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Final ruleTook effect Oct. 20, 2026

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments; Annual Adjustments

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 20, 2026. Document 2026-21474. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

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.

The Indian Affairs Bureau's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

11 parts of Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

25 CFR 140, 25 CFR 141, 25 CFR 211, 25 CFR 213, 25 CFR 225, 25 CFR 226, 25 CFR 227, 25 CFR 243, 25 CFR 249, 25 CFR 273, 25 CFR 700

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Indian Affairs Bureau has published 1 final rule in 2026 so far, compared with 2 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1076-AF81 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This rule is effective on October 20, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-21474
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesInterior Department; Indian Affairs Bureau
PublishedOct. 20, 2026
Effective dateOct. 20, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1076-AF81

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register