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GAO-16-804R 1 (2016-07-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsjz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-328238 July 14, 2016 The Honorable James M. Inhofe Chairman The Honorable Barbara Boxer Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2016 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 2016 (RIN: 3150-AJ66). We received the rule on June 29, 2016, but Congress received it on June 22, 2016. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on June 24, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 41,171. The final rule amends the licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees and, for the first time, NRC is recovering its costs when it responds to third-party demands for information in litigation where the United States is not a party (Touhy requests). These amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended (OBRA-90), which requires NRC to recover approximately 90 percent of its annual budget through fees. The effective date of the rule is August 23, 2016. 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. Our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that NRC complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-16-804R

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