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OGE RIN: 3209-AA60 Publication ID: Fall 2021 
Title: 2022 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: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 2634    5 CFR 2636   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. Ethics in Government 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  01/00/2022 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
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