other · US Department of the Interior · Published 2017-02-16 · Effective 2017-02-16 · 82 FR 10864
Document
Document number
2017-03138
Federal Register citation
82 FR 10864
CFR reference
43 CFR 10
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of the Interior
Publication date
2017-02-16
Effective date
2017-02-16
Interior docket
NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22726
Abstract
This rule revises U.S. Department of the Interior regulations implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for annual adjustments of civil penalties to account for inflation under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and Office of Management and Budget guidance. The purpose of these adjustments is to maintain the deterrent effect of civil penalties and to further the policy goals of the underlying statutes.