[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 232 (Friday, December 2, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 86953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28750]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Parts 140, 141, 211, 213, 225, 226, 227, 243, and 249

[178A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]
RIN 1076-AF32


Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: 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.

DATES: Effective date: December 2, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Appel, Director, Office of 
Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary--Indian Affairs; telephone (202) 273-4680, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 30, 2016, the Department published 
an interim final rule (81 FR 42478) to adjust 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 OMB guidance.
    The Department received no comments on the rule. Consequently, the 
Department did not make any change to the interim final rule. For these 
reasons, the Department adopts the interim rule published June 30, 2016 
(81 FR 42478), as final without change.

    Dated: November 18, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-28750 Filed 12-1-16; 8:45 am]
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