No. 08-1684. Argued: December 1, 2009. Decided: December 31, 2009. ARGUED: Jonathan Ai, Rockville, Maryland, for Petitioner. Paul F. Stone, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Joseph Peter Drennan, Alexandria, Virginia; Paul Shearman Allen, Paul Shearman Allen Associates, Washington, DC, for Petitioner. Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Douglas E. Ginsburg, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department
(a)Statutory authority. In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-410 , 104 Stat. 890, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Public Law 114-74 , Sec. 701, 129 Stat . 599, the civil monetary penalties listed in paragraph (b) of this section are adjusted as provided in paragraph (b). (b)Adjustment of penalties. For violations occurring on or before November 2, 2015, the penalty