10 CFR § 13.30 - The hearing and burden of proof.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s13.30"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 13.30 - The hearing and burden of proof."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "13.30"
section_name: "The hearing and burden of proof."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "13"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES FOR FALSE CLAIMS AND STATEMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3801 through 3812; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 47135, Sept. 18, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "13"
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# 13.30 The hearing and burden of proof.

(a) The ALJ shall conduct a hearing on the record in order to determine whether the defendant is liable for a civil penalty or assessment under § 13.3 and, if so, the appropriate amount of any such civil penalty or assessment considering any aggravating or mitigating factors.

(b) The authority shall prove defendant's liability and any aggravating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.

(c) The defendant shall prove any affirmative defenses and any mitigating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.

(d) The hearing shall be open to the public unless otherwise ordered by the ALJ for good cause shown.