45 CFR § 1149.54 - Are there sanctions for misconduct?

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1149.54"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1149.54 - Are there sanctions for misconduct?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1149.54"
section_name: "Are there sanctions for misconduct?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS"
part_number: "1149"
part_name: "PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. App. 8G(a)(2); 20 U.S.C. 959; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812."
regulatory_source: "79 FR 67081, Nov. 12, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1149"
---


# 1149.54 Are there sanctions for misconduct?

(a) The ALJ may sanction a person, including any party or representative, as outlined in § 1149.55, for the following:

(1) Failing to comply with an order, rule, or procedure governing the proceeding;

(2) Failing to prosecute or defend an action; or

(3) Engaging in other misconduct that interferes with the speedy, orderly, and fair conduct of a hearing.

(b) Any sanction issued under this section must reasonably relate to the severity and nature of the misconduct.