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B-333379 Jun 29, 2021 1 (2021-06-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaombk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 01O o U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-333379 June 29, 2021 The Honorable Thomas R. Carper Chairman The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY 2021 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 (Commission) entitled Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY 2021 (RIN: 3150-AK24). We received the rule on June 17, 2021. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on June 16, 2021. 86 Fed. Reg. 32146. The effective date is August 16, 2021. According to the Commission, the final rule amends the licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. The Commission stated these amendments are necessary to implement the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA), Pub. L. No. 115-439, 132 Stat. 5565 (Jan. 14, 2019), which, beginning with fiscal year 2021, requires the Commission to recover, to the maximum extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of its annual budget less certain amounts excluded from this fee recovery requirement. In addition, the Commission stated it is also making improvements associated with fee invoicing to implement provisions of NEIMA. 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 16, 2021. 86 Fed. Reg. 32146. The Senate received the rule on June 21, 2021, and the House received the rule on June 17, 2021. 167 Cong. Rec. S4694 (daily ed. June 22, 2021); 167 Cong. Rec. H3130 (daily ed. June 24, 2021). The final rule has a stated effective date of August 16, 2021. Therefore, the final rule does not have the required 60-day delay in its effective date.

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