82 FR 8696 - Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2017
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 18 (January 30, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 18 (January 30, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 18 (Monday, January 30, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 8696-8718] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-01886] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 18 / Monday, January 30, 2017 / Proposed Rules [[Page 8696]] NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Parts 170 and 171 [NRC-2016-0081] RIN 3150-AJ73 Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2017 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. These proposed amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 as amended (OBRA-90), which requires the NRC to recover approximately 90 percent of its annual budget through fees. The NRC is issuing the fiscal year (FY) 2017 proposed fee rule based on the NRC's Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ): FY 2017 (NUREG 1100, Volume 32), as adjusted to reflect re-baselining reductions approved by the Commission per the staff requirements memorandum for SECY-16-0009, ``Recommendations Resulting from the Integrated Prioritization and Re- baselining of Agency Activities,'' dated April 13, 2016, in the amount of $952.1 million, a decrease of $50.0 million from FY 2016. DATES: Submit comments by March 1, 2017. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Because OBRA-90 requires the NRC to collect the FY 2017 fees by September 30, 2017, the NRC will not grant any request for an extension of the comment period. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject):Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0081. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. 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. 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: Michele Kaplan, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-5256, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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-2016-0081 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 Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0081. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then 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, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. For the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in a table in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of this document. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0081 in the subject line of your comment submission in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission publicly available in this docket. 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 posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering 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 [[Page 8697]] submissions available to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. II. Background; Statutory Authority The NRC's fee regulations are governed primarily by two laws: (1) The Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 (IOAA) (31 U.S.C. 9701), and (2) OBRA-90. The OBRA-90 requires the NRC to recover approximately 90 percent of its budget authority through fees; this fee-recovery requirement may exclude amounts appropriated for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing, generic homeland security activities, and Inspector General (IG) services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as well as any amounts appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund. The OBRA-90 first requires the NRC to use its IOAA authority to collect user fees for NRC work that provides specific benefits to identifiable applicants and licensees (such as licensing work, inspections, special projects). The regulations at part 170 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) authorize these fees. But, because the NRC's fee recovery under the IOAA (10 CFR part 170) does not equal 90 percent of the NRC's budget authority, the NRC also assesses generic ``annual fees'' under 10 CFR part 171 to recover the remaining fees necessary to achieve OBRA-90's 90 percent fee recovery. These annual fees recover generic regulatory costs that are not otherwise collected through 10 CFR part 170. III. Discussion FY 2017 Fee Collection--Overview The NRC is issuing the FY 2017 proposed fee rule based on the NRC's CBJ: FY 2017 (NUREG 1100, Volume 32, ADAMS Accession No. ML16036A086), as adjusted to reflect re-baselining reductions approved by the Commission per the staff requirements memorandum for SECY-16-0009, ``Recommendations Resulting from the Integrated Prioritization and Re- baselining of Agency Activities,'' dated April 13, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16104A158), in the amount of $952.1 million, a decrease of $50.0 million from FY 2016. As explained previously, certain portions of the NRC's total budget are excluded from the NRC's fee- recovery amount--specifically, these exclusions include: $1.4 million for waste-incidental-to-reprocessing activities, $1.0 million for IG services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and $18.0 million and for generic homeland security activities. Also, for the first time, the NRC's FY 2017 CBJ adjusted for re-baselining reductions includes $5 million for advanced reactor infrastructure which was required to be excluded from the fee base. Additionally, approximately 10 percent of the NRC's budget is funded through a congressional appropriation. After accounting for the OBRA-90 exclusions, this 10- percent appropriation, and net billing adjustments--i.e., the sum of unpaid current year invoices (estimated) minus payments for prior year invoices and the prior year billing credit issued to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the transportation fee class--the NRC must bill approximately $833.4 million in FY 2017 to licensees. Of this amount, the NRC estimates that $324.6 million will be recovered through 10 CFR part 170 user fees; that leaves approximately $508.8 million to be recovered through 10 CFR part 171 annual fees. Table I summarizes the fee-recovery amounts for the FY 2017 proposed fee rule using the re-baselined budget, and taking into account excluded activities, the 10-percent appropriation, and net billing adjustments (individual values may not sum to totals due to rounding). The FY 2017 proposed fee rule is based on the FY 2017 CBJ, adjusted to reflect re-baselining reductions. In accordance with OBRA-90, the final fee rule will be based on the NRC's actual appropriation rather than the CBJ, and so the NRC will update the final fee schedule as appropriate. If the NRC receives a year-long continuing resolution, then the final fee schedule may look similar to the FY 2016 final fee rule. Table I--Budget and Fee Recovery Amounts [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2016 final FY 2017 Percentage rule proposed rule change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Budget Authority.......................................... $1,002.1 $952.1 -5.0 Less Excluded Fee Items......................................... -21.1 -25.4 20.3 ----------------------------------------------- Balance..................................................... $981.0 $926.7 -5.5 Fee Recovery Percent 90 90 0.0 Total Amount to be Recovered.................................... $882.9 $834.0 -5.5 10 CFR part 171 Billing Adjustments......................... 0.0 0.0 0.0 Unpaid Current Year Invoices (estimated).................... 6.3 3.5 -44.4 Less Prior Year Billing Credit for Transportation Fee Class. -0.2 0.0 100.0 Less Payments Received in Current Year for Previous Year -5.6 -4.1 26.7 Invoices (estimated)....................................... ----------------------------------------------- Subtotal................................................ 0.5 -0.6 -220.0 Amount to be Recovered through 10 CFR parts 170 and 171 Fees.... $883.4 $833.4 -5.7 Less Estimated 10 CFR part 170 Fees......................... -332.7 -324.6 -2.4 Less Prior Year Unbilled 10 CFR part 170 Fees............... 0.0 0.0 0.0 ----------------------------------------------- 10 CFR Part 171 Fee Collections Required................ $550.7 $508.8 -7.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Fee Collection--Hourly Rate The NRC uses an hourly rate to assess fees for specific services provided by the NRC under 10 CFR part 170. The hourly rate also helps determine flat fees (which are used for the review of certain types of license applications). This rate would be applicable to all activities for which fees are assessed under Sec. Sec. 170.21 and 170.31. The NRC's hourly rate is derived by adding the budgeted resources for: (1) Mission-direct \1\ program salaries and [[Page 8698]] benefits; (2) mission-indirect \2\ program support; and (3) agency support,\3\ which includes corporate support and the IG, and then dividing this sum by total mission-direct 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 following shows the hourly rate calculation: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Mission-direct resources are allocated to perform core work activities committed to fulfilling the agency's mission of protecting the public health and safety, promoting the common defense and security, and protecting the environment. The majority of the resources assigned under the direct business lines (Operating Reactors, New Reactors, Fuel Facilities, Nuclear Materials Users, Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste, and Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation) are core work activities considered mission-direct. \2\ Mission-indirect resources are those that support the core mission-direct activities. They include, for example, supervisory and nonsupervisory support and mission travel and training. Supervisory and nonsupervisory support and mission travel and training resources assigned under direct business lines within the budget structure are considered mission-indirect due to their supporting role of the core mission activities. \3\ Agency support resources are located in executive, administrative, and other support offices such as the Office of the Commission, the Office of the Secretary, the Office of the Executive Director for Operations, the Offices of Congressional and Public Affairs, the Office of the Inspector General, the Office of Administration, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer and the Office of Small Business and Civil Rights. These budgeted costs administer the corporate or shared efforts that more broadly support the activities of the agency. These activities also include information technology services, human capital services, financial management and administrative support. [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP30JA17.000 For FY 2017, the NRC is proposing to increase the hourly rate from $265 to $267. The 0.8 percent increase in the FY 2017 hourly rate is due primarily to the decline in the number of mission-direct FTE compared to FY 2016, partially offset by decreases in the budgetary resources. The FY 2017 estimated annual direct hours per staff is 1,500 hours, up from 1,440 hours in FY 2016. The productive hours assumption reflects the average number of hours that a mission-direct employee spends on mission-direct work in a given year. This excludes hours charged to annual leave, sick leave, holidays, training and general administration tasks. Table II shows the hourly rate calculation methodology. The FY 2016 amounts are provided for comparison purposes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ Does not include contract dollars billed to licensees separately. Table II--Hourly Rate Calculation [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2016 final FY 2017 Percentage rule proposed rule change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission-Direct Program Salaries & Benefits...................... $369.6 $340.5 -7.9 Mission-Indirect Program Support................................ $140.6 $136.7 -2.8 ----------------------------------------------- Agency Support (Corporate Support and the IG)................... $314.0 $324.2 3.2 ----------------------------------------------- Subtotal.................................................... $824.2 $801.4 -2.8 Less Offsetting Receipts \5\.................................... -$0.1 -$0.1 -31.2 ----------------------------------------------- Total Budgeted Resources Included in Hourly Rate................ $824.1 $801.3 -2.8 Mission-Direct FTE (Whole numbers).............................. 2,157 2,004 -7.1 Mission-Direct FTE productive hours............................. 1,440 1,500 4.2 Mission-Direct FTE Converted to Hours (Mission-Direct FTE 3.1 3.0 -3.2 multiplied by Mission-Direct FTE productive hours worked annually) (In Millions)........................................ Professional Hourly Rate (Total Budget Included in Hourly Rate $265 $267 0.8 Divided by FTE Converted to Hours) (Whole Numbers)............. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Fee Collection--Flat Application Fee Changes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ The fees collected by the NRC for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) services and indemnity (financial protection required of licensees for public liability claims at 10 CFR part 140) are subtracted from the budgeted resources amount when calculating the 10 CFR part 170 hourly rates, per the guidance in Office of Management and Budget (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 indemnity activities are allocated under the Licensing Actions and the Research & Test Reactors products within the Operating Reactors business line. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The NRC proposes to amend the flat application fees that it charges to applicants for import and export licenses, applicants for materials licenses and other regulatory services, and holders of materials in its schedule of fees in Sec. Sec. 170.21 and 170.31, to reflect the revised hourly rate of $267. The NRC calculates these flat fees by multiplying the average professional staff hours needed to process the licensing actions by the proposed professional hourly rate for FY 2017. The NRC analyzes the actual hours spent performing licensing actions and then estimates the average professional staff hours that are needed to process licensing actions as part of its biennial review of fees, which is required by Section 902 of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 902(8)). The NRC performed this review in FY 2017 and will perform this review again in FY 2019. The higher hourly rate of $267 is the primary reason for the increase in application fees. Please see work papers (ADAMS Accession No. ML16358A648) for more detail. The NRC rounds these flat fees in such a way that ensures both convenience for its stakeholders and that any rounding effects are minimal. 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 licensing flat fees are applicable for import and export [[Page 8699]] licensing actions (see fee categories K.1. through K.5. of Sec. 170.21), as well as 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 2017 final fee rule will be subject to the revised fees in the final rule. FY 2017 Fee Collection--Fee-Relief and Low-Level Waste (LLW) Surcharge As previously noted, Congress provides 10 percent of the NRC's budget authority through an appropriation. The NRC applies this 10- percent congressional appropriation to offset certain budgeted activities--see Table III for a full listing. These activities are referred to as ``fee-relief'' activities. Any difference between the 10-percent appropriation and the budgeted amount of these fee-relief activities results in a fee adjustment (either an increase or decrease) to all licensees' annual fees, based on their percentage share of the NRC's budget. In FY 2017, the NRC's budgeted fee-relief activities fall below the 10-percent appropriation threshold--therefore, the NRC proposes to assess a fee-relief adjustment (i.e., credit) to decrease all licensees' annual fees based on their percentage share of the budget. Table III summarizes the fee-relief activities for FY 2017. The FY 2016 amounts are provided for comparison purposes. Table III--Fee-Relief Activities [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage Fee-relief activities budgeted costs budgeted costs change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Activities not attributable to an existing NRC licensee or class of licensee: a. International activities \6\............................. $12.6 $13.9 10.4 b. Agreement State oversight................................ 12.6 13.0 3.3 c. Scholarships and Fellowships............................. 18.2 \7\ 3.0 -83.5 d. Medical Isotope Production Infrastructure................ 1.0 4.1 310.0 2. Activities not assessed under 10 CFR part 170 licensing and inspection fees or 10 CFR part 171 annual fees based on existing law or Commission policy: a. Fee exemption for nonprofit educational institutions..... 10.1 9.8 -2.3 b. Costs not recovered from small entities under 10 CFR 8.5 7.4 -12.8 71.16(c)................................................... c. Regulatory support to Agreement States................... 16.5 18.4 11.2 d. Generic decommissioning/reclamation (not related to the 15.2 14.4 -5.6 power reactor and spent fuel storage fee classes).......... e. In Situ leach rulemaking and unregistered general 1.6 1.4 -12.5 licensees.................................................. f. Potential Department of Defense remediation program MOU 1.7 1.2 -33.2 activities................................................. Total fee-relief activities..................................... 98.0 86.6 -11.7 Less 10 percent of the NRC's total FY budget (less non-fee -98.1 92.7 -5.5 items)..................................................... ----------------------------------------------- Fee-Relief Adjustment to be Allocated to All Licensees' -0.1 -6.1 -8611.0 Annual Fees............................................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table IV shows how the NRC allocates the $6.1 million fee-relief adjustment (credit) to each license fee class. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ This amount includes international assistance activities, conventions and treaties, and specific cooperation activities. \7\ This amount does not include budgetary resources for Grants to Universities which is not included in the re-baselined budget request for FY 2017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In addition to the fee-relief adjustment, the NRC also assesses a generic LLW surcharge of $3.3 million. Disposal of LLW occurs at commercially operated LLW disposal facilities that are licensed by either the NRC or an Agreement State. There are three existing LLW disposal facilities in the United States that accept various types of low-level waste. All are in Agreement States and, therefore, regulated by the State authority. The NRC allocates this surcharge to its licensees based on data available in the DOE Manifest Information Management System. This database contains information on total LLW volumes and NRC usage information from four generator classes: Academic, industry, medical, and utility. The ratio of utility waste volumes to total LLW volumes over a period of time is used to estimate the portion of this surcharge that should be allocated to the power reactors, fuel facilities, and materials fee classes. The materials portion is adjusted to account for the fact that a large percentage of materials licensees are licensed by the Agreement States rather than the NRC. Table IV shows the surcharge, and its allocation across the various fee classes. TABLE IV--ALLOCATION OF FEE-RELIEF ADJUSTMENT AND LLW SURCHARGE, FY 2017 [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LLW surcharge Fee-relief adjustment ---------------------------------------------------------------- Total $ Percent ($) Percent $ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating Power Reactors........ 24.0 0.8 85.8 -5.2 -4.4 Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor 0.0 0.0 3.8 -0.2 -0.2 Decommissioning................ Research and Test Reactors...... 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 Fuel Facilities................. 62.0 2.0 4.3 -0.3 1.8 Materials Users................. 14.0 0.5 3.4 -0.2 0.3 Transportation.................. 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 [[Page 8700]] Rare Earth Facilities........... 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Uranium Recovery................ 0.0 0.0 1.8 -0.1 -0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 100.0 3.3 100.0 -6.1 2.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Fee Collection--Revised Annual Fees In accordance with SECY-05-0164, ``Annual Fee Calculation Method,'' dated September 15, 2005, (ADAMS Accession No. ML052580332), the NRC re-baselines its annual fees every year. Re-baselining entails analyzing the budget in detail and then allocating the budgeted costs to various classes or subclasses of licensees. It also includes updating the number of NRC licensees in its fee calculation methodology. The NRC proposes to revise its annual fees in Sec. Sec. 171.15 and 171.16 to recover approximately 90 percent of the NRC's FY 2017 budget authority (less non-fee amounts and the estimated amount to be recovered through 10 CFR part 170 fees). The total estimated 10 CFR part 170 collections for this proposed rule are $324.6 million, a decrease of $8.1 million from the FY 2016 final rule. The NRC, therefore, must recover $508.8 million through annual fees from its licensees, which is a decrease of $41.9 million from the FY 2016 final rule. Table V shows the re-baselined fees for FY 2017 for a representative list of categories of licensees. The FY 2016 amounts are provided for comparison purposes. Table V--Re-Baselined Annual Fees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Class/category of licenses FY 2016 final proposed Percentage annual fee annual fee change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating Power Reactors........................................ $4,659,000 $4,318,000 -7.3 + Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning.................... 197,000 194,000 -1.5 ----------------------------------------------- Total, Combined Fee......................................... 4,856,000 4,512,000 -7.1 Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning...................... 197,000 194,000 -1.5 Research and Test Reactors/Non-power Reactors................... 81,500 83,500 2.5 High Enriched Uranium Fuel Facility............................. 7,867,000 6,599,000 -16.1 Low Enriched Uranium Fuel Facility.............................. 2,736,000 2,391,000 -12.6 UF6 Conversion and Deconversion Facility........................ 1,625,000 1,363,000 -16.1 Conventional Mills.............................................. 38,900 42,300 8.7 Typical Materials Users: Radiographers (Category 3O)................................. 26,000 27,100 4.2 Well Loggers (Category 5A).................................. 14,500 16,100 11.0 Gauge Users (Category 3P)................................... 7,900 9,200 16.5 Broad Scope Medical (Category 7B)........................... 37,400 33,900 -9.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The work papers that support this proposed rule show in detail how the NRC allocated the budgeted resources for each class of licenses and how the fees are calculated. Paragraphs a. through h. of this section describe budgetary resources allocated to each class of licensees and the calculations of the re-baselined fees. For more information about detailed fee calculations for each class, please consult the accompanying work papers. a. Fuel Facilities The NRC proposes to collect $26.8 million in annual fees from the fuel facility class. Table VI--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Fuel Facilities [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Percentage Summary fee calculations FY 2016 final proposed change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total budgeted resources........................................ $40.5 $34.5 -14.8 ----------------------------------------------- Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts......................... 11.7 11.1 -5.1 Net 10 CFR part 171 resources............................... 28.8 23.5 -18.4 Allocated generic transportation................................ 1.1 1.6 45.5 Fee-relief adjustment/LLW surcharge............................. 1.7 1.7 5.9 Billing adjustments............................................. 0.0 0.0 0.0 ----------------------------------------------- Total remaining required annual fee recovery................ 31.6 26.8 -15.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 8701]] In FY 2017, the fuel facilities budgetary resources decreased due to continued construction delays at multiple sites; specifically, significant construction delays are noted for the Shaw Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility. Budgetary resources also decreased due to a reduced workload resulting from increased efficiencies within the Fuel Cycle inspection program created by streamlining inspections and guidance development. These decreases cause annual fees to decrease but are offset by a slight decrease in estimated 10 CFR part 170 billings due to changes in the prior year billings. In addition, annual fees for the fuel facilities fee class will be adjusted in the FY 2017 final fee rule with the expected departure of USEC Lead Cascade Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Demonstration facility from the fee class. The NRC allocates annual fees to individual fuel facility licensees based on the effort/fee determination matrix developed in the FY 1999 final fee rule (64 FR 31447; June 10, 1999). To briefly recap, that matrix groups licensees into various categories. The NRC's fuel facility project managers determine the effort levels associated with regulating each category. This is done by assigning separate effort factors for the safety and safeguards activities associated with each category (for more information about this matrix, see the work papers). These effort levels are reflected in Table VII. Table VII--Effort Factors for Fuel Facilities, FY 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effort factors (percent of Number of total) Facility type (fee category) facilities ------------------------------- Safety Safeguards ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(a))......................... 2 88 (44.0) 96 (55.2) Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(b)).......................... 3 70 (35.0) 30 (17.3) Limited Operations (1.A.(2)(a))................................. 0 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Demonstration (1.A.(2)(b))............ 1 3 (1.5) 15 (8.6) Hot Cell (1.A.(2)(c))........................................... 1 6 (3.0) 3 (1.7) Uranium Enrichment (1.E.)....................................... 1 21 (10.5) 23 (13.2) UF6 Conversion and Deconversion (2.A.(1))....................... 1 12 (6.0) 7 (4.0) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For FY 2017, the total budgeted resources for safety activities are $13.4 million. To calculate the annual fee, the NRC allocates this amount to each fee category based on its percent of the total regulatory effort for safety activities. Similarly, the NRC allocates the budgeted resources for safeguards activities, $11.7 million to each fee category based on its percent of the total regulatory effort for safeguards activities. Finally, the fuel facility fee class' portion of the fee-relief adjustment/LLW surcharge--$1.8 million--is allocated to each fee category based on its percent of the total regulatory effort for both safety and safeguards activities. The annual fee per licensee is then calculated by dividing the total allocated budgeted resources for the fee category by the number of licensees in that fee category. The fee for each facility is summarized in Table VIII. Table VIII--Annual Fees for Fuel Facilities ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Facility type (fee category) FY 2016 Final proposed Percentage annual fee annual fee change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(a))......................... $7,867,000 $6,599,000 -16.1 Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(b)).......................... 2,736,000 2,391,000 -12.6 Limited Operations (1.A.(2)(a))................................. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Demonstration (1.A.(2)(b))............ 1,539,000 1,291,000 -16.1 Hot Cell (and others) (1.A.(2)(c)).............................. 770,000 646,000 -16.1 Uranium Enrichment (1.E.)....................................... 3,762,000 3,156,000 -16.1 UF6 Conversion and Deconversion (2.A.(1))....................... 1,625,000 1,363,000 -16.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b. Uranium Recovery Facilities The NRC proposes to collect approximately $1.0 million in annual fees from the uranium recovery facilities fee class, an increase of about ten percent from FY 2016. Table IX--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Uranium Recovery Facilities [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Percentage Summary fee calculations FY 2016 final proposed change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total budgeted resources........................................ $12.32 $14.77 19.9 Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts......................... 11.41 13.62 19.3 -------------------------------- Net 10 CFR part 171 resources............................... 0.91 1.15 26.4 Allocated generic transportation................................ N/A N/A N/A Fee-relief adjustment........................................... 0.00 -0.11 -100.0 Billing adjustments............................................. 0.00 -0.01 -100.0 -------------------------------- [[Page 8702]] Total required annual fee recovery.......................... 0.91 1.03 11.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall, in comparison to FY 2016, the FY 2017 budgetary resources for uranium recovery licensees increased due to additional work expected for new environmental reviews and licensing actions. Further, the estimated 10 CFR part 170 billings increased from the previous year due to the Ludeman expansion, the Willow Creek groundwater restoration review, and the Marsland environmental assessment. The NRC computes the 10 CFR part 171 annual fee for the uranium recovery fee class by dividing the total annual fee recovery amount between DOE and the other licensees in this fee class. The annual fee increased for the overall fee class due to an increase in the budgeted resources to support contested hearing activities and increased workload for congressional hearings and inquiries. The NRC regulates DOE's Title I and Title II activities under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA).\8\ The proposed annual fee assessed to DOE includes the costs specifically budgeted for the NRC's UMTRCA Title I and II activities, as well as 10 percent of the remaining budgeted cost for this fee class. The DOE's UMTRCA annual fee increased because of a slight rise in budgeted resources combined with a decrease in estimates 10 CFR part 170 billings for DOE's UMTRCA site at Gunnison. The NRC assesses the remaining 90 percent of its budgeted costs to the rest of the licensees in this fee class, as described in the work papers. This is reflected in Table X as follows: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ The Congress established the two programs, Title I and Title II, under UMTRCA to protect the public and the environment from 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 the weapons program. 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. Table X--Costs Recovered Through Annual Fees; Uranium Recovery Fee Class ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Summary of costs: FY 2016 final proposed Percentage annual fee annual fee change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOE Annual Fee Amount (UMTRCA Title I and Title II) General Licenses: UMTRCA Title I and Title II budgeted costs less 10 CFR part $503,708 $581,964 15.5 170 receipts............................................... 10 percent of generic/other uranium recovery budgeted costs. 41,157 55,497 34.8 10 percent of uranium recovery fee-relief adjustment........ -94 -10,828 -11,419.1 Total Annual Fee Amount for DOE (rounded)............... 545,000 627,000 15.0 -------------------------------- Annual Fee Amount for Other Uranium Recovery Licenses: 90 percent of generic/other uranium recovery budgeted costs 370,415 499,477 34.8 less the amounts specifically budgeted for Title I and Title II activities........................................ 90 percent of uranium recovery fee-relief adjustment........ -$844 -$97,448 -11,646.0 -------------------------------- Total Annual Fee Amount for Other Uranium Recovery 369,571 402,030 8.8 Licenses............................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Further, for the non-DOE licensees, the NRC continues to use a matrix to determine the effort levels associated with conducting the generic regulatory actions for the different (non-DOE) licensees in this 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; mill tailings disposal facilities; and uranium water treatment facilities. The matrix identifies the types of operating activities that support and benefit these licensees, along with each activity's relative weight (for more information, see the work papers). Table XI displays the benefit factors per licensee and per fee category, for each of the non-DOE fee categories included in the uranium recovery fee class as follows: Table XI--Benefit Factors for Uranium Recovery Licenses ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Benefit factor Benefit factor Fee category licensees Per licensee Total value percent total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conventional and Heap Leach mills (2.A.(2)(a)).. 1 150 150 11.0 Basic In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(b)).. 5 190 950 67.0 Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities 1 215 215 15.0 (2.A.(2)(c))................................... 11e.(2) disposal incidental to existing tailings 1 85 85 6.0 sites (2.A.(4))................................ Uranium water treatment (2.A.(5))............... 1 25 25 2.0 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... 9 665 1,425 100.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 8703]] Applying these factors to the approximate $402,030 in budgeted costs to be recovered from non-DOE uranium recovery licensees results in the total annual fees for each fee category. The annual fee per licensee is calculated by dividing the total allocated budgeted resources for the fee category by the number of licensees in that fee category, as summarized in Table XII. Table XII--Annual Fees for Uranium Recovery Licensees (other than DOE) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Facility type (fee category) FY 2016 final proposed Percentage annual fee annual fee change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conventional and Heap Leach mills (2.A.(2)(a)).................. $38,900 $42,300 8.7 Basic In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(b)).................. 49,300 53,600 8.7 Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(c))............... 55,800 60,700 8.9 11e.(2) disposal incidental to existing tailings sites (2.A.(4)) 22,000 24,000 9.1 Uranium water treatment (2.A.(5))............................... 6,500 7,100 9.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. Operating Power Reactors The NRC proposes to collect $427.5 million in annual fees from the power reactor fee class in FY 2017, as shown in Table XIII. The FY 2016 values and percentage change are shown for comparison. Table XIII--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Operating Power Reactors [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Percentage Summary fee calculations FY 2016 final proposed change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total budgeted resources.......................................... $750.4 $713.2 -5.0 Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts........................... 287.8 281.1 -2.3 ------------------------------ Net 10 CFR part 171 resources................................. 462.6 432.1 -6.6 Allocated generic transportation.................................. 1.8 0.3 -81.6 Fee-relief adjustment/LLW surcharge............................... 1.0 -4.4 -540.1 Billing adjustment................................................ 0.6 -0.5 -185.8 ------------------------------ Total required annual fee recovery............................ 465.9 427.5 -8.3 Total Operating Reactors.......................................... 100 99 -1.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In comparison to FY 2016, the operating power reactors budgetary resources decreased in FY 2017 primarily due to fewer resources needed to reduce the licensing actions backlog and a reduction for generic work such as the Fukushima-related rulemaking, ``Station Blackout Mitigation Strategies,'' and the Generic Safety Issue-191. Compared with FY 2016, 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings primarily decreased due to less contract support for reducing the licensing actions backlog, and the transition of Fort Calhoun to decommissioning in November 2016. The FY 2017 10 CFR part 171 operating power reactor annual fee decreased primarily due to a reduction for generic work such as the Fukushima-related rulemaking, ``Station Blackout Mitigation Strategies,'' and the Generic Safety Issue-191. The budgeted costs are divided equally among the 99 currently operating power reactors, resulting in a proposed annual fee of $4,318,000 per reactor. Additionally, each licensed power reactor is assessed the FY 2017 spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning annual fee of $194,000 (see the discussion that follows). The combined FY 2017 annual fee for power reactors is, therefore, $4,512,000. Further, on May 24, 2016, (81 FR 32617), the NRC published a final rule that amended its licensing, inspection, and annual fee regulations to establish a variable annual fee structure for light-water small modular reactors (SMRs). Under the variable annual fee structure, effective June 23, 2016, an SMR's annual fee would be calculated as a function of its licensed thermal power rating. Currently, there are no operating SMRs; therefore, the NRC does not propose an annual fee in FY 2017 for this type of licensee. d. Spent Fuel Storage/Reactors in Decommissioning The NRC proposes to collect $23.7 million in annual fees from 10 CFR part 50 power reactors and 10 CFR part 72 licensees who do not hold a 10 CFR part 50 license to collect the budgeted costs for spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning. Table XIV--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for the Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor in Decommissioning Fee Class [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Percentage Summary fee calculations FY 2016 final proposed change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total budgeted resources........................................ $30.47 $30.78 1.0 [[Page 8704]] Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts......................... 7.46 7.69 3.0 -------------------------------- Net 10 CFR part 171 resources............................... 23.01 23.09 0.0 Allocated generic transportation costs.......................... 0.97 0.86 -11.3 Fee-relief adjustment........................................... 0.00 -0.23 -100.0 Billing adjustments............................................. 0.02 -$0.02 -200.0 -------------------------------- Total required annual fee recovery.......................... 24.00 23.70 -1.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In comparison to FY 2016, the annual fee decreased due to an increase in 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings attributed to the expected application for Holtec/Eddy Lea Energy, reductions in generic transportation, and an increase in fee-relief credit. This decrease is partially offset by the slight increase in budgetary resources in the Waste Research area. The required annual fee recovery amount is divided equally among 122 licensees, resulting in an FY 2017 annual fee of $194,000 per licensee. e. Research and Test Reactors/Non-Power Reactors The NRC proposes to collect $0.334 million in annual fees from the research and test reactor licensee class. Table XV--Annual Fee Summary Calculations For Research and Test Reactors/Non-Power Reactors [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Percentage Summary fee calculations FY 2016 final proposed change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total budgeted resources........................................ $3.799 $2.268 -40.3 Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts......................... 3.510 1.950 -44.4 -------------------------------- Net 10 CFR part 171 resources............................... 0.289 0.318 10.0 Allocated generic transportation................................ 0.034 0.034 0.0 Fee-relief adjustment........................................... 0.000 -0.017 -100.0 Billing adjustments............................................. 0.003 -0.001 -133.3 -------------------------------- Total required annual fee recovery.......................... 0.326 0.334 2.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In FY 2017, the research and test/non-power reactors budgetary resources decreased. This fee class includes resources for medical isotope productions facilities and research and test reactors. In FY 2017 there was a decrease in the workload for medical isotope production. Accordingly, the estimated 10 CFR part 170 billings decreased for the SHINE molybdenum-99 application. For research and test reactors, in comparison to FY 2016, the 10 CFR part 171 annual fee increased primarily due to a rise in contract support for the ``Non- Power Production and Utilization Facility'' rulemaking. The required annual fee-recovery amount is divided equally among the four research and test reactors subject to annual fees and results in an FY 2017 annual fee of $83,500 for each licensee. f. Rare Earth The application for a rare-earth facility has been placed on hold until late FY 2017. Therefore, the NRC has not allocated any budgetary resources to this fee class and does not propose an annual fee in FY 2017 for this fee class. g. Materials Users The NRC proposes to collect $35.5 million in annual fees from materials users licensed under 10 CFR parts 30, 40, and 70. Table XVI--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Materials Users [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Percentage Summary fee calculations FY 2016 final proposed change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total budgeted resources for licensees not regulated by $33.2 $34.5 3.9 Agreement States............................................... Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts......................... 1.1 0.9 -18.2 -------------------------------- Net 10 CFR part 171 resources............................... 32.1 33.6 4.7 Allocated generic transportation................................ 2.4 1.6 -29.2 Fee-relief adjustment/LLW surcharge............................. 0.5 0.3 -60.0 Billing adjustments............................................. 0.0 0.0 0.0 -------------------------------- Total required annual fee recovery.......................... 35.0 35.5 1.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 8705]] To equitably and fairly allocate the $35.5 million in FY 2017 budgeted costs among approximately 2,700 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 license, this approach provides a proxy for allocating the generic and other regulatory costs to the diverse categories of licenses based on the NRC's cost to regulate each category. 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. The annual fee for these categories of materials users' licenses is developed as follows: Annual fee = Constant x [Application Fee + (Average Inspection Cost/Inspection Priority)] + Inspection Multiplier x (Average Inspection Cost/Inspection Priority) + Unique Category Costs. For FY 2017, the constant multiplier necessary to recover approximately $26.5 million in general costs (including allocated generic transportation costs) is 1.48 (see work papers for more detail). The average inspection cost is the average inspection hours for each fee category multiplied by the hourly rate of $267. The inspection priority is the interval between routine inspections, expressed in years. The inspection multiplier is the multiple necessary to recover approximately $8.5 million in inspection costs, and is 1.65 for FY 2017. The unique category costs are any special costs that the NRC has budgeted for a specific category of licenses. For FY 2017, approximately $278,000 in budgeted costs for the implementation of revised 10 CFR part 35, ``Medical Use of Byproduct Material'' (unique costs), has been allocated to holders of NRC human-use licenses. The annual fee to be assessed to each licensee also includes a share of the fee-relief assessment of approximately -$209,000 allocated to the materials users fee class (see Table IV, ``Allocation of Fee- Relief Adjustment and LLW Surcharge, FY 2017,'' in Section III, ``Discussion,'' of this document), and for certain categories of these licensees, a share of the approximately $465,000 LLW surcharge costs allocated to the fee class. The annual fee for each fee category is shown in Sec. 171.16(d). h. Transportation The NRC proposes to collect $5.9 million in annual fees to recover generic transportation budgeted resources. The FY 2016 values are shown for comparison. Table XVII--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Transportation [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2017 Percentage Summary fee calculations FY 2016 final proposed change ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Budgeted Resources........................................ $11.3 $9.1 -19.5 Less Estimated 10 CFR part 170 Receipts......................... 3.5 3.2 -8.6 -------------------------------- Net 10 CFR part 171 Resources................................... 7.8 5.9 -24.4 Fee-relief adjustment/LLW surcharge............................. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Billing adjustments............................................. 0.0 0.0 0.0 -------------------------------- Total required annual fee recovery.......................... 7.8 5.9 -24.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In comparison to FY 2016, the total budgetary resources for generic transportation activities decreased due to a reduction in rulemaking activities involving revisions to transportation safety requirements and compatibility with International Atomic Energy Agency Transportation Standards, hence reducing all fee class generic transportation annual fees. The 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings are expected to decrease slightly due in part to a reduction in activities for Areva Federal Services. In addition, NAC International work is expected to be completed by FY 2017, quarter 2. The decrease in 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings is expected to be offset by incoming applications for Holtec International. Consistent with the policy established in the NRC's FY 2006 final fee rule (71 FR 30721; May 30, 2006), the NRC recovers generic transportation costs unrelated to DOE as part of existing annual fees for license 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 multiplying the percentage of total Certificates of Compliance (CoCs) used by each fee class (and DOE) by the total generic transportation resources to be recovered. The DOE annual fee increase is mainly due to the elimination of a prior year credit totaling approximately $220,000 from FY 2016, as well as a rise in CoCs by 4, or 22 percent. This resource distribution to the licensee fee classes and DOE is shown in Table XVIII. Specifically, for the research and test reactors fee class, the NRC allocates the distribution to only the licensees that are subject to annual fees. Four CoCs benefit the entire research and test reactor class, but only 4 out of 31 research and test reactors are subject to annual fees. The number of CoCs used to determine the proportion of generic transportation resources allocated to research and test reactors annual fees is adjusted to 0.6 so that the licensees subject to annual fees are charged a fair and equitable portion of the total. For more information see the work papers. [[Page 8706]] TABLE XVIII--Distribution of Generic Transportation Resources, FY 2017 [Dollars in millions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allocated Number of CoCs Percentage of generic License fee class/DOE benefiting fee total CoCs transportation class or DOE resources ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOE.................................................... 22.00 24.6 $1.461 Operating Power Reactors............................... 5.00 5.6 0.332 Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning............. 13.00 14.5 0.863 Research and Test Reactors............................. 0.52 0.6 0.034 Fuel Facilities........................................ 24.00 26.8 1.594 Materials Users........................................ 25.00 27.9 1.660 -------------------------------------------------------- Total.............................................. 89.52 100.0 5.944 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2017--Administrative Changes The NRC proposes three administrative changes: 1. Increase Direct Hours per Full-Time Equivalent in the Hourly Rate Calculation The hourly rate in 10 CFR part 170 is calculated by dividing the cost per direct FTE by the number of direct hours per direct FTE in a year. ``Direct hours'' are hours charged to mission-direct activities in the Nuclear Reactor Safety Program and Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety Program. The FY 2016 final fee rule used 1,440 hours per direct FTE in the hourly rate calculations. During the FY 2017 budget formulation process, the NRC staff reviewed and analyzed time and labor data from FY 2016 to determine whether it should revise the direct hours per FTE. In FY 2016, the total direct hours charged by direct employees increased due to increased accuracy in coding time to direct work in the time and labor system, as well as decreased time coded for training. The increase in direct hours was apparent in all mission business lines. To reflect this increase in productivity as demonstrated by the time and labor data, the NRC staff determined that the number of direct hours per FTE should increase to 1,500 hours for FY 2017. 2. Change Small Entity Fees In accordance with NRC policy, the NRC staff conducted a biennial review in 2015 of small entity fees to determine whether the NRC should change those fees. The NRC staff used the fee methodology, developed in FY 2009, which applies a fixed percentage of 39 percent to the prior 2- year weighted average of materials users' fees when performing its biennial review. The NRC staff determined the new small entity fees for FY 2015 should be $3,400 for upper-tier small entities and $700 for lower-tier small entities. Because of a technical oversight, the change was not included in the FY 2015 final fee rule. It was, however, included in the FY 2016 final fee rule. As a result of the NRC staff's FY 2017 biennial review using the same methodology, the upper tier small entity fee would increase from $3,400 to $4,500 and the lower- tier fee would increase from $700 to $900. This would constitute a 43- percent and 50-percent increase, respectively. The NRC staff determined that implementing this increase would have a disproportionate impact upon the NRC's small licensees compared to other licensees, and so the NRC staff lowered the increase to 21 percent for the upper-tier and lower-tier fees. The NRC staff chose 21 percent based on the average percentage increase for the prior two biennial reviews of small entity fees. As a result of applying the 21-percent increase to the FY 2015 small entity fees, the NRC staff is now proposing to amend the upper- tier small entity fee to $4,100 and amend the lower-tier small entity fee to $850 for FY 2017. The NRC staff believes these fees are reasonable and provide relief to small entities while at the same time recovering from those licensees some of the NRC's costs for activities that benefit them. 3. Fees Transformation In a January 30, 2015, paper to the Commission, SECY-15-0015, ``Project Aim 2020 Report and Recommendations'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML15012A594), the NRC staff recommended that the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) undertake an effort to: (1) simplify how the NRC calculates its fees, (2) improve transparency, and (3) improve the timeliness of the NRC's communications about fee changes. These recommendations were similar to stakeholder comments the staff received during outreach on the NRC's fees and fee development process. In addition, an interoffice steering committee of NRC staffers evaluated the current fee process to identify solutions for concerns raised by NRC stakeholders. Based on comments received from the public and input from steering committee members, the staff developed over 40 process and policy improvements to be implemented over the next 4 years that addressed concerns with the current fee process. On August 15, 2016, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) submitted a Notation Vote, SECY-16- 0097 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16194A365) to the Commission. This memorandum identified 14 process improvements in six categories that the staff would implement in FY 2017 and requested Commission approval to further analyze four improvements as policy issues. The Commission disapproved the policy issues with the exception of a voluntary pilot initiative to explore whether a flat fee structure could be established for routine licensing matters in the area of uranium recovery policy issues. The Commission also directed staff to accelerate the process improvements for future consideration including transition to an electronic billing system. IV. Regulatory Flexibility Certification As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA),\9\ the NRC has prepared a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (RFA) relating to this proposed rule. The RFA is available as indicated in Section XIII, Availability of Documents, of this document. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ 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 (SBREFA), Public Law 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 847 (1996). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 8707]] V. Regulatory Analysis Under OBRA-90, the NRC is required to recover approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in FY 2017. 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 OBRA-90 and the AEA. In this rulemaking, the NRC continues this long-standing approach. Therefore, the NRC did not identify any alternatives to the current fee structure guidelines and did not prepare a regulatory analysis for this rulemaking. VI. Backfitting and Issue Finality The NRC has determined that the backfit rule, 10 CFR 50.109, does not apply to this proposed rule and that a backfit analysis is not required. A backfit analysis is not required because these amendments do not require the modification of, or addition to, systems, structures, components, or the design of a facility, or the design approval or manufacturing license for a facility, or the procedures or organization required to design, construct, or operate a facility. 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 has written 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 31883). The NRC requests comment on this proposed rule with respect to the clarity and effectiveness of the language used. VIII. National Environmental Policy Act The NRC has determined that this rule will amend NRC's administrative requirements in 10 CFR part 170 and 10 CFR part 171. Therefore, this action is categorically excluded from needing environmental review as described in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(1). Consequently, neither an environmental impact statement nor an environmental assessment has been prepared for this proposed rule. IX. Paperwork Reduction Act This proposed rule does not contain new or amended information collection requirements that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public Protection Notification The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document 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 approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in FY 2017, as required by OBRA-90, as amended. 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 2017 proposed fee rule. The compliance guide was developed when the NRC completed the small entity biennial review for FY 2017. This document is available as indicated in Section XIII, Availability of Documents, of this document. XII. Public Meeting The NRC will conduct a public meeting on this proposed rule for the purpose of describing the proposed rule and answering 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 Web site within at least 10 calendar days before the meeting. In addition, the agenda for the meeting will be posted on www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2016-0081. For instructions to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder, see Section XIII, Availability of Documents, of this document. Stakeholders should monitor the NRC's public meeting Web site for information about the public meeting at: http://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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Document ADAMS Accession No./web link ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SECY-16-0009, ``Recommendations ML16104A158. Resulting from the Integrated Prioritization and Re-baselining of Agency Activities,'' dated February 9, 2016. SECY-16-0097, ``Fee Setting ML16194A365. Improvements and Fiscal Year 2017 Proposed Fee Rule,'' dated August 15, 2016. SRM-SECY-16-0097: Fee Setting ML16293A902. Improvements and Fiscal Year 2017 Proposed Fee Rule. FY 2017 Proposed Rule Work Papers...... ML16358A648. FY 2017 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ML16340A151 FY 2017 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory ML16340A149. Commission Small Entity Compliance Guide. NUREG-1100, Volume 32, ``Congressional https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1603/ Budget Justification: Fiscal Year ML16036A086.pdf. 2017'' (February 2016). NRC Form 526, Certification of Small http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Entity Status for the Purposes of doc-collections/forms/ Annual Fees Imposed under 10 CFR Part nrc526.pdf. 171. SECY-05-0164, ``Annual Fee Calculation ML052580332. Method,'' dated September 15, 2005. OMB's Circular A-25, ``User Charges''.. https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars_default. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 8708]] Throughout the development of this rule, the NRC may post documents related to this rule, including public comments, on the Federal rulemaking Web site at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC- 2016-0081. The Federal rulemaking Web site allows you to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: (1) Navigate to the docket folder NRC-2016-0081; (2) click the ``Sign up for Email Alerts'' link; and (3) enter your email address and select how frequently you would like to receive emails (daily, weekly, or monthly). List of Subjects 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, Byproduct material, Holders of certificates, registrations, approvals, Intergovernmental relations, Nonpayment penalties, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, 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 to adopt the following amendments to 10 CFR parts 170 and 171. PART 170--FEES FOR FACILITIES, MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENSES, AND OTHER REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED 0 1. 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. 2214; 31 U.S.C. 901, 902, 9701; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. 0 2. Revise Sec. 170.20 to read as follows: Sec. 170.20 Average cost per professional staff-hour. Fees for permits, licenses, amendments, renewals, special projects, 10 CFR part 55 re-qualification and replacement examinations and tests, other required reviews, approvals, and inspections under Sec. Sec. 170.21 and 170.31 will be calculated using the professional staff-hour rate of $267 per hour. 0 3. In Sec. 170.21, in the table, revise fee category K. to read as follows: Sec. 170.21 Schedule of fees for production or utilization facilities, review of standard referenced design approvals, special projects, inspections, and import and export licenses. * * * * * Schedule of Facility Fees [See footnotes at end of table] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facility categories and type of fees Fees \1\ \2\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * * * K. Import and export licenses: Licenses for the import and export only of production or utilization facilities or the export only of components for production or utilization facilities issued under 10 CFR part 110. 1. Application for import or export of production or utilization facilities\4\ (including reactors and other facilities) and exports of components requiring Commission and Executive Branch review, for example, actions under 10 CFR 110.40(b). Application--new license, or amendment; or $18,700 license exemption request.................. 2. Application for export of reactor and other components requiring Executive Branch review, for example, those actions under 10 CFR 110.41(a). Application--new license, or amendment; or 9,300 license exemption request.................. 3. Application for export of components requiring the assistance of the Executive Branch to obtain foreign government assurances. Application--new license, or amendment; or 4,500 license exemption request.................. 4. Application for export of facility components and equipment not requiring Commission or Executive Branch review, or obtaining foreign government assurances. Application--new license, or amendment; or 4,500 license exemption request.................. 5. 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 or conditions or to the type of facility or component authorized for export and, therefore, do not require in-depth analysis or review or consultation with the Executive Branch, U.S. host state, or foreign government authorities. Minor amendment to license.................. 2,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Fees will not be charged for orders related to civil penalties or other civil sanctions issued by the Commission under Sec. 2.202 of this chapter or for amendments resulting specifically from the requirements of these orders. For orders unrelated to civil penalties or other civil sanctions, fees will be charged for any resulting licensee-specific activities not otherwise exempted from fees under this chapter. 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 50.12, 10 CFR 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. \2\ Full cost fees will be determined based on the professional staff time and appropriate contractual support services expended. For applications currently on file and for which fees are determined based on the full cost expended for the review, the professional staff hours expended for the review of the application up to the effective date of the final rule will be determined at the professional rates in effect when the service was provided. \3\ * * * * * * * \4\ Imports only of major components for end-use at NRC-licensed reactors are authorized under NRC general import license in 10 CFR 110.27. [[Page 8709]] * * * * * 0 4. In Sec. 170.31, revise the table to read as follows: Sec. 170.31 Schedule of fees for materials licenses and other regulatory services, including inspections, and import and export licenses. * * * * * Schedule of Materials Fees [See footnotes at end of table] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category of materials licenses and type of fees \1\ Fee \2\ \3\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Full Cost. (High Enriched Uranium) [Program Code(s): 21130]. (b) Low Enriched Uranium in Dispersible Full Cost. Form Used for Fabrication of Power Reactor Fuel [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 Full Cost. [Program Code(s): 21310, 21320]. (b) Gas centrifuge enrichment Full Cost. demonstration facilities. (c) Others, including hot cell Full Cost. facilities. 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) [Program Code(s): 23200]. C. Licenses for possession and use of special nuclear material of less than a critical mass as defined in Sec. 70.4 in sealed sources contained in devices used in industrial measuring systems, including x-ray fluorescence analyzers.\4\ Application [Program Code(s): 22140]... $1,200. 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 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, $2,500. 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 [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\ [Program Code(s): 22155]. 2. Source material: 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. [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. (a) Conventional and Heap Leach Full Cost. facilities [Program Code(s): 11100]. (b) Basic In Situ Recovery facilities Full Cost. [Program Code(s): 11500]. (c) Expanded In Situ Recovery Full Cost. facilities [Program Code(s): 11510]. (d) In Situ Recovery Resin facilities Full Cost. [Program Code(s): 11550]. (e) Resin Toll Milling facilities Full Cost. [Program Code(s): 11555]. (f) Other facilities [Program Code(s): Full Cost. 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) [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) [Program Code(s): 12010]. (5) Licenses that authorize the possession Full Cost. of source material related to removal of contaminants (source material) from drinking water [Program Code(s): 11820]. B. Licenses which authorize the possession, use, and/or installation of source material for shielding.\6\ \7\ \8\ Application [Program Code(s): 11210]... $1,170. 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]... $2,200. D. Licenses to distribute source material to persons generally licensed under part 40 of this chapter. Application [Program Codes(s): 11230, $2,600. 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]... $2,500. F. All other source material licenses. Application [Program Code(s): 11200, $2,500. 11220, 11221, 11300, 11800, 11810]. 3. Byproduct material: 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. Application [Program Code(s): 03211, $12,500. 03212, 03213]. 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. Application [Program Code(s): 03214, $3,400. 03215, 22135, 22162]. [[Page 8710]] C. Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. 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). Application [Program Code(s): 02500, $5,000. 02511, 02513]. D. [Reserved].............................. N/A. 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, $3,100. 03520]. F. Licenses for possession and use of less 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): 03511]... $6,200. G. Licenses for possession and use of 10,000 curies or more 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]... $59,500. 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, $6,400. 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, $9,500. 03251, 03252, 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, $1,900. 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, $1,100. 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. (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: 6-19. (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: 20 or more. Application [Program Code(s): $5,300. 01100, 01110, 01120, 03610, 03611, 03612, 03613, 04610, 04611, 04612, 04613, 04614, 04615, 04616, 04617, 04618, 04619, 04620, 04621, 04622, 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]... $6,800. 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. Application [Program Code(s): $7,000. 03219, 03225, 03226]. O. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 34 of this chapter for industrial radiography operations. Application [Program Code(s): 03310, $3,000. 03320]. P. All other specific byproduct material licenses, except those in Categories 4.A. through 9.D.\ 9\ Application [Program Code(s): 02400, $3,300. 02410, 03120, 03121, 03122, 03123, 03124, 03130, 03140, 03220, 03221, 03222, 03800, 03810, 22130]. Q. Registration of a device(s) generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter. Registration........................... $500. R. Possession of items or products containing radium-226 identified in 10 CFR 31.12 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 10 CFR 31.12(a)(4), or (5) but less than or equal to 10 times the number of items or limits specified. Application [Program Code(s): $2,500. 02700]. 2. Possession of quantities exceeding 10 times the number of items or limits specified in 10 CFR 31.12(a)(4), or (5). Application [Program Code(s): $2,400. 02710]. S. Licenses for production of accelerator- produced radionuclides. Application [Program Code(s): 03210]... $13,600. [[Page 8711]] 4. 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. Application [Program Code(s): 03231, Full Cost. 03233, 03235, 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]... $6,600. 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]... $4,800. 5. 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. Application [Program Code(s): $4,400. 03110, 03111, 03112]. B. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material for field flooding tracer studies. Licensing [Program Code(s): 03113]..... Full Cost. 6. Nuclear laundries: A. Licenses for commercial collection and laundry of items contaminated with byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material. Application [Program Code(s): 03218]... $21,300. 7. 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. Application [Program Code(s): 02300, $10,700. 02310]. 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 \10\ Application [Program Code(s): 02110]... $8,300. 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. Application [Program Code(s): 02120, $5,300. 02121, 02200, 02201, 02210, 02220, 02230, 02231, 02240, 22160]. 8. Civil defense: A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material for civil defense activities. Application [Program Code(s): 03710]... $2,500. 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............... $5,200. 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............... $8,600. C. Safety evaluation of sealed sources containing byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material, except reactor fuel, for commercial distribution. Application--each source............... $5,100. 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............... $1,010. 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........................ $4,000. Inspections........................ Full Cost. 2. Users: Application........................ $4,000. 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: [[Page 8712]] Including approvals, pre-application/ licensing activities, and inspections. Application [Program Code: 25110]...... Full Cost. 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. 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 MMLs. Application [Program Code(s): 3900, 11900, 21135, 21215, 21325, 22200]. B. Site-specific decommissioning activities Full Cost. associated with unlicensed sites, including MMLs, regardless of whether or not the sites have been previously licensed. 15. Import and Export licenses: 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 10 CFR 110.40(b). Application--new license, or $18,700. 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 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; $9,300. 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; $4,500. 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; $4,500. 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........................ $2,700. 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 10 CFR 110.42(e)(4)) and to obtain government-to-government consent for this process. For additional consent see 15.I.). Application--new license, or amendment; $14,700. or license exemption request. G. Application for export of Appendix P $8,000. Category 1 materials requiring Executive Branch review and to obtain government-to- government consent for this process. For additional consents see 15.I. Application-- new license, or amendment; or license exemption request. 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 15.I. Application--new license, or amendment; $4,000. 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; $270. 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 10 CFR 110.42(e)(4)). Application--new license, or amendment; $14,700. or license exemption request. K. Applications for export of Appendix P Category 2 materials requiring Executive Branch review. Application--new license, or amendment; $8,000. or license exemption request. L. Application for the export of Category 2 materials. Application--new license, or amendment; $3,200. 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 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........................ $1,300. 16. Reciprocity: Agreement State licensees who conduct activities under the reciprocity provisions of 10 CFR 150.20. Application............................ $1,800. 17. Master materials licenses of broad scope issued to Government agencies [[Page 8713]] Application [Program Code(s): 03614]....... Full Cost. 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: (a) 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. (1) 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. (2) 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. (b) 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). (c) 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. (d) 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). (e) Generally licensed device registrations under 10 CFR 31.5. Submittals of registration information must be accompanied by the prescribed fee. \2\ Fees will not be charged for orders related to civil penalties or other civil sanctions issued by the Commission under 10 CFR 2.202 or for amendments resulting specifically from the requirements of these orders. For orders unrelated to civil penalties or other civil sanctions, fees will be charged for any resulting licensee-specific activities not otherwise exempted from fees under this chapter. 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. 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. for calibration or leak testing services authorized on the same license. \10\ Licensees paying fees under 7.B. are not subject to paying fees under 7.C. 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. 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 5. 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. 2214; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. 0 6. In Sec. 171.15, revise paragraph (b)(1), the introductory text of paragraph (b)(2), paragraph (c)(1), the introductory text of paragraphs (c)(2) and (d)(1), and paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3), and (f) to read as follows: Sec. 171.15 Annual fees: Reactor licenses and independent spent fuel storage licenses. * * * * * (b)(1) The FY 2017 annual fee for each operating power reactor which must be collected by September 30, 2017, is $4,318,000. (2) The FY 2017 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 (fee- relief adjustment). The activities comprising the spent storage/reactor decommissioning base annual fee are shown in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section. The activities comprising the FY 2017 fee-relief adjustment are shown in paragraph (d)(1) of this section. The activities comprising the FY 2017 base annual fee for operating power reactors are as follows: * * * * * (c)(1) The FY 2017 annual fee for each power reactor holding a 10 CFR part 50 license 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, is $194,000. (2) The FY 2017 annual fee is comprised of a base spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning annual fee (which is also included in the operating [[Page 8714]] power reactor annual fee shown in paragraph (b) of this section) and a fee-relief adjustment. The activities comprising the FY 2017 fee-relief adjustment are shown in paragraph (d)(1) of this section. The activities comprising the FY 2017 spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning re-baselined annual fee are: * * * * * (d)(1) The fee-relief adjustment allocated to annual fees includes a surcharge for the activities listed in paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section, plus the amount remaining after total budgeted resources for the activities included in paragraphs (d)(1)(ii) and (d)(1)(iii) of this section are reduced by the appropriations the NRC receives for these types of activities. If the NRC's appropriations for these types of activities are greater than the budgeted resources for the activities included in paragraphs (d)(1)(ii) and (d)(1)(iii) of this section for a given fiscal year, annual fees will be reduced. The activities comprising the FY 2017 fee-relief adjustment are as follows: * * * * * (2) The total FY 2017 fee-relief adjustment allocated to the operating power reactor class of licenses is a -$4,401,300 fee-relief surplus, not including the amount allocated to the spent fuel storage/ reactor decommissioning class. The FY 2017 operating power reactor fee- relief adjustment to be assessed to each operating power reactor is approximately a -44,458 fee-relief surplus. This amount is calculated by dividing the total operating power reactor fee-relief surplus adjustment, -$4,401,300, by the number of operating power reactors (99). (3) The FY 2017 fee-relief adjustment allocated to the spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning class of licenses is a -$230,700 fee- relief assessment. The FY 2017 spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning fee-relief adjustment to be assessed to each operating power reactor, each power reactor in decommissioning or possession-only status that has spent fuel onsite, and to each independent spent fuel storage 10 CFR part 72 licensee who does not hold a 10 CFR part 50 license, is a -$1,891 fee-relief assessment. This amount is calculated by dividing the total fee-relief adjustment costs allocated to this class by the total number of power reactor licenses, except those that permanently ceased operations and have no fuel onsite, and 10 CFR part 72 licensees who do not hold a 10 CFR part 50 license. * * * * * (f) The FY 2017 annual fees for licensees authorized to operate a research or test (non-power) reactor licensed under 10 CFR part 50, unless the reactor is exempted from fees under Sec. 171.11(a), are as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Research reactor........................................... $83,500 Test reactor............................................... $83,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0 7. In Sec. 171.16, revise paragraphs (c) and (d) and the introductory text of paragraph (e) 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. * * * * * (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 the following table. 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum annual fee per licensed category ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Small Businesses Not Engaged in Manufacturing (Average gross receipts over last 3 completed fiscal years): $485,000 to $7 million.............................. $4,100 Less than $485,000.................................. 850 Small Not-For-Profit Organizations (Annual Gross Receipts): $485,000 to $7 million.............................. 4,100 Less than $485,000.................................. 850 Manufacturing Entities that Have An Average of 500 Employees or Fewer: 35 to 500 employees................................. 4,100 Fewer than 35 employees............................. 850 Small Governmental Jurisdictions (Including publicly supported educational institutions) (Population): 20,000 to 49,999.................................... 4,100 Fewer than 20,000................................... 850 Educational Institutions that are not State or Publicly Supported, and have 500 Employees or Fewer: 35 to 500 employees................................. 4,100 Fewer than 35 employees............................. 850 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (d) The FY 2017 annual fees are comprised of a base annual fee and an allocation for fee-relief adjustment. The activities comprising the FY 2017 fee-relief adjustment are shown for convenience in paragraph (e) of this section. The FY 2017 annual fees for materials licensees and holders of certificates, registrations, or approvals subject to fees under this section are shown in the following table: Schedule of Materials Annual Fees and Fees for Government Agencies Licensed by NRC [See footnotes at end of table] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Annual fees Category of materials licenses \1\ \2\ \3\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Special nuclear material: [[Page 8715]] A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of U-235 or plutonium for fuel fabrication activities (a) Strategic Special Nuclear Material (High $6,599,000 Enriched Uranium) [Program Code(s): 21130]..... (b) Low Enriched Uranium in Dispersible Form 2,391,000 Used for Fabrication of Power Reactor Fuel [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 [Program 0 Code(s): 21310, 21320]......................... (b) Gas centrifuge enrichment demonstration 1,291,000 facilities..................................... (c) Others, including hot cell facilities....... 646,000 B. Licenses for receipt and storage of spent fuel \11\ N/A and reactor-related Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste at an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) [Program Code(s): 23200]...... C. Licenses for possession and use of special 3,100 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.\15\ [Program Code(s): 22140]............ D. All other special nuclear material licenses, 8,800 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.\15\ [Program Code(s): 22110, 22111, 22120, 22131, 22136, 22150, 22151, 22161, 22170, 23100, 23300, 23310]............................... E. Licenses or certificates for the operation of a 3,156,000 uranium enrichment facility [Program Code(s): 21200]............................................. F. Licenses for possession and use of special 6,500 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.\15\ [Program Code: 22155]... 2. Source material: A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of source 1,363,000 material for refining uranium mill concentrates to uranium hexafluoride or for deconverting uranium hexafluoride in the production of uranium oxides for disposal. [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 facilities 42,300 [Program Code(s): 11100]....................... (b) Basic In Situ Recovery facilities [Program 53,600 Code(s): 11500]................................ (c) Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities 60,700 [Program Code(s): 11510]....................... (d) In Situ Recovery Resin facilities [Program 0 Code(s): 11550]................................ (e) Resin Toll Milling facilities [Program \5\ N/A Code(s): 11555]................................ (3) Licenses that authorize the receipt of byproduct \5\ N/A 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) [Program Code(s): 11600, 12000]............ (4) Licenses that authorize the receipt of byproduct 24,000 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) [Program Code(s): 12010]........................... (5) Licenses that authorize the possession of source 7,100 material related to removal of contaminants (source material) from drinking water [Program Code(s): 11820]............................................. B. Licenses that authorize possession, use, and/or 3,400 installation of source material for shielding.\16\ 17 \18\ [Program Code: 11210]...................... C. Licenses to distribute items containing source 5,600 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 6,400 generally licensed under part 40 of this chapter [Program Code(s): 11230 and 11231]................. E. Licenses for possession and use of source 8,000 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, 9,500 11800, 11810].................................. 3. Byproduct material: A. Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of 30,800 byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for processing or manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution [Program Code(s): 03211, 03212, 03213] B. Other licenses for possession and use of 11,700 byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for processing or manufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution [Program Code(s): 03214, 03215, 22135, 22162]............................................. C. Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. 32.72 and/or 13,100 32.74 of this chapter authorizing the processing or manufacturing and distribution or redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits, and/ or sources and devices containing byproduct material. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding authorized under part 40 of this chapter when included on the same license. This category does not apply to licenses issued to nonprofit educational institutions whose processing or manufacturing is exempt under Sec. 171.11(a)(1). [Program Code(s): 02500, 02511, 02513]............. D. [Reserved]....................................... \5\ N/A E. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct 10,900 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 11,700 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]............................................. [[Page 8716]] G. Licenses for possession and use of 10,000 curies 95,800 or more 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 11,800 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]............ I. Licenses issued under subpart A of part 32 of 16,300 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, 03252, 03253, 03256]............................... J. Licenses issued under subpart B of part 32 of 4,500 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 3,400 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 16,500 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 26,200 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: 6-19. [Program Code(s): 04610, 04612, 04614, 04616, 04618, 04620, 04622]........................... (2) Licenses of broad scope for possession and 33,100 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: 20 or more. [Program Code(s): 04611, 04613, 04615, 04617, 04619, 04621, 04623].................... M. Other licenses for possession and use of 14,900 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 22,200 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. [Program Code(s): 03219, 03225, 03226]............................... O. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct 27,100 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 [Program Code(s): 03310, 03320].................... P. All other specific byproduct material licenses, 9,200 except those in Categories 4.A. through 9.D.\19\ [Program Code(s): 02400, 02410, 03120, 03121, 03122, 03123, 03124, 03140, 03130, 03220, 03221, 03222, 03800, 03810, 22130]........................ Q. Registration of devices generally licensed under \13\ N/A part 31 of this chapter............................ R. Possession of items or products containing radium- 226 identified in 10 CFR 31.12 which exceed the number of items or limits specified in that section:\14\ 1. Possession of quantities exceeding the number 7,700 of items or limits in 10 CFR 31.12(a)(4), or (5) 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 8,000 the number of items or limits specified in 10 CFR 31.12(a)(4) or (5) [Program Code(s): 02710] S. Licenses for production of accelerator-produced 32,200 radionuclides [Program Code(s): 03210]............. 4. Waste disposal and processing: A. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of \5\ N/A 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, 03235, 03236, 06100, 06101]................. B. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of 21,000 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 14,200 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 16,100 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 of 38,500 items contaminated with byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material [Program Code(s): 03218].................................... 7. Medical licenses: [[Page 8717]] A. Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of 23,900 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. [Program Code(s): 02300, 02310].................... B. Licenses of broad scope issued to medical 33,900 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\ [Program Code(s): 02110].................................... C. Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 14,800 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\ \20\ [Program Code(s): 02120, 02121, 02200, 02201, 02210, 02220, 02230, 02231, 02240, 22160]...................................... 8. Civil defense: A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct 7,700 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 7,600 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 12,600 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 7,500 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 1,500 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 \6\ N/A 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 approvals, \6\ N/A 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 Compliance \6\ N/A B. General licenses for storage of spent fuel under \12\ N/A 10 CFR 72.210...................................... 14. Decommissioning/Reclamation: A. Byproduct, source, or special nuclear material \7\ 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) [Program Code(s): 3900, 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 to 342,000 Government agencies [Program Code(s): 03614]........... 18. Department of Energy................................ A. Certificates of Compliance....................... \10\ 1,423,000 B. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act 627,000 (UMTRCA) activities................................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \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, 2015, 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. [[Page 8718]] \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.B. or 7.C. \10\ This includes Certificates of Compliance issued to the U.S. Department of Energy 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 paying annual fees under category 1.A., 1.B., and 1.E. are not subject to the annual fees for categories 1.C., 1.D., and 1.F. for sealed sources authorized in the license. \16\ Licensees subject to fees under 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. \17\ Licensees paying fees under 3.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B. for possession and shielding authorized on the same license. \18\ Licensees paying fees under 7.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B. for possession and shielding authorized on the same license. \19\ Licensees paying fees under 3.N. are not subject to paying fees under 3.P. for calibration or leak testing services authorized on the same license. \20\ Licensees paying fees under 7.B. are not subject to paying fees under 7.C. 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. (e) The fee-relief adjustment allocated to annual fees includes the budgeted resources for the activities listed in paragraph (e)(1) of this section, plus the total budgeted resources for the activities included in paragraphs (e)(2) and (3) of this section, as reduced by the appropriations the NRC receives for these types of activities. If the NRC's appropriations for these types of activities are greater than the budgeted resources for the activities included in paragraphs (e)(2) and (e)(3) of this section for a given fiscal year, a negative fee- relief adjustment (or annual fee reduction) will be allocated to annual fees. The activities comprising the FY 2017 fee-relief adjustment are as follows: * * * * * Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12 day of January 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Maureen E. Wylie, Chief Financial Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-01886 Filed 1-27-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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million in FY 2017 to licensees. Of this
percent of its budget authority through reductions approved by the Commission
amount, the NRC estimates that $324.6
fees; this fee-recovery requirement may per the staff requirements memorandum
for SECY–16–0009, ‘‘Recommendations million will be recovered through 10
exclude amounts appropriated for Waste CFR part 170 user fees; that leaves
Incidental to Reprocessing, generic Resulting from the Integrated
Prioritization and Re-baselining of approximately $508.8 million to be
homeland security activities, and
Agency Activities,’’ dated April 13, recovered through 10 CFR part 171
Inspector General (IG) services for the
2016 (ADAMS Accession No. annual fees. Table I summarizes the fee-
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board,
ML16104A158), in the amount of $952.1 recovery amounts for the FY 2017
as well as any amounts appropriated
million, a decrease of $50.0 million proposed fee rule using the re-baselined
from the Nuclear Waste Fund. The
OBRA–90 first requires the NRC to use from FY 2016. As explained previously, budget, and taking into account
its IOAA authority to collect user fees certain portions of the NRC’s total excluded activities, the 10-percent
for NRC work that provides specific budget are excluded from the NRC’s fee- appropriation, and net billing
benefits to identifiable applicants and recovery amount—specifically, these adjustments (individual values may not
licensees (such as licensing work, exclusions include: $1.4 million for sum to totals due to rounding).
inspections, special projects). The waste-incidental-to-reprocessing The FY 2017 proposed fee rule is
regulations at part 170 of title 10 of the activities, $1.0 million for IG services based on the FY 2017 CBJ, adjusted to
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety reflect re-baselining reductions. In
authorize these fees. But, because the Board, and $18.0 million and for generic accordance with OBRA–90, the final fee
NRC’s fee recovery under the IOAA (10 homeland security activities. Also, for rule will be based on the NRC’s actual
CFR part 170) does not equal 90 percent the first time, the NRC’s FY 2017 CBJ appropriation rather than the CBJ, and
of the NRC’s budget authority, the NRC adjusted for re-baselining reductions so the NRC will update the final fee
also assesses generic ‘‘annual fees’’ includes $5 million for advanced reactor schedule as appropriate. If the NRC
under 10 CFR part 171 to recover the infrastructure which was required to be receives a year-long continuing
remaining fees necessary to achieve excluded from the fee base. resolution, then the final fee schedule
OBRA–90’s 90 percent fee recovery. Additionally, approximately 10 percent may look similar to the FY 2016 final
These annual fees recover generic of the NRC’s budget is funded through fee rule.
TABLE I—BUDGET AND FEE RECOVERY AMOUNTS
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
final rule proposed rule change
Total Budget Authority ................................................................................................................. $1,002.1 $952.1 ¥5.0
Less Excluded Fee Items ............................................................................................................ ¥21.1 ¥25.4 20.3
Balance ................................................................................................................................. $981.0 $926.7 ¥5.5
Fee Recovery Percent 90 90 0.0
Total Amount to be Recovered ................................................................................................... $882.9 $834.0 ¥5.5
10 CFR part 171 Billing Adjustments ................................................................................... 0.0 0.0 0.0
Unpaid Current Year Invoices (estimated) ........................................................................... 6.3 3.5 ¥44.4
Less Prior Year Billing Credit for Transportation Fee Class ................................................ ¥0.2 0.0 100.0
Less Payments Received in Current Year for Previous Year Invoices (estimated) ............ ¥5.6 ¥4.1 26.7
Subtotal ......................................................................................................................... 0.5 ¥0.6 ¥220.0
Amount to be Recovered through 10 CFR parts 170 and 171 Fees ......................................... $883.4 $833.4 ¥5.7
Less Estimated 10 CFR part 170 Fees ............................................................................... ¥332.7 ¥324.6 ¥2.4
Less Prior Year Unbilled 10 CFR part 170 Fees ................................................................. 0.0 0.0 0.0
10 CFR Part 171 Fee Collections Required ................................................................. $550.7 $508.8 ¥7.6
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FY 2017 Fee Collection—Hourly Rate would be applicable to all activities for Mission-direct 1 program salaries and
which fees are assessed under §§ 170.21
The NRC uses an hourly rate to assess and 170.31. 1 Mission-direct resources are allocated to
fees for specific services provided by the perform core work activities committed to fulfilling
NRC under 10 CFR part 170. The hourly The NRC’s hourly rate is derived by the agency’s mission of protecting the public health
adding the budgeted resources for: (1) and safety, promoting the common defense and
rate also helps determine flat fees security, and protecting the environment. The
(which are used for the review of certain majority of the resources assigned under the direct
types of license applications). This rate Continued
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licensing actions (see fee categories K.1. FY 2017 Fee Collection—Fee-Relief and fee adjustment (either an increase or
through K.5. of § 170.21), as well as Low-Level Waste (LLW) Surcharge decrease) to all licensees’ annual fees,
certain materials licensing actions (see based on their percentage share of the
fee categories 1.C. through 1.D., 2.B. As previously noted, Congress NRC’s budget.
through 2.F., 3.A. through 3.S., 4.B. provides 10 percent of the NRC’s budget In FY 2017, the NRC’s budgeted fee-
through 5.A., 6.A. through 9.D., 10.B., authority through an appropriation. The relief activities fall below the 10-percent
15.A. through 15.L., 15.R., and 16 of NRC applies this 10-percent appropriation threshold—therefore, the
§ 170.31). Applications filed on or after congressional appropriation to offset NRC proposes to assess a fee-relief
the effective date of the FY 2017 final certain budgeted activities—see Table III adjustment (i.e., credit) to decrease all
fee rule will be subject to the revised for a full listing. These activities are licensees’ annual fees based on their
referred to as ‘‘fee-relief’’ activities. Any percentage share of the budget. Table III
fees in the final rule.
difference between the 10-percent summarizes the fee-relief activities for
appropriation and the budgeted amount FY 2017. The FY 2016 amounts are
of these fee-relief activities results in a provided for comparison purposes.
TABLE III—FEE–RELIEF ACTIVITIES
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
Fee-relief activities budgeted budgeted change
costs costs
1. Activities not attributable to an existing NRC licensee or class of licensee:
a. International activities 6 ..................................................................................................... $12.6 $13.9 10.4
b. Agreement State oversight ............................................................................................... 12.6 13.0 3.3
c. Scholarships and Fellowships .......................................................................................... 18.2 7 3.0 ¥83.5
d. Medical Isotope Production Infrastructure ....................................................................... 1.0 4.1 310.0
2. Activities not assessed under 10 CFR part 170 licensing and inspection fees or 10 CFR
part 171 annual fees based on existing law or Commission policy:
a. Fee exemption for nonprofit educational institutions ....................................................... 10.1 9.8 ¥2.3
b. Costs not recovered from small entities under 10 CFR 71.16(c) .................................... 8.5 7.4 ¥12.8
c. Regulatory support to Agreement States ......................................................................... 16.5 18.4 11.2
d. Generic decommissioning/reclamation (not related to the power reactor and spent fuel
storage fee classes) .......................................................................................................... 15.2 14.4 ¥5.6
e. In Situ leach rulemaking and unregistered general licensees ......................................... 1.6 1.4 ¥12.5
f. Potential Department of Defense remediation program MOU activities ........................... 1.7 1.2 ¥33.2
Total fee-relief activities ............................................................................................................... 98.0 86.6 ¥11.7
Less 10 percent of the NRC’s total FY budget (less non-fee items) ................................... ¥98.1 92.7 ¥5.5
Fee-Relief Adjustment to be Allocated to All Licensees’ Annual Fees ........................ ¥0.1 ¥6.1 ¥8611.0
Table IV shows how the NRC United States that accept various types volumes to total LLW volumes over a
allocates the $6.1 million fee-relief of low-level waste. All are in Agreement period of time is used to estimate the
adjustment (credit) to each license fee States and, therefore, regulated by the portion of this surcharge that should be
class. State authority. The NRC allocates this allocated to the power reactors, fuel
In addition to the fee-relief surcharge to its licensees based on data facilities, and materials fee classes. The
adjustment, the NRC also assesses a available in the DOE Manifest materials portion is adjusted to account
generic LLW surcharge of $3.3 million. Information Management System. This for the fact that a large percentage of
Disposal of LLW occurs at commercially database contains information on total materials licensees are licensed by the
operated LLW disposal facilities that are LLW volumes and NRC usage Agreement States rather than the NRC.
licensed by either the NRC or an information from four generator classes:
Agreement State. There are three Academic, industry, medical, and Table IV shows the surcharge, and its
existing LLW disposal facilities in the utility. The ratio of utility waste allocation across the various fee classes.
TABLE IV—ALLOCATION OF FEE–RELIEF ADJUSTMENT AND LLW SURCHARGE, FY 2017
[Dollars in millions]
LLW surcharge Fee-relief adjustment Total
$
Percent ($) Percent $
Operating Power Reactors .................................................. 24.0 0.8 85.8 ¥5.2 ¥4.4
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Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning ................... 0.0 0.0 3.8 ¥0.2 ¥0.2
Research and Test Reactors ............................................... 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Fuel Facilities ....................................................................... 62.0 2.0 4.3 ¥0.3 1.8
Materials Users .................................................................... 14.0 0.5 3.4 ¥0.2 0.3
Transportation ...................................................................... 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
6 This amount includes international assistance 7 This amount does not include budgetary included in the re-baselined budget request for FY
activities, conventions and treaties, and specific resources for Grants to Universities which is not 2017.
cooperation activities.
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TABLE IV—ALLOCATION OF FEE–RELIEF ADJUSTMENT AND LLW SURCHARGE, FY 2017—Continued
[Dollars in millions]
LLW surcharge Fee-relief adjustment Total
$
Percent ($) Percent $
Rare Earth Facilities ............................................................ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uranium Recovery ............................................................... 0.0 0.0 1.8 ¥0.1 ¥0.1
Total .............................................................................. 100.0 3.3 100.0 ¥6.1 2.8
FY 2017 Fee Collection—Revised subclasses of licensees. It also includes are $324.6 million, a decrease of $8.1
Annual Fees updating the number of NRC licensees million from the FY 2016 final rule. The
in its fee calculation methodology. NRC, therefore, must recover $508.8
In accordance with SECY–05–0164, The NRC proposes to revise its annual million through annual fees from its
‘‘Annual Fee Calculation Method,’’ fees in §§ 171.15 and 171.16 to recover licensees, which is a decrease of $41.9
dated September 15, 2005, (ADAMS approximately 90 percent of the NRC’s million from the FY 2016 final rule.
Accession No. ML052580332), the NRC FY 2017 budget authority (less non-fee Table V shows the re-baselined fees
re-baselines its annual fees every year. amounts and the estimated amount to be for FY 2017 for a representative list of
Re-baselining entails analyzing the recovered through 10 CFR part 170 categories of licensees. The FY 2016
budget in detail and then allocating the fees). The total estimated 10 CFR part amounts are provided for comparison
budgeted costs to various classes or 170 collections for this proposed rule purposes.
TABLE V—RE–BASELINED ANNUAL FEES
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
Class/category of licenses final annual proposed change
fee annual fee
Operating Power Reactors .......................................................................................................... $4,659,000 $4,318,000 ¥7.3
+ Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning ....................................................................... 197,000 194,000 ¥1.5
Total, Combined Fee ............................................................................................................ 4,856,000 4,512,000 ¥7.1
Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning .......................................................................... 197,000 194,000 ¥1.5
Research and Test Reactors/Non-power Reactors .................................................................... 81,500 83,500 2.5
High Enriched Uranium Fuel Facility ........................................................................................... 7,867,000 6,599,000 ¥16.1
Low Enriched Uranium Fuel Facility ............................................................................................ 2,736,000 2,391,000 ¥12.6
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion Facility ................................................................................. 1,625,000 1,363,000 ¥16.1
Conventional Mills ........................................................................................................................ 38,900 42,300 8.7
Typical Materials Users:
Radiographers (Category 3O) .............................................................................................. 26,000 27,100 4.2
Well Loggers (Category 5A) ................................................................................................. 14,500 16,100 11.0
Gauge Users (Category 3P) ................................................................................................. 7,900 9,200 16.5
Broad Scope Medical (Category 7B) ................................................................................... 37,400 33,900 ¥9.4
The work papers that support this allocated to each class of licensees and a. Fuel Facilities
proposed rule show in detail how the the calculations of the re-baselined fees.
NRC allocated the budgeted resources For more information about detailed fee The NRC proposes to collect $26.8
for each class of licenses and how the calculations for each class, please million in annual fees from the fuel
fees are calculated. consult the accompanying work papers. facility class.
Paragraphs a. through h. of this
section describe budgetary resources
TABLE VI—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR FUEL FACILITIES
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
Summary fee calculations final proposed change
Total budgeted resources ............................................................................................................ $40.5 $34.5 ¥14.8
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Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts .................................................................................. 11.7 11.1 ¥5.1
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources ........................................................................................... 28.8 23.5 ¥18.4
Allocated generic transportation .................................................................................................. 1.1 1.6 45.5
Fee-relief adjustment/LLW surcharge ......................................................................................... 1.7 1.7 5.9
Billing adjustments ....................................................................................................................... 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total remaining required annual fee recovery ..................................................................... 31.6 26.8 ¥15.2
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In FY 2017, the fuel facilities decrease but are offset by a slight developed in the FY 1999 final fee rule
budgetary resources decreased due to decrease in estimated 10 CFR part 170 (64 FR 31447; June 10, 1999). To briefly
continued construction delays at billings due to changes in the prior year recap, that matrix groups licensees into
multiple sites; specifically, significant billings. In addition, annual fees for the various categories. The NRC’s fuel
construction delays are noted for the fuel facilities fee class will be adjusted facility project managers determine the
Shaw Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication in the FY 2017 final fee rule with the effort levels associated with regulating
Facility. Budgetary resources also expected departure of USEC Lead each category. This is done by assigning
decreased due to a reduced workload Cascade Gas Centrifuge Enrichment separate effort factors for the safety and
resulting from increased efficiencies Demonstration facility from the fee safeguards activities associated with
within the Fuel Cycle inspection class. each category (for more information
program created by streamlining The NRC allocates annual fees to about this matrix, see the work papers).
inspections and guidance development. individual fuel facility licensees based These effort levels are reflected in Table
These decreases cause annual fees to on the effort/fee determination matrix VII.
TABLE VII—EFFORT FACTORS FOR FUEL FACILITIES, FY 2017
Effort factors
Number of (percent of total)
Facility type (fee category) facilities
Safety Safeguards
High-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(a)) .................................................................................... 2 88 (44.0) 96 (55.2)
Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(b)) ..................................................................................... 3 70 (35.0) 30 (17.3)
Limited Operations (1.A.(2)(a)) .................................................................................................... 0 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Demonstration (1.A.(2)(b)) .............................................................. 1 3 (1.5) 15 (8.6)
Hot Cell (1.A.(2)(c)) ..................................................................................................................... 1 6 (3.0) 3 (1.7)
Uranium Enrichment (1.E.) .......................................................................................................... 1 21 (10.5) 23 (13.2)
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion (2.A.(1)) ............................................................................... 1 12 (6.0) 7 (4.0)
For FY 2017, the total budgeted activities, $11.7 million to each fee regulatory effort for both safety and
resources for safety activities are $13.4 category based on its percent of the total safeguards activities. The annual fee per
million. To calculate the annual fee, the regulatory effort for safeguards licensee is then calculated by dividing
NRC allocates this amount to each fee activities. Finally, the fuel facility fee the total allocated budgeted resources
category based on its percent of the total class’ portion of the fee-relief for the fee category by the number of
regulatory effort for safety activities. adjustment/LLW surcharge—$1.8 licensees in that fee category. The fee for
Similarly, the NRC allocates the million—is allocated to each fee each facility is summarized in Table
budgeted resources for safeguards category based on its percent of the total VIII.
TABLE VIII—ANNUAL FEES FOR FUEL FACILITIES
FY 2017
FY 2016 Final Percentage
Facility type (fee category) proposed
annual fee change
annual fee
High-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(a)) .................................................................................... $7,867,000 $6,599,000 ¥16.1
Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(b)) ..................................................................................... 2,736,000 2,391,000 ¥12.6
Limited Operations (1.A.(2)(a)) .................................................................................................... 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Demonstration (1.A.(2)(b)) .............................................................. 1,539,000 1,291,000 ¥16.1
Hot Cell (and others) (1.A.(2)(c)) ................................................................................................. 770,000 646,000 ¥16.1
Uranium Enrichment (1.E.) .......................................................................................................... 3,762,000 3,156,000 ¥16.1
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion (2.A.(1)) ............................................................................... 1,625,000 1,363,000 ¥16.1
b. Uranium Recovery Facilities fees from the uranium recovery facilities
The NRC proposes to collect fee class, an increase of about ten
approximately $1.0 million in annual percent from FY 2016.
TABLE IX—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR URANIUM RECOVERY FACILITIES
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2017 Percentage
Summary fee calculations FY 2016 final
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Total budgeted resources ............................................................................................................ $12.32 $14.77 19.9
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts .................................................................................. 11.41 13.62 19.3
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources ........................................................................................... 0.91 1.15 26.4
Allocated generic transportation .................................................................................................. N/A N/A N/A
Fee-relief adjustment ................................................................................................................... 0.00 ¥0.11 ¥100.0
Billing adjustments ....................................................................................................................... 0.00 ¥0.01 ¥100.0
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TABLE IX—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR URANIUM RECOVERY FACILITIES—Continued
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2017 Percentage
Summary fee calculations FY 2016 final proposed change
Total required annual fee recovery ...................................................................................... 0.91 1.03 11.1
Overall, in comparison to FY 2016, recovery amount between DOE and the UMTRCA Title I and II activities, as
the FY 2017 budgetary resources for other licensees in this fee class. The well as 10 percent of the remaining
uranium recovery licensees increased annual fee increased for the overall fee budgeted cost for this fee class. The
due to additional work expected for new class due to an increase in the budgeted DOE’s UMTRCA annual fee increased
environmental reviews and licensing resources to support contested hearing because of a slight rise in budgeted
actions. Further, the estimated 10 CFR activities and increased workload for resources combined with a decrease in
part 170 billings increased from the congressional hearings and inquiries. estimates 10 CFR part 170 billings for
previous year due to the Ludeman The NRC regulates DOE’s Title I and DOE’s UMTRCA site at Gunnison. The
expansion, the Willow Creek Title II activities under the Uranium NRC assesses the remaining 90 percent
groundwater restoration review, and the
Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of its budgeted costs to the rest of the
Marsland environmental assessment.
The NRC computes the 10 CFR part (UMTRCA).8 The proposed annual fee licensees in this fee class, as described
171 annual fee for the uranium recovery assessed to DOE includes the costs in the work papers. This is reflected in
fee class by dividing the total annual fee specifically budgeted for the NRC’s Table X as follows:
TABLE X—COSTS RECOVERED THROUGH ANNUAL FEES; URANIUM RECOVERY FEE CLASS
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
Summary of costs: final proposed change
annual fee annual fee
DOE Annual Fee Amount (UMTRCA Title I and Title II) General Licenses:
UMTRCA Title I and Title II budgeted costs less 10 CFR part 170 receipts ...................... $503,708 $581,964 15.5
10 percent of generic/other uranium recovery budgeted costs ........................................... 41,157 55,497 34.8
10 percent of uranium recovery fee-relief adjustment ......................................................... ¥94 ¥10,828 ¥11,419.1
Total Annual Fee Amount for DOE (rounded) .............................................................. 545,000 627,000 15.0
Annual Fee Amount for Other Uranium Recovery Licenses:
90 percent of generic/other uranium recovery budgeted costs less the amounts specifi-
cally budgeted for Title I and Title II activities .................................................................. 370,415 499,477 34.8
90 percent of uranium recovery fee-relief adjustment ......................................................... ¥$844 ¥$97,448 ¥11,646.0
Total Annual Fee Amount for Other Uranium Recovery Licenses ............................... 369,571 402,030 8.8
Further, for the non-DOE licensees, licensee categories included within this activity’s relative weight (for more
the NRC continues to use a matrix to fee class (excluding DOE). These information, see the work papers). Table
determine the effort levels associated categories are: conventional uranium XI displays the benefit factors per
with conducting the generic regulatory mills and heap leach facilities; uranium licensee and per fee category, for each
actions for the different (non-DOE) In Situ Recovery (ISR) and resin ISR of the non-DOE fee categories included
licensees in this fee class; this is similar facilities; mill tailings disposal facilities; in the uranium recovery fee class as
to the NRC’s approach for fuel facilities, and uranium water treatment facilities. follows:
described previously. The matrix identifies the types of
The matrix methodology for uranium operating activities that support and
recovery licensees first identifies the benefit these licensees, along with each
TABLE XI—BENEFIT FACTORS FOR URANIUM RECOVERY LICENSES
Number of Benefit factor Benefit factor
Fee category Total value
licensees Per licensee percent total
Conventional and Heap Leach mills (2.A.(2)(a)) ............................................. 1 150 150 11.0
Basic In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(b)) .................................................... 5 190 950 67.0
Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(c)) ............................................ 1 215 215 15.0
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11e.(2) disposal incidental to existing tailings sites (2.A.(4)) .......................... 1 85 85 6.0
Uranium water treatment (2.A.(5)) ................................................................... 1 25 25 2.0
Total .......................................................................................................... 9 665 1,425 100.0
8 The Congress established the two programs, at abandoned mill tailings sites where tailings toward uranium mill sites licensed by the NRC or
Title I and Title II, under UMTRCA to protect the resulted largely from production of uranium for the Agreement States in or after 1978.
public and the environment from uranium milling. weapons program. The NRC also regulates DOE’s
The UMTRCA Title I program is for remedial action UMTRCA Title II program, which is directed
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Applying these factors to the annual fees for each fee category. The number of licensees in that fee category,
approximate $402,030 in budgeted costs annual fee per licensee is calculated by as summarized in Table XII.
to be recovered from non-DOE uranium dividing the total allocated budgeted
recovery licensees results in the total resources for the fee category by the
TABLE XII—ANNUAL FEES FOR URANIUM RECOVERY LICENSEES
(other than DOE)
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
Facility type (fee category) final proposed change
annual fee annual fee
Conventional and Heap Leach mills (2.A.(2)(a)) ......................................................................... $38,900 $42,300 8.7
Basic In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(b)) ............................................................................... 49,300 53,600 8.7
Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(c)) ........................................................................ 55,800 60,700 8.9
11e.(2) disposal incidental to existing tailings sites (2.A.(4)) ...................................................... 22,000 24,000 9.1
Uranium water treatment (2.A.(5)) ............................................................................................... 6,500 7,100 9.2
c. Operating Power Reactors reactor fee class in FY 2017, as shown percentage change are shown for
The NRC proposes to collect $427.5 in Table XIII. The FY 2016 values and comparison.
million in annual fees from the power
TABLE XIII—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR OPERATING POWER REACTORS
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
Summary fee calculations final proposed change
Total budgeted resources ............................................................................................................ $750.4 $713.2 ¥5.0
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts .................................................................................. 287.8 281.1 ¥2.3
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources ........................................................................................... 462.6 432.1 ¥6.6
Allocated generic transportation .................................................................................................. 1.8 0.3 ¥81.6
Fee-relief adjustment/LLW surcharge ......................................................................................... 1.0 ¥4.4 ¥540.1
Billing adjustment ......................................................................................................................... 0.6 ¥0.5 ¥185.8
Total required annual fee recovery ...................................................................................... 465.9 427.5 ¥8.3
Total Operating Reactors ............................................................................................................ 100 99 ¥1.0
In comparison to FY 2016, the Fukushima-related rulemaking, ‘‘Station water small modular reactors (SMRs).
operating power reactors budgetary Blackout Mitigation Strategies,’’ and the Under the variable annual fee structure,
resources decreased in FY 2017 Generic Safety Issue-191. effective June 23, 2016, an SMR’s
primarily due to fewer resources needed The budgeted costs are divided annual fee would be calculated as a
to reduce the licensing actions backlog equally among the 99 currently function of its licensed thermal power
and a reduction for generic work such operating power reactors, resulting in a rating. Currently, there are no operating
as the Fukushima-related rulemaking, proposed annual fee of $4,318,000 per SMRs; therefore, the NRC does not
‘‘Station Blackout Mitigation reactor. Additionally, each licensed propose an annual fee in FY 2017 for
power reactor is assessed the FY 2017 this type of licensee.
Strategies,’’ and the Generic Safety
spent fuel storage/reactor
Issue-191. Compared with FY 2016, 10
decommissioning annual fee of d. Spent Fuel Storage/Reactors in
CFR part 170 estimated billings $194,000 (see the discussion that Decommissioning
primarily decreased due to less contract follows). The combined FY 2017 annual
support for reducing the licensing fee for power reactors is, therefore, The NRC proposes to collect $23.7
actions backlog, and the transition of $4,512,000. million in annual fees from 10 CFR part
Fort Calhoun to decommissioning in Further, on May 24, 2016, (81 FR 50 power reactors and 10 CFR part 72
November 2016. The FY 2017 10 CFR 32617), the NRC published a final rule licensees who do not hold a 10 CFR part
part 171 operating power reactor annual that amended its licensing, inspection, 50 license to collect the budgeted costs
fee decreased primarily due to a and annual fee regulations to establish for spent fuel storage/reactor
reduction for generic work such as the a variable annual fee structure for light- decommissioning.
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TABLE XIV—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR THE SPENT FUEL STORAGE/REACTOR IN DECOMMISSIONING FEE
CLASS
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
Summary fee calculations final proposed change
Total budgeted resources ............................................................................................................ $30.47 $30.78 1.0
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TABLE XIV—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR THE SPENT FUEL STORAGE/REACTOR IN DECOMMISSIONING FEE
CLASS—Continued
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
Summary fee calculations final proposed change
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts .................................................................................. 7.46 7.69 3.0
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources ........................................................................................... 23.01 23.09 0.0
Allocated generic transportation costs ........................................................................................ 0.97 0.86 ¥11.3
Fee-relief adjustment ................................................................................................................... 0.00 ¥0.23 ¥100.0
Billing adjustments ....................................................................................................................... 0.02 ¥$0.02 ¥200.0
Total required annual fee recovery ...................................................................................... 24.00 23.70 ¥1.3
In comparison to FY 2016, the annual decrease is partially offset by the slight e. Research and Test Reactors/Non-
fee decreased due to an increase in 10 increase in budgetary resources in the Power Reactors
CFR part 170 estimated billings Waste Research area.
attributed to the expected application The required annual fee recovery The NRC proposes to collect $0.334
for Holtec/Eddy Lea Energy, reductions amount is divided equally among 122 million in annual fees from the research
in generic transportation, and an licensees, resulting in an FY 2017 and test reactor licensee class.
increase in fee-relief credit. This annual fee of $194,000 per licensee.
TABLE XV—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS/NON-POWER REACTORS
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
Summary fee calculations final proposed change
Total budgeted resources ............................................................................................................ $3.799 $2.268 ¥40.3
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts .................................................................................. 3.510 1.950 ¥44.4
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources ........................................................................................... 0.289 0.318 10.0
Allocated generic transportation .................................................................................................. 0.034 0.034 0.0
Fee-relief adjustment ................................................................................................................... 0.000 ¥0.017 ¥100.0
Billing adjustments ....................................................................................................................... 0.003 ¥0.001 ¥133.3
Total required annual fee recovery ...................................................................................... 0.326 0.334 2.5
In FY 2017, the research and test/non- 10 CFR part 171 annual fee increased late FY 2017. Therefore, the NRC has
power reactors budgetary resources primarily due to a rise in contract not allocated any budgetary resources to
decreased. This fee class includes support for the ‘‘Non-Power Production this fee class and does not propose an
resources for medical isotope and Utilization Facility’’ rulemaking. annual fee in FY 2017 for this fee class.
productions facilities and research and The required annual fee-recovery
amount is divided equally among the g. Materials Users
test reactors. In FY 2017 there was a
decrease in the workload for medical four research and test reactors subject to
The NRC proposes to collect $35.5
isotope production. Accordingly, the annual fees and results in an FY 2017
million in annual fees from materials
estimated 10 CFR part 170 billings annual fee of $83,500 for each licensee.
users licensed under 10 CFR parts 30,
decreased for the SHINE molybdenum- f. Rare Earth 40, and 70.
99 application. For research and test The application for a rare-earth
reactors, in comparison to FY 2016, the facility has been placed on hold until
TABLE XVI—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR MATERIALS USERS
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
Summary fee calculations final proposed change
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Total budgeted resources for licensees not regulated by Agreement States ............................. $33.2 $34.5 3.9
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts .................................................................................. 1.1 0.9 ¥18.2
Net 10 CFR part 171 resources ........................................................................................... 32.1 33.6 4.7
Allocated generic transportation .................................................................................................. 2.4 1.6 ¥29.2
Fee-relief adjustment/LLW surcharge ......................................................................................... 0.5 0.3 ¥60.0
Billing adjustments ....................................................................................................................... 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total required annual fee recovery ...................................................................................... 35.0 35.5 1.4
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To equitably and fairly allocate the [Application Fee + (Average Inspection of Byproduct Material’’ (unique costs),
$35.5 million in FY 2017 budgeted costs Cost/Inspection Priority)] + Inspection has been allocated to holders of NRC
among approximately 2,700 diverse Multiplier × (Average Inspection Cost/ human-use licenses.
materials users licensees, the NRC Inspection Priority) + Unique Category The annual fee to be assessed to each
continues to calculate the annual fees Costs.
For FY 2017, the constant multiplier licensee also includes a share of the fee-
for each fee category within this class
necessary to recover approximately relief assessment of approximately
based on the 10 CFR part 170
application fees and estimated $26.5 million in general costs (including -$209,000 allocated to the materials
inspection costs for each fee category. allocated generic transportation costs) is users fee class (see Table IV, ‘‘Allocation
Because the application fees and 1.48 (see work papers for more detail). of Fee-Relief Adjustment and LLW
inspection costs are indicative of the The average inspection cost is the Surcharge, FY 2017,’’ in Section III,
complexity of the license, this approach average inspection hours for each fee ‘‘Discussion,’’ of this document), and for
provides a proxy for allocating the category multiplied by the hourly rate of certain categories of these licensees, a
generic and other regulatory costs to the $267. The inspection priority is the share of the approximately $465,000
diverse categories of licenses based on interval between routine inspections, LLW surcharge costs allocated to the fee
the NRC’s cost to regulate each category. expressed in years. The inspection class. The annual fee for each fee
This fee-calculation method also multiplier is the multiple necessary to category is shown in § 171.16(d).
considers the inspection frequency recover approximately $8.5 million in
(priority), which is indicative of the inspection costs, and is 1.65 for FY h. Transportation
safety risk and resulting regulatory costs 2017. The unique category costs are any The NRC proposes to collect $5.9
associated with the categories of special costs that the NRC has budgeted
million in annual fees to recover generic
licenses. for a specific category of licenses. For
transportation budgeted resources. The
The annual fee for these categories of FY 2017, approximately $278,000 in
FY 2016 values are shown for
materials users’ licenses is developed as budgeted costs for the implementation
follows: Annual fee = Constant × of revised 10 CFR part 35, ‘‘Medical Use comparison.
TABLE XVII—ANNUAL FEE SUMMARY CALCULATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION
[Dollars in millions]
FY 2016 FY 2017 Percentage
Summary fee calculations final proposed change
Total Budgeted Resources .......................................................................................................... $11.3 $9.1 ¥19.5
Less Estimated 10 CFR part 170 Receipts ................................................................................. 3.5 3.2 ¥8.6
Net 10 CFR part 171 Resources ................................................................................................. 7.8 5.9 ¥24.4
Fee-relief adjustment/LLW surcharge ......................................................................................... 0.0 0.0 0.0
Billing adjustments ....................................................................................................................... 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total required annual fee recovery ...................................................................................... 7.8 5.9 ¥24.4
In comparison to FY 2016, the total Consistent with the policy established This resource distribution to the
budgetary resources for generic in the NRC’s FY 2006 final fee rule (71 licensee fee classes and DOE is shown
transportation activities decreased due FR 30721; May 30, 2006), the NRC in Table XVIII. Specifically, for the
to a reduction in rulemaking activities recovers generic transportation costs research and test reactors fee class, the
involving revisions to transportation unrelated to DOE as part of existing NRC allocates the distribution to only
safety requirements and compatibility annual fees for license fee classes. The the licensees that are subject to annual
with International Atomic Energy NRC continues to assess a separate fees. Four CoCs benefit the entire
Agency Transportation Standards, annual fee under § 171.16, fee category research and test reactor class, but only
hence reducing all fee class generic 18.A. for DOE transportation activities. 4 out of 31 research and test reactors are
transportation annual fees. The 10 CFR The amount of the allocated generic
subject to annual fees. The number of
resources is calculated by multiplying
part 170 estimated billings are expected CoCs used to determine the proportion
the percentage of total Certificates of
to decrease slightly due in part to a of generic transportation resources
Compliance (CoCs) used by each fee
reduction in activities for Areva Federal class (and DOE) by the total generic allocated to research and test reactors
Services. In addition, NAC International transportation resources to be recovered. annual fees is adjusted to 0.6 so that the
work is expected to be completed by FY The DOE annual fee increase is mainly licensees subject to annual fees are
2017, quarter 2. The decrease in 10 CFR due to the elimination of a prior year charged a fair and equitable portion of
part 170 estimated billings is expected credit totaling approximately $220,000 the total. For more information see the
to be offset by incoming applications for from FY 2016, as well as a rise in CoCs work papers.
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TABLE XVIII—DISTRIBUTION OF GENERIC TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES, FY 2017
[Dollars in millions]
Allocated
Number of CoCs Percentage generic
License fee class/DOE benefiting fee of total transportation
class or DOE CoCs resources
DOE ........................................................................................................................... 22.00 24.6 $1.461
Operating Power Reactors ........................................................................................ 5.00 5.6 0.332
Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning ........................................................ 13.00 14.5 0.863
Research and Test Reactors ..................................................................................... 0.52 0.6 0.034
Fuel Facilities ............................................................................................................. 24.00 26.8 1.594
Materials Users .......................................................................................................... 25.00 27.9 1.660
Total .................................................................................................................... 89.52 100.0 5.944
The NRC assesses an annual fee to percent to the prior 2-year weighted about fee changes. These
DOE based on the 10 CFR part 71 CoCs average of materials users’ fees when recommendations were similar to
it holds. The NRC, therefore, does not performing its biennial review. The NRC stakeholder comments the staff received
allocate these DOE-related resources to staff determined the new small entity during outreach on the NRC’s fees and
other licensees’ annual fees because fees for FY 2015 should be $3,400 for fee development process. In addition, an
these resources specifically support upper-tier small entities and $700 for interoffice steering committee of NRC
DOE. lower-tier small entities. Because of a staffers evaluated the current fee process
technical oversight, the change was not to identify solutions for concerns raised
FY 2017—Administrative Changes
included in the FY 2015 final fee rule. by NRC stakeholders. Based on
The NRC proposes three It was, however, included in the FY comments received from the public and
administrative changes: 2016 final fee rule. As a result of the input from steering committee members,
1. Increase Direct Hours per Full-Time NRC staff’s FY 2017 biennial review the staff developed over 40 process and
Equivalent in the Hourly Rate using the same methodology, the upper policy improvements to be implemented
Calculation tier small entity fee would increase from over the next 4 years that addressed
$3,400 to $4,500 and the lower-tier fee concerns with the current fee process.
The hourly rate in 10 CFR part 170 is would increase from $700 to $900. This
calculated by dividing the cost per On August 15, 2016, the Chief Financial
would constitute a 43-percent and 50- Officer (CFO) submitted a Notation
direct FTE by the number of direct percent increase, respectively. The NRC
hours per direct FTE in a year. ‘‘Direct Vote, SECY–16–0097 (ADAMS
staff determined that implementing this
hours’’ are hours charged to mission- Accession No. ML16194A365) to the
increase would have a disproportionate
direct activities in the Nuclear Reactor Commission. This memorandum
impact upon the NRC’s small licensees
Safety Program and Nuclear Materials identified 14 process improvements in
compared to other licensees, and so the
and Waste Safety Program. The FY 2016 six categories that the staff would
NRC staff lowered the increase to 21
final fee rule used 1,440 hours per direct percent for the upper-tier and lower-tier implement in FY 2017 and requested
FTE in the hourly rate calculations. fees. The NRC staff chose 21 percent Commission approval to further analyze
During the FY 2017 budget formulation based on the average percentage four improvements as policy issues. The
process, the NRC staff reviewed and increase for the prior two biennial Commission disapproved the policy
analyzed time and labor data from FY reviews of small entity fees. As a result issues with the exception of a voluntary
2016 to determine whether it should of applying the 21-percent increase to pilot initiative to explore whether a flat
revise the direct hours per FTE. In FY the FY 2015 small entity fees, the NRC fee structure could be established for
2016, the total direct hours charged by staff is now proposing to amend the routine licensing matters in the area of
direct employees increased due to upper-tier small entity fee to $4,100 and uranium recovery policy issues. The
increased accuracy in coding time to amend the lower-tier small entity fee to Commission also directed staff to
direct work in the time and labor $850 for FY 2017. The NRC staff accelerate the process improvements for
system, as well as decreased time coded believes these fees are reasonable and future consideration including
for training. The increase in direct hours provide relief to small entities while at transition to an electronic billing
was apparent in all mission business the same time recovering from those system.
lines. To reflect this increase in licensees some of the NRC’s costs for IV. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
productivity as demonstrated by the activities that benefit them.
time and labor data, the NRC staff As required by the Regulatory
determined that the number of direct 3. Fees Transformation
Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended
hours per FTE should increase to 1,500 In a January 30, 2015, paper to the (RFA),9 the NRC has prepared a
hours for FY 2017. Commission, SECY–15–0015, ‘‘Project Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (RFA)
Aim 2020 Report and
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2. Change Small Entity Fees relating to this proposed rule. The RFA
Recommendations’’ (ADAMS Accession is available as indicated in Section XIII,
In accordance with NRC policy, the No. ML15012A594), the NRC staff
Availability of Documents, of this
NRC staff conducted a biennial review recommended that the Office of the
document.
in 2015 of small entity fees to determine Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
whether the NRC should change those undertake an effort to: (1) simplify how 9 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, has
fees. The NRC staff used the fee the NRC calculates its fees, (2) improve been amended by the Small Business Regulatory
methodology, developed in FY 2009, transparency, and (3) improve the Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA), Public
which applies a fixed percentage of 39 timeliness of the NRC’s communications Law 104–121, Title II, 110 Stat. 847 (1996).
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Throughout the development of this 10 CFR Part 171 Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
rule, the NRC may post documents secs. 11, 161(w) (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2201(w));
Annual charges, Byproduct material,
related to this rule, including public Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201
Holders of certificates, registrations, (42 U.S.C. 5841); 42 U.S.C. 2214; 31 U.S.C.
comments, on the Federal rulemaking approvals, Intergovernmental relations,
Web site at http://www.regulations.gov 901, 902, 9701; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
Nonpayment penalties, Nuclear
under Docket ID NRC–2016–0081. The materials, Nuclear power plants and ■ 2. Revise § 170.20 to read as follows:
Federal rulemaking Web site allows you reactors, Source material, Special
to receive alerts when changes or § 170.20 Average cost per professional
nuclear material. staff-hour.
additions occur in a docket folder. To For the reasons set out in the
subscribe: (1) Navigate to the docket preamble and under the authority of the Fees for permits, licenses,
folder NRC–2016–0081; (2) click the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; amendments, renewals, special projects,
‘‘Sign up for Email Alerts’’ link; and (3) the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 10 CFR part 55 re-qualification and
enter your email address and select how as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, replacement examinations and tests,
frequently you would like to receive the NRC is proposing to adopt the other required reviews, approvals, and
emails (daily, weekly, or monthly). following amendments to 10 CFR parts inspections under §§ 170.21 and 170.31
170 and 171. will be calculated using the professional
List of Subjects
staff-hour rate of $267 per hour.
10 CFR Part 170 PART 170—FEES FOR FACILITIES, ■ 3. In § 170.21, in the table, revise fee
MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT category K. to read as follows:
Byproduct material, Import and LICENSES, AND OTHER
export licenses, Intergovernmental REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE § 170.21 Schedule of fees for production
relations, Non-payment penalties, ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS or utilization facilities, review of standard
Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, AMENDED referenced design approvals, special
Nuclear power plants and reactors, projects, inspections, and import and
Source material, Special nuclear ■ 1. The authority citation for part 170 export licenses.
material. continues to read as follows: * * * * *
SCHEDULE OF FACILITY FEES
[See footnotes at end of table]
Facility categories and type of fees Fees 1 2
* * * * * * *
K. Import and export licenses:
Licenses for the import and export only of production or utilization facilities or the export only of components for production
or utilization facilities issued under 10 CFR part 110.
1. Application for import or export of production or utilization facilities4 (including reactors and other facilities) and ex-
ports of components requiring Commission and Executive Branch review, for example, actions under 10 CFR
110.40(b).
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request ..................................................................... $18,700
2. Application for export of reactor and other components requiring Executive Branch review, for example, those ac-
tions under 10 CFR 110.41(a).
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request ..................................................................... 9,300
3. Application for export of components requiring the assistance of the Executive Branch to obtain foreign government
assurances.
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request ..................................................................... 4,500
4. Application for export of facility components and equipment not requiring Commission or Executive Branch review,
or obtaining foreign government assurances.
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request ..................................................................... 4,500
5. Minor amendment of any active export or import license, for example, to extend the expiration date, change domes-
tic information, or make other revisions which do not involve any substantive changes to license terms or conditions
or to the type of facility or component authorized for export and, therefore, do not require in-depth analysis or review
or consultation with the Executive Branch, U.S. host state, or foreign government authorities.
Minor amendment to license .......................................................................................................................................... 2,700
1 Fees will not be charged for orders related to civil penalties or other civil sanctions issued by the Commission under § 2.202 of this chapter or
for amendments resulting specifically from the requirements of these orders. For orders unrelated to civil penalties or other civil sanctions, fees
will be charged for any resulting licensee-specific activities not otherwise exempted from fees under this chapter. Fees will be charged for ap-
provals issued under a specific exemption provision of the Commission’s regulations under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (e.g., 10
CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 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.
2 Full cost fees will be determined based on the professional staff time and appropriate contractual support services expended. For applications
currently on file and for which fees are determined based on the full cost expended for the review, the professional staff hours expended for the
review of the application up to the effective date of the final rule will be determined at the professional rates in effect when the service was pro-
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3* * * * * * *
4 Imports only of major components for end-use at NRC-licensed reactors are authorized under NRC general import license in 10 CFR 110.27.
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* * * * * § 170.31 Schedule of fees for materials
licenses and other regulatory services,
■ 4. In § 170.31, revise the table to read
including inspections, and import and
as follows: export licenses.
* * * * *
SCHEDULE OF MATERIALS FEES
[See footnotes at end of table]
Category of materials licenses and type of fees 1 Fee 2 3
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) [Program Code(s): 21130] ................................................ Full Cost.
(b) Low Enriched Uranium in Dispersible Form Used for Fabrication of Power Reactor Fuel [Program Code(s): 21210] ... Full Cost.
(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 [Program Code(s): 21310, 21320] ................................................................................. Full Cost.
(b) Gas centrifuge enrichment demonstration facilities ........................................................................................................... Full Cost.
(c) Others, including hot cell facilities ...................................................................................................................................... Full Cost.
B. Licenses for receipt and storage of spent fuel and reactor-related Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste at an independent Full Cost.
spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) [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 in sealed
sources contained in devices used in industrial measuring systems, including x-ray fluorescence analyzers.4
Application [Program Code(s): 22140] .................................................................................................................................... $1,200.
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, $2,500.
23310].
E. Licenses or certificates for construction and operation of a uranium enrichment facility [Program Code(s): 21200] .............. Full Cost.
F. Licenses for possession and use of special nuclear material greater than critical mass, as defined in § 70.4 of this chapter, Full Cost.
for development and testing of commercial products, and other non-fuel-cycle activities.4 [Program Code(s): 22155].
2. Source material:
A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of source material for refining uranium mill concentrates to uranium hexafluoride or Full Cost.
for deconverting uranium hexafluoride in the production of uranium oxides for disposal. [Program Code(s): 11400].
(2) Licenses for possession and use of source material in recovery operations such as milling, in-situ recovery, heap-leach-
ing, ore buying stations, ion-exchange facilities, and in processing of ores containing source material for extraction of met-
als 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 [Program Code(s): 11100] ................................................................................. Full Cost.
(b) Basic In Situ Recovery facilities [Program Code(s): 11500] ............................................................................................. Full Cost.
(c) Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities [Program Code(s): 11510] ...................................................................................... Full Cost.
(d) In Situ Recovery Resin facilities [Program Code(s): 11550] ............................................................................................. Full Cost.
(e) Resin Toll Milling facilities [Program Code(s): 11555] ....................................................................................................... Full Cost.
(f) Other facilities [Program Code(s): 11700] .......................................................................................................................... Full Cost.
(3) Licenses that authorize the receipt of byproduct material, as defined in Section 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, from Full Cost.
other persons for possession and disposal, except those licenses subject to the fees in Category 2.A.(2) or Category
2.A.(4) [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 Full Cost.
other persons for possession and disposal incidental to the disposal of the uranium waste tailings generated by the licens-
ee’s milling operations, except those licenses subject to the fees in Category 2.A.(2) [Program Code(s): 12010].
(5) Licenses that authorize the possession of source material related to removal of contaminants (source material) from Full Cost.
drinking water [Program Code(s): 11820].
B. Licenses which authorize the possession, use, and/or installation of source material for shielding.6 7 8
Application [Program Code(s): 11210] .................................................................................................................................... $1,170.
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] .................................................................................................................................... $2,200.
D. Licenses to distribute source material to persons generally licensed under part 40 of this chapter.
Application [Program Codes(s): 11230, 11231] ...................................................................................................................... $2,600.
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] .................................................................................................................................... $2,500.
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F. All other source material licenses.
Application [Program Code(s): 11200, 11220, 11221, 11300, 11800, 11810] ....................................................................... $2,500.
3. Byproduct material:
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.
Application [Program Code(s): 03211, 03212, 03213] ............................................................................................................ $12,500.
B. Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for processing or manu-
facturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution.
Application [Program Code(s): 03214, 03215, 22135, 22162] ................................................................................................ $3,400.
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SCHEDULE OF MATERIALS FEES—Continued
[See footnotes at end of table]
Category of materials licenses and type of fees 1 Fee 2 3
C. Licenses issued under §§ 32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the processing or manufacturing and distribu-
tion 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 manu-
facturing is exempt under § 170.11(a)(4).
Application [Program Code(s): 02500, 02511, 02513] ............................................................................................................ $5,000.
D. [Reserved] .................................................................................................................................................................................. N/A.
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] ........................................................................................................................ $3,100.
F. Licenses for possession and use of less than 10,000 curies of byproduct material in sealed sources for irradiation of ma-
terials in which the source is exposed for irradiation purposes. This category also includes underwater irradiators for irra-
diation of materials where the source is not exposed for irradiation purposes.
Application [Program Code(s): 03511] .................................................................................................................................... $6,200.
G. Licenses for possession and use of 10,000 curies or more of byproduct material in sealed sources for irradiation of mate-
rials in which the source is exposed for irradiation purposes. This category also includes underwater irradiators for irradia-
tion of materials where the source is not exposed for irradiation purposes.
Application [Program Code(s): 03521] .................................................................................................................................... $59,500.
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 li-
censing requirements of part 30 of this chapter.
Application [Program Code(s): 03254, 03255, 03257] ............................................................................................................ $6,400.
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, 03252, 03253, 03256] ................................................................................... $9,500.
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 in-
clude specific licenses authorizing redistribution of items that have been authorized for distribution to persons generally li-
censed under part 31 of this chapter.
Application [Program Code(s): 03240, 03241, 03243] ............................................................................................................ $1,900.
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 author-
ized for distribution to persons generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter.
Application [Program Code(s): 03242, 03244] ........................................................................................................................ $1,100.
L. Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for re-
search and development that do not authorize commercial distribution. Number of locations of use: 1–5.
(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: 6–19.
(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: 20 or more.
Application [Program Code(s): 01100, 01110, 01120, 03610, 03611, 03612, 03613, 04610, 04611, 04612, 04613, $5,300.
04614, 04615, 04616, 04617, 04618, 04619, 04620, 04621, 04622, 04623].
M. Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for research and devel-
opment that do not authorize commercial distribution.
Application [Program Code(s): 03620] .................................................................................................................................... $6,800.
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.
Application [Program Code(s): 03219, 03225, 03226] ..................................................................................................... $7,000.
O. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 34 of this chapter for industrial radiography op-
erations.
Application [Program Code(s): 03310, 03320] ........................................................................................................................ $3,000.
P. All other specific byproduct material licenses, except those in Categories 4.A. through 9.D. 9
Application [Program Code(s): 02400, 02410, 03120, 03121, 03122, 03123, 03124, 03130, 03140, 03220, 03221, $3,300.
03222, 03800, 03810, 22130].
Q. Registration of a device(s) generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter.
Registration .............................................................................................................................................................................. $500.
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R. Possession of items or products containing radium-226 identified in 10 CFR 31.12 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 10 CFR 31.12(a)(4), or (5) but less than or equal
to 10 times the number of items or limits specified.
Application [Program Code(s): 02700] ............................................................................................................................. $2,500.
2. Possession of quantities exceeding 10 times the number of items or limits specified in 10 CFR 31.12(a)(4), or (5).
Application [Program Code(s): 02710] ............................................................................................................................. $2,400.
S. Licenses for production of accelerator-produced radionuclides.
Application [Program Code(s): 03210] .................................................................................................................................... $13,600.
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[See footnotes at end of table]
Category of materials licenses and type of fees 1 Fee 2 3
4. 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.
Application [Program Code(s): 03231, 03233, 03235, 03236, 06100, 06101] ....................................................................... Full Cost.
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 trans-
fer to another person authorized to receive or dispose of the material.
Application [Program Code(s): 03234] .................................................................................................................................... $6,600.
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] .................................................................................................................................... $4,800.
5. 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.
Application [Program Code(s): 03110, 03111, 03112] ..................................................................................................... $4,400.
B. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material for field flooding tracer studies.
Licensing [Program Code(s): 03113] ....................................................................................................................................... Full Cost.
6. Nuclear laundries:
A. Licenses for commercial collection and laundry of items contaminated with byproduct material, source material, or special
nuclear material.
Application [Program Code(s): 03218] .................................................................................................................................... $21,300.
7. 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.
Application [Program Code(s): 02300, 02310] ........................................................................................................................ $10,700.
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 byprod-
uct 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
Application [Program Code(s): 02110] .................................................................................................................................... $8,300.
C. Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source mate-
rial, and/or special nuclear material, except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material in
sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices.
Application [Program Code(s): 02120, 02121, 02200, 02201, 02210, 02220, 02230, 02231, 02240, 22160] ...................... $5,300.
8. Civil defense:
A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material for civil defense activi-
ties.
Application [Program Code(s): 03710] .................................................................................................................................... $2,500.
9. Device, product, or sealed source safety evaluation:
A. Safety evaluation of devices or products containing byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material, ex-
cept reactor fuel devices, for commercial distribution.
Application—each device ........................................................................................................................................................ $5,200.
B. Safety evaluation of devices or products containing byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material manu-
factured in accordance with the unique specifications of, and for use by, a single applicant, except reactor fuel devices.
Application—each device ........................................................................................................................................................ $8,600.
C. Safety evaluation of sealed sources containing byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material, except re-
actor fuel, for commercial distribution.
Application—each source ........................................................................................................................................................ $5,100.
D. Safety evaluation of sealed sources containing byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material, manufac-
tured in accordance with the unique specifications of, and for use by, a single applicant, except reactor fuel.
Application—each source ........................................................................................................................................................ $1,010.
10. Transportation of radioactive material:
A. Evaluation of casks, packages, and shipping containers:
1. Spent Fuel, High-Level Waste, and plutonium air packages .............................................................................................. Full Cost.
2. Other Casks ......................................................................................................................................................................... Full Cost.
B. Quality assurance program approvals issued under part 71 of this chapter.
1. Users and Fabricators:
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Application ........................................................................................................................................................................ $4,000.
Inspections ........................................................................................................................................................................ Full Cost.
2. Users:
Application ........................................................................................................................................................................ $4,000.
Inspections ........................................................................................................................................................................ Full Cost.
C. Evaluation of security plans, route approvals, route surveys, and transportation security devices (including immobilization Full Cost.
devices).
11. Review of standardized spent fuel facilities .................................................................................................................................... Full Cost.
12. Special projects:
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[See footnotes at end of table]
Category of materials licenses and type of fees 1 Fee 2 3
Including approvals, pre-application/licensing activities, and inspections.
Application [Program Code: 25110] ........................................................................................................................................ Full Cost.
13. A. Spent fuel storage cask Certificate of Compliance ..................................................................................................................... Full Cost.
B. Inspections related to storage of spent fuel under § 72.210 of this chapter ............................................................................. Full Cost.
14. A. Byproduct, source, or special nuclear material licenses and other approvals authorizing decommissioning, decontamina- Full Cost.
tion, reclamation, or site restoration activities under parts 30, 40, 70, 72, and 76 of this chapter, including MMLs. Application
[Program Code(s): 3900, 11900, 21135, 21215, 21325, 22200].
B. Site-specific decommissioning activities associated with unlicensed sites, including MMLs, regardless of whether or not Full Cost.
the sites have been previously licensed.
15. Import and Export licenses:
Licenses issued under part 110 of this chapter for the import and export only of special nuclear material, source material, trit-
ium 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 10 CFR 110.40(b).
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request ....................................................................... $18,700.
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 NRC
to consult with domestic host state authorities (i.e., Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission, the U.S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency, etc.).
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request .............................................................................. $9,300.
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 .............................................................................. $4,500.
D. Application for export or import of nuclear material not requiring Commission or Executive Branch review, or obtaining for-
eign government assurances.
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request .............................................................................. $4,500.
E. Minor amendment of any active export or import license, for example, to extend the expiration date, change domestic in-
formation, 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 .................................................................................................................................................................... $2,700.
Licenses issued under part 110 of this chapter for the import and export only of Category 1 and Category 2 quantities of radio-
active 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 re-
view under 10 CFR 110.42(e)(4)) and to obtain government-to-government consent for this process. For additional consent
see 15.I.).
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request .............................................................................. $14,700.
G. Application for export of Appendix P Category 1 materials requiring Executive Branch review and to obtain government- $8,000.
to-government consent for this process. For additional consents see 15.I. Application—new license, or amendment; or li-
cense exemption request.
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 15.I.
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request .............................................................................. $4,000.
I. Requests for each additional government-to-government consent in support of an export license application or active ex-
port license.
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request .............................................................................. $270.
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 re-
view under 10 CFR 110.42(e)(4)).
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request .............................................................................. $14,700.
K. Applications for export of Appendix P Category 2 materials requiring Executive Branch review.
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request .............................................................................. $8,000.
L. Application for the export of Category 2 materials.
Application—new license, or amendment; or license exemption request .............................................................................. $3,200.
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):
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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/quan-
tity/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 .................................................................................................................................................................... $1,300.
16. Reciprocity:
Agreement State licensees who conduct activities under the reciprocity provisions of 10 CFR 150.20.
Application ............................................................................................................................................................................... $1,800.
17. Master materials licenses of broad scope issued to Government agencies
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SCHEDULE OF MATERIALS FEES—Continued
[See footnotes at end of table]
Category of materials licenses and type of fees 1 Fee 2 3
Application [Program Code(s): 03614] ........................................................................................................................................... Full Cost.
18. Department of Energy:
A. Certificates of Compliance. Evaluation of casks, packages, and shipping containers (including spent fuel, high-level waste, Full Cost.
and other casks, and plutonium air packages).
B. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) activities ............................................................................................ Full Cost.
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 cer-
tain inspections. The following guidelines apply to these charges:
(a) 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.
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(b) Licensing fees. Fees for reviews of applications for new licenses, renewals, and amendments to existing licenses, pre-application consulta-
tions 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).
(c) 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.
(d) 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).
(e) Generally licensed device registrations under 10 CFR 31.5. Submittals of registration information must be accompanied by the prescribed
fee.
2 Fees will not be charged for orders related to civil penalties or other civil sanctions issued by the Commission under 10 CFR 2.202 or for
amendments resulting specifically from the requirements of these orders. For orders unrelated to civil penalties or other civil sanctions, fees will
be charged for any resulting licensee-specific activities not otherwise exempted from fees under this chapter. 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. 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. for calibration or leak testing services authorized on the same li-
cense.
10 Licensees paying fees under 7.B. are not subject to paying fees under 7.C. 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 mate-
rial, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices authorized on the same license.
PART 171—ANNUAL FEES FOR paragraphs (c)(2) and (d)(1), and shown in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (ii) of
REACTOR LICENSES AND FUEL paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3), and (f) to read this section. The activities comprising
CYCLE LICENSES AND MATERIALS as follows: the FY 2017 fee-relief adjustment are
LICENSES, INCLUDING HOLDERS OF shown in paragraph (d)(1) of this
§ 171.15 Annual fees: Reactor licenses
CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE, section. The activities comprising the
and independent spent fuel storage
REGISTRATIONS, AND QUALITY licenses. FY 2017 base annual fee for operating
ASSURANCE PROGRAM APPROVALS power reactors are as follows:
* * * * *
AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (b)(1) The FY 2017 annual fee for each * * * * *
LICENSED BY THE NRC operating power reactor which must be (c)(1) The FY 2017 annual fee for each
collected by September 30, 2017, is power reactor holding a 10 CFR part 50
■ 5. The authority citation for part 171 license that is in a decommissioning or
continues to read as follows: $4,318,000.
(2) The FY 2017 annual fees are possession-only status and has spent
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Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, comprised of a base annual fee for fuel onsite, and for each independent
secs. 11, 161(w), 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2014, power reactors licensed to operate, a spent fuel storage 10 CFR part 72
2201(w), 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization base spent fuel storage/reactor licensee who does not hold a 10 CFR
Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 42 part 50 license, is $194,000.
U.S.C. 2214; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.
decommissioning annual fee, and
associated additional charges (fee-relief (2) The FY 2017 annual fee is
■ 6. In § 171.15, revise paragraph (b)(1), adjustment). The activities comprising comprised of a base spent fuel storage/
the introductory text of paragraph (b)(2), the spent storage/reactor reactor decommissioning annual fee
paragraph (c)(1), the introductory text of decommissioning base annual fee are (which is also included in the operating
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power reactor annual fee shown in decommissioning class. The FY 2017 research or test (non-power) reactor
paragraph (b) of this section) and a fee- operating power reactor fee-relief licensed under 10 CFR part 50, unless
relief adjustment. The activities adjustment to be assessed to each the reactor is exempted from fees under
comprising the FY 2017 fee-relief operating power reactor is § 171.11(a), are as follows:
adjustment are shown in paragraph approximately a ¥44,458 fee-relief
(d)(1) of this section. The activities surplus. This amount is calculated by Research reactor ...................... $83,500
comprising the FY 2017 spent fuel dividing the total operating power Test reactor .............................. $83,500
storage/reactor decommissioning re- reactor fee-relief surplus adjustment,
baselined annual fee are: ¥$4,401,300, by the number of
■ 7. In § 171.16, revise paragraphs (c)
* * * * * operating power reactors (99).
(3) The FY 2017 fee-relief adjustment and (d) and the introductory text of
(d)(1) The fee-relief adjustment paragraph (e) to read as follows:
allocated to the spent fuel storage/
allocated to annual fees includes a
reactor decommissioning class of § 171.16 Annual fees: Materials licensees,
surcharge for the activities listed in licenses is a ¥$230,700 fee-relief
paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section, plus holders of certificates of compliance,
assessment. The FY 2017 spent fuel holders of sealed source and device
the amount remaining after total storage/reactor decommissioning fee- registrations, holders of quality assurance
budgeted resources for the activities relief adjustment to be assessed to each program approvals, and government
included in paragraphs (d)(1)(ii) and operating power reactor, each power agencies licensed by the NRC.
(d)(1)(iii) of this section are reduced by reactor in decommissioning or
the appropriations the NRC receives for * * * * *
possession-only status that has spent
these types of activities. If the NRC’s fuel onsite, and to each independent (c) A licensee who is required to pay
appropriations for these types of spent fuel storage 10 CFR part 72 an annual fee under this section, in
activities are greater than the budgeted licensee who does not hold a 10 CFR addition to 10 CFR part 72 licenses, may
resources for the activities included in part 50 license, is a ¥$1,891 fee-relief qualify as a small entity. If a licensee
paragraphs (d)(1)(ii) and (d)(1)(iii) of assessment. This amount is calculated qualifies as a small entity and provides
this section for a given fiscal year, by dividing the total fee-relief the Commission with the proper
annual fees will be reduced. The adjustment costs allocated to this class certification along with its annual fee
activities comprising the FY 2017 fee- by the total number of power reactor payment, the licensee may pay reduced
relief adjustment are as follows: licenses, except those that permanently annual fees as shown in the following
* * * * * ceased operations and have no fuel table. Failure to file a small entity
(2) The total FY 2017 fee-relief onsite, and 10 CFR part 72 licensees certification in a timely manner could
adjustment allocated to the operating who do not hold a 10 CFR part 50 result in the receipt of a delinquent
power reactor class of licenses is a license. invoice requesting the outstanding
¥$4,401,300 fee-relief surplus, not * * * * * balance due and/or denial of any refund
including the amount allocated to the (f) The FY 2017 annual fees for that might otherwise be due. The small
spent fuel storage/reactor licensees authorized to operate a entity fees are as follows:
Maximum
annual fee
per licensed
category
Small Businesses Not Engaged in Manufacturing (Average gross receipts over last 3 completed fiscal years):
$485,000 to $7 million .................................................................................................................................................................. $4,100
Less than $485,000 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 850
Small Not-For-Profit Organizations (Annual Gross Receipts):
$485,000 to $7 million .................................................................................................................................................................. 4,100
Less than $485,000 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 850
Manufacturing Entities that Have An Average of 500 Employees or Fewer:
35 to 500 employees .................................................................................................................................................................... 4,100
Fewer than 35 employees ............................................................................................................................................................ 850
Small Governmental Jurisdictions (Including publicly supported educational institutions) (Population):
20,000 to 49,999 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4,100
Fewer than 20,000 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 850
Educational Institutions that are not State or Publicly Supported, and have 500 Employees or Fewer:
35 to 500 employees .................................................................................................................................................................... 4,100
Fewer than 35 employees ............................................................................................................................................................ 850
(d) The FY 2017 annual fees are relief adjustment are shown for certificates, registrations, or approvals
comprised of a base annual fee and an convenience in paragraph (e) of this subject to fees under this section are
allocation for fee-relief adjustment. The section. The FY 2017 annual fees for shown in the following table:
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activities comprising the FY 2017 fee- materials licensees and holders of
SCHEDULE OF MATERIALS ANNUAL FEES AND FEES FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LICENSED BY NRC
[See footnotes at end of table]
Annual
Category of materials licenses fees 1 2 3
1. Special nuclear material:
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SCHEDULE OF MATERIALS ANNUAL FEES AND FEES FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LICENSED BY NRC—Continued
[See footnotes at end of table]
Annual
Category of materials licenses fees 1 2 3
A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of U–235 or plutonium for fuel fabrication activities
(a) Strategic Special Nuclear Material (High Enriched Uranium) [Program Code(s): 21130] .............................................. $6,599,000
(b) Low Enriched Uranium in Dispersible Form Used for Fabrication of Power Reactor Fuel [Program Code(s): 21210] 2,391,000
(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 [Program Code(s): 21310, 21320] .............................................................................. 0
(b) Gas centrifuge enrichment demonstration facilities ........................................................................................................ 1,291,000
(c) Others, including hot cell facilities ................................................................................................................................... 646,000
B. Licenses for receipt and storage of spent fuel and reactor-related Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste at an inde-
pendent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) [Program Code(s): 23200] ............................................................................. 11 N/A
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 ana-
lyzers.15 [Program Code(s): 22140] ......................................................................................................................................... 3,100
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.15 [Program Code(s): 22110, 22111, 22120, 22131, 22136, 22150,
22151, 22161, 22170, 23100, 23300, 23310] .......................................................................................................................... 8,800
E. Licenses or certificates for the operation of a uranium enrichment facility [Program Code(s): 21200] ................................. 3,156,000
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.15 [Program Code: 22155] ........... 6,500
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. [Program Code: 11400] ............... 1,363,000
(2) Licenses for possession and use of source material in recovery operations such as milling, in-situ recovery, heap-leach-
ing, ore buying stations, ion-exchange facilities and in-processing of ores containing source material for extraction of met-
als 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 [Program Code(s): 11100] ............................................................................... 42,300
(b) Basic In Situ Recovery facilities [Program Code(s): 11500] ........................................................................................... 53,600
(c) Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities [Program Code(s): 11510] .................................................................................... 60,700
(d) In Situ Recovery Resin facilities [Program Code(s): 11550] ........................................................................................... 0
(e) Resin Toll Milling facilities [Program Code(s): 11555] .................................................................................................... 5 N/A
(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) [Program Code(s): 11600, 12000] ................................................................................................................................ 5 N/A
(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 li-
censee’s milling operations, except those licenses subject to the fees in Category 2.A.(2) [Program Code(s): 12010] ........ 24,000
(5) Licenses that authorize the possession of source material related to removal of contaminants (source material) from
drinking water [Program Code(s): 11820] ................................................................................................................................ 7,100
B. Licenses that authorize possession, use, and/or installation of source material for shielding.16 17 18 [Program Code:
11210] ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3,400
C. Licenses to distribute items containing source material to persons exempt from the licensing requirements of part 40 of
this chapter. [Program Code: 11240] ....................................................................................................................................... 5,600
D. Licenses to distribute source material to persons generally licensed under part 40 of this chapter [Program Code(s):
11230 and 11231] ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6,400
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] 8,000
F. All other source material licenses
[Program Code(s): 11200, 11220, 11221, 11300, 11800, 11810] ........................................................................................ 9,500
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 [Program Code(s): 03211,
03212, 03213] ........................................................................................................................................................................... 30,800
B. Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for processing or man-
ufacturing of items containing byproduct material for commercial distribution [Program Code(s): 03214, 03215, 22135,
22162] ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 11,700
C. Licenses issued under §§ 32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter authorizing the processing or manufacturing and distribution
or redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and devices containing byproduct ma-
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terial. This category also includes the possession and use of source material for shielding authorized under part 40 of
this chapter when included on the same license. This category does not apply to licenses issued to nonprofit educational
institutions whose processing or manufacturing is exempt under § 171.11(a)(1). [Program Code(s): 02500, 02511, 02513] 13,100
D. [Reserved] ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 N/A
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] .......................................................... 10,900
F. Licenses for possession and use of less than 10,000 curies of byproduct material in sealed sources for irradiation of ma-
terials in which the source is exposed for irradiation purposes. This category also includes underwater irradiators for irra-
diation of materials in which the source is not exposed for irradiation purposes [Program Code(s): 03511] ......................... 11,700
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SCHEDULE OF MATERIALS ANNUAL FEES AND FEES FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LICENSED BY NRC—Continued
[See footnotes at end of table]
Annual
Category of materials licenses fees 1 2 3
G. Licenses for possession and use of 10,000 curies or more of byproduct material in sealed sources for irradiation of ma-
terials in which the source is exposed for irradiation purposes. This category also includes underwater irradiators for irra-
diation of materials in which the source is not exposed for irradiation purposes [Program Code(s): 03521] ......................... 95,800
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 au-
thorizing redistribution of items that have been authorized for distribution to persons exempt from the licensing require-
ments of part 30 of this chapter [Program Code(s): 03254, 03255] ........................................................................................ 11,800
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, 03252,
03253, 03256] ........................................................................................................................................................................... 16,300
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] ........................................................................................................ 4,500
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] ................................................. 3,400
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] ............................................................................................... 16,500
(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: 6–19. [Pro-
gram Code(s): 04610, 04612, 04614, 04616, 04618, 04620, 04622] .............................................................................. 26,200
(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: 20 or more.
[Program Code(s): 04611, 04613, 04615, 04617, 04619, 04621, 04623] ........................................................................ 33,100
M. Other licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 30 of this chapter for research and de-
velopment that do not authorize commercial distribution [Program Code(s): 03620] .............................................................. 14,900
N. Licenses that authorize services for other licensees, except: (1) Licenses that authorize only calibration and/or leak test-
ing services are subject to the fees specified in fee Category 3.P.; and (2) Licenses that authorize waste disposal serv-
ices are subject to the fees specified in fee categories 4.A., 4.B., and 4.C. [Program Code(s): 03219, 03225, 03226] ....... 22,200
O. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material issued under part 34 of this chapter for industrial radiography op-
erations. 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 [Program Code(s): 03310, 03320] .......................................................... 27,100
P. All other specific byproduct material licenses, except those in Categories 4.A. through 9.D.19 [Program Code(s): 02400,
02410, 03120, 03121, 03122, 03123, 03124, 03140, 03130, 03220, 03221, 03222, 03800, 03810, 22130] ......................... 9,200
Q. Registration of devices generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter ............................................................................... 13 N/A
R. Possession of items or products containing radium–226 identified in 10 CFR 31.12 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 10 CFR 31.12(a)(4), or (5) but less than or
equal to 10 times the number of items or limits specified [Program Code(s): 02700] ..................................................... 7,700
2. Possession of quantities exceeding 10 times the number of items or limits specified in 10 CFR 31.12(a)(4) or (5)
[Program Code(s): 02710] ................................................................................................................................................. 8,000
S. Licenses for production of accelerator-produced radionuclides [Program Code(s): 03210] ................................................... 32,200
4. 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 au-
thorizing 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,
03235, 03236, 06100, 06101] ................................................................................................................................................... 5 N/A
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] ................................ 21,000
C. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of prepackaged waste byproduct material, source material, or special nu-
clear material from other persons. The licensee will dispose of the material by transfer to another person authorized to
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receive or dispose of the material [Program Code(s): 03232] ................................................................................................. 14,200
5. 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] ............. 16,100
B. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material for field flooding tracer studies. [Program Code(s): 03113] ........... 5 N/A
6. Nuclear laundries:
A. Licenses for commercial collection and laundry of items contaminated with byproduct material, source material, or spe-
cial nuclear material [Program Code(s): 03218] ....................................................................................................................... 38,500
7. Medical licenses:
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SCHEDULE OF MATERIALS ANNUAL FEES AND FEES FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LICENSED BY NRC—Continued
[See footnotes at end of table]
Annual
Category of materials licenses fees 1 2 3
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. [Program Code(s): 02300, 02310] ....................................................................................... 23,900
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 by-
product 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
[Program Code(s): 02110] ........................................................................................................................................................ 33,900
C. Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct material, source mate-
rial, 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 20 [Program Code(s): 02120, 02121, 02200, 02201, 02210, 02220,
02230, 02231, 02240, 22160] ................................................................................................................................................... 14,800
8. Civil defense:
A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material for civil defense ac-
tivities [Program Code(s): 03710] ............................................................................................................................................. 7,700
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 .................................................................. 7,600
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 ....................................................................................................................................................... 12,600
C. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of sealed sources containing byproduct material, source material, or spe-
cial nuclear material, except reactor fuel, for commercial distribution ..................................................................................... 7,500
D. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of sealed sources containing byproduct material, source material, or spe-
cial nuclear material, manufactured in accordance with the unique specifications of, and for use by, a single applicant,
except reactor fuel .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,500
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 ........................................................................................... 6 N/A
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 approvals, route surveys, and transportation security devices (including immobilization
devices) ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 N/A
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 Compliance .................................................................................................................. 6 N/A
B. General licenses for storage of spent fuel under 10 CFR 72.210 .......................................................................................... 12 N/A
14. Decommissioning/Reclamation:
A. Byproduct, source, or special nuclear material licenses and other approvals authorizing decommissioning, decontamina-
tion, reclamation, or site restoration activities under parts 30, 40, 70, 72, and 76 of this chapter, including master mate-
rials licenses (MMLs) [Program Code(s): 3900, 11900, 21135, 21215, 21325, 22200] .......................................................... 7 N/A
B. Site-specific decommissioning activities associated with unlicensed sites, including MMLs, whether or not the sites have
been previously licensed .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 N/A
15. Import and Export licenses ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 N/A
16. Reciprocity ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 N/A
17. Master materials licenses of broad scope issued to Government agencies [Program Code(s): 03614] ..................................... 342,000
18. Department of Energy.
A. Certificates of Compliance ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 1,423,000
B. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) activities .......................................................................................... 627,000
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, 2015, 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, certifi-
cate, 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.
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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 es-
tablishing 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 at-
tributable to users of the designs, certificates, and topical reports.
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7 Licensees in this category are not assessed an annual fee because they are charged an annual fee in other categories while they are li-
censed 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.B. or 7.C.
10 This includes Certificates of Compliance issued to the U.S. Department of Energy 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 cat-
egory 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 paying annual fees under category 1.A., 1.B., and 1.E. are not subject to the annual fees for categories 1.C., 1.D., and 1.F. for
sealed sources authorized in the license.
16 Licensees subject to fees under 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.
17 Licensees paying fees under 3.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B. for possession and shielding authorized on the same license.
18 Licensees paying fees under 7.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B. for possession and shielding authorized on the same license.
19 Licensees paying fees under 3.N. are not subject to paying fees under 3.P. for calibration or leak testing services authorized on the same li-
cense.
20 Licensees paying fees under 7.B. are not subject to paying fees under 7.C. 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 mate-
rial, source material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices authorized on the same license.
(e) The fee-relief adjustment allocated activities are greater than the budgeted Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12 day
to annual fees includes the budgeted resources for the activities included in of January 2017.
resources for the activities listed in paragraphs (e)(2) and (e)(3) of this For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
paragraph (e)(1) of this section, plus the section for a given fiscal year, a negative Maureen E. Wylie,
total budgeted resources for the fee-relief adjustment (or annual fee Chief Financial Officer.
activities included in paragraphs (e)(2) reduction) will be allocated to annual
[FR Doc. 2017–01886 Filed 1–27–17; 8:45 am]
and (3) of this section, as reduced by the fees. The activities comprising the FY
2017 fee-relief adjustment are as BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
appropriations the NRC receives for
these types of activities. If the NRC’s follows:
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Proposed rule. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by March 1, 2017. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Because OBRA-90 requires the NRC to collect the FY 2017 fees by September 30, 2017, the NRC will not grant any request for an extension of the comment period. | |
| Contact | Michele Kaplan, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-5256, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 8696 | |
| RIN Number | 3150-AJ73 | |
| CFR Citation | 10
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