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B-332312 1 (2020-07-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaebor0001 and id is 1 raw text is: c A U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-332312 July 1, 2020 The Honorable John Barrasso Chairman The Honorable Thomas R. Carper Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Greg Walden Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2020 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 2020 (RIN: 3150-AK10). We received the rule on June 19, 2020. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on June 19, 2020. 85 Fed. Reg. 37250. It has an effective date of August 18, 2020. According to NRC, the final rule amends the licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. NRC states these amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388 (Nov. 5, 1990), as amended, which requires NRC to recover approximately 90 percent of its annual budget through fees less certain amounts excluded from this fee-recovery requirement. To mitigate the financial impact and economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, NRC stated it has suspended billing of annual fees and fees for services for the 90-day period of April through June 2020, and deferred fees will be billed in July 2020. 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). The final rule was published in the Federal Register on June 19, 2020. 85 Fed. Reg. 37250. The House of Representatives received the rule on June 24, 2020, but the Congressional Record does not indicate when the Senate received the rule. 166 Cong. Rec. H2513 (daily ed. June 25, 2020). The agency informed us the final rule was delivered to the Senate on June 24. Email from NRC to GAO. The final rule has a stated effective date of August 18, 2020. Therefore, the final rule does not have the required 60-day delay in its effective date.

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