[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: 10CFR9.90]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 9--PUBLIC RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B--Privacy Act Regulations
 
Sec. 9.90  Violations.

    (a) An injunction or other court order may be obtained pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552a(g) (1-3) to compel NRC to permit an individual to review, 
amend or copy a record pertaining to him, or to be accompanied by 
someone of his own choosing when he reviews his record. A court order 
may be obtained for the payment of a civil penalty imposed pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552a(g)(4) if NRC intentionally or willfully fails to maintain a 
record accurately, or fails to comply with any provision of 5 U.S.C. 
552a, or any provision of this subpart, if such failure results in an 
adverse determination or has an adverse effect on an individual. Court 
costs and attorney's fees may be awarded in civil actions.
    (b) Any officer or employee of NRC who willfully maintains a system 
of records without meeting the notice requirements of 5 U.S.C. 
552a(e)(4), or who willfully discloses information knowing such 
disclosure to be prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 552a or by any rules or 
regulations issued thereunder, may be guilty of a criminal misdemeanor 
and upon conviction may be fined up to

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$5000. Any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any 
record concerning an individual from NRC under false pretenses may be 
convicted of a criminal misdemeanor and upon conviction may be fined up 
to $5,000.

                               exemptions