3150-AL27 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for Fiscal Year 2027 [NRC-2025-0020]

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 Other 10 CFR 2 10 CFR 13 42 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 5841 28 U.S.C. 2461 Statutory Final 01/15/2027 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 01/00/2027 Civil penalty inflation adjustment rulemakings will be based on Consumer Price Index data that becomes available each year in November. As provided by law, given that they are nondiscretionary, they will be published as final rules without prior opportunity for notice and comment. No No None No No No No Araceli Billoch Colon Branch Chief 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC 301 415-3302 araceli.billochcolon@nrc.gov Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington DC 20555-0001