Departmental Offices; Civil Penalty Assessment for Misuse of Department of the Treasury Names, Symbols, Etc.

الملخص

This interim rule sets forth the procedures by which civil penalties may be imposed for violations of the statutory prohibition against misuse of Department of the Treasury names, symbols, titles, abbreviations, initials, seals, or badges. Section 333(c) of title 31, United States Code, authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose these civil penalties. These regulations are being promulgated to ensure that persons assessed a civil penalty under section 333(c) are accorded due process. Published in the proposed rules section of this Federal Register, is a notice of proposed rulemaking inviting comments on the interim rule for a 60-day period following the publication date of this interim rule.