Agency: 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Scheme Nickname: 
Formal ALJ hearings for non-nuclear matters (debt collection, etc.)

This scheme covers formal proceedings for several non-programmatic areas that require APA hearings by statute, including: (a) collection of delinquent debts owed NRC or other federal agencies through administrative or salary offset (Part 16); (b) imposition of civil penalties under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (Part 13); and (c) suspension, termination, or denial of NRC funding to program participants or applicants based due to noncompliance with requirements under civil rights statutes (e.g., Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Rehabilitation Act, Age Discrimination Act, and Title IX) (Parts 4 & 5).

Comments/Notes on Adjudication Structure: 
Administrative appeals (to the Commission) are only permitted in civil penalty actions under the PFCRA and findings of civil rights violations by program participants receiving or applicants seeking, NRC funding; there is no appeals of adverse NRC decisions in debt collection actions.
Types of Adjudication: 
Type A
Comments/Notes on Related Schemes: 
Both the instant scheme code, and the three schemes listed above, share an appellate body (the Commission) when the Commission does not serve as a presiding officer at the hearing level (which it may do, in its discretion, under Part 2/Subparts G, L, N & J).
Distinctive Features: 
For matters related to nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs arising under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no order to suspend, terminate, or refuse to grant financial assistance can take effect until the (a) Chairman approves of the action, and (b) 30 days have elapsed after the Secretary files a "full written report" of circumstances and ground for action with "the committees of the House and Senate having legislative jurisdiction" over program or activity at issue. (See 45 CFR 110.8(c); see also 42 USC 2000d-1).
Verified by Agency: 
Not verified
Is this a Major Adjudication: 
No