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GAO-14-841R 1 (2014-08-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqni0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-326167 August 20, 2014 The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chairman The Honorable David Vitter Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2014 Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) entitled Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2014 (RIN: 3150-AJ32). We received the rule on August 5, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on June 30, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 37,124. The final rule amends the licensing, inspection, and annual fees NRC charges to its applicants and licensees. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended, requires NRC to recover through fees approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in fiscal year 2014, not including amounts appropriated for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing, amounts appropriated for generic homeland security activities, and Inspector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(3)(A). This final rule has a stated effective date of August 29, 2014. The rule was published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2014, and received by the House of Representatives and the Senate on July 30, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 37,124; 160 Cong. Rec. H7179 (July 31, 2014); 160 Cong. Rec. S5214 (July 31, 2014). Therefore, this rule does not have the required 60-day delay in effective date. Enclosed is our assessment of NRC's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801 (a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. With the exception of the required 60-day delay in effective date, our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that NRC complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-1 4-841 R

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