[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR15.35]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 15--DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart B--Administrative Collection of Claims
 
Sec. 15.35  Payments.

    (a) Payment in full. The NRC shall make every effort to collect a 
claim in full before it becomes delinquent. If a claim is paid in one 
lump sum after it becomes delinquent, the NRC shall impose charges for 
interest, penalties, and administrative costs as specified in Sec. 
15.37.
    (b) Payment by installment. If a debtor furnishes satisfactory 
evidence of inability to pay a claim in one lump sum, payment in regular 
installments may be arranged. Evidence may consist of a financial 
statement or a signed statement that the debtor's application for a loan 
to enable the debtor to pay the claim in full was rejected. Except for a 
claim described in 5 U.S.C. 5514 and codified in 10 CFR part 16, all 
installment payment arrangements must be in writing and require the 
payment of interest and administrative charges.

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    (1) Installment note forms may be used. The written installment 
agreement must contain a provision accelerating the debt payment in the 
event the debtor defaults. If the debtor's financial statement discloses 
the ownership of assets which are free and clear of liens or security 
interests, or assets in which the debtor owns an equity, the debtor may 
be asked to secure the payment of an installment note by executing a 
Security Agreement and Financing Statement transferring to the United 
States a security interest in the asset until the debt is discharged.
    (2) If the debtor owes more than one debt, the NRC will apply the 
payment to the various debts in accordance with the best interests of 
the United States, as determined by the facts and circumstances of the 
particular case.
    (c) To whom payment is made. Payment of a debt is made by check, 
electronic transfer, draft, credit card, or money order and should be 
payable to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, License Fee 
and Accounts Receivable Branch, P.O. Box 954514, St. Louis, MO. 63195-
4514, unless payment is--
    (1) Made pursuant to arrangements with DOJ;
    (2) Ordered by a Court of the United States; or
    (3) Otherwise directed in any other part of this chapter.

[47 FR 7616, Feb. 22, 1982, as amended at 52 FR 31610, Aug. 21, 1987; 54 
FR 53316, Dec. 28, 1989; 55 FR 32379, Aug. 9, 1990; 56 FR 51830, Oct. 
16, 1991; 63 FR 15743, Apr. 1, 1998; 67 FR 30322, May 6, 2002]