# Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments
> **US Department of the Interior** · Final rule. · Published 2016-12-02 · Effective 2016-12-02 · 81 FR 86953
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-28750
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of the Interior
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 86953
- **CFR reference:** 25 CFR 140
- **Publication date:** 2016-12-02
- **Effective date:** 2016-12-02
- **Interior docket:** 178A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G
## Abstract

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is adopting as final the interim final rule published on June 30, 2016, adjusting the level of civil monetary penalties contained in Indian Affairs regulations with an initial "catch-up" adjustment under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The Department of the Interior (Department) did not receive any significant adverse comments during the public comment period on the interim final rule, and therefore adopts the rule as final without change.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/02/2016-28750/civil-penalties-inflation-adjustments)
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