[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR21.61]

[Page 415]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 21--REPORTING OF DEFECTS AND NONCOMPLIANCE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 21.61  Failure to notify.

    (a) Any director or responsible officer of an entity (including 
dedicating entity) that is not otherwise subject to the deliberate 
misconduct provisions of this chapter but is subject to the regulations 
in this part who knowingly and consciously fails to provide the notice 
required as by Sec. 21.21 shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to 
the amount provided by section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended.
    (b) Any NRC licensee subject to the regulations in this part who 
fails to provide the notice required by Sec. 21.21 or otherwise fails to 
comply with the applicable requirements of this part shall be subject to 
a civil penalty as provided by section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, as amended.
    (c) The dedicating entity, pursuant to Sec. 21.21(c) of this part, 
is responsible for identifying and evaluating deviations, reporting 
defects and failures to comply for the dedicated item, and maintaining 
auditable records of the dedication process. NRC enforcement action can 
be taken for failure to identify and evaluate deviations, failure to 
report defects and failures to comply, or failure to maintain auditable 
records.

[60 FR 48374, Sept. 19, 1995]