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GAO-05-783R 1 (2005-06-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwnf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-296515 June 15, 2005 The Honorable James M. Inhofe Chairman The Honorable James M. Jeffords Ranking Minority Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Joe Barton Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recoveiy for FY2005 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 FY 2005 (RIN: 3150-AH61). We received the rule on June 1, 2005. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on May 26, 2005. 70 Fed. Reg. 30526. The final rule amends the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to NRC's applicants and licensees. The final rule is necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended, which requires that the NRC recover approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in fiscal year 2005, less the amounts appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund. The amount to be recovered for FY 2005 is approximately $540.7 million. The final rule has an announced effective date of July 25, 2005. The Congressional Review Act 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). The rule was received by Congress on June 1, 2005, and was published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2005. Therefore, the rule does not have the required 60-day delay in its effective date. GAO-05-783R

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