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GAO-08-910R 1 (2008-06-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwtv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-316594 June 23, 2008 The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chairman The Honorable James M. Inhofe Ranking Minority Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman The Honorable Joe Barton Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recoveiy for FY2008 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 2008 (RIN: 3150-AI28). We received the rule on June 9, 2008. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on June 6, 2008. 73 Fed. Reg. 32,386. The final rule amends the licensing, inspection, and annual fees that NRC charges its applicants and licensees. The final rule is necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended, which requires that NRC recover approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in each fiscal year, less the amounts appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund and for the Waste Incidental to Reprocessing activities and generic homeland security activities. The amount to be recovered for fiscal year 2008 is approximately $779.1 million. After accounting for carryover and billing adjustments, the net amount to be recovered is approximately $760.7 million. Enclosed is our assessment of the 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 indicates that NRC complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-08-91OR

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