Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for Fiscal Year 2020
other · Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Published 2020-01-15 · Effective 2020-01-15 · 85 FR 2281
Document
Document number
2020-00304
Federal Register citation
85 FR 2281
CFR reference
10 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2020-01-15
Effective date
2020-01-15
Energy docket
NRC-2018-0048
Abstract
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalties it can assess under statutes enforced by the agency. These changes are mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The NRC is amending its regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalty for a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or any regulation or order issued under the Atomic Energy Act from $298,211 to $303,471 per violation, per day. Additionally, the NRC is amending provisions concerning program fraud civil penalties by adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalty under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act from $11,463 to $11,665 for each false claim or statement.