The NRC may terminate collection activity when:
(a) The NRC is unable to collect any substantial amount through its own efforts or through the efforts of others;
(b) The NRC is unable to locate the debtor;
(c) Costs of collection are anticipated to exceed the amount recoverable,
(d) The debt is legally without merit or enforcement of the debt is barred by any applicable statute of limitations;
(e) The debt cannot be substantiated; or
(f) The debt against the debtor has been discharged in bankruptcy.
[67 FR 30323, May 6, 2002]
authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 161, 186 (
42 U.S.C. 2201,
2236; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (
42 U.S.C. 5841);
5 U.S.C. 5514;
26 U.S.C. 6402;
31 U.S.C. 3701,
3713,
3716,
3719,
3720A;
42 U.S.C. 664;
44 U.S.C. 3504 note;
31 CFR parts 900 through 904;
31 CFR part 285; E.O. 12146, 44 FR 42657, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 409; E.O. 12988, 61 FR 4729, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 157
source: 47 FR 7616, Feb. 22, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 10 CFR 15.55