United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2026_register executive 2026-08-04 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1e63847ea D09002ee1e6384845 United States National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Endowment for the Arts originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is notifying the public that its civil monetary penalty amounts will not increase for the 2026 calendar year. The NEA is generally required by statute to amend its regulations annually to adjust for inflation the maximum civil monetary penalties (CMPs) that may be imposed for violations of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA) and the NEA's Restrictions on Lobbying. In accordance with guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the NEA will continue to use the 2025 civil monetary penalty levels because there will be no cost-of-living adjustment for 2026. 91 FR 47153 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-07-28/2026-15230 2026-15230 fr28jy26-8 RIN 3135-AA33 7537-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-07-28/2026-15230 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-28/html/2026-15230.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-28/pdf/2026-15230.pdf 2 p. 47153 47154 91 FR 47153 Title 45 Part 1149 45 CFR Part 1149 Title 45 Part 1158 45 CFR Part 1158 RIN 3135-AA33 Civil Penalties Adjustment for 2026; Federal Register Vol. 91, Issue RULE 2026-15230 NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts 2026-07-28 7537-01-P 2026-15230 Final action.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is notifying the public that its civil monetary penalty amounts will not increase for the 2026 calendar year. The NEA is generally required by statute to amend its regulations annually to adjust for inflation the maximum civil monetary penalties (CMPs) that may be imposed for violations of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA) and the NEA's Restrictions on Lobbying. In accordance with guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the NEA will continue to use the 2025 civil monetary penalty levels because there will be no cost-of-living adjustment for 2026.

This action is effective July 28, 2026. William Langer, Assistant General Counsel, National Endowment for the Arts, 400 7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20506, Telephone: 202-682-5595. Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment, https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/M-26-11-Cancellation-of-Penalty-Inflation-Adjustments-for-2026-Regarding-the-Federal-Civil-Penalties-Inflation-Adjustment-Act-Improvements-Act-of-2015.pdf Vol. 91, no. 143 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2026-07-28 continuing daily deposited born digital 686 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-07-28 P0b002ee1e638452f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr28jy26 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-07-28 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-28/pdf/FR-2026-07-28.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-28/xml/FR-2026-07-28.xml fdlp 47101 47778 DGPO 2026-08-04 2026-08-04 FR-2026-07-28 machine generated eng FR FR-2026-07-28 91 143