Notices. Notice of monetary penalties 2022

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BILLING CODE 6450-01-P FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION RIN 3064-ZA29 Notice of Inflation Adjustments for Civil Money Penalties AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. ACTION: Notice of monetary penalties 2022. SUMMARY: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is providing notice of its maximum civil money penalties as adjusted for inflation. DATES: The adjusted maximum amounts of civil money penalties in this notice are applicable to penalties assessed after January 15, 2022, for conduct occurring on or after November 2, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Graham N. Rehrig, Senior Attorney, Legal Division,

(703)314-3401, *grehrig@fdic.gov;* Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces changes to the maximum amount of each civil money penalty

(CMP)within the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's

(FDIC)jurisdiction to administer to account for inflation under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (1990 Adjustment Act), 1 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Adjustment Act). 2 Under the 1990 Adjustment Act, as amended, federal agencies must make annual adjustments to the maximum amount of each CMP the agency administers. The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)is required to issue guidance to federal agencies no later than December 15 of each year providing an inflation-adjustment multiplier ( *i.e.,* the inflation-adjustment factor agencies must use) applicable to CMPs assessed in the following year. 1 Public Law 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, codified at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note. 2 Public Law 114-74, sec. 701(b), 129 Stat. 599, codified at 28 U.S.C. 2461 note. Agencies are required to publish their CMPs, adjusted under the multiplier provided by the OMB, by January 15 of the applicable year. Agencies, like the FDIC, that have codified the statutory formula for making the CMP adjustments may make annual inflation adjustments by providing notice in the **Federal Register** . 3 3 *See* Office of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Office of the President, OMB Memorandum No. M-22-07, *Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015* 4 (Dec. 15, 2021), *https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/M-22-07.pdf* (“OMB Guidance”); *see also* 12 CFR 308.132(d) (FDIC regulation that guides readers to the **Federal Register** to see the annual notice of CMP inflation adjustments). On December 15, 2021, the OMB issued guidance to affected agencies on implementing the required annual adjustment, which guidance included the relevant inflation multiplier. 4 The FDIC has applied that multiplier to the maximum CMPs allowable in 2021 for FDIC-supervised institutions to calculate the maximum amount of CMPs that may be assessed by the FDIC in 2022. 5 There were no new statutory CMPs administered by the FDIC during 2021. 4 *See* OMB Guidance at 1 (providing an inflation multiplier of 1.06222). 5 Penalties assessed for violations occurring prior to November 2, 2015, will be subject to the maximum amounts set forth in the FDIC's regulations in effect prior to the enactment of the 2015 Adjustment Act. The following charts provide the inflation-adjusted maximum CMP amounts for use after January 15, 2022—the effective date of the 2022 annual adjustments—under 12 CFR part 308, for conduct occurring on or after November 2, 2015: Maximum Civil Money Penalty Amounts U.S. code citation Current maximum CMP (through January 14, 2022) Adjusted maximum CMP 6 (beginning January 15, 2022) 12 U.S.C. 1464(v): Tier One CMP 7 $4,146 $4,404 Tier Two CMP 41,463 44,043 Tier Three CMP 8 2,073,133 2,202,123 12 U.S.C. 1467(d) 10,366 11,011 12 U.S.C. 1817(a): Tier One CMP 9 4,146 4,404 Tier Two CMP 41,463 44,043 Tier Three CMP 10 2,073,133 2,202,123 12 U.S.C. 1817(c): Tier One CMP 3,791 4,027 Tier Two CMP 37,901 40,259 Tier Three CMP 11 1,895,095 2,013,008 12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(16): Tier One CMP 10,366 11,011 Tier Two CMP 51,827 55,052 Tier Three CMP 12 2,073,133 2,202,123 12 U.S.C. 1818(i)(2): 13 Tier One CMP 10,366 11,011 Tier Two CMP 51,827 55,052 Tier Three CMP 14 2,073,133 2,202,123 12 U.S.C. 1820(e)(4) 9,476 10,066 12 U.S.C. 1820(k)(6) 341,000 362,217 12 U.S.C. 1828(a)(3) 129 137 12 U.S.C. 1828(h): 15 For assessments < $10,000 129 137 12 U.S.C. 1829b(j) 21,663 23,011 12 U.S.C. 1832(c) 3,011 3,198 12 U.S.C. 1884 301 320 12 U.S.C. 1972(2)(F): Tier One CMP 10,366 11,011 Tier Two CMP 51,827 55,052 Tier Three CMP 16 2,073,133 2,202,123 12 U.S.C. 3909(d) 2,579 2,739 15 U.S.C. 78u-2: Tier One CMP (individuals) 9,753 10,360 Tier One CMP (others) 97,523 103,591 Tier Two CMP (individuals) 97,523 103,591 Tier Two CMP (others) 487,616 517,955 Tier Three CMP (individuals) 195,047 207,183 Tier Three CMP (others) 975,230 1,035,909 15 U.S.C. 1639e(k): First violation 11,906 12,647 Subsequent violations 23,811 25,293 31 U.S.C. 3802 11,803 12,537 42 U.S.C. 4012a(f) 2,252 2,392 6 The maximum penalty amount is per day, unless otherwise indicated. 7 12 U.S.C. 1464(v) provides the maximum CMP amounts for the late filing of certain Call Reports. In 2012, however, the FDIC issued regulations that further subdivided these amounts based upon the size of the institution and the lateness of the filing. *See* 77 FR 74573, 74576-78 (Dec. 17, 2012), codified at 12 CFR 308.132(e)(1). These adjusted subdivided amounts are found at the end of this chart. 8 The maximum penalty amount for an institution is the lesser of this amount or 1 percent of total assets. 9 12 U.S.C. 1817(a) provides the maximum CMP amounts for the late filing of certain Call Reports. In 1991, however, the FDIC issued regulations that further subdivided these amounts based upon the size of the institution and the lateness of the filing. *See* 56 FR 37968, 37992-93 (Aug. 9, 1991), codified at 12 CFR 308.132(e)(1). These adjusted subdivided amounts are found at the end of this chart. 10 The maximum penalty amount for an institution is the lesser of this amount or 1 percent of total assets. 11 The maximum penalty amount for an institution is the lesser of this amount or 1 percent of total assets. 12 The maximum penalty amount for an institution is the lesser of this amount or 1 percent of total assets. 13 These amounts also apply to CMPs in statutes that cross-reference 12 U.S.C. 1818, such as 12 U.S.C. 2601, 2804(b), 3108(b), 3349(b), 4009(a), 4309(a), 4717(b); 15 U.S.C. 1607(a), 1681s(b), 1691(b), 1691c(a), 1693 *o* (a); and 42 U.S.C. 3601. 14 The maximum penalty amount for an institution is the lesser of this amount or 1 percent of total assets. 15 The $137-per-day maximum CMP under 12 U.S.C. 1828(h), for failure or refusal to pay any assessment, applies only when the assessment is less than $10,000. When the amount of the assessment is $10,000 or more, the maximum CMP under section 1828(h) is 1 percent of the amount of the assessment for each day that the failure or refusal continues. 16 The maximum penalty amount for an institution is the lesser of this amount or 1 percent of total assets. CFR citation Current presumptive CMP (through January 14, 2022) Adjusted presumptive CMP (beginning January 15, 2022) 12 CFR 308.132(e)(1)(i): Institutions with $25 million or more in assets: 1 to 15 days late $569 $604. 16 or more days late $1,137 $1,208. Institutions with less than $25 million in assets: 1 to 15 days late 17 $190 $202 16 or more days late 18 $378 $402. 12 CFR 308.132(e)(1)(ii): Institutions with $25 million or more in assets: 1 to 15 days late $947 $1,006. 16 or more days late $1,894 $2,012. Institutions with less than $25 million in assets: 1 to 15 days late 1/50,000th of the institution's total assets 1/50,000th of the institution's total assets. 16 or more days late 1/25,000th of the institution's total assets 1/25,000th of the institution's total assets. 12 CFR 308.132(e)(2) $41,463 $44,043. 12 CFR 308.132(e)(3): Tier One CMP $4,146 $4,404. Tier Two CMP $41,463 $44,043. Tier Three CMP 19 $2,073,133 $2,202,123. 17 The maximum penalty amount for an institution is the greater of this amount or 1/100,000th of the institution's total assets. 18 The maximum penalty amount for an institution is the greater of this amount or 1/50,000th of the institution's total assets. 19 The maximum penalty amount for an institution is the lesser of this amount or 1 percent of total assets. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Dated at Washington, DC, on January 5, 2022. James P. Sheesley, Assistant Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022-00286 Filed 1-10-22; 8:45 am]

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