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DHS/USCBP RIN: 1651-AA91 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment 
Abstract: The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Improvement Act) requires the head of each government agency to adjust each civil monetary penalty within their jurisdiction every four years to ensure that the penalties maintain their deterrent effect. This document amends the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations, 8 CFR 280.53 and 8 CFR 1280.53, to adjust for inflation various civil monetary penalties assessed under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The adjusted penalties are calculated according to a statutory formula provided in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (Adjustment Act). 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 280.53    8 CFR 1280.53   
Legal Authority: 28 USC 2461 note    PL 104-134, sec 31001   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Direct Final Rule  09/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related Agencies: Joint: DOJ/EOIR; 
Agency Contact:
R. Joseph O'Donnell Jr.
Program Manager, Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures Division
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone:202 344-1691
Email: joseph.r.odonnell@dhs.gov