Nuclear Regulatory Commission February 2, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. The proposed amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA-90), as amended, which requires that the NRC recover approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in fiscal year (FY) 2007, less the amounts appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF), and for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing (WIR) and generic homeland security activities. Based on the FY 2007 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5427), passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, the NRC's required fee recovery amount for the FY 2007 budget is approximately $663.7 million. After accounting for carryover and billing adjustments, the total amount to be recovered through fees is approximately $664.9 million. A final appropriation has not been enacted. Thus, the total amount that must be recovered through fees may be different once a final appropriation is enacted.