# Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation
> **US Department of Education** · Interim final regulations. · Published 2016-08-01 · Effective 2016-08-01 · 81 FR 50321
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-18179
- **Category:** education-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Education
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 50321
- **CFR reference:** 34 CFR 36
- **Publication date:** 2016-08-01
- **Effective date:** 2016-08-01
- **Docket:** Docket ID ED-2015-OGC-0051
## Abstract

The Department of Education (Department) issues these interim final regulations to adjust the Department's civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for inflation, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015 Act), which further amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (the Inflation Adjustment Act).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/01/2016-18179/adjustment-of-civil-monetary-penalties-for-inflation)
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