Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments; Annual Adjustments

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs [192A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900253G] 25 CFR Parts 140, 141, 211, 213, 225, 226, 227, 243, and 249 RIN 1076-AF40 AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This rule provides for annual adjustments to the level of civil monetary penalties contained in Bureau of Indian Affairs (Bureau) regulations to account for inflation under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. DATES: This rule is effective on April 15, 2019. 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, elizabeth.appel@bia.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background II. Calculation of Annual Adjustments III. Procedural Requirements A. Regulatory Planning and Review ( E.O. 12866 and 13563) B. Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs ( E.O. 13771 ) C. Regulatory Flexibility Act D. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act F. Takings ( E.O. 12630 ) G. Federalism ( E.O. 13132 ) H. Civil Justice Reform ( E.O. 12988 ) I. Consultation With Indian Tribes ( E.O. 13175 ) J. Paperwork Reduction Act K. National Environmental Policy Act L. Effects on the Energy Supply ( E.O. 13211 ) M. Clarity of This Regulation N. Administrative Procedure Act I. Backgro…