Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2024, 12759-12785 [2024-03231]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 2, 15, 37, 73, 110, 140,
170 and 171
[NRC–2022–0046]
RIN 3150–AK74
Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for
Fiscal Year 2024
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is proposing to
amend the licensing, inspection, special
project, and annual fees charged to its
applicants and licensees. The proposed
amendments are necessary to comply
with the Nuclear Energy Innovation and
Modernization Act, which requires the
NRC to recover, to the maximum extent
practicable, approximately 100 percent
of its annual budget less certain
amounts excluded from this fee
recovery requirement.
DATES: Submit comments by March 21,
2024. Comments received after this date
will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but the NRC is only able to ensure
consideration for comments received
before this date. Because the Nuclear
Energy Innovation and Modernization
Act requires the NRC to collect fees for
fiscal year 2024 by September 30, 2024,
the NRC must finalize any revisions to
its fee schedules promptly, and thus is
unable to grant any extension request of
the comment period.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic
comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website:
• Federal rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2022–0046. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn
Forder; telephone: 301–415–3407;
email: Dawn.Forder@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
proposed rule.
• Email comments to: Rulemaking.
Comments@nrc.gov. If you do not
receive an automatic email reply
confirming receipt, then contact us at
301–415–1677.
• Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301–
415–1101.
• Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
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telephone: 301–415–1677.
You can read a plain language
description of this proposed rule at
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/
NRC-2022-0046. For additional
direction on obtaining information and
submitting comments, see ‘‘Obtaining
Information and Submitting Comments’’
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Rossi, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–415–
7341; email: Anthony.Rossi@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting
Comments
II. Background; Statutory Authority
III. Discussion
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
V. Regulatory Analysis
VI. Backfitting and Issue Finality
VII. Plain Writing
VIII. National Environmental Policy Act
IX. Paperwork Reduction Act
Public Protection Notification
X. Voluntary Consensus Standards
XI. Availability of Guidance
XII. Public Meeting
XIII. Availability of Documents
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2022–
0046 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publicly
available information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2022–0046.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly
available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For
problems with ADAMS, please contact
the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)
reference staff at 1–800–397–4209 or
301–415–4737, or by email to PDR.
Resource@nrc.gov. For the convenience
of the reader, the ADAMS accession
numbers are provided in the
‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section of
this document.
• NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you
may examine and order copies of
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publicly available documents, is open
by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please
send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov
or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–
4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern
time, Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic
submission of comments through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://
www.regulations.gov). Please include
Docket ID NRC–2022–0046 in your
comment.
The NRC cautions you not to include
identifying or contact information that
you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission.
The NRC will post all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
comment submissions into ADAMS.
The NRC does not routinely edit
comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating
comments from other persons for
submission to the NRC, then you should
inform those persons not to include
identifying or contact information that
they do not want to be publicly
disclosed in their comment submission.
Your request should state that the NRC
does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
submissions available to the public or
entering the comments into ADAMS.
II. Background; Statutory Authority
The NRC’s fee regulations are
primarily governed by two laws: (1) the
Independent Offices Appropriation Act,
1952 (IOAA) (31 U.S.C. 9701); and (2)
the Nuclear Energy Innovation and
Modernization Act (NEIMA) (42 U.S.C.
2215). The IOAA authorizes and
encourages Federal agencies to recover,
to the fullest extent possible, costs
attributable to services provided to
identifiable recipients. Under NEIMA,
the NRC must recover, to the maximum
extent practicable, approximately 100
percent of its annual budget, less the
budget authority for excluded activities.
Under section 102(b)(1)(B) of NEIMA,
‘‘excluded activities’’ include any feerelief activity as identified by the
Commission, generic homeland security
activities, waste incidental to
reprocessing activities, Nuclear Waste
Fund activities, advanced reactor
regulatory infrastructure activities,
Inspector General services for the
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board,
research and development at
universities in areas relevant to the
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NRC’s mission, and a nuclear science
and engineering grant program. In fiscal
year (FY) 2024, in addition to the feerelief activities identified by the
Commission in prior fee rules the
resources for the Minority Serving
Institutions Grant Program are also
identified as a fee-relief activity to be
excluded from the fee recovery
requirement (see Table 1, ‘‘Excluded
Activities,’’ of this document for the list
of all excluded activities).
Under NEIMA, the NRC must use its
IOAA authority first to collect service
fees for NRC work that provides specific
benefits to identifiable recipients (such
as licensing work, inspections, and
special projects). The NRC’s regulations
in part 170 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Fees for
Facilities, Materials, Import and Export
Licenses, and Other Regulatory Services
Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as Amended,’’ explain how the agency
collects service fees from specific
beneficiaries. Because the NRC’s fee
recovery under the IOAA (10 CFR part
170) will not equal 100 percent of the
agency’s total budget authority for the
FY (less the budget authority for
excluded activities), the NRC also
assesses ‘‘annual fees’’ under 10 CFR
part 171, ‘‘Annual Fees for Reactor
Licenses and Fuel Cycle Licenses and
Materials Licenses, Including Holders of
Certificates of Compliance,
Registrations, and Quality Assurance
Program Approvals and Government
Agencies Licensed by the NRC,’’ to
recover the remaining amount necessary
to comply with NEIMA.
III. Discussion
FY 2024 Fee Collection—Overview
The NRC is issuing this FY 2024
proposed fee rule based on the FY 2024
budget request as further described in
the NRC’s FY 2024 Congressional
Budget Justification (CBJ) (NUREG–
1100, Volume 39) because a full-year
appropriation has not yet been enacted
for FY 2024. The NRC will adjust the
fees described in this proposed rule to
reflect the enacted budget authority for
FY 2024. The FY 2024 budget request is
$1,006.4 million and proposes the use of
$27.1 million in carryover to offset the
Nuclear Reactor Safety budget. As a
result, the gross budget authority in the
FY 2024 budget request and the total
budget authority used in the FY 2024
proposed fee rule is $979.2 million,
which would be an increase of $52.1
million from FY 2023. The increase is
primarily to support salaries and
benefits, in accordance with the U.S.
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) guidance.
As explained previously, certain
portions of the NRC’s total budget
authority are excluded from NEIMA’s
fee recovery requirement under section
102(b)(1)(B) of NEIMA. Based on the FY
2024 budget request, these exclusions
total $156.0 million, which is an
increase of $19.0 million from FY 2023.
These excluded activities consist of
$104.2 million for fee-relief activities,
$34.2 million for advanced reactor
regulatory infrastructure activities,
$15.1 million for generic homeland
security activities, $1.0 million for
waste incidental to reprocessing
activities, and $1.5 million for Inspector
General services for the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board. Table I
summarizes the excluded activities for
the FY 2024 proposed fee rule. The FY
2023 amounts are provided for
comparison purposes.
TABLE I—EXCLUDED ACTIVITIES
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2023
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Fee-Relief Activities:
International activities .....................................................................................................................................
Agreement State oversight .............................................................................................................................
Medical isotope production infrastructure ......................................................................................................
Fee exemption for nonprofit educational institutions .....................................................................................
Costs not recovered from small entities under 10 CFR 171.16(c) ................................................................
Regulatory support to Agreement States .......................................................................................................
Generic decommissioning/reclamation activities (not related to the operating power reactors and spent
fuel storage fee classes) .............................................................................................................................
Uranium recovery program and unregistered general licensees ...................................................................
Potential Department of Defense remediation program Memorandum of Understanding activities .............
Non-military radium sites ................................................................................................................................
Minority Serving Institutions Grant Program ..................................................................................................
FY 2024
Proposed rule
28.8
11.9
3.5
13.5
8.9
14.2
37.5
12.8
0.7
19.0
10.4
12.1
12.5
2.7
0.9
0.2
N/A
2.8
5.4
0.8
0.2
2.5
Subtotal Fee-Relief Activities ..................................................................................................................
Activities under section 102(b)(1)(B)(ii) of NEIMA (Generic Homeland Security activities, Waste Incidental to
Reprocessing activities, and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board) .....................................................
Advanced reactor regulatory infrastructure activities ............................................................................................
97.1
104.2
16.1
23.8
17.6
34.2
Total Excluded Activities .........................................................................................................................
137.0
156.0
After accounting for the exclusions
from the fee recovery requirement and
net billing adjustments (i.e., for FY 2024
invoices that the NRC estimates will not
be paid during the FY, less payments
received in FY 2024 for prior-year
invoices), the NRC estimates that it must
recover approximately $825.7 million in
fees in FY 2024. Of this amount, the
NRC estimates that $205.5 million will
be recovered through 10 CFR part 170
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service fees and approximately $620.2
million will be recovered through 10
CFR part 171 annual fees. Table II
summarizes the fee recovery amounts
for the FY 2024 proposed fee rule using
the FY 2024 budget request and takes
into account the budget authority for
excluded activities and net billing
adjustments. For all information
presented in the following tables in this
proposed rule, individual values may
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not sum to totals due to rounding.
Please see the work papers, available as
indicated in the ‘‘Availability of
Documents’’ section of this document,
for actual amounts.
Since a full-year appropriation has
not yet been enacted, the FY 2024
proposed fee rule is based on the FY
2024 budget request. As discussed in
the FY 2024 budget request, this
proposed rule assumes the utilization of
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$27.1 million in carryover to offset the
Nuclear Reactor Safety budget. In
addition, the proposed rule assumes the
use of $16.0 million in prior-year
unobligated carryover funds for the
University Nuclear Leadership Program,
which was not included in the budget
request, but has historically been
included by Congress in the final
appropriations bill. The FY 2023
amounts are provided for comparison
purposes. If the NRC receives an
appropriation providing a different total
budget authority, the final fee rule will
reflect the final appropriation.
TABLE II—BUDGET AND FEE RECOVERY AMOUNTS
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2023
Final rule
Total Budget Authority ...........................................................................................................................................
Less Budget Authority for Excluded Activities: ......................................................................................................
$927.2
¥137.0
$979.2
¥156.0
Balance ...........................................................................................................................................................
Fee Recovery Percent ...........................................................................................................................................
790.2
100.0
823.2
100.0
Total Amount to be Recovered: .....................................................................................................................
Less Estimated Amount to be Recovered through 10 CFR part 170 Fees ...........................................
Estimated Amount to be Recovered through 10 CFR part 171 Fees ....................................................
10 CFR part 171 Billing Adjustments:
Unpaid Current Year Invoices (estimated) .....................................................................................................
Less Payments Received in Current Year for Previous Year Invoices (estimated) ...............................
Adjusted 10 CFR part 171 Annual Fee Collections Required ................................................................
Adjusted Amount to be Recovered through 10 CFR parts 170 and 171 Fees ....................................................
790.2
¥195.0
595.2
823.2
¥205.5
617.7
3.7
¥3.3
595.6
$790.6
4.5
¥2.0
620.2
$825.7
The NRC uses a professional hourly
rate to assess fees under 10 CFR part 170
for specific services it provides. The
professional hourly rate also helps
determine flat fees (which are used for
the review of certain types of license
applications). This rate is applicable to
all activities for which fees are assessed
under §§ 170.21, ‘‘Schedule of fees for
production and utilization facilities,
review of standard referenced design
Professional
Hourly Rate
= Budgeted Resources
Mission-Direct FTE Converted to
Hours
For FY 2024, the NRC is proposing to
increase the professional hourly rate
from $300 to $321. The 7.1 percent
increase in the professional hourly rate
is primarily due to a 7.3 percent
increase in budgeted resources of
approximately $56.6 million. The
increase in budgeted resources is
primarily due to the following: (1) an
increase in mission-direct FTE to
support new reactor licensing activities,
the review of license renewal
applications, an increased workload
within the reactor decommissioning
program; and (2) an increase in the
fully-costed FTE rate compared to FY
2023 due to an increase in salaries and
benefits to support Federal pay raises
for NRC employees.
In addition, the NRC anticipates an
increase in mission-direct FTE to
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approvals, special projects, inspections
and import and export licenses,’’ and
170.31, ‘‘Schedule of fees for materials
licenses and other regulatory services,
including inspections, and import and
export licenses.’’ The NRC’s
professional hourly rate is derived by
adding budgeted resources for: (1)
mission-direct program salaries and
benefits; (2) mission-indirect program
support; and (3) agency support
(corporate support and the Inspector
General (IG)). The NRC then subtracts
certain offsetting receipts and divides
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1,730.4 X 1,500
support the increase in licensing and
decommissioning activities. This
anticipated increase in the number of
mission-direct FTE compared to FY
2023 partially offsets the proposed
increase in the professional hourly rate
caused by the overall estimated increase
in budgeted resources. The professional
hourly rate is inversely related to the
mission-direct FTE amount; therefore,
as the number of mission-direct FTE
increase, the professional hourly rate
may decrease. Based on the FY 2024
budget request, the number of missiondirect FTE is expected to increase by
approximately 58, primarily to support
the following: (1) the review of new
reactor licensing activities, including
the review of standard design approvals,
pre-application activities, and
construction permits; (2) licensing and
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this total by the mission-direct full-time
equivalent (FTE) converted to hours (the
mission-direct FTE converted to hours
is the product of the mission-direct FTE
multiplied by the estimated annual
mission-direct FTE productive hours).
The only budgeted resources excluded
from the professional hourly rate are
those for mission-direct contract
resources, which are generally billed to
licensees separately. The following
shows the professional hourly rate
calculation:
= $321
oversight activities for the reactor
decommissioning program, which
includes both power and non-power
reactors in various stages of
decommissioning; (3) the review of
licensing actions related to enrichment
and manufacturing of high assay lowenrichment uranium (HALEU) fuel and
accident tolerant fuel (ATF); and (4) the
review of one new fuel facility license
application (TRISO–X, LLC) and one
new medical isotope facility (Niowave).
The FY 2024 estimate for annual
mission-direct FTE productive hours is
1,500 hours, which is a decrease from
1,551 hours in FY 2023. This estimate
reflects the average number of hours
that a mission-direct employee spends
on mission-direct work annually. This
estimate, therefore, excludes hours
charged to annual leave, sick leave,
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holidays, training, and general
administrative tasks. Table III shows the
professional hourly rate calculation
methodology. The FY 2023 amounts are
provided for comparison purposes.
TABLE III—PROFESSIONAL HOURLY RATE CALCULATION
[Dollars in millions, except as noted]
FY 2023
Final rule
Mission-Direct Program Salaries & Benefits .........................................................................................................
Mission-Indirect Program Support .........................................................................................................................
Agency Support (Corporate Support and the IG) .................................................................................................
$359.2
$118.8
$299.5
$395.1
$120.2
$318.9
Subtotal ...........................................................................................................................................................
Less Offsetting Receipts 1 .....................................................................................................................................
$777.5
$0.0
$834.1
$0.0
Total Budgeted Resources Included in Professional Hourly Rate .................................................................
Mission-Direct FTE ................................................................................................................................................
Annual Mission-Direct FTE Productive Hours (Whole numbers) ..........................................................................
Mission-Direct FTE Converted to Hours (Mission-Direct FTE multiplied by Annual Mission-Direct FTE Productive Hours) ..........................................................................................................................................................
Professional Hourly Rate (Total Budgeted Resources Included in Professional Hourly Rate Divided by Mission-Direct FTE Converted to Hours) (Whole Numbers) ...................................................................................
$777.5
1,672.2
1,551
$834.1
1,730.4
1,500
2,593,582
2,595,600
$300
$321
FY 2024 Fee Collection—Flat
Application Fee Changes
The NRC proposes to amend the flat
application fees it charges in its
schedule of fees in § 170.31 to reflect the
revised professional hourly rate of $321.
The NRC charges these fees to
applicants for materials licenses and
other regulatory services, as well as to
holders of materials licenses. The NRC
calculates these flat fees by multiplying
the average professional staff hours
needed to process the licensing actions
by the professional hourly rate for FY
2024. As part of its calculations, the
NRC analyzes the actual hours spent
performing licensing actions and
estimates the five-year average of
professional staff hours that are needed
to process licensing actions as part of its
biennial review of fees. These actions
are required by section 205(a) of the
Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (31
U.S.C. 902(a)(8)). The NRC performed
this review for the FY 2023 proposed fee
rule and will perform this review again
for the FY 2025 proposed fee rule. The
higher professional hourly rate of $321
is the primary reason for the increase in
flat application fees (see the work
papers).
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1 The fees collected by the NRC for Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) services and indemnity fees
(financial protection required of all licensees for
public liability claims at 10 CFR part 140) are
subtracted from the budgeted resources amount
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FY 2024 Fee Collection—Low-Level
Waste Surcharge
The NRC proposes to assess a generic
low-level waste (LLW) surcharge of
$3.820 million. Disposal of LLW occurs
at commercially-operated LLW disposal
facilities that are licensed by either the
NRC or an Agreement State. Four
existing LLW disposal facilities in the
United States accept various types of
LLW. All are located in Agreement
States and, therefore, are regulated by an
Agreement State, rather than the NRC.
The NRC proposes to allocate this
surcharge to its licensees based on data
available in the U.S. Department of
Energy’s (DOE) Manifest Information
Management System. This database
contains information on total LLW
volumes disposed of by four generator
classes: academic, industrial, medical,
and utility. The ratio of waste volumes
disposed of by these generator classes to
total LLW volumes disposed over a
period of time is used to estimate the
portion of this surcharge that will be
allocated to the power reactors, fuel
facilities, and the materials users fee
classes. The materials users fee class
portion is adjusted to account for the
large percentage of materials licensees
that are licensed by the Agreement
States rather than the NRC.
Table IV shows the allocation of the
LLW surcharge and its allocation across
the various fee classes.
when calculating the 10 CFR part 170 professional
hourly rate, per the guidance in OMB Circular A–
25, ‘‘User Charges.’’ The budgeted resources for
FOIA activities are allocated under the product for
Information Services within the Corporate Support
business line. The budgeted resources for
indemnity activities are allocated under the
Licensing Actions and Research and Test Reactors
products within the Operating Reactors business
line.
In order to simplify billing, the NRC
rounds these flat fees to a minimal
degree. Specifically, the NRC rounds
these flat fees (up or down) in such a
way that ensures both convenience for
its stakeholders and minimal effects due
to rounding. Accordingly, fees under
$1,000 are rounded to the nearest $10,
fees between $1,000 and $100,000 are
rounded to the nearest $100, and fees
greater than $100,000 are rounded to the
nearest $1,000.
The proposed flat fees are applicable
for certain materials licensing actions
(see fee categories 1.C. through 1.D., 2.B.
through 2.F., 3.A. through 3.S., 4.B.
through 5.A., 6.A. through 9.D., 10.B.,
15.A. through 15.L., 15.R., and 16 of
§ 170.31). Applications filed on or after
the effective date of the FY 2024 final
fee rule will be subject to the revised
fees in the final rule. Since international
activities are excluded from the fee
recovery requirement, fees are not
assessed for import and export licensing
actions under 10 CFR parts 170 and 171.
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TABLE IV—ALLOCATION OF LLW SURCHARGE, FY 2024
[Dollars in millions]
LLW surcharge
Fee classes
Percent
$
Operating Power Reactors ....................................................................................................................................
Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning ....................................................................................................
Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities ......................................................................................................
Fuel Facilities .........................................................................................................................................................
Materials Users ......................................................................................................................................................
Transportation ........................................................................................................................................................
Rare Earth Facilities ..............................................................................................................................................
Uranium Recovery .................................................................................................................................................
86.9
0.0
0.0
10.4
2.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.320
0.000
0.000
0.397
0.103
0.000
0.000
0.000
Total ................................................................................................................................................................
100.0
3.820
FY 2024 Fee Collection—Revised
Annual Fees
In accordance with SECY–05–0164,
‘‘Annual Fee Calculation Method,’’ the
NRC rebaselines its annual fees every
year. ‘‘Rebaselining’’ entails analyzing
the budget in detail and then allocating
the FY 2024 budgeted resources to
various classes or subclasses of
licensees. It also includes updating the
number of NRC licensees in its fee
calculation methodology.
The NRC is proposing revisions to its
annual fees in §§ 171.15 and 171.16 to
recover approximately 100 percent of
the FY 2024 budget request less the
budget authority for excluded activities,
the estimated amount to be recovered
through 10 CFR part 170 fees, and the
assumed utilization of $27.1 million in
carryover to offset the Nuclear Reactor
Safety budget.
Table V shows the proposed
rebaselined fees for FY 2024 for a
sample of licensee categories. The FY
2023 amounts are provided for
comparison purposes.
TABLE V—REBASELINED ANNUAL FEES
[Actual dollars]
FY 2023 final
annual fee
Class/category of licenses
Operating Power Reactors ......................................................................................................................
+ Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning ...................................................................................
$5,492,000
261,000
$5,488,000
330,000
Total, Combined Fee ........................................................................................................................
Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning ......................................................................................
Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities ........................................................................................
High Enriched Uranium Fuel Facility (Category 1.A.(1)(a)) ....................................................................
Low Enriched Uranium Fuel Facility (Category 1.A.(1)(b)) .....................................................................
Uranium Enrichment (Category 1.E) .......................................................................................................
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion Facility (Category 2.A.(1)) ..............................................................
Basic In Situ Recovery Facilities (Category 2.A.(2)(b)) ..........................................................................
Typical Users:
Radiographers (Category 3O) ..........................................................................................................
All Other Specific Byproduct Material Licensees (Category 3P) .....................................................
Medical Other (Category 7C) ...........................................................................................................
Device/Product Safety Evaluation—Broad (Category 9A) ...............................................................
5,753,000
261,000
96,300
5,156,000
1,747,000
2,247,000
1,095,000
52,200
5,818,000
330,000
97,700
6,307,000
2,138,000
2,748,000
1,339,000
54,300
37,900
12,300
18,000
24,100
43,900
14,500
21,400
29,600
The work papers that support this
proposed rule show in detail how the
NRC allocates the budgeted resources
for each class of licensees and calculates
the fees.
Paragraphs a. through h. of this
section describe the budgeted resources
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annual fee
allocated to each class of licensees and
the calculations of the rebaselined fees.
For more information about detailed fee
calculations for each class, please
consult the accompanying work papers
for this proposed rule.
a. Operating Power Reactors
The NRC proposes to collect $515.9
million in annual fees from the
operating power reactors fee class in FY
2024, as shown in table VI. The FY 2023
operating power reactors fees are shown
for comparison purposes.
TABLE VI—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR OPERATING POWER REACTORS
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2023
final rule
Summary fee calculations
FY 2024
proposed rule
Total budgeted resources ......................................................................................................................................
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts ............................................................................................................
$665.3
¥158.9
$675.1
¥165.3
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources .....................................................................................................................
506.4
509.9
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FY 2023
final rule
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Allocated generic transportation ............................................................................................................................
Allocated LLW surcharge ......................................................................................................................................
Billing adjustment ...................................................................................................................................................
0.5
3.5
0.3
0.6
3.3
2.1
Total required annual fee recovery ................................................................................................................
Total operating reactors .................................................................................................................................
Annual fee per operating reactor ...........................................................................................................................
510.7
93
$5.492
515.9
94
$5.488
In comparison to FY 2023, the FY
2024 proposed annual fee for the
operating power reactors fee class is
decreasing primarily due to the
following: (1) an anticipated increase in
10 CFR part 170 estimated billings; (2)
an increase in the total number of
operating power reactors from 93 to 94;
and (3) the assumed utilization of $27.1
million in carryover to offset the
Nuclear Reactor Safety budget. As
discussed further below, the assumed
utilization of carryover mitigates the
proposed increase in the budgeted
resources for the operating power
reactors fee class.2 The decrease in the
proposed annual fee for the operating
power reactors fee class is partially
offset due to the following: (1) an
increase in the budgeted resources; and
(2) an increase in the 10 CFR part 171
billing adjustment.
The 10 CFR part 170 estimated
billings increased primarily due to the
following: (1) an anticipated increase in
hours associated with the review of an
increasing number of license renewal
applications; and (2) an anticipated
increase in new reactor licensing
activities, including the review of
standard design approvals, preapplication activities, and construction
permits. This estimated increase is
partially offset by an expected decline
in the submission of topical reports. As
explained above, because the NRC’s fee
recovery under 10 CFR part 170 will not
equal approximately 100 percent of the
agency’s budget authority for the fiscal
year, the NRC also assesses 10 CFR part
171 annual fees. Estimated 10 CFR part
170 billings, therefore, are inversely
related to the projected annual fee for a
fee class. The more the NRC estimates
to collect in 10 CFR part 170 billings,
2 As explained above, the NRC is issuing this FY
2024 proposed fee rule based on the FY 2024
budget request because a full-year appropriation has
not yet been enacted for FY 2024. If the enacted
budget authority for FY 2024 does not include the
assumed utilization of $27.1 million in carryover to
offset the Nuclear Reactor Safety budget, it is likely
that the annual fee for the operating power reactors
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the less it estimates to collect in annual
fees.
The increase in the budgeted
resources for the operating power
reactors fee class is primarily due to the
following: (1) an increase to support
new reactor licensing activities,
including the review of standard design
approvals, pre-application activities,
and construction permits; (2) an
increase to support the review of license
renewal applications; and (3) an
increase in the fully-costed FTE rate
compared to FY 2023 due to an increase
in salaries and benefits. However, the
effect of the increase on the proposed
annual fee for the operating power
reactors fee class is offset primarily due
to the assumed use of $27.1 million in
carryover to offset the Nuclear Reactor
Safety budget as described in the FY
2024 budget request. The increase in
budgeted resources is also mitigated by
the following: (1) an expected decline in
topical report submissions, guidance
development, and process improvement
activities; (2) a reduction in
construction inspection activities due to
the transition of the Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant (Vogtle Unit 3) and the
expected transition of Vogtle Unit 4
from construction into operation; and
(3) a reduction in rulemaking activities.
The proposed annual fee is also
affected by: (1) an increase in the 10
CFR part 171 billing adjustment due to
the timing of invoices issued in FY
2023; and (2) an increase in the generic
transportation surcharge due to an
increase in the overall budgeted
resources for certificates of compliance
(CoCs) for the operating power reactors
fee class.
The proposed fee-recoverable
budgeted resources are divided equally
among the 94 licensed operating power
reactors, an increase of one operating
power reactor compared to FY 2023 due
the proposed assessment of annual fees
for Vogtle Unit 4, resulting in a
proposed annual fee of $5,488,000 per
operating power reactor. Additionally,
the NRC estimates that each licensed
operating power reactor will be assessed
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the FY 2024 spent fuel storage/reactor
decommissioning proposed annual fee
of $330,000 (see Table VII and the
discussion that follows). The NRC
estimates that the combined FY 2024
proposed annual fee for each operating
power reactor will be $5,818,000.
Section 102(b)(3)(B)(i) of NEIMA
established a cap for the annual fees
charged to operating reactor licensees;
under this provision, the annual fee for
an operating reactor licensee, to the
maximum extent practicable, shall not
exceed the annual fee amount per
operating reactor licensee established in
the FY 2015 final fee rule (80 FR 37432;
June 30, 2015), adjusted for inflation.
The NRC included an estimate of the
operating power reactors fee class
annual fee in Appendix C, ‘‘Estimated
Operating Power Reactors Annual Fee,’’
of the FY 2024 CBJ to increase
transparency for stakeholders. The NRC
developed this estimate based on the
staff’s allocation of the FY 2024 CBJ to
fee classes under 10 CFR part 170, and
allocations within the operating power
reactors fee class under 10 CFR part 171.
The fee estimate included in the FY
2024 CBJ assumed 94 operating power
reactors in FY 2024 and applied various
data assumptions from the FY 2022 final
fee rule. Based on these allocations and
assumptions, the operating power
reactors fee class annual fee included in
the FY 2024 CBJ was estimated to be
$5.3 million, approximately $0.6
million below the FY 2015 operating
power reactors annual fee amount
adjusted for inflation of $5.9 million.
Although this proposed rule is based on
the FY 2024 budget request, the
assumptions made between budget
formulation and the development of this
proposed rule have changed such that
the proposed annual fee for the
operating power reactor fee class is
$5.488, compared to the estimated $5.3
million in the CBJ. However, the FY
2024 proposed annual fee of $5,488,000
remains below the FY 2015 operating
power reactors fee class annual fee
amount, as adjusted for inflation.
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In FY 2016, the NRC amended 10 CFR
171.15 to establish a variable annual fee
structure for light-water reactor (LWR)
small modular reactors (SMRs) (81 FR
32617; May 24, 2016). In FY 2023, the
NRC further amended § 171.5 to: (1)
expand the applicability of the SMR
variable fee structure to include nonLWR SMRs; and (2) establish an
additional minimum fee and variable
rate applicable to SMRs with a licensed
thermal power rating of less than or
equal to 250 megawatts-thermal (MWt)
(88 FR 39120; June 15, 2023). This
revision to the SMR variable annual fee
structure retained the bundled unit
concept for SMRs and the approach for
calculating fees for reactors, or bundled
units, with licensed thermal power
ratings greater than 250 MWt.
Currently, there are no operating
SMRs; therefore, the NRC will not assess
an annual fee in FY 2024 for this type
of licensee.
b. Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor
Decommissioning
The NRC proposes to collect $41.0
million in annual fees from 10 CFR part
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50 and 10 CFR part 52 power reactor
licensees, and from 10 CFR part 72
licensees that do not hold a 10 CFR part
50 license or a 10 CFR part 52 combined
license, to recover the budgeted
resources for the spent fuel storage/
reactor decommissioning fee class in FY
2024, as shown in table VII. The FY
2023 spent fuel storage/reactor
decommissioning fees are shown for
comparison purposes.
TABLE VII—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR SPENT FUEL STORAGE/REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2023
final rule
Summary fee calculations
FY 2024
proposed rule
Total budgeted resources ......................................................................................................................................
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts ............................................................................................................
$42.9
¥12.4
$51.0
¥12.2
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources .....................................................................................................................
Allocated generic transportation costs ..................................................................................................................
Billing adjustments .................................................................................................................................................
30.5
1.6
0.0
38.8
2.0
0.2
Total required annual fee recovery ................................................................................................................
Total spent fuel storage facilities ....................................................................................................................
Annual fee per facility ............................................................................................................................................
32.1
123
$0.261
41.0
124
$0.330
In comparison to FY 2023, the FY
2024 proposed annual fee for the spent
fuel storage/reactor decommissioning
fee class is increasing primarily due to
a rise in the budgeted resources and an
expected decrease in 10 CFR part 170
estimated billings. The proposed annual
fee is partially offset by an increase in
the number of licensees increasing from
123 to 124.
The budgeted resources increased
primarily to support the following: (1)
an increase in FTEs to support licensing
and oversight activities for the reactor
decommissioning program, which
includes both power and non-power
reactors in various stages of
decommissioning; and (2) an increase in
the fully-costed FTE rate compared to
FY 2023 due to an increase in salaries
and benefits.
The proposed annual fee is also
increasing due to the expected decrease
in the 10 CFR part 170 estimated
billings, which in turn is primarily due
to the following: (1) the completion of
the safety and environmental review of
the Holtec HI–STORE consolidated
interim storage facility application; (2)
the termination of the license for the La
Crosse Boiling Water Reactor; and (3) a
decrease in decommissioning licensing
and inspection activities at multiple
sites. This decrease is expected to be
partially offset by the following: (1) an
increase in hours to support the staff’s
review of a new fuel storage system; and
(2) an increase to support the staff’s
review of applications for renewals,
amendments, exemptions, and
inspections for independent spent fuel
storage installation and dry cask storage
CoCs at multiple sites.
The proposed increase in the annual
fee is also affected by these contributing
factors: (1) an increase in the generic
transportation surcharge due to an
increase in the generic transportation
budgeted resources for the spent fuel
storage/reactor decommissioning fee
class; and (2) an increase in the 10 CFR
part 171 billing adjustment due to the
timing of invoices in FY 2023.
The required annual fee recovery
amount is divided equally among 124
licensees, an increase of one licensee
compared to FY 2023 due to the
proposed assessment of annual fees for
Vogtle Unit 4, resulting in a proposed
FY 2024 annual fee of $330,000 per
licensee.
c. Fuel Facilities
The NRC proposes to collect $24.9
million in annual fees from the fuel
facilities fee class in FY 2024, as shown
in table VIII. The FY 2023 fuel facilities
fees are shown for comparison
purposes.
TABLE VIII—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR FUEL FACILITIES
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[Dollars in millions]
FY 2023
final rule
Summary fee calculations
FY 2024
proposed rule
Total budgeted resources ......................................................................................................................................
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts ............................................................................................................
$26.6
¥9.2
$32.4
¥10.5
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources .....................................................................................................................
Allocated generic transportation ............................................................................................................................
Allocated LLW surcharge ......................................................................................................................................
17.4
1.9
0.4
21.9
2.5
0.4
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[Dollars in millions]
FY 2023
final rule
Summary fee calculations
FY 2024
proposed rule
Billing adjustments .................................................................................................................................................
0.0
0.1
Total remaining required annual fee recovery ...............................................................................................
$19.7
$24.9
In comparison to FY 2023, the FY
2024 proposed annual fee for the fuel
facilities fee class is increasing
primarily due to a rise in budgeted
resources. This is partially offset by an
expected increase in 10 CFR part 170
estimated billings. As explained above,
because the NRC’s fee recovery under 10
CFR part 170 will not equal
approximately 100 percent of the
agency’s budget authority for the fiscal
year (less the budget authority for
excluded activities), the NRC also
assesses 10 CFR part 171 annual fees.
Estimated 10 CFR part 170 billings,
therefore, are inversely related to the
proposed annual fee for a fee class. The
more the NRC estimates to collect in 10
CFR part 170 billings, the less it
estimates to collect in annual fees.
While the NRC anticipates an increase
in 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings,
this anticipated increase was not
enough to offset the overall increase in
budgetary resources in the FY 2024
budget request.
In the FY 2024 budget request, which
this proposed rule is based on, the
budgeted resources increased primarily
to support the following: (1) the review
of licensing actions related to
enrichment and manufacturing of
HALEU fuel and ATF; (2) the review of
two fuel facility license applications; (3)
the development and maintenance of
licensing guidance; (4) emergency
preparedness and physical security
reviews for license amendments and
renewals; (5) programmatic oversight
activities in support for Category II fuel
facilities and an anticipated new fuel
facility; (6) associated fuel facilities
rulemaking activities; and (7) an
increase in the fully-costed FTE rate
compared to FY 2023 due to an increase
in salaries and benefits. The increase in
budgetary resources is partially offset
due to a decline in IT services.
The proposed increase in the annual
fee is also affected by these contributing
factors: (1) a rise in the generic
transportation surcharge due to a new
CoC within the fuel facilities fee class;
and (2) a surcharge in the 10 CFR part
171 billing adjustment due to the timing
of invoices in FY 2023.
The proposed annual fee is partially
offset by an anticipated increase in the
10 CFR part 170 estimated billings. The
10 CFR part 170 estimated billings are
expected to increase primarily due to
the following: (1) the continued review
of the TRISO–X, LLC, fuel fabrication
facility application; (2) the review of
anticipated license amendment
requests; and (3) the review of the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology’s license renewal
application for possession and use of its
special nuclear material. Yet, this
increase is offset by the following: (1)
the completion of the review of
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC’s
license transfer application; (2) the near
completion of the review of the Global
Nuclear Fuel Americas, LLC,
amendment for an increase in
enrichment activities up to 8 weight
percent uranium-235; (3) the delay of
the submittal of Global Nuclear Fuel
Americas, LLC, amendment for an
increase in enrichment activities up to
20 weight percent uranium-235; and (4)
the delay of a new fuel facility
application.
The NRC will continue allocating
annual fees to individual fuel facility
licensees based on the effort/fee
determination matrix developed in the
FY 1999 final fee rule (64 FR 31448;
June 10, 1999). To briefly recap, the
matrix groups licensees within this fee
class into various fee categories. The
matrix lists processes that are conducted
at licensed sites and assigns effort
factors for the safety and safeguards
activities associated with each process
(these effort levels are reflected in table
IX). The annual fees are then distributed
across the fee class based on the
regulatory effort assigned by the matrix.
The effort factors in the matrix represent
regulatory effort that is not recovered
through 10 CFR part 170 fees (e.g.,
rulemaking, guidance). Regulatory effort
for activities that are subject to 10 CFR
part 170 fees, such as the number of
inspections, is not applicable to the
effort factor.
NRC authorized the Centrus American
Centrifuge Plant to begin its HALEU
demonstration program operations at
the Category II level on September 21,
2023. In the FY 2024 proposed fee rule,
this change in operations caused the
safeguard effort factors for ‘‘scrap/
waste’’ to increase from 0 (no effort) to
1 (low effort), ‘‘enrichment’’ to increase
from 5 (moderate effort) to 10 (high
effort) and ‘‘sensitive information’’ to
increase from 5 (moderate effort) to 10
(high effort), resulting in an increase of
the safeguards efforts factors from 11 to
22 compared to the FY 2023 final fee
rule.
TABLE IX—EFFORT FACTORS FOR FUEL FACILITIES, FY 2024
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(fee category)
Effort factors
Number of
facilities
Safety
Safeguards
High Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(a)) ....................................................................................
Low Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(b)) .....................................................................................
Limited Operations (1.A.(2)(a)) ....................................................................................................
Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Demonstration (1.A.(2)(b)) ..............................................................
Hot Cell (and others) (1.A.(2)(c)) .................................................................................................
Uranium Enrichment (1.E.) ..........................................................................................................
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion (2.A.(1)) .......................................................................
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
88
70
3
0
0
16
12
91
21
22
0
0
23
7
Total ......................................................................................................................................
8
189
164
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In FY 2024, the total remaining
amount of the proposed annual fees that
the NRC estimates to be recovered,
$24.9 million, is attributable to safety
activities, safeguards activities, and the
LLW surcharge. For FY 2024, the total
budgeted resources proposed to be
recovered as annual fees for safety
activities are approximately $13.1
million. To calculate the annual fee, the
NRC allocates this amount to each fee
category based on its percentage of the
total regulatory effort for safety
activities. Similarly, the NRC allocates
the budgeted resources that the NRC
estimates to be recovered as annual fees
for safeguards activities, $11.4 million,
to each fee category based on its
percentage of the total regulatory effort
for safeguards activities. Finally, the
fuel facilities fee class portion of the
LLW surcharge—$0.4 million—is
allocated to each fee category based on
its percentage of the total regulatory
effort for both safety and safeguards
activities. The proposed annual fee per
licensee is then calculated by dividing
the estimated total allocated budgeted
resources for the fee category by the
number of licensees in that fee category.
The proposed annual fee for each
facility is summarized in table X.
TABLE X—ANNUAL FEES FOR FUEL FACILITIES
[Actual dollars]
Facility type
(fee category)
FY 2023 final
annual fee
High Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(a)) ................................................................................................
Low Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(b)) .................................................................................................
Facilities with limited operations (1.A.(2)(a)) ...........................................................................................
Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Demonstration (1.A.(2)(b)) ..........................................................................
Hot Cell (and others) (1.A.(2)(c)) .............................................................................................................
Uranium Enrichment (1.E.) ......................................................................................................................
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion (2.A.(1)) ..........................................................................................
d. Uranium Recovery Facilities
The NRC proposes to collect $0.3
million in annual fees from the uranium
recovery facilities fee class in FY 2024,
as shown in table XI. The FY 2023
FY 2024 proposed
annual fee
$5,156,000
1,747,000
807,000
N/A
N/A
2,247,000
1,095,000
$6,307,000
2,138,000
1,762,000
N/A
N/A
2,748,000
1,339,000
uranium recovery facilities fees are
shown for comparison purposes.
TABLE XI—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR URANIUM RECOVERY FACILITIES
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2023
final rule
Summary fee calculations
Total budgeted resources ......................................................................................................................................
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts ............................................................................................................
$0.5
¥0.3
$0.7
¥0.4
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources .....................................................................................................................
Allocated generic transportation ............................................................................................................................
Billing adjustments .................................................................................................................................................
0.2
N/A
0.0
0.3
N/A
0.0
Total required annual fee recovery ................................................................................................................
$0.2
$0.3
In comparison to FY 2023, the FY
2024 proposed annual fee for the nonDOE licensee in the uranium recovery
facilities fee class is increasing
primarily due to a rise in budgeted
resources attributed to licensing reviews
associated with one licensed uranium
recovery facility and two licensed, but
not yet constructed, uranium recovery
facilities.
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3 Congress established the two programs, Title I
and Title II, under UMTRCA to protect the public
and the environment from hazards associated with
uranium milling. The UMTRCA Title I program is
for remedial action at abandoned mill tailings sites
where tailings resulted largely from production of
uranium for weapons programs. The NRC also
regulates DOE’s UMTRCA Title II program, which
is directed toward uranium mill sites licensed by
the NRC or Agreement States in or after 1978.
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The NRC regulates DOE’s Title I and
Title II activities under the Uranium
Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act
(UMTRCA).3 The proposed annual fee
assessed to DOE includes the resources
specifically budgeted for the NRC’s
UMTRCA Title I and Title II activities,
as well as 10 percent of the remaining
budgeted resources for this fee class.
The NRC described the overall
methodology for determining fees for
UMTRCA in the FY 2002 fee rule (67 FR
42612; June 24, 2002), and the NRC
continues to use this methodology.
DOE’s UMTRCA proposed annual fee is
increasing compared to FY 2023
primarily due to a rise in budgeted
resources needed to conduct generic
work that the staff will be performing to
resolve the following: (1) issues
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associated with abandoned uranium
mine waste cleanups and the potential
waste disposal on or near uranium mill
tailings sites including existing DOE
sites under NRC oversight; (2)
coordination on license termination
strategies for sites; and (3) performance
issues relating to existing cover systems
at mill tailings sites. The proposed
annual fee is partially offset by a rise in
the 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings
for the anticipated workload increases at
various DOE UMTRCA sites. The NRC
assesses the remaining 90 percent of its
budgeted resources to the remaining
licensee in this fee class, as described in
the work papers, which is reflected in
table XII.
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TABLE XII—COSTS RECOVERED THROUGH ANNUAL FEES; URANIUM RECOVERY FACILITIES FEE CLASS
[Actual dollars]
FY 2023 final
annual fee
Summary of costs
DOE Annual Fee Amount (UMTRCA Title I and Title II) General Licenses:
UMTRCA Title I and Title II budgeted resources less 10 CFR part 170 receipts ...........................
10 percent of generic/other uranium recovery budgeted resources ................................................
10 percent of uranium recovery fee-relief adjustment .....................................................................
FY 2024 proposed
annual fee
$142,181
5,798
N/A
$264,606
6,028
N/A
Total Annual Fee Amount for DOE (rounded) ..........................................................................
Annual Fee Amount for Other Uranium Recovery Licenses:
90 percent of generic/other uranium recovery budgeted resources less the amounts specifically
budgeted for UMTRCA Title I and Title II activities ......................................................................
90 percent of uranium recovery fee-relief adjustment .....................................................................
148,000
271,000
52,185
N/A
54,255
N/A
Total Annual Fee Amount for Other Uranium Recovery Licensees .........................................
52,185
54,255
Further, for any non-DOE licensees,
the NRC will continue using a matrix to
determine the effort levels associated
with conducting generic regulatory
actions for the different licensees in the
uranium recovery facilities fee class;
this is similar to the NRC’s approach for
fuel facilities, described previously. The
matrix methodology for uranium
recovery licensees first identifies the
licensee categories included within this
fee class (excluding DOE). These
categories are conventional uranium
mills and heap leach facilities, uranium
in situ recovery (ISR) and resin ISR
facilities, and mill tailings disposal
facilities. The matrix identifies the types
of operating activities that support and
benefit these licensees, along with each
activity’s relative weight (see the work
papers). Currently, there is only one
remaining non-DOE licensee, which is a
basic ISR facility. table XIII displays the
benefit factors for the non-DOE licensee
in that fee category.
TABLE XIII—BENEFIT FACTORS FOR URANIUM RECOVERY LICENSES, 2024
Number of
licensees
Fee category
Benefit factor
per licensee
Total value
Benefit factor
percent total
Conventional and Heap Leach mills (2.A.(2)(a)) .............................................
Basic In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(b)) ....................................................
Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(c)) ............................................
Section 11e.(2) disposal incidental to existing tailings sites (2.A.(4)) .............
0
1
0
0
........................
190
........................
........................
........................
190
........................
........................
0
100
0
0
Total ..........................................................................................................
1
190
190
100
The FY 2024 proposed annual fee for
the remaining non-DOE licensee is
calculated by allocating 100 percent of
the budgeted resources, as summarized
in table XIV.
TABLE XIV—ANNUAL FEES FOR URANIUM RECOVERY LICENSEES
[Other than DOE]
[Actual dollars]
Facility type
(fee category)
FY 2023 final
annual fee
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Conventional and Heap Leach mills (2.A.(2)(a)) .....................................................................................
Basic In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(b)) ...........................................................................................
Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(c)) ....................................................................................
Section 11e.(2) disposal incidental to existing tailings sites (2.A.(4)) .....................................................
e. Non-Power Production or Utilization
Facilities
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million in annual fees from the non-
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facilities fee class in FY 2024, as shown
in table XV. The FY 2023 non-power
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$52,200
N/A
N/A
FY 2024 proposed
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N/A
$54,300
N/A
N/A
production or utilization facilities fees
are shown for comparison purposes.
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TABLE XV—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR NON-POWER PRODUCTION OR UTILIZATION FACILITIES
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2023
final rule
Summary fee calculations
FY 2024
proposed rule
Total budgeted resources ......................................................................................................................................
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts ............................................................................................................
$5.115
¥4.869
$4.876
¥4.648
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources .....................................................................................................................
Allocated generic transportation ............................................................................................................................
Billing adjustments .................................................................................................................................................
0.246
0.040
0.003
0.228
0.050
0.015
Total required annual fee recovery ................................................................................................................
Total non-power production or utilization facilities licenses ...........................................................................
0.289
3
0.293
3
Total annual fee per license (rounded) ...................................................................................................
$0.0963
$0.0977
In comparison to FY 2023, the FY
2024 proposed annual fee for the nonpower production or utilization
facilities fee class is increasing, as
discussed in the following paragraphs.
In FY 2024, the budgeted resources
decreased primarily due to a reduction
in medical radioisotope production
facilities workload primarily due to a
delay with the SHINE Technologies
LLC’s (SHINE) operating license
application for a medical radioisotope
production facility and a delay in the
construction schedule. The offset to the
decline in budgetary resources is the
rise in the fully-costed FTE rate
compared to FY 2023 due to an increase
in salaries and benefits.
The 10 CFR part 170 estimated
billings associated with the current fleet
of operating non-power production or
utilization facilities licensees subject to
annual fees have declined compared to
FY 2023 due to a reduction in workload
for license amendment activities
associated with the anticipated
shutdown of the General Electric
Hitachi Vallecitos Nuclear Center in FY
2024. The 10 CFR part 170 estimated
billings with respect to medical
radioisotope production facilities and
advanced research and test reactors
have declined when compared with FY
2023 primarily due to the following: (1)
a reduction in staff hours due to the
delay with SHINE’s operating license
application and a delay in the
construction schedule; and (2) the
completion of the staff’s safety review of
the Kairos Power, LLC’s (Kairos)
application for a permit to construct the
Hermes 1 test reactor. This decline in 10
CFR part 170 estimated billings is offset
due to the following: (1) the staff’s
review of the Kairos Hermes 2
application for a permit to construct two
test reactors; and (2) conducting preapplication meetings due to the
anticipated submission of several
license applications.
Furthermore, the proposed increase in
the annual fee is also affected by these
contributing factors: (1) an increase in
the 10 CFR part 171 billing adjustment
due to the timing of invoices in FY
2023; and (2) an increase in the generic
transportation surcharge due to an
increase in the generic transportation
budgeted resources for the non-power
production or utilization facilities fee
class.
The annual fee recovery amount is
divided equally among the three nonpower production or utilization
facilities licensees subject to annual fees
and results in an FY 2024 proposed
annual fee of $97,700 for each licensee.
f. Rare Earth
In FY 2024, the NRC has allocated
approximately $0.2 million in budgeted
resources to this fee class; however,
because all the budgeted resources will
be recovered through service fees
assessed under 10 CFR part 170, the
NRC is not proposing to assess and
collect annual fees in FY 2024 for this
fee class.
g. Materials Users
The NRC proposes to collect $46.2
million in annual fees from materials
users licensed under 10 CFR parts 30,
40, and 70 in FY 2023, as shown in table
XVI. The FY 2023 materials users fees
are shown for comparison purposes.
TABLE XVI—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR MATERIALS USERS
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2023
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FY 2024
proposed rule
Total budgeted resources for licensees not regulated by Agreement States .......................................................
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts ............................................................................................................
$38.7
¥1.2
$44.3
¥0.8
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources .....................................................................................................................
Allocated generic transportation ............................................................................................................................
LLW surcharge ......................................................................................................................................................
Billing adjustments .................................................................................................................................................
37.5
2.0
0.1
0.0
43.5
2.5
0.1
0.1
Total required annual fee recovery ................................................................................................................
$39.7
$46.2
The formula for calculating 10 CFR
part 171 annual fees for the various
categories of materials users is described
in detail in the work papers. Generally,
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fee that includes 10 CFR part 170 costs,
such as amendments, renewals,
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specific to individual fee categories.
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consists of $36.4 million for general
costs, $9.7 million for inspection costs,
and $0.1 million for LLW costs. To
equitably and fairly allocate the $46.2
million required to be collected among
approximately 2,400 diverse materials
users licensees, the NRC continues to
calculate the annual fees for each fee
category within this class based on the
10 CFR part 170 application fees and
estimated inspection costs for each fee
category. Because the application fees
and inspection costs are indicative of
the complexity of the materials license,
this approach is the methodology for
allocating the generic and other
regulatory costs to the diverse fee
categories. This fee calculation method
also considers the inspection frequency
(priority), which is indicative of the
safety risk and resulting regulatory costs
associated with the categories of
licenses.
In comparison to FY 2023, the FY
2024 proposed annual fees are
increasing for all fee categories within
the materials users fee class, of which
25 fee categories are increasing by
approximately 14 percent to 16 percent,
and 27 fee categories are increasing by
approximately 17 percent to 25 percent
primarily due to an increase in the
budgeted resources. The budgeted
resources increased due to the
following: (1) an increase in licensing
and oversight workload, including the
expected reviews of exempt distribution
and sealed source device applications,
updating licensing guidance, and the
development of a regulatory guide on
veterinary issues; (2) hiring actions to
double encumber and train health
physics staff to ensure an appropriate
pipeline and knowledge management
for future agency mission related
activities; (3) support for rulemaking
activities; (4) support for materials
research activities; and (5) an increase
in the fully-costed FTE rate compared to
FY 2023 due to an increase in salaries
and benefits.
In addition, the FY 2024 proposed
annual fees are increasing due to the
following: (1) an increase in generic
transportation costs for materials users;
(2) a decrease in the 10 CFR part 170
estimated billings for new licensing
applications; (3) a decrease of 53
materials users licensees from FY 2023;
and (4) an increase in the 10 CFR part
171 billing adjustment due to the timing
of invoices issued in FY 2023.
A constant multiplier is established to
recover the total general costs (including
allocated generic transportation costs) of
$36.4 million. To derive the constant
multiplier, the general cost amount is
divided by the sum of all fee categories
(application fee plus the inspection fee
divided by inspection priority) then
multiplied by the number of licensees.
This calculation results in a constant
multiplier of 1.26 for FY 2024. The
average inspection cost is the average
inspection hours for each fee category
multiplied by the professional hourly
rate of $321. The inspection priority is
the interval between routine
inspections, expressed in years. The
inspection multiplier is established to
recover the $9.7 million in inspection
costs. To derive the inspection
multiplier, the inspection costs amount
is divided by the sum of all fee
categories (inspection fee divided by
inspection priority) then multiplied by
the number of licensees. This
calculation results in an inspection
multiplier of 1.72 for FY 2024. The
unique category costs are any special
costs that the NRC has budgeted for a
specific category of licenses. Please see
the work papers for more detail about
this classification.
The proposed annual fee being
assessed to each licensee also takes into
account a share of approximately $0.1
million in LLW surcharge costs
allocated to the materials users fee class
(see Table IV, ‘‘Allocation of LLW
Surcharge, FY 2024,’’ of this document).
The proposed annual fee for each fee
category is shown in the proposed
revision to § 171.16(d).
h. Transportation
The NRC proposes to collect $2.2
million in annual fees to recover generic
transportation budgeted resources in FY
2024, as shown in table XVII. The FY
2023 fees are shown for comparison
purposes.
TABLE XVII—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2023
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Total budgeted resources ......................................................................................................................................
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts ............................................................................................................
$11.1
¥3.4
$13.2
¥3.5
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources .....................................................................................................................
Less generic transportation resources ..................................................................................................................
Billing adjustments .................................................................................................................................................
7.7
¥6.0
0.0
9.7
¥7.5
0.0
Total required annual fee recovery ................................................................................................................
$1.7
$2.2
In comparison to FY 2023, the FY
2024 proposed annual fee for the
transportation fee class is increasing
primarily due to an increase in the
budgeted resources. This increase is
partially offset by: (1) a rise in the
distribution of the generic
transportation resources allocated to
other fee classes; and (2) an increase in
the 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings.
In FY 2024, the budgeted resources
increased primarily to support: (1)
environmental reviews and licensing of
transportation packages for ATF, the
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anticipated licensing review of one
transportable microreactor application,
other advanced reactors fuels, and
microreactors; (2) rulemaking activities;
and (3) a rise in the fully-costed FTE
rate compared to FY 2023 due to an
increase in salaries and benefits.
The increase in the proposed annual
fee is partially offset by a rise in the
distribution of generic transportation
resources allocated to respective other
fee classes resulting from additional
number of CoCs for 2024.
Furthermore, the proposed annual fee
is also partially offset by an increase in
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the 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings
related to the review of new and
amended packages.
Consistent with the policy established
in the NRC’s FY 2006 final fee rule (71
FR 30722; May 30, 2006), the NRC
recovers generic transportation costs
unrelated to DOE by including those
costs in the annual fees for licensee fee
classes. The NRC continues to assess a
separate annual fee under § 171.16, fee
category 18.A., for DOE transportation
activities. The amount of the allocated
generic resources is calculated by
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multiplying the percentage of total CoCs
used by each fee class (and DOE) by the
total generic transportation resources to
be recovered.
This resource distribution to the
licensee fee classes and DOE is shown
in table XVIII. Note that for the nonpower production or utilization
facilities fee class, the NRC allocates the
distribution to only those licensees that
are subject to annual fees. Although five
CoCs benefit the entire non-power
production or utilization facilities fee
class, only three out of 30 operating
non-power production or utilization
facilities licensees are subject to annual
fees. Consequently, the number of CoCs
12771
used to determine the proportion of
generic transportation resources
allocated to annual fees for the nonpower production or utilization
facilities fee class has been adjusted to
0.5 so these licensees are charged a fair
and equitable portion of the total fees
(see the work papers).
TABLE XVIII—DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES, FY 2024
[Dollars in millions]
Number of CoCs
benefiting
fee class or DOE
Licensee fee class/DOE
Allocated
generic
transportation
resources
Materials Users ....................................................................................................................
Operating Power Reactors ..................................................................................................
Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning ..................................................................
Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities ....................................................................
Fuel Facilities .......................................................................................................................
Subtotal of Generic Transportation Resources ...................................................................
DOE .....................................................................................................................................
24.0
6.0
19.0
0.5
24.0
73.5
21.0
25.4
6.4
20.1
0.5
25.4
77.8
22.2
$2.5
0.6
1.9
0.0
2.5
7.5
2.2
Total ..............................................................................................................................
94.5
100.0
9.7
The NRC assesses an annual fee to
DOE based on the 10 CFR part 71 CoCs
it holds. The NRC, therefore, does not
allocate these DOE-related resources to
other licensees’ annual fees because
these resources specifically support
DOE.
FY 2024—Policy Change
The NRC is not proposing any policy
changes for FY 2024.
FY 2024—Administrative Changes
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Percentage of
total CoCs
The NRC is proposing 11
administrative changes in FY 2024:
1. Amend §§ 2.205(i), 15.35(c),
37.27(c)(2), 73.17(m)(1), 73.57(d)(3)(i),
110.64(e), 140.7(d), 170.12(f), and
171.19(a) by clarifying payment
methods.
The NRC proposes to amend
§§ 2.205(i), 15.35(c), 37.27(c)(2),
73.17(m)(1), 73.57(d)(3)(i), 110.64(e),
140.7(d), 170.12(f), and 171.19(a) to
align with the U.S. Department of the
Treasury’s (Treasury) ‘‘No-Cash NoCheck’’ policy. The Treasury encourages
Federal agencies to use the most
efficient, cost-effective, and best-suited
collection and payment solutions. The
Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service
provides central collection and payment
services to agencies to maintain the
financial integrity and operational
efficiency of the Federal Government.
The Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal
Service notified the NRC that the agency
is expected to transition from paperbased collections to one or more offered
electronic methods by September 30,
2024.
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The ‘‘No-Cash No-Check’’ policy will
improve timeliness of collections,
thereby reducing interest/penalty/
administrative fees associated with late
payments, and reduce resources
associated with processing paper
checks. The available electronic
payment options will enhance
processing speed and accuracy, and
adopting this policy will make
consumer and business payments and
remittances to agencies easier and more
efficient. Accordingly, the NRC is
proposing to amend §§ 2.205(i),
15.35(c), 37.27(c)(2), 73.17(m)(1),
73.57(d)(3)(i), 110.64(e), 140.7(d),
170.12(f), and 171.19(a) to revise
available payment methods to remove
paper forms of payment and provide
that payments are to be made
electronically using the methods
accepted at www.Pay.gov.
2. Amend table 1 in § 170.31 to add
language to 7.A, 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.C, 7.C.1,
and 7.C.2 for clarity.
The NRC proposes to amend table 1
in § 170.31add language to 7.A., 7.A.1,
7.A.2, 7.C, 7.C.1, and 7.C.2, to clarify
with respect to 10 CFR part 170 fees that
these categories also include the
possession and use of source material
for shielding when authorized on the
same license.
3. Revise footnote 17 to table 2 in
§ 171.16(d) for clarity.
The NRC proposes to revise footnote
17 in table 2 paragraph (d) in § 171.16
to clarify that with respect to annual
fees, medical licensees paying fees
under 7.A, 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.B, 7.B.1,
7.B.2, 7.C, 7.C(1), or 7.C(2) are not
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subject to fees under 2.B. for possession
and shielding authorized on the same
license.
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
As required by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended
(RFA),4 the NRC has prepared a
regulatory flexibility analysis related to
this proposed rule. The regulatory
flexibility analysis is available as
indicated in the ‘‘Availability of
Documents’’ section of this document.
V. Regulatory Analysis
Under NEIMA, the NRC is required to
recover, to the maximum extent
practicable, approximately 100 percent
of its annual budget for FY 2024 less the
budget authority for excluded activities.
The NRC established fee methodology
guidelines for 10 CFR part 170 in 1978
and established additional fee
methodology guidelines for 10 CFR part
171 in 1986. In subsequent rulemakings,
the NRC has adjusted its fees without
changing the underlying principles of
its fee policy to ensure that the NRC
continues to comply with the statutory
requirements for cost recovery.
In this proposed rule, the NRC
continues this longstanding approach.
Therefore, the NRC did not identify any
alternatives to the current fee structure
guidelines and did not prepare a
regulatory analysis for this proposed
rule.
4 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, has
been amended by the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, Public Law 104–
121, Title II, 110 Stat. 847 (1996).
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VI. Backfitting and Issue Finality
The NRC’s backfitting provisions
(which are found in the regulations at
§§ 50.109, 70.76, 72.62, and 76.76) and
issue finality provisions of 10 CFR part
52 do not apply to this proposed rule
because these amendments do not
require the modification of, or addition
to: (1) systems, structures, components,
or the design of a facility; (2) the design
approval or manufacturing license for a
facility; or (3) the procedures or
organization required to design,
construct, or operate a facility. As a
result, this proposed rule does not
constitute ‘‘backfitting’’ as defined in 10
CFR Ch. I or otherwise affect the issue
finality of a 10 CFR part 52 approval.
IX. Paperwork Reduction Act
XI. Availability of Guidance
This proposed rule does not contain
any new or amended collections of
information subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501,
et seq.). Existing collections of
information were approved by the
Office of Management and Budget,
approval number 3150–0190.
VII. Plain Writing
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub.
L. 111–274) requires Federal agencies to
write documents in a clear, concise, and
well-organized manner. The NRC wrote
this document to be consistent with the
Plain Writing Act, as well as the
Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain
Language in Government Writing,’’
published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31885).
The NRC requests comment on this
document with respect to the clarity and
effectiveness of the language used.
X. Voluntary Consensus Standards
The Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act requires all
Federal agencies to prepare a written
compliance guide for each rule for
which the agency is required by 5 U.S.C.
604 to prepare a regulatory flexibility
analysis. The NRC, in compliance with
the law, prepared the ‘‘Small Entity
Compliance Guide’’ for the FY 2023 fee
rule. The compliance guide was
developed when the NRC completed the
small entity biennial review for FY
2023. The NRC plans to continue to use
this compliance guide for FY 2024 and
has relabeled the compliance guide to
reflect the current FY. This compliance
guide is available as indicated in the
‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section of
this document.
VIII. National Environmental Policy
Act
The NRC has determined that this
proposed rule is the type of action
described in § 51.22(c)(1). Therefore,
neither an environmental impact
statement nor environmental assessment
has been prepared for this proposed
rule.
Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless the
document requesting or requiring the
collection displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
The National Technology Transfer
and Advancement Act of 1995, Public
Law 104–113, requires that Federal
agencies use technical standards that are
developed or adopted by voluntary
consensus standards bodies unless the
use of such a standard is inconsistent
with applicable law or otherwise
impractical. In this proposed rule, the
NRC proposes to amend the licensing,
inspection, and annual fees charged to
its licensees and applicants, as
necessary, to recover, to the maximum
extent practicable, approximately 100
percent of its annual budget for FY 2024
less the budget authority for excluded
activities, as required by NEIMA. This
action does not constitute the
establishment of a standard that
contains generally applicable
requirements.
Documents
The NRC will conduct a public
meeting to describe the FY 2024
proposed rule and answer questions
from the public on the proposed rule.
The NRC will publish a notice of the
location, time, and agenda of the
meeting on the NRC’s public meeting
website within 10 calendar days of the
meeting. Stakeholders should monitor
the NRC’s public meeting website for
information about the public meeting at:
https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
public-meetings/index.cfm.
XIII. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the
following table are available to
interested persons through one or more
of the following methods, as indicated.
ADAMS accession No./FR citation/web link
NUREG–1100, Volume 39, ‘‘Congressional Budget Justification: Fiscal Year 2024’’ (March
2023).
FY 2024 Proposed Rule Work Papers ............................................................................................
OMB Circular A–25, ‘‘User Charges’’ ..............................................................................................
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ML23069A000.
SECY–05–0164, ‘‘Annual Fee Calculation Method,’’ dated September 15, 2005 .........................
‘‘Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2015,’’ dated June 30, 2015 ............
‘‘Variable Annual Fee Structure for Small Modular Reactors,’’ dated May 24, 2016 .....................
‘‘Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY 2023,’’ dated June 15, 2023 .........................
‘‘Revision of Fee Schedules; 100% Fee Recovery for FY 1999,’’ dated June 10, 1999 ...............
Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY 2002,’’ dated June 24, 2002 ...........................
‘‘Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY 2006,’’ dated May 30, 2006 ..........................
FY 2024 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ..........................................................................................
FY 2024 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Small Entity Compliance Guide ..........................
‘‘Plain Language in Government Writing,’’ dated June 10, 1998 ...................................................
ML24030A760.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/
uploads/2017/11/Circular-025.pdf.
ML052580332.
80 FR 37432.
81 FR 32617.
88 FR 39120.
64 FR 31448.
67 FR 42612.
71 FR 30722.
ML23342A126.
ML23342A134.
63 FR 31885.
List of Subjects
10 CFR Part 15
10 CFR Part 2
Administrative practice and
procedure, Antitrust, Byproduct
material, Classified information,
Confidential business information,
Freedom of information, Environmental
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protection, Hazardous waste, Nuclear
energy, Nuclear materials, Nuclear
power plants and reactors, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sex discrimination,
Source material, Special nuclear
material, Waste treatment and disposal.
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Claims, Debt collection.
10 CFR Part 37
Byproduct material, Criminal
penalties, Exports, Hazardous materials
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(42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846); Nuclear Waste Policy
Act of 1982, secs. 114(f), 134, 135, 141 (42
U.S.C. 10134(f), 10154, 10155, 10161);
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552,
553, 554, 557, 558); National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); 44 U.S.C.
3504 note. Section 2.205(j) also issued under
28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
transportation, Imports, Licensed
material, Nuclear materials, Penalties,
Radioactive materials, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security
measures.
10 CFR Part 73
Criminal penalties, Exports,
Hazardous materials transportation,
Imports, Nuclear energy, Nuclear
materials, Nuclear power plants and
reactors, Penalties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security
measures.
2. In § 2.205, revise paragraph (i) to
read as follows.
■
§ 2.205
*
*
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compromise or mitigation by the
Department of Justice or as ordered by
a court of the United States, following
reference of the matter to the Attorney
General for collection, payment of civil
penalties imposed under section 234 of
the Act are to be made payable to the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in
U.S. funds. The payments are to be
made by electronic fund transfer using
the electronic payment methods
accepted at www.Pay.gov. Federal
agencies may also make payments by
Intra-Governmental Payment and
Collection (IPAC). All payments are to
be made in accordance with the specific
payment instructions provided with
Notices of Violation that propose civil
penalties and Orders Imposing Civil
Monetary Penalties.
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Classified information,
Criminal penalties, Exports,
Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear
energy, Nuclear materials, Nuclear
power plants and reactors, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Scientific equipment.
10 CFR Part 140
Insurance, Intergovernmental
relations, Nuclear materials, Nuclear
power plants and reactors, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
10 CFR Part 170
Byproduct material, Import and
export licenses, Intergovernmental
relations, Non-payment penalties,
Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials,
Nuclear power plants and reactors,
Source material, Special nuclear
material.
PART 15—DEBT COLLECTION
PROCEDURES
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
1. The authority citation for part 2
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
secs. 29, 53, 62, 63, 81, 102, 103, 104, 105,
161, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 189, 191, 234
(42 U.S.C. 2039, 2073, 2092, 2093, 2111,
2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2201, 2231, 2232,
2233, 2234, 2236, 2239, 2241, 2282); Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206
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Annual charges, Approvals,
Byproduct material, Holders of
certificates, Intergovernmental relations,
Nonpayment penalties, Nuclear
materials, Nuclear power plants and
reactors, Registrations, Source material,
Special nuclear material.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble and under the authority of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended;
the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974,
as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553,
the NRC is proposing the following
amendments to 10 CFR parts 2, 15, 37,
73, 110, 140, 170 and 171:
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secs. 161, 186 (42 U.S.C. 2201, 2236); Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42
U.S.C. 5841); 5 U.S.C. 5514; 26 U.S.C. 6402;
31 U.S.C. 3701, 3713, 3716, 3719, 3720A; 42
U.S.C. 664; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note; 31 CFR parts
900 through 904; 31 CFR part 285; E.O.
12146, 44 FR 42657, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p.
409; E.O. 12988, 61 FR 4729, 3 CFR, 1996
Comp., p. 157.
4. In § 15.35, revise paragraph (c)
introductory text to read as follows:
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(c) To whom payment is made.
Payment of a debt is to be made payable
to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission. The payments are to be
made in U.S. funds using the electronic
payment methods accepted at
www.Pay.gov. Federal agencies may also
make payment by Intra Governmental
Payment and Collection (IPAC).
Payments should be made to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission unless
payment is—
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CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2
QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE
MATERIAL
5. The authority citation for part 37
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
secs. 11, 53, 81, 103, 104, 147, 148, 149, 161,
182, 183, 223, 234, 274 (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2073,
2111, 2133, 2134, 2167, 2168, 2169, 2201,
2232, 2233, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202
(42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
6. In § 37.27, revise paragraph (c)(2) to
read as follows:
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records checks of individuals granted
unescorted access to category 1 or
category 2 quantities of radioactive
material.
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(2) Fees for the processing of
fingerprint checks are due upon
application. Licensees shall submit
payment made payable to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The
payments are to be made in U.S. funds
using the electronic payment methods
accepted at www.Pay.gov. For guidance
on making electronic payments, contact
the Division of Physical and Cyber
Security Policy by emailing Crimhist.
Resource@nrc.gov. Combined payment
for multiple applications is acceptable.
The Commission publishes the amount
of the fingerprint check application fee
on the NRC’s public website. (To find
the current fee amount, go to the
Licensee Criminal History Records
Checks & Firearms Background Check
information page at https://
www.nrc.gov/security/chp.html and see
the link for How do I determine how
much to pay for the request?)
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PLANTS AND MATERIALS
7. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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secs. 53, 147, 149, 161, 161A, 170D, 170E,
170H, 170I, 223, 229, 234, 1701 (42 U.S.C.
2073, 2167, 2169, 2201, 2201a, 2210d, 2210e,
2210h, 2210i, 2273, 2278a, 2282, 2297f);
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201,
202 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); Nuclear Waste
Policy Act of 1982, secs. 135, 141 (42 U.S.C.
10155, 10161); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
Section 73.37(b)(2) also issued under Sec.
301, Public Law 96–295, 94 Stat. 789 (42
U.S.C. 5841 note).
8. In § 73.17, revise paragraph (m)(1)
to read as follows:
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(1) Fees for the processing of firearms
background checks are due upon
application. The fee for the processing
of a firearms background check consists
of a fingerprint fee and a NICS check
fee. Licensees must submit payment
with the application for the processing
of fingerprints, and payment must be
made payable to the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission. The payments
are to be made in U.S. funds using the
electronic payment methods accepted at
www.Pay.gov. Licensees can find fee
information for firearms background
checks on the NRC’s public website at
https://www.nrc.gov/security/chp.html.
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to read as follows:
§ 73.57 Requirements for criminal history
records checks of individuals granted
unescorted access to a nuclear power
facility, a non-power reactor, or access to
Safeguards Information.
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(i) Fees for the processing of
fingerprint checks are due upon
application. Licensees shall submit
payment with the application for the
processing of fingerprints, and payment
must be made payable to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The
payments are to be made in U.S. funds
using the electronic payment methods
accepted at www.Pay.gov. (For guidance
on making payments, contact the
Criminal history Program, Division of
Physical and Cyber Security Policy at
301–415–7513). Combined payment for
multiple applications is acceptable.
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NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT AND
MATERIAL
10. The authority citation for part 110
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
secs. 11, 51, 53, 54, 57, 62, 63, 64, 65, 81,
82, 103, 104, 109, 111, 121, 122, 123, 124,
126, 127, 128, 129, 133, 134, 161, 170H, 181,
182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234 (42
U.S.C. 2014, 2071, 2073, 2074, 2077, 2092,
2093, 2094, 2095, 2111, 2112, 2133, 2134,
2139, 2141, 2151, 2152, 2153, 2154, 2155,
2156, 2157, 2158, 2160c, 2160d, 2201, 2210h,
2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2237, 2239,
2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of
1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841);
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552,
553); 42 U.S.C. 2139a, 2155a; 44 U.S.C. 3504
note. Section 110.1(b) also issued under 22
U.S.C. 2403; 22 U.S.C. 2778a; 50 App. U.S.C.
2401 et seq.
11. In § 110.64, revise paragraph (e) to
read as follows:
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PART 170—FEES FOR FACILITIES,
MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT
LICENSES, AND OTHER
REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE
ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS
AMENDED
14. The authority citation for part 170
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
secs. 11, 161(w) (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2201(w));
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201
(42 U.S.C. 5841); 42 U.S.C. 2215; 31 U.S.C.
901, 902, 9701; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
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referred to the Attorney General for
collection, payment of penalties shall be
made in U.S. funds using the electronic
payment methods accepted at
www.Pay.gov.
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PART 140—FINANCIAL PROTECTION
REQUIREMENTS AND INDEMNITY
AGREEMENTS
12. The authority citation for part 140
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
secs. 161, 170, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2201,
2210, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act
of 1974, secs. 201, 202 (42 U.S.C. 5841,
5842); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
13. In § 140.7, revise paragraph (d) to
read as follows:
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be obtained by contacting the Office of
the Chief Financial Officer at 301–415–
7554.
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payments under this part are to be made
payable to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission. The payments are to be
made in U.S. funds using the electronic
payment methods accepted at
www.Pay.gov. Specific instructions for
making payments may be obtained by
contacting the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer at 301–415–7554. In
accordance with Department of the
Treasury requirements, refunds will
only be made upon receipt of
information on the payee’s financial
institution and bank accounts.
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[Amended]
16. In § 170.20, remove the dollar
amount ‘‘$300’’ and add in its place the
dollar amount ‘‘$321’’.
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made payable to the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission. The payments
are to be made in U.S. funds using the
electronic payment methods accepted at
www.Pay.gov. Federal agencies may also
make payments by Intra-Governmental
Payment and Collection (IPAC). Specific
instructions for making payments may
§ 170.31 Schedule of fees for materials
licenses and other regulatory services,
including inspections, and import and
export licenses.
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1. Special nuclear material: 11
A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of U–235 or plutonium for fuel fabrication activities.
(a) Strategic Special Nuclear Material (High Enriched Uranium) 6 [Program Code(s): 21213] ...........................................
(b) Low Enriched Uranium in Dispersible Form Used for Fabrication of Power Reactor Fuel 6 [Program Code(s): 21210]
(2) All other special nuclear materials licenses not included in Category 1.A. (1) which are licensed for fuel cycle activities.6
(a) Facilities with limited operations 6 [Program Code(s): 21240, 21310, 21320] ................................................................
(b) Gas centrifuge enrichment demonstration facilities.6 [Program Code(s): 21205] ..........................................................
(c) Others, including hot cell facilities.6 [Program Code(s): 21130, 21131, 21133] .............................................................
B. Licenses for receipt and storage of spent fuel and reactor-related Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste at an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI).6 [Program Code(s): 23200].
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C. Licenses for possession and use of special nuclear material of less than a critical mass as defined in § 70.4 of this
chapter in sealed sources contained in devices used in industrial measuring systems, including x-ray fluorescence analyzers.4 Application [Program Code(s): 22140].
D. All other special nuclear material licenses, except licenses authorizing special nuclear material in sealed or unsealed
form in combination that would constitute a critical mass, as defined in § 70.4 of this chapter, for which the licensee shall
pay the same fees as those under Category 1.A.4 Application [Program Code(s): 22110, 22111, 22120, 22131, 22136,
22150, 22151, 22161, 22170, 23100, 23300, 23310].
E. Licenses or certificates for construction and operation of a uranium enrichment facility 6 [Program Code(s): 21200] .........
F. Licenses for possession and use of special nuclear material greater than critical mass as defined in § 70.4 of this chapter, for development and testing of commercial products, and other non-fuel-cycle activities.4 6 [Program Code(s): 22155].
2. Source material: 11
A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of source material for refining uranium mill concentrates to uranium hexafluoride or
for deconverting uranium hexafluoride in the production of uranium oxides for disposal.6 [Program Code(s): 11400].
(2) Licenses for possession and use of source material in recovery operations such as milling, in situ recovery, heap-leaching, ore buying stations, ion-exchange facilities, and in processing of ores containing source material for extraction of
metals other than uranium or thorium, including licenses authorizing the possession of byproduct waste material (tailings)
from source material recovery operations, as well as licenses authorizing the possession and maintenance of a facility in
a standby mode.6
(a) Conventional and Heap Leach facilities 6 [Program Code(s): 11100] ............................................................................
(b) Basic In Situ Recovery facilities 6 [Program Code(s): 11500] .........................................................................................
(c) Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities 6 [Program Code(s): 11510] .................................................................................
(d) In Situ Recovery Resin facilities 6 [Program Code(s): 11550] ........................................................................................
(e) Resin Toll Milling facilities 6 [Program Code(s): 11555] ..................................................................................................
(f) Other facilities 6 [Program Code(s): 11700] .....................................................................................................................
(3) Licenses that authorize the receipt of byproduct material, as defined in section 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, from
other persons for possession and disposal, except those licenses subject to the fees in Category 2.A.(2) or Category
2.A.(4) 6 [Program Code(s): 11600, 12000].
(4) Licenses that authorize the receipt of byproduct material, as defined in section 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, from
other persons for possession and disposal incidental to the disposal of the uranium waste tailings generated by the licensee’s milling operations, except those licenses subject to the fees in Category 2.A.(2) 6 [Program Code(s): 12010].
B. Licenses which authorize the possession, use, and/or installation of source material for shielding.7 8 Application [Program Code(s): 11210].
C. Licenses to distribute items containing source material to persons exempt from the licensing requirements of part 40 of
this chapter. Application [Program Code(s): 11240].
D. Licenses to distribute source material to persons generally licensed under part 40 of this chapter. Application [Program
Code(s): 11230, 11231].
E. Licenses for possession and use of source material for processing or manufacturing of products or materials containing
source material for commercial distribution. Application [Program Code(s): 11710].
F. All other source material licenses. Application [Program Code(s): 11200, 11220, 11221, 11300, 11800, 11810, 11820] ...
3. Byproduct material: 11
A. Licenses of broad scope for the possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter
for processing or manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number of locations
of use: 1–5. Application [Program Code(s): 03211, 03212, 03213].
(1). Licenses of broad scope for the possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this
chapter for processing or manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number
of locations of use: 6–20. Application [Program Code(s): 04010, 04012, 04014].
(2). Licenses of broad scope for the possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this
chapter for processing or manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number
of locations of use: more than 20. Application [Program Code(s): 04011, 04013, 04015].
B. Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for processing or manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: 1–5. Application [Program Code(s): 03214, 03215, 22135, 22162].
(1). Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for processing or
manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: 6–20.
Application [Program Code(s): 04110, 04112, 04114, 04116].
(2). Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for processing or
manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: more
than 20. Application [Program Code(s): 04111, 04113, 04115, 04117].
C. Licenses issued under §§ 32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the processing or manufacturing and distribution or redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and devices containing byproduct
material. This category does not apply to licenses issued to nonprofit educational institutions whose processing or manufacturing is exempt under § 170.11(a)(4). Number of locations of use: 1–5. Application [Program Code(s): 02500, 02511,
02513].
(1). Licenses issued under §§ 32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the processing or manufacturing and
distribution or redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and devices containing
byproduct material. This category does not apply to licenses issued to nonprofit educational institutions whose processing or manufacturing is exempt under § 170.11(a)(4). Number of locations of use: 6–20. Application [Program
Code(s): 04210, 04212, 04214].
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(2). Licenses issued under §§ 32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the processing or manufacturing and
distribution or redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and devices containing
byproduct material. This category does not apply to licenses issued to nonprofit educational institutions whose processing or manufacturing is exempt under § 170.11(a)(4). Number of locations of use: more than 20. Application [Program Code(s): 04211, 04213, 04215].
D. [Reserved] ...............................................................................................................................................................................
E. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material in sealed sources for irradiation of materials in which the source
is not removed from its shield (self-shielded units). Application [Program Code(s): 03510, 03520].
F. Licenses for possession and use of less than or equal to 10,000 curies of byproduct material in sealed sources for irradiation of materials in which the source is exposed for irradiation purposes. This category also includes underwater
irradiators for irradiation of materials where the source is not exposed for irradiation purposes. Application [Program
Code(s): 03511].
G. Licenses for possession and use of greater than 10,000 curies of byproduct material in sealed sources for irradiation of
materials in which the source is exposed for irradiation purposes. This category also includes underwater irradiators for
irradiation of materials where the source is not exposed for irradiation purposes. Application [Program Code(s): 03521].
H. Licenses issued under subpart A of part 32 of this chapter to distribute items containing byproduct material that require
device review to persons exempt from the licensing requirements of part 30 of this chapter. The category does not include specific licenses authorizing redistribution of items that have been authorized for distribution to persons exempt
from the licensing requirements of part 30 of this chapter. Application [Program Code(s): 03254, 03255, 03257].
I. Licenses issued under subpart A of part 32 of this chapter to distribute items containing byproduct material or quantities
of byproduct material that do not require device evaluation to persons exempt from the licensing requirements of part 30
of this chapter. This category does not include specific licenses authorizing redistribution of items that have been authorized for distribution to persons exempt from the licensing requirements of part 30 of this chapter. Application [Program
Code(s): 03250, 03251, 03253, 03256].
J. Licenses issued under subpart B of part 32 of this chapter to distribute items containing byproduct material that require
sealed source and/or device review to persons generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter. This category does not
include specific licenses authorizing redistribution of items that have been authorized for distribution to persons generally
licensed under part 31 of this chapter. Application [Program Code(s): 03240, 03241, 03243].
K. Licenses issued under subpart B of part 32 of this chapter to distribute items containing byproduct material or quantities
of byproduct material that do not require sealed source and/or device review to persons generally licensed under part 31
of this chapter. This category does not include specific licenses authorizing redistribution of items that have been authorized for distribution to persons generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter. Application [Program Code(s): 03242,
03244].
L. Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for
research and development that do not authorize commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: 1–5. Application
[Program Code(s): 01100, 01110, 01120, 03610, 03611, 03612, 03613].
(1) Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for research and development that do not authorize commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: 6–20.
Application [Program Code(s): 04610, 04612, 04614, 04616, 04618, 04620, 04622].
(2) Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for research and development that do not authorize commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: more
than 20. Application [Program Code(s): 04611, 04613, 04615, 04617, 04619, 04621, 04623].
M. Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for research and development that do not authorize commercial distribution. Application [Program Code(s): 03620].
N. Licenses that authorize services for other licensees, except:
(1) Licenses that authorize only calibration and/or leak testing services are subject to the fees specified in fee Category 3.P.; and
(2) Licenses that authorize waste disposal services are subject to the fees specified in fee Categories 4.A., 4.B., and
4.C.13 Application [Program Code(s): 03219, 03225, 03226].
O. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 34 of this chapter for industrial radiography
operations. Number of locations of use: 1–5. Application [Program Code(s): 03310, 03320].
(1). Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 34 of this chapter for industrial radiography operations. Number of locations of use: 6–20. Application [Program Code(s): 04310, 04312].
(2). Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 34 of this chapter for industrial radiography operations. Number of locations of use: more than 20. Application [Program Code(s): 04311, 04313].
P. All other specific byproduct material licenses, except those in Categories 4.A. through 9.D.9 Number of locations of use:
1–5. Application [Program Code(s): 02400, 02410, 03120, 03121, 03122, 03123, 03124, 03130, 03140, 03220, 03221,
03222, 03800, 03810, 22130].
(1). All other specific byproduct material licenses, except those in Categories 4.A. through 9.D.9 Number of locations of
use: 6–20. Application [Program Code(s): 04410, 04412, 04414, 04416, 04418, 04420, 04422, 04424, 04426,
04428, 04430, 04432, 04434, 04436, 04438].
(2). All other specific byproduct material licenses, except those in Categories 4.A. through 9.D.9 Number of locations of
use: more than 20. Application [Program Code(s): 04411, 04413, 04415, 04417, 04419, 04421, 04423, 04425,
04427, 04429, 04431, 04433, 04435, 04437, 04439].
Q. Registration of a device(s) generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter.
Registration ..................................................................................................................................................................................
R. Possession of items or products containing radium-226 identified in § 31.12 of this chapter which exceed the number of
items or limits specified in that section.5
1. Possession of quantities exceeding the number of items or limits in § 31.12(a)(4) or (5) of this chapter but less than
or equal to 10 times the number of items or limits specified. Application [Program Code(s): 02700].
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$8,400.
$10,500.
$9,600.
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Category of materials licenses and type of fees 1
4.
5.
6.
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2. Possession of quantities exceeding 10 times the number of items or limits specified in § 31.12(a)(4) or (5) of this
chapter. Application [Program Code(s): 02710].
S. Licenses for production of accelerator-produced radionuclides. Application [Program Code(s): 03210] ...............................
Waste disposal and processing: 11
A. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of waste byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material
from other persons for the purpose of contingency storage or commercial land disposal by the licensee; or licenses authorizing contingency storage of low-level radioactive waste at the site of nuclear power reactors; or licenses for receipt
of waste from other persons for incineration or other treatment, packaging of resulting waste and residues, and transfer
of packages to another person authorized to receive or dispose of waste material. Application [Program Code(s): 03231,
03233, 03236, 06100, 06101].
B. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of waste byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material
from other persons for the purpose of packaging or repackaging the material. The licensee will dispose of the material by
transfer to another person authorized to receive or dispose of the material. Application [Program Code(s): 03234].
C. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of prepackaged waste byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material from other persons. The licensee will dispose of the material by transfer to another person authorized to
receive or dispose of the material. Application [Program Code(s): 03232].
Well logging: 11
A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material, source material, and/or special nuclear material for well logging,
well surveys, and tracer studies other than field flooding tracer studies. Application [Program Code(s): 03110, 03111,
03112].
B. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material for field flooding tracer studies. Licensing [Program Code(s):
03113].
Nuclear laundries: 11
A. Licenses for commercial collection and laundry of items contaminated with byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material. Application [Program Code(s): 03218].
Medical licenses: 11
A. Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units, teletherapy devices, or
similar beam therapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding when
authorized on the same license. Number of locations of use: 1–5. Application [Program Code(s): 02300, 02310].
(1). Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units, teletherapy
devices, or similar beam therapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for
shielding when authorized on the same license. Number of locations of use: 6–20. Application [Program Code(s):
04510, 04512].
(2). Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units, teletherapy
devices, or similar beam therapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for
shielding when authorized on the same license. Number of locations of use: more than 20. Application [Program
Code(s): 04511, 04513].
B. Licenses of broad scope issued to medical institutions or two or more physicians under parts 30, 33, 35, 40, and 70 of
this chapter authorizing research and development, including human use of byproduct material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices. This
category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding when authorized on the same license.
Number of locations of use: 1–5. Application [Program Code(s): 02110].
(1). Licenses of broad scope issued to medical institutions or two or more physicians under parts 30, 33, 35, 40, and
70 of this chapter authorizing research and development, including human use of byproduct material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding when authorized on the same license. Number of locations of use: 6–20. Application [Program Code(s): 04710].
(2). Licenses of broad scope issued to medical institutions or two or more physicians under parts 30, 33, 35, 40, and
70 of this chapter authorizing research and development, including human use of byproduct material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding when authorized on the same license. Number of locations of use: more than 20. Application [Program Code(s): 04711].
C. Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source material, and/or special nuclear material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material
in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding when authorized on the same license.10 Number of locations of use: 1–5. Application [Program Code(s):
02120, 02121, 02200, 02201, 02210, 02220, 02230, 02231, 02240, 22160].
(1). Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source
material, and/or special nuclear material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear
material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of
source material for shielding when authorized on the same license.10 Number of locations of use: 6–20. Application
[Program Code(s): 04810, 04812, 04814, 04816, 04818, 04820, 04822, 04824, 04826, 04828].
(2). Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source
material, and/or special nuclear material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear
material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of
source material for shielding when authorized on the same license.10 Number of locations of use: more than 20. Application [Program Code(s): 04811,04813, 04815, 04817, 04819, 04821,04823, 04825, 04827, 04829].
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$5,800.
$5,300.
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$25,600.
$12,900.
$17,100.
$21,300.
$10,000.
$13,300.
$16,600.
$11,000.
$14,600.
$18,300.
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8. Civil defense: 11
A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material for civil defense activities. Application [Program Code(s): 03710].
9. Device, product, or sealed source safety evaluation:
A. Safety evaluation of devices or products containing byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material, except reactor fuel devices, for commercial distribution. Application—each device.
B. Safety evaluation of devices or products containing byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material manufactured in accordance with the unique specifications of, and for use by, a single applicant, except reactor fuel devices.
Application—each device.
C. Safety evaluation of sealed sources containing byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material, except
reactor fuel, for commercial distribution. Application—each source.
D. Safety evaluation of sealed sources containing byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material, manufactured in accordance with the unique specifications of, and for use by, a single applicant, except reactor fuel. Application—each source.
10. Transportation of radioactive material:
A. Evaluation of casks, packages, and shipping containers.
1. Spent Fuel, High-Level Waste, and plutonium air packages ...........................................................................................
2. Other Casks ......................................................................................................................................................................
B. Quality assurance program approvals issued under part 71 of this chapter.
1. Users and Fabricators.
Application .....................................................................................................................................................................
Inspections .....................................................................................................................................................................
2. Users.
Application .....................................................................................................................................................................
Inspections .....................................................................................................................................................................
C. Evaluation of security plans, route approvals, route surveys, and transportation security devices (including immobilization devices).
11. Review of standardized spent fuel facilities ..................................................................................................................................
12. Special projects: Including approvals, pre-application/licensing activities, and inspections. Application [Program Code:
25110].
13. A. Spent fuel storage cask Certificate of Compliance ..................................................................................................................
B. Inspections related to storage of spent fuel under § 72.210 of this chapter ..........................................................................
14. Decommissioning/Reclamation 11
A. Byproduct, source, or special nuclear material licenses and other approvals authorizing decommissioning, decontamination, reclamation, or site restoration activities under parts 30, 40, 70, 72, and 76 of this chapter, including master materials licenses (MMLs). The transition to this fee category occurs when a licensee has permanently ceased principal activities. [Program Code(s): 03900, 11900, 21135, 21215, 21325, 22200].
B. Site-specific decommissioning activities associated with unlicensed sites, including MMLs, regardless of whether or not
the sites have been previously licensed.
15. Import and Export licenses: 12
Licenses issued under part 110 of this chapter for the import and export only of special nuclear material, source material,
tritium and other byproduct material, and the export only of heavy water, or nuclear grade graphite (fee categories 15.A.
through 15.E.).
A. Application for export or import of nuclear materials, including radioactive waste requiring Commission and Executive Branch review, for example, those actions under § 110.40(b) of this chapter. Application—new license, or
amendment; or license exemption request.
B. Application for export or import of nuclear material, including radioactive waste, requiring Executive Branch review,
but not Commission review. This category includes applications for the export and import of radioactive waste and
requires the NRC to consult with domestic host state authorities (i.e., Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, etc.). Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request.
C. Application for export of nuclear material, for example, routine reloads of low enriched uranium reactor fuel and/or
natural uranium source material requiring the assistance of the Executive Branch to obtain foreign government assurances. Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request.
D. Application for export or import of nuclear material not requiring Commission or Executive Branch review, or obtaining foreign government assurances. Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request.
E. Minor amendment of any active export or import license, for example, to extend the expiration date, change domestic information, or make other revisions which do not involve any substantive changes to license terms and conditions or to the type/quantity/chemical composition of the material authorized for export and, therefore, do not require
in-depth analysis, review, or consultations with other Executive Branch, U.S. host state, or foreign government authorities. Minor amendment.
Licenses issued under part 110 of this chapter for the import and export only of Category 1 and Category 2 quantities of
radioactive material listed in appendix P to part 110 of this chapter (fee categories 15.F. through 15.R.).
Category 1 (Appendix P, 10 CFR Part 110) Exports:
F. Application for export of appendix P Category 1 materials requiring Commission review (e.g., exceptional circumstance
review under § 110.42(e)(4) of this chapter) and to obtain one government-to-government consent for this process. For
additional consent see fee category 15.I. Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request.
G. Application for export of appendix P Category 1 materials requiring Executive Branch review and to obtain one government-to-government consent for this process. For additional consents see fee category 15.I. Application—new license, or
amendment; or license exemption request.
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$6,100.
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Full Cost.
$4,500.
Full Cost.
Full Cost.
Full Cost.
Full Cost.
Full Cost.
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Category of materials licenses and type of fees 1
Fees 2 3
H. Application for export of appendix P Category 1 materials and to obtain one government-to-government consent for this
process. For additional consents see fee category 15.I. Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption
request.
I. Requests for each additional government-to-government consent in support of an export license application or active export license. Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request.
Category 2 (Appendix P, 10 CFR Part 110) Exports:
J. Application for export of appendix P Category 2 materials requiring Commission review (e.g., exceptional circumstance
review under § 110.42(e)(4) of this chapter). Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request.
K. Applications for export of appendix P Category 2 materials requiring Executive Branch review. Application—new license,
or amendment; or license exemption request.
L. Application for the export of Category 2 materials. Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request.
M. [Reserved] ...............................................................................................................................................................................
N. [Reserved] ...............................................................................................................................................................................
O. [Reserved] ...............................................................................................................................................................................
P. [Reserved] ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Q. [Reserved] ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Minor Amendments (Category 1 and 2, Appendix P, 10 CFR Part 110, Export):
R. Minor amendment of any active export license, for example, to extend the expiration date, change domestic information,
or make other revisions which do not involve any substantive changes to license terms and conditions or to the type/
quantity/chemical composition of the material authorized for export and, therefore, do not require in-depth analysis, review, or consultations with other Executive Branch, U.S. host state, or foreign authorities. Minor amendment.
16. Reciprocity: Agreement State licensees who conduct activities under the reciprocity provisions of § 150.20 of this chapter.
Application.
17. Master materials licenses of broad scope issued to Government agencies. Application [Program Code(s): 03614] .................
18. Department of Energy.
A. Certificates of Compliance. Evaluation of casks, packages, and shipping containers (including spent fuel, high-level
waste, and other casks, and plutonium air packages).
B. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) activities ..........................................................................................
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Full Cost.
Full Cost.
Full Cost.
of fees—Separate charges, as shown in the schedule, will be assessed for pre-application consultations and reviews; applications for
new licenses, approvals, or license terminations; possession-only licenses; issuances of new licenses and approvals; certain amendments and
renewals to existing licenses and approvals; safety evaluations of sealed sources and devices; generally licensed device registrations; and certain inspections. The following guidelines apply to these charges:
(1) Application and registration fees. Applications for new materials licenses and export and import licenses; applications to reinstate expired,
terminated, or inactive licenses, except those subject to fees assessed at full costs; applications filed by Agreement State licensees to register
under the general license provisions of 10 CFR 150.20; and applications for amendments to materials licenses that would place the license in a
higher fee category or add a new fee category must be accompanied by the prescribed application fee for each category.
(i) Applications for licenses covering more than one fee category of special nuclear material or source material must be accompanied by the
prescribed application fee for the highest fee category.
(ii) Applications for new licenses that cover both byproduct material and special nuclear material in sealed sources for use in gauging devices
will pay the appropriate application fee for fee category 1.C. only.
(2) Licensing fees. Fees for reviews of applications for new licenses, renewals, and amendments to existing licenses, pre-application consultations and other documents submitted to the NRC for review, and project manager time for fee categories subject to full cost fees are due upon
notification by the Commission in accordance with § 170.12(b).
(3) Amendment fees. Applications for amendments to export and import licenses must be accompanied by the prescribed amendment fee for
each license affected. An application for an amendment to an export or import license or approval classified in more than one fee category must
be accompanied by the prescribed amendment fee for the category affected by the amendment, unless the amendment is applicable to two or
more fee categories, in which case the amendment fee for the highest fee category would apply.
(4) Inspection fees. Inspections resulting from investigations conducted by the Office of Investigations and nonroutine inspections that result
from third-party allegations are not subject to fees. Inspection fees are due upon notification by the Commission in accordance with § 170.12(c).
(5) Generally licensed device registrations under 10 CFR 31.5. Submittals of registration information must be accompanied by the prescribed
fee.
2 Fees will be charged for approvals issued under a specific exemption provision of the Commission’s regulations under title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (e.g., 10 CFR 30.11, 40.14, 70.14, 73.5, and any other sections in effect now or in the future), regardless of whether the approval is in the form of a license amendment, letter of approval, safety evaluation report, or other form. In addition to the fee shown, an applicant
may be assessed an additional fee for sealed source and device evaluations as shown in fee categories 9.A. through 9.D.
3 Full cost fees will be determined based on the professional staff time multiplied by the appropriate professional hourly rate established in
§ 170.20 in effect when the service is provided, and the appropriate contractual support services expended.
4 Licensees paying fees under categories 1.A., 1.B., and 1.E. are not subject to fees under categories 1.C., 1.D. and 1.F. for sealed sources
authorized in the same license, except for an application that deals only with the sealed sources authorized by the license.
5 Persons who possess radium sources that are used for operational purposes in another fee category are not also subject to the fees in this
category. (This exception does not apply if the radium sources are possessed for storage only.)
6 Licensees subject to fees under fee categories 1.A., 1.B., 1.E., or 2.A. must pay the largest applicable fee and are not subject to additional
fees listed in this table.
7 Licensees paying fees under 3.C., 3.C.1, or 3.C.2 are not subject to fees under 2.B. for possession and shielding authorized on the same license.
8 Licensees paying fees under 7.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B. for possession and shielding authorized on the same license.
9 Licensees paying fees under 3.N. are not subject to paying fees under 3.P., 3.P.1, or 3.P.2 for calibration or leak testing services authorized
on the same license.
10 Licensees paying fees under 7.B., 7.B.1, or 7.B.2 are not subject to paying fees under 7.C., 7.C.1, or 7.C.2. for broad scope licenses issued
under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source material, and/or special nuclear material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices authorized on the
same license.
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11 A materials license (or part of a materials license) that transitions to fee category 14.A is assessed full-cost fees under 10 CFR part 170, but
is not assessed an annual fee under 10 CFR part 171. If only part of a materials license is transitioned to fee category 14.A, the licensee may be
charged annual fees (and any applicable 10 CFR part 170 fees) for other activities authorized under the license that are not in decommissioning
status.
12 Because the resources for import and export licensing activities are identified as a fee-relief activity to be excluded from the fee-recoverable
budget, import and export licensing actions will not incur fees.
13 Licensees paying fees under 4.A., 4.B. or 4.C. are not subject to paying fees under 3.N. licenses that authorize services for other licensees
authorized on the same license.
PART 171—ANNUAL FEES FOR
REACTOR LICENSES AND FUEL
CYCLE LICENSES AND MATERIALS
LICENSES, INCLUDING HOLDERS OF
CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE,
REGISTRATIONS, AND QUALITY
ASSURANCE PROGRAM APPROVALS
AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
LICENSED BY THE NRC
18. The authority citation for part 171
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
secs. 11, 161(w), 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2014,
2201(w), 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization
Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 42
U.S.C. 2215; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
19. In § 171.15, revise paragraphs
(b)(1), (b)(2) introductory text, (c)(1),
(c)(2) introductory text, and paragraph
(e) to read as follows:
■
§ 171.15 Annual fees: Non-power
production or utilization licenses, reactor
licenses, and independent spent fuel
storage licenses.
*
*
*
*
*
(b)(1) The FY 2024 annual fee for each
operating power reactor that must be
collected by September 30, 2024, is
$5,488,000.
(2) The FY 2024 annual fees are
comprised of a base annual fee for
power reactors licensed to operate, a
base spent fuel storage/reactor
decommissioning annual fee and
associated additional charges. The
activities comprising the spent fuel
storage/reactor decommissioning base
annual fee are shown in paragraphs
(c)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section. The
activities comprising the FY 2024 base
annual fee for operating power reactors
are as follows:
*
*
*
*
*
(c)(1) The FY 2024 annual fee for each
power reactor holding a 10 CFR part 50
license or combined license issued
under 10 CFR part 52 that is in a
decommissioning or possession-only
status and has spent fuel onsite, and for
each independent spent fuel storage 10
CFR part 72 licensee who does not hold
a 10 CFR part 50 license or a 10 CFR
part 52 combined license, is $330,000.
(2) The FY 2024 annual fee is
comprised of a base spent fuel storage/
reactor decommissioning annual fee
(which is also included in the operating
power reactor annual fee shown in
paragraph (b) of this section). The
activities comprising the FY 2024 spent
fuel storage/reactor decommissioning
rebaselined annual fee are:
*
*
*
*
*
(e) The FY 2024 annual fee for
licensees authorized to operate one or
more non-power production or
utilization facilities under a single 10
CFR part 50 license, unless the reactor
is exempted from fees under § 171.11(b),
is $97,700.
■ 20. In § 171.16, revise paragraphs (b)
introductory text, (c), and (d) to read as
follows:
§ 171.16 Annual fees: Materials licensees,
holders of certificates of compliance,
holders of sealed source and device
registrations, holders of quality assurance
program approvals, and government
agencies licensed by the NRC.
*
*
*
*
*
(b) The FY 2024 annual fee is
comprised of a base annual fee and
associated additional charges. The base
FY 2024 annual fee is the sum of
budgeted costs for the following
activities:
*
*
*
*
*
(c) A licensee who is required to pay
an annual fee under this section, in
addition to 10 CFR part 72 licenses, may
qualify as a small entity. If a licensee
qualifies as a small entity and provides
the Commission with the proper
certification along with its annual fee
payment, the licensee may pay reduced
annual fees as shown in table 1 to this
paragraph (c). Failure to file a small
entity certification in a timely manner
could result in the receipt of a
delinquent invoice requesting the
outstanding balance due and/or denial
of any refund that might otherwise be
due. The small entity fees are as follows:
TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (c)
Maximum
annual fee
per licensed
category
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Small Businesses Not Engaged in Manufacturing (Average gross receipts over the last 5 completed fiscal years):
$555,000 to $8 million ..................................................................................................................................................................
Less than $555,000 ......................................................................................................................................................................
Small Not-For-Profit Organizations (Annual Gross Receipts):
$555,000 to $8 million ..................................................................................................................................................................
Less than $555,000 ......................................................................................................................................................................
Manufacturing Entities that Have an Average of 500 Employees or Fewer:
35 to 500 employees ....................................................................................................................................................................
Fewer than 35 employees ............................................................................................................................................................
Small Governmental Jurisdictions (Including publicly supported educational institutions) (Population):
20,000 to 49,999 ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Fewer than 20,000 .......................................................................................................................................................................
Educational Institutions that are not State or Publicly Supported, and have 500 Employees or Fewer:
35 to 500 employees ....................................................................................................................................................................
Fewer than 35 employees ............................................................................................................................................................
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materials licensees and holders of
certificates, registrations, or approvals
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shown in table 2 to this paragraph (d):
TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (d)—SCHEDULE OF MATERIALS ANNUAL FEES AND FEES FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LICENSED
BY NRC
[See footnotes at end of table]
Annual fees 1 2 3
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Category of materials licenses
1. Special nuclear material:
A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of U–235 or plutonium for fuel fabrication activities.
(a) Strategic Special Nuclear Material (High Enriched Uranium) 15 [Program Code(s): 21213] ....................................
(b) Low Enriched Uranium in Dispersible Form Used for Fabrication of Power Reactor Fuel 15 [Program Code(s):
21210] ..........................................................................................................................................................................
(2) All other special nuclear materials licenses not included in Category 1.A.(1) which are licensed for fuel cycle activities.
(a) Facilities with limited operations 15 [Program Code(s): 21310, 21320] .....................................................................
(b) Gas centrifuge enrichment demonstration facility 15 [Program Code(s): 21205] ......................................................
(c) Others, including hot cell facility 15 [Program Code(s): 21130, 21131, 21133] .........................................................
B. Licenses for receipt and storage of spent fuel and reactor-related Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste at an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) 11 15 [Program Code(s): 23200] ................................................................
C. Licenses for possession and use of special nuclear material of less than a critical mass, as defined in § 70.4 of this
chapter, in sealed sources contained in devices used in industrial measuring systems, including x-ray fluorescence
analyzers. [Program Code(s): 22140] .................................................................................................................................
D. All other special nuclear material licenses, except licenses authorizing special nuclear material in sealed or unsealed
form in combination that would constitute a critical mass, as defined in § 70.4 of this chapter, for which the licensee
shall pay the same fees as those under Category 1.A. [Program Code(s): 22110, 22111, 22120, 22131, 22136,
22150, 22151, 22161, 22170, 23100, 23300, 23310] ........................................................................................................
E. Licenses or certificates for the operation of a uranium enrichment facility 15 [Program Code(s): 21200] ........................
F. Licenses for possession and use of special nuclear materials greater than critical mass, as defined in § 70.4 of this
chapter, for development and testing of commercial products, and other non-fuel cycle activities.4 [Program Code:
22155] .................................................................................................................................................................................
2. Source material:
A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of source material for refining uranium mill concentrates to uranium hexafluoride
or for deconverting uranium hexafluoride in the production of uranium oxides for disposal.15 [Program Code: 11400] ..
(2) Licenses for possession and use of source material in recovery operations such as milling, in situ recovery, heapleaching, ore buying stations, ion-exchange facilities and in-processing of ores containing source material for extraction of metals other than uranium or thorium, including licenses authorizing the possession of byproduct waste material (tailings) from source material recovery operations, as well as licenses authorizing the possession and maintenance of a facility in a standby mode.
(a) Conventional and Heap Leach facilities.15 [Program Code(s): 11100] .....................................................................
(b) Basic In Situ Recovery facilities.15 [Program Code(s): 11500] .................................................................................
(c) Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities 15 [Program Code(s): 11510] ..........................................................................
(d) In Situ Recovery Resin facilities.15 [Program Code(s): 11550] ................................................................................
(e) Resin Toll Milling facilities.15 [Program Code(s): 11555] ..........................................................................................
(f) Other facilities 6 [Program Code(s): 11700] ................................................................................................................
(3) Licenses that authorize the receipt of byproduct material, as defined in section 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act,
from other persons for possession and disposal, except those licenses subject to the fees in Category 2.A.(2) or Category 2.A.(4)15 [Program Code(s): 11600, 12000] .............................................................................................................
(4) Licenses that authorize the receipt of byproduct material, as defined in section 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act,
from other persons for possession and disposal incidental to the disposal of the uranium waste tailings generated by
the licensee’s milling operations, except those licenses subject to the fees in Category 2.A.(2)15 [Program Code(s):
12010] .................................................................................................................................................................................
B. Licenses which authorize the possession, use, and/or installation of source material for shielding.16 17 Application
[Program Code(s): 11210] ..................................................................................................................................................
C. Licenses to distribute items containing source material to persons exempt from the licensing requirements of part 40
of this chapter. [Program Code: 11240] .............................................................................................................................
D. Licenses to distribute source material to persons generally licensed under part 40 of this chapter. [Program Code(s):
11230 and 11231] ...............................................................................................................................................................
E. Licenses for possession and use of source material for processing or manufacturing of products or materials containing source material for commercial distribution. [Program Code: 11710] ....................................................................
F. All other source material licenses. [Program Code(s): 11200, 11220, 11221, 11300, 11800, 11810, 11820] ................
3. Byproduct material:
A. Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter
for processing or manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: 1–5. [Program Code(s): 03211, 03212, 03213] .............................................................................................
(1). Licenses of broad scope for the possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this
chapter for processing or manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: 6–20. [Program Code(s): 04010, 04012, 04014] ..................................................................
(2). Licenses of broad scope for the possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this
chapter for processing or manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04011, 04013, 04015] .....................................................
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B. Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for processing or
manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: 1–5.
[Program Code(s): 03214, 03215, 22135, 22162] ..............................................................................................................
(1). Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for processing or manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number of locations
of use: 6–20. [Program Code(s): 04110, 04112, 04114, 04116] ................................................................................
(2). Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for processing or manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution. Number of locations
of use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04111, 04113, 04115, 04117] ..................................................................
C. Licenses issued under §§ 32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the processing or manufacturing and distribution or redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and devices containing byproduct material. This category does not apply to licenses issued to nonprofit educational institutions whose processing or manufacturing is exempt under § 170.11(a)(4) of this chapter. Number of locations of use: 1–5. [Program
Code(s): 02500, 02511, 02513] ..........................................................................................................................................
(1). Licenses issued under §§ 32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the processing or manufacturing
and distribution or redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and devices
containing byproduct material. This category does not apply to licenses issued to nonprofit educational institutions whose processing or manufacturing is exempt under § 170.11(a)(4). Number of locations of use: 6–20.
[Program Code(s): 04210, 04212, 04214] ...................................................................................................................
(2). Licenses issued under §§ 32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the processing or manufacturing
and distribution or redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and devices
containing byproduct material. This category does not apply to licenses issued to nonprofit educational institutions whose processing or manufacturing is exempt under § 170.11(a)(4). Number of locations of use: more than
20. [Program Code(s): 04211, 04213, 04215] ............................................................................................................
D. [Reserved] ..........................................................................................................................................................................
E. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material in sealed sources for irradiation of materials in which the
source is not removed from its shield (self-shielded units). [Program Code(s): 03510, 03520] .......................................
F. Licenses for possession and use of less than or equal to 10,000 curies of byproduct material in sealed sources for irradiation of materials in which the source is exposed for irradiation purposes. This category also includes underwater
irradiators for irradiation of materials in which the source is not exposed for irradiation purposes. [Program Code(s):
03511] .................................................................................................................................................................................
G. Licenses for possession and use of greater than 10,000 curies of byproduct material in sealed sources for irradiation
of materials in which the source is exposed for irradiation purposes. This category also includes underwater
irradiators for irradiation of materials in which the source is not exposed for irradiation purposes. [Program Code(s):
03521] .................................................................................................................................................................................
H. Licenses issued under subpart A of part 32 of this chapter to distribute items containing byproduct material that require device review to persons exempt from the licensing requirements of part 30 of this chapter, except specific licenses authorizing redistribution of items that have been authorized for distribution to persons exempt from the licensing requirements of part 30 of this chapter. [Program Code(s): 03254, 03255, 03257] ............................................
I. Licenses issued under subpart A of part 32 of this chapter to distribute items containing byproduct material or quantities of byproduct material that do not require device evaluation to persons exempt from the licensing requirements
of part 30 of this chapter, except for specific licenses authorizing redistribution of items that have been authorized for
distribution to persons exempt from the licensing requirements of part 30 of this chapter. [Program Code(s): 03250,
03251, 03253, 03256] .........................................................................................................................................................
J. Licenses issued under subpart B of part 32 of this chapter to distribute items containing byproduct material that require sealed source and/or device review to persons generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter, except specific
licenses authorizing redistribution of items that have been authorized for distribution to persons generally licensed
under part 31 of this chapter. [Program Code(s): 03240, 03241, 03243] ..........................................................................
K. Licenses issued under subpart B of part 32 of this chapter to distribute items containing byproduct material or quantities of byproduct material that do not require sealed source and/or device review to persons generally licensed
under part 31 of this chapter, except specific licenses authorizing redistribution of items that have been authorized for
distribution to persons generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter. [Program Code(s): 03242, 03244] ...................
L. Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter
for research and development that do not authorize commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: 1–5. [Program Code(s): 01100, 01110, 01120, 03610, 03611, 03612, 03613] ................................................................................
(1) Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of product material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for research and development that do not authorize commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: 6–
20. [Program Code(s): 04610, 04612, 04614, 04616, 04618, 04620, 04622] ............................................................
(2) Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this
chapter for research and development that do not authorize commercial distribution. Number of locations of use:
more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04611, 04613, 04615, 04617, 04619, 04621, 04623] ..........................................
M. Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for research and
development that do not authorize commercial distribution. [Program Code(s): 03620] ...................................................
N. Licenses that authorize services for other licensees, except: (1) Licenses that authorize only calibration and/or leak
testing services are subject to the fees specified in fee Category 3.P.; and (2) Licenses that authorize waste disposal
services are subject to the fees specified in fee categories 4.A., 4.B., and 4.C.21 [Program Code(s): 03219, 03225,
03226] .................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.
5.
6.
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7.
O. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 34 of this chapter for industrial radiography
operations. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding authorized under part
40 of this chapter when authorized on the same license. Number of locations of use: 1–5. [Program Code(s): 03310,
03320] .................................................................................................................................................................................
(1). Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 34 of this chapter for industrial radiography operations. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding authorized under part 40 of this chapter when authorized on the same license. Number of locations of use: 6–20. [Program Code(s): 04310, 04312] .....................................................................................................................................
(2). Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 34 of this chapter for industrial radiography operations. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding authorized under part 40 of this chapter when authorized on the same license. Number of locations of use: more than
20. [Program Code(s): 04311, 04313] .........................................................................................................................
P. All other specific byproduct material licenses, except those in Categories 4.A. through 9.D.18 Number of locations of
use: 1–5. [Program Code(s): 02400, 02410, 03120, 03121, 03122, 03123, 03124, 03140, 03130, 03220, 03221,
03222, 03800, 03810, 22130] .............................................................................................................................................
(1). All other specific byproduct material licenses, except those in Categories 4.A. through 9.D.18 Number of locations of use: 6–20. [Program Code(s): 04410, 04412, 04414, 04416, 04418, 04420, 04422, 04424, 04426,
04428, 04430, 04432, 04434, 04436, 04438] .............................................................................................................
(2). All other specific byproduct material licenses, except those in Categories 4.A. through 9.D.18 Number of locations of use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04411, 04413, 04415, 04417, 04419, 04421, 04423, 04425,
04427, 04429, 04431, 04433, 04435, 04437, 04439] .................................................................................................
Q. Registration of devices generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter .........................................................................
R. Possession of items or products containing radium–226 identified in § 31.12 of this chapter which exceed the number of items or limits specified in that section:14
(1). Possession of quantities exceeding the number of items or limits in § 31.12(a)(4), or (5) of this chapter but less
than or equal to 10 times the number of items or limits specified. [Program Code(s): 02700] .................................
(2). Possession of quantities exceeding 10 times the number of items or limits specified in § 31.12(a)(4) or (5) of
this chapter. [Program Code(s): 02710] ......................................................................................................................
S. Licenses for production of accelerator-produced radionuclides. [Program Code(s): 03210] ............................................
Waste disposal and processing:
A. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of waste byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material
from other persons for the purpose of contingency storage or commercial land disposal by the licensee; or licenses
authorizing contingency storage of low-level radioactive waste at the site of nuclear power reactors; or licenses for receipt of waste from other persons for incineration or other treatment, packaging of resulting waste and residues, and
transfer of packages to another person authorized to receive or dispose of waste material. [Program Code(s): 03231,
03233, 03236, 06100, 06101] .............................................................................................................................................
B. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of waste byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material
from other persons for the purpose of packaging or repackaging the material. The licensee will dispose of the material by transfer to another person authorized to receive or dispose of the material. [Program Code(s): 03234] ..............
C. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of prepackaged waste byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material from other persons. The licensee will dispose of the material by transfer to another person authorized
to receive or dispose of the material. [Program Code(s): 03232] ......................................................................................
Well logging:
A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material, source material, and/or special nuclear material for well logging, well surveys, and tracer studies other than field flooding tracer studies. [Program Code(s): 03110, 03111,
03112] .................................................................................................................................................................................
B. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material for field flooding tracer studies. [Program Code(s): 03113] .....
Nuclear laundries:
A. Licenses for commercial collection and laundry of items contaminated with byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material. [Program Code(s): 03218] ..........................................................................................................
Medical licenses:
A. Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source material,
or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units, teletherapy devices, or similar beam therapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for
shielding when authorized on the same license.9 17 Number of locations of use: 1–5. [Program Code(s): 02300,
02310] .................................................................................................................................................................................
(1). Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source
material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units, teletherapy devices, or similar beam therapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source
material for shielding when authorized on the same license.9 17 Number of locations of use: 6–20. [Program
Code(s): 04510, 04512] ...............................................................................................................................................
(2). Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source
material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units, teletherapy devices, or similar beam therapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source
material for shielding when authorized on the same license.9 17 Number of locations of use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04511, 04513] .....................................................................................................................................
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B. Licenses of broad scope issued to medical institutions or two or more physicians under parts 30, 33, 35, 40, and 70
of this chapter authorizing research and development, including human use of byproduct material, except licenses for
byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices.
This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding when authorized on the same license.9 17 Number of locations of use: 1–5. [Program Code(s): 02110] ...........................................................................
(1). Licenses of broad scope issued to medical institutions or two or more physicians under parts 30, 33, 35, 40,
and 70 of this chapter authorizing research and development, including human use of byproduct material, except
licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding when authorized on the same license.9 17 Number of locations of use: 6–20. [Program Code(s): 04710] .............................
(2). Licenses of broad scope issued to medical institutions or two or more physicians under parts 30, 33, 35, 40,
and 70 of this chapter authorizing research and development, including human use of byproduct material, except
licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding when authorized on the same license.9 17 Number of locations of use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04711] ...............
C. Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source
material, and/or special nuclear material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear
material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of
source material for shielding when authorized on the same license.9 17 19 Number of locations of use: 1–5. [Program
Code(s): 02120, 02121, 02200, 02201, 02210, 02220, 02230, 02231, 02240, 22160] ....................................................
(1). Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material,
source material, and/or special nuclear material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding when authorized on the same license.9 17 19 Number of locations of
use: 6–20. [Program Code(s): 04810, 04812, 04814, 04816, 04818, 04820, 04822, 04824, 04826, 04828] ...........
(2). Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material,
source material, and/or special nuclear material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding when authorized on the same license.9 17 19 Number of locations of
use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04811, 04813, 04815, 04817, 04819, 04821, 04823, 04825, 04827,
04829] ..........................................................................................................................................................................
8. Civil defense:
A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material for civil defense
activities. [Program Code(s): 03710] ..................................................................................................................................
9. Device, product, or sealed source safety evaluation:
A. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of devices or products containing byproduct material, source material,
or special nuclear material, except reactor fuel devices, for commercial distribution. ......................................................
B. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of devices or products containing byproduct material, source material,
or special nuclear material manufactured in accordance with the unique specifications of, and for use by, a single applicant, except reactor fuel devices. ...................................................................................................................................
C. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of sealed sources containing byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material, except reactor fuel, for commercial distribution. ........................................................................
D. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of sealed sources containing byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material, manufactured in accordance with the unique specifications of, and for use by, a single applicant, except reactor fuel. ....................................................................................................................................................
10. Transportation of radioactive material:
A. Certificates of Compliance or other package approvals issued for design of casks, packages, and shipping containers.
1. Spent Fuel, High-Level Waste, and plutonium air packages ..............................................................................
2. Other Casks .........................................................................................................................................................
B. Quality assurance program approvals issued under part 71 of this chapter.
1. Users and Fabricators .........................................................................................................................................
2. Users ....................................................................................................................................................................
C. Evaluation of security plans, route approvals, route surveys, and transportation security devices (including immobilization devices). ..................................................................................................................................................
11. Standardized spent fuel facilities .............................................................................................................................................
12. Special Projects [Program Code(s): 25110] ............................................................................................................................
13. A. Spent fuel storage cask Certificate of Compliance ............................................................................................................
B. General licenses for storage of spent fuel under § 72.210 of this chapter .......................................................................
14. Decommissioning/Reclamation:
A. Byproduct, source, or special nuclear material licenses and other approvals authorizing decommissioning, decontamination, reclamation, or site restoration activities under parts 30, 40, 70, 72, and 76 of this chapter, including master materials licenses (MMLs). The transition to this fee category occurs when a licensee has permanently ceased
principal activities. [Program Code(s): 03900, 11900, 21135, 21215, 21325, 22200] .......................................................
B. Site-specific decommissioning activities associated with unlicensed sites, including MMLs, whether or not the sites
have been previously licensed ...........................................................................................................................................
15. Import and Export licenses ......................................................................................................................................................
16. Reciprocity ...............................................................................................................................................................................
17. Master materials licenses of broad scope issued to Government agencies.15 [Program Code(s): 03614] ...........................
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18. Department of Energy:
A. Certificates of Compliance .................................................................................................................................................
B. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) activities [Program Code(s): 03237, 03238] ............................
10 2,174,000
271,000
1 Annual
fees will be assessed based on whether a licensee held a valid license with the NRC authorizing possession and use of radioactive
material during the current FY. The annual fee is waived for those materials licenses and holders of certificates, registrations, and approvals who
either filed for termination of their licenses or approvals or filed for possession only/storage licenses before October 1 of the current FY, and permanently ceased licensed activities entirely before this date. Annual fees for licensees who filed for termination of a license, downgrade of a license, or for a possession-only license during the FY and for new licenses issued during the FY will be prorated in accordance with the provisions of § 171.17. If a person holds more than one license, certificate, registration, or approval, the annual fee(s) will be assessed for each license, certificate, registration, or approval held by that person. For licenses that authorize more than one activity on a single license (e.g.,
human use and irradiator activities), annual fees will be assessed for each category applicable to the license.
2 Payment of the prescribed annual fee does not automatically renew the license, certificate, registration, or approval for which the fee is paid.
Renewal applications must be filed in accordance with the requirements of parts 30, 40, 70, 71, 72, or 76 of this chapter.
3 Each FY, fees for these materials licenses will be calculated and assessed in accordance with § 171.13 and will be published in the FEDERAL
REGISTER for notice and comment.
4 Other facilities include licenses for extraction of metals, heavy metals, and rare earths.
5 There are no existing NRC licenses in these fee categories. If NRC issues a license for these categories, the Commission will consider establishing an annual fee for this type of license.
6 Standardized spent fuel facilities, 10 CFR parts 71 and 72 Certificates of Compliance and related Quality Assurance program approvals, and
special reviews, such as topical reports, are not assessed an annual fee because the generic costs of regulating these activities are primarily attributable to users of the designs, certificates, and topical reports.
7 Licensees in this category are not assessed an annual fee because they are charged an annual fee in other categories while they are licensed to operate.
8 No annual fee is charged because it is not practical to administer due to the relatively short life or temporary nature of the license.
9 Separate annual fees will not be assessed for pacemaker licenses issued to medical institutions that also hold nuclear medicine licenses
under fee categories 7.A, 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.B., 7.B.1, 7.B.2, 7.C, 7.C.1, or 7.C.2.
10 This includes Certificates of Compliance issued to the DOE that are not funded from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
11 See § 171.15(c).
12 See § 171.15(c).
13 No annual fee is charged for this category because the cost of the general license registration program applicable to licenses in this category will be recovered through 10 CFR part 170 fees.
14 Persons who possess radium sources that are used for operational purposes in another fee category are not also subject to the fees in this
category. (This exception does not apply if the radium sources are possessed for storage only.)
15 Licensees subject to fees under categories 1.A., 1.B., 1.E., 2.A., and licensees paying fees under fee category 17 must pay the largest applicable fee and are not subject to additional fees listed in this table.
16 Licensees paying fees under 3.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B. for possession and shielding authorized on the same license.
17 Licensees paying fees under 7.A, 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.B, 7.B.1, 7.B.2, 7.C, 7.C.1, or 7.C.2 are not subject to fees under 2.B. for possession and
shielding authorized on the same license.
18 Licensees paying fees under 3.N. are not subject to paying fees under 3.P., 3.P.1, or 3.P.2 for calibration or leak testing services authorized
on the same license.
19 Licensees paying fees under 7.B., 7.B.1, or 7.B.2 are not subject to paying fees under 7.C., 7.C.1, or 7.C.2 for broad scope license licenses
issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source material, and/or special nuclear material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices authorized
on the same license.
20 No annual fee is charged for a materials license (or part of a materials license) that has transitioned to this fee category because the decommissioning costs will be recovered through 10 CFR part 170 fees, but annual fees may be charged for other activities authorized under the license that are not in decommissioning status.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 2, 15, 37, 73, 110, 140, 170 and 171
[NRC-2022-0046]
RIN 3150-AK74
Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2024
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to
amend the licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees
charged to its applicants and licensees. The proposed amendments are
necessary to comply with the Nuclear Energy Innovation and
Modernization Act, which requires the NRC to recover, to the maximum
extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of its annual budget less
certain amounts excluded from this fee recovery requirement.
DATES: Submit comments by March 21, 2024. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is
only able to ensure consideration for comments received before this
date. Because the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act
requires the NRC to collect fees for fiscal year 2024 by September 30,
2024, the NRC must finalize any revisions to its fee schedules
promptly, and thus is unable to grant any extension request of the
comment period.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website:
Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0046. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407;
email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this proposed rule.
Email comments to: [email protected]. If you do
not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact
us at 301-415-1677.
Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission at 301-415-1101.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. eastern time, Federal
workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677.
You can read a plain language description of this proposed rule at
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC-2022-0046. For additional
direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see
``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Rossi, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-7341; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
II. Background; Statutory Authority
III. Discussion
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
V. Regulatory Analysis
VI. Backfitting and Issue Finality
VII. Plain Writing
VIII. National Environmental Policy Act
IX. Paperwork Reduction Act
Public Protection Notification
X. Voluntary Consensus Standards
XI. Availability of Guidance
XII. Public Meeting
XIII. Availability of Documents
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0046 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0046.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. For the convenience of the reader,
the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in the ``Availability of
Documents'' section of this document.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic submission of comments through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2022-0046 in your comment.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comments into ADAMS.
II. Background; Statutory Authority
The NRC's fee regulations are primarily governed by two laws: (1)
the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1952 (IOAA) (31 U.S.C.
9701); and (2) the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act
(NEIMA) (42 U.S.C. 2215). The IOAA authorizes and encourages Federal
agencies to recover, to the fullest extent possible, costs attributable
to services provided to identifiable recipients. Under NEIMA, the NRC
must recover, to the maximum extent practicable, approximately 100
percent of its annual budget, less the budget authority for excluded
activities. Under section 102(b)(1)(B) of NEIMA, ``excluded
activities'' include any fee-relief activity as identified by the
Commission, generic homeland security activities, waste incidental to
reprocessing activities, Nuclear Waste Fund activities, advanced
reactor regulatory infrastructure activities, Inspector General
services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, research and
development at universities in areas relevant to the
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NRC's mission, and a nuclear science and engineering grant program. In
fiscal year (FY) 2024, in addition to the fee-relief activities
identified by the Commission in prior fee rules the resources for the
Minority Serving Institutions Grant Program are also identified as a
fee-relief activity to be excluded from the fee recovery requirement
(see Table 1, ``Excluded Activities,'' of this document for the list of
all excluded activities).
Under NEIMA, the NRC must use its IOAA authority first to collect
service fees for NRC work that provides specific benefits to
identifiable recipients (such as licensing work, inspections, and
special projects). The NRC's regulations in part 170 of title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Fees for Facilities, Materials,
Import and Export Licenses, and Other Regulatory Services Under the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended,'' explain how the agency
collects service fees from specific beneficiaries. Because the NRC's
fee recovery under the IOAA (10 CFR part 170) will not equal 100
percent of the agency's total budget authority for the FY (less the
budget authority for excluded activities), the NRC also assesses
``annual fees'' under 10 CFR part 171, ``Annual Fees for Reactor
Licenses and Fuel Cycle Licenses and Materials Licenses, Including
Holders of Certificates of Compliance, Registrations, and Quality
Assurance Program Approvals and Government Agencies Licensed by the
NRC,'' to recover the remaining amount necessary to comply with NEIMA.
III. Discussion
FY 2024 Fee Collection--Overview
The NRC is issuing this FY 2024 proposed fee rule based on the FY
2024 budget request as further described in the NRC's FY 2024
Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ) (NUREG-1100, Volume 39)
because a full-year appropriation has not yet been enacted for FY 2024.
The NRC will adjust the fees described in this proposed rule to reflect
the enacted budget authority for FY 2024. The FY 2024 budget request is
$1,006.4 million and proposes the use of $27.1 million in carryover to
offset the Nuclear Reactor Safety budget. As a result, the gross budget
authority in the FY 2024 budget request and the total budget authority
used in the FY 2024 proposed fee rule is $979.2 million, which would be
an increase of $52.1 million from FY 2023. The increase is primarily to
support salaries and benefits, in accordance with the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) guidance.
As explained previously, certain portions of the NRC's total budget
authority are excluded from NEIMA's fee recovery requirement under
section 102(b)(1)(B) of NEIMA. Based on the FY 2024 budget request,
these exclusions total $156.0 million, which is an increase of $19.0
million from FY 2023. These excluded activities consist of $104.2
million for fee-relief activities, $34.2 million for advanced reactor
regulatory infrastructure activities, $15.1 million for generic
homeland security activities, $1.0 million for waste incidental to
reprocessing activities, and $1.5 million for Inspector General
services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Table I
summarizes the excluded activities for the FY 2024 proposed fee rule.
The FY 2023 amounts are provided for comparison purposes.
Table I--Excluded Activities
[Dollars in millions]
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Fee-Relief Activities:
International activities................................................... 28.8 37.5
Agreement State oversight.................................................. 11.9 12.8
Medical isotope production infrastructure.................................. 3.5 0.7
Fee exemption for nonprofit educational institutions....................... 13.5 19.0
Costs not recovered from small entities under 10 CFR 171.16(c)............. 8.9 10.4
Regulatory support to Agreement States..................................... 14.2 12.1
Generic decommissioning/reclamation activities (not related to the 12.5 2.8
operating power reactors and spent fuel storage fee classes)..............
Uranium recovery program and unregistered general licensees................ 2.7 5.4
Potential Department of Defense remediation program Memorandum of 0.9 0.8
Understanding activities..................................................
Non-military radium sites.................................................. 0.2 0.2
Minority Serving Institutions Grant Program................................ N/A 2.5
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Subtotal Fee-Relief Activities......................................... 97.1 104.2
Activities under section 102(b)(1)(B)(ii) of NEIMA (Generic Homeland Security 16.1 17.6
activities, Waste Incidental to Reprocessing activities, and the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board)..............................................
Advanced reactor regulatory infrastructure activities.......................... 23.8 34.2
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Total Excluded Activities.............................................. 137.0 156.0
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After accounting for the exclusions from the fee recovery
requirement and net billing adjustments (i.e., for FY 2024 invoices
that the NRC estimates will not be paid during the FY, less payments
received in FY 2024 for prior-year invoices), the NRC estimates that it
must recover approximately $825.7 million in fees in FY 2024. Of this
amount, the NRC estimates that $205.5 million will be recovered through
10 CFR part 170 service fees and approximately $620.2 million will be
recovered through 10 CFR part 171 annual fees. Table II summarizes the
fee recovery amounts for the FY 2024 proposed fee rule using the FY
2024 budget request and takes into account the budget authority for
excluded activities and net billing adjustments. For all information
presented in the following tables in this proposed rule, individual
values may not sum to totals due to rounding. Please see the work
papers, available as indicated in the ``Availability of Documents''
section of this document, for actual amounts.
Since a full-year appropriation has not yet been enacted, the FY
2024 proposed fee rule is based on the FY 2024 budget request. As
discussed in the FY 2024 budget request, this proposed rule assumes the
utilization of
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$27.1 million in carryover to offset the Nuclear Reactor Safety budget.
In addition, the proposed rule assumes the use of $16.0 million in
prior-year unobligated carryover funds for the University Nuclear
Leadership Program, which was not included in the budget request, but
has historically been included by Congress in the final appropriations
bill. The FY 2023 amounts are provided for comparison purposes. If the
NRC receives an appropriation providing a different total budget
authority, the final fee rule will reflect the final appropriation.
Table II--Budget and Fee Recovery Amounts
[Dollars in millions]
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FY 2023 Final FY 2024
rule Proposed rule
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Total Budget Authority......................................................... $927.2 $979.2
Less Budget Authority for Excluded Activities:................................. -137.0 -156.0
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Balance.................................................................... 790.2 823.2
Fee Recovery Percent........................................................... 100.0 100.0
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Total Amount to be Recovered:.............................................. 790.2 823.2
Less Estimated Amount to be Recovered through 10 CFR part 170 Fees..... -195.0 -205.5
Estimated Amount to be Recovered through 10 CFR part 171 Fees.......... 595.2 617.7
10 CFR part 171 Billing Adjustments:
Unpaid Current Year Invoices (estimated)................................... 3.7 4.5
Less Payments Received in Current Year for Previous Year Invoices -3.3 -2.0
(estimated)...........................................................
Adjusted 10 CFR part 171 Annual Fee Collections Required............... 595.6 620.2
Adjusted Amount to be Recovered through 10 CFR parts 170 and 171 Fees.......... $790.6 $825.7
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FY 2024 Fee Collection--Professional Hourly Rate
The NRC uses a professional hourly rate to assess fees under 10 CFR
part 170 for specific services it provides. The professional hourly
rate also helps determine flat fees (which are used for the review of
certain types of license applications). This rate is applicable to all
activities for which fees are assessed under Sec. Sec. 170.21,
``Schedule of fees for production and utilization facilities, review of
standard referenced design approvals, special projects, inspections and
import and export licenses,'' and 170.31, ``Schedule of fees for
materials licenses and other regulatory services, including
inspections, and import and export licenses.'' The NRC's professional
hourly rate is derived by adding budgeted resources for: (1) mission-
direct program salaries and benefits; (2) mission-indirect program
support; and (3) agency support (corporate support and the Inspector
General (IG)). The NRC then subtracts certain offsetting receipts and
divides this total by the mission-direct full-time equivalent (FTE)
converted to hours (the mission-direct FTE converted to hours is the
product of the mission-direct FTE multiplied by the estimated annual
mission-direct FTE productive hours). The only budgeted resources
excluded from the professional hourly rate are those for mission-direct
contract resources, which are generally billed to licensees separately.
The following shows the professional hourly rate calculation:
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For FY 2024, the NRC is proposing to increase the professional
hourly rate from $300 to $321. The 7.1 percent increase in the
professional hourly rate is primarily due to a 7.3 percent increase in
budgeted resources of approximately $56.6 million. The increase in
budgeted resources is primarily due to the following: (1) an increase
in mission-direct FTE to support new reactor licensing activities, the
review of license renewal applications, an increased workload within
the reactor decommissioning program; and (2) an increase in the fully-
costed FTE rate compared to FY 2023 due to an increase in salaries and
benefits to support Federal pay raises for NRC employees.
In addition, the NRC anticipates an increase in mission-direct FTE
to support the increase in licensing and decommissioning activities.
This anticipated increase in the number of mission-direct FTE compared
to FY 2023 partially offsets the proposed increase in the professional
hourly rate caused by the overall estimated increase in budgeted
resources. The professional hourly rate is inversely related to the
mission-direct FTE amount; therefore, as the number of mission-direct
FTE increase, the professional hourly rate may decrease. Based on the
FY 2024 budget request, the number of mission-direct FTE is expected to
increase by approximately 58, primarily to support the following: (1)
the review of new reactor licensing activities, including the review of
standard design approvals, pre-application activities, and construction
permits; (2) licensing and oversight activities for the reactor
decommissioning program, which includes both power and non-power
reactors in various stages of decommissioning; (3) the review of
licensing actions related to enrichment and manufacturing of high assay
low-enrichment uranium (HALEU) fuel and accident tolerant fuel (ATF);
and (4) the review of one new fuel facility license application (TRISO-
X, LLC) and one new medical isotope facility (Niowave).
The FY 2024 estimate for annual mission-direct FTE productive hours
is 1,500 hours, which is a decrease from 1,551 hours in FY 2023. This
estimate reflects the average number of hours that a mission-direct
employee spends on mission-direct work annually. This estimate,
therefore, excludes hours charged to annual leave, sick leave,
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holidays, training, and general administrative tasks. Table III shows
the professional hourly rate calculation methodology. The FY 2023
amounts are provided for comparison purposes.
Table III--Professional Hourly Rate Calculation
[Dollars in millions, except as noted]
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Mission-Direct Program Salaries & Benefits..................................... $359.2 $395.1
Mission-Indirect Program Support............................................... $118.8 $120.2
Agency Support (Corporate Support and the IG).................................. $299.5 $318.9
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Subtotal................................................................... $777.5 $834.1
Less Offsetting Receipts \1\................................................... $0.0 $0.0
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Total Budgeted Resources Included in Professional Hourly Rate.............. $777.5 $834.1
Mission-Direct FTE............................................................. 1,672.2 1,730.4
Annual Mission-Direct FTE Productive Hours (Whole numbers)..................... 1,551 1,500
Mission-Direct FTE Converted to Hours (Mission-Direct FTE multiplied by Annual 2,593,582 2,595,600
Mission-Direct FTE Productive Hours)..........................................
Professional Hourly Rate (Total Budgeted Resources Included in Professional $300 $321
Hourly Rate Divided by Mission-Direct FTE Converted to Hours) (Whole Numbers).
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\1\ The fees collected by the NRC for Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) services and indemnity fees (financial protection required of
all licensees for public liability claims at 10 CFR part 140) are
subtracted from the budgeted resources amount when calculating the
10 CFR part 170 professional hourly rate, per the guidance in OMB
Circular A-25, ``User Charges.'' The budgeted resources for FOIA
activities are allocated under the product for Information Services
within the Corporate Support business line. The budgeted resources
for indemnity activities are allocated under the Licensing Actions
and Research and Test Reactors products within the Operating
Reactors business line.
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The NRC proposes to amend the flat application fees it charges in
its schedule of fees in Sec. 170.31 to reflect the revised
professional hourly rate of $321. The NRC charges these fees to
applicants for materials licenses and other regulatory services, as
well as to holders of materials licenses. The NRC calculates these flat
fees by multiplying the average professional staff hours needed to
process the licensing actions by the professional hourly rate for FY
2024. As part of its calculations, the NRC analyzes the actual hours
spent performing licensing actions and estimates the five-year average
of professional staff hours that are needed to process licensing
actions as part of its biennial review of fees. These actions are
required by section 205(a) of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(31 U.S.C. 902(a)(8)). The NRC performed this review for the FY 2023
proposed fee rule and will perform this review again for the FY 2025
proposed fee rule. The higher professional hourly rate of $321 is the
primary reason for the increase in flat application fees (see the work
papers).
In order to simplify billing, the NRC rounds these flat fees to a
minimal degree. Specifically, the NRC rounds these flat fees (up or
down) in such a way that ensures both convenience for its stakeholders
and minimal effects due to rounding. Accordingly, fees under $1,000 are
rounded to the nearest $10, fees between $1,000 and $100,000 are
rounded to the nearest $100, and fees greater than $100,000 are rounded
to the nearest $1,000.
The proposed flat fees are applicable for certain materials
licensing actions (see fee categories 1.C. through 1.D., 2.B. through
2.F., 3.A. through 3.S., 4.B. through 5.A., 6.A. through 9.D., 10.B.,
15.A. through 15.L., 15.R., and 16 of Sec. 170.31). Applications filed
on or after the effective date of the FY 2024 final fee rule will be
subject to the revised fees in the final rule. Since international
activities are excluded from the fee recovery requirement, fees are not
assessed for import and export licensing actions under 10 CFR parts 170
and 171.
FY 2024 Fee Collection--Low-Level Waste Surcharge
The NRC proposes to assess a generic low-level waste (LLW)
surcharge of $3.820 million. Disposal of LLW occurs at commercially-
operated LLW disposal facilities that are licensed by either the NRC or
an Agreement State. Four existing LLW disposal facilities in the United
States accept various types of LLW. All are located in Agreement States
and, therefore, are regulated by an Agreement State, rather than the
NRC. The NRC proposes to allocate this surcharge to its licensees based
on data available in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Manifest
Information Management System. This database contains information on
total LLW volumes disposed of by four generator classes: academic,
industrial, medical, and utility. The ratio of waste volumes disposed
of by these generator classes to total LLW volumes disposed over a
period of time is used to estimate the portion of this surcharge that
will be allocated to the power reactors, fuel facilities, and the
materials users fee classes. The materials users fee class portion is
adjusted to account for the large percentage of materials licensees
that are licensed by the Agreement States rather than the NRC.
Table IV shows the allocation of the LLW surcharge and its
allocation across the various fee classes.
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Table IV--Allocation of LLW Surcharge, FY 2024
[Dollars in millions]
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LLW surcharge
Fee classes --------------------------------
Percent $
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Operating Power Reactors....................................................... 86.9 3.320
Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning..................................... 0.0 0.000
Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities................................. 0.0 0.000
Fuel Facilities................................................................ 10.4 0.397
Materials Users................................................................ 2.7 0.103
Transportation................................................................. 0.0 0.000
Rare Earth Facilities.......................................................... 0.0 0.000
Uranium Recovery............................................................... 0.0 0.000
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Total...................................................................... 100.0 3.820
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FY 2024 Fee Collection--Revised Annual Fees
In accordance with SECY-05-0164, ``Annual Fee Calculation Method,''
the NRC rebaselines its annual fees every year. ``Rebaselining''
entails analyzing the budget in detail and then allocating the FY 2024
budgeted resources to various classes or subclasses of licensees. It
also includes updating the number of NRC licensees in its fee
calculation methodology.
The NRC is proposing revisions to its annual fees in Sec. Sec.
171.15 and 171.16 to recover approximately 100 percent of the FY 2024
budget request less the budget authority for excluded activities, the
estimated amount to be recovered through 10 CFR part 170 fees, and the
assumed utilization of $27.1 million in carryover to offset the Nuclear
Reactor Safety budget.
Table V shows the proposed rebaselined fees for FY 2024 for a
sample of licensee categories. The FY 2023 amounts are provided for
comparison purposes.
Table V--Rebaselined Annual Fees
[Actual dollars]
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FY 2023 final FY 2024 proposed
Class/category of licenses annual fee annual fee
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Operating Power Reactors................................................ $5,492,000 $5,488,000
+ Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning............................ 261,000 330,000
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Total, Combined Fee................................................. 5,753,000 5,818,000
Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning.............................. 261,000 330,000
Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities.......................... 96,300 97,700
High Enriched Uranium Fuel Facility (Category 1.A.(1)(a))............... 5,156,000 6,307,000
Low Enriched Uranium Fuel Facility (Category 1.A.(1)(b))................ 1,747,000 2,138,000
Uranium Enrichment (Category 1.E)....................................... 2,247,000 2,748,000
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion Facility (Category 2.A.(1))............. 1,095,000 1,339,000
Basic In Situ Recovery Facilities (Category 2.A.(2)(b))................. 52,200 54,300
Typical Users:
Radiographers (Category 3O)......................................... 37,900 43,900
All Other Specific Byproduct Material Licensees (Category 3P)....... 12,300 14,500
Medical Other (Category 7C)......................................... 18,000 21,400
Device/Product Safety Evaluation--Broad (Category 9A)............... 24,100 29,600
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The work papers that support this proposed rule show in detail how
the NRC allocates the budgeted resources for each class of licensees
and calculates the fees.
Paragraphs a. through h. of this section describe the budgeted
resources allocated to each class of licensees and the calculations of
the rebaselined fees. For more information about detailed fee
calculations for each class, please consult the accompanying work
papers for this proposed rule.
a. Operating Power Reactors
The NRC proposes to collect $515.9 million in annual fees from the
operating power reactors fee class in FY 2024, as shown in table VI.
The FY 2023 operating power reactors fees are shown for comparison
purposes.
Table VI--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Operating Power Reactors
[Dollars in millions]
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FY 2023 final FY 2024
Summary fee calculations rule proposed rule
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Total budgeted resources....................................................... $665.3 $675.1
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts........................................ -158.9 -165.3
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Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.............................................. 506.4 509.9
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Allocated generic transportation............................................... 0.5 0.6
Allocated LLW surcharge........................................................ 3.5 3.3
Billing adjustment............................................................. 0.3 2.1
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Total required annual fee recovery......................................... 510.7 515.9
Total operating reactors................................................... 93 94
Annual fee per operating reactor............................................... $5.492 $5.488
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In comparison to FY 2023, the FY 2024 proposed annual fee for the
operating power reactors fee class is decreasing primarily due to the
following: (1) an anticipated increase in 10 CFR part 170 estimated
billings; (2) an increase in the total number of operating power
reactors from 93 to 94; and (3) the assumed utilization of $27.1
million in carryover to offset the Nuclear Reactor Safety budget. As
discussed further below, the assumed utilization of carryover mitigates
the proposed increase in the budgeted resources for the operating power
reactors fee class.\2\ The decrease in the proposed annual fee for the
operating power reactors fee class is partially offset due to the
following: (1) an increase in the budgeted resources; and (2) an
increase in the 10 CFR part 171 billing adjustment.
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\2\ As explained above, the NRC is issuing this FY 2024 proposed
fee rule based on the FY 2024 budget request because a full-year
appropriation has not yet been enacted for FY 2024. If the enacted
budget authority for FY 2024 does not include the assumed
utilization of $27.1 million in carryover to offset the Nuclear
Reactor Safety budget, it is likely that the annual fee for the
operating power reactors fee class could increase.
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The 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings increased primarily due to
the following: (1) an anticipated increase in hours associated with the
review of an increasing number of license renewal applications; and (2)
an anticipated increase in new reactor licensing activities, including
the review of standard design approvals, pre-application activities,
and construction permits. This estimated increase is partially offset
by an expected decline in the submission of topical reports. As
explained above, because the NRC's fee recovery under 10 CFR part 170
will not equal approximately 100 percent of the agency's budget
authority for the fiscal year, the NRC also assesses 10 CFR part 171
annual fees. Estimated 10 CFR part 170 billings, therefore, are
inversely related to the projected annual fee for a fee class. The more
the NRC estimates to collect in 10 CFR part 170 billings, the less it
estimates to collect in annual fees.
The increase in the budgeted resources for the operating power
reactors fee class is primarily due to the following: (1) an increase
to support new reactor licensing activities, including the review of
standard design approvals, pre-application activities, and construction
permits; (2) an increase to support the review of license renewal
applications; and (3) an increase in the fully-costed FTE rate compared
to FY 2023 due to an increase in salaries and benefits. However, the
effect of the increase on the proposed annual fee for the operating
power reactors fee class is offset primarily due to the assumed use of
$27.1 million in carryover to offset the Nuclear Reactor Safety budget
as described in the FY 2024 budget request. The increase in budgeted
resources is also mitigated by the following: (1) an expected decline
in topical report submissions, guidance development, and process
improvement activities; (2) a reduction in construction inspection
activities due to the transition of the Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant (Vogtle Unit 3) and the expected transition of Vogtle Unit 4 from
construction into operation; and (3) a reduction in rulemaking
activities.
The proposed annual fee is also affected by: (1) an increase in the
10 CFR part 171 billing adjustment due to the timing of invoices issued
in FY 2023; and (2) an increase in the generic transportation surcharge
due to an increase in the overall budgeted resources for certificates
of compliance (CoCs) for the operating power reactors fee class.
The proposed fee-recoverable budgeted resources are divided equally
among the 94 licensed operating power reactors, an increase of one
operating power reactor compared to FY 2023 due the proposed assessment
of annual fees for Vogtle Unit 4, resulting in a proposed annual fee of
$5,488,000 per operating power reactor. Additionally, the NRC estimates
that each licensed operating power reactor will be assessed the FY 2024
spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning proposed annual fee of
$330,000 (see Table VII and the discussion that follows). The NRC
estimates that the combined FY 2024 proposed annual fee for each
operating power reactor will be $5,818,000.
Section 102(b)(3)(B)(i) of NEIMA established a cap for the annual
fees charged to operating reactor licensees; under this provision, the
annual fee for an operating reactor licensee, to the maximum extent
practicable, shall not exceed the annual fee amount per operating
reactor licensee established in the FY 2015 final fee rule (80 FR
37432; June 30, 2015), adjusted for inflation. The NRC included an
estimate of the operating power reactors fee class annual fee in
Appendix C, ``Estimated Operating Power Reactors Annual Fee,'' of the
FY 2024 CBJ to increase transparency for stakeholders. The NRC
developed this estimate based on the staff's allocation of the FY 2024
CBJ to fee classes under 10 CFR part 170, and allocations within the
operating power reactors fee class under 10 CFR part 171. The fee
estimate included in the FY 2024 CBJ assumed 94 operating power
reactors in FY 2024 and applied various data assumptions from the FY
2022 final fee rule. Based on these allocations and assumptions, the
operating power reactors fee class annual fee included in the FY 2024
CBJ was estimated to be $5.3 million, approximately $0.6 million below
the FY 2015 operating power reactors annual fee amount adjusted for
inflation of $5.9 million. Although this proposed rule is based on the
FY 2024 budget request, the assumptions made between budget formulation
and the development of this proposed rule have changed such that the
proposed annual fee for the operating power reactor fee class is
$5.488, compared to the estimated $5.3 million in the CBJ. However, the
FY 2024 proposed annual fee of $5,488,000 remains below the FY 2015
operating power reactors fee class annual fee amount, as adjusted for
inflation.
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In FY 2016, the NRC amended 10 CFR 171.15 to establish a variable
annual fee structure for light-water reactor (LWR) small modular
reactors (SMRs) (81 FR 32617; May 24, 2016). In FY 2023, the NRC
further amended Sec. 171.5 to: (1) expand the applicability of the SMR
variable fee structure to include non-LWR SMRs; and (2) establish an
additional minimum fee and variable rate applicable to SMRs with a
licensed thermal power rating of less than or equal to 250 megawatts-
thermal (MWt) (88 FR 39120; June 15, 2023). This revision to the SMR
variable annual fee structure retained the bundled unit concept for
SMRs and the approach for calculating fees for reactors, or bundled
units, with licensed thermal power ratings greater than 250 MWt.
Currently, there are no operating SMRs; therefore, the NRC will not
assess an annual fee in FY 2024 for this type of licensee.
b. Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning
The NRC proposes to collect $41.0 million in annual fees from 10
CFR part 50 and 10 CFR part 52 power reactor licensees, and from 10 CFR
part 72 licensees that do not hold a 10 CFR part 50 license or a 10 CFR
part 52 combined license, to recover the budgeted resources for the
spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning fee class in FY 2024, as
shown in table VII. The FY 2023 spent fuel storage/reactor
decommissioning fees are shown for comparison purposes.
Table VII--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning
[Dollars in millions]
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FY 2023 final FY 2024
Summary fee calculations rule proposed rule
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Total budgeted resources....................................................... $42.9 $51.0
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts........................................ -12.4 -12.2
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Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.............................................. 30.5 38.8
Allocated generic transportation costs......................................... 1.6 2.0
Billing adjustments............................................................ 0.0 0.2
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Total required annual fee recovery......................................... 32.1 41.0
Total spent fuel storage facilities........................................ 123 124
Annual fee per facility........................................................ $0.261 $0.330
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In comparison to FY 2023, the FY 2024 proposed annual fee for the
spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning fee class is increasing
primarily due to a rise in the budgeted resources and an expected
decrease in 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings. The proposed annual fee
is partially offset by an increase in the number of licensees
increasing from 123 to 124.
The budgeted resources increased primarily to support the
following: (1) an increase in FTEs to support licensing and oversight
activities for the reactor decommissioning program, which includes both
power and non-power reactors in various stages of decommissioning; and
(2) an increase in the fully-costed FTE rate compared to FY 2023 due to
an increase in salaries and benefits.
The proposed annual fee is also increasing due to the expected
decrease in the 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings, which in turn is
primarily due to the following: (1) the completion of the safety and
environmental review of the Holtec HI-STORE consolidated interim
storage facility application; (2) the termination of the license for
the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor; and (3) a decrease in
decommissioning licensing and inspection activities at multiple sites.
This decrease is expected to be partially offset by the following: (1)
an increase in hours to support the staff's review of a new fuel
storage system; and (2) an increase to support the staff's review of
applications for renewals, amendments, exemptions, and inspections for
independent spent fuel storage installation and dry cask storage CoCs
at multiple sites.
The proposed increase in the annual fee is also affected by these
contributing factors: (1) an increase in the generic transportation
surcharge due to an increase in the generic transportation budgeted
resources for the spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning fee class;
and (2) an increase in the 10 CFR part 171 billing adjustment due to
the timing of invoices in FY 2023.
The required annual fee recovery amount is divided equally among
124 licensees, an increase of one licensee compared to FY 2023 due to
the proposed assessment of annual fees for Vogtle Unit 4, resulting in
a proposed FY 2024 annual fee of $330,000 per licensee.
c. Fuel Facilities
The NRC proposes to collect $24.9 million in annual fees from the
fuel facilities fee class in FY 2024, as shown in table VIII. The FY
2023 fuel facilities fees are shown for comparison purposes.
Table VIII--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Fuel Facilities
[Dollars in millions]
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FY 2023 final FY 2024
Summary fee calculations rule proposed rule
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Total budgeted resources....................................................... $26.6 $32.4
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts........................................ -9.2 -10.5
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Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.............................................. 17.4 21.9
Allocated generic transportation............................................... 1.9 2.5
Allocated LLW surcharge........................................................ 0.4 0.4
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Billing adjustments............................................................ 0.0 0.1
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Total remaining required annual fee recovery............................... $19.7 $24.9
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In comparison to FY 2023, the FY 2024 proposed annual fee for the
fuel facilities fee class is increasing primarily due to a rise in
budgeted resources. This is partially offset by an expected increase in
10 CFR part 170 estimated billings. As explained above, because the
NRC's fee recovery under 10 CFR part 170 will not equal approximately
100 percent of the agency's budget authority for the fiscal year (less
the budget authority for excluded activities), the NRC also assesses 10
CFR part 171 annual fees. Estimated 10 CFR part 170 billings,
therefore, are inversely related to the proposed annual fee for a fee
class. The more the NRC estimates to collect in 10 CFR part 170
billings, the less it estimates to collect in annual fees. While the
NRC anticipates an increase in 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings, this
anticipated increase was not enough to offset the overall increase in
budgetary resources in the FY 2024 budget request.
In the FY 2024 budget request, which this proposed rule is based
on, the budgeted resources increased primarily to support the
following: (1) the review of licensing actions related to enrichment
and manufacturing of HALEU fuel and ATF; (2) the review of two fuel
facility license applications; (3) the development and maintenance of
licensing guidance; (4) emergency preparedness and physical security
reviews for license amendments and renewals; (5) programmatic oversight
activities in support for Category II fuel facilities and an
anticipated new fuel facility; (6) associated fuel facilities
rulemaking activities; and (7) an increase in the fully-costed FTE rate
compared to FY 2023 due to an increase in salaries and benefits. The
increase in budgetary resources is partially offset due to a decline in
IT services.
The proposed increase in the annual fee is also affected by these
contributing factors: (1) a rise in the generic transportation
surcharge due to a new CoC within the fuel facilities fee class; and
(2) a surcharge in the 10 CFR part 171 billing adjustment due to the
timing of invoices in FY 2023.
The proposed annual fee is partially offset by an anticipated
increase in the 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings. The 10 CFR part 170
estimated billings are expected to increase primarily due to the
following: (1) the continued review of the TRISO-X, LLC, fuel
fabrication facility application; (2) the review of anticipated license
amendment requests; and (3) the review of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology's license renewal application for possession
and use of its special nuclear material. Yet, this increase is offset
by the following: (1) the completion of the review of Westinghouse
Electric Company, LLC's license transfer application; (2) the near
completion of the review of the Global Nuclear Fuel Americas, LLC,
amendment for an increase in enrichment activities up to 8 weight
percent uranium-235; (3) the delay of the submittal of Global Nuclear
Fuel Americas, LLC, amendment for an increase in enrichment activities
up to 20 weight percent uranium-235; and (4) the delay of a new fuel
facility application.
The NRC will continue allocating annual fees to individual fuel
facility licensees based on the effort/fee determination matrix
developed in the FY 1999 final fee rule (64 FR 31448; June 10, 1999).
To briefly recap, the matrix groups licensees within this fee class
into various fee categories. The matrix lists processes that are
conducted at licensed sites and assigns effort factors for the safety
and safeguards activities associated with each process (these effort
levels are reflected in table IX). The annual fees are then distributed
across the fee class based on the regulatory effort assigned by the
matrix. The effort factors in the matrix represent regulatory effort
that is not recovered through 10 CFR part 170 fees (e.g., rulemaking,
guidance). Regulatory effort for activities that are subject to 10 CFR
part 170 fees, such as the number of inspections, is not applicable to
the effort factor.
NRC authorized the Centrus American Centrifuge Plant to begin its
HALEU demonstration program operations at the Category II level on
September 21, 2023. In the FY 2024 proposed fee rule, this change in
operations caused the safeguard effort factors for ``scrap/waste'' to
increase from 0 (no effort) to 1 (low effort), ``enrichment'' to
increase from 5 (moderate effort) to 10 (high effort) and ``sensitive
information'' to increase from 5 (moderate effort) to 10 (high effort),
resulting in an increase of the safeguards efforts factors from 11 to
22 compared to the FY 2023 final fee rule.
Table IX--Effort Factors for Fuel Facilities, FY 2024
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Effort factors
Facility type (fee category) Number of -------------------------------
facilities Safety Safeguards
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High Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(a))......................... 2 88 91
Low Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(b)).......................... 3 70 21
Limited Operations (1.A.(2)(a))................................. 1 3 22
Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Demonstration (1.A.(2)(b))............ 0 0 0
Hot Cell (and others) (1.A.(2)(c)).............................. 0 0 0
Uranium Enrichment (1.E.)....................................... 1 16 23
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion (2.A.(1))................... 1 12 7
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Total....................................................... 8 189 164
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In FY 2024, the total remaining amount of the proposed annual fees
that the NRC estimates to be recovered, $24.9 million, is attributable
to safety activities, safeguards activities, and the LLW surcharge. For
FY 2024, the total budgeted resources proposed to be recovered as
annual fees for safety activities are approximately $13.1 million. To
calculate the annual fee, the NRC allocates this amount to each fee
category based on its percentage of the total regulatory effort for
safety activities. Similarly, the NRC allocates the budgeted resources
that the NRC estimates to be recovered as annual fees for safeguards
activities, $11.4 million, to each fee category based on its percentage
of the total regulatory effort for safeguards activities. Finally, the
fuel facilities fee class portion of the LLW surcharge--$0.4 million--
is allocated to each fee category based on its percentage of the total
regulatory effort for both safety and safeguards activities. The
proposed annual fee per licensee is then calculated by dividing the
estimated total allocated budgeted resources for the fee category by
the number of licensees in that fee category. The proposed annual fee
for each facility is summarized in table X.
Table X--Annual Fees for Fuel Facilities
[Actual dollars]
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FY 2023 final FY 2024 proposed
Facility type (fee category) annual fee annual fee
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High Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(a))................................. $5,156,000 $6,307,000
Low Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(b)).................................. 1,747,000 2,138,000
Facilities with limited operations (1.A.(2)(a))......................... 807,000 1,762,000
Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Demonstration (1.A.(2)(b)).................... N/A N/A
Hot Cell (and others) (1.A.(2)(c))...................................... N/A N/A
Uranium Enrichment (1.E.)............................................... 2,247,000 2,748,000
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion (2.A.(1))............................... 1,095,000 1,339,000
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d. Uranium Recovery Facilities
The NRC proposes to collect $0.3 million in annual fees from the
uranium recovery facilities fee class in FY 2024, as shown in table XI.
The FY 2023 uranium recovery facilities fees are shown for comparison
purposes.
Table XI--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Uranium Recovery Facilities
[Dollars in millions]
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FY 2023 final FY 2024
Summary fee calculations rule proposed rule
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Total budgeted resources....................................................... $0.5 $0.7
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts........................................ -0.3 -0.4
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Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.............................................. 0.2 0.3
Allocated generic transportation............................................... N/A N/A
Billing adjustments............................................................ 0.0 0.0
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Total required annual fee recovery......................................... $0.2 $0.3
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In comparison to FY 2023, the FY 2024 proposed annual fee for the
non-DOE licensee in the uranium recovery facilities fee class is
increasing primarily due to a rise in budgeted resources attributed to
licensing reviews associated with one licensed uranium recovery
facility and two licensed, but not yet constructed, uranium recovery
facilities.
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\3\ Congress established the two programs, Title I and Title II,
under UMTRCA to protect the public and the environment from hazards
associated with uranium milling. The UMTRCA Title I program is for
remedial action at abandoned mill tailings sites where tailings
resulted largely from production of uranium for weapons programs.
The NRC also regulates DOE's UMTRCA Title II program, which is
directed toward uranium mill sites licensed by the NRC or Agreement
States in or after 1978.
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The NRC regulates DOE's Title I and Title II activities under the
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA).\3\ The proposed
annual fee assessed to DOE includes the resources specifically budgeted
for the NRC's UMTRCA Title I and Title II activities, as well as 10
percent of the remaining budgeted resources for this fee class. The NRC
described the overall methodology for determining fees for UMTRCA in
the FY 2002 fee rule (67 FR 42612; June 24, 2002), and the NRC
continues to use this methodology. DOE's UMTRCA proposed annual fee is
increasing compared to FY 2023 primarily due to a rise in budgeted
resources needed to conduct generic work that the staff will be
performing to resolve the following: (1) issues associated with
abandoned uranium mine waste cleanups and the potential waste disposal
on or near uranium mill tailings sites including existing DOE sites
under NRC oversight; (2) coordination on license termination strategies
for sites; and (3) performance issues relating to existing cover
systems at mill tailings sites. The proposed annual fee is partially
offset by a rise in the 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings for the
anticipated workload increases at various DOE UMTRCA sites. The NRC
assesses the remaining 90 percent of its budgeted resources to the
remaining licensee in this fee class, as described in the work papers,
which is reflected in table XII.
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Table XII--Costs Recovered Through Annual Fees; Uranium Recovery Facilities Fee Class
[Actual dollars]
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FY 2023 final FY 2024 proposed
Summary of costs annual fee annual fee
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DOE Annual Fee Amount (UMTRCA Title I and Title II) General Licenses:
UMTRCA Title I and Title II budgeted resources less 10 CFR part 170 $142,181 $264,606
receipts...........................................................
10 percent of generic/other uranium recovery budgeted resources..... 5,798 6,028
10 percent of uranium recovery fee-relief adjustment................ N/A N/A
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Total Annual Fee Amount for DOE (rounded)....................... 148,000 271,000
Annual Fee Amount for Other Uranium Recovery Licenses:
90 percent of generic/other uranium recovery budgeted resources less 52,185 54,255
the amounts specifically budgeted for UMTRCA Title I and Title II
activities.........................................................
90 percent of uranium recovery fee-relief adjustment................ N/A N/A
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Total Annual Fee Amount for Other Uranium Recovery Licensees.... 52,185 54,255
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Further, for any non-DOE licensees, the NRC will continue using a
matrix to determine the effort levels associated with conducting
generic regulatory actions for the different licensees in the uranium
recovery facilities fee class; this is similar to the NRC's approach
for fuel facilities, described previously. The matrix methodology for
uranium recovery licensees first identifies the licensee categories
included within this fee class (excluding DOE). These categories are
conventional uranium mills and heap leach facilities, uranium in situ
recovery (ISR) and resin ISR facilities, and mill tailings disposal
facilities. The matrix identifies the types of operating activities
that support and benefit these licensees, along with each activity's
relative weight (see the work papers). Currently, there is only one
remaining non-DOE licensee, which is a basic ISR facility. table XIII
displays the benefit factors for the non-DOE licensee in that fee
category.
Table XIII--Benefit Factors for Uranium Recovery Licenses, 2024
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Number of Benefit factor Benefit factor
Fee category licensees per licensee Total value percent total
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Conventional and Heap Leach mills (2.A.(2)(a)).. 0 .............. .............. 0
Basic In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(b)).. 1 190 190 100
Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities 0 .............. .............. 0
(2.A.(2)(c))...................................
Section 11e.(2) disposal incidental to existing 0 .............. .............. 0
tailings sites (2.A.(4)).......................
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Total....................................... 1 190 190 100
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The FY 2024 proposed annual fee for the remaining non-DOE licensee
is calculated by allocating 100 percent of the budgeted resources, as
summarized in table XIV.
Table XIV--Annual Fees for Uranium Recovery Licensees
[Other than DOE]
[Actual dollars]
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FY 2023 final FY 2024 proposed
Facility type (fee category) annual fee annual fee
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Conventional and Heap Leach mills (2.A.(2)(a)).......................... N/A N/A
Basic In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(b)).......................... $52,200 $54,300
Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(c))....................... N/A N/A
Section 11e.(2) disposal incidental to existing tailings sites (2.A.(4)) N/A N/A
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e. Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities
The NRC proposes to collect $0.293 million in annual fees from the
non-power production or utilization facilities fee class in FY 2024, as
shown in table XV. The FY 2023 non-power production or utilization
facilities fees are shown for comparison purposes.
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Table XV--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities
[Dollars in millions]
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FY 2023 final FY 2024
Summary fee calculations rule proposed rule
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Total budgeted resources....................................................... $5.115 $4.876
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts........................................ -4.869 -4.648
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Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.............................................. 0.246 0.228
Allocated generic transportation............................................... 0.040 0.050
Billing adjustments............................................................ 0.003 0.015
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Total required annual fee recovery......................................... 0.289 0.293
Total non-power production or utilization facilities licenses.............. 3 3
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Total annual fee per license (rounded)................................. $0.0963 $0.0977
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In comparison to FY 2023, the FY 2024 proposed annual fee for the
non-power production or utilization facilities fee class is increasing,
as discussed in the following paragraphs.
In FY 2024, the budgeted resources decreased primarily due to a
reduction in medical radioisotope production facilities workload
primarily due to a delay with the SHINE Technologies LLC's (SHINE)
operating license application for a medical radioisotope production
facility and a delay in the construction schedule. The offset to the
decline in budgetary resources is the rise in the fully-costed FTE rate
compared to FY 2023 due to an increase in salaries and benefits.
The 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings associated with the current
fleet of operating non-power production or utilization facilities
licensees subject to annual fees have declined compared to FY 2023 due
to a reduction in workload for license amendment activities associated
with the anticipated shutdown of the General Electric Hitachi
Vallecitos Nuclear Center in FY 2024. The 10 CFR part 170 estimated
billings with respect to medical radioisotope production facilities and
advanced research and test reactors have declined when compared with FY
2023 primarily due to the following: (1) a reduction in staff hours due
to the delay with SHINE's operating license application and a delay in
the construction schedule; and (2) the completion of the staff's safety
review of the Kairos Power, LLC's (Kairos) application for a permit to
construct the Hermes 1 test reactor. This decline in 10 CFR part 170
estimated billings is offset due to the following: (1) the staff's
review of the Kairos Hermes 2 application for a permit to construct two
test reactors; and (2) conducting pre-application meetings due to the
anticipated submission of several license applications.
Furthermore, the proposed increase in the annual fee is also
affected by these contributing factors: (1) an increase in the 10 CFR
part 171 billing adjustment due to the timing of invoices in FY 2023;
and (2) an increase in the generic transportation surcharge due to an
increase in the generic transportation budgeted resources for the non-
power production or utilization facilities fee class.
The annual fee recovery amount is divided equally among the three
non-power production or utilization facilities licensees subject to
annual fees and results in an FY 2024 proposed annual fee of $97,700
for each licensee.
f. Rare Earth
In FY 2024, the NRC has allocated approximately $0.2 million in
budgeted resources to this fee class; however, because all the budgeted
resources will be recovered through service fees assessed under 10 CFR
part 170, the NRC is not proposing to assess and collect annual fees in
FY 2024 for this fee class.
g. Materials Users
The NRC proposes to collect $46.2 million in annual fees from
materials users licensed under 10 CFR parts 30, 40, and 70 in FY 2023,
as shown in table XVI. The FY 2023 materials users fees are shown for
comparison purposes.
Table XVI--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Materials Users
[Dollars in millions]
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FY 2023 final FY 2024
Summary fee calculations rule proposed rule
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Total budgeted resources for licensees not regulated by Agreement States....... $38.7 $44.3
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts........................................ -1.2 -0.8
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Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.............................................. 37.5 43.5
Allocated generic transportation............................................... 2.0 2.5
LLW surcharge.................................................................. 0.1 0.1
Billing adjustments............................................................ 0.0 0.1
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Total required annual fee recovery......................................... $39.7 $46.2
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The formula for calculating 10 CFR part 171 annual fees for the
various categories of materials users is described in detail in the
work papers. Generally, the calculation results in a single annual fee
that includes 10 CFR part 170 costs, such as amendments, renewals,
inspections, and other licensing actions specific to individual fee
categories.
The total annual fee recovery of $46.2 million for FY 2024 shown in
table XVI
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consists of $36.4 million for general costs, $9.7 million for
inspection costs, and $0.1 million for LLW costs. To equitably and
fairly allocate the $46.2 million required to be collected among
approximately 2,400 diverse materials users licensees, the NRC
continues to calculate the annual fees for each fee category within
this class based on the 10 CFR part 170 application fees and estimated
inspection costs for each fee category. Because the application fees
and inspection costs are indicative of the complexity of the materials
license, this approach is the methodology for allocating the generic
and other regulatory costs to the diverse fee categories. This fee
calculation method also considers the inspection frequency (priority),
which is indicative of the safety risk and resulting regulatory costs
associated with the categories of licenses.
In comparison to FY 2023, the FY 2024 proposed annual fees are
increasing for all fee categories within the materials users fee class,
of which 25 fee categories are increasing by approximately 14 percent
to 16 percent, and 27 fee categories are increasing by approximately 17
percent to 25 percent primarily due to an increase in the budgeted
resources. The budgeted resources increased due to the following: (1)
an increase in licensing and oversight workload, including the expected
reviews of exempt distribution and sealed source device applications,
updating licensing guidance, and the development of a regulatory guide
on veterinary issues; (2) hiring actions to double encumber and train
health physics staff to ensure an appropriate pipeline and knowledge
management for future agency mission related activities; (3) support
for rulemaking activities; (4) support for materials research
activities; and (5) an increase in the fully-costed FTE rate compared
to FY 2023 due to an increase in salaries and benefits.
In addition, the FY 2024 proposed annual fees are increasing due to
the following: (1) an increase in generic transportation costs for
materials users; (2) a decrease in the 10 CFR part 170 estimated
billings for new licensing applications; (3) a decrease of 53 materials
users licensees from FY 2023; and (4) an increase in the 10 CFR part
171 billing adjustment due to the timing of invoices issued in FY 2023.
A constant multiplier is established to recover the total general
costs (including allocated generic transportation costs) of $36.4
million. To derive the constant multiplier, the general cost amount is
divided by the sum of all fee categories (application fee plus the
inspection fee divided by inspection priority) then multiplied by the
number of licensees. This calculation results in a constant multiplier
of 1.26 for FY 2024. The average inspection cost is the average
inspection hours for each fee category multiplied by the professional
hourly rate of $321. The inspection priority is the interval between
routine inspections, expressed in years. The inspection multiplier is
established to recover the $9.7 million in inspection costs. To derive
the inspection multiplier, the inspection costs amount is divided by
the sum of all fee categories (inspection fee divided by inspection
priority) then multiplied by the number of licensees. This calculation
results in an inspection multiplier of 1.72 for FY 2024. The unique
category costs are any special costs that the NRC has budgeted for a
specific category of licenses. Please see the work papers for more
detail about this classification.
The proposed annual fee being assessed to each licensee also takes
into account a share of approximately $0.1 million in LLW surcharge
costs allocated to the materials users fee class (see Table IV,
``Allocation of LLW Surcharge, FY 2024,'' of this document). The
proposed annual fee for each fee category is shown in the proposed
revision to Sec. 171.16(d).
h. Transportation
The NRC proposes to collect $2.2 million in annual fees to recover
generic transportation budgeted resources in FY 2024, as shown in table
XVII. The FY 2023 fees are shown for comparison purposes.
Table XVII--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Transportation
[Dollars in millions]
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FY 2023 final FY 2024
Summary fee calculations rule proposed rule
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Total budgeted resources....................................................... $11.1 $13.2
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts........................................ -3.4 -3.5
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Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.............................................. 7.7 9.7
Less generic transportation resources.......................................... -6.0 -7.5
Billing adjustments............................................................ 0.0 0.0
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Total required annual fee recovery......................................... $1.7 $2.2
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In comparison to FY 2023, the FY 2024 proposed annual fee for the
transportation fee class is increasing primarily due to an increase in
the budgeted resources. This increase is partially offset by: (1) a
rise in the distribution of the generic transportation resources
allocated to other fee classes; and (2) an increase in the 10 CFR part
170 estimated billings.
In FY 2024, the budgeted resources increased primarily to support:
(1) environmental reviews and licensing of transportation packages for
ATF, the anticipated licensing review of one transportable microreactor
application, other advanced reactors fuels, and microreactors; (2)
rulemaking activities; and (3) a rise in the fully-costed FTE rate
compared to FY 2023 due to an increase in salaries and benefits.
The increase in the proposed annual fee is partially offset by a
rise in the distribution of generic transportation resources allocated
to respective other fee classes resulting from additional number of
CoCs for 2024.
Furthermore, the proposed annual fee is also partially offset by an
increase in the 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings related to the
review of new and amended packages.
Consistent with the policy established in the NRC's FY 2006 final
fee rule (71 FR 30722; May 30, 2006), the NRC recovers generic
transportation costs unrelated to DOE by including those costs in the
annual fees for licensee fee classes. The NRC continues to assess a
separate annual fee under Sec. 171.16, fee category 18.A., for DOE
transportation activities. The amount of the allocated generic
resources is calculated by
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multiplying the percentage of total CoCs used by each fee class (and
DOE) by the total generic transportation resources to be recovered.
This resource distribution to the licensee fee classes and DOE is
shown in table XVIII. Note that for the non-power production or
utilization facilities fee class, the NRC allocates the distribution to
only those licensees that are subject to annual fees. Although five
CoCs benefit the entire non-power production or utilization facilities
fee class, only three out of 30 operating non-power production or
utilization facilities licensees are subject to annual fees.
Consequently, the number of CoCs used to determine the proportion of
generic transportation resources allocated to annual fees for the non-
power production or utilization facilities fee class has been adjusted
to 0.5 so these licensees are charged a fair and equitable portion of
the total fees (see the work papers).
Table XVIII--Distribution of Transportation Resources, FY 2024
[Dollars in millions]
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Allocated
Number of CoCs Percentage of generic
Licensee fee class/DOE benefiting fee total CoCs transportation
class or DOE resources
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Materials Users............................................. 24.0 25.4 $2.5
Operating Power Reactors.................................... 6.0 6.4 0.6
Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning.................. 19.0 20.1 1.9
Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities.............. 0.5 0.5 0.0
Fuel Facilities............................................. 24.0 25.4 2.5
Subtotal of Generic Transportation Resources................ 73.5 77.8 7.5
DOE......................................................... 21.0 22.2 2.2
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Total................................................... 94.5 100.0 9.7
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The NRC assesses an annual fee to DOE based on the 10 CFR part 71
CoCs it holds. The NRC, therefore, does not allocate these DOE-related
resources to other licensees' annual fees because these resources
specifically support DOE.
FY 2024--Policy Change
The NRC is not proposing any policy changes for FY 2024.
FY 2024--Administrative Changes
The NRC is proposing 11 administrative changes in FY 2024:
1. Amend Sec. Sec. 2.205(i), 15.35(c), 37.27(c)(2), 73.17(m)(1),
73.57(d)(3)(i), 110.64(e), 140.7(d), 170.12(f), and 171.19(a) by
clarifying payment methods.
The NRC proposes to amend Sec. Sec. 2.205(i), 15.35(c),
37.27(c)(2), 73.17(m)(1), 73.57(d)(3)(i), 110.64(e), 140.7(d),
170.12(f), and 171.19(a) to align with the U.S. Department of the
Treasury's (Treasury) ``No-Cash No-Check'' policy. The Treasury
encourages Federal agencies to use the most efficient, cost-effective,
and best-suited collection and payment solutions. The Treasury's Bureau
of the Fiscal Service provides central collection and payment services
to agencies to maintain the financial integrity and operational
efficiency of the Federal Government. The Treasury's Bureau of the
Fiscal Service notified the NRC that the agency is expected to
transition from paper-based collections to one or more offered
electronic methods by September 30, 2024.
The ``No-Cash No-Check'' policy will improve timeliness of
collections, thereby reducing interest/penalty/administrative fees
associated with late payments, and reduce resources associated with
processing paper checks. The available electronic payment options will
enhance processing speed and accuracy, and adopting this policy will
make consumer and business payments and remittances to agencies easier
and more efficient. Accordingly, the NRC is proposing to amend
Sec. Sec. 2.205(i), 15.35(c), 37.27(c)(2), 73.17(m)(1),
73.57(d)(3)(i), 110.64(e), 140.7(d), 170.12(f), and 171.19(a) to revise
available payment methods to remove paper forms of payment and provide
that payments are to be made electronically using the methods accepted
at www.Pay.gov.
2. Amend table 1 in Sec. 170.31 to add language to 7.A, 7.A.1,
7.A.2, 7.C, 7.C.1, and 7.C.2 for clarity.
The NRC proposes to amend table 1 in Sec. 170.31add language to
7.A., 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.C, 7.C.1, and 7.C.2, to clarify with respect to
10 CFR part 170 fees that these categories also include the possession
and use of source material for shielding when authorized on the same
license.
3. Revise footnote 17 to table 2 in Sec. 171.16(d) for clarity.
The NRC proposes to revise footnote 17 in table 2 paragraph (d) in
Sec. 171.16 to clarify that with respect to annual fees, medical
licensees paying fees under 7.A, 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.B, 7.B.1, 7.B.2, 7.C,
7.C(1), or 7.C(2) are not subject to fees under 2.B. for possession and
shielding authorized on the same license.
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended
(RFA),\4\ the NRC has prepared a regulatory flexibility analysis
related to this proposed rule. The regulatory flexibility analysis is
available as indicated in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of
this document.
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\4\ 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, has been amended by
the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996,
Public Law 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 847 (1996).
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V. Regulatory Analysis
Under NEIMA, the NRC is required to recover, to the maximum extent
practicable, approximately 100 percent of its annual budget for FY 2024
less the budget authority for excluded activities. The NRC established
fee methodology guidelines for 10 CFR part 170 in 1978 and established
additional fee methodology guidelines for 10 CFR part 171 in 1986. In
subsequent rulemakings, the NRC has adjusted its fees without changing
the underlying principles of its fee policy to ensure that the NRC
continues to comply with the statutory requirements for cost recovery.
In this proposed rule, the NRC continues this longstanding
approach. Therefore, the NRC did not identify any alternatives to the
current fee structure guidelines and did not prepare a regulatory
analysis for this proposed rule.
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VI. Backfitting and Issue Finality
The NRC's backfitting provisions (which are found in the
regulations at Sec. Sec. 50.109, 70.76, 72.62, and 76.76) and issue
finality provisions of 10 CFR part 52 do not apply to this proposed
rule because these amendments do not require the modification of, or
addition to: (1) systems, structures, components, or the design of a
facility; (2) the design approval or manufacturing license for a
facility; or (3) the procedures or organization required to design,
construct, or operate a facility. As a result, this proposed rule does
not constitute ``backfitting'' as defined in 10 CFR Ch. I or otherwise
affect the issue finality of a 10 CFR part 52 approval.
VII. Plain Writing
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-274) requires Federal
agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, and well-organized
manner. The NRC wrote this document to be consistent with the Plain
Writing Act, as well as the Presidential Memorandum, ``Plain Language
in Government Writing,'' published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31885). The NRC
requests comment on this document with respect to the clarity and
effectiveness of the language used.
VIII. National Environmental Policy Act
The NRC has determined that this proposed rule is the type of
action described in Sec. 51.22(c)(1). Therefore, neither an
environmental impact statement nor environmental assessment has been
prepared for this proposed rule.
IX. Paperwork Reduction Act
This proposed rule does not contain any new or amended collections
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). Existing collections of information were
approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-
0190.
Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting
or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
X. Voluntary Consensus Standards
The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995,
Public Law 104-113, requires that Federal agencies use technical
standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies unless the use of such a standard is inconsistent with
applicable law or otherwise impractical. In this proposed rule, the NRC
proposes to amend the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to
its licensees and applicants, as necessary, to recover, to the maximum
extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of its annual budget for
FY 2024 less the budget authority for excluded activities, as required
by NEIMA. This action does not constitute the establishment of a
standard that contains generally applicable requirements.
XI. Availability of Guidance
The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act requires all
Federal agencies to prepare a written compliance guide for each rule
for which the agency is required by 5 U.S.C. 604 to prepare a
regulatory flexibility analysis. The NRC, in compliance with the law,
prepared the ``Small Entity Compliance Guide'' for the FY 2023 fee
rule. The compliance guide was developed when the NRC completed the
small entity biennial review for FY 2023. The NRC plans to continue to
use this compliance guide for FY 2024 and has relabeled the compliance
guide to reflect the current FY. This compliance guide is available as
indicated in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of this
document.
XII. Public Meeting
The NRC will conduct a public meeting to describe the FY 2024
proposed rule and answer questions from the public on the proposed
rule. The NRC will publish a notice of the location, time, and agenda
of the meeting on the NRC's public meeting website within 10 calendar
days of the meeting. Stakeholders should monitor the NRC's public
meeting website for information about the public meeting at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/index.cfm.
XIII. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as
indicated.
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ADAMS accession No./FR
Documents citation/web link
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NUREG-1100, Volume 39, ``Congressional ML23069A000.
Budget Justification: Fiscal Year 2024''
(March 2023).
FY 2024 Proposed Rule Work Papers.......... ML24030A760.
OMB Circular A-25, ``User Charges''........ https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Circular-025.pdf.
SECY-05-0164, ``Annual Fee Calculation ML052580332.
Method,'' dated September 15, 2005.
``Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery 80 FR 37432.
for Fiscal Year 2015,'' dated June 30,
2015.
``Variable Annual Fee Structure for Small 81 FR 32617.
Modular Reactors,'' dated May 24, 2016.
``Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery 88 FR 39120.
for FY 2023,'' dated June 15, 2023.
``Revision of Fee Schedules; 100% Fee 64 FR 31448.
Recovery for FY 1999,'' dated June 10,
1999.
Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for 67 FR 42612.
FY 2002,'' dated June 24, 2002.
``Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery 71 FR 30722.
for FY 2006,'' dated May 30, 2006.
FY 2024 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis.... ML23342A126.
FY 2024 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ML23342A134.
Small Entity Compliance Guide.
``Plain Language in Government Writing,'' 63 FR 31885.
dated June 10, 1998.
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List of Subjects
10 CFR Part 2
Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Byproduct
material, Classified information, Confidential business information,
Freedom of information, Environmental protection, Hazardous waste,
Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sex
discrimination, Source material, Special nuclear material, Waste
treatment and disposal.
10 CFR Part 15
Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Debt collection.
10 CFR Part 37
Byproduct material, Criminal penalties, Exports, Hazardous
materials
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transportation, Imports, Licensed material, Nuclear materials,
Penalties, Radioactive materials, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures.
10 CFR Part 73
Criminal penalties, Exports, Hazardous materials transportation,
Imports, Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and
reactors, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security
measures.
10 CFR Part 110
Administrative practice and procedure, Classified information,
Criminal penalties, Exports, Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear
energy, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Scientific
equipment.
10 CFR Part 140
Insurance, Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear materials, Nuclear
power plants and reactors, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
10 CFR Part 170
Byproduct material, Import and export licenses, Intergovernmental
relations, Non-payment penalties, Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials,
Nuclear power plants and reactors, Source material, Special nuclear
material.
10 CFR Part 171
Annual charges, Approvals, Byproduct material, Holders of
certificates, Intergovernmental relations, Nonpayment penalties,
Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Registrations,
Source material, Special nuclear material.
For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization
Act of 1974, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the NRC is proposing
the following amendments to 10 CFR parts 2, 15, 37, 73, 110, 140, 170
and 171:
PART 2--AGENCY RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
0
1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 29, 53, 62, 63, 81,
102, 103, 104, 105, 161, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 189, 191, 234 (42
U.S.C. 2039, 2073, 2092, 2093, 2111, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2201,
2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2239, 2241, 2282); Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846);
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 114(f), 134, 135, 141 (42
U.S.C. 10134(f), 10154, 10155, 10161); Administrative Procedure Act
(5 U.S.C. 552, 553, 554, 557, 558); National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. Section 2.205(j)
also issued under 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
0
2. In Sec. 2.205, revise paragraph (i) to read as follows.
Sec. 2.205 Civil Penalties.
* * * * *
(i) Except when payment is made after compromise or mitigation by
the Department of Justice or as ordered by a court of the United
States, following reference of the matter to the Attorney General for
collection, payment of civil penalties imposed under section 234 of the
Act are to be made payable to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
in U.S. funds. The payments are to be made by electronic fund transfer
using the electronic payment methods accepted at www.Pay.gov. Federal
agencies may also make payments by Intra-Governmental Payment and
Collection (IPAC). All payments are to be made in accordance with the
specific payment instructions provided with Notices of Violation that
propose civil penalties and Orders Imposing Civil Monetary Penalties.
* * * * *
PART 15--DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURES
0
3. The authority citation for part 15 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 161, 186 (42 U.S.C.
2201, 2236); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C.
5841); 5 U.S.C. 5514; 26 U.S.C. 6402; 31 U.S.C. 3701, 3713, 3716,
3719, 3720A; 42 U.S.C. 664; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note; 31 CFR parts 900
through 904; 31 CFR part 285; E.O. 12146, 44 FR 42657, 3 CFR, 1979
Comp., p. 409; E.O. 12988, 61 FR 4729, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 157.
0
4. In Sec. 15.35, revise paragraph (c) introductory text to read as
follows:
Sec. 15.35 Payments.
* * * * *
(c) To whom payment is made. Payment of a debt is to be made
payable to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The payments are to
be made in U.S. funds using the electronic payment methods accepted at
www.Pay.gov. Federal agencies may also make payment by Intra
Governmental Payment and Collection (IPAC). Payments should be made to
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission unless payment is--
* * * * *
PART 37--PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2
QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
0
5. The authority citation for part 37 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 53, 81, 103,
104, 147, 148, 149, 161, 182, 183, 223, 234, 274 (42 U.S.C. 2014,
2073, 2111, 2133, 2134, 2167, 2168, 2169, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2273,
2282, 2021); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202 (42
U.S.C. 5841, 5842); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
0
6. In Sec. 37.27, revise paragraph (c)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 37.27 Requirements for criminal history records checks of
individuals granted unescorted access to category 1 or category 2
quantities of radioactive material.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(2) Fees for the processing of fingerprint checks are due upon
application. Licensees shall submit payment made payable to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The payments are to be made in U.S.
funds using the electronic payment methods accepted at www.Pay.gov. For
guidance on making electronic payments, contact the Division of
Physical and Cyber Security Policy by emailing
[email protected]. Combined payment for multiple applications
is acceptable. The Commission publishes the amount of the fingerprint
check application fee on the NRC's public website. (To find the current
fee amount, go to the Licensee Criminal History Records Checks &
Firearms Background Check information page at https://www.nrc.gov/security/chp.html and see the link for How do I determine how much to
pay for the request?)
* * * * *
PART 73--PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF PLANTS AND MATERIALS
0
7. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 53, 147, 149, 161,
161A, 170D, 170E, 170H, 170I, 223, 229, 234, 1701 (42 U.S.C. 2073,
2167, 2169, 2201, 2201a, 2210d, 2210e, 2210h, 2210i, 2273, 2278a,
2282, 2297f); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202 (42
U.S.C. 5841, 5842); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 135, 141
(42 U.S.C. 10155, 10161); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
Section 73.37(b)(2) also issued under Sec. 301, Public Law 96-
295, 94 Stat. 789 (42 U.S.C. 5841 note).
0
8. In Sec. 73.17, revise paragraph (m)(1) to read as follows:
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Sec. 73.17 Firearms background checks for armed security personnel.
* * * * *
(m) * * *
(1) Fees for the processing of firearms background checks are due
upon application. The fee for the processing of a firearms background
check consists of a fingerprint fee and a NICS check fee. Licensees
must submit payment with the application for the processing of
fingerprints, and payment must be made payable to the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission. The payments are to be made in U.S. funds using
the electronic payment methods accepted at www.Pay.gov. Licensees can
find fee information for firearms background checks on the NRC's public
website at https://www.nrc.gov/security/chp.html.
* * * * *
0
9. In Sec. 73.57, revise paragraph (d)(3)(i) to read as follows:
Sec. 73.57 Requirements for criminal history records checks of
individuals granted unescorted access to a nuclear power facility, a
non-power reactor, or access to Safeguards Information.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(3) * * *
(i) Fees for the processing of fingerprint checks are due upon
application. Licensees shall submit payment with the application for
the processing of fingerprints, and payment must be made payable to the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The payments are to be made in U.S.
funds using the electronic payment methods accepted at www.Pay.gov.
(For guidance on making payments, contact the Criminal history Program,
Division of Physical and Cyber Security Policy at 301-415-7513).
Combined payment for multiple applications is acceptable.
* * * * *
PART 110--EXPORT AND IMPORT OF NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL
0
10. The authority citation for part 110 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 51, 53, 54, 57,
62, 63, 64, 65, 81, 82, 103, 104, 109, 111, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126,
127, 128, 129, 133, 134, 161, 170H, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187,
189, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2071, 2073, 2074, 2077, 2092, 2093,
2094, 2095, 2111, 2112, 2133, 2134, 2139, 2141, 2151, 2152, 2153,
2154, 2155, 2156, 2157, 2158, 2160c, 2160d, 2201, 2210h, 2231, 2232,
2233, 2234, 2236, 2237, 2239, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act
of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); Administrative Procedure Act (5
U.S.C. 552, 553); 42 U.S.C. 2139a, 2155a; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
Section 110.1(b) also issued under 22 U.S.C. 2403; 22 U.S.C. 2778a;
50 App. U.S.C. 2401 et seq.
0
11. In Sec. 110.64, revise paragraph (e) to read as follows:
Sec. 110.64 Civil penalty.
* * * * *
(e) Except when the matter has been referred to the Attorney
General for collection, payment of penalties shall be made in U.S.
funds using the electronic payment methods accepted at www.Pay.gov.
* * * * *
PART 140--FINANCIAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS AND INDEMNITY
AGREEMENTS
0
12. The authority citation for part 140 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 161, 170, 223, 234
(42 U.S.C. 2201, 2210, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of
1974, secs. 201, 202 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
0
13. In Sec. 140.7, revise paragraph (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 140.7 Fees.
* * * * *
(d) Indemnity fee payments are to made payable to the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission. The payments are to be made in U.S. funds using
the electronic payment methods accepted at www.Pay.gov. Federal
agencies may also make payments by Intra-Governmental Payment and
Collection (IPAC). Specific instructions for making payments may be
obtained by contacting the Office of the Chief Financial Officer at
301-415-7554.
PART 170--FEES FOR FACILITIES, MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT
LICENSES, AND OTHER REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT
OF 1954, AS AMENDED
0
14. The authority citation for part 170 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 161(w) (42
U.S.C. 2014, 2201(w)); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201
(42 U.S.C. 5841); 42 U.S.C. 2215; 31 U.S.C. 901, 902, 9701; 44
U.S.C. 3504 note.
* * * * *
0
15. In Sec. 170.12, revise paragraph (f) to read as follows:
Sec. 170.12 Payment of Fees.
* * * * *
(f) Method of payment. All fee payments under this part are to be
made payable to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The payments
are to be made in U.S. funds using the electronic payment methods
accepted at www.Pay.gov. Specific instructions for making payments may
be obtained by contacting the Office of the Chief Financial Officer at
301-415-7554. In accordance with Department of the Treasury
requirements, refunds will only be made upon receipt of information on
the payee's financial institution and bank accounts.
* * * * *
Sec. 170.20 [Amended]
0
16. In Sec. 170.20, remove the dollar amount ``$300'' and add in its
place the dollar amount ``$321''.
0
17. In Sec. 170.31, revise table 1 to read as follows:
Sec. 170.31 Schedule of fees for materials licenses and other
regulatory services, including inspections, and import and export
licenses.
* * * * *
Table 1 to Sec. 170.31--Schedule of Materials Fees
[See footnotes at end of table]
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Category of materials licenses and type of
fees \1\ Fees 2 3
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1. Special nuclear material: \11\
A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of
U-235 or plutonium for fuel fabrication
activities.
(a) Strategic Special Nuclear Material Full Cost.
(High Enriched Uranium) \6\ [Program
Code(s): 21213].
(b) Low Enriched Uranium in Full Cost.
Dispersible Form Used for Fabrication
of Power Reactor Fuel \6\ [Program
Code(s): 21210].
(2) All other special nuclear materials
licenses not included in Category 1.A.
(1) which are licensed for fuel cycle
activities.\6\
(a) Facilities with limited operations Full Cost.
\6\ [Program Code(s): 21240, 21310,
21320].
(b) Gas centrifuge enrichment Full Cost.
demonstration facilities.\6\ [Program
Code(s): 21205].
(c) Others, including hot cell Full Cost.
facilities.\6\ [Program Code(s):
21130, 21131, 21133].
B. Licenses for receipt and storage of Full Cost.
spent fuel and reactor-related Greater
than Class C (GTCC) waste at an
independent spent fuel storage
installation (ISFSI).\6\ [Program
Code(s): 23200].
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C. Licenses for possession and use of $1,500.
special nuclear material of less than a
critical mass as defined in Sec. 70.4
of this chapter in sealed sources
contained in devices used in industrial
measuring systems, including x-ray
fluorescence analyzers.\4\ Application
[Program Code(s): 22140].
D. All other special nuclear material $3,000.
licenses, except licenses authorizing
special nuclear material in sealed or
unsealed form in combination that would
constitute a critical mass, as defined in
Sec. 70.4 of this chapter, for which
the licensee shall pay the same fees as
those under Category 1.A.\4\ Application
[Program Code(s): 22110, 22111, 22120,
22131, 22136, 22150, 22151, 22161, 22170,
23100, 23300, 23310].
E. Licenses or certificates for Full Cost.
construction and operation of a uranium
enrichment facility \6\ [Program Code(s):
21200].
F. Licenses for possession and use of Full Cost.
special nuclear material greater than
critical mass as defined in Sec. 70.4
of this chapter, for development and
testing of commercial products, and other
non-fuel-cycle activities.4 6 [Program
Code(s): 22155].
2. Source material: \11\
A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of Full Cost.
source material for refining uranium mill
concentrates to uranium hexafluoride or
for deconverting uranium hexafluoride in
the production of uranium oxides for
disposal.\6\ [Program Code(s): 11400].
(2) Licenses for possession and use of ........................
source material in recovery operations
such as milling, in situ recovery, heap-
leaching, ore buying stations, ion-
exchange facilities, and in processing of
ores containing source material for
extraction of metals other than uranium
or thorium, including licenses
authorizing the possession of byproduct
waste material (tailings) from source
material recovery operations, as well as
licenses authorizing the possession and
maintenance of a facility in a standby
mode.\6\
(a) Conventional and Heap Leach Full Cost.
facilities \6\ [Program Code(s):
11100].
(b) Basic In Situ Recovery facilities Full Cost.
\6\ [Program Code(s): 11500].
(c) Expanded In Situ Recovery Full Cost.
facilities \6\ [Program Code(s):
11510].
(d) In Situ Recovery Resin facilities Full Cost.
\6\ [Program Code(s): 11550].
(e) Resin Toll Milling facilities \6\ Full Cost.
[Program Code(s): 11555].
(f) Other facilities \6\ [Program Full Cost.
Code(s): 11700].
(3) Licenses that authorize the receipt of Full Cost.
byproduct material, as defined in section
11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, from
other persons for possession and
disposal, except those licenses subject
to the fees in Category 2.A.(2) or
Category 2.A.(4) \6\ [Program Code(s):
11600, 12000].
(4) Licenses that authorize the receipt of Full Cost.
byproduct material, as defined in section
11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, from
other persons for possession and disposal
incidental to the disposal of the uranium
waste tailings generated by the
licensee's milling operations, except
those licenses subject to the fees in
Category 2.A.(2) \6\ [Program Code(s):
12010].
B. Licenses which authorize the $1,400.
possession, use, and/or installation of
source material for shielding.7 8
Application [Program Code(s): 11210].
C. Licenses to distribute items containing $6,900.
source material to persons exempt from
the licensing requirements of part 40 of
this chapter. Application [Program
Code(s): 11240].
D. Licenses to distribute source material $3,200.
to persons generally licensed under part
40 of this chapter. Application [Program
Code(s): 11230, 11231].
E. Licenses for possession and use of $3,100.
source material for processing or
manufacturing of products or materials
containing source material for commercial
distribution. Application [Program
Code(s): 11710].
F. All other source material licenses. $3,100.
Application [Program Code(s): 11200,
11220, 11221, 11300, 11800, 11810, 11820].
3. Byproduct material: \11\
A. Licenses of broad scope for the $15,000.
possession and use of byproduct material
issued under parts 30 and 33 of this
chapter for processing or manufacturing
of items containing byproduct material
for commercial distribution. Number of
locations of use: 1-5. Application
[Program Code(s): 03211, 03212, 03213].
(1). Licenses of broad scope for the $20,000.
possession and use of byproduct
material issued under parts 30 and 33
of this chapter for processing or
manufacturing of items containing
byproduct material for commercial
distribution. Number of locations of
use: 6-20. Application [Program
Code(s): 04010, 04012, 04014].
(2). Licenses of broad scope for the $25,000.
possession and use of byproduct
material issued under parts 30 and 33
of this chapter for processing or
manufacturing of items containing
byproduct material for commercial
distribution. Number of locations of
use: more than 20. Application
[Program Code(s): 04011, 04013,
04015].
B. Other licenses for possession and use $4,100.
of byproduct material issued under part
30 of this chapter for processing or
manufacturing of items containing
byproduct material for commercial
distribution. Number of locations of use:
1-5. Application [Program Code(s): 03214,
03215, 22135, 22162].
(1). Other licenses for possession and $5,500.
use of byproduct material issued
under part 30 of this chapter for
processing or manufacturing of items
containing byproduct material for
commercial distribution. Number of
locations of use: 6-20. Application
[Program Code(s): 04110, 04112,
04114, 04116].
(2). Other licenses for possession and $6,900.
use of byproduct material issued
under part 30 of this chapter for
processing or manufacturing of items
containing byproduct material for
commercial distribution. Number of
locations of use: more than 20.
Application [Program Code(s): 04111,
04113, 04115, 04117].
C. Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. $6,000.
32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter that
authorize the processing or manufacturing
and distribution or redistribution of
radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent
kits, and/or sources and devices
containing byproduct material. This
category does not apply to licenses
issued to nonprofit educational
institutions whose processing or
manufacturing is exempt under Sec.
170.11(a)(4). Number of locations of use:
1-5. Application [Program Code(s): 02500,
02511, 02513].
(1). Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. $8,000.
32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter
that authorize the processing or
manufacturing and distribution or
redistribution of
radiopharmaceuticals, generators,
reagent kits, and/or sources and
devices containing byproduct
material. This category does not
apply to licenses issued to nonprofit
educational institutions whose
processing or manufacturing is exempt
under Sec. 170.11(a)(4). Number of
locations of use: 6-20. Application
[Program Code(s): 04210, 04212,
04214].
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(2). Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. $10,000.
32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter
that authorize the processing or
manufacturing and distribution or
redistribution of
radiopharmaceuticals, generators,
reagent kits, and/or sources and
devices containing byproduct
material. This category does not
apply to licenses issued to nonprofit
educational institutions whose
processing or manufacturing is exempt
under Sec. 170.11(a)(4). Number of
locations of use: more than 20.
Application [Program Code(s): 04211,
04213, 04215].
D. [Reserved]............................. N/A.
E. Licenses for possession and use of $3,700.
byproduct material in sealed sources for
irradiation of materials in which the
source is not removed from its shield
(self-shielded units). Application
[Program Code(s): 03510, 03520].
F. Licenses for possession and use of less $7,500.
than or equal to 10,000 curies of
byproduct material in sealed sources for
irradiation of materials in which the
source is exposed for irradiation
purposes. This category also includes
underwater irradiators for irradiation of
materials where the source is not exposed
for irradiation purposes. Application
[Program Code(s): 03511].
G. Licenses for possession and use of $71,700.
greater than 10,000 curies of byproduct
material in sealed sources for
irradiation of materials in which the
source is exposed for irradiation
purposes. This category also includes
underwater irradiators for irradiation of
materials where the source is not exposed
for irradiation purposes. Application
[Program Code(s): 03521].
H. Licenses issued under subpart A of part $7,700.
32 of this chapter to distribute items
containing byproduct material that
require device review to persons exempt
from the licensing requirements of part
30 of this chapter. The category does not
include specific licenses authorizing
redistribution of items that have been
authorized for distribution to persons
exempt from the licensing requirements of
part 30 of this chapter. Application
[Program Code(s): 03254, 03255, 03257].
I. Licenses issued under subpart A of part $11,800.
32 of this chapter to distribute items
containing byproduct material or
quantities of byproduct material that do
not require device evaluation to persons
exempt from the licensing requirements of
part 30 of this chapter. This category
does not include specific licenses
authorizing redistribution of items that
have been authorized for distribution to
persons exempt from the licensing
requirements of part 30 of this chapter.
Application [Program Code(s): 03250,
03251, 03253, 03256].
J. Licenses issued under subpart B of part $2,300.
32 of this chapter to distribute items
containing byproduct material that
require sealed source and/or device
review to persons generally licensed
under part 31 of this chapter. This
category does not include specific
licenses authorizing redistribution of
items that have been authorized for
distribution to persons generally
licensed under part 31 of this chapter.
Application [Program Code(s): 03240,
03241, 03243].
K. Licenses issued under subpart B of part $1,300.
32 of this chapter to distribute items
containing byproduct material or
quantities of byproduct material that do
not require sealed source and/or device
review to persons generally licensed
under part 31 of this chapter. This
category does not include specific
licenses authorizing redistribution of
items that have been authorized for
distribution to persons generally
licensed under part 31 of this chapter.
Application [Program Code(s): 03242,
03244].
L. Licenses of broad scope for possession $6,300.
and use of byproduct material issued
under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for
research and development that do not
authorize commercial distribution. Number
of locations of use: 1-5. Application
[Program Code(s): 01100, 01110, 01120,
03610, 03611, 03612, 03613].
(1) Licenses of broad scope for $8,400.
possession and use of byproduct
material issued under parts 30 and 33
of this chapter for research and
development that do not authorize
commercial distribution. Number of
locations of use: 6-20. Application
[Program Code(s): 04610, 04612,
04614, 04616, 04618, 04620, 04622].
(2) Licenses of broad scope for $10,500.
possession and use of byproduct
material issued under parts 30 and 33
of this chapter for research and
development that do not authorize
commercial distribution. Number of
locations of use: more than 20.
Application [Program Code(s): 04611,
04613, 04615, 04617, 04619, 04621,
04623].
M. Other licenses for possession and use $9,600.
of byproduct material issued under part
30 of this chapter for research and
development that do not authorize
commercial distribution. Application
[Program Code(s): 03620].
N. Licenses that authorize services for ........................
other licensees, except:
(1) Licenses that authorize only ........................
calibration and/or leak testing
services are subject to the fees
specified in fee Category 3.P.; and
(2) Licenses that authorize waste $10,300.
disposal services are subject to the
fees specified in fee Categories
4.A., 4.B., and 4.C.\13\ Application
[Program Code(s): 03219, 03225,
03226].
O. Licenses for possession and use of $11,700.
byproduct material issued under part 34
of this chapter for industrial
radiography operations. Number of
locations of use: 1-5. Application
[Program Code(s): 03310, 03320].
(1). Licenses for possession and use $15,500.
of byproduct material issued under
part 34 of this chapter for
industrial radiography operations.
Number of locations of use: 6-20.
Application [Program Code(s): 04310,
04312].
(2). Licenses for possession and use $19,500.
of byproduct material issued under
part 34 of this chapter for
industrial radiography operations.
Number of locations of use: more than
20. Application [Program Code(s):
04311, 04313].
P. All other specific byproduct material $7,900.
licenses, except those in Categories 4.A.
through 9.D.\9\ Number of locations of
use: 1-5. Application [Program Code(s):
02400, 02410, 03120, 03121, 03122, 03123,
03124, 03130, 03140, 03220, 03221, 03222,
03800, 03810, 22130].
(1). All other specific byproduct $10,600.
material licenses, except those in
Categories 4.A. through 9.D.\9\
Number of locations of use: 6-20.
Application [Program Code(s): 04410,
04412, 04414, 04416, 04418, 04420,
04422, 04424, 04426, 04428, 04430,
04432, 04434, 04436, 04438].
(2). All other specific byproduct $13,200.
material licenses, except those in
Categories 4.A. through 9.D.\9\
Number of locations of use: more than
20. Application [Program Code(s):
04411, 04413, 04415, 04417, 04419,
04421, 04423, 04425, 04427, 04429,
04431, 04433, 04435, 04437, 04439].
Q. Registration of a device(s) generally ........................
licensed under part 31 of this chapter.
Registration.............................. $2,200.
R. Possession of items or products ........................
containing radium-226 identified in Sec.
31.12 of this chapter which exceed the
number of items or limits specified in
that section.\5\
1. Possession of quantities exceeding $3,000.
the number of items or limits in Sec.
31.12(a)(4) or (5) of this chapter
but less than or equal to 10 times
the number of items or limits
specified. Application [Program
Code(s): 02700].
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2. Possession of quantities exceeding $2,900.
10 times the number of items or
limits specified in Sec.
31.12(a)(4) or (5) of this chapter.
Application [Program Code(s): 02710].
S. Licenses for production of accelerator- $16,400.
produced radionuclides. Application
[Program Code(s): 03210].
4. Waste disposal and processing: \11\
A. Licenses specifically authorizing the Full Cost.
receipt of waste byproduct material,
source material, or special nuclear
material from other persons for the
purpose of contingency storage or
commercial land disposal by the licensee;
or licenses authorizing contingency
storage of low-level radioactive waste at
the site of nuclear power reactors; or
licenses for receipt of waste from other
persons for incineration or other
treatment, packaging of resulting waste
and residues, and transfer of packages to
another person authorized to receive or
dispose of waste material. Application
[Program Code(s): 03231, 03233, 03236,
06100, 06101].
B. Licenses specifically authorizing the $8,000.
receipt of waste byproduct material,
source material, or special nuclear
material from other persons for the
purpose of packaging or repackaging the
material. The licensee will dispose of
the material by transfer to another
person authorized to receive or dispose
of the material. Application [Program
Code(s): 03234].
C. Licenses specifically authorizing the $5,800.
receipt of prepackaged waste byproduct
material, source material, or special
nuclear material from other persons. The
licensee will dispose of the material by
transfer to another person authorized to
receive or dispose of the material.
Application [Program Code(s): 03232].
5. Well logging: \11\
A. Licenses for possession and use of $5,300.
byproduct material, source material, and/
or special nuclear material for well
logging, well surveys, and tracer studies
other than field flooding tracer studies.
Application [Program Code(s): 03110,
03111, 03112].
B. Licenses for possession and use of Full Cost.
byproduct material for field flooding
tracer studies. Licensing [Program
Code(s): 03113].
6. Nuclear laundries: \11\
A. Licenses for commercial collection and $25,600.
laundry of items contaminated with
byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material. Application
[Program Code(s): 03218].
7. Medical licenses: \11\
A. Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, $12,900.
and 70 of this chapter for human use of
byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material in sealed
sources contained in gamma stereotactic
radiosurgery units, teletherapy devices,
or similar beam therapy devices. This
category also includes the possession and
use of source material for shielding when
authorized on the same license. Number of
locations of use: 1-5. Application
[Program Code(s): 02300, 02310].
(1). Licenses issued under parts 30, $17,100.
35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for
human use of byproduct material,
source material, or special nuclear
material in sealed sources contained
in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery
units, teletherapy devices, or
similar beam therapy devices. This
category also includes the possession
and use of source material for
shielding when authorized on the same
license. Number of locations of use:
6-20. Application [Program Code(s):
04510, 04512].
(2). Licenses issued under parts 30, $21,300.
35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for
human use of byproduct material,
source material, or special nuclear
material in sealed sources contained
in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery
units, teletherapy devices, or
similar beam therapy devices. This
category also includes the possession
and use of source material for
shielding when authorized on the same
license. Number of locations of use:
more than 20. Application [Program
Code(s): 04511, 04513].
B. Licenses of broad scope issued to $10,000.
medical institutions or two or more
physicians under parts 30, 33, 35, 40,
and 70 of this chapter authorizing
research and development, including human
use of byproduct material, except
licenses for byproduct material, source
material, or special nuclear material in
sealed sources contained in teletherapy
devices. This category also includes the
possession and use of source material for
shielding when authorized on the same
license. Number of locations of use: 1-5.
Application [Program Code(s): 02110].
(1). Licenses of broad scope issued to $13,300.
medical institutions or two or more
physicians under parts 30, 33, 35,
40, and 70 of this chapter
authorizing research and development,
including human use of byproduct
material, except licenses for
byproduct material, source material,
or special nuclear material in sealed
sources contained in teletherapy
devices. This category also includes
the possession and use of source
material for shielding when
authorized on the same license.
Number of locations of use: 6-20.
Application [Program Code(s): 04710].
(2). Licenses of broad scope issued to $16,600.
medical institutions or two or more
physicians under parts 30, 33, 35,
40, and 70 of this chapter
authorizing research and development,
including human use of byproduct
material, except licenses for
byproduct material, source material,
or special nuclear material in sealed
sources contained in teletherapy
devices. This category also includes
the possession and use of source
material for shielding when
authorized on the same license.
Number of locations of use: more than
20. Application [Program Code(s):
04711].
C. Other licenses issued under parts 30, $11,000.
35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human
use of byproduct material, source
material, and/or special nuclear
material, except licenses for byproduct
material, source material, or special
nuclear material in sealed sources
contained in teletherapy devices. This
category also includes the possession and
use of source material for shielding when
authorized on the same license.\10\
Number of locations of use: 1-5.
Application [Program Code(s): 02120,
02121, 02200, 02201, 02210, 02220, 02230,
02231, 02240, 22160].
(1). Other licenses issued under parts $14,600.
30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter
for human use of byproduct material,
source material, and/or special
nuclear material, except licenses for
byproduct material, source material,
or special nuclear material in sealed
sources contained in teletherapy
devices. This category also includes
the possession and use of source
material for shielding when
authorized on the same license.\10\
Number of locations of use: 6-20.
Application [Program Code(s): 04810,
04812, 04814, 04816, 04818, 04820,
04822, 04824, 04826, 04828].
(2). Other licenses issued under parts $18,300.
30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter
for human use of byproduct material,
source material, and/or special
nuclear material, except licenses for
byproduct material, source material,
or special nuclear material in sealed
sources contained in teletherapy
devices. This category also includes
the possession and use of source
material for shielding when
authorized on the same license.\10\
Number of locations of use: more than
20. Application [Program Code(s):
04811,04813, 04815, 04817, 04819,
04821,04823, 04825, 04827, 04829].
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8. Civil defense: \11\
A. Licenses for possession and use of $3,000.
byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material for civil
defense activities. Application [Program
Code(s): 03710].
9. Device, product, or sealed source safety
evaluation:
A. Safety evaluation of devices or $23,500.
products containing byproduct material,
source material, or special nuclear
material, except reactor fuel devices,
for commercial distribution. Application--
each device.
B. Safety evaluation of devices or $10,400.
products containing byproduct material,
source material, or special nuclear
material manufactured in accordance with
the unique specifications of, and for use
by, a single applicant, except reactor
fuel devices. Application--each device.
C. Safety evaluation of sealed sources $6,100.
containing byproduct material, source
material, or special nuclear material,
except reactor fuel, for commercial
distribution. Application--each source.
D. Safety evaluation of sealed sources $1,200.
containing byproduct material, source
material, or special nuclear material,
manufactured in accordance with the
unique specifications of, and for use by,
a single applicant, except reactor fuel.
Application--each source.
10. Transportation of radioactive material:
A. Evaluation of casks, packages, and ........................
shipping containers.
1. Spent Fuel, High-Level Waste, and Full Cost.
plutonium air packages.
2. Other Casks........................ Full Cost.
B. Quality assurance program approvals ........................
issued under part 71 of this chapter.
1. Users and Fabricators. ........................
Application....................... $4,500.
Inspections....................... Full Cost.
2. Users. ........................
Application....................... $4,500.
Inspections....................... Full Cost.
C. Evaluation of security plans, route Full Cost.
approvals, route surveys, and
transportation security devices
(including immobilization devices).
11. Review of standardized spent fuel Full Cost.
facilities.
12. Special projects: Including approvals, pre- Full Cost.
application/licensing activities, and
inspections. Application [Program Code:
25110].
13. A. Spent fuel storage cask Certificate of Full Cost.
Compliance.
B. Inspections related to storage of spent Full Cost.
fuel under Sec. 72.210 of this chapter.
14. Decommissioning/Reclamation \11\
A. Byproduct, source, or special nuclear Full Cost.
material licenses and other approvals
authorizing decommissioning,
decontamination, reclamation, or site
restoration activities under parts 30,
40, 70, 72, and 76 of this chapter,
including master materials licenses
(MMLs). The transition to this fee
category occurs when a licensee has
permanently ceased principal activities.
[Program Code(s): 03900, 11900, 21135,
21215, 21325, 22200].
B. Site-specific decommissioning Full Cost.
activities associated with unlicensed
sites, including MMLs, regardless of
whether or not the sites have been
previously licensed.
15. Import and Export licenses: \12\
Licenses issued under part 110 of this ........................
chapter for the import and export only of
special nuclear material, source
material, tritium and other byproduct
material, and the export only of heavy
water, or nuclear grade graphite (fee
categories 15.A. through 15.E.).
A. Application for export or import of N/A.
nuclear materials, including
radioactive waste requiring
Commission and Executive Branch
review, for example, those actions
under Sec. 110.40(b) of this
chapter. Application--new license, or
amendment; or license exemption
request.
B. Application for export or import of N/A.
nuclear material, including
radioactive waste, requiring
Executive Branch review, but not
Commission review. This category
includes applications for the export
and import of radioactive waste and
requires the NRC to consult with
domestic host state authorities
(i.e., Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Compact Commission, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
etc.). Application--new license, or
amendment; or license exemption
request.
C. Application for export of nuclear N/A.
material, for example, routine
reloads of low enriched uranium
reactor fuel and/or natural uranium
source material requiring the
assistance of the Executive Branch to
obtain foreign government assurances.
Application--new license, or
amendment; or license exemption
request.
D. Application for export or import of N/A.
nuclear material not requiring
Commission or Executive Branch
review, or obtaining foreign
government assurances. Application--
new license, or amendment; or license
exemption request.
E. Minor amendment of any active N/A.
export or import license, for
example, to extend the expiration
date, change domestic information, or
make other revisions which do not
involve any substantive changes to
license terms and conditions or to
the type/quantity/chemical
composition of the material
authorized for export and, therefore,
do not require in-depth analysis,
review, or consultations with other
Executive Branch, U.S. host state, or
foreign government authorities. Minor
amendment.
Licenses issued under part 110 of this ........................
chapter for the import and export only of
Category 1 and Category 2 quantities of
radioactive material listed in appendix P
to part 110 of this chapter (fee
categories 15.F. through 15.R.).
Category 1 (Appendix P, 10 CFR Part 110)
Exports:
F. Application for export of appendix P N/A.
Category 1 materials requiring Commission
review (e.g., exceptional circumstance
review under Sec. 110.42(e)(4) of this
chapter) and to obtain one government-to-
government consent for this process. For
additional consent see fee category 15.I.
Application--new license, or amendment;
or license exemption request.
G. Application for export of appendix P N/A.
Category 1 materials requiring Executive
Branch review and to obtain one
government-to-government consent for this
process. For additional consents see fee
category 15.I. Application--new license,
or amendment; or license exemption
request.
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H. Application for export of appendix P N/A.
Category 1 materials and to obtain one
government-to-government consent for this
process. For additional consents see fee
category 15.I. Application--new license,
or amendment; or license exemption
request.
I. Requests for each additional government- N/A.
to-government consent in support of an
export license application or active
export license. Application--new license,
or amendment; or license exemption
request.
Category 2 (Appendix P, 10 CFR Part 110)
Exports:
J. Application for export of appendix P N/A.
Category 2 materials requiring Commission
review (e.g., exceptional circumstance
review under Sec. 110.42(e)(4) of this
chapter). Application--new license, or
amendment; or license exemption request.
K. Applications for export of appendix P N/A.
Category 2 materials requiring Executive
Branch review. Application--new license,
or amendment; or license exemption
request.
L. Application for the export of Category N/A.
2 materials. Application--new license, or
amendment; or license exemption request.
M. [Reserved]............................. N/A.
N. [Reserved]............................. N/A.
O. [Reserved]............................. N/A.
P. [Reserved]............................. N/A.
Q. [Reserved]............................. N/A.
Minor Amendments (Category 1 and 2, Appendix
P, 10 CFR Part 110, Export):
R. Minor amendment of any active export N/A.
license, for example, to extend the
expiration date, change domestic
information, or make other revisions
which do not involve any substantive
changes to license terms and conditions
or to the type/quantity/chemical
composition of the material authorized
for export and, therefore, do not require
in-depth analysis, review, or
consultations with other Executive
Branch, U.S. host state, or foreign
authorities. Minor amendment.
16. Reciprocity: Agreement State licensees who $3,900.
conduct activities under the reciprocity
provisions of Sec. 150.20 of this chapter.
Application.
17. Master materials licenses of broad scope Full Cost.
issued to Government agencies. Application
[Program Code(s): 03614].
18. Department of Energy.
A. Certificates of Compliance. Evaluation Full Cost.
of casks, packages, and shipping
containers (including spent fuel, high-
level waste, and other casks, and
plutonium air packages).
B. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Full Cost.
Act (UMTRCA) activities.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Types of fees--Separate charges, as shown in the schedule, will be
assessed for pre-application consultations and reviews; applications
for new licenses, approvals, or license terminations; possession-only
licenses; issuances of new licenses and approvals; certain amendments
and renewals to existing licenses and approvals; safety evaluations of
sealed sources and devices; generally licensed device registrations;
and certain inspections. The following guidelines apply to these
charges:
(1) Application and registration fees. Applications for new materials
licenses and export and import licenses; applications to reinstate
expired, terminated, or inactive licenses, except those subject to
fees assessed at full costs; applications filed by Agreement State
licensees to register under the general license provisions of 10 CFR
150.20; and applications for amendments to materials licenses that
would place the license in a higher fee category or add a new fee
category must be accompanied by the prescribed application fee for
each category.
(i) Applications for licenses covering more than one fee category of
special nuclear material or source material must be accompanied by the
prescribed application fee for the highest fee category.
(ii) Applications for new licenses that cover both byproduct material
and special nuclear material in sealed sources for use in gauging
devices will pay the appropriate application fee for fee category 1.C.
only.
(2) Licensing fees. Fees for reviews of applications for new licenses,
renewals, and amendments to existing licenses, pre-application
consultations and other documents submitted to the NRC for review, and
project manager time for fee categories subject to full cost fees are
due upon notification by the Commission in accordance with Sec.
170.12(b).
(3) Amendment fees. Applications for amendments to export and import
licenses must be accompanied by the prescribed amendment fee for each
license affected. An application for an amendment to an export or
import license or approval classified in more than one fee category
must be accompanied by the prescribed amendment fee for the category
affected by the amendment, unless the amendment is applicable to two
or more fee categories, in which case the amendment fee for the
highest fee category would apply.
(4) Inspection fees. Inspections resulting from investigations conducted
by the Office of Investigations and nonroutine inspections that result
from third-party allegations are not subject to fees. Inspection fees
are due upon notification by the Commission in accordance with Sec.
170.12(c).
(5) Generally licensed device registrations under 10 CFR 31.5.
Submittals of registration information must be accompanied by the
prescribed fee.
\2\ Fees will be charged for approvals issued under a specific exemption
provision of the Commission's regulations under title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (e.g., 10 CFR 30.11, 40.14, 70.14, 73.5, and
any other sections in effect now or in the future), regardless of
whether the approval is in the form of a license amendment, letter of
approval, safety evaluation report, or other form. In addition to the
fee shown, an applicant may be assessed an additional fee for sealed
source and device evaluations as shown in fee categories 9.A. through
9.D.
\3\ Full cost fees will be determined based on the professional staff
time multiplied by the appropriate professional hourly rate
established in Sec. 170.20 in effect when the service is provided,
and the appropriate contractual support services expended.
\4\ Licensees paying fees under categories 1.A., 1.B., and 1.E. are not
subject to fees under categories 1.C., 1.D. and 1.F. for sealed
sources authorized in the same license, except for an application that
deals only with the sealed sources authorized by the license.
\5\ Persons who possess radium sources that are used for operational
purposes in another fee category are not also subject to the fees in
this category. (This exception does not apply if the radium sources
are possessed for storage only.)
\6\ Licensees subject to fees under fee categories 1.A., 1.B., 1.E., or
2.A. must pay the largest applicable fee and are not subject to
additional fees listed in this table.
\7\ Licensees paying fees under 3.C., 3.C.1, or 3.C.2 are not subject to
fees under 2.B. for possession and shielding authorized on the same
license.
\8\ Licensees paying fees under 7.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B.
for possession and shielding authorized on the same license.
\9\ Licensees paying fees under 3.N. are not subject to paying fees
under 3.P., 3.P.1, or 3.P.2 for calibration or leak testing services
authorized on the same license.
\10\ Licensees paying fees under 7.B., 7.B.1, or 7.B.2 are not subject
to paying fees under 7.C., 7.C.1, or 7.C.2. for broad scope licenses
issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of
byproduct material, source material, and/or special nuclear material,
except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special
nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices
authorized on the same license.
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\11\ A materials license (or part of a materials license) that
transitions to fee category 14.A is assessed full-cost fees under 10
CFR part 170, but is not assessed an annual fee under 10 CFR part 171.
If only part of a materials license is transitioned to fee category
14.A, the licensee may be charged annual fees (and any applicable 10
CFR part 170 fees) for other activities authorized under the license
that are not in decommissioning status.
\12\ Because the resources for import and export licensing activities
are identified as a fee-relief activity to be excluded from the fee-
recoverable budget, import and export licensing actions will not incur
fees.
\13\ Licensees paying fees under 4.A., 4.B. or 4.C. are not subject to
paying fees under 3.N. licenses that authorize services for other
licensees authorized on the same license.
PART 171--ANNUAL FEES FOR REACTOR LICENSES AND FUEL CYCLE LICENSES
AND MATERIALS LICENSES, INCLUDING HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES OF
COMPLIANCE, REGISTRATIONS, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM APPROVALS
AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LICENSED BY THE NRC
0
18. The authority citation for part 171 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 161(w), 223, 234
(42 U.S.C. 2014, 2201(w), 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of
1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 42 U.S.C. 2215; 44 U.S.C. 3504
note.
0
19. In Sec. 171.15, revise paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2) introductory
text, (c)(1), (c)(2) introductory text, and paragraph (e) to read as
follows:
Sec. 171.15 Annual fees: Non-power production or utilization
licenses, reactor licenses, and independent spent fuel storage
licenses.
* * * * *
(b)(1) The FY 2024 annual fee for each operating power reactor that
must be collected by September 30, 2024, is $5,488,000.
(2) The FY 2024 annual fees are comprised of a base annual fee for
power reactors licensed to operate, a base spent fuel storage/reactor
decommissioning annual fee and associated additional charges. The
activities comprising the spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning
base annual fee are shown in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (ii) of this
section. The activities comprising the FY 2024 base annual fee for
operating power reactors are as follows:
* * * * *
(c)(1) The FY 2024 annual fee for each power reactor holding a 10
CFR part 50 license or combined license issued under 10 CFR part 52
that is in a decommissioning or possession-only status and has spent
fuel onsite, and for each independent spent fuel storage 10 CFR part 72
licensee who does not hold a 10 CFR part 50 license or a 10 CFR part 52
combined license, is $330,000.
(2) The FY 2024 annual fee is comprised of a base spent fuel
storage/reactor decommissioning annual fee (which is also included in
the operating power reactor annual fee shown in paragraph (b) of this
section). The activities comprising the FY 2024 spent fuel storage/
reactor decommissioning rebaselined annual fee are:
* * * * *
(e) The FY 2024 annual fee for licensees authorized to operate one
or more non-power production or utilization facilities under a single
10 CFR part 50 license, unless the reactor is exempted from fees under
Sec. 171.11(b), is $97,700.
0
20. In Sec. 171.16, revise paragraphs (b) introductory text, (c), and
(d) to read as follows:
Sec. 171.16 Annual fees: Materials licensees, holders of certificates
of compliance, holders of sealed source and device registrations,
holders of quality assurance program approvals, and government agencies
licensed by the NRC.
* * * * *
(b) The FY 2024 annual fee is comprised of a base annual fee and
associated additional charges. The base FY 2024 annual fee is the sum
of budgeted costs for the following activities:
* * * * *
(c) A licensee who is required to pay an annual fee under this
section, in addition to 10 CFR part 72 licenses, may qualify as a small
entity. If a licensee qualifies as a small entity and provides the
Commission with the proper certification along with its annual fee
payment, the licensee may pay reduced annual fees as shown in table 1
to this paragraph (c). Failure to file a small entity certification in
a timely manner could result in the receipt of a delinquent invoice
requesting the outstanding balance due and/or denial of any refund that
might otherwise be due. The small entity fees are as follows:
Table 1 to Paragraph (c)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maximum
annual fee
NRC small entity classification per licensed
category
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Small Businesses Not Engaged in Manufacturing (Average
gross receipts over the last 5 completed fiscal years):
$555,000 to $8 million.............................. $5,200
Less than $555,000.................................. 1,000
Small Not-For-Profit Organizations (Annual Gross
Receipts):
$555,000 to $8 million.............................. 5,200
Less than $555,000.................................. 1,000
Manufacturing Entities that Have an Average of 500
Employees or Fewer:
35 to 500 employees................................. 5,200
Fewer than 35 employees............................. 1,000
Small Governmental Jurisdictions (Including publicly
supported educational institutions) (Population):
20,000 to 49,999.................................... 5,200
Fewer than 20,000................................... 1,000
Educational Institutions that are not State or Publicly
Supported, and have 500 Employees or Fewer:
35 to 500 employees................................. 5,200
Fewer than 35 employees............................. 1,000
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(d) The FY 2024 annual fees for materials licensees and holders of
certificates, registrations, or approvals subject to fees under this
section are shown in table 2 to this paragraph (d):
Table 2 to Paragraph (d)--Schedule of Materials Annual Fees and Fees for
Government Agencies Licensed by NRC
[See footnotes at end of table]
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Annual fees 1 2 3
Category of materials licenses
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1. Special nuclear material:
A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of U-235 .................
or plutonium for fuel fabrication activities.
(a) Strategic Special Nuclear Material (High $6,307,000
Enriched Uranium) \15\ [Program Code(s):
21213]......................................
(b) Low Enriched Uranium in Dispersible Form 2,138,000
Used for Fabrication of Power Reactor Fuel
\15\ [Program Code(s): 21210]...............
(2) All other special nuclear materials licenses .................
not included in Category 1.A.(1) which are
licensed for fuel cycle activities.
(a) Facilities with limited operations \15\ 1,762,000
[Program Code(s): 21310, 21320].............
(b) Gas centrifuge enrichment demonstration N/A
facility \15\ [Program Code(s): 21205]......
(c) Others, including hot cell facility \15\ N/A
[Program Code(s): 21130, 21131, 21133]......
B. Licenses for receipt and storage of spent fuel N/A
and reactor-related Greater than Class C (GTCC)
waste at an independent spent fuel storage
installation (ISFSI) 11 15 [Program Code(s):
23200]..........................................
C. Licenses for possession and use of special 3,400
nuclear material of less than a critical mass,
as defined in Sec. 70.4 of this chapter, in
sealed sources contained in devices used in
industrial measuring systems, including x-ray
fluorescence analyzers. [Program Code(s): 22140]
D. All other special nuclear material licenses, 9,600
except licenses authorizing special nuclear
material in sealed or unsealed form in
combination that would constitute a critical
mass, as defined in Sec. 70.4 of this chapter,
for which the licensee shall pay the same fees
as those under Category 1.A. [Program Code(s):
22110, 22111, 22120, 22131, 22136, 22150, 22151,
22161, 22170, 23100, 23300, 23310]..............
E. Licenses or certificates for the operation of 2,748,000
a uranium enrichment facility \15\ [Program
Code(s): 21200].................................
F. Licenses for possession and use of special 5,900
nuclear materials greater than critical mass, as
defined in Sec. 70.4 of this chapter, for
development and testing of commercial products,
and other non-fuel cycle activities.\4\ [Program
Code: 22155]....................................
2. Source material:
A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of source 1,339,000
material for refining uranium mill concentrates
to uranium hexafluoride or for deconverting
uranium hexafluoride in the production of
uranium oxides for disposal.\15\ [Program Code:
11400]..........................................
(2) Licenses for possession and use of source .................
material in recovery operations such as milling,
in situ recovery, heap-leaching, ore buying
stations, ion-exchange facilities and in-
processing of ores containing source material
for extraction of metals other than uranium or
thorium, including licenses authorizing the
possession of byproduct waste material
(tailings) from source material recovery
operations, as well as licenses authorizing the
possession and maintenance of a facility in a
standby mode.
(a) Conventional and Heap Leach N/A
facilities.\15\ [Program Code(s): 11100]....
(b) Basic In Situ Recovery facilities.\15\ 54,300
[Program Code(s): 11500]....................
(c) Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities \15\ N/A
[Program Code(s): 11510]....................
(d) In Situ Recovery Resin facilities.\15\ \5\ N/A
[Program Code(s): 11550]....................
(e) Resin Toll Milling facilities.\15\ \5\ N/A
[Program Code(s): 11555]....................
(f) Other facilities \6\ [Program Code(s): \5\ N/A
11700]......................................
(3) Licenses that authorize the receipt of \5\ N/A
byproduct material, as defined in section
11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, from other
persons for possession and disposal, except
those licenses subject to the fees in Category
2.A.(2) or Category 2.A.(4)\15\ [Program
Code(s): 11600, 12000]..........................
(4) Licenses that authorize the receipt of N/A
byproduct material, as defined in section
11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, from other
persons for possession and disposal incidental
to the disposal of the uranium waste tailings
generated by the licensee's milling operations,
except those licenses subject to the fees in
Category 2.A.(2)\15\ [Program Code(s): 12010]...
B. Licenses which authorize the possession, use, 3,700
and/or installation of source material for
shielding.16 17 Application [Program Code(s):
11210]..........................................
C. Licenses to distribute items containing source 14,100
material to persons exempt from the licensing
requirements of part 40 of this chapter.
[Program Code: 11240]...........................
D. Licenses to distribute source material to 7,000
persons generally licensed under part 40 of this
chapter. [Program Code(s): 11230 and 11231].....
E. Licenses for possession and use of source 8,900
material for processing or manufacturing of
products or materials containing source material
for commercial distribution. [Program Code:
11710]..........................................
F. All other source material licenses. [Program 11,800
Code(s): 11200, 11220, 11221, 11300, 11800,
11810, 11820]...................................
3. Byproduct material:
A. Licenses of broad scope for possession and use 37,900
of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and
33 of this chapter for processing or
manufacturing of items containing byproduct
material for commercial distribution. Number of
locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s): 03211,
03212, 03213]...................................
(1). Licenses of broad scope for the 50,400
possession and use of byproduct material
issued under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter
for processing or manufacturing of items
containing byproduct material for commercial
distribution. Number of locations of use: 6-
20. [Program Code(s): 04010, 04012, 04014]..
(2). Licenses of broad scope for the 63,000
possession and use of byproduct material
issued under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter
for processing or manufacturing of items
containing byproduct material for commercial
distribution. Number of locations of use:
more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04011,
04013, 04015]...............................
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B. Other licenses for possession and use of 12,900
byproduct material issued under part 30 of this
chapter for processing or manufacturing of items
containing byproduct material for commercial
distribution. Number of locations of use: 1-5.
[Program Code(s): 03214, 03215, 22135, 22162]...
(1). Other licenses for possession and use of 17,100
byproduct material issued under part 30 of
this chapter for processing or manufacturing
of items containing byproduct material for
commercial distribution. Number of locations
of use: 6-20. [Program Code(s): 04110,
04112, 04114, 04116]........................
(2). Other licenses for possession and use of 21,300
byproduct material issued under part 30 of
this chapter for processing or manufacturing
of items containing byproduct material for
commercial distribution. Number of locations
of use: more than 20. [Program Code(s):
04111, 04113, 04115, 04117].................
C. Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. 32.72 and/ 12,900
or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the
processing or manufacturing and distribution or
redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals,
generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and
devices containing byproduct material. This
category does not apply to licenses issued to
nonprofit educational institutions whose
processing or manufacturing is exempt under Sec.
170.11(a)(4) of this chapter. Number of
locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s): 02500,
02511, 02513]...................................
(1). Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. 32.72 17,100
and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize
the processing or manufacturing and
distribution or redistribution of
radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent
kits, and/or sources and devices containing
byproduct material. This category does not
apply to licenses issued to nonprofit
educational institutions whose processing or
manufacturing is exempt under Sec.
170.11(a)(4). Number of locations of use: 6-
20. [Program Code(s): 04210, 04212, 04214]..
(2). Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. 32.72 23,500
and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize
the processing or manufacturing and
distribution or redistribution of
radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent
kits, and/or sources and devices containing
byproduct material. This category does not
apply to licenses issued to nonprofit
educational institutions whose processing or
manufacturing is exempt under Sec.
170.11(a)(4). Number of locations of use:
more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04211,
04213, 04215]...............................
D. [Reserved].................................... \5\ N/A
E. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct 12,200
material in sealed sources for irradiation of
materials in which the source is not removed
from its shield (self-shielded units). [Program
Code(s): 03510, 03520]..........................
F. Licenses for possession and use of less than 12,400
or equal to 10,000 curies of byproduct material
in sealed sources for irradiation of materials
in which the source is exposed for irradiation
purposes. This category also includes underwater
irradiators for irradiation of materials in
which the source is not exposed for irradiation
purposes. [Program Code(s): 03511]..............
G. Licenses for possession and use of greater 105,300
than 10,000 curies of byproduct material in
sealed sources for irradiation of materials in
which the source is exposed for irradiation
purposes. This category also includes underwater
irradiators for irradiation of materials in
which the source is not exposed for irradiation
purposes. [Program Code(s): 03521]..............
H. Licenses issued under subpart A of part 32 of 12,900
this chapter to distribute items containing
byproduct material that require device review to
persons exempt from the licensing requirements
of part 30 of this chapter, except specific
licenses authorizing redistribution of items
that have been authorized for distribution to
persons exempt from the licensing requirements
of part 30 of this chapter. [Program Code(s):
03254, 03255, 03257]............................
I. Licenses issued under subpart A of part 32 of 19,000
this chapter to distribute items containing
byproduct material or quantities of byproduct
material that do not require device evaluation
to persons exempt from the licensing
requirements of part 30 of this chapter, except
for specific licenses authorizing redistribution
of items that have been authorized for
distribution to persons exempt from the
licensing requirements of part 30 of this
chapter. [Program Code(s): 03250, 03251, 03253,
03256]..........................................
J. Licenses issued under subpart B of part 32 of 4,900
this chapter to distribute items containing
byproduct material that require sealed source
and/or device review to persons generally
licensed under part 31 of this chapter, except
specific licenses authorizing redistribution of
items that have been authorized for distribution
to persons generally licensed under part 31 of
this chapter. [Program Code(s): 03240, 03241,
03243]..........................................
K. Licenses issued under subpart B of part 32 of 3,600
this chapter to distribute items containing
byproduct material or quantities of byproduct
material that do not require sealed source and/
or device review to persons generally licensed
under part 31 of this chapter, except specific
licenses authorizing redistribution of items
that have been authorized for distribution to
persons generally licensed under part 31 of this
chapter. [Program Code(s): 03242, 03244]........
L. Licenses of broad scope for possession and use 17,600
of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and
33 of this chapter for research and development
that do not authorize commercial distribution.
Number of locations of use: 1-5. [Program
Code(s): 01100, 01110, 01120, 03610, 03611,
03612, 03613]...................................
(1) Licenses of broad scope for possession 23,300
and use of product material issued under
parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for research
and development that do not authorize
commercial distribution. Number of locations
of use: 6-20. [Program Code(s): 04610,
04612, 04614, 04616, 04618, 04620, 04622]...
(2) Licenses of broad scope for possession 29,100
and use of byproduct material issued under
parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for research
and development that do not authorize
commercial distribution. Number of locations
of use: more than 20. [Program Code(s):
04611, 04613, 04615, 04617, 04619, 04621,
04623]......................................
M. Other licenses for possession and use of 18,400
byproduct material issued under part 30 of this
chapter for research and development that do not
authorize commercial distribution. [Program
Code(s): 03620].................................
N. Licenses that authorize services for other 20,200
licensees, except: (1) Licenses that authorize
only calibration and/or leak testing services
are subject to the fees specified in fee
Category 3.P.; and (2) Licenses that authorize
waste disposal services are subject to the fees
specified in fee categories 4.A., 4.B., and
4.C.\21\ [Program Code(s): 03219, 03225, 03226].
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O. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct 43,900
material issued under part 34 of this chapter
for industrial radiography operations. This
category also includes the possession and use of
source material for shielding authorized under
part 40 of this chapter when authorized on the
same license. Number of locations of use: 1-5.
[Program Code(s): 03310, 03320].................
(1). Licenses for possession and use of 58,300
byproduct material issued under part 34 of
this chapter for industrial radiography
operations. This category also includes the
possession and use of source material for
shielding authorized under part 40 of this
chapter when authorized on the same license.
Number of locations of use: 6-20. [Program
Code(s): 04310, 04312]......................
(2). Licenses for possession and use of 73,100
byproduct material issued under part 34 of
this chapter for industrial radiography
operations. This category also includes the
possession and use of source material for
shielding authorized under part 40 of this
chapter when authorized on the same license.
Number of locations of use: more than 20.
[Program Code(s): 04311, 04313].............
P. All other specific byproduct material 14,500
licenses, except those in Categories 4.A.
through 9.D.\18\ Number of locations of use: 1-
5. [Program Code(s): 02400, 02410, 03120, 03121,
03122, 03123, 03124, 03140, 03130, 03220, 03221,
03222, 03800, 03810, 22130].....................
(1). All other specific byproduct material 19,500
licenses, except those in Categories 4.A.
through 9.D.\18\ Number of locations of use:
6-20. [Program Code(s): 04410, 04412, 04414,
04416, 04418, 04420, 04422, 04424, 04426,
04428, 04430, 04432, 04434, 04436, 04438]...
(2). All other specific byproduct material 24,300
licenses, except those in Categories 4.A.
through 9.D.\18\ Number of locations of use:
more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04411,
04413, 04415, 04417, 04419, 04421, 04423,
04425, 04427, 04429, 04431, 04433, 04435,
04437, 04439]...............................
Q. Registration of devices generally licensed \13\ N/A
under part 31 of this chapter...................
R. Possession of items or products containing .................
radium-226 identified in Sec. 31.12 of this
chapter which exceed the number of items or
limits specified in that section:\14\
(1). Possession of quantities exceeding the 8,400
number of items or limits in Sec.
31.12(a)(4), or (5) of this chapter but less
than or equal to 10 times the number of
items or limits specified. [Program Code(s):
02700]......................................
(2). Possession of quantities exceeding 10 8,800
times the number of items or limits
specified in Sec. 31.12(a)(4) or (5) of
this chapter. [Program Code(s): 02710]......
S. Licenses for production of accelerator- 35,100
produced radionuclides. [Program Code(s): 03210]
4. Waste disposal and processing:
A. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt 27,200
of waste byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material from other persons for
the purpose of contingency storage or commercial
land disposal by the licensee; or licenses
authorizing contingency storage of low-level
radioactive waste at the site of nuclear power
reactors; or licenses for receipt of waste from
other persons for incineration or other
treatment, packaging of resulting waste and
residues, and transfer of packages to another
person authorized to receive or dispose of waste
material. [Program Code(s): 03231, 03233, 03236,
06100, 06101]...................................
B. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt 20,300
of waste byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material from other persons for
the purpose of packaging or repackaging the
material. The licensee will dispose of the
material by transfer to another person
authorized to receive or dispose of the
material. [Program Code(s): 03234]..............
C. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt 12,100
of prepackaged waste byproduct material, source
material, or special nuclear material from other
persons. The licensee will dispose of the
material by transfer to another person
authorized to receive or dispose of the
material. [Program Code(s): 03232]..............
5. Well logging:
A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct 16,300
material, source material, and/or special
nuclear material for well logging, well surveys,
and tracer studies other than field flooding
tracer studies. [Program Code(s): 03110, 03111,
03112]..........................................
B. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct \5\ N/A
material for field flooding tracer studies.
[Program Code(s): 03113]........................
6. Nuclear laundries:
A. Licenses for commercial collection and laundry 39,400
of items contaminated with byproduct material,
source material, or special nuclear material.
[Program Code(s): 03218]........................
7. Medical licenses:
A. Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 37,600
of this chapter for human use of byproduct
material, source material, or special nuclear
material in sealed sources contained in gamma
stereotactic radiosurgery units, teletherapy
devices, or similar beam therapy devices. This
category also includes the possession and use of
source material for shielding when authorized on
the same license.9 17 Number of locations of
use: 1-5. [Program Code(s): 02300, 02310].......
(1). Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, 50,100
and 70 of this chapter for human use of
byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material in sealed sources
contained in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery
units, teletherapy devices, or similar beam
therapy devices. This category also includes
the possession and use of source material
for shielding when authorized on the same
license.9 17 Number of locations of use: 6-
20. [Program Code(s): 04510, 04512].........
(2). Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, 62,500
and 70 of this chapter for human use of
byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material in sealed sources
contained in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery
units, teletherapy devices, or similar beam
therapy devices. This category also includes
the possession and use of source material
for shielding when authorized on the same
license.9 17 Number of locations of use:
more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04511,
04513]......................................
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B. Licenses of broad scope issued to medical 53,100
institutions or two or more physicians under
parts 30, 33, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter
authorizing research and development, including
human use of byproduct material, except licenses
for byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material in sealed sources
contained in teletherapy devices. This category
also includes the possession and use of source
material for shielding when authorized on the
same license.9 17 Number of locations of use: 1-
5. [Program Code(s): 02110].....................
(1). Licenses of broad scope issued to 70,700
medical institutions or two or more
physicians under parts 30, 33, 35, 40, and
70 of this chapter authorizing research and
development, including human use of
byproduct material, except licenses for
byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material in sealed sources
contained in teletherapy devices. This
category also includes the possession and
use of source material for shielding when
authorized on the same license.9 17 Number
of locations of use: 6-20. [Program Code(s):
04710]......................................
(2). Licenses of broad scope issued to 88,200
medical institutions or two or more
physicians under parts 30, 33, 35, 40, and
70 of this chapter authorizing research and
development, including human use of
byproduct material, except licenses for
byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material in sealed sources
contained in teletherapy devices. This
category also includes the possession and
use of source material for shielding when
authorized on the same license.9 17 Number
of locations of use: more than 20. [Program
Code(s): 04711].............................
C. Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, 21,400
and 70 of this chapter for human use of
byproduct material, source material, and/or
special nuclear material, except licenses for
byproduct material, source material, or special
nuclear material in sealed sources contained in
teletherapy devices. This category also includes
the possession and use of source material for
shielding when authorized on the same license.9
17 19 Number of locations of use: 1-5. [Program
Code(s): 02120, 02121, 02200, 02201, 02210,
02220, 02230, 02231, 02240, 22160]..............
(1). Other licenses issued under parts 30, 28,500
35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use
of byproduct material, source material, and/
or special nuclear material, except licenses
for byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material in sealed sources
contained in teletherapy devices. This
category also includes the possession and
use of source material for shielding when
authorized on the same license.9 17 19
Number of locations of use: 6-20. [Program
Code(s): 04810, 04812, 04814, 04816, 04818,
04820, 04822, 04824, 04826, 04828]..........
(2). Other licenses issued under parts 30, 36,600
35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use
of byproduct material, source material, and/
or special nuclear material, except licenses
for byproduct material, source material, or
special nuclear material in sealed sources
contained in teletherapy devices. This
category also includes the possession and
use of source material for shielding when
authorized on the same license.9 17 19
Number of locations of use: more than 20.
[Program Code(s): 04811, 04813, 04815,
04817, 04819, 04821, 04823, 04825, 04827,
04829]......................................
8. Civil defense:
A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct 8,400
material, source material, or special nuclear
material for civil defense activities. [Program
Code(s): 03710].................................
9. Device, product, or sealed source safety
evaluation:
A. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation 29,600
of devices or products containing byproduct
material, source material, or special nuclear
material, except reactor fuel devices, for
commercial distribution.........................
B. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation 13,100
of devices or products containing byproduct
material, source material, or special nuclear
material manufactured in accordance with the
unique specifications of, and for use by, a
single applicant, except reactor fuel devices...
C. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation 7,700
of sealed sources containing byproduct material,
source material, or special nuclear material,
except reactor fuel, for commercial
distribution....................................
D. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation 1,500
of sealed sources containing byproduct material,
source material, or special nuclear material,
manufactured in accordance with the unique
specifications of, and for use by, a single
applicant, except reactor fuel..................
10. Transportation of radioactive material:
A. Certificates of Compliance or other
package approvals issued for design of
casks, packages, and shipping containers.
1. Spent Fuel, High-Level Waste, and \6\ N/A
plutonium air packages..................
2. Other Casks........................... \6\ N/A
B. Quality assurance program approvals issued
under part 71 of this chapter.
1. Users and Fabricators................. \6\ N/A
2. Users................................. \6\ N/A
C. Evaluation of security plans, route \6\ N/A
approvals, route surveys, and transportation
security devices (including immobilization
devices)....................................
11. Standardized spent fuel facilities............... \6\ N/A
12. Special Projects [Program Code(s): 25110]........ \6\ N/A
13. A. Spent fuel storage cask Certificate of \6\ N/A
Compliance..........................................
B. General licenses for storage of spent fuel \12\ N/A
under Sec. 72.210 of this chapter.............
14. Decommissioning/Reclamation:
A. Byproduct, source, or special nuclear material 7 20 N/A
licenses and other approvals authorizing
decommissioning, decontamination, reclamation,
or site restoration activities under parts 30,
40, 70, 72, and 76 of this chapter, including
master materials licenses (MMLs). The transition
to this fee category occurs when a licensee has
permanently ceased principal activities.
[Program Code(s): 03900, 11900, 21135, 21215,
21325, 22200]...................................
B. Site-specific decommissioning activities \7\ N/A
associated with unlicensed sites, including
MMLs, whether or not the sites have been
previously licensed.............................
15. Import and Export licenses....................... \8\ N/A
16. Reciprocity...................................... \8\ N/A
17. Master materials licenses of broad scope issued 457,000
to Government agencies.\15\ [Program Code(s): 03614]
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18. Department of Energy:
A. Certificates of Compliance.................... \10\ 2,174,000
B. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act 271,000
(UMTRCA) activities [Program Code(s): 03237,
03238]..........................................
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\1\ Annual fees will be assessed based on whether a licensee held a
valid license with the NRC authorizing possession and use of
radioactive material during the current FY. The annual fee is waived
for those materials licenses and holders of certificates,
registrations, and approvals who either filed for termination of their
licenses or approvals or filed for possession only/storage licenses
before October 1 of the current FY, and permanently ceased licensed
activities entirely before this date. Annual fees for licensees who
filed for termination of a license, downgrade of a license, or for a
possession-only license during the FY and for new licenses issued
during the FY will be prorated in accordance with the provisions of
Sec. 171.17. If a person holds more than one license, certificate,
registration, or approval, the annual fee(s) will be assessed for each
license, certificate, registration, or approval held by that person.
For licenses that authorize more than one activity on a single license
(e.g., human use and irradiator activities), annual fees will be
assessed for each category applicable to the license.
\2\ Payment of the prescribed annual fee does not automatically renew
the license, certificate, registration, or approval for which the fee
is paid. Renewal applications must be filed in accordance with the
requirements of parts 30, 40, 70, 71, 72, or 76 of this chapter.
\3\ Each FY, fees for these materials licenses will be calculated and
assessed in accordance with Sec. 171.13 and will be published in the
Federal Register for notice and comment.
\4\ Other facilities include licenses for extraction of metals, heavy
metals, and rare earths.
\5\ There are no existing NRC licenses in these fee categories. If NRC
issues a license for these categories, the Commission will consider
establishing an annual fee for this type of license.
\6\ Standardized spent fuel facilities, 10 CFR parts 71 and 72
Certificates of Compliance and related Quality Assurance program
approvals, and special reviews, such as topical reports, are not
assessed an annual fee because the generic costs of regulating these
activities are primarily attributable to users of the designs,
certificates, and topical reports.
\7\ Licensees in this category are not assessed an annual fee because
they are charged an annual fee in other categories while they are
licensed to operate.
\8\ No annual fee is charged because it is not practical to administer
due to the relatively short life or temporary nature of the license.
\9\ Separate annual fees will not be assessed for pacemaker licenses
issued to medical institutions that also hold nuclear medicine
licenses under fee categories 7.A, 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.B., 7.B.1, 7.B.2,
7.C, 7.C.1, or 7.C.2.
\10\ This includes Certificates of Compliance issued to the DOE that are
not funded from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
\11\ See Sec. 171.15(c).
\12\ See Sec. 171.15(c).
\13\ No annual fee is charged for this category because the cost of the
general license registration program applicable to licenses in this
category will be recovered through 10 CFR part 170 fees.
\14\ Persons who possess radium sources that are used for operational
purposes in another fee category are not also subject to the fees in
this category. (This exception does not apply if the radium sources
are possessed for storage only.)
\15\ Licensees subject to fees under categories 1.A., 1.B., 1.E., 2.A.,
and licensees paying fees under fee category 17 must pay the largest
applicable fee and are not subject to additional fees listed in this
table.
\16\ Licensees paying fees under 3.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B.
for possession and shielding authorized on the same license.
\17\ Licensees paying fees under 7.A, 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.B, 7.B.1, 7.B.2,
7.C, 7.C.1, or 7.C.2 are not subject to fees under 2.B. for possession
and shielding authorized on the same license.
\18\ Licensees paying fees under 3.N. are not subject to paying fees
under 3.P., 3.P.1, or 3.P.2 for calibration or leak testing services
authorized on the same license.
\19\ Licensees paying fees under 7.B., 7.B.1, or 7.B.2 are not subject
to paying fees under 7.C., 7.C.1, or 7.C.2 for broad scope license
licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for
human use of byproduct material, source material, and/or special
nuclear material, except licenses for byproduct material, source
material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in
teletherapy devices authorized on the same license.
\20\ No annual fee is charged for a materials license (or part of a
materials license) that has transitioned to this fee category because
the decommissioning costs will be recovered through 10 CFR part 170
fees, but annual fees may be charged for other activities authorized
under the license that are not in decommissioning status.
\21\ Licensees paying fees under 4.A., 4.B. or 4.C. are not subject to
paying fees under 3.N. licenses that authorize services for other
licensees authorized on the same license.
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21. In Sec. 171.19, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows.
Sec. 171.19 Payment.
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(a) Method of payment. All annual fee payments under this part are
to be made payable to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The
payments are to be made in U.S. funds using the electronic payment
methods accepted at www.Pay.gov. Federal agencies may also make payment
by IntraGovernmental Payment and Collection (IPAC). Specific
instructions for making payments may be obtained by contacting the
Office of the Chief Financial Officer at 301-415-7554. In accordance
with Department of the Treasury requirements, refunds will only be made
upon receipt of information on the payee's financial institution and
bank accounts.
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Dated: February 5, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer M. Golder,
Acting Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-03231 Filed 2-16-24; 8:45 am]
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