# Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
> **Treasury** · Final rule; direct final rule. · Published 2021-03-04 · Effective 2021-03-04 · 86 FR 12537
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-04377
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** Treasury
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 12537
- **CFR reference:** 31 CFR 16
- **Publication date:** 2021-03-04
- **Effective date:** 2021-03-04
## Abstract

The Department of the Treasury ("Department" or "Treasury") publishes this final rule to adjust its civil monetary penalties ("CMPs") for inflation as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (collectively referred to herein as "the Act"). The Department also publishes this direct final rule to implement the inflation adjustment for the civil monetary penalties that may be assessed under 31 CFR part 16 and updates the inflation adjustments through 2021.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/03/04/2021-04377/inflation-adjustment-of-civil-monetary-penalties)
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