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OGE RIN: 3209-AA45 Publication ID: Spring 2018 
Title: ●2019 Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Ethics in Government Act Violations 
Abstract:

The Office of Government Ethics will again coordinate with the Department of Justice in separate rulemakings to make appropriate inflation adjustments to Ethics in Government Act civil monetary penalties, found in 5 CFR part 2634 and 2636, mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.  The annual adjustments are based on the percent change between the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPIU) for the month of October preceding the date of the adjustment, and the prior year's October CPIU.

 
Agency: Office of Government Ethics(OGE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 2634    5 CFR 2636   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. Ethics in Government Act of 1978    28 U.S.C. 2461 note    Pub. L. 101-410    Pub. L. 104-134, sec. 31001    E.O. 12674    E.O. 12731    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule Inflation Adjustments to Ethics Act Civil Monetary Penalties  01/00/2019 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 3209-AA38 
Agency Contact:
Seth Jaffe
Chief, Ethics Law and Policy Branch
Office of Government Ethics
Suite 500, 1201 New York Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20005-3917
Phone:202 482-9303
TDD Phone:800 877-8339
Fax:202 482-9237
Email: sjaffe@oge.gov