https://www.gao.gov/products/420421

B-238419: Oct 9, 1990

That are not within the ambit of CFTC's statutorily authorized prosecutorial objectives. We conclude that NRC is not authorized to impose its proposed alternative punishment. An agency's authority is limited to the powers delegated to it by the Congress. Section 234 also provides that "the Commission shall have the power to compromise. The purpose of section 3302(b) is to ensure that the Congress...

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B-238419: Oct 9, 1990

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested a decision regarding whether it had the authority to mitigate civil penalties levied against licensees who violate NRC requirements. GAO held that: (1) NRC lacked authority to permit licensees who violated NRC requirements to fund nuclear safety research projects in lieu of paying monetary civil penalties; and (2) if NRC believed it needed such aut...