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NRC | RIN: 3150-AK96 | Publication ID: Fall 2024 |
Title: Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for Fiscal Year 2025 [NRC-2023-0070] | |
Abstract:
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. |
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Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 2 10 CFR 13 | |
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 5841 28 U.S.C. 2461 |
Legal Deadline:
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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. |
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Timetable:
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Additional Information: The annual civil penalty inflation adjustment is based on Consumer Price Index data issued each year in November. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 expressly exempts agencies from the notice and comment requirements of the Administrative Procedure; accordingly, this action will be issued by final rule. | |
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: Krupskaya Castellon SR Regulations Specialist Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001 Phone:301 287-9221 Email: krupskaya.castellon@nrc.gov |