[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 10, Volume 4] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 10CFR824.1] [Page 512] TITLE 10--ENERGY CHAPTER III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PART 824_PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY VIOLATIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 824.1 Purpose and scope. Sec. 824.1 Purpose and scope. 824.2 Applicability. 824.3 Definitions. 824.4 Civil penalties. 824.5 Investigations. 824.6 Preliminary notice of violation. 824.7 Final notice of violation. 824.8 Hearing. 824.9 Hearing Counsel. 824.10 Hearing Officer. 824.11 Rights of the person at the hearing. 824.12 Conduct of the hearing. 824.13 Initial decision. 824.14 Special procedures. 824.15 Collection of civil penalties. 824.16 Direction to NNSA contractors. Appendix A to part 824--general statement of enforcement policy Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201, 2282b, 7101 et seq., 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq. Source: 70 FR 3607, Jan. 26, 2005, unless otherwise noted. This part implements subsections a., c., and d. of section 234B. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 2282b. Subsection a. provides that any person who has entered into a contract or agreement with the Department of Energy, or a subcontract or subagreement thereto, and who violates (or whose employee violates) any applicable rule, regulation or order under the Act relating to the security or safeguarding of Restricted Data or other classified information, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000 for each violation. Subsections c. and d. specify certain additional authorities and limitations respecting the assessment of such penalties.