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OGC-97-48 1 (1997-06-05)

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G   AO         United States
               General Accounting Office
               Washington, D.C. 20548

               Office of the General Counsel


               B-277100



               June 5, 1997

               The Honorable John H. Chafee
               Chairman
               The Honorable Max Baucus
               Ranking Minority Member
               Committee on Environment and Public Works
               United States Senate

               The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.
               Chairman
               The Honorable John D. Dingell
               Ranking Minority Member
               Committee on Commerce
               House of Representatives

               Subject: Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Revision of Fee Schedules; 100% Fee
                         Recovery, FY 1997

                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; 100% Fee Recovery, FY 1997 (RIN: 3150-AF55).
                We received the rule on May 23, 1997. It was published in the Federal Register as a
                final rule on May 29, 1997. 62 Fed. Reg. 29194.

                The final rule implements for fiscal year 1997 section 6101 of the Omnibus Budget
                Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2214. It requires the
                Commission to recover from its applicants and licensees approximately 100 percent
                of its budget authority, less amounts appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
                For FY 1997, the Commission must collect approximately $462 million through these
                fees. Two types of fees are assessed: (1) applicants and licensees are charged for
                specific services, such as inspections and licensing reviews, that are provided by the
                Commission; and (2) the Commission assesses an annual fee to its licensees to
                recover generic costs that cannot be attributed to specific licensees.

                Enclosed is our assessment of the Commission's compliance with the procedural
                steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the


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