[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR15.26]

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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. 15.26  Reporting claims.

    (a) In addition to assessing interest, penalties, and administrative 
costs under Sec. 15.37, the NRC may report a debt that has been 
delinquent for 90 days to a consumer reporting agency if all the 
conditions of this paragraph are met.
    (1) The debtor has not--
    (i) Paid or agreed to pay the debt under a written payment plan that 
has been signed by the debtor and agreed to by the NRC; or
    (ii) Filed for review of the debt under Sec. 15.26 (a)(2)(iv).
    (2) The NRC has included a notification in the second written demand 
(see Sec. 15.21(b)) to the individual debtor stating--
    (i) That the payment of the debt is delinquent;
    (ii) That within not less than 60 days after the date of the 
notification, the NRC intends to disclose to a consumer reporting agency 
that the individual debtor is responsible for the debt;
    (iii) The specific information to be disclosed to the consumer 
reporting agency; and
    (iv) That the debtor has a right to a complete explanation of the 
debt (if that has not already been given), to dispute information in NRC 
records about the debt, and to request reconsideration of the debt by 
administrative appeal or review of the debt.
    (3) The NRC has reconsidered its initial decision on the debt when 
the debtor has requested a review under paragraph (a)(2)(iv) of this 
section.
    (4) The NRC has taken reasonable action to locate a debtor for whom 
the NRC does not have a current address to send the notification 
provided for in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (b) If there is a substantial change in the condition or amount of 
the debt, the NRC shall--
    (1) Promptly disclose that fact(s) to each consumer reporting agency 
to which the original disclosure was made;
    (2) Promptly verify or correct information about a debt on request 
of a consumer reporting agency for verification of information disclosed 
by the NRC; and,
    (3) Obtain assurances from the consumer reporting agency that the 
agency is complying with all applicable Federal, state and local laws 
relating to its use of consumer credit information.
    (c) The information the NRC discloses to the consumer reporting 
agency is limited to--
    (1) Information necessary to establish the identity of the 
individual debtor, including name, address, and taxpayer identification 
number;
    (2) The amount, status, and history of the debt; and

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    (3) The NRC activity under which the debt arose.

[55 FR 32378, Aug. 9, 1990, as amended at 67 FR 30319, May 6, 2002]