[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR2.201]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 2_RULES OF PRACTICE FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING PROCEEDINGS AND ISSUANCE OF 
 
     Subpart B_Procedure for Imposing Requirements by Order, or for 
 Modification, Suspension, or Revocation of a License, or for Imposing 
                             Civil Penalties
 
Sec.  2.201  Notice of violation.

    (a) In response to an alleged violation of any provision of the Act 
or this chapter or the conditions of a license or an order issued by the 
Commission, the Commission may serve on the licensee or other person 
subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission a written notice of 
violation; a separate notice may be omitted if an order pursuant to 
Sec.  2.202 or demand for information pursuant to Sec.  2.204 is issued 
that otherwise identifies the apparent violation. The notice of 
violation will concisely state the alleged violation and may require 
that the licensee or other person submit, within 20 days of the date of 
the notice or other specified time, a written explanation or statement 
in

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reply if the Commission believes that the licensee has not already 
addressed all the issues contained in the notice of violation, 
including:
    (1) Corrective steps which have been taken by the licensee or other 
person and the results achieved;
    (2) Corrective steps which will be taken; and
    (3) The date when full compliance will be achieved.
    (b) The notice may require the licensee or other person subject to 
the jurisdiction of the Commission to admit or deny the violation and to 
state the reasons for the violation, if admitted. It may provide that, 
if an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in the 
notice, the Commission may issue an order or a demand for information as 
to why the license should not be modified, suspended or revoked or why 
such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

[56 FR 40684, Aug. 15, 1991, as amended at 61 FR 43408, Aug. 22, 1996]