H.R. 723: Civil Penalties for Nuclear Safety Violations by Non-profit Department of Energy Contractors Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy, Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventy Congress, First Session, March 22, 2001, Volume 4 |
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Page 9 - If any person fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the appropriate court...
Page 61 - Administrator shall take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation or violations and, with respect to the violator, ability to pay, effect on ability to continue to do business, any history of prior such violations, the degree of culpability, and such other matters as justice may require.
Page 9 - Secretary shall institute an action in the appropriate district court of the United States for an order affirming the assessment of the civil penalty. The court shall have authority to review de novo the law and...
Page 8 - Secretary, or his designee, by written notice. In determining the amount of such penalty, the Secretary shall take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the prohibited acts committed and, with respect to the violator, the degree of culpability, any history of prior offenses, ability to pay. and such other matters as justice may require.
Page 30 - Nonprofit organization means a university or other institution of higher education or an organization of the type described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 USC 501(c)) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 USC 501(a)) or any nonprofit scientific or educational organization qualified under a state nonprofit organization statute.
Page 8 - If such violation is a continuing one, each day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Page 29 - MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT CONCLUDES MY PREPARED REMARKS. I WOULD BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU OR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.
Page 9 - States, who shall recover the amount assessed in any appropriate district court of the United States. In such action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the civil penalty shall not be subject to review.
Page 44 - I look forward to your testimony. [The prepared statement of Ms. Jackson Lee follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE SHEILA JACKSON LEE...
Page 130 - Member countries' nuclear legislation and of international nuclear liability instruments, including 1) the 1960 Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy and the 1963...