[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: 10CFR15.61]

[Page 305]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 15--DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart E--Referral of a Claim
 
Sec. 15.61  Prompt referral.


    (a) The NRC shall promptly refer debts that are subject to 
aggressive collection activity (as described in subpart B of this part) 
and that cannot be compromised, or debts on which collection activity 
cannot be suspended or terminated, to DOJ for litigation. Debts for 
which the principal amount exceeds $1,000,000, or such other amount as 
the Attorney General may direct, exclusive of interest and penalties, 
must be referred to the Civil Division or other division responsible for 
litigating such debts at DOJ, Washington, DC. Debts for which the 
principal amount is $1,000,000 or less, or such other amount as the 
Attorney General may direct, exclusive of interest or penalties, must be 
referred to the DOJ's Nationwide Central Intake Facility, as required by 
the CCLR instructions. Debts will be referred as early as possible, 
consistent with the NRC's aggressive collection activity and well within 
the one year of the NRC's final determination of the fact and the amount 
of the debt.
    (b) DOJ has exclusive jurisdiction over the debts referred to in 
paragraph (a) of this section. The NRC shall terminate the use of any 
administrative collection activities to collect a debt when the debt is 
referred to DOJ. The NRC shall advise the DOJ of the collection 
activities it used and the results. The NRC shall refrain from having 
any contact with the debtor and shall direct all inquiries to DOJ. The 
NRC shall immediately notify DOJ of any payments credited to the 
debtor's account after the account has been referred to DOJ. DOJ shall 
notify NRC in a timely manner of any payments it receives from the 
debtor.

[67 FR 30324, May 6, 2002]