# Annual Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty To Reflect Inflation
> **Bureau of Indian Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2017-02-28 · Effective 2017-02-28 · 82 FR 12068
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-03858
- **Category:** tribal-affairs
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Indian Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 12068
- **CFR reference:** 25 CFR 575
- **Publication date:** 2017-02-28
- **Effective date:** 2017-02-28
## Abstract

In compliance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the Act) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance, the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC or Commission) is amending its civil monetary penalty rule to reflect an annual adjustment for inflation in order to improve the penalty's effectiveness and maintain its deterrent effect. The Act provides that the new penalty level must apply to penalties assessed after the effective date of the increase, including when the penalties whose associated violation predate the increase.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/02/28/2017-03858/annual-adjustment-of-civil-monetary-penalty-to-reflect-inflation)
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