[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02548]



 ========================================================================
 Rules and Regulations
                                                 Federal Register
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents 
 having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed 
 to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published 
 under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
 
 The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. 
 
 ========================================================================
 

  Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 2020 / 
Rules and Regulations  

[[Page 9661]]



NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 2

[NRC-2018-0048]
RIN 3150-AK11


Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for Fiscal Year 2020; 
Correction

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a 
final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on January 15, 2020, 
that amended 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. This document 
corrects the final rule to provide the correct maximum civil monetary 
penalty, per day, for a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, or any regulation or order issued under the Atomic Energy Act.

DATES: Effective on February 20, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Michel, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, 
telephone: 301-415-0932; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document corrects the final rule that 
was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 
(85 FR 2281), to provide the correct maximum civil monetary penalty, 
per day, for a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 
or any regulation or order issued under the Atomic Energy Act. As 
previously stated in the January 15 final rule, agency rules that 
implement the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 
Improvements Act of 2015 are expressly exempt from the notice and 
comment requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Pub. L. 114-
74, 129 Stat. 599; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note). As such, this corrective 
rulemaking is being issued without prior public notice or opportunity 
for public comment, with an effective date of February 20, 2020.
    For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization 
Act of 1974, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the NRC is adopting 
the following amendment to 10 CFR part 2:

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 2

    Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Byproduct 
material, Classified information, Confidential business information, 
Environmental protection, Freedom of information, Hazardous waste, 
Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, 
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sex 
discrimination, Source material, Special nuclear material, Waste 
treatment and disposal.

    Accordingly, 10 CFR part 2 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 2--AGENCY RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

0
1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 29, 53, 62, 63, 81, 
102, 103, 104, 105, 161, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 189, 191, 234 (42 
U.S.C. 2039, 2073, 2092, 2093, 2111, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2201, 
2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2239, 2241, 2282); Energy 
Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846); 
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 114(f), 134, 135, 141 (42 
U.S.C. 10134(f), 10154, 10155, 10161); Administrative Procedure Act 
(5 U.S.C. 552, 553, 554, 557, 558); National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
    Section 2.205(j) also issued under 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.


Sec.  2.205  [Amended]

0
2. In Sec.  2.205(j), remove the amount ``$303.471'' and add in its 
place ``$303,471''.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of February, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy Bladey,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support, Division of 
Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2020-02548 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P