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NRC RIN: 3150-AK02 Publication ID: Fall 2018 
Title: Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for FY 2019 [NRC-2017-0088] 
Abstract:

This 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. 

 
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Independent agency 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 2    10 CFR 13   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201    42 U.S.C. 5841   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    01/15/2019 

Overall Description of Deadline: 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.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  01/00/2019 
Additional Information: 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.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Eric Michel
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of the General Counsel,
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone:301 415-0932
Email: eric.michel2@nrc.gov