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The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (the Departments) jointly issued this Interim Final Rule to adjust the amounts of civil penalties assessed or enforced in their regulations related to employment of temporary nonimmigrant workers under the H-2B program. The Federal Civil Penalties Adjustment Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act) requires agencies to adjust the levels of civil monetary penalties with an initial catch-up adjustment, followed by annual adjustments for inflation. The Departments are required to calculate the catch-up and subsequent annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers. The increased penalty levels as set forth in this IFR apply to all penalties assessed after the effective date, August 1, 2016, for associated violations that occurred after November 1, 2015.  Consistent with DOL’s delegated authority under 8 U.S.C. 1184 (c)(14), INA section 214(c)(14) and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act, DOL will make future adjustments to this civil monetary penalty. RIN 1235-AA15 Interim Final Rule as published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2016 (81 FR 42983) adopts duplicate RIN 1235-AA16 in the Unified Agenda.