Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for Fiscal Year 2024
other · Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Published 2024-01-12 · Effective 2024-01-12 · 89 FR 2112
Document
Document number
2023-28969
Federal Register citation
89 FR 2112
CFR reference
10 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2024-01-12
Effective date
2024-01-12
Energy docket
NRC-2022-0045
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 $351,424 to $362,814 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 $13,508 to $13,946 for each false claim or statement.