3150-AK73 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for Fiscal Year 2024 [NRC-2022-0045]

The rulemaking would amend the NRC's regulations to revise the amount of the maximum civil monetary penalties the NRC can assess. These adjustments are mandated by Congress through the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. Specifically, this action would adjust the maximum civil monetary penalty the NRC can assess for violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as well as the maximum civil monetary penalty the NRC can assess for false claims or statements under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 10 CFR 2 10 CFR 13 42 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 5841 Statutory Final 01/15/2024 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must adjust for inflation its civil monetary penalties every year no later than January 15. No Final Rule 01/00/2024 No No None No No No No Krupskaya Castellon SR Regulations Specialist 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC 301 287-9221 krupskaya.castellon@nrc.gov Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington DC 20555-0001