History of Enforcement Policy

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Changes to the enforcement policy since it was first published with links to a summary of each change and the Federal Register notice (FRN) for each change.

Background

Date	Subject(s)	FRN
03/16/05	Use of the Web and ADAMS to Disseminate the Enforcement Policy, Discontinuation of NUREG-1600, and Simplification of the Official Policy Statement Title	70 FR 12908
01/14/05	Extension for Interim Enforcement Policy Regarding Enforcement Discretion for Certain Fire Protection Issues	70 FR 2662
11/15/04	Notices of Enforcement Discretion	69 FR 65657
10/26/04	Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties Based on Inflation	69 FR 62485
08/13/04	Interim Enforcement Policy Regarding the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution	69 FR 50219
06/16/04	Interim Enforcement Policy Regarding Enforcement Discretion for Certain Fire Protection Issues	69 FR 33684
02/18/04	Correction to Action Against Non-Licensees for Packaging and Transportation Violations	69 FR 7660
01/05/04	Action Against Non-Licensees for Packaging and Transportation Violations	69 FR 385
10/31/02	Interim Policy Enforcement Discretion Policy for Certain Fitness-for-Duty Issues	67 FR 66311
06/03/02	Correction to Revision of Violation Examples Involving Medical Use of Byproduct Material	67 FR 38325
04/24/02	Revision of Violation Examples Involving Medical Use of Byproduct Material	67 FR 20187
12/18/00	Adjustment of Base Civil Penalties for Loss, Abandonment, or Improper Transfer or Disposal of Sources	65 FR 79139
10/04/00	Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties Based on Inflation	65 FR 59274
05/01/00	Reactor Oversight Process; Interim Policy for Performance Indicator (PI) Data; 10 CFR 50.59; Inaccurate or Incomplete PI Data; Failure to Secure Licensed Material	65 FR 25368
11/09/99	Assessing Significance; Elimination of Regulatory Significance; 10 CFR 50.59; Responsibilities	64 FR 61142
10/15/99	Enforcement Actions Against Non-Licensees Under 10 CFR Part 72	64 FR 56129
08/09/99	Interim Enforcement Policy for Use During the NRC Power Reactor Oversight Process Pilot Plant Study	64 FR 43229
07/30/99	Interim Policy Regarding Enforcement Discretion for Nuclear Power Plants During the Year 2000 Transition	64 FR 41474
06/15/99	Correction to Examples of Violations Involving Operators' Licenses	64 FR 114
05/19/99	Examples of Violations Involving Operators' Licenses	64 FR 27310
03/09/99	Interim Policy for Generally Licensed Devices Containing Byproduct Material	64 FR 11508
02/09/99	Revised Treatment of Severity Level IV Violations at Power Plants	64 FR 6388
01/06/99	Notices of Enforcement Discretion Involving Natural Events	64 FR 915
12/24/98	Fuel Cycle Facilities Civil Penalties and Notices of Enforcement Discretion	63 FR 71314
05/13/98	Multiple Revisions Based on a 2-Year Review	63 FR 26630
01/13/98	Deliberate Misconduct Rule	63 FR 1982
10/08/97	Clarification on Release of OI Reports Associated with Conferences Involving Discrimination	62 FR 52577
06/19/97	Editorial Corrections	62 FR 33447
05/28/97	Part 34, Radiography, Examples of Potential Violations	62 FR 28974
03/24/97	Participation in Predecisional Enforcement Conferences Involving Discrimination	62 FR 13906
02/12/97	Gaseous Diffusion Plants; NRC Organizational Changes; Commission Consultation	62 FR 06677
12/26/96	Correction to Exercise of Discretion	61FR 68070
12/10/96	Part 20, Exceedance of Dose Constraints	61 FR 65128
12/10/96	Commission Consultation; Open Predecisional Enforcement Conferences; Non-Cited Violations; Risk	61 FR 65088
10/18/96	Departure from FSAR	61 FR 54461
10/11/96	Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties Based on Inflation	61 FR 53553
06/30/95	Complete Policy Revision Based on Enforcement Review Team	60 FR 34381
06/30/95	Removal from the Code of Federal Regulations	60 FR 34380
11/28/94	Discrimination Issues	59 FR 60697
07/15/94	Timeliness in Decommissioning of Materials Facilities	59 FR 36026
04/02/93	Examples of Violations Related to Quality Management Program Under 10 CFR Part 35	58 FR 17321
03/17/93	Notices of Enforcement Discretion	58 FR 14308
02/18/92	Responsibilities; Severity Level Categorization; Elimination of Civil Penalties for Severity Level IV Violations; Minimum Civil Penalties for Certain Overexposure, Loss or Release of Licensed Material; Revision to Civil Penalty Adjustment Factors; Expanded Use of Civil Penalty Discretion; Additional Examples in Supplements	57 FR 5791
08/15/91	Deliberate Misconduct Rule	56 FR 40664
08/02/91	Elimination of Maintenance-Related Civil Penalty Adjustment Factor; Addition of Maintenance-Related Example for Reactor Operations Supplements	56 FR 36998
07/25/91	Quality Management Requirements in 10 CFR Part 35	56 FR 34121
07/15/91	Fitness-for-Duty	56 FR 32066
05/21/91	Revised Standards for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation in 10 CFR Part 20	56 FR 23360
07/31/90	Hot Particle Enforcement Policy	55 FR 31113
01/10/90	Revised Standards for Radiography Equipment in 10 CFR Part 34	55 FR 843
12/08/89	Added Maintenance-Related Civil Penalty Adjustment Factor	54 FR 50610
06/07/89	Fitness-for-Duty	54 FR 24468
10/13/88	Exercise of Discretion; Civil Penalty Adjustment Factors; Enforcement Against Individuals; Modify Examples in Supplements -- 10 CFR 50.59, Medical Misadministrations, Transportation, Safeguards	53 FR 40019
03/23/88	Reopening Closed Enforcement Actions	53 FR 9429
12/31/87	Completeness and Accuracy of Information	52 FR 49362
09/28/87	Enforcement Actions Against Individuals; Exercise of Discretion; Reopening Closed Cases	52 FR 36215
11/20/85	Vendors	50 FR 47716
03/08/84	Aggregation; Civil Penalty Adjustment Factors; Purpose of Enforcement Conference; Added Supplement VIII - Emergency Preparedness	49 FR 8583
03/09/82	Severity Levels; Civil Penalties; Civil Penalty Adjustment Factors; Actions Against Licensed Operators; Added Supplement VII - Miscellaneous	47 FR 9987
10/07/80	Severity Levels; Civil Penalties; Civil Penalty Adjustment Factors; Enforcement Conferences; Commission Consultation; Actions Against Licensed Operators	46 FR 66754