{"description":"Documents matching 'fraud compliance'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=fraud+compliance&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Request for Information Regarding Consumer Product Recall Fraud","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is requesting information on fraudulent or abusive conduct associated with the redemption of consumer product recall remedies (recall fraud). Recall fraud may undermine the effectiveness of recalls, increase compliance costs for firms, distort recall performance data, and reduce consumer participation in corrective action plans. This information- gathering effort is intended to inform the Commission's ongoing work to improve recall effectiveness and reduce unnecessary burdens associated with the administration of recall programs. Through this Request for Information, the Commission seeks input on the scope of recall fraud, its impact on recall effectiveness, and potential approaches to mitigate such conduct while preserving consumer access to effective recall remedies.","document_number":"2026-07328","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/15/2026-07328/request-for-information-regarding-consumer-product-recall-fraud","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-15/pdf/2026-07328.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07328.pdf?1776170723","publication_date":"2026-04-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":" \n 2. Impacts of Recall <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> \n • <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> costs associated with recall <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>. \n • Effects on firms' willingness to agree voluntarily to refund-based or other corrective action plan remedies. \n • Impacts on consumer participation rates and overall recall effectiveness. \n 3. <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Mitigation Measures \n • Existing tools, technologies, or practices used to detect or deter recall <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>. \n • Measures that reduce recall <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> without materially increasing burdens on legitimate consumers. \n • Observed tradeoffs between <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> prevention and consumer access"},{"title":"Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act Regulations Statutory Updates","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is amending the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act regulations in 13 CFR part 142 to reflect changes made to the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 by the Administrative False Claims Act of 2023. These changes, among other things, revise the name of the administrative action from \"Program Fraud Civil Remedies\" to \"Administrative False Claims\" and increase the threshold for a claim from $150,000 to $1,000,000. The Administrative False Claims Act mandates that the Agency issue regulations to update part 142 and this direct final rule conforms the regulations to the Administrative False Claims Act by adopting the new statutory requirements without change.","document_number":"2026-05459","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/19/2026-05459/program-fraud-civil-remedies-act-regulations-statutory-updates","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-19/pdf/2026-05459.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05459.pdf?1773837923","publication_date":"2026-03-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Direct final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is amending the Program <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Civil Remedies Act regulations in 13 CFR part 142 to reflect changes made to the Program <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Civil Remedies Act of 1986 by the Administrative False Claims Act of 2023. These changes, among other things, revise the name of the administrative action from “Program <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Civil Remedies” to “Administrative False Claims” and increase the threshold for a claim from $150,000 to $1,000,000. The Administrative False Claims Act"},{"title":"Request for Information on Potential Actions To Address Payments Fraud","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury; the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) seek public input on questions related to payments fraud. This request for information (RFI) offers the opportunity for interested stakeholders to identify ways that the OCC, the Federal Reserve System (FRS), and the FDIC could take actions collectively or independently in their varying respective roles to help consumers, businesses, and financial institutions mitigate check, automated clearing house (ACH), wire, and instant payments fraud.","document_number":"2025-11280","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/20/2025-11280/request-for-information-on-potential-actions-to-address-payments-fraud","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-20/pdf/2025-11280.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11280.pdf?1750250710","publication_date":"2025-06-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM","name":"Federal Reserve System","id":188,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-reserve-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/188","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-reserve-system"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"education on a range of financial topics, including payments <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>.\n 9 \n \n However, there may be a need for further education specific to payments <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>. Effective payments <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> education could, for example, help industry stakeholders identify suspected payments <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> and better inform affected parties about what steps to take following an incident of payments <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>. The effectiveness of any payments <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> education, however, may be undermined by the ever-evolving nature of payments <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>, the highly specific and sensitive nature of these crimes,"},{"title":"Solicitation of Proposals for New and Modified Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In accordance with section 205 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), this annual notification solicits proposals and recommendations for developing new, or modifying existing, safe harbor provisions under section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act (the Act), the Federal anti-kickback statute, as well as developing new OIG Special Fraud Alerts.","document_number":"2025-22327","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/09/2025-22327/solicitation-of-proposals-for-new-and-modified-safe-harbors-and-special-fraud-alerts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-09/pdf/2025-22327.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22327.pdf?1765201522","publication_date":"2025-12-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"Special <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Alerts encourage industry <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> by giving stakeholders guidance that can be applied to their own practices. OIG Special <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Alerts are published in the \n Federal Register \n , on OIG's website, or both, and are intended for extensive distribution.\n \n \n \n 3 \n  \n See, e.g., \n Special <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Alert: OIG Alerts Practitioners To Exercise Caution When Entering Into Arrangements With Purported Telemedicine Companies (July 20, 2022), \n https://oig.hhs.gov/documents/root/1045/sfa-telefraud.pdf. \n \n \n In developing Special <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Alerts,"},{"title":"Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of State (\"Department\") is amending regulations governing the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (\"DV Program\") to improve the integrity of, and combat fraud in, the program. These amendments require a petitioner to the DV Program to provide valid, unexpired passport information and to upload a scan of the biographic and signature page in the electronic entry form or to otherwise indicate that he or she is exempt from this requirement. Additionally, the Department is standardizing and amending its regulations to add the word \"shall\" to simplify guidance for consular officers; ensure the use of the term \"sex\" in lieu of \"gender\"; and replace the term \"age\" in the DV Program regulations with the phrase \"date of birth\" to accurately reflect the information collected and maintained by the Department during the immigrant visa process.","document_number":"2026-04737","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04737/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-11/pdf/2026-04737.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04737.pdf?1773146710","publication_date":"2026-03-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"account of organized <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> rings masquerading as travel agencies taking control of the DV Program in Ukraine. By buying, stealing, or otherwise obtaining from public sources, personal information about Ukrainian citizens, the <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> ring entered these Ukrainian citizens' names in the online DV Program website, often without their permission or awareness. The <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> ring then contacted hundreds of Ukrainian selectees and required them to pay up to $15,000 to obtain the confirmation number. If the selectee could not pay, the <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> ring often insisted"},{"title":"Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of State (\"Department\") proposes to amend regulations governing the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (\"DV Program\") to improve the integrity and combat fraud in the program. The Department proposes to require petitioners to the DV Program to provide valid, unexpired passport information and a scan of the biographic and signature page uploaded to their electronic entry form, or otherwise indicate that they are exempt from this requirement. Additionally, the Department also proposes to standardize and amend language in 22 CFR part 42, including by adding the word \"shall\" to simplify guidance for consular officers; ensuring the use of the term \"sex\" in lieu of \"gender\" as mandated by Executive Order 14168; and replacing the term \"age\" in 22 CFR 42.33(h)(1)(i) with the phrase \"date of birth\" to accurately reflect the information collected and maintained by the Department during the immigrant visa process.","document_number":"2025-14784","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/05/2025-14784/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-05/pdf/2025-14784.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14784.pdf?1754311512","publication_date":"2025-08-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"the petitioner in exchange for payment or to coerce the petitioner to be complicit in certain acts of <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>. This type of <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> is prevalent enough that the Federal Trade Commission addressed it in a 2012 YouTube video about DV <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>.\n 4 \n \n \n \n \n 4 \n  Diversity Visa Lottery Scams | Federal Trade Commission—YouTube, available at \n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOnSN8Pbak0. \n \n \n One of the more egregious examples of large-scale third-party <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> occurred in 2012 when Embassy Dhaka (Bangladesh) reported through official channels that one IP address"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed New Information Collection; Survey of the Costs of AML/CFT Compliance; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), as part of its obligations under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a proposed information collection, a Survey of the Costs of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Compliance. The survey seeks to gather information on the direct compliance costs incurred by non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), described below, with AML/CFT compliance requirements and, to the extent these expenses overlap with those of other activities (such as fraud monitoring), the amount attributable to AML/CFT compliance. FinCEN is seeking a new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number for this information collection.","document_number":"2025-18918","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/30/2025-18918/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-new-information-collection-survey-of-the-costs-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-30/pdf/2025-18918.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18918.pdf?1759149911","publication_date":"2025-09-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","id":194,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/financial-crimes-enforcement-network","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/194","parent_id":497,"slug":"financial-crimes-enforcement-network"}],"excerpts":"collection, a Survey of the Costs of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span>. The survey seeks to gather information on the direct <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs incurred by non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), described below, with AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> requirements and, to the extent these expenses overlap with those of other activities (such as <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> monitoring), the amount attributable to AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. FinCEN is seeking a new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number for this information collection"},{"title":"Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud","type":"Presidential Document","abstract":null,"document_number":"2026-05497","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/19/2026-05497/establishing-the-task-force-to-eliminate-fraud","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-19/pdf/2026-05497.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05497.pdf?1773846914","publication_date":"2026-03-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT","name":"Executive Office of the President","id":538,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/executive-office-of-the-president","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/538","parent_id":null,"slug":"executive-office-of-the-president"}],"excerpts":"programs, including by coordinating agency action to determine when ongoing <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> or potential <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> require proactively pausing certain types of funding until such controls can be established; \n (iii) evaluate indicators of <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> and high-risk vulnerabilities to <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>, including major <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> trends and cross-program and large-scale schemes, which shall include considering the current and potential use by member agencies of third-party contractors to maximize efficacy in detecting <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>; \n (iv) promote the facilitation of information and data sharing and"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed New Information Collection; Survey of the Costs of AML/CFT Compliance; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as part of its obligations under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a proposed information collection, a Survey of the Costs of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Compliance. The survey seeks to gather information on the direct compliance costs incurred by FDIC-supervised insured depository institutions and, to the extent these expenses overlap with those of other activities (such as fraud and credit card monitoring), the amount attributable to AML/CFT compliance. The FDIC is seeking a new OMB Control Number for this information collection. The FDIC expects to submit this information collection as a common form so that the other federal banking agencies and the National Credit Union Administration may use the information collection to survey the entirety of the banking and credit union industry.","document_number":"2025-17593","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/12/2025-17593/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-new-information-collection-survey-of-the-costs-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-12/pdf/2025-17593.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17593.pdf?1757594709","publication_date":"2025-09-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"information collection, a Survey of the Costs of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span>. The survey seeks to gather information on the direct <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs incurred by FDIC-supervised insured depository institutions and, to the extent these expenses overlap with those of other activities (such as <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> and credit card monitoring), the amount attributable to AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. The FDIC is seeking a new OMB Control Number for this information collection. The FDIC expects to submit this information"},{"title":"Solicitation of Proposals for New and Modified Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In accordance with section 205 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), this annual notification solicits proposals and recommendations for developing new, or modifying existing, safe harbor provisions under section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act (the Act), the Federal anti-kickback statute, as well as developing new OIG Special Fraud Alerts.","document_number":"2024-27710","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/27/2024-27710/solicitation-of-proposals-for-new-and-modified-safe-harbors-and-special-fraud-alerts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-27/pdf/2024-27710.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27710.pdf?1732628717","publication_date":"2024-11-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services","name":"Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department","id":245,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/inspector-general-office-health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/245","parent_id":221,"slug":"inspector-general-office-health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"Special <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Alerts encourage industry <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> by giving stakeholders guidance that can be applied to their own practices. OIG Special <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Alerts are published in the \n Federal Register \n , on OIG's website, or both, and are intended for extensive distribution.\n \n \n \n 3 \n  \n See, e.g., \n Special <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Alert: OIG Alerts Practitioners To Exercise Caution When Entering Into Arrangements With Purported Telemedicine Companies (July 20, 2022), \n https://oig.hhs.gov/documents/root/1045/sfa-telefraud.pdf. \n \n \n In developing Special <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Alerts,"},{"title":"Notice of Opportunity for Hearing on Compliance of Minnesota State Plan Provisions Concerning Program Integrity and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse With Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2026-00512","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00512/notice-of-opportunity-for-hearing-on-compliance-of-minnesota-state-plan-provisions-concerning","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-14/pdf/2026-00512.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00512.pdf?1767993309","publication_date":"2026-01-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"for past misconduct. For the reasons stated above and in the below letter, CMS has determined that Minnesota Medicaid agency is not in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the federal statute and regulations. \n The letter notifying Minnesota of the details concerning this <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> issue, the proposed withholding of FFP, opportunity for a hearing and possibility of postponing and ultimately avoiding withholding by coming into <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> reads as follows: \n January 6, 2026 \n The Honorable Tim Walz \n Governor of Minnesota \n 130 State Capitol \n 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther"},{"title":"Performance Standards for Medicaid Fraud Control Units","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document sets forth OIG guidance regarding standards OIG will apply in assessing the performance of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs or Units). Based on its experience in overseeing MFCUs, and after consultation with key stakeholders, OIG is revising the standards. These standards replace and supersede standards published on June 1, 2012.","document_number":"2024-20416","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/18/2024-20416/performance-standards-for-medicaid-fraud-control-units","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-18/pdf/2024-20416.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-20416.pdf?1726577114","publication_date":"2024-09-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services","name":"Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department","id":245,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/inspector-general-office-health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/245","parent_id":221,"slug":"inspector-general-office-health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"prosecutors, all information in its possession concerning provider <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> or <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> in the administration of the Medicaid program. \n E. For cases that require the granting of extended authority under 42 CFR 1007.11(a)(2) to investigate Medicare or other Federal health care <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>, the Unit seeks approval from the OIG regional Special Agent in Charge following procedures set by OIG or other relevant Federal Inspectors General under procedures set by those agencies. \n F. For cases that have civil <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> potential, the Unit investigates and prosecutes such cases"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed New Information Collection; Survey of the Costs of AML/CFT Compliance; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as part of its obligations under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a proposed information collection, a Survey of the Costs of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Compliance. The instrument for the information collection is a survey. The survey seeks to gather information on the direct compliance costs incurred by FDIC-supervised insured depository institutions and, to the extent these expenses overlap with those of other activities (such as fraud and credit card monitoring), the amount attributable to AML/CFT compliance. The FDIC is seeking a new OMB Control Number for this information collection. The FDIC expects to submit this information collection as a common form so that the Federal banking regulators and the National Credit Union Association may use the information collection to survey the entirety of the banking and credit union industry. On September 12, 2025, the FDIC requested public comment for 60 days on the proposed information collection. The comment period for the September notice expired on November 12, 2025. As described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document, the FDIC will proceed with the information collection as proposed.","document_number":"2026-00105","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/08/2026-00105/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-new-information-collection-survey-of-the-costs-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-08/pdf/2026-00105.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00105.pdf?1767793507","publication_date":"2026-01-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"the Costs of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism \n \n (CFT) <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span>. The instrument for the information collection is a survey. The survey seeks to gather information on the direct <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs incurred by FDIC-supervised insured depository institutions and, to the extent these expenses overlap with those of other activities (such as <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> and credit card monitoring), the amount attributable to AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. The FDIC is seeking a new OMB Control Number for this information collection. The FDIC expects"},{"title":"Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Bridging the Digital Divide for Low-Income Consumers; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support; Affordable Connectivity Program; Emergency Broadband Benefit Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to ensure that Lifeline services are used to benefit and support eligible low-income Americans, that the program's funding is protected from waste, fraud, and abuse, and that service providers are in compliance with Commission rules. The Commission also seeks to update and streamline Lifeline and related rules.","document_number":"2026-06531","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/03/2026-06531/lifeline-and-link-up-reform-and-modernization-bridging-the-digital-divide-for-low-income-consumers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-03/pdf/2026-06531.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06531.pdf?1775133915","publication_date":"2026-04-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"attached to <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plans, once approved, that would result in automatic termination of the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plan if the condition is violated? The Commission seeks comments on what the conditions should be for terminating a Lifeline <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plan. Should Lifeline <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plans terminate when ETCs are found guilty of committing <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> or other misconduct in the Lifeline program? Should <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plans terminate when ETCs change corporate ownership or control without notifying the Commission and receiving approval of an updated <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plan? Or"},{"title":"Administrative False Claims Act of 2023","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA) regulations to ensure compliance with the Administrative False Claims Act of 2023 (AFCA). The AFCA requires agencies to review and update existing regulations to ensure compliance with the AFCA amendments. This final rule includes changes to the NRC's PFCRA regulations required to meet the AFCA amendments and includes edits to correct typographical errors.","document_number":"2025-13422","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/17/2025-13422/administrative-false-claims-act-of-2023","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-17/pdf/2025-13422.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13422.pdf?1752669917","publication_date":"2025-07-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its Program <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA) regulations to ensure <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the Administrative False Claims Act of 2023 (AFCA). The AFCA requires agencies to review and update existing regulations to ensure <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the AFCA amendments. This final rule includes changes to the NRC's PFCRA regulations required to meet the AFCA amendments and includes edits to correct typographical errors. \n \n \n DATES: \n This final rule is effective on July"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposes to modify all FDIC systems of records to add a new routine use in compliance with new interagency information sharing requirements established in Executive Order 14243, Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos. The FDIC also proposes to modify seven FDIC systems of records to add a new routine use to share information with the Department of the Treasury as required by Executive Order 14249, Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. Finally, the FDIC is modifying two FDIC systems of records titled FDIC- 30-64-0014, Personnel Benefits and Enrollment Records, and FDIC-30-64- 0021, Fitness Center Records, to make changes required by Executive Order 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government. The FDIC is also renumbering certain systems of records to align with a new numbering scheme.","document_number":"2025-19979","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-19979/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-17/pdf/2025-19979.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19979.pdf?1763127917","publication_date":"2025-11-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"proposes to modify all FDIC systems of records to add a new routine use in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with new interagency information sharing requirements established in Executive Order 14243, Stopping Waste, <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span>, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos. The FDIC also proposes to modify seven FDIC systems of records to add a new routine use to share information with the Department of the Treasury as required by Executive Order 14249, Protecting America's Bank Account Against <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span>, Waste, and Abuse. Finally, the FDIC is modifying two FDIC systems of records"},{"title":"Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse","type":"Presidential Document","abstract":null,"document_number":"2025-05524","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/28/2025-05524/protecting-americas-bank-account-against-fraud-waste-and-abuse","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-28/pdf/2025-05524.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-05524.pdf?1743079525","publication_date":"2025-03-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT","name":"Executive Office of the President","id":538,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/executive-office-of-the-president","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/538","parent_id":null,"slug":"executive-office-of-the-president"}],"excerpts":"agencies (agencies) beyond what they currently provide. \n Financial <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> threatens the integrity of Federal programs and undermines trust in Government. Agencies' past underinvestment in technology and longstanding challenges with access to accurate data has prevented them from more fully safeguarding taxpayer dollars against <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> and improper payments. The Government Accountability Office estimates that the Federal Government loses between $233 and $521 billion annually to <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>. \n In addition to being an efficient steward of taxpayer funds, the"},{"title":"Administrative False Claims and Procedures","type":"Rule","abstract":"DOE publishes this final rule to revise its regulations issued under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (\"PFCRA\"), amended by the Administrative False Claims Act of 2023 (\"the AFCA\"). The AFCA, formerly PFCRA, pertains to the Federal Government's ability to combat fraud involving Federal funds by allowing for the imposition of civil penalties and assessments against persons who make, submit, or present, or cause to be made, submitted, or presented, false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims or written statements to the government. The final rule updates DOE regulations to reflect recent amendments to the statute. The updates reflect the new title; increase the maximum amount for claims from $150,000 to $1 million; allow for reverse false claims; define new terms; extend the statute of limitations for bringing claims; require DOE to notify the Attorney General before settlement of allegations; and establish a process for crediting recovered costs. Under the statute, the heads of executive agencies, including the Secretary of Energy, are required to promulgate regulations and procedures to carry out the statute. The statute also requires the heads of executive agencies to review and update existing agency regulations to ensure compliance with the AFCA.","document_number":"2026-14043","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/13/2026-14043/administrative-false-claims-and-procedures","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-13/pdf/2026-14043.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-14043.pdf?1783687513","publication_date":"2026-07-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n DOE publishes this final rule to revise its regulations issued under the Program <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (“PFCRA”), amended by the Administrative False Claims Act of 2023 (“the AFCA”). The AFCA, formerly PFCRA, pertains to the Federal Government's ability to combat <span class=\"match\">fraud</span> involving Federal funds by allowing for the imposition of civil penalties and assessments against persons who make, submit, or present, or cause to be made, submitted, or presented, false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims or written"},{"title":"Request for Information (RFI) Related to Comprehensive Regulations To Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (CRUSH)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This request for information (RFI) solicits stakeholder feedback on potential regulatory changes that might be included in a potential upcoming CRUSH proposed rule, as well as other programmatic changes that could be implemented to make CMS more effective in crushing fraud to protect taxpayer dollars and the Americans we serve.","document_number":"2026-03968","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/27/2026-03968/request-for-information-rfi-related-to-comprehensive-regulations-to-uncover-suspicious-healthcare","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-27/pdf/2026-03968.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03968.pdf?1772054108","publication_date":"2026-02-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"4 \n  Id. See also: OIG Semiannual Report to Congress. October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.\n \n \n \n \n 5 \n  <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Alert: Genetic Testing Scam. Last updated September 27, 2019. Available at: \n https://oig.hhs.gov/<span class=\"match\">fraud</span>/consumer-alerts/<span class=\"match\">fraud</span>-alert-genetic-testing-scam/. \n \n \n \n \n 6 \n  Lab Operator Convicted of $4M Medicare <span class=\"match\">Fraud</span> Scheme. February 25, 2025. Available at: \n https://oig.hhs.gov/<span class=\"match\">fraud</span>/enforcement/lab-operator-convicted-of-4m-medicare-<span class=\"match\">fraud</span>-scheme/. \n See also: Federal Law Enforcement Action Involving Fraudulent Genetic Testing Results in Charges"},{"title":"Modernizing Suspension and Debarment Rules","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes additional safeguards to protect against waste, fraud, and abuse, including additional mandatory reporting requirements, and proposes to extend the Commission's suspension and debarment framework to additional programs. A Final Rule relating to the Commission's adoption of revised suspension and debarment rules is published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.","document_number":"2026-06863","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06863/modernizing-suspension-and-debarment-rules","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06863.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06863.pdf?1775652316","publication_date":"2026-04-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"potential waste, <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>, and abuse—to proactively alert both the agency and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of any such credible evidence. We propose adoption of this requirement and propose modifications to the program certifications to require applicants and recipients to demonstrate their <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the provision when participating in our programs. We tentatively conclude that adoption of this requirement would better ensure program participants are actively assisting the agency in deterring and addressing waste, <span class=\"match\">fraud</span>, and abuse in"}]}