[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: 10CFR15.41]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 15_DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C_Compromise of a Claim
 
Sec. 15.41  When a claim may be compromised.


    (a) The NRC may compromise a claim not in excess of the monetary 
limitation if it has not been referred to DOJ for litigation.
    (b) Unless otherwise provided by law, when the principal balance of 
a debt, exclusive of interest, penalties, and administrative costs, 
exceeds $100,000 or any higher amount authorized by the Attorney 
General, the authority to accept the compromise rests with the DOJ. The 
NRC will evaluate the compromise offer, using the factors set forth in 
this part. If an offer to compromise any debt in excess of $100,000 is 
acceptable to the NRC, the NRC shall refer the debt to the Civil 
Division or other appropriate litigating division in the DOJ using a 
CCLR. The referral must include appropriate financial information and a 
recommendation for the acceptance of the compromise offer. DOJ approval 
is not required if the compromise offer is rejected by NRC.

[67 FR 30322, May 6, 2002]

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