# Civil Monetary Penalties; Adjustment for Inflation
> **US Department of Commerce** · Final rule. · Published 1996-10-24 · Effective 1996-10-23 · 61 FR 55092
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-27403
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Commerce
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 55092
- **CFR reference:** 15 CFR 6
- **Publication date:** 1996-10-24
- **Effective date:** 1996-10-23
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. 961021291-6291-01
## Abstract

This final rule is being issued to adjust each civil monetary penalty provided by law within the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce (the Department). The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, requires the head of each agency to adjust its civil monetary penalties for inflation no later than October 23, 1996, and at least once every four years thereafter. The inflation adjustments will apply only to violations that occur after the effective date of this rule.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/10/24/96-27403/civil-monetary-penalties-adjustment-for-inflation)
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