45 CFR § 1174.4 - Who investigates program fraud.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1174.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1174.4 - Who investigates program fraud."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1174.4"
section_name: "Who investigates program fraud."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES"
part_number: "1174"
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: "31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; 5 U.S.C. App. 8G(a)(2)."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 44628, Aug. 13, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1174"
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# 1174.4 Who investigates program fraud.
The Inspector General, or his or her designee, is the investigating official responsible for investigating allegations that a person has made a false claim or statement. In this regard, the Inspector General has authority under the PFCRA and the Inspector General Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App. 3, as amended, to issue administrative subpoenas for the production of records and documents.