10 CFR § 824.1 - Purpose and scope.

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title: "10 CFR § 824.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "824.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "824"
part_name: "PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY VIOLATIONS"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2201, 2282b, 7101  50 U.S.C. 2401  28 U.S.C. 2461 note."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 3607, Jan. 26, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 824.1 Purpose and scope.

This part implements subsections a., c., and d. of section 234B. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 2282b. Subsection a. provides that any person who has entered into a contract or agreement with the Department of Energy, or a subcontract or subagreement thereto, and who violates (or whose employee violates) any applicable rule, regulations in this chapter, or order under the Act relating to the security or safeguarding of Restricted Data or other classified information, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $187,668 for each violation.  Subsections c. and d. specify certain additional authorities and limitations respecting the assessment of such penalties.

[70 FR 3607, Jan. 26, 2005, as amended at 74 FR 66033, Dec. 14, 2009; 79 FR 19, Jan. 2, 2014; 81 FR 41795, June 28, 2016; 81 FR 96352, Dec. 30, 2016; 83 FR 1292, Jan. 11, 2018; 83 FR 66083, Dec. 26, 2018; 85 FR 830, Jan. 8, 2020; 86 FR 2956, Jan. 14, 2021; 87 FR 1064, Jan. 10, 2022; 88 FR 2193, Jan. 13, 2023; 89 FR 1029, Jan. 9, 2024; 89 FR 105407, Dec. 27, 2024]