this is not a tollfree number). Hearing- or speechimpaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service, toll-free, at 800–877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. The June 15, 2016, Interim Rule The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act) (Pub. L. 114–74) amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note) requiring all Federal agencies to issue an interim final rule implementing changes to their civil money penalties. On June 15, 2016, pursuant to the requirements of the 2015 Act, HUD published an interim final rule for public comment, entitled ‘‘Inflation Catch-Up Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts’’ (81 FR 38931). The 2015 Act required agencies to make an initial catch-up adjustment by interim final rule, using a new methodology designed to correct inaccuracies in the previous method of computing inflation adjustments. In order to address these inaccuracies, the 2015 Act excluded adjustments made under the law prior to its amendment, and it provided that the initial catch-up adjustment was the percentage by which E:\FR\FM\30MYR1.SGM 30MYR1 24522 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 102 / Tuesday, May 30, 2017 / Rules and Regulations the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of October 2015 exceeded that of the month of October of the calendar year during which the amount of the CMP was originally established or otherwise adjusted under a provision of law other than the Federal Civil Money Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. Increases in the initial catch-up adjustment were capped at 150 percent of the amount of the CMP in effect as of the date of enactment of the 2015 Act. The interim final rule established the new adjusted penalty amount for each provision under which HUD is authorized to assess a CMP (81 FR 38935–38936); removed the obsolete CMP provisions that were codified at 24 CFR 30.30, 30.55, and 30.69 (81 FR 38935); and made a correction to 24 CFR 28.10 to include liability for causing a false claim or statement to be made, in addition to liability for making a false claim or statement (81 FR 38935). The public comment period for the interim final rule closed on August 15, 2016. The interim final rule became effective on August 16, 2016. The August 16, 2016, effective date for the amendments made by the interim final rule is unchanged. HUD received one comment in response to the interim final rule, but it was not actually relevant to any issue in the interim final rule.1 B. This 2017 Inflation Adjustment After the catch-up adjustment, the 2015 Act requires agencies to make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation ‘‘notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, United States Code.’’ Section 553 refers to the Administrative Procedure Act, which might otherwise require a delay for advance notice and opportunity for public comment on future annual inflation adjustments. The first of these subsequent adjustments is for 2017. The annual adjustment is 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 2017 is 1.01636.2 Pursuant to the 2015 Act, adjustments are rounded to the nearest dollar.3 II. This Final Rule This rule makes final the June 15, 2016, interim rule. In addition, this rule makes the required 2017 inflation adjustment. Since HUD is not applying these adjustments retroactively, the 2016 increases being finalized apply to violations occurring prior to the effective date of this final rule (and on and after the effective date of the 2016 interim rule) and the 2017 increases apply to violations occurring on or after this rule’s effective date. Along with the 2017 inflation adjustment in this final rule, HUD also makes conforming and technical amendments to §§ 30.5, 30.10, 30.35, Regulatory citation (24 CFR) 30.36, and 30.80. Specifically, references to the former mortgage assignment procedures (in § 30.35), Urban Homesteading program (in §§ 30.5 and 30.80), and the Loan Correspondent program (in § 30.36) are removed, as those programs have been ended and are no longer active. In addition, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 22) amended the HUD Reform Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1735f–14(a)(2)) definition for ‘‘knowing or knowingly’’ as it applies to civil money penalties against mortgagees, lenders, and other participants in FHA programs. This rule amends the definition for ‘‘knowing or knowingly’’ in § 30.10 to include the 2009 statutory definition. For each component, HUD provides a table showing how the penalties are being adjusted for 2017 pursuant to the 2015 Act. In the first column, HUD provides a description of the penalty. In the second column (‘‘Statutory Citation,’’) HUD provides the United States Code statutory citation providing for the penalty. In the third column (‘‘Regulatory citation’’), HUD provides the Code of Federal Regulations citation under title 24 for the penalty. In the fourth column (‘‘Previous Amount’’), HUD provides the amount of the penalty pursuant to the interim rule implementing the ‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment (81 FR 38931, June 15, 2016). In the fifth column, (‘‘2017 Adjusted Amount’’) HUD lists the penalty after applying the 2017 inflation adjustment. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with RULES Statutory citation False Claims & Statements. Advance Disclosure of Funding. Disclosure of Subsidy Layering. FHA Mortgagees and Lenders Violations. Other FHA Participants Violations. Indian Loan Mortgagees Violations. Multifamily & Section 202 or 811 Owners Violations. Ginnie Mae Issuers & Custodians Violations. Title I Broker & Dealers Violations. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)). Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3537a(c)). Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3545(f)). HUD Reform Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1735f– 14(a)(2)). HUD Reform Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1735f– 14(a)(2)). Housing Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a(g)(2)). HUD Reform Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1735f– 15(c)(2)). § 28.10 $10,781 ......................... $10,957 § 30.20 $18,936 ......................... $19,246 § 30.25 $18,936 ......................... $19,246 § 30.35 Per Violation: $9,468 Per Year: $1,893,610. Per Violation: $9,468 Per Year: $1,893,610. Per Violation: $9,468 Per Year: $1,893,610. $47,340 ......................... Per Violation: $9,623 Per Year: $1,924,589 Per Violation: $9,623 Per Year: $1,924,589 Per Violation: $9,623 Per Year: $1,924,589 $48,114 HUD Reform Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1723i(b)) § 30.50 HUD Reform Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1703) ...... § 30.60 Per Violation: $9,468 Per Year: $1,893,610. Per Violation: $9,468 Per Year: $1,893,610. Per Violation: $9,623 Per Year: $1,924,589 Per Violation: $9,623 Per Year: $1,924,589 1 The comment is available for public inspection at: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=HUD2016-0062. 2 Office of Management and Budget, M–17–11, Memorandum for the Heads of Executive VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 May 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 § 30.36 § 30.40 § 30.45 Previous amount 2017 Adjusted amount Description Departments and Agencies, Implementation of the 2017 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act. (https:// obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/ omb/memoranda/2017/m-17-11_0.pdf). (October PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 2016 CPI–U (241.729) ¥ October 2015 CPI–U (237.838) = 1.01636.) 3 28 U.S.C. 2461 note. E:\FR\FM\30MYR1.SGM 30MYR1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 102 / Tuesday, May 30, 2017 / Rules and Regulations Description Lead Disclosure Violation. Regulatory citation (24 CFR) Statutory citation Fair Housing Act Civil Penalties. Title X—Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(1)). Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437z– 1(b)(2)). The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1352). Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3612(g)(3)). Manufactured Housing Regulations Violation. Housing Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5410). Section 8 Owners Violations. Lobbying Violation ........ sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with RULES III. Justification for Final Rulemaking for the 2017 Adjustments HUD generally publishes regulations for public comment before issuing a rule for effect, in accordance with its own regulations on rulemaking in 24 CFR part 10. However, part 10 provides for exceptions to the general rule if the agency finds good cause to omit advanced notice and public participation. The good cause requirement is satisfied when prior public procedure is ‘‘impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest’’ (see 24 CFR 10.1). As discussed, this final rule adopts without change the amendments offered for public comment in the June 15, 2106, interim final rule. In addition, this rule makes the required 2017 inflation adjustment, which HUD does not have discretion to change. Moreover, the 2015 Act specifies that a delay in the effective date under the Administrative Procedure Act is not required for subsequent annual adjustments under the 2015 Act. HUD has determined, therefore, that it is unnecessary to delay the effectiveness of the 2017 inflation adjustments to solicit prior public comments. As discussed in the preamble to the June 15, 2016, interim final rule, section 7(o) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(o)) requires that any HUD regulation implementing any provision of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 that authorizes the imposition of a civil money penalty may not become effective until after the expiration of a public comment period of not less than 60 days. HUD met this separate 60-day delay requirement for implementing civil money penalties when HUD implemented the new 2015 Act penalty calculation in its June 16, 2016, interim final rule. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 May 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 Previous amount $16,773 ......................... $17,047 § 30.68 $36,794 ......................... $37,396 § 87.400 Min: $18,936 Max: $189,361. No Priors: $19,787 One Prior: $49,467 Two or More Priors: $98,935. Min: $19,246 Max: $192,459 No Priors: $20,111 One Prior: $50,276 Two or More Priors: $100,554 Per Violation: $2,795 Per Year: $3,493,738 § 180.671(a) § 3282.10 Per Violation: $2,750 Per Year: $3,437,500. IV. Findings and Certifications Regulatory Review—Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 Under Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), a determination must be made whether a regulatory action is significant and, therefore, subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the requirements of the order. Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review) directs executive agencies to analyze regulations that are ‘‘outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, and to modify, streamline, expand, or repeal them in accordance with what has been learned. Executive Order 13563 also directs that, where relevant, feasible, and consistent with regulatory objectives, and to the extent permitted by law, agencies are to identify and consider regulatory approaches that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for the public. As discussed above in this preamble, this final rule adjusts existing civil monetary penalties for inflation by a statutorily required amount. As a result of this review, OMB determined that this rule was not significant under Executive Order 12866 and Executive Order 13563. Frm 00069 Fmt 4700 2017 Adjusted amount § 30.65 Moreover, and as noted above, the 2017 inflation adjustments are made in accordance with a statutorily prescribed formula that does not provide for agency discretion. Accordingly, a delay in the effectiveness of the 2017 inflation adjustments in order to provide the public with an opportunity to comment is unnecessary because the 2015 Act exempts the adjustments from the need for delay and, in any event, HUD would not have the discretion to make changes as a result of any comments. PO 00000 24523 Sfmt 4700 Regulatory Flexibility Act The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) generally requires an agency to conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements, unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Because HUD has determined that good cause exists to issue this rule without prior public comment, this rule is not subject to the requirement to publish an initial or final regulatory flexibility analysis under the RFA as part of such action. Unfunded Mandates Reform Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) 4 requires that an agency prepare a budgetary impact statement before promulgating a rule that includes a Federal mandate that may result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in any one year. If a budgetary impact statement is required, section 205 of UMRA also requires an agency to identity and consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives before promulgating a rule.5 However, the UMRA applies only to rules for which an agency publishes a general notice of proposed rulemaking. As discussed above, HUD has determined, for good cause, that prior notice and public comment is not required on this rule and, therefore, the UMRA does not apply to this final rule. Executive Order 13132, Federalism Executive Order 13132 (entitled ‘‘Federalism’’) prohibits an agency from publishing any rule that has federalism implications if the rule either imposes 42 52 U.S.C. 1532. U.S.C. 1534. E:\FR\FM\30MYR1.SGM 30MYR1 24524 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 102 / Tuesday, May 30, 2017 / Rules and Regulations substantial direct compliance costs on State and local governments and is not required by statute, or the rule preempts State law, unless the agency meets the consultation and funding requirements of section 6 of the Executive Order. This rule will not have federalism implications and would not impose substantial direct compliance costs on State and local governments or preempt State law within the meaning of the Executive order. Environmental Review This interim final rule does not direct, provide for assistance or loan and mortgage insurance for, or otherwise govern, or regulate, real property acquisition, disposition, leasing, rehabilitation, alteration, demolition, or new construction, or establish, revise, or provide for standards for construction or construction materials, manufactured housing, or occupancy. Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(1), this final rule is categorically excluded from environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321). List of Subjects § 28.10 Basis for civil penalties and assessments. (a) * * * (1) A civil penalty of not more than $10,957 may be imposed upon any person who makes, presents, or submits, or causes to be made, presented, or submitted, a claim that the person knows or has reason to know: * * * * * (b) * * * (1) A civil penalty of not more than $10,957 may be imposed upon any person who makes, presents, or submits, or causes to be made, presented, or submitted, a written statement that: * * * * * Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1701q–1, 1703, 1723i, 1735f–14, and 1735f–15; 15 U.S.C. 1717a; 28 U.S.C. 1 note and 2461 note; 42 U.S.C. 1437z–1 and 3535(d). § 30.5 [Amended] 4. In § 30.5, remove paragraph (c) and redesignate paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) as paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), respectively. ■ 24 CFR Part 180 Administrative practice and procedure, Aged, Civil rights, Fair housing, Individuals with disabilities, Investigations, Mortgages, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with RULES 2. In § 28.10, revise the introductory text of paragraphs (a)(1) and (b)(1), to read as follows: ■ 3. The authority citation for part 30 continues to read as follows: 24 CFR Part 87 Government contracts, Grant programs, Loan programs, Lobbying, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. § 30.10 [Amended] 5. In § 30.10, add at the end of the definition of ‘‘Knowing or Knowingly’’ the sentence ‘‘For purposes of §§ 30.35 and 30.36, knowing or knowingly is defined at 12 U.S.C. 1735f–14(g).’’ ■ 6. In § 30.20, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows: ■ § 30.20 Ethical violations by HUD employees. 24 CFR Part 3282 Administrative practice and procedure, Consumer protection, Intergovernmental relations, Manufactured homes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Accordingly, for the reasons described in the preamble, HUD adopts as final the interim final rule published on June 15, 2016, at 81 FR 38931, and further amends 24 CFR parts 28, 30, 87, 180, and 3282 as follows: Jkt 241001 Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 3801–3812; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d). ■ 24 CFR Part 30 Administrative practice and procedure, Grant programs—housing and community development, Loan programs—housing and community development, Mortgage insurance, Penalties. 17:28 May 26, 2017 1. The authority citation for part 28 continues to read as follows: paragraph (a)(7) and add in their place ‘‘§ 203.664’’; and revise the first sentence in paragraph (c)(1) to read as follows: ■ PART 30—CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES: CERTAIN PROHIBITED CONDUCT 24 CFR Part 28 Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Fraud, Penalties. VerDate Sep<11>2014 PART 28—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986 * * * * * (b) Maximum penalty. The maximum penalty is $19,246 for each violation. ■ 7. In § 30.25, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows: § 30.25 Violations by applicants for assistance. * * * * * (b) Maximum penalty. The maximum penalty is $19,246 for each violation. ■ 8. In § 30.35, remove the words ‘‘§§ 203.650 through 203.664’’ in PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 § 30.35 Mortgagees and lenders. * * * * * (c)(1) Amount of penalty. The maximum penalty is $9,623 for each violation, up to a limit of $1,924,589 for all violations committed during any one-year period. * * * * * * * * ■ 9. In § 30.36, remove the words ‘‘or correspondent’’ in paragraph (b)(3) and revise the first sentence in paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 30.36 Other participants in FHA programs. * * * * * (c) Amount of penalty. The maximum penalty is $9,623 for each violation, up to a limit of $1,924,589 for all violations committed during any one-year period. * * * ■ 10. In § 30.40, revise the first sentence in paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 30.40 Loan guarantees for Indian housing. * * * * * (c) Amount of penalty. The maximum penalty is $9,623 for each violation, up to a limit of $1,924,589 for all violations committed during any one-year period. * * * ■ 11. In § 30.45, revise paragraph (g) to read as follows: § 30.45 Multifamily and section 202 or 811 mortgagors. * * * * * (g) Maximum penalty. The maximum penalty for each violation under paragraphs (c) and (f) of this section is $48,114. * * * * * ■ 12. In § 30.50, revise the first sentence in paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 30.50 GNMA issuers and custodians. * * * * * (c) Amount of penalty. The maximum penalty is $9,623 for each violation, up to a limit of $1,924,589 during any oneyear period. * * * ■ 13. In § 30.60, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 30.60 Dealers or sponsored third-party originators. * * * * * (c) Amount of penalty. The maximum penalty is $9,623 for each violation, up to a limit for any particular person of $1,924,589 during any one-year period. ■ 14. In § 30.65, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows: E:\FR\FM\30MYR1.SGM 30MYR1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 102 / Tuesday, May 30, 2017 / Rules and Regulations § 30.65 Failure to disclose lead-based paint hazards. § 180.671 Assessing civil penalties for Fair Housing Act cases. * (a) * * * (1) $20,111, if the respondent has not been adjudged in any administrative hearing or civil action permitted under the Fair Housing Act or any state or local fair housing law, or in any licensing or regulatory proceeding conducted by a federal, state, or local governmental agency, to have committed any prior discriminatory housing practice. (2) $50,276, if the respondent has been adjudged in any administrative hearing or civil action permitted under the Fair Housing Act, or under any state or local fair housing law, or in any licensing or regulatory proceeding conducted by a federal, state, or local government agency, to have committed one other discriminatory housing practice and the adjudication was made during the 5-year period preceding the date of filing of the charge. (3) $100,554, if the respondent has been adjudged in any administrative hearings or civil actions permitted under the Fair Housing Act, or under any state or local fair housing law, or in any licensing or regulatory proceeding conducted by a federal, state, or local government agency, to have committed two or more discriminatory housing practices and the adjudications were made during the 7-year period preceding the date of filing of the charge. * * * * * * * * * (b) Amount of penalty. The maximum penalty is $17,047 for each violation. ■ 15. In § 30.68, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 30.68 Section 8 owners. * * * * * (c) Maximum penalty. The maximum penalty for each violation under this section is $37,396. * * * * * § 30.80 [Amended] 16. In § 30.80, add the word ‘‘and’’ after paragraph (h); remove paragraph (i); and redesignate paragraphs (j), (k), and (l) as paragraphs (i), (j), and (k), respectively. ■ PART 87—NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING 17. The authority citation for part 87 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 28 U.S.C. 1 note; 31 U.S.C. 1352; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d). 18. In § 87.400, revise paragraphs (a), (b), and (e) to read as follows: ■ § 87.400 Penalties. (a) Any person who makes an expenditure prohibited herein shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $19,246 and not more than $192,459 for each such expenditure. (b) Any person who fails to file or amend the disclosure form (see appendix B) to be filed or amended if required herein, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $19,246 and not more than $192,459 for each such failure. * * * * * (e) First offenders under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $19,246, absent aggravating circumstances. Second and subsequent offenses by persons shall be subject to an appropriate civil penalty between $19,246 and $192,459, as determined by the agency head or his or her designee. * * * * * 21. The authority citation for part 3282 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 28 U.S.C. 1 note; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) and 5424. 22. Revise § 3282.10 to read as follows: ■ § 3282.10 Civil and criminal penalties. 19. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows: Failure to comply with these regulations may subject the party in question to the civil and criminal penalties provided for in section 611 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 5410. The maximum amount of penalties imposed under section 611 of the Act shall be $2,795 for each violation, up to a maximum of $3,493,738 for any related series of violations occurring within one year from the date of the first violation. Authority: 28 U.S.C. 1 note; 29 U.S.C. 794; 42 U.S.C. 2000d–1, 3535(d), 3601–3619, 5301–5320, and 6103. Dated: May 22, 2017. Bethany A. Zorc, Principal Deputy General Counsel. 20. 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[FR Doc No: 2017-11056]
[Docket No. FR-5942-F-02]
Final Rule and Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts for 2017
SUMMARY: This rule makes final the interim final rule, published on
June 15, 2016, to amend HUD's civil monetary penalty (CMP) regulations.
The interim final rule applied a new methodology to calculate civil
money penalties as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, starting with a ``catch up''
adjustment to correct previous inaccuracies; removed three obsolete
civil monetary penalty provisions; and made a technical change to the
existing codified regulation implementing the Program Fraud Civil
Remedies Act. The changes from the interim final rule made final by
this final rule continue to be effective as of August 16, 2016.
In addition, this rule provides for 2017 inflation adjustments of
civil monetary penalty amounts required by the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, and makes three
technical amendments and a conforming statutory change.
DATES: Effective date: June 29, 2017.
Applicability date: The applicability date for catch-up adjustment
was August 16, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dane Narode, Associate General
Counsel, Office of Program Enforcement, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20024;
telephone number 202-245-4141 (this is not a toll-free number).
Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may access this number via TTY
by calling the Federal Information Relay Service, toll-free, at 800-
A. The June 15, 2016, Interim Rule
The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements
Act of 2015 (2015 Act) (Pub. L. 114-74) amended the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note)
requiring all Federal agencies to issue an interim final rule
implementing changes to their civil money penalties. On June 15, 2016,
pursuant to the requirements of the 2015 Act, HUD published an interim
final rule for public comment, entitled ``Inflation Catch-Up Adjustment
of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts'' (81 FR 38931). The 2015 Act
required agencies to make an initial catch-up adjustment by interim
final rule, using a new methodology designed to correct inaccuracies in
the previous method of computing inflation adjustments. In order to
address these inaccuracies, the 2015 Act excluded adjustments made
under the law prior to its amendment, and it provided that the initial
catch-up adjustment was the percentage by which
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the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of October 2015 exceeded
that of the month of October of the calendar year during which the
amount of the CMP was originally established or otherwise adjusted
under a provision of law other than the Federal Civil Money Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. Increases in the initial catch-up
adjustment were capped at 150 percent of the amount of the CMP in
effect as of the date of enactment of the 2015 Act.
The interim final rule established the new adjusted penalty amount
for each provision under which HUD is authorized to assess a CMP (81 FR
38935-38936); removed the obsolete CMP provisions that were codified at
24 CFR 30.30, 30.55, and 30.69 (81 FR 38935); and made a correction to
24 CFR 28.10 to include liability for causing a false claim or
statement to be made, in addition to liability for making a false claim
or statement (81 FR 38935).
The public comment period for the interim final rule closed on
August 15, 2016. The interim final rule became effective on August 16,
2016. The August 16, 2016, effective date for the amendments made by
the interim final rule is unchanged. HUD received one comment in
response to the interim final rule, but it was not actually relevant to
any issue in the interim final rule.\1\
\1\ The comment is available for public inspection at: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=HUD-2016-0062.
B. This 2017 Inflation Adjustment
After the catch-up adjustment, the 2015 Act requires agencies to
make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation ``notwithstanding
section 553 of title 5, United States Code.'' Section 553 refers to the
Administrative Procedure Act, which might otherwise require a delay for
advance notice and opportunity for public comment on future annual
inflation adjustments. The first of these subsequent adjustments is for
The annual adjustment is 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 2017 is 1.01636.\2\ Pursuant to the 2015 Act,
adjustments are rounded to the nearest dollar.\3\
\2\ Office of Management and Budget, M-17-11, Memorandum for the
Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Implementation of the
2017 annual adjustment pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act. (https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2017/m-17-11_0.pdf). (October 2016
CPI-U (241.729) - October 2015 CPI-U (237.838) = 1.01636.)
\3\ 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
This rule makes final the June 15, 2016, interim rule. In addition,
this rule makes the required 2017 inflation adjustment. Since HUD is
not applying these adjustments retroactively, the 2016 increases being
finalized apply to violations occurring prior to the effective date of
this final rule (and on and after the effective date of the 2016
interim rule) and the 2017 increases apply to violations occurring on
or after this rule's effective date.
Along with the 2017 inflation adjustment in this final rule, HUD
also makes conforming and technical amendments to Sec. Sec.  30.5,
30.10, 30.35, 30.36, and 30.80. Specifically, references to the former
mortgage assignment procedures (in Sec.  30.35), Urban Homesteading
program (in Sec. Sec.  30.5 and 30.80), and the Loan Correspondent
program (in Sec.  30.36) are removed, as those programs have been ended
and are no longer active. In addition, the Helping Families Save Their
Homes Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-22) amended the HUD Reform Act of 1989
(12 U.S.C. 1735f-14(a)(2)) definition for ``knowing or knowingly'' as
it applies to civil money penalties against mortgagees, lenders, and
other participants in FHA programs. This rule amends the definition for
``knowing or knowingly'' in Sec.  30.10 to include the 2009 statutory
For each component, HUD provides a table showing how the penalties
are being adjusted for 2017 pursuant to the 2015 Act. In the first
column, HUD provides a description of the penalty. In the second column
(``Statutory Citation,'') HUD provides the United States Code statutory
citation providing for the penalty. In the third column (``Regulatory
citation''), HUD provides the Code of Federal Regulations citation
under title 24 for the penalty. In the fourth column (``Previous
Amount''), HUD provides the amount of the penalty pursuant to the
interim rule implementing the ``catch-up'' adjustment (81 FR 38931,
June 15, 2016). In the fifth column, (``2017 Adjusted Amount'') HUD
lists the penalty after applying the 2017 inflation adjustment.
Description              Statutory citation   citation (24     Previous amount       2017 Adjusted
CFR)                                   amount
False Claims & Statements........  Omnibus Budget         Sec.   28.10  $10,781............  $10,957
of 1986 (31 U.S.C.
3802(a)(1)).
Advance Disclosure of Funding....  Department of          Sec.   30.20  $18,936............  $19,246
3537a(c)).
Disclosure of Subsidy Layering...  Department of          Sec.   30.25  $18,936............  $19,246
3545(f)).
FHA Mortgagees and Lenders         HUD Reform Act of      Sec.   30.35  Per Violation:       Per Violation:
Violations.                        1989 (12 U.S.C.                      $9,468 Per Year:     $9,623 Per Year:
1735f-14(a)(2)).                     $1,893,610.          $1,924,589
Other FHA Participants Violations  HUD Reform Act of      Sec.   30.36  Per Violation:       Per Violation:
1989 (12 U.S.C.                      $9,468 Per Year:     $9,623 Per Year:
Indian Loan Mortgagees Violations  Housing Community      Sec.   30.40  Per Violation:       Per Violation:
Development Act of                   $9,468 Per Year:     $9,623 Per Year:
1992 (12 U.S.C.                      $1,893,610.          $1,924,589
1715z-13a(g)(2)).
Multifamily & Section 202 or 811   HUD Reform Act of      Sec.   30.45  $47,340............  $48,114
Owners Violations.                 1989 (12 U.S.C.
1735f-15(c)(2)).
Ginnie Mae Issuers & Custodians    HUD Reform Act of      Sec.   30.50  Per Violation:       Per Violation:
1723i(b)).                           $1,893,610.          $1,924,589
Title I Broker & Dealers           HUD Reform Act of      Sec.   30.60  Per Violation:       Per Violation:
1703).                               $1,893,610.          $1,924,589
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Lead Disclosure Violation........  Title X--              Sec.   30.65  $16,773............  $17,047
Residential Lead-
Based Paint Hazard
Reduction Act of
1992 (42 U.S.C.
4852d(b)(1)).
Section 8 Owners Violations......  Multifamily            Sec.   30.68  $36,794............  $37,396
of 1997 (42 U.S.C.
1437z-1(b)(2)).
Lobbying Violation...............  The Lobbying          Sec.   87.400  Min: $18,936 Max:    Min: $19,246 Max:
Disclosure Act of                    $189,361.            $192,459
1995 (31 U.S.C.
1352).
Fair Housing Act Civil Penalties.  Fair Housing                   Sec.  No Priors: $19,787   No Priors: $20,111
Amendments Act of       180.671(a)   One Prior: $49,467   One Prior: $50,276
1988 (42 U.S.C.                      Two or More          Two or More
3612(g)(3)).                         Priors: $98,935.     Priors: $100,554
Manufactured Housing Regulations   Housing Community    Sec.   3282.10  Per Violation:       Per Violation:
Violation.                         Development Act of                   $2,750 Per Year:     $2,795 Per Year:
1974 (42 U.S.C.                      $3,437,500.          $3,493,738
5410).
III. Justification for Final Rulemaking for the 2017 Adjustments
HUD generally publishes regulations for public comment before
issuing a rule for effect, in accordance with its own regulations on
rulemaking in 24 CFR part 10. However, part 10 provides for exceptions
to the general rule if the agency finds good cause to omit advanced
notice and public participation. The good cause requirement is
satisfied when prior public procedure is ``impractical, unnecessary, or
contrary to the public interest'' (see 24 CFR 10.1). As discussed, this
final rule adopts without change the amendments offered for public
comment in the June 15, 2106, interim final rule. In addition, this
rule makes the required 2017 inflation adjustment, which HUD does not
have discretion to change. Moreover, the 2015 Act specifies that a
delay in the effective date under the Administrative Procedure Act is
not required for subsequent annual adjustments under the 2015 Act. HUD
has determined, therefore, that it is unnecessary to delay the
effectiveness of the 2017 inflation adjustments to solicit prior public
As discussed in the preamble to the June 15, 2016, interim final
rule, section 7(o) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(o)) requires that any HUD regulation implementing
any provision of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform
Act of 1989 that authorizes the imposition of a civil money penalty may
not become effective until after the expiration of a public comment
period of not less than 60 days. HUD met this separate 60-day delay
requirement for implementing civil money penalties when HUD implemented
the new 2015 Act penalty calculation in its June 16, 2016, interim
Moreover, and as noted above, the 2017 inflation adjustments are
made in accordance with a statutorily prescribed formula that does not
provide for agency discretion. Accordingly, a delay in the
effectiveness of the 2017 inflation adjustments in order to provide the
public with an opportunity to comment is unnecessary because the 2015
Act exempts the adjustments from the need for delay and, in any event,
HUD would not have the discretion to make changes as a result of any
Regulatory Review--Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Under Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), a
determination must be made whether a regulatory action is significant
and, therefore, subject to review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in accordance with the requirements of the order.
Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review)
directs executive agencies to analyze regulations that are ``outmoded,
ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, and to modify,
streamline, expand, or repeal them in accordance with what has been
learned. Executive Order 13563 also directs that, where relevant,
feasible, and consistent with regulatory objectives, and to the extent
permitted by law, agencies are to identify and consider regulatory
choice for the public. As discussed above in this preamble, this final
rule adjusts existing civil monetary penalties for inflation by a
statutorily required amount.
As a result of this review, OMB determined that this rule was not
significant under Executive Order 12866 and Executive Order 13563.
Because HUD has determined that good cause exists to issue this rule
without prior public comment, this rule is not subject to the
requirement to publish an initial or final regulatory flexibility
analysis under the RFA as part of such action.
Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) \4\
requires that an agency prepare a budgetary impact statement before
promulgating a rule that includes a Federal mandate that may result in
the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in any one
year. If a budgetary impact statement is required, section 205 of UMRA
also requires an agency to identity and consider a reasonable number of
regulatory alternatives before promulgating a rule.\5\ However, the
UMRA applies only to rules for which an agency publishes a general
notice of proposed rulemaking. As discussed above, HUD has determined,
for good cause, that prior notice and public comment is not required on
this rule and, therefore, the UMRA does not apply to this final rule.
\4\ 2 U.S.C. 1532.
\5\ 2 U.S.C. 1534.
either imposes
substantial direct compliance costs on State and local governments and
is not required by statute, or the rule preempts State law, unless the
agency meets the consultation and funding requirements of section 6 of
the Executive Order. This rule will not have federalism implications
and would not impose substantial direct compliance costs on State and
local governments or preempt State law within the meaning of the
This interim final rule does not direct, provide for assistance or
loan and mortgage insurance for, or otherwise govern, or regulate, real
property acquisition, disposition, leasing, rehabilitation, alteration,
demolition, or new construction, or establish, revise, or provide for
housing, or occupancy. Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(1), this
final rule is categorically excluded from environmental review under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321).
Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Fraud, Penalties.
Administrative practice and procedure, Grant programs--housing and
community development, Loan programs--housing and community
development, Mortgage insurance, Penalties.
Government contracts, Grant programs, Loan programs, Lobbying,
Administrative practice and procedure, Aged, Civil rights, Fair
housing, Individuals with disabilities, Investigations, Mortgages,
Administrative practice and procedure, Consumer protection,
Intergovernmental relations, Manufactured homes, Reporting and
Accordingly, for the reasons described in the preamble, HUD adopts
as final the interim final rule published on June 15, 2016, at 81 FR
38931, and further amends 24 CFR parts 28, 30, 87, 180, and 3282 as
PART 28--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; 42 U.S.C.
3535(d).
2. In Sec.  28.10, revise the introductory text of paragraphs (a)(1)
and (b)(1), to read as follows:
Sec.  28.10  Basis for civil penalties and assessments.
(1) A civil penalty of not more than $10,957 may be imposed upon
any person who makes, presents, or submits, or causes to be made,
presented, or submitted, a claim that the person knows or has reason to
presented, or submitted, a written statement that:
PART 30--CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES: CERTAIN PROHIBITED CONDUCT
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1701q-1, 1703, 1723i, 1735f-14, and 1735f-
15; 15 U.S.C. 1717a; 28 U.S.C. 1 note and 2461 note; 42 U.S.C.
1437z-1 and 3535(d).
Sec.  30.5  [Amended]
4. In Sec.  30.5, remove paragraph (c) and redesignate paragraphs (d),
(e), and (f) as paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
Sec.  30.10  [Amended]
5. In Sec.  30.10, add at the end of the definition of ``Knowing or
Knowingly'' the sentence ``For purposes of Sec. Sec.  30.35 and 30.36,
knowing or knowingly is defined at 12 U.S.C. 1735f-14(g).''
6. In Sec.  30.20, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec.  30.20  Ethical violations by HUD employees.
(b) Maximum penalty. The maximum penalty is $19,246 for each
7. In Sec.  30.25, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec.  30.25  Violations by applicants for assistance.
8. In Sec.  30.35, remove the words ``Sec. Sec.  203.650 through
203.664'' in paragraph (a)(7) and add in their place ``Sec.  203.664'';
and revise the first sentence in paragraph (c)(1) to read as follows:
Sec.  30.35  Mortgagees and lenders.
(c)(1) Amount of penalty. The maximum penalty is $9,623 for each
violation, up to a limit of $1,924,589 for all violations committed
during any one-year period. * * *
9. In Sec.  30.36, remove the words ``or correspondent'' in paragraph
(b)(3) and revise the first sentence in paragraph (c) to read as
Sec.  30.36  Other participants in FHA programs.
(c) Amount of penalty. The maximum penalty is $9,623 for each
10. In Sec.  30.40, revise the first sentence in paragraph (c) to read
Sec.  30.40  Loan guarantees for Indian housing.
11. In Sec.  30.45, revise paragraph (g) to read as follows:
Sec.  30.45  Multifamily and section 202 or 811 mortgagors.
(g) Maximum penalty. The maximum penalty for each violation under
paragraphs (c) and (f) of this section is $48,114.
12. In Sec.  30.50, revise the first sentence in paragraph (c) to read
Sec.  30.50   GNMA issuers and custodians.
violation, up to a limit of $1,924,589 during any one-year period. * *
13. In Sec.  30.60, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec.  30.60  Dealers or sponsored third-party originators.
violation, up to a limit for any particular person of $1,924,589 during
14. In Sec.  30.65, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec.  30.65  Failure to disclose lead-based paint hazards.
(b) Amount of penalty. The maximum penalty is $17,047 for each
15. In Sec.  30.68, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec.  30.68  Section 8 owners.
(c) Maximum penalty. The maximum penalty for each violation under
this section is $37,396.
Sec.  30.80  [Amended]
16. In Sec.  30.80, add the word ``and'' after paragraph (h); remove
paragraph (i); and redesignate paragraphs (j), (k), and (l) as
paragraphs (i), (j), and (k), respectively.
PART 87--NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING
17. The authority citation for part 87 continues to read as follows:
18. In Sec.  87.400, revise paragraphs (a), (b), and (e) to read as
Sec.  87.400  Penalties.
(a) Any person who makes an expenditure prohibited herein shall be
subject to a civil penalty of not less than $19,246 and not more than
$192,459 for each such expenditure.
(b) Any person who fails to file or amend the disclosure form (see
appendix B) to be filed or amended if required herein, shall be subject
to a civil penalty of not less than $19,246 and not more than $192,459
for each such failure.
(e) First offenders under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section
shall be subject to a civil penalty of $19,246, absent aggravating
circumstances. Second and subsequent offenses by persons shall be
subject to an appropriate civil penalty between $19,246 and $192,459,
as determined by the agency head or his or her designee.
PART 180--CONSOLIDATED HUD HEARING PROCEDURES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
19. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 1 note; 29 U.S.C. 794; 42 U.S.C. 2000d-1,
3535(d), 3601-3619, 5301-5320, and 6103.
20. In Sec.  180.671, revise paragraphs (a)(1), (2), and (3) to read as
Sec.  180.671  Assessing civil penalties for Fair Housing Act cases.
(1) $20,111, if the respondent has not been adjudged in any
administrative hearing or civil action permitted under the Fair Housing
Act or any state or local fair housing law, or in any licensing or
regulatory proceeding conducted by a federal, state, or local
governmental agency, to have committed any prior discriminatory housing
(2) $50,276, if the respondent has been adjudged in any
Act, or under any state or local fair housing law, or in any licensing
or regulatory proceeding conducted by a federal, state, or local
government agency, to have committed one other discriminatory housing
practice and the adjudication was made during the 5-year period
preceding the date of filing of the charge.
(3) $100,554, if the respondent has been adjudged in any
administrative hearings or civil actions permitted under the Fair
Housing Act, or under any state or local fair housing law, or in any
licensing or regulatory proceeding conducted by a federal, state, or
local government agency, to have committed two or more discriminatory
housing practices and the adjudications were made during the 7-year
period preceding the date of filing of the charge.
PART 3282--MANUFACTURED HOME PROCEDURAL AND ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS
21. The authority citation for part 3282 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 1 note; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 42 U.S.C.
3535(d) and 5424.
22. Revise Sec.  3282.10 to read as follows:
Sec.  3282.10   Civil and criminal penalties.
Failure to comply with these regulations may subject the party in
question to the civil and criminal penalties provided for in section
611 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 5410. The maximum amount of penalties imposed
under section 611 of the Act shall be $2,795 for each violation, up to
a maximum of $3,493,738 for any related series of violations occurring
within one year from the date of the first violation.
Bethany A. Zorc,
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