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10 CFR § 16.17 - Refunds.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s16.17"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 16.17 - Refunds."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "16.17"
section_name: "Refunds."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "16"
part_name: "SALARY OFFSET PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTING DEBTS OWED BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, sec. 161 (42 U.S.C. 2201), Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716, 3717, 3718; 5 U.S.C. 5514; Pub. L. 97-365, 96 Stat. 1749; 4 CFR parts 101 through 105; 5 CFR 550.1101 through 550.1108."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 51830, Oct. 16, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "16"
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# 16.17 Refunds.

(a) The NRC will refund promptly any amounts deducted to satisfy debts owed to the NRC when the debt is waived, found not owed to the NRC, or when directed by an administrative or Judicial order.

(b) The creditor agency will promptly return any amounts deducted by NRC to satisfy debts owed to the creditor agency when the debt is waived, found not owed, or when directed by an administrative or judicial order.

(c) Unless required or permitted by law or contract, refunds under this section may not bear interest.