[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13357-13384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03940]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 170 and 171

[NRC-2021-0024]
RIN 3150-AK58


Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2023

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to 
amend the licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees 
charged to its applicants and licensees. The proposed amendments are 
necessary to comply with the Nuclear Energy Innovation and 
Modernization Act, which requires the NRC to recover, to the maximum 
extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of its annual budget less 
certain amounts excluded from this fee-recovery requirement.

DATES: Submit comments by April 3, 2023. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is 
only able to ensure consideration for comments received before this 
date. Because the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act 
requires the NRC to collect fees for fiscal year 2023 by September 30, 
2023, the NRC must finalize any revisions to its fee schedules 
promptly, and thus is unable to grant any extension request of the 
comment period.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; 
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal rulemaking website:
     Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0024. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407; 
email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the 
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this proposed rule.
     Email comments to: [email protected]. If you do 
not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact 
us at 301-415-1677.
     Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission at 301-415-1101.
     Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
     Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (ET) Federal workdays; 
telephone: 301-415-1677.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Rossi, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-7341; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
II. Background; Statutory Authority
III. Discussion
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
V. Regulatory Analysis
VI. Backfitting and Issue Finality
VII. Plain Writing
VIII. National Environmental Policy Act
IX. Paperwork Reduction Act
    Public Protection Notification
X. Voluntary Consensus Standards
XI. Availability of Guidance
XII. Public Meeting
XIII. Availability of Documents

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0024 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0024.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. For the convenience of the reader, 
the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in the ``Availability of 
Documents'' section of this document.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make 
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-

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4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic submission of comments through the 
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2021-0024 in your comment.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment. The NRC will post all comments at https://www.regulations.gov 
as well as enter the comments into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely 
edit comments to remove identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comments. Your request should state that 
the NRC does not routinely edit comments to remove such information 
before making the comments available to the public or entering the 
comments into ADAMS.

II. Background; Statutory Authority

    The NRC's fee regulations are primarily governed by two laws: (1) 
the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1952 (IOAA) (31 U.S.C. 
9701), and (2) the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act 
(NEIMA) (42 U.S.C. 2215). The IOAA authorizes and encourages Federal 
agencies to recover, to the fullest extent possible, costs attributable 
to services provided to identifiable recipients. Under NEIMA, the NRC 
must recover, to the maximum extent practicable, approximately 100 
percent of its annual budget, less the budget authority for excluded 
activities. Under section 102(b)(1)(B) of NEIMA, ``excluded 
activities'' include any fee-relief activity as identified by the 
Commission, generic homeland security activities, waste incidental to 
reprocessing activities, Nuclear Waste Fund activities, advanced 
reactor regulatory infrastructure activities, Inspector General 
services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, research and 
development at universities in areas relevant to the NRC's mission, and 
a nuclear science and engineering grant program. In fiscal year (FY) 
2023, the fee-relief activities identified by the Commission are 
consistent with prior fee rules, which are listed in Table 1--Excluded 
Activities.
    Under NEIMA, the NRC must use its IOAA authority first to collect 
service fees for NRC work that provides specific benefits to 
identifiable recipients (such as licensing work, inspections, and 
special projects). The NRC's regulations in 10 CFR part 170, ``Fees for 
Facilities, Materials, Import and Export Licenses, and Other Regulatory 
Services Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended,'' explain how 
the agency collects service fees from specific beneficiaries. Because 
the NRC's fee recovery under the IOAA (10 CFR part 170) will not equal 
100 percent of the agency's total budget authority for the fiscal year 
(less the budget authority for excluded activities), the NRC also 
assesses ``annual fees'' under 10 CFR part 171, ``Annual Fees for 
Reactor Licenses and Fuel Cycle Licenses and Materials Licenses, 
Including Holders of Certificates of Compliance, Registrations, and 
Quality Assurance Program Approvals and Government Agencies Licensed by 
the NRC,'' to recover the remaining amount necessary to comply with 
NEIMA.

III. Discussion

FY 2023 Fee Collection--Overview

    The NRC is issuing this FY 2023 proposed fee rule based on the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (the enacted budget). The 
proposed fee rule reflects a total budget authority in the amount of 
$927.2 million, which is an increase of $39.5 million from FY 2022. As 
explained previously, certain portions of the NRC's total budget 
authority for the fiscal year are excluded from NEIMA's fee-recovery 
requirement under section 102(b)(1)(B) of NEIMA. Based on the FY 2023 
enacted budget, these exclusions total $137.0 million, which is an 
increase of $6.0 million from FY 2022. These excluded activities 
consist of $97.1 million for fee-relief activities, $23.8 million for 
advanced reactor regulatory infrastructure activities, $13.4 million 
for generic homeland security activities, $1.2 million for waste 
incidental to reprocessing activities, and $1.5 million for Inspector 
General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Table 
I summarizes the excluded activities for the FY 2023 proposed fee rule. 
The FY 2022 amounts are provided for comparison purposes.

                      Table I--Excluded Activities
                          [Dollars in millions]
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                                           FY 2022 final      FY 2023
                                               rule        proposed rule
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Fee-Relief Activities:
    International activities............            25.5            28.7
    Agreement State oversight...........            11.1            11.9
    Medical isotope production                       3.7             2.6
     infrastructure.....................
    Fee exemption for nonprofit                     11.6            13.5
     educational institutions...........
    Costs not recovered from small                   7.4             8.8
     entities under 10 CFR 171.16(c)....
    Regulatory support to Agreement                 12.1            14.2
     States.............................
    Generic decommissioning/reclamation             15.9            13.8
     activities (not related to the
     operating power reactors and spent
     fuel storage fee classes)..........
    Uranium recovery program and                     3.0             2.3
     unregistered general licensees.....
    Potential Department of Defense                  0.9             0.9
     remediation program Memorandum of
     Understanding activities...........
    Non-military radium sites...........             0.3             0.2
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        Subtotal Fee-Relief Activities..            91.5            97.1
Activities under section                            16.5            16.1
 102(b)(1)(B)(ii) of NEIMA (Generic
 Homeland Security activities, Waste
 Incidental to Reprocessing activities,
 and the Defense Nuclear Facilities
 Safety Board)..........................
Advanced reactor regulatory                         23.0            23.8
 infrastructure activities..............
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            Total Excluded Activities...           131.0           137.0
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    After accounting for the exclusions from the fee-recovery 
requirement and net billing adjustments (i.e., for FY 2023 invoices 
that the NRC estimates will not be paid during the fiscal year, less 
payments received in FY 2023 for prior-year invoices), the NRC must 
recover approximately $791.4 million in fees in FY 2023. Of this 
amount, the NRC estimates that $195.4 million will be recovered through 
10 CFR part 170 service fees and approximately $596.0 million will be 
recovered through 10 CFR part 171 annual fees. Table II summarizes the 
fee-recovery amounts for the FY 2023 proposed fee rule using the FY 
2023 enacted budget and takes into account the budget authority for 
excluded activities and net billing adjustments. For all information 
presented in the following tables in this proposed rule, individual 
values may not sum to totals due to rounding. Please see the work 
papers, available as indicated in the ``Availability of Documents'' 
section of this document, for actual amounts.
    In FY 2023, the explanatory statement associated with the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, includes direction for the NRC 
to use $16.0 million in prior-year unobligated carryover funds for the 
University Nuclear Leadership Program. Consistent with the requirements 
of NEIMA, the NRC does not assess fees in the current fiscal year for 
any carryover funds because fees are calculated based on the budget 
authority enacted for the current fiscal year. Fees were already 
assessed in the fiscal year in which the carryover funds were 
appropriated. The FY 2022 amounts are provided for comparison purposes.

                Table II--Budget and Fee Recovery Amounts
                          [Dollars in millions]
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                                           FY 2022 final      FY 2023
                                               rule        proposed rule
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Total budget authority..................          $887.7          $927.2
Less Budget Authority for Excluded                -131.0          -137.0
 Activities:............................
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    Balance.............................           756.7           790.2
Fee Recovery Percent....................           100.0           100.0
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Total Amount to be Recovered:...........           756.7           790.2
    Less Estimated Amount to be                   -198.8          -195.4
     Recovered through 10 CFR part 170
     Fees...............................
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    Estimated Amount to be Recovered               557.9           594.8
     through 10 CFR part 171 Fees.......
10 CFR part 171 Billing Adjustments:
    Unpaid Current Year Invoices                     2.0             4.9
     (estimated)........................
    Less Payments Received in Current               -6.0            -3.7
     Year for Previous Year Invoices
     (estimated)........................
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Adjusted 10 CFR part 171 Annual Fee                553.9           596.0
 Collections Required...................
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Adjusted Amount to be Recovered through            752.7           791.4
 10 CFR parts 170 and 171 Fees..........
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FY 2023 Fee Collection--Professional Hourly Rate

    The NRC uses a professional hourly rate to assess fees under 10 CFR 
part 170 for specific services it provides. The professional hourly 
rate also helps determine flat fees (which are used for the review of 
certain types of license applications). This rate is applicable to all 
activities for which fees are assessed under Sec. Sec.  170.21 and 
170.31.
    The NRC's professional hourly rate is derived by adding budgeted 
resources for (1) mission-direct program salaries and benefits, (2) 
mission-indirect program support, and (3) agency support (corporate 
support and the Inspector General (IG)). The NRC then subtracts certain 
offsetting receipts and divides this total by the mission-direct full-
time equivalent (FTE) converted to hours (the mission-direct FTE 
converted to hours is the product of the mission-direct FTE multiplied 
by the estimated annual mission-direct FTE productive hours). The only 
budgeted resources excluded from the professional hourly rate are those 
for mission-direct contract resources, which are generally billed to 
licensees separately. The following shows the professional hourly rate 
calculation:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TP03MR23.000

    For FY 2023, the NRC is proposing to increase the professional 
hourly rate from $290 to $300. The 3.4 percent increase in the 
professional hourly rate is primarily due to a 4.6 percent increase in 
budgeted resources of approximately $34.1 million. The increase in 
budgeted resources is primarily due to an increase in salaries and 
benefits to support Federal pay raises for NRC employees. The 
anticipated decline in the number of mission-direct FTE compared to FY 
2022 also contributed to the proposed increase in the professional 
hourly rate. The professional hourly rate is inversely related to the 
mission-direct FTE amount; therefore, as the number of mission-direct 
FTE decrease, the professional hourly rate may increase. The number of 
mission-direct FTE is expected to decline by approximately 24, 
primarily due to: (1) the closure of the Palisades Nuclear Plant 
(Palisades); (2) a reduction in resources for development of the 
operating reactors licensing action infrastructure for process 
improvements and special projects; and (3) planned completions and 
budget reallocations to support the restoration of resources for Byron 
Station, Units 1 and 2, and Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 
3.

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    The FY 2023 estimate for annual mission-direct FTE productive hours 
is 1,551 hours, which is an increase from 1,510 hours in FY 2022. This 
estimate, also referred to as the ``Productive Hours Assumption,'' 
reflects the average number of hours that a mission-direct employee 
spends on mission-direct work in a given year. This estimate, 
therefore, excludes hours charged to annual leave, sick leave, 
holidays, training, and general administrative tasks. Table III shows 
the professional hourly rate calculation methodology. The FY 2022 
amounts are provided for comparison purposes.

             Table III--Professional Hourly Rate Calculation
                 [Dollars in millions, except as noted]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           FY 2022 final      FY 2023
                                               rule        proposed rule
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Mission-Direct Program Salaries &                 $349.3          $359.2
 Benefits...............................
Mission-Indirect Program Support........          $115.1          $118.8
Agency Support (Corporate Support and             $278.9          $299.5
 the IG)................................
Subtotal................................          $743.3          $777.5
Less Offsetting Receipts \1\............            $0.0            $0.0
Total Budgeted Resources Included in              $743.3          $777.5
 Professional Hourly Rate...............
Mission-Direct FTE......................         1,696.1         1,672.2
Annual Mission-Direct FTE Productive               1,510           1,551
 Hours (Whole numbers)..................
Mission-Direct FTE Converted to Hours          2,561,111       2,593,582
 (Mission-Direct FTE multiplied by
 Annual Mission-Direct FTE Productive
 Hours).................................
Professional Hourly Rate (Total Budgeted            $290            $300
 Resources Included in Professional
 Hourly Rate Divided by Mission-Direct
 FTE Converted to Hours) (Whole Numbers)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The fees collected by the NRC for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
  services and indemnity fees (financial protection required of all
  licensees for public liability claims at 10 CFR part 140) are
  subtracted from the budgeted resources amount when calculating the 10
  CFR part 170 professional hourly rate, per the guidance in the Office
  of Management and Budget Circular A-25, ``User Charges.'' The budgeted
  resources for FOIA activities are allocated under the product for
  Information Services within the Corporate Support business line. The
  budgeted resources for indemnity activities are allocated under the
  Licensing Actions and Research and Test Reactors products within the
  Operating Reactors business line.

FY 2023 Fee Collection--Flat Application Fee Changes

    The NRC proposes to amend the flat application fees it charges in 
its schedule of fees in Sec.  170.31 to reflect the revised 
professional hourly rate of $300. The NRC charges these fees to 
applicants for materials licenses and other regulatory services, as 
well as to holders of materials licenses. The NRC calculates these flat 
fees by multiplying the average professional staff hours needed to 
process the licensing actions by the professional hourly rate for FY 
2023. As part of its calculations, the NRC analyzes the actual hours 
spent performing licensing actions and estimates the five-year average 
of professional staff hours that are needed to process licensing 
actions as part of its biennial review of fees. These actions are 
required by section 205(a) of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 
(31 U.S.C. 902(a)(8)). The NRC performed this review for the FY 2023 
proposed rule and will perform this review again for the FY 2025 
proposed rule. The biennial review adjustments and the higher 
professional hourly rate of $300 is the primary reason for the increase 
in flat application fees (see the work papers).
    In order to simplify billing, the NRC rounds these flat fees to a 
minimal degree. Specifically, the NRC rounds these flat fees (up or 
down) in such a way that ensures both convenience for its stakeholders 
and minimal effects due to rounding. Accordingly, fees under $1,000 are 
rounded to the nearest $10, fees between $1,000 and $100,000 are 
rounded to the nearest $100, and fees greater than $100,000 are rounded 
to the nearest $1,000.
    The proposed flat fees are applicable for certain materials 
licensing actions (see fee categories 1.C. through 1.D., 2.B. through 
2.F., 3.A. through 3.S., 4.B. through 5.A., 6.A. through 9.D., 10.B., 
15.A. through 15.L., 15.R., and 16 of Sec.  170.31). Applications filed 
on or after the effective date of the FY 2023 final fee rule will be 
subject to the revised fees in the final rule. Since international 
activities are an excluded activity, fees are not assessed for import 
and export licensing actions under 10 CFR parts 170 and 171.

FY 2023 Fee Collection--Low-Level Waste Surcharge

    The NRC proposes to assess a generic low-level waste (LLW) 
surcharge of $4.023 million. Disposal of LLW occurs at commercially-
operated LLW disposal facilities that are licensed by either the NRC or 
an Agreement State. Four existing LLW disposal facilities in the United 
States accept various types of LLW. All are located in Agreement States 
and, therefore, are regulated by an Agreement State, rather than the 
NRC. The NRC proposes to allocate this surcharge to its licensees based 
on data available in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Manifest 
Information Management System. This database contains information on 
total LLW volumes disposed of by four generator classes: academic, 
industrial, medical, and utility. The ratio of waste volumes disposed 
of by these generator classes to total LLW volumes disposed over a 
period of time is used to estimate the portion of this surcharge that 
will be allocated to the power reactors, fuel facilities, and the 
materials users fee classes. The materials users fee class portion is 
adjusted to account for the large percentage of materials licensees 
that are licensed by the Agreement States rather than the NRC.
    Table IV shows the allocation of the LLW surcharge and its 
allocation across the various fee classes.

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              Table IV--Allocation of LLW Surcharge FY 2023
                          [Dollars in millions]
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                                                   LLW surcharge
               Fee classes               -------------------------------
                                              Percent            $
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Operating Power Reactors................            88.4           3.556
Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor                           0.0           0.000
 Decommissioning........................
Non-Power Production or Utilization                  0.0           0.000
 Facilities.............................
Fuel Facilities.........................             9.2           0.370
Materials Users.........................             2.4           0.097
Transportation..........................             0.0           0.000
Rare Earth Facilities...................             0.0           0.000
Uranium Recovery........................             0.0           0.000
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    Total...............................           100.0           4.023
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FY 2023 Fee Collection--Revised Annual Fees

    In accordance with SECY-05-0164, ``Annual Fee Calculation Method,'' 
the NRC rebaselines its annual fees every year. ``Rebaselining'' 
entails analyzing the budget in detail and then allocating the FY 2023 
budgeted resources to various classes or subclasses of licensees. It 
also includes updating the number of NRC licensees in its fee 
calculation methodology.
    The NRC is proposing revisions to its annual fees in Sec. Sec.  
171.15 and 171.16 to recover approximately 100 percent of the NRC's FY 
2023 enacted budget (less the budget authority for excluded activities 
and the estimated amount to be recovered through 10 CFR part 170 fees).
    Table V shows the proposed rebaselined fees for FY 2023 for a 
sample of licensee categories. The FY 2022 amounts are provided for 
comparison purposes.

                    Table V--Rebaselined Annual Fees
                            [Actual dollars]
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                                                              FY 2023
       Class/category of licenses          FY 2022 final     proposed
                                            annual fee      annual fee
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Operating Power Reactors................      $5,165,000      $5,486,000
+ Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor                     227,000         267,000
 Decommissioning........................
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    Total, Combined Fee.................       5,392,000       5,753,000
Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor                       227,000         267,000
 Decommissioning........................
Non-Power Production or Utilization               90,100          98,900
 Facilities.............................
High Enriched Uranium Fuel Facility            4,334,000       5,136,000
 (Category 1.A.(1)(a))..................
Low Enriched Uranium Fuel Facility             1,469,000       1,741,000
 (Category 1.A.(1)(b))..................
Uranium Enrichment (Category 1.E).......       1,888,000       2,238,000
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion Facility         436,000       1,320,000
 (Category 2.A.(1)......................
Basic In Situ Recovery Facilities                 42,000          49,500
 (Category 2.A.(2)(b))..................
Typical Users:
    Radiographers (Category 3O).........          29,600          43,700
    All Other Specific Byproduct                   9,900          12,500
     Material Licensees (Category 3P)...
    Medical Other (Category 7C).........          17,000          18,100
    Device/Product Safety Evaluation--            18,100          17,600
     Broad (Category 9A)................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The work papers that support this proposed rule show in detail how 
the NRC allocates the budgeted resources for each class of licensees 
and calculates the fees.
    Paragraphs a. through h. of this section describe the budgeted 
resources allocated to each class of licensees and the calculations of 
the rebaselined fees. For more information about detailed fee 
calculations for each class, please consult the accompanying work 
papers for this proposed rule.
a. Operating Power Reactors
    The NRC proposes to collect $510.2 million in annual fees from the 
operating power reactors fee class in FY 2023, as shown in Table VI. 
The FY 2022 operating power reactors fees are shown for comparison 
purposes.

 Table VI--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Operating Power Reactors
                          [Dollars in millions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           FY 2022 final      FY 2023
        Summary fee calculations               rule        proposed rule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total budgeted resources................          $645.4          $665.3
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts.          -165.8          -160.2
                                         -------------------------------
    Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.......           479.6           505.1

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Allocated generic transportation........             0.4             0.5
Allocated LLW surcharge.................             3.8             3.6
Billing adjustment......................            -3.4             1.0
                                         -------------------------------
    Total required annual fee recovery..           480.3           510.2
    Total operating reactors............              93              93
                                         -------------------------------
Annual fee per operating reactor........           5.165           5.486
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In comparison to FY 2022, the FY 2023 proposed annual fee for the 
operating power reactors fee class is increasing primarily due to the 
following: (1) an increase in budgeted resources; (2) a decrease in 10 
CFR part 170 estimated billings; and (3) an increase in the 10 CFR part 
171 billing adjustment. These components are discussed in the following 
paragraphs.
    The budgeted resources for the operating power reactors fee class 
increased primarily as a result of an increase in the fully-costed FTE 
rate compared to FY 2022 due to an increase in salaries and benefits. 
The increase is offset by a decrease in the budgeted resources 
primarily due to a reduction in FTE for the following: (1) the closure 
of Palisades; (2) a reduction resources for the development of 
operating reactors licensing action infrastructure for process 
improvements and special projects; (3) a reduction in contract support 
resources for baseline inspections in the reactors safety program now 
being performed in-house; and (4) planned completions and budget 
reallocations to support the restoration of resources for Byron 
Station, Units 1 and 2, and Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 
3.
    The proposed annual fee is increasing due to a reduction in the 10 
CFR part 170 estimated billings resulting from: (1) a decrease in hours 
associated with the closure of Palisades and (2) delays to planned new 
reactor design and licensing applications, topical reports, and white 
papers.
    The proposed annual fee increase is also affected by these 
contributing factors: (1) an increase in the10 CFR part 171 billing 
adjustment (moving from a credit to a surcharge) due to the timing of 
invoices issued in FY 2022, and (2) an increase in the generic 
transportation surcharge due to an increase in the overall budgeted 
resources for certificates of compliance (CoCs) for the operating power 
reactors fee class.
    The fee-recoverable budgeted resources, including the proposed 
assessment of annual fees for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3, 
are divided equally among the 93 licensed operating power reactors, 
resulting in an annual fee of $5,486,000 per reactor. Additionally, 
each licensed operating power reactor will be assessed the FY 2023 
spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning proposed annual fee of 
$267,000 (see Table VII and the discussion that follows). The combined 
FY 2023 proposed annual fee for each operating power reactor is 
$5,753,000.
    Section 102(b)(3)(B)(i) of NEIMA established a cap for the annual 
fees charged to operating reactor licensees; under this provision, the 
annual fee for an operating reactor licensee, to the maximum extent 
practicable, shall not exceed the annual fee amount per operating 
reactor licensee established in the FY 2015 final fee rule (80 FR 
37432; June 30, 2015), adjusted for inflation. The NRC included an 
estimate of the operating power reactors fee class annual fee in 
Appendix C, ``Estimated Operating Power Reactors Annual Fee,'' of the 
FY 2023 Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ) (NUREG-1100, Volume 
38) to increase transparency for stakeholders. The NRC developed this 
estimate based on the staff's allocation of the FY 2023 CBJ to fee 
classes under 10 CFR part 170, and allocations within the operating 
power reactors fee class under 10 CFR part 171. The fee estimate 
included in the FY 2023 CBJ assumed 94 operating power reactors in FY 
2023 and applied various data assumptions from the FY 2021 final fee 
rule. Based on these allocations and assumptions, the operating power 
reactor annual fee included in the FY 2023 CBJ was estimated to be $5.2 
million, approximately $0.5 million below the FY 2015 operating power 
reactors annual fee amount adjusted for inflation of $5.7 million. The 
assumptions made between budget formulation and the development of this 
proposed rule have changed; however, the FY 2023 proposed annual fee of 
$5,486,000 remains below the FY 2015 operating power reactors annual 
fee amount, as adjusted for inflation.
    In FY 2016, the NRC amended its licensing, inspection, and annual 
fee regulations to establish a variable annual fee structure for light-
water small modular reactors (SMRs) (81 FR 32617; May 24, 2016). Under 
the variable annual fee structure, an SMR annual fee would be assessed 
as a function of its bundled licensed thermal power rating. Currently, 
there are no operating SMRs; therefore, the NRC will not assess an 
annual fee in FY 2023 for this type of licensee.
b. Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning
    The NRC proposes to collect $32.9 million in annual fees from 10 
CFR part 50 and 10 CFR part 52 power reactor licensees, and from 10 CFR 
part 72 licensees that do not hold a 10 CFR part 50 license or a 10 CFR 
part 52 combined license, to recover the budgeted resources for the 
spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning fee class in FY 2023, as 
shown in Table VII. The FY 2022 spent fuel storage/reactor 
decommissioning fees are shown for comparison purposes.

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   Table VII--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Spent Fuel Storage/
                         Reactor Decommissioning
                          [Dollars in millions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           FY 2022 final      FY 2023
        Summary fee calculations               rule        proposed rule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total budgeted resources................           $40.4           $42.9
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts.           -13.8           -11.7
                                         -------------------------------
    Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.......            26.6            31.2
Allocated generic transportation costs..             1.3             1.6
Billing adjustments.....................            -0.2             0.1
                                         -------------------------------
    Total required annual fee recovery..            27.7            32.9
    Total spent fuel storage facilities.             122             123
                                         -------------------------------
Annual fee per facility.................           0.227           0.267
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In comparison to FY 2022, the FY 2023 proposed annual fee for the 
spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning fee class is increasing 
primarily due to the following: (1) an increase in the budgeted 
resources; (2) a decrease in the 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings and 
(3) an increase in the 10 CFR part 171 billing adjustment. These 
components are discussed in the following paragraphs.
    The budgeted resources for the spent fuel storage/reactor 
decommissioning fee class increased primarily due to the following: (1) 
an increase in the fully-costed FTE rate compared to FY 2022 due to an 
increase in salaries and benefits; (2) an increase in licensing and 
oversight activities for one additional power reactor in 
decommissioning; and (3) an increased number of power reactors 
transitioning to accelerated decommissioning schedule status. This 
increase in the budgeted resources is offset by a decline in contract 
support due to the completion of research activities related to 
accident tolerant fuel (ATF), the assessment of gross ruptures in high 
burnup fuel, and standardized computer analysis for licensing 
evaluation (SCALE) code verification and validation.
    The 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings for the spent fuel storage/
reactor decommissioning fee class decreased primarily due to the 
following: (1) a reduction in hours and contract support associated 
with the staff's review of applications for renewals, amendments, 
exemptions, and inspections for independent spent fuel storage 
installation (ISFSI) licenses and dry cask storage CoCs; (2) the near 
completion of the safety and environmental review of the Holtec HI-
STORE consolidated interim storage facility application; (3) the 
completion of the staff's review of the Interim Storage Partners 
consolidated interim storage facility application and issuance of the 
license; (4) the completion of decommissioning transition activities 
for the Duane Arnold Energy Center and the site entering a period of 
dormancy; (5) the near termination of the LaCrosse Boiling Water 
Reactor and preparation to release the site from NRC oversight; (6) the 
termination of the 10 CFR part 50 license for the Humboldt Bay Nuclear 
Power Plant; and (7) the decrease in decommissioning license amendment 
requests and inspection activities at multiple sites.
    The proposed annual fee increase is also affected by these 
contributing factors: (1) an increase in the 10 CFR part 171 billing 
adjustment (moving from a credit to a surcharge) due to the timing of 
invoices in FY 2022, and (2) an increase in the generic transportation 
surcharge due to an increase in the generic transportation budgeted 
resources.
    The required annual fee recovery amount is divided equally among 
123 licensees, resulting in a FY 2023 annual fee of $267,000 per 
licensee.
c. Fuel Facilities
    The NRC proposes to collect $19.9 million in annual fees from the 
fuel facilities fee class in FY 2023, as shown in Table VIII. The FY 
2022 fuel facilities fees are shown for comparison purposes.

     Table VIII--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Fuel Facilities
                          [Dollars in millions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           FY 2022 final      FY 2023
        Summary fee calculations               rule        proposed rule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total budgeted resources................           $22.4           $26.6
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts.            -8.0            -9.0
                                         -------------------------------
    Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.......            14.4            17.6
Allocated generic transportation........             1.7             1.9
Allocated LLW surcharge.................             0.4             0.4
Billing adjustments.....................            -0.1             0.0
                                         -------------------------------
    Total remaining required annual fee             16.4            19.9
     recovery...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In comparison to FY 2022, the FY 2023 proposed annual fee for the 
fuel facilities fee class is increasing primarily due to the increase 
in budgeted resources. This increase is offset by an increase in 10 CFR 
part 170 estimated billings as discussed in the following paragraphs.
    The budgeted resources for the fuel facilities fee class increased 
primarily as a result of an increase in the fully-costed FTE rate 
compared to FY 2022 due to

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an increase in salaries and benefits. In addition, the budgeted 
resources increased to support the following: (1) licensing actions 
related to enrichment and manufacturing of high assay low-enrichment 
uranium fuel, advanced reactor fuel, and ATF; (2) the staff's review of 
two greater than critical mass (GTCM) facility license renewal 
applications and an application for a new GTCM facility; (3) cyber 
security activities; (4) restart activities for the Honeywell 
International, Inc. Uranium Conversion Facility and the Centrus 
American Centrifuge Plant; (5) an anticipated increase in material 
control and accounting inspections at Category II facilities; and (6) 
fuel facilities rulemaking activities.
    The 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings increased as a result of the 
following: (1) the staff's review of the Westinghouse Electric Company, 
LLC's license renewal application for the Columbia Fuel Fabrication 
Facility, which was completed in September 2022; (2) the staff's review 
of the Nuclear Fuel Services U-metal amendment and an inspection that 
was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; (3) Louisiana Energy 
Services' transition of the Authority to Operate from DOE to the NRC; 
and (4) upgrades to National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST)-800-53 Revision 5, ``Security and Privacy Controls for 
Information Systems and Organizations.'' The increase in 10 CFR part 
170 estimated billings is offset by a delay in the submission of X-
Energy's environmental review for the TRISO-X facility.
    The NRC will continue allocating annual fees to individual fuel 
facility licensees based on the effort/fee determination matrix 
developed in the FY 1999 final fee rule (64 FR 31448; June 10, 1999). 
To briefly recap, the matrix groups licensees within this fee class 
into various fee categories. The matrix lists processes that are 
conducted at licensed sites and assigns effort factors for the safety 
and safeguards activities associated with each process (these effort 
levels are reflected in Table IX). The annual fees are then distributed 
across the fee class based on the regulatory effort assigned by the 
matrix. The effort factors in the matrix represent regulatory effort 
that is not recovered through 10 CFR part 170 fees (e.g., rulemaking, 
guidance). Regulatory effort for activities that are subject to 10 CFR 
part 170 fees, such as the number of inspections, is not applicable to 
the effort factor.

                              Table IX--Effort Factors for Fuel Facilities, FY 2023
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                          Effort factors
                  Facility type (fee category)                       Number of   -------------------------------
                                                                    facilities        Safety        Safeguards
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
High-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(a)).........................               2              88              91
Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(b))..........................               3              70              21
Limited Operations (1.A.(2)(a)).................................               1               3              11
Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Demonstration (1.A.(2)(b))............               0               0               0
Hot Cell (and others) (1.A.(2)(c))..............................               0               0               0
Uranium Enrichment (1.E.).......................................               1              16              23
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion (2.A.(1)).......................               1              21               2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In FY 2023, the total remaining amount of the proposed annual fees 
to be recovered, $19.9 million, is attributable to safety activities, 
safeguards activities, and the LLW surcharge. For FY 2023, the total 
budgeted resources proposed to be recovered as annual fees for safety 
activities are approximately $11.2 million. To calculate the annual 
fee, the NRC allocates this amount to each fee category based on its 
percentage of the total regulatory effort for safety activities. 
Similarly, the NRC allocates the budgeted resources to be recovered as 
annual fees for safeguards activities, $8.3 million, to each fee 
category based on its percentage of the total regulatory effort for 
safeguards activities. Finally, the fuel facilities fee class portion 
of the LLW surcharge--$0.4 million--is allocated to each fee category 
based on its percentage of the total regulatory effort for both safety 
and safeguards activities. The proposed annual fee per licensee is then 
calculated by dividing the total allocated budgeted resources for the 
fee category by the number of licensees in that fee category. The 
proposed annual fee for each facility is summarized in Table X.

                Table X--Annual Fees for Fuel Facilities
                            [Actual dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2023
      Facility type (fee category)         FY 2022 final     proposed
                                            annual fee      annual fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
High-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(a)).      $4,334,000      $5,136,000
Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel (1.A.(1)(b))..       1,469,000       1,741,000
Facilities with limited operations               968,000         803,000
 (1.A.(2)(a))...........................
Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Demonstration              N/A             N/A
 (1.A.(2)(b))...........................
Hot Cell (and others) (1.A.(2)(c))......             N/A             N/A
Uranium Enrichment (1.E.)...............       1,888,000       2,238,000
UF6 Conversion and Deconversion                  436,000       1,320,000
 (2.A.(1))..............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

d. Uranium Recovery Facilities
    The NRC proposes to collect $0.2 million in annual fees from the 
uranium recovery facilities fee class in FY 2023, as shown in Table XI. 
The FY 2022 uranium recovery facilities fees are shown for comparison 
purposes.

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     Table XI--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Uranium Recovery
                               Facilities
                          [Dollars in millions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           FY 2022 final      FY 2023
        Summary fee calculations               rule        proposed rule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total budgeted resources................            $0.9            $0.8
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts.            -0.6            -0.6
                                         -------------------------------
    Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.......             0.3             0.2
Allocated generic transportation........             N/A             N/A
Billing adjustments.....................             0.0             0.0
                                         -------------------------------
    Total required annual fee recovery..             0.3             0.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In comparison to FY 2022, the FY 2023 proposed annual fee for the 
non-DOE licensee in the uranium recovery facilities fee class is 
increasing as a result of an increase in budgeted resources attributed 
to licensing reviews associated with ground water restoration 
activities at one licensed uranium recovery facility and two licensed, 
but not yet constructed, uranium recovery facilities.
    The NRC regulates DOE's Title I and Title II activities under the 
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA).\2\ The proposed 
annual fee assessed to DOE includes the resources specifically budgeted 
for the NRC's UMTRCA Title I and Title II activities, as well as 10 
percent of the remaining budgeted resources for this fee class. The NRC 
described the overall methodology for determining fees for UMTRCA in 
the FY 2002 fee rule (67 FR 42625; June 24, 2002), and the NRC 
continues to use this methodology. The DOE's UMTRCA proposed annual fee 
is decreasing compared to FY 2022 primarily due to a decrease in 
budgeted resources needed to conduct generic work that staff will be 
performing to resolve issues associated with the transfer of NRC and 
Agreement State uranium mill tailings sites to DOE for long-term 
surveillance and maintenance. In addition, 10 CFR part 170 estimated 
billings are declining due to the anticipated workload decreases at 
various DOE UMTRCA sites. The NRC assesses the remaining 90 percent of 
its budgeted resources to the remaining licensee in this fee class, as 
described in the work papers, which is reflected in Table XII.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \2\ Congress established the two programs, Title I and Title II, 
under UMTRCA to protect the public and the environment from hazards 
associated with uranium milling. The UMTRCA Title I program is for 
remedial action at abandoned mill tailings sites where tailings 
resulted largely from production of uranium for weapons programs. 
The NRC also regulates DOE's UMTRCA Title II program, which is 
directed toward uranium mill sites licensed by the NRC or Agreement 
States in or after 1978.

    Table XII--Costs Recovered Through Annual Fees; Uranium Recovery
                          Facilities Fee Class
                            [Actual dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2023
            Summary of costs               FY 2022 final     proposed
                                            annual fee      annual fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOE Annual Fee Amount (UMTRCA Title I
 and Title II) General Licenses:
    UMTRCA Title I and Title II budgeted        $206,441        $113,550
     resources less 10 CFR part 170
     receipts...........................
    10 percent of generic/other uranium            4,665           5,504
     recovery budgeted resources........
    10 percent of uranium recovery fee-              N/A             N/A
     relief adjustment..................
                                         -------------------------------
        Total Annual Fee Amount for DOE          211,000         119,000
         (rounded)......................
Annual Fee Amount for Other Uranium
 Recovery Licenses:
    90 percent of generic/other uranium           41,986          49,533
     recovery budgeted resources less
     the amounts specifically budgeted
     for UMTRCA Title I and Title II
     activities.........................
    90 percent of uranium recovery fee-              N/A             N/A
     relief adjustment..................
                                         -------------------------------
        Total Annual Fee Amount for               41,986          49,533
         Other Uranium Recovery
         Licensees......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Further, for any non-DOE licensees, the NRC will continue using a 
matrix to determine the effort levels associated with conducting 
generic regulatory actions for the different licensees in the uranium 
recovery facilities fee class; this is similar to the NRC's approach 
for fuel facilities, described previously. The matrix methodology for 
uranium recovery licensees first identifies the licensee categories 
included within this fee class (excluding DOE). These categories are 
conventional uranium mills and heap leach facilities, uranium in situ 
recovery (ISR) and resin ISR facilities, and mill tailings disposal 
facilities. The matrix identifies the types of operating activities 
that support and benefit these licensees, along with each activity's 
relative weight (see the work papers). Currently, there is only one 
remaining non-DOE licensee, which is a basic ISR facility. Table XIII 
displays the benefit factors for the non-DOE licensee in that fee 
category.

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                            Table XIII--Benefit Factors for Uranium Recovery Licenses
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Number of    Benefit factor                  Benefit factor
                  Fee category                       licensees     per licensee     Total value    percent total
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Conventional and Heap Leach mills (2.A.(2)(a))..               0  ..............  ..............               0
Basic In Situ Recovery facilities (2.A.(2)(b))..               1             190             190             100
Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities                           0  ..............  ..............               0
 (2.A.(2)(c))...................................
Section 11e.(2) disposal incidental to existing                0  ..............  ..............               0
 tailings sites (2.A.(4)).......................
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................................               1             190             190             100
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The FY 2023 proposed annual fee for the remaining non-DOE licensee 
is calculated by allocating 100 percent of the budgeted resources, as 
summarized in Table XIV.

          Table XIV--Annual Fees for Uranium Recovery Licensees
                            [Other than DOE]
                            [Actual dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2023
      Facility type (fee category)         FY 2022 final     proposed
                                            annual fee      annual fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Conventional and Heap Leach mills                    N/A             N/A
 (2.A.(2)(a))...........................
Basic In Situ Recovery facilities                $42,000         $49,500
 (2.A.(2)(b))...........................
Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities                 N/A             N/A
 (2.A.(2)(c))...........................
Section 11e.(2) disposal incidental to               N/A             N/A
 existing tailings sites (2.A.(4))......
------------------------------------------------------------------------

e. Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities
    The NRC proposes to collect $0.297 million in annual fees from the 
non-power production or utilization facilities fee class in FY 2023, as 
shown in Table XV. The FY 2022 non-power production or utilization 
facilities fees are shown for comparison purposes.

  Table XV--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Non-Power Production or
                         Utilization Facilities
                          [Dollars in millions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           FY 2022 final      FY 2023
        Summary fee calculations               rule        proposed rule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total budgeted resources................          $6.072          $5.999
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts.          -5.804          -5.751
                                         -------------------------------
    Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.......           0.268           0.248
Allocated generic transportation........           0.035           0.040
Billing adjustments.....................          -0.032           0.009
                                         -------------------------------
    Total required annual fee recovery..           0.270           0.297
    Total non-power production or                      3               3
     utilization facilities licenses....
    Total annual fee per license                  0.0901          0.0989
     (rounded)..........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In comparison to FY 2022, the FY 2023 proposed annual fee for the 
non-power production or utilization facilities fee class is increasing, 
as discussed in the following paragraphs.
    In FY 2023, the budgeted resources are decreasing primarily due to 
the expected completion of the staff's review of the SHINE Medical 
technologies, LLC's (SHINE) operating license application. The decrease 
in the budgeted resources is offset by an increase in the fully-costed 
FTE rate compared to FY 2022 due to an increase in salaries and 
benefits.
    The 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings associated with operating 
non-power production or utilization facilities licensees subject to 
annual fees are declining slightly due to less hours needed for 
activities associated with the special team inspection and the staff's 
review of a complex license amendment associated with the restart of 
the NIST Neutron Reactor. The 10 CFR part 170 estimated billings with 
respect to the medical isotope production facilities and advanced 
research and test reactors are remaining steady when compared with FY 
2022 due to the following: (1) the staff's review of the operating 
license application for SHINE and construction inspection activities; 
(2) the staff's review of the Kairos Power, LLC's application for a 
permit to construct a test reactor; and (3) pre-application meetings 
due to the anticipated submission of several license applications.
    Furthermore, the proposed annual fee is increasing as a result of 
an increase in the 10 CFR part 171 billing adjustment (moving from a 
credit to a surcharge) due to the timing of invoices issued in FY 2022.

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    The annual fee-recovery amount is divided equally among the three 
non-power production or utilization facilities licensees subject to 
annual fees and results in an FY 2023 proposed annual fee of $98,900 
for each licensee.
f. Rare Earth
    In FY 2023, the NRC has allocated approximately $0.3 million in 
budgeted resources to this fee class; however, because all the budgeted 
resources will be recovered through service fees assessed under 10 CFR 
part 170, the NRC is not proposing to assess and collect annual fees in 
FY 2023 for this fee class.
g. Materials Users
    The NRC proposes to collect $39.6 million in annual fees from 
materials users licensed under 10 CFR parts 30, 40, and 70 in FY 2023, 
as shown in Table XVI. The FY 2022 materials users fees are shown for 
comparison purposes.

     Table XVI--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Materials Users
                          [Dollars in millions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           FY 2022 final      FY 2023
        Summary fee calculations               rule        proposed rule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total budgeted resources for licensees             $34.1           $38.7
 not regulated by Agreement States......
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts.            -0.9            -1.2
                                         -------------------------------
    Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.......            33.2            37.5
Allocated generic transportation........             1.7             2.0
LLW surcharge...........................             0.1             0.1
Billing adjustments.....................            -0.2             0.0
                                         -------------------------------
    Total required annual fee recovery..            34.8            39.6
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The formula for calculating 10 CFR part 171 annual fees for the 
various categories of materials users is described in detail in the 
work papers. Generally, the calculation results in a single annual fee 
that includes 10 CFR part 170 costs, such as amendments, renewals, 
inspections, and other licensing actions specific to individual fee 
categories.
    The total annual fee recovery of $39.6 million for FY 2023 shown in 
Table XVI consists of $30.2 million for general costs, $9.3 million for 
inspection costs, and $0.1 million for LLW costs. To equitably and 
fairly allocate the $39.6 million required to be collected among 
approximately 2,400 diverse materials users licensees, the NRC 
continues to calculate the annual fees for each fee category within 
this class based on the 10 CFR part 170 application fees and estimated 
inspection costs for each fee category. Because the application fees 
and inspection costs are indicative of the complexity of the materials 
license, this approach is the methodology for allocating the generic 
and other regulatory costs to the diverse fee categories. This fee 
calculation method also considers the inspection frequency (priority), 
which is indicative of the safety risk and resulting regulatory costs 
associated with the categories of licenses.
    In comparison to FY 2022, the FY 2023 proposed annual fees are 
increasing for 47 fee categories within the materials users fee class 
primarily as a result of an increase in the budgeted resources for: (1) 
a new decision-making tool to calculate resources for direct inspection 
work and support activities; (2) associated materials users rulemaking 
activities; and (3) an increase in the fully-costed FTE rate compared 
to FY 2022 due to an increase in salaries and benefits. In addition, 
annual fees are increasing due to the following: (1) the biennial 
review of licensing and inspection activities; (2) an increase in 
generic transportation costs for materials users; and (3) a decrease in 
the number of materials users licensees from FY 2022.
    A constant multiplier is established to recover the total general 
costs (including allocated generic transportation costs) of $30.2 
million. To derive the constant multiplier, the general cost amount is 
divided by the sum of all fee categories (application fee plus the 
inspection fee divided by inspection priority) then multiplied by the 
number of licensees. This calculation results in a constant multiplier 
of 0.92 for FY 2023. The average inspection cost is the average 
inspection hours for each fee category multiplied by the professional 
hourly rate of $300. The inspection priority is the interval between 
routine inspections, expressed in years. The inspection multiplier is 
established in order to recover the $9.3 million in inspection costs. 
To derive the inspection multiplier, the inspection costs amount is 
divided by the sum of all fee categories (inspection fee divided by 
inspection priority) then multiplied by the number of licensees. This 
calculation results in an inspection multiplier of 1.74 for FY 2023. 
The unique category costs are any special costs that the NRC has 
budgeted for a specific category of licenses. Please see the work 
papers for more detail about this classification.
    The proposed annual fee being assessed to each licensee also takes 
into account a share of approximately $0.1 million in LLW surcharge 
costs allocated to the materials users fee class (see Table IV, 
``Allocation of LLW Surcharge, FY 2023,'' in Section III, 
``Discussion,'' of this document). The proposed annual fee for each fee 
category is shown in the proposed revision to Sec.  171.16(d).
h. Transportation
    The NRC proposes to collect $1.7 million in annual fees to recover 
generic transportation budgeted resources in FY 2023, as shown in Table 
XVII. The FY 2022 fees are shown for comparison purposes.

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     Table XVII--Annual Fee Summary Calculations for Transportation
                          [Dollars in millions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           FY 2022 final      FY 2023
        Summary fee calculations               rule        proposed rule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total budgeted resources................           $10.2           $11.1
Less estimated 10 CFR part 170 receipts.            -3.4            -3.5
                                         -------------------------------
    Net 10 CFR part 171 resources.......             6.8             7.7
Less generic transportation resources...            -5.3            -6.0
Billing adjustments.....................             0.0             0.0
                                         -------------------------------
    Total required annual fee recovery..             1.5             1.7
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In comparison to FY 2022, the FY 2023 proposed annual fee for the 
transportation fee class is increasing primarily due to an increase in 
the budgeted resources offset by: (1) an increase in the 10 CFR part 
170 estimated billings and (2) generic transportation resources 
allocated to other fee classes as discussed in the following 
paragraphs.
    In FY 2023, the budgeted resources increased primarily due to: (1) 
an increase in the fully-costed FTE rate compared to FY 2022 due to an 
increase in salaries and benefits; (2) maintenance for the storage and 
transportation information management system; and (3) environmental and 
licensing reviews of transportation packages for ATF, other advanced 
reactors fuels, and micro-reactors. This increase is offset by a 
decrease in budgeted resources associated with rulemaking activities.
    The increase in the proposed annual fee is offset by an increase in 
10 CFR part 170 estimated billings related to the review of new and 
amended packages and generic transportation resources allocated to 
respective other fee classes due to a rise in the number of CoCs.
    Consistent with the policy established in the NRC's FY 2006 final 
fee rule (71 FR 30721; May 30, 2006), the NRC recovers generic 
transportation costs unrelated to DOE by including those costs in the 
annual fees for licensee fee classes. The NRC continues to assess a 
separate annual fee under Sec.  171.16, fee category 18.A., for DOE 
transportation activities. The amount of the allocated generic 
resources is calculated by multiplying the percentage of total CoCs 
used by each fee class (and DOE) by the total generic transportation 
resources to be recovered.
    This resource distribution to the licensee fee classes and DOE is 
shown in Table XVIII. Note that for the non-power production or 
utilization facilities fee class, the NRC allocates the distribution to 
only those licensees that are subject to annual fees. Although five 
CoCs benefit the entire non-power production or utilization facilities 
fee class, only three out of 30 operating non-power production or 
utilization facilities licensees are subject to annual fees. 
Consequently, the number of CoCs used to determine the proportion of 
generic transportation resources allocated to annual fees for the non-
power production or utilization facilities fee class has been adjusted 
to 0.5 so these licensees are charged a fair and equitable portion of 
the total fees (see the work papers).

                         Table XVIII--Distribution of Transportation Resources, FY 2023
                                              [Dollars in millions]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Allocated
                                                                  Number of CoCs   Percentage of      generic
                     Licensee fee class/DOE                       benefiting fee    total CoCs    transportation
                                                                   class or DOE                      resources
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Materials Users.................................................            24.0            25.7            $2.0
Operating Power Reactors........................................             6.0             6.4             0.5
Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor Decommissioning......................            19.0            20.3             1.6
Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities..................             0.5             0.5             0.0
Fuel Facilities.................................................            23.0            24.6             1.9
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Sub-Total of Generic Transportation Resources...............            72.5            77.5             6.0
DOE.............................................................            21.0            22.5             1.7
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
        Total...................................................            93.5           100.0             7.7
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The NRC assesses an annual fee to DOE based on the 10 CFR part 71 
CoCs it holds. The NRC, therefore, does not allocate these DOE-related 
resources to other licensees' annual fees because these resources 
specifically support DOE.

FY 2023--Policy Change

    The NRC proposes one policy change for FY 2023.

Expand Sec.  171.15 To Be Technology-Inclusive and Create an Additional 
Minimum Fee and Variable Rate

    The NRC proposes to amend Sec.  171.15, ``Annual fees: Non-power 
production or utilization licenses, reactor licenses, and independent 
spent fuel storage licenses,'' to (1) expand the applicability of the 
small modular reactor (SMR) variable fee structure to include non-light 
water reactor (non-LWR) SMRs and (2) establish an additional minimum 
fee and variable rate applicable to SMRs with a licensed thermal power 
rating of less than or equal to 250 megawatts-thermal (MWt). The NRC 
proposes these changes to be technology inclusive and establish a fair 
and equitable approach for assessing annual fees to these SMRs. In 
addition, there is the potential for a reduced regulatory effort (and 
cost) for

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the smallest proposed SMRs since these types of facilities are 
considerably smaller in size than the current fleet of operating power 
reactors, and the level of oversight could be comparable to facilities 
in the non-power production or utilization facilities fee class. The 
proposed revision retains the bundled unit concept for SMRs and the 
approach for calculating fees for reactors with licensed thermal power 
ratings greater than 250 MWt. For the purpose of calculating NRC fees, 
an SMR is defined in Sec. Sec.  170.3 and 171.5, ``Definitions,'' as a 
power reactor with a licensed thermal power rating of 1,000 megawatts-
thermal (MWt) or less. The rating is based on an electrical power 
generating capacity of 300 megawatts-electric or less per module. This 
definition currently applies only to light-water reactors (LWRs). The 
proposed rule provides for a non-LWR SMR's annual fee to be calculated 
the same as for a LWR SMR, as a function of its licensed thermal power 
rating. In addition to the proposed amendments to Sec.  171.15, the NRC 
is also proposing to make conforming changes to the relevant 
definitions in Sec. Sec.  170.3 and 171.5.
    In 2016, the NRC published the final rule, ``Variable Annual Fee 
Structure for Small Modular Reactors'' (SMR rule). The current SMR 
provisions in Sec.  171.15 were the direct result of a multi-year 
agencywide effort with extensive stakeholder engagement. The goal of 
the effort was to address NRC staff and industry concerns that there 
may be inequities if SMR licensees were charged the same annual fee as 
the current fleet of operating power reactors, which have larger 
thermal power levels and electrical generating capacity. The SMR rule 
was limited to LWR SMRs but left open the possibility of future 
inclusion of non-LWR SMRs. The NRC stated in the final rule that, 
``[T]he light-water SMR designs that have been discussed with the NRC 
in pre-application discussions to date are similar to the current U.S. 
operating fleet of reactors in terms of physical configuration, 
operational characteristics, and applicability to the NRC's existing 
regulatory framework. The NRC may consider the inclusion of non-light 
water SMRs in a future rulemaking once the agency has increased 
understanding of these factors with respect to non-light water 
designs'' (81 FR 32625; May 24, 2016).
    After issuing the SMR rule, the NRC continued to engage with 
industry, other Federal agencies, the international community, and 
other interested stakeholders to develop a knowledge base and 
understanding of the characteristics and proposed designs of non-LWR 
SMRs. The NRC conducted public meetings with stakeholders to share 
information and discuss topics related to the development and licensing 
of non-LWRs and participated in preapplication activities with several 
applicants. During these public meetings, the NRC staff discussed 
various possible approaches to assessing annual fees for non-LWR SMRs. 
Stakeholders recommended that the NRC consider lower fees for non-LWR 
SMRs and requested the NRC proceed with rulemaking expeditiously. In 
developing a proposed approach to assess annual fees to future non-LWR 
SMRs, the NRC considered stakeholder input from these public meetings 
and analyzed a position paper from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), 
``NEI Input on NRC Annual Fee Assessment for Non-Light Water 
Reactors.''
    The NRC is in the process of conducting pre-application reviews for 
several LWR and non-LWR commercial SMR designs, but no applications for 
SMRs have been submitted for operating licenses under 10 CFR part 50, 
``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,'' or 
combined licenses under 10 CFR part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications, and 
Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.'' Under the current regulatory 
framework, it will be several years before a new SMR is ready, if 
approved, to begin commercial operation and be subject to annual fees 
pursuant to 10 CFR part 171. However, industry representatives and 
stakeholders have requested prompt NRC action to establish an annual 
fee policy for non-LWR SMRs, including microreactors, in order to 
inform business decisions and to provide regulatory predictability.
    Commercial power reactors that are less than or equal to 20 MWt are 
considerably smaller in size than the current fleet of operating power 
reactors; the NRC anticipates that the level of oversight could be 
comparable to facilities in the non-power production or utilization 
facilities fee class. This position aligns with the approach presented 
in two rulemaking packages before the Commission, including SECY-22-
0072, ``Alternative Physical Security Requirements for Advanced 
Reactors (RIN 3150-AK19),'' dated August 15, 2022, and SECY-22-0001, 
``Final Rule: Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors and 
Other New Technologies (RIN 3150-AJ68; NRC-2015-0225),'' dated January 
18, 2022, which would allow a future non-LWR SMR facility to have 
comparable security and emergency preparedness to a non-power 
production or utilization facility. In addition, non-LWR SMRs that are 
less than 20 MWt may not require resident inspectors, similar to the 
non-power production or utilization facilities fee class oversight 
program.
    As a result of this multi-year effort, the NRC is proposing to 
amend Sec.  171.15 to be technology inclusive by expanding 
applicability to non-LWR SMRs. Additionally, the NRC is proposing 
changes to the minimum fees and the variable annual fee scale for SMRs 
that have a licensed thermal power rating of less than or equal to 250 
MWt in order to fairly and equitably assess annual fees for those SMRs. 
The new minimum fee would be equal to the lowest annual fee that is 
assessed to the non-power production or utilization facility fee class 
and would be the only annual fee assessed for an SMR or for bundled 
units with a combined licensed thermal power rating per site that is 
less than or equal to 20 MWt. This proposed change also would create a 
new variable annual fee for an SMR or for bundled units with a combined 
licensed thermal power rating per site greater than 20 MWt but less 
than or equal to 250 MWt that would be added to the minimum fee (the 
non-power production or utilization facilities fee class annual fee). 
This approach would provide for a gradual increase in the annual fee as 
the licensed thermal power rating increases. The minimum fee currently 
included in Sec.  171.15, which is equal to the average of the spent 
fuel storage/reactor decommissioning and non-power production or 
utilization facilities fee classes annual fees, would be retained as a 
component of the annual fee with an added variable fee assessed for an 
SMR or for bundled units with a combined licensed thermal power rating 
per site greater than 250 MWt but less than or equal to 2,000 MWt. 
Three different variable fees would be assessed: (1) a new variable fee 
assessed for power reactors with a licensed thermal power rating 
greater than 20 MWt but less than or equal to 250 MWt; (2) the existing 
variable fee assessed for power reactors with a licensed thermal power 
rating greater than 250 MWt but less than or equal to 2,000 MWt; and 
(3) for bundled units added above 4,500 MWt, the maximum fee (equal to 
the annual fee for the operating power reactor fee class) plus a 
variable fee would be assessed for the incremental licensed thermal 
power rating greater than 4,500 MWt up to 6,500 MWt (another 2,000 MWt 
range) which constitutes an additional bundled unit. This pattern for 
assessed fees would continue as licensed thermal power rating capacity 
is added. The new

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variable fee provides for a gradual increase in fees for power reactors 
above 20 MWt but less than equal to 250 MWt rather than an abrupt 
increase to the higher minimum fee once an increment above 20 MWt is 
reached.
    Without the proposed changes to Sec.  171.15, a non-LWR SMR, 
regardless of size, would be required to pay the same annual fee as the 
operating power reactor fee class under the NRC's current annual fee 
structure. NEIMA requires that 10 CFR part 171 annual fees be assessed 
in a fair and equitable manner and, to the maximum extent practicable, 
be reasonably related to the cost of providing regulatory services. 
NEIMA provides that annual fees may be based on the allocation of 
resources of the Commission among licensees or certificate holders or 
classes of licensees or certificate holders. The differences between 
SMRs and the existing operating power reactor fleet will result in 
significant differences in the anticipated regulatory cost, thus 
applying the current fee structure to non-LWR SMRs could be 
inconsistent with NEIMA requirements that the NRC's fees be fairly and 
equitably allocated among its licensees.
    The NRC finds the proposed policy change to be reasonable, fair, 
and equitable. Pursuant to Sec.  171.15, annual fees for power reactors 
licensed under 10 CFR part 50 or a combined license under 10 CFR part 
52, including an SMR licensee, will not commence until the licensee has 
notified the NRC in writing of the successful completion of power 
ascension testing. The NRC does not expect to license a non-LWR SMR 
facility for operation that would be assessed annual fees under 10 CFR 
part 171 for several years. However, the NRC is proposing this policy 
change, well before operation, to promote regulatory consistency and 
transparency, as well as to provide potential non-LWR SMR applicants, 
the industry, and the public with notice and opportunity to comment on 
the methodology that will be used to calculate 10 CFR part 171 annual 
fees for future licensed facilities. Furthermore, the NRC's view is 
that this policy change addresses potential inconsistencies in the 
current 10 CFR part 171 annual fee structure for future non-LWR SMRs. 
This proposed policy change will assist industry in planning and 
budgeting for future annual fees and will continue to provide a clear 
method for allocating NRC generic expenses to its operating power 
reactor licensees. Because the annual regulatory cost associated with 
LWR and non-LWR SMRs is inherently uncertain before such a licensed 
facility is operational, the NRC intends to re-evaluate the variable 
annual fee structure at the appropriate time to ensure consistency with 
NEIMA. This re-evaluation will occur once SMR facilities become 
operational and sufficient regulatory cost data becomes available. 
Operational experience data should provide insights that will identify 
the correlation between design features and the level of NRC oversight 
typically needed for these new types of power plants; and provide data 
on whether further annual fee adjustments for SMRs may be needed. As 
cost data and operating experience for LWR and non-LWR SMRs are 
accumulated, the NRC will propose adjustments to fees as needed to make 
sure that the fees assessed to LWR and non-LWR SMRs (and to all 
operating power reactors) are commensurate with the regulatory support 
services provided by the NRC to meet the requirements of NEIMA.

FY 2023--Administrative Changes

    The NRC is proposing three administrative changes in FY 2023:
    1. Amend Table 1 in Sec.  170.31 and Table 2 in Sec.  171.16 to add 
Program Code 21131 to fee category 1(A)(2)(c).
    On February 1, 2022, staff in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards added Program Code 21131, ``Medical Isotopes Production 
Facility Licensed Under 10 part 70,'' to fee category 1(A)(2)(c). This 
program code was created in preparation for future license applications 
that the NRC anticipates will be submitted for medical isotopes 
production facilities under 10 CFR part 70, ``Domestic Licensing of 
Special Nuclear Material.'' The NRC is proposing to amend Table 1 in 
Sec.  170.31, ``Schedule of fees for materials licenses and other 
regulatory services, including inspections, and import and export 
licenses,'' and Table 2 in Sec.  171.16, ``Annual fees: Materials 
licensees, holders of certificates of compliance, holders of sealed 
source and device registrations, holders of quality assurance program 
approvals, and government agencies licensed by the NRC,'' to add 
Program Code 21131 to fee category 1(A)(2)(c), as the program code is 
used as the basis for assessing 10 CFR part 170 service fees at full 
cost and a future annual fee under 10 CFR part 171.
    2. Amend Sec.  170.12(f), ``Method of payment,'' by clarifying the 
types of payments and payment method.
    The NRC proposes to amend Sec.  170.12(f), ``Method of payment,'' 
to add new payment method options (Amazon Pay and PayPal) now available 
via www.Pay.gov. The NRC is also proposing to remove the requirement 
for payment of invoices of $5,000 or more be made via the Automated 
Clearing House (ACH) through the NRC's Lockbox Bank. The NRC encourages 
applicants and licensees to use the electronic payment options for fee 
submittal.

3. Change Small Entity Fees.

    In developing this proposed rule, the NRC has conducted a biennial 
review of small entity fees to determine whether the NRC should change 
those fees. The NRC used the fee methodology developed in FY 2009 to 
perform this biennial review (74 FR 27641; June 10, 2009). Based on 
this methodology and as a result of the biennial review, the NRC is 
increasing the upper tier small entity fee from $4,900 to $5,200, which 
constitutes an increase of approximately 6 percent. The lower tier 
small entity fee is not increasing and will remain at $1,000. The NRC 
believes these fees are reasonable and provide relief to small 
entities, while at the same time recovering from those licensees some 
of the NRC's costs for activities that benefit them.

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Certification

    As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended 
(RFA),\3\ the NRC has prepared a regulatory flexibility analysis 
related to this proposed rule. The regulatory flexibility analysis is 
available as indicated in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of 
this document.
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    \4\ 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, has been amended by 
the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 
Public Law 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 847 (1996).
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V. Regulatory Analysis

    Under NEIMA, the NRC is required to recover, to the maximum extent 
practicable, approximately 100 percent of its annual budget for FY 2023 
less the budget authority for excluded activities. The NRC established 
fee methodology guidelines for 10 CFR part 170 in 1978 and established 
additional fee methodology guidelines for 10 CFR part 171 in 1986. In 
subsequent rulemakings, the NRC has adjusted its fees without changing 
the underlying principles of its fee policy to ensure that the NRC 
continues to comply with the statutory requirements for cost recovery.
    In this proposed rule, the NRC continues this longstanding 
approach. Therefore, the NRC did not identify any alternatives to the 
current fee structure guidelines and did not prepare a regulatory 
analysis for this proposed rule.

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VI. Backfitting and Issue Finality

    The NRC has determined that the backfit and issue finality 
provisions,, Sec. Sec.  50.109, ``Backfitting''; 52.39, ``Finality of 
early site permit determinations''; 52.63, ``Finality of standard 
design certifications''; 52.83, ``Finality of referenced NRC approvals; 
partial initial decision on site suitability''; 52.98, ``Finality of 
combined licenses; information requests''; 52.145, ``Finality of 
standard design approvals; information requests''; 52.171, ``Finality 
of manufacturing licenses; information requests''; and 70.76, 
``Backfitting,'' do not apply to this proposed rule and that a backfit 
analysis is not required because these amendments do not require the 
modification of, or addition to, (1) systems, structures, components, 
or the design of a facility; (2) the design approval or manufacturing 
license for a facility; or (3) the procedures or organization required 
to design, construct, or operate a facility.

VII. Plain Writing

    The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-274) requires Federal 
agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, and well-organized 
manner. The NRC wrote this document to be consistent with the Plain 
Writing Act, as well as the Presidential Memorandum, ``Plain Language 
in Government Writing,'' published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31885). The NRC 
requests comment on this document with respect to the clarity and 
effectiveness of the language used.

VIII. National Environmental Policy Act

    The NRC has determined that this proposed rule is the type of 
action described in Sec.  51.22(c)(1). Therefore, neither an 
environmental impact statement nor environmental assessment has been 
prepared for this proposed rule.

IX. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This proposed rule does not contain any new or amended collections 
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). Existing collections of information were 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-
0190.
    Public Protection Notification
    The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting 
or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.

X. Voluntary Consensus Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995, 
Public Law 104-113, requires that Federal agencies use technical 
standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus 
standards bodies unless the use of such a standard is inconsistent with 
applicable law or otherwise impractical. In this proposed rule, the NRC 
proposes to amend the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to 
its licensees and applicants, as necessary, to recover, to the maximum 
extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of its annual budget for 
FY 2023 less the budget authority for excluded activities, as required 
by NEIMA. This action does not constitute the establishment of a 
standard that contains generally applicable requirements.

XI. Availability of Guidance

    The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act requires all 
Federal agencies to prepare a written compliance guide for each rule 
for which the agency is required by 5 U.S.C. 604 to prepare a 
regulatory flexibility analysis. The NRC, in compliance with the law, 
prepared the ``Small Entity Compliance Guide'' for the FY 2023 fee 
rule. The compliance guide was developed when the NRC completed the 
small entity biennial review. This compliance guide is available as 
indicated in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of this 
document.

XII. Public Meeting

    The NRC will conduct a public meeting to describe the FY 2023 
proposed rule and answer questions from the public on the proposed 
rule. The NRC will publish a notice of the location, time, and agenda 
of the meeting on the NRC's public meeting website within 10 calendar 
days of the meeting. Stakeholders should monitor the NRC's public 
meeting website for information about the public meeting at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/index.cfm.

XIII. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as 
indicated.

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                    Documents                                 ADAMS Accession No./FR citation/web link
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FY 2023 Proposed Rule Work Papers................  ML23040A277.
OMB Circular A-25, ``User Charges''..............  https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Circular-025.pdf.
SECY-05-0164, ``Annual Fee Calculation Method,''   ML052580332.
 dated September 15, 2005.
``Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for      80 FR 37432.
 Fiscal Year 2015,'' dated June 30, 2015.
NUREG-1100, Volume 38, ``Congressional Budget      ML22089A188.
 Justification: Fiscal Year 2023'' (April 2022).
``Variable Annual Fee Structure for Small Modular  81 FR 32617.
 Reactors,'' dated May 24, 2016.
Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY     67 FR 42611.
 2002,'' dated June 24, 2002.
``Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY   71 FR 30721.
 2006,'' dated May 30, 2006.
``Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY   74 FR 27641.
 2009,'' dated June 10, 2009.
SECY-22-0072, ``Proposed Rule: Alternative         ML21334A004.
 Physical Security Requirements for Advanced
 Reactors (RIN 3150-AK19),'' dated August 2, 2022.
SECY-22-0001, ``Final Rule: Emergency              ML21200A059.
 Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors and
 Other New Technologies (RIN 3150-AJ68; NRC-2015-
 0225),'' dated January 3, 2022.
``NEI Input on NRC Annual Fee Assessment for Non-  ML20328A173.
 Light Water Reactors,'' dated November 23, 2020.
FY 2023 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis..........  ML22347A251.
FY 2023 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Small   ML22347A247.
 Entity Compliance Guide.
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List of Subjects

10 CFR Part 170

    Byproduct material, Import and export licenses, Intergovernmental 
relations, Non-payment penalties, Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, 
Nuclear power plants and reactors, Source material, Special nuclear 
material.

10 CFR Part 171

    Annual charges, Approvals, Byproduct material, Holders of 
certificates, Intergovernmental relations, Nonpayment penalties, 
Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Registrations, 
Source material, Special nuclear material.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization 
Act of 1974, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the NRC is proposing 
to amend 10 CFR parts 170 and 171 as follows:

PART 170--FEES FOR FACILITIES, MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT 
LICENSES, AND OTHER REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT 
OF 1954, AS AMENDED

0
1. The authority citation for part 170 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 161(w) (42 
U.S.C. 2014, 2201(w)); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 
(42 U.S.C. 5841); 42 U.S.C. 2215; 31 U.S.C. 901, 902, 9701; 44 
U.S.C. 3504 note.

0
2. In Sec.  170.3, revise the definition for ``Small modular reactor 
(SMR)'' to read as follows.


Sec.  170.3  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Small modular reactor (SMR) for the purposes of calculating fees, 
means the class of power reactors having a licensed thermal power 
rating less than or equal to 1,000 MWt per module. This rating is based 
on the thermal power equivalent of an SMR with an electrical power 
generating capacity of 300 MWe or less per module.
* * * * *
0
3. In Sec.  170.12, revise paragraph (f) to read as follows.


Sec.  170.12  Payment of fees.

* * * * *
    (f) Method of payment. All fee payments under 10 CFR part 170 are 
to be made payable to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The 
payments are to be made in U.S. funds by electronic funds transfer, 
such as ACH (Automated Clearing House) using Electronic Data 
Interchange (E.D.I.), check, draft, money order, credit card, Amazon 
Pay, or PayPal (submit electronic payment at www.Pay.gov or manual 
payment using the NRC Form 629, ``Authorization for Payment by Credit 
Card''). Specific written instructions for making electronic payments 
and credit card payments may be obtained by contacting the Office of 
the Chief Financial Officer at 301-415-7554. In accordance with 
Department of the Treasury requirements, refunds will only be made upon 
receipt of information on the payee's financial institution and bank 
accounts.
* * * * *


Sec.  170.20  [Amended]

0
4. In Sec.  170.20, remove the dollar amount ``$290'' and add in its 
place the dollar amount ``$300''.
0
5. In Sec.  170.31, revise table 1 to read as follows:


Sec.  170.31  Schedule of fees for materials licenses and other 
regulatory services, including inspections, and import and export 
licenses.

* * * * *

          Table 1 to Sec.   170.31--Schedule of Materials Fees
                     [See footnotes at end of table]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Category of materials licenses and type of
                   fees \1\                           Fees \2\ \3\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Special nuclear material: \11\
    A.(1) Licenses for possession and use of
     U-235 or plutonium for fuel fabrication
     activities.
            (a) Strategic Special Nuclear      Full Cost.
             Material (High Enriched Uranium)
             \6\ [Program Code(s): 21213].
            (b) Low Enriched Uranium in        Full Cost.
             Dispersible Form Used for
             Fabrication of Power Reactor
             Fuel \6\ [Program Code(s):
             21210].
        (2) All other special nuclear
         materials licenses not included in
         Category 1.A.(1) which are licensed
         for fuel cycle activities.\6\
            (a) Facilities with limited        Full Cost.
             operations \6\ [Program Code(s):
             21240, 21310, 21320].
            (b) Gas centrifuge enrichment      Full Cost.
             demonstration facilities.\6\
             [Program Code(s): 21205].
            (c) Others, including hot cell     Full Cost.
             facilities.\6\ [Program Code(s):
             21130, 21131, 21133].
    B. Licenses for receipt and storage of     Full Cost.
     spent fuel and reactor-related Greater
     than Class C (GTCC) waste at an
     independent spent fuel storage
     installation (ISFS)I \6\ [Program
     Code(s): 23200].
    C. Licenses for possession and use of
     special nuclear material of less than a
     critical mass as defined in Sec.   70.4
     of this chapter in sealed sources
     contained in devices used in industrial
     measuring systems, including x-ray
     fluorescence analyzers.\4\
        Application [Program Code(s): 22140].  $1,400.
    D. All other special nuclear material
     licenses, except licenses authorizing
     special nuclear material in sealed or
     unsealed form in combination that would
     constitute a critical mass, as defined
     in Sec.   70.4 of this chapter, for
     which the licensee shall pay the same
     fees as those under Category 1.A.\4\
        Application [Program Code(s): 22110,   $2,800.
         22111, 22120, 22131, 22136, 22150,
         22151, 22161, 22170, 23100, 23300,
         23310].
    E. Licenses or certificates for            Full Cost.
     construction and operation of a uranium
     enrichment facility \6\ [Program
     Code(s): 21200].
    F. Licenses for possession and use of      Full Cost.
     special nuclear material greater than
     critical mass as defined in Sec.   70.4
     of this chapter, for development and
     testing of commercial products, and
     other non-fuel-cycle activities.\4\ \6\
     [Program Code(s): 22155].
2. Source material: \11\
    A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of  Full Cost.
     source material for refining uranium
     mill concentrates to uranium
     hexafluoride or for deconverting uranium
     hexafluoride in the production of
     uranium oxides for disposal.\6\ [Program
     Code(s): 11400].

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        (2) Licenses for possession and use
         of source material in recovery
         operations such as milling, in-situ
         recovery, heap-leaching, ore buying
         stations, ion-exchange facilities,
         and in processing of ores containing
         source material for extraction of
         metals other than uranium or
         thorium, including licenses
         authorizing the possession of
         byproduct waste material (tailings)
         from source material recovery
         operations, as well as licenses
         authorizing the possession and
         maintenance of a facility in a
         standby mode.\6\
            (a) Conventional and Heap Leach    Full Cost.
             facilities \6\ [Program Code(s):
             11100].
            (b) Basic In Situ Recovery         Full Cost.
             facilities \6\ [Program Code(s):
             11500].
            (c) Expanded In Situ Recovery      Full Cost.
             facilities \6\ [Program Code(s):
             11510].
            (d) In Situ Recovery Resin         Full Cost.
             facilities \6\ [Program Code(s):
             11550].
            (e) Resin Toll Milling facilities  Full Cost.
             \6\ [Program Code(s): 11555].
            (f) Other facilities \6\ [Program  Full Cost.
             Code(s): 11700].
        (3) Licenses that authorize the        Full Cost.
         receipt of byproduct material, as
         defined in section 11e.(2) of the
         Atomic Energy Act, from other
         persons for possession and disposal,
         except those licenses subject to the
         fees in Category 2.A.(2) or Category
         2.A.(4) \6\ [Program Code(s): 11600,
         12000].
    (4) Licenses that authorize the receipt    Full Cost.
     of byproduct material, as defined in
     section 11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy
     Act, from other persons for possession
     and disposal incidental to the disposal
     of the uranium waste tailings generated
     by the licensee's milling operations,
     except those licenses subject to the
     fees in Category 2.A.(2) \6\ [Program
     Code(s): 12010]
    B. Licenses which authorize the
     possession, use, and/or installation of
     source material for shielding.\7\ \8\
        Application [Program Code(s): 11210].  $1,300.
    C. Licenses to distribute items
     containing source material to persons
     exempt from the licensing requirements
     of part 40 of this chapter.
        Application [Program Code(s): 11240].  $6,400.
    D. Licenses to distribute source material
     to persons generally licensed under part
     40 of this chapter.
        Application [Program Code(s): 11230,   $3,000.
         11231].
    E. Licenses for possession and use of
     source material for processing or
     manufacturing of products or materials
     containing source material for
     commercial distribution.
        Application [Program Code(s): 11710].  $2,800.
    F. All other source material licenses....
        Application [Program Code(s): 11200,   $2,800.
         11220, 11221, 11300, 11800, 11810,
         11820].
3. Byproduct material: \11\
    A. Licenses of broad scope for the
     possession and use of byproduct material
     issued under parts 30 and 33 of this
     chapter for processing or manufacturing
     of items containing byproduct material
     for commercial distribution. Number of
     locations of use: 1-5.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03211,   $14,000.
         03212, 03213].
        (1). Licenses of broad scope for the
         possession and use of byproduct
         material issued under parts 30 and
         33 of this chapter for processing or
         manufacturing of items containing
         byproduct material for commercial
         distribution. Number of locations of
         use: 6-20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $18,600.
             04010, 04012, 04014].
        (2). Licenses of broad scope for the
         possession and use of byproduct
         material issued under parts 30 and
         33 of this chapter for processing or
         manufacturing of items containing
         byproduct material for commercial
         distribution. Number of locations of
         use: more than 20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $23,300.
             04011, 04013, 04015].
    B. Other licenses for possession and use
     of byproduct material issued under part
     30 of this chapter for processing or
     manufacturing of items containing
     byproduct material for commercial
     distribution. Number of locations of
     use: 1-5.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03214,   $3,900.
         03215, 22135, 22162].
        (1). Other licenses for possession
         and use of byproduct material issued
         under part 30 of this chapter for
         processing or manufacturing of items
         containing byproduct material for
         commercial distribution. Number of
         locations of use: 6-20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $5,200.
             04110, 04112, 04114, 04116].
        (2). Other licenses for possession
         and use of byproduct material issued
         under part 30 of this chapter for
         processing or manufacturing of items
         containing byproduct material for
         commercial distribution. Number of
         locations of use: more than 20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $6,400.
             04111, 04113, 04115, 04117].
    C. Licenses issued under Sec.  Sec.
     32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter that
     authorize the processing or
     manufacturing and distribution or
     redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals,
     generators, reagent kits, and/or sources
     and devices containing byproduct
     material. This category does not apply
     to licenses issued to nonprofit
     educational institutions whose
     processing or manufacturing is exempt
     under Sec.   170.11(a)(4). Number of
     locations of use: 1-5.
        Application [Program Code(s): 02500,   $5,600.
         02511, 02513].
        (1). Licenses issued under Sec.  Sec.
           32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter
         that authorize the processing or
         manufacturing and distribution or
         redistribution of
         radiopharmaceuticals, generators,
         reagent kits, and/or sources and
         devices containing byproduct
         material. This category does not
         apply to licenses issued to
         nonprofit educational institutions
         whose processing or manufacturing is
         exempt under Sec.   170.11(a)(4).
         Number of locations of use: 6-20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $7,500.
             04210, 04212, 04214].
        (2). Licenses issued under Sec.  Sec.
           32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter
         that authorize the processing or
         manufacturing and distribution or
         redistribution of
         radiopharmaceuticals, generators,
         reagent kits, and/or sources and
         devices containing byproduct
         material. This category does not
         apply to licenses issued to
         nonprofit educational institutions
         whose processing or manufacturing is
         exempt under Sec.   170.11(a)(4).
         Number of locations of use: more
         than 20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $9,300.
             04211, 04213, 04215].
    D. [Reserved]............................  N/A.
    E. Licenses for possession and use of
     byproduct material in sealed sources for
     irradiation of materials in which the
     source is not removed from its shield
     (self-shielded units).

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        Application [Program Code(s): 03510,   $3,400.
         03520].
    F. Licenses for possession and use of
     less than or equal to 10,000 curies of
     byproduct material in sealed sources for
     irradiation of materials in which the
     source is exposed for irradiation
     purposes. This category also includes
     underwater irradiators for irradiation
     of materials where the source is not
     exposed for irradiation purposes.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03511].  $7,000.
    G. Licenses for possession and use of
     greater than 10,000 curies of byproduct
     material in sealed sources for
     irradiation of materials in which the
     source is exposed for irradiation
     purposes. This category also includes
     underwater irradiators for irradiation
     of materials where the source is not
     exposed for irradiation purposes.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03521].  $66,900.
    H. Licenses issued under subpart A of
     part 32 of this chapter to distribute
     items containing byproduct material that
     require device review to persons exempt
     from the licensing requirements of part
     30 of this chapter. The category does
     not include specific licenses
     authorizing redistribution of items that
     have been authorized for distribution to
     persons exempt from the licensing
     requirements of part 30 of this chapter.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03254,   $7,200.
         03255, 03257].
    I. Licenses issued under subpart A of
     part 32 of this chapter to distribute
     items containing byproduct material or
     quantities of byproduct material that do
     not require device evaluation to persons
     exempt from the licensing requirements
     of part 30 of this chapter. This
     category does not include specific
     licenses authorizing redistribution of
     items that have been authorized for
     distribution to persons exempt from the
     licensing requirements of part 30 of
     this chapter.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03250,   $17,200.
         03251, 03253, 03256].
    J. Licenses issued under subpart B of
     part 32 of this chapter to distribute
     items containing byproduct material that
     require sealed source and/or device
     review to persons generally licensed
     under part 31 of this chapter. This
     category does not include specific
     licenses authorizing redistribution of
     items that have been authorized for
     distribution to persons generally
     licensed under part 31 of this chapter.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03240,   $2,200.
         03241, 03243].
    K. Licenses issued under subpart B of
     part 32 of this chapter to distribute
     items containing byproduct material or
     quantities of byproduct material that do
     not require sealed source and/or device
     review to persons generally licensed
     under part 31 of this chapter. This
     category does not include specific
     licenses authorizing redistribution of
     items that have been authorized for
     distribution to persons generally
     licensed under part 31 of this chapter.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03242,   $1,200.
         03244].
    L. Licenses of broad scope for possession
     and use of byproduct material issued
     under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter
     for research and development that do not
     authorize commercial distribution.
     Number of locations of use: 1-5.
        Application [Program Code(s): 01100,   $5,900.
         01110, 01120, 03610, 03611, 03612,
         03613].
        (1) Licenses of broad scope for
         possession and use of byproduct
         material issued under parts 30 and
         33 of this chapter for research and
         development that do not authorize
         commercial distribution. Number of
         locations of use: 6-20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $7,900.
             04610, 04612, 04614, 04616,
             04618, 04620, 04622].
        (2) Licenses of broad scope for
         possession and use of byproduct
         material issued under parts 30 and
         33 of this chapter for research and
         development that do not authorize
         commercial distribution. Number of
         locations of use: more than 20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $9,800.
             04611, 04613, 04615, 04617,
             04619, 04621, 04623].
    M. Other licenses for possession and use
     of byproduct material issued under part
     30 of this chapter for research and
     development that do not authorize
     commercial distribution.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03620].  $21,600.
    N. Licenses that authorize services for
     other licensees, except:.
        (1) Licenses that authorize only
         calibration and/or leak testing
         services are subject to the fees
         specified in fee Category 3.P.; and
        (2) Licenses that authorize waste
         disposal services are subject to the
         fees specified in fee Categories
         4.A., 4.B., and 4.C.\13\
            Application [Program Code(s):      $9,600.
             03219, 03225, 03226].
    O. Licenses for possession and use of
     byproduct material issued under part 34
     of this chapter for industrial
     radiography operations. Number of
     locations of use: 1-5.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03310,   $21,100.
         03320].
        (1). Licenses for possession and use
         of byproduct material issued under
         part 34 of this chapter for
         industrial radiography operations.
         Number of locations of use: 6-20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $28,100.
             04310, 04312].
        (2). Licenses for possession and use
         of byproduct material issued under
         part 34 of this chapter for
         industrial radiography operations.
         Number of locations of use: more
         than 20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $35,100.
             04311, 04313].
    P. All other specific byproduct material
     licenses, except those in Categories
     4.A. through 9.D.\9\ Number of locations
     of use: 1-5.
        Application [Program Code(s): 02400,   $9,400.
         02410, 03120, 03121, 03122, 03123,
         03124, 03130, 03140, 03220, 03221,
         03222, 03800, 03810, 22130].
        (1). All other specific byproduct
         material licenses, except those in
         Categories 4.A. through 9.D.\9\
         Number of locations of use: 6-20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $12,500.
             04410, 04412, 04414, 04416,
             04418, 04420, 04422, 04424,
             04426, 04428, 04430, 04432,
             04434, 04436, 04438].
        (2). All other specific byproduct
         material licenses, except those in
         Categories 4.A. through 9.D.\9\
         Number of locations of use: more
         than 20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $15,600.
             04411, 04413, 04415, 04417,
             04419, 04421, 04423, 04425,
             04427, 04429, 04431, 04433,
             04435, 04437, 04439].
    Q. Registration of a device(s) generally
     licensed under part 31 of this chapter.
        Registration.........................  $500.

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    R. Possession of items or products
     containing radium-226 identified in Sec.
       31.12 of this chapter which exceed the
     number of items or limits specified in
     that section.\5\
        1. Possession of quantities exceeding
         the number of items or limits in
         Sec.   31.12(a)(4) or (5) of this
         chapter but less than or equal to 10
         times the number of items or limits
         specified.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $2,800.
             02700].
        2. Possession of quantities exceeding
         10 times the number of items or
         limits specified in Sec.
         31.12(a)(4) or (5) of this chapter.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $2,700.
             02710].
    S. Licenses for production of accelerator-
     produced radionuclides.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03210].  $15,300.
4. Waste disposal and processing: \11\
    A. Licenses specifically authorizing the
     receipt of waste byproduct material,
     source material, or special nuclear
     material from other persons for the
     purpose of contingency storage or
     commercial land disposal by the
     licensee; or licenses authorizing
     contingency storage of low-level
     radioactive waste at the site of nuclear
     power reactors; or licenses for receipt
     of waste from other persons for
     incineration or other treatment,
     packaging of resulting waste and
     residues, and transfer of packages to
     another person authorized to receive or
     dispose of waste material.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03231,   Full Cost.
         03233, 03236, 06100, 06101].
    B. Licenses specifically authorizing the
     receipt of waste byproduct material,
     source material, or special nuclear
     material from other persons for the
     purpose of packaging or repackaging the
     material. The licensee will dispose of
     the material by transfer to another
     person authorized to receive or dispose
     of the material.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03234].  $7,500.
    C. Licenses specifically authorizing the
     receipt of prepackaged waste byproduct
     material, source material, or special
     nuclear material from other persons. The
     licensee will dispose of the material by
     transfer to another person authorized to
     receive or dispose of the material.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03232].  $5,400.
5. Well logging: \11\
    A. Licenses for possession and use of
     byproduct material, source material, and/
     or special nuclear material for well
     logging, well surveys, and tracer
     studies other than field flooding tracer
     studies.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03110,   $4,900.
         03111, 03112].
    B. Licenses for possession and use of
     byproduct material for field flooding
     tracer studies.
        Licensing [Program Code(s): 03113]...  Full Cost.
6. Nuclear laundries: \11\
    A. Licenses for commercial collection and
     laundry of items contaminated with
     byproduct material, source material, or
     special nuclear material.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03218].  $28,000.
7. Medical licenses: \11\
    A. Licenses issued under parts 30, 35,
     40, and 70 of this chapter for human use
     of byproduct material, source material,
     or special nuclear material in sealed
     sources contained in gamma stereotactic
     radiosurgery units, teletherapy devices,
     or similar beam therapy devices. Number
     of locations of use: 1-5..
        Application [Program Code(s): 02300,   $12,000.
         02310].
        (1). Licenses issued under parts 30,
         35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for
         human use of byproduct material,
         source material, or special nuclear
         material in sealed sources contained
         in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery
         units, teletherapy devices, or
         similar beam therapy devices. Number
         of locations of use: 6-20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $15,900.
             04510, 04512].
        (2). Licenses issued under parts 30,
         35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for
         human use of byproduct material,
         source material, or special nuclear
         material in sealed sources contained
         in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery
         units, teletherapy devices, or
         similar beam therapy devices. Number
         of locations of use: more than 20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $19,900.
             04511, 04513].
    B. Licenses of broad scope issued to
     medical institutions or two or more
     physicians under parts 30, 33, 35, 40,
     and 70 of this chapter authorizing
     research and development, including
     human use of byproduct material, except
     licenses for byproduct material, source
     material, or special nuclear material in
     sealed sources contained in teletherapy
     devices. This category also includes the
     possession and use of source material
     for shielding when authorized on the
     same license. Number of locations of
     use: 1-5.
        Application [Program Code(s): 02110].  $9,400.
        (1). Licenses of broad scope issued
         to medical institutions or two or
         more physicians under parts 30, 33,
         35, 40, and 70 of this chapter
         authorizing research and
         development, including human use of
         byproduct material, except licenses
         for byproduct material, source
         material, or special nuclear
         material in sealed sources contained
         in teletherapy devices. This
         category also includes the
         possession and use of source
         material for shielding when
         authorized on the same license.
         Number of locations of use: 6-20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $12,400.
             04710].
        (2). Licenses of broad scope issued
         to medical institutions or two or
         more physicians under parts 30, 33,
         35, 40, and 70 of this chapter
         authorizing research and
         development, including human use of
         byproduct material, except licenses
         for byproduct material, source
         material, or special nuclear
         material in sealed sources contained
         in teletherapy devices. This
         category also includes the
         possession and use of source
         material for shielding when
         authorized on the same license.
         Number of locations of use: more
         than 20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $15,500.
             04711].
    C. Other licenses issued under parts 30,
     35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human
     use of byproduct material, source
     material, and/or special nuclear
     material, except licenses for byproduct
     material, source material, or special
     nuclear material in sealed sources
     contained in teletherapy devices.\10\
     Number of locations of use: 1-5.
        Application [Program Code(s): 02120,   $12,800.
         02121, 02200, 02201, 02210, 02220,
         02230, 02231, 02240, 22160].

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        (1). Other licenses issued under
         parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this
         chapter for human use of byproduct
         material, source material, and/or
         special nuclear material, except
         licenses for byproduct material,
         source material, or special nuclear
         material in sealed sources contained
         in teletherapy devices.\10\ Number
         of locations of use: 6-20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $17,100.
             04810, 04812, 04814, 04816,
             04818, 04820, 04822, 04824,
             04826, 04828].
        (2). Other licenses issued under
         parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this
         chapter for human use of byproduct
         material, source material, and/or
         special nuclear material, except
         licenses for byproduct material,
         source material, or special nuclear
         material in sealed sources contained
         in teletherapy devices.\10\ Number
         of locations of use: more than 20.
            Application [Program Code(s):      $11,800.
             04811, 04813, 04815, 04817,
             04819, 04821, 04823, 04825,
             04827, 04829].
8. Civil defense: \11\
    A. Licenses for possession and use of
     byproduct material, source material, or
     special nuclear material for civil
     defense activities.
        Application [Program Code(s): 03710].  $2,800.
9. Device, product, or sealed source safety
 evaluation:
    A. Safety evaluation of devices or
     products containing byproduct material,
     source material, or special nuclear
     material, except reactor fuel devices,
     for commercial distribution.
        Application--each device.............  $19,100.
    B. Safety evaluation of devices or
     products containing byproduct material,
     source material, or special nuclear
     material manufactured in accordance with
     the unique specifications of, and for
     use by, a single applicant, except
     reactor fuel devices.
        Application--each device.............  $9,700.
    C. Safety evaluation of sealed sources
     containing byproduct material, source
     material, or special nuclear material,
     except reactor fuel, for commercial
     distribution.
        Application--each source.............  $5,700.
    D. Safety evaluation of sealed sources
     containing byproduct material, source
     material, or special nuclear material,
     manufactured in accordance with the
     unique specifications of, and for use
     by, a single applicant, except reactor
     fuel.
        Application--each source.............  $1,100.
10. Transportation of radioactive material:
    A. Evaluation of casks, packages, and
     shipping containers.
        1. Spent Fuel, High-Level Waste, and   Full Cost.
         plutonium air packages.
        2. Other Casks.......................  Full Cost.
    B. Quality assurance program approvals
     issued under part 71 of this chapter.
        1. Users and Fabricators.............
            Application......................  $4,200.
            Inspections......................  Full Cost.
        2. Users.............................
            Application......................  $4,200.
            Inspections......................  Full Cost.
    C. Evaluation of security plans, route     Full Cost.
     approvals, route surveys, and
     transportation security devices
     (including immobilization devices).
11. Review of standardized spent fuel          Full Cost.
 facilities.
12. Special projects:
    Including approvals, pre-application/
     licensing activities, and inspections.
        Application [Program Code: 25110]....  Full Cost.
13. A. Spent fuel storage cask Certificate of  Full Cost.
 Compliance.
    B. Inspections related to storage of       Full Cost.
     spent fuel under Sec.   72.210 of this
     chapter.
14. Decommissioning/Reclamation \11\
    A. Byproduct, source, or special nuclear   Full Cost.
     material licenses and other approvals
     authorizing decommissioning,
     decontamination, reclamation, or site
     restoration activities under parts 30,
     40, 70, 72, and 76 of this chapter,
     including master materials licenses
     (MMLs). The transition to this fee
     category occurs when a licensee has
     permanently ceased principal activities.
     [Program Code(s): 03900, 11900, 21135,
     21215, 21325, 22200].
    B. Site-specific decommissioning           Full Cost.
     activities associated with unlicensed
     sites, including MMLs, regardless of
     whether or not the sites have been
     previously licensed.
15. Import and Export licenses: \12\
    Licenses issued under part 110 of this
     chapter for the import and export only
     of special nuclear material, source
     material, tritium and other byproduct
     material, and the export only of heavy
     water, or nuclear grade graphite (fee
     categories 15.A. through 15.E.).
    A. Application for export or import of
     nuclear materials, including radioactive
     waste requiring Commission and Executive
     Branch review, for example, those
     actions under Sec.   110.40(b) of this
     chapter.
        Application--new license, or           N/A.
         amendment; or license exemption
         request.
    B. Application for export or import of
     nuclear material, including radioactive
     waste, requiring Executive Branch
     review, but not Commission review. This
     category includes applications for the
     export and import of radioactive waste
     and requires the NRC to consult with
     domestic host state authorities (i.e.,
     Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact
     Commission, the U.S. Environmental
     Protection Agency, etc.).
        Application--new license, or           N/A.
         amendment; or license exemption
         request.
    C. Application for export of nuclear
     material, for example, routine reloads
     of low enriched uranium reactor fuel and/
     or natural uranium source material
     requiring the assistance of the
     Executive Branch to obtain foreign
     government assurances.
        Application--new license, or           N/A.
         amendment; or license exemption
         request.
    D. Application for export or import of
     nuclear material not requiring
     Commission or Executive Branch review,
     or obtaining foreign government
     assurances.
        Application--new license, or           N/A.
         amendment; or license exemption
         request.

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    E. Minor amendment of any active export
     or import license, for example, to
     extend the expiration date, change
     domestic information, or make other
     revisions which do not involve any
     substantive changes to license terms and
     conditions or to the type/quantity/
     chemical composition of the material
     authorized for export and, therefore, do
     not require in-depth analysis, review,
     or consultations with other Executive
     Branch, U.S. host state, or foreign
     government authorities.
        Minor amendment......................  N/A.
        Licenses issued under part 110 of
         this chapter for the import and
         export only of Category 1 and
         Category 2 quantities of radioactive
         material listed in appendix P to
         part 110 of this chapter (fee
         categories 15.F. through 15.R.).
Category 1 (Appendix P, 10 CFR Part 110)
 Exports:
    F. Application for export of appendix P
     Category 1 materials requiring
     Commission review (e.g., exceptional
     circumstance review under Sec.
     110.42(e)(4) of this chapter) and to
     obtain one government-to-government
     consent for this process. For additional
     consent see fee category 15.I.
        Application--new license, or           N/A.
         amendment; or license exemption
         request.
    G. Application for export of appendix P
     Category 1 materials requiring Executive
     Branch review and to obtain one
     government-to-government consent for
     this process. For additional consents
     see fee category 15.I.
        Application--new license, or           N/A.
         amendment; or license exemption
         request.
    H. Application for export of appendix P
     Category 1 materials and to obtain one
     government-to-government consent for
     this process. For additional consents
     see fee category 15.I.
        Application--new license, or           N/A.
         amendment; or license exemption
         request.
    I. Requests for each additional
     government-to-government consent in
     support of an export license application
     or active export license.
        Application--new license, or           N/A.
         amendment; or license exemption
         request.
Category 2 (Appendix P, 10 CFR Part 110)
 Exports:
    J. Application for export of appendix P
     Category 2 materials requiring
     Commission review (e.g., exceptional
     circumstance review under Sec.
     110.42(e)(4) of this chapter).
        Application--new license, or           N/A.
         amendment; or license exemption
         request.
    K. Applications for export of appendix P
     Category 2 materials requiring Executive
     Branch review.
        Application--new license, or           N/A.
         amendment; or license exemption
         request.
    L. Application for the export of Category
     2 materials.
        Application--new license, or           N/A.
         amendment; or license exemption
         request.
    M. [Reserved]............................  N/A.
    N. [Reserved]............................  N/A.
    O. [Reserved]............................  N/A.
    P. [Reserved]............................  N/A.
    Q. [Reserved]............................  N/A.
Minor Amendments (Category 1 and 2, Appendix
 P, 10 CFR Part 110, Export):
    R. Minor amendment of any active export
     license, for example, to extend the
     expiration date, change domestic
     information, or make other revisions
     which do not involve any substantive
     changes to license terms and conditions
     or to the type/quantity/chemical
     composition of the material authorized
     for export and, therefore, do not
     require in-depth analysis, review, or
     consultations with other Executive
     Branch, U.S. host state, or foreign
     authorities.
        Minor amendment......................  N/A.
16. Reciprocity:
    Agreement State licensees who conduct
     activities under the reciprocity
     provisions of Sec.   150.20 of this
     chapter.
        Application..........................  $3,000.
17. Master materials licenses of broad scope
 issued to Government agencies.
    Application [Program Code(s): 03614].....  Full Cost.
18. Department of Energy.
    A. Certificates of Compliance. Evaluation  Full Cost.
     of casks, packages, and shipping
     containers (including spent fuel, high-
     level waste, and other casks, and
     plutonium air packages).
    B. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation         Full Cost.
     Control Act (UMTRCA) activities.
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\1\ Types of fees--Separate charges, as shown in the schedule, will be
  assessed for pre-application consultations and reviews; applications
  for new licenses, approvals, or license terminations; possession-only
  licenses; issuances of new licenses and approvals; certain amendments
  and renewals to existing licenses and approvals; safety evaluations of
  sealed sources and devices; generally licensed device registrations;
  and certain inspections. The following guidelines apply to these
  charges:
(1) Application and registration fees. Applications for new materials
  licenses and export and import licenses; applications to reinstate
  expired, terminated, or inactive licenses, except those subject to
  fees assessed at full costs; applications filed by Agreement State
  licensees to register under the general license provisions of 10 CFR
  150.20; and applications for amendments to materials licenses that
  would place the license in a higher fee category or add a new fee
  category must be accompanied by the prescribed application fee for
  each category.
(i) Applications for licenses covering more than one fee category of
  special nuclear material or source material must be accompanied by the
  prescribed application fee for the highest fee category.
(ii) Applications for new licenses that cover both byproduct material
  and special nuclear material in sealed sources for use in gauging
  devices will pay the appropriate application fee for fee category 1.C.
  only.
(2) Licensing fees. Fees for reviews of applications for new licenses,
  renewals, and amendments to existing licenses, pre-application
  consultations and other documents submitted to the NRC for review, and
  project manager time for fee categories subject to full cost fees are
  due upon notification by the Commission in accordance with Sec.
  170.12(b).
(3) Amendment fees. Applications for amendments to export and import
  licenses must be accompanied by the prescribed amendment fee for each
  license affected. An application for an amendment to an export or
  import license or approval classified in more than one fee category
  must be accompanied by the prescribed amendment fee for the category
  affected by the amendment, unless the amendment is applicable to two
  or more fee categories, in which case the amendment fee for the
  highest fee category would apply.
(4) Inspection fees. Inspections resulting from investigations conducted
  by the Office of Investigations and nonroutine inspections that result
  from third-party allegations are not subject to fees. Inspection fees
  are due upon notification by the Commission in accordance with Sec.
  170.12(c).
(5) Generally licensed device registrations under 10 CFR 31.5.
  Submittals of registration information must be accompanied by the
  prescribed fee.

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\2\ Fees will be charged for approvals issued under a specific exemption
  provision of the Commission's regulations under title 10 of the Code
  of Federal Regulations (e.g., 10 CFR 30.11, 40.14, 70.14, 73.5, and
  any other sections in effect now or in the future), regardless of
  whether the approval is in the form of a license amendment, letter of
  approval, safety evaluation report, or other form. In addition to the
  fee shown, an applicant may be assessed an additional fee for sealed
  source and device evaluations as shown in fee categories 9.A. through
  9.D.
\3\ Full cost fees will be determined based on the professional staff
  time multiplied by the appropriate professional hourly rate
  established in Sec.   170.20 in effect when the service is provided,
  and the appropriate contractual support services expended.
\4\ Licensees paying fees under categories 1.A., 1.B., and 1.E. are not
  subject to fees under categories 1.C., 1.D. and 1.F. for sealed
  sources authorized in the same license, except for an application that
  deals only with the sealed sources authorized by the license.
\5\ Persons who possess radium sources that are used for operational
  purposes in another fee category are not also subject to the fees in
  this category. (This exception does not apply if the radium sources
  are possessed for storage only.)
\6\ Licensees subject to fees under fee categories 1.A., 1.B., 1.E., or
  2.A. must pay the largest applicable fee and are not subject to
  additional fees listed in this table.
\7\ Licensees paying fees under 3.C., 3.C.1, or 3.C.2 are not subject to
  fees under 2.B. for possession and shielding authorized on the same
  license.
\8\ Licensees paying fees under 7.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B.
  for possession and shielding authorized on the same license.
\9\ Licensees paying fees under 3.N. are not subject to paying fees
  under 3.P., 3.P.1, or 3.P.2 for calibration or leak testing services
  authorized on the same license.
\10\ Licensees paying fees under 7.B., 7.B.1, or 7.B.2 are not subject
  to paying fees under 7.C., 7.C.1, or 7.C.2. for broad scope licenses
  issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of
  byproduct material, source material, and/or special nuclear material,
  except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special
  nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices
  authorized on the same license.
\11\ A materials license (or part of a materials license) that
  transitions to fee category 14.A is assessed full-cost fees under 10
  CFR part 170, but is not assessed an annual fee under 10 CFR part 171.
  If only part of a materials license is transitioned to fee category
  14.A, the licensee may be charged annual fees (and any applicable 10
  CFR part 170 fees) for other activities authorized under the license
  that are not in decommissioning status.
\12\ Because the resources for import and export licensing activities
  are identified as a fee-relief activity to be excluded from the fee-
  recoverable budget, import and export licensing actions will not incur
  fees.
\13\ Licensees paying fees under 4.A., 4.B. or 4.C. are not subject to
  paying fees under 3.N. licenses that authorize services for other
  licensees authorized on the same license.

PART 171--ANNUAL FEES FOR REACTOR LICENSES AND FUEL CYCLE LICENSES 
AND MATERIALS LICENSES, INCLUDING HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES OF 
COMPLIANCE, REGISTRATIONS, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM APPROVALS 
AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LICENSED BY THE NRC

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6. The authority citation for part 171 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 161(w), 223, 234 
(42 U.S.C. 2014, 2201(w), 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 
1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 42 U.S.C. 2215; 44 U.S.C. 3504 
note.

0
7. In Sec.  171.5, revise the definitions for ``Bundled unit'', 
``Minimum fee'', ``Small modular reactor (SMR)'', ``Variable fee'', and 
``Variable rate'' to read as follows:


Sec.  171.5  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Bundled unit means multiple SMR reactors on a single site that are 
considered a single unit for the purpose of assessing an annual fee. A 
bundled unit is assessed an annual fee based on the cumulative licensed 
thermal power rating of all licensed SMR reactors on the same site. The 
maximum capacity of a bundled unit is a cumulative licensed thermal 
power rating of 4,500 MWt. A single SMR reactor can be part of two 
bundled units if it completes the capacity of one unit and begins the 
capacity of an additional unit. For a given site, the use of the 
bundled unit concept is independent of the number of SMR plants, the 
number of SMR licenses issued, or the sequencing of the SMR licenses 
that have been issued. Bundled units with capacities greater than 2,000 
MWt and less than or equal to 4,500 MWt are assessed a maximum fee that 
is equivalent to the annual fee paid by the current reactor fleet. 
Above 4,500 MWt establishes an additional bundled unit.
* * * * *
    Minimum fee means the lowest annual fee assessed for an SMR or a 
bundled unit in a thermal power rating fee assessment tier.
* * * * *
    Small modular reactor (SMR) for the purposes of calculating fees 
means the class of power reactors having a licensed thermal power 
rating less than or equal to 1,000 MWt per module. This rating is based 
on the thermal power equivalent of an SMR with an electrical power 
generating capacity of 300 MWe or less per module.
* * * * *
    Variable fee means an annual fee component that is added to the 
minimum fee. The variable fee is designed to gradually increase as 
licensed thermal power capacity is added within the bundled unit fee 
assessment tier. The variable fee is calculated as the product of the 
incremental increase in the thermal power rating multiplied by the 
variable rate.
    Variable rate means the factor used to calculate the variable fee 
component of the annual fee. To determine the total annual fee, the 
incremental increase in the licensed thermal power rating within the 
fee assessment tier is multiplied by the variable rate resulting in a 
variable fee that is added to the minimum fee. There is a different 
factor for each SMR or bundled unit fee assessment tier. Each factor 
represents the difference between the lower licensed thermal power 
rating within each tier and the actual thermal power rating for the 
unit or site.
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8. In Sec.  171.15, revise paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) introductory 
text, paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) introductory text, and paragraphs 
(d)(2) and (e) to read as follows:


Sec.  171.15  Annual fees: Non-power production or utilization 
licenses, reactor licenses, and independent spent fuel storage 
licenses.

* * * * *
    (b)(1) The FY 2023 annual fee for each operating power reactor that 
must be collected by September 30, 2023, is $5,486,000.
    (2) The FY 2023 annual fees are comprised of a base annual fee for 
power reactors licensed to operate, a base spent fuel storage/reactor 
decommissioning annual fee and associated additional charges. The 
activities comprising the spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning 
base annual fee are shown in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (ii) of this 
section. The activities comprising the FY 2023 base annual fee for 
operating power reactors are as follows:
* * * * *
    (c)(1) The FY 2023 annual fee for each power reactor holding a 10 
CFR part 50 license or combined license issued under 10 CFR part 52 
that is in a decommissioning or possession-only status and has spent 
fuel onsite, and for each independent spent fuel storage 10 CFR part 72 
licensee who does not hold

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a 10 CFR part 50 license or a 10 CFR part 52 combined license, is 
$267,000.
    (2) The FY 2023 annual fee is comprised of a base spent fuel 
storage/reactor decommissioning annual fee (which is also included in 
the operating power reactor annual fee shown in paragraph (b) of this 
section). The activities comprising the FY 2023 spent fuel storage/
reactor decommissioning rebaselined annual fee are:
* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (2) The annual fees for a small modular reactor(s) located on a 
single site to be collected by September 30 of each year, are as 
follows:

                                           Table 1 to Paragraph (d)(2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Bundled unit thermal power rating                   Minimum fee    Variable fee     Maximum fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
First Bundled Unit(s)--cumulative MWt:
    0 MWt <=20 MWt..............................................       (\a\) TBD             N/A             N/A
    >20 MWt <=250 MWt...........................................       (\a\) TBD       (\d\) TBD             N/A
    >250 MWt <=2,000 MWt........................................       (\b\) TBD       (\e\) TBD             N/A
    >2,000 MWt <=4,500 MWt......................................             N/A             N/A       (\c\) TBD
Additional Bundled Unit(s)--cumulative MWt (above the first
 bundled unit of 4,500 MWt):
    0 MWt <=2,000 MWt...........................................             N/A       (\f\) TBD             N/A
    >2,000 MWt <=4,500 MWt......................................             N/A             N/A      (\c\) TBD
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\a\ Annual fee paid by the non-power production or utilization facilities fee class.
\b\ Average of the annual fees for the spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning and the non-power production
  or utilization facilities fee classes.
\c\ Annual fee paid by the operating power reactors fee class.
\d\ [((b)-(a))/230] x the difference between 20 MWt for the first bundled unit(s) and the actual cumulative
  licensed thermal power rating up to 250 MWt.
\e\ [((c)-(b))/1,750] x the difference between 250 MWt for the first bundled unit(s) and the actual cumulative
  licensed thermal power rating up to 2,000 MWt.
\f\ [((c)-(b))/2,000] x the difference between 4,500 MWt for the first bundled unit(s) and the total actual
  cumulative licensed thermal power rating up to 2,000 MWt.

* * * * *
    (e) The FY 2023 annual fee for licensees authorized to operate one 
or more non-power production or utilization facilities under a single 
10 CFR part 50 license, unless the reactor is exempted from fees under 
Sec.  171.11(b), is $98,900.
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9. In Sec.  171.16, revise paragraphs (b) introductory text, (c), and 
(d) to read as follows:


Sec.  171.16  Annual fees: Materials licensees, holders of certificates 
of compliance, holders of sealed source and device registrations, 
holders of quality assurance program approvals, and government agencies 
licensed by the NRC.

* * * * *
    (b) The FY 2023 annual fee is comprised of a base annual fee and 
associated additional charges. The base FY 2023 annual fee is the sum 
of budgeted costs for the following activities:
* * * * *
    (c) A licensee who is required to pay an annual fee under this 
section, in addition to 10 CFR part 72 licenses, may qualify as a small 
entity. If a licensee qualifies as a small entity and provides the 
Commission with the proper certification along with its annual fee 
payment, the licensee may pay reduced annual fees as shown in table 1 
to this paragraph (c). Failure to file a small entity certification in 
a timely manner could result in the receipt of a delinquent invoice 
requesting the outstanding balance due and/or denial of any refund that 
might otherwise be due. The small entity fees are as follows:

                        Table 1 to Paragraph (c)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Maximum annual
                                                              fee per
             NRC small entity classification                 licensed
                                                             category
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Small Businesses Not Engaged in Manufacturing (Average
 gross receipts over the last 5 completed fiscal years):
    $555,000 to $8 million..............................          $5,200
    Less than $555,000..................................           1,000
Small Not-For-Profit Organizations (Annual Gross
 Receipts):
    $555,000 to $8 million..............................           5,200
    Less than $555,000..................................           1,000
Manufacturing Entities that Have An Average of 500
 Employees or Fewer:
    35 to 500 employees.................................           5,200
    Fewer than 35 employees.............................           1,000
Small Governmental Jurisdictions (Including publicly
 supported educational institutions) (Population):
    20,000 to 49,999....................................           5,200
    Fewer than 20,000...................................           1,000
Educational Institutions that are not State or Publicly
 Supported, and have 500 Employees or Fewer:
    35 to 500 employees.................................           5,200
    Fewer than 35 employees.............................           1,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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    (d) The FY 2023 annual fees for materials licensees and holders of 
certificates, registrations, or approvals subject to fees under this 
section are shown in table 2 to this paragraph (d):

Table 2 to Paragraph (d)--Schedule of Materials Annual Fees and Fees for
                   Government Agencies Licensed by NRC
                     [See footnotes at end of table]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Annual fees
             Category of materials licenses                 \1\ \2\ \3\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Special nuclear material:
    A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of U-235 or
     plutonium for fuel fabrication activities.
        (a) Strategic Special Nuclear Material (High          $5,136,000
         Enriched Uranium) \15\ [Program Code(s): 21213]
        (b) Low Enriched Uranium in Dispersible Form           1,741,000
         Used for Fabrication of Power Reactor Fuel \15\
         [Program Code(s): 21210].......................
    (2) All other special nuclear materials licenses not
     included in Category 1.A.(1) which are licensed for
     fuel cycle activities..............................
        (a) Facilities with limited operations \15\              803,000
         [Program Code(s): 21310, 21320]................
        (b) Gas centrifuge enrichment demonstration                  N/A
         facility \15\ [Program Code(s): 21205].........
        (c) Others, including hot cell facility \15\                 N/A
         [Program Code(s): 21130, 21131, 21133].........
    B. Licenses for receipt and storage of spent fuel                N/A
     and reactor-related Greater than Class C (GTCC)
     waste at an independent spent fuel storage
     installation (ISFSI)\11\ \15\ [Program Code(s):
     23200].............................................
    C. Licenses for possession and use of special                  2,500
     nuclear material of less than a critical mass, as
     defined in Sec.   70.4 of this chapter, in sealed
     sources contained in devices used in industrial
     measuring systems, including x-ray fluorescence
     analyzers. [Program Code(s): 22140]................
    D. All other special nuclear material licenses,                7,400
     except licenses authorizing special nuclear
     material in sealed or unsealed form in combination
     that would constitute a critical mass, as defined
     in Sec.   70.4 of this chapter, for which the
     licensee shall pay the same fees as those under
     Category 1.A. [Program Code(s): 22110, 22111,
     22120, 22131, 22136, 22150, 22151, 22161, 22170,
     23100, 23300, 23310]...............................
    E. Licenses or certificates for the operation of a         2,238,000
     uranium enrichment facility \15\ [Program Code(s):
     21200].............................................
    F. Licenses for possession and use of special                  4,400
     nuclear materials greater than critical mass, as
     defined in Sec.   70.4 of this chapter, for
     development and testing of commercial products, and
     other non-fuel cycle activities.\4\ [Program Code:
     22155].............................................
2. Source material:
    A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of source           1,320,000
     material for refining uranium mill concentrates to
     uranium hexafluoride or for deconverting uranium
     hexafluoride in the production of uranium oxides
     for disposal.\15\ [Program Code: 11400]............
        (2) Licenses for possession and use of source
         material in recovery operations such as
         milling, in-situ recovery, heap-leaching, ore
         buying stations, ion-exchange facilities and in-
         processing of ores containing source material
         for extraction of metals other than uranium or
         thorium, including licenses authorizing the
         possession of byproduct waste material
         (tailings) from source material recovery
         operations, as well as licenses authorizing the
         possession and maintenance of a facility in a
         standby mode...................................
            (a) Conventional and Heap Leach                          N/A
             facilities.\15\ [Program Code(s): 11100]...
            (b) Basic In Situ Recovery facilities.\15\            49,500
             [Program Code(s): 11500]...................
            (c) Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities                 N/A
             \15\ [Program Code(s): 11510]..............
            (d) In Situ Recovery Resin facilities.\15\           \5\ N/A
             [Program Code(s): 11550]...................
            (e) Resin Toll Milling facilities.\15\               \5\ N/A
             [Program Code(s): 11555]...................
            (f) Other facilities \6\ [Program Code(s):           \5\ N/A
             11700].....................................
        (3) Licenses that authorize the receipt of               \5\ N/A
         byproduct material, as defined in section
         11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, from other
         persons for possession and disposal, except
         those licenses subject to the fees in Category
         2.A.(2) or Category 2.A.(4) \15\ [Program
         Code(s): 11600, 12000].........................
        (4) Licenses that authorize the receipt of                   N/A
         byproduct material, as defined in section
         11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, from other
         persons for possession and disposal incidental
         to the disposal of the uranium waste tailings
         generated by the licensee's milling operations,
         except those licenses subject to the fees in
         Category 2.A.(2) \15\ [Program Code(s): 12010].
    B. Licenses which authorize the possession, use, and/          2,800
     or installation of source material for
     shielding.\16\ \17\ Application [Program Code(s):
     11210].............................................
    C. Licenses to distribute items containing source             10,400
     material to persons exempt from the licensing
     requirements of part 40 of this chapter. [Program
     Code: 11240].......................................
    D. Licenses to distribute source material to persons           5,300
     generally licensed under part 40 of this chapter.
     [Program Code(s): 11230 and 11231].................
    E. Licenses for possession and use of source                   6,800
     material for processing or manufacturing of
     products or materials containing source material
     for commercial distribution. [Program Code: 11710].
    F. All other source material licenses. [Program                9,200
     Code(s): 11200, 11220, 11221, 11300, 11800, 11810,
     11820].............................................
3. Byproduct material:
    A. Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of          28,800
     byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of
     this chapter for processing or manufacturing of
     items containing byproduct material for commercial
     distribution. Number of locations of use: 1-5.
     [Program Code(s): 03211, 03212, 03213].............
        (1). Licenses of broad scope for the possession           38,300
         and use of byproduct material issued under
         parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for processing
         or manufacturing of items containing byproduct
         material for commercial distribution. Number of
         locations of use: 6-20. [Program Code(s):
         04010, 04012, 04014]...........................
        (2). Licenses of broad scope for the possession           47,800
         and use of byproduct material issued under
         parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for processing
         or manufacturing of items containing byproduct
         material for commercial distribution. Number of
         locations of use: more than 20. [Program
         Code(s): 04011, 04013, 04015]..................
    B. Other licenses for possession and use of                   10,000
     byproduct material issued under part 30 of this
     chapter for processing or manufacturing of items
     containing byproduct material for commercial
     distribution. Number of locations of use: 1-5.
     [Program Code(s): 03214, 03215, 22135, 22162]......

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        (1). Other licenses for possession and use of             13,300
         byproduct material issued under part 30 of this
         chapter for processing or manufacturing of
         items containing byproduct material for
         commercial distribution. Number of locations of
         use: 6-20. [Program Code(s): 04110, 04112,
         04114, 04116]..................................
        (2). Other licenses for possession and use of             16,500
         byproduct material issued under part 30 of this
         chapter for processing or manufacturing of
         items containing byproduct material for
         commercial distribution. Number of locations of
         use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04111,
         04113, 04115, 04117]...........................
    C. Licenses issued under Sec.  Sec.   32.72 and/or             9,700
     32.74 of this chapter that authorize the processing
     or manufacturing and distribution or redistribution
     of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits,
     and/or sources and devices containing byproduct
     material. This category does not apply to licenses
     issued to nonprofit educational institutions whose
     processing or manufacturing is exempt under Sec.
     170.11(a)(4) of this chapter. Number of locations
     of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s): 02500, 02511, 02513]
        (1). Licenses issued under Sec.  Sec.   32.72             12,800
         and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the
         processing or manufacturing and distribution or
         redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals,
         generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and
         devices containing byproduct material. This
         category does not apply to licenses issued to
         nonprofit educational institutions whose
         processing or manufacturing is exempt under
         Sec.   170.11(a)(4). Number of locations of
         use: 6-20. [Program Code(s): 04210, 04212,
         04214].........................................
        (2). Licenses issued under Sec.  Sec.   32.72             17,700
         and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the
         processing or manufacturing and distribution or
         redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals,
         generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and
         devices containing byproduct material. This
         category does not apply to licenses issued to
         nonprofit educational institutions whose
         processing or manufacturing is exempt under
         Sec.   170.11(a)(4). Number of locations of
         use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04211,
         04213, 04215]..................................
    D. [Reserved].......................................         \5\ N/A
    E. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct                9,400
     material in sealed sources for irradiation of
     materials in which the source is not removed from
     its shield (self-shielded units). [Program Code(s):
     03510, 03520]......................................
    F. Licenses for possession and use of less than or             9,000
     equal to 10,000 curies of byproduct material in
     sealed sources for irradiation of materials in
     which the source is exposed for irradiation
     purposes. This category also includes underwater
     irradiators for irradiation of materials in which
     the source is not exposed for irradiation purposes.
     [Program Code(s): 03511]...........................
    G. Licenses for possession and use of greater than            74,300
     10,000 curies of byproduct material in sealed
     sources for irradiation of materials in which the
     source is exposed for irradiation purposes. This
     category also includes underwater irradiators for
     irradiation of materials in which the source is not
     exposed for irradiation purposes. [Program Code(s):
     03521].............................................
    H. Licenses issued under subpart A of part 32 of               9,300
     this chapter to distribute items containing
     byproduct material that require device review to
     persons exempt from the licensing requirements of
     part 30 of this chapter, except specific licenses
     authorizing redistribution of items that have been
     authorized for distribution to persons exempt from
     the licensing requirements of part 30 of this
     chapter. [Program Code(s): 03254, 03255, 03257]....
    I. Licenses issued under subpart A of part 32 of              19,300
     this chapter to distribute items containing
     byproduct material or quantities of byproduct
     material that do not require device evaluation to
     persons exempt from the licensing requirements of
     part 30 of this chapter, except for specific
     licenses authorizing redistribution of items that
     have been authorized for distribution to persons
     exempt from the licensing requirements of part 30
     of this chapter. [Program Code(s): 03250, 03251,
     03253, 03256]......................................
    J. Licenses issued under subpart B of part 32 of               3,700
     this chapter to distribute items containing
     byproduct material that require sealed source and/
     or device review to persons generally licensed
     under part 31 of this chapter, except specific
     licenses authorizing redistribution of items that
     have been authorized for distribution to persons
     generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter.
     [Program Code(s): 03240, 03241, 03243].............
    K. Licenses issued under subpart B of part 32 of               2,800
     this chapter to distribute items containing
     byproduct material or quantities of byproduct
     material that do not require sealed source and/or
     device review to persons generally licensed under
     part 31 of this chapter, except specific licenses
     authorizing redistribution of items that have been
     authorized for distribution to persons generally
     licensed under part 31 of this chapter. [Program
     Code(s): 03242, 03244].............................
    L. Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of          13,500
     byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of
     this chapter for research and development that do
     not authorize commercial distribution. Number of
     locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s): 01100,
     01110, 01120, 03610, 03611, 03612, 03613]..........
        (1) Licenses of broad scope for possession and            17,900
         use of product material issued under parts 30
         and 33 of this chapter for research and
         development that do not authorize commercial
         distribution. Number of locations of use: 6-20.
         [Program Code(s): 04610, 04612, 04614, 04616,
         04618, 04620, 04622]...........................
        (2) Licenses of broad scope for possession and            22,300
         use of byproduct material issued under parts 30
         and 33 of this chapter for research and
         development that do not authorize commercial
         distribution. Number of locations of use: more
         than 20. [Program Code(s): 04611, 04613, 04615,
         04617, 04619, 04621, 04623]....................
    M. Other licenses for possession and use of                   25,200
     byproduct material issued under part 30 of this
     chapter for research and development that do not
     authorize commercial distribution. [Program
     Code(s): 03620]....................................
    N. Licenses that authorize services for other                 14,900
     licensees, except: (1) Licenses that authorize only
     calibration and/or leak testing services are
     subject to the fees specified in fee Category 3.P.;
     and (2) Licenses that authorize waste disposal
     services are subject to the fees specified in fee
     categories 4.A., 4.B., and 4.C.\21\ [Program
     Code(s): 03219, 03225, 03226]......................
    O. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct               43,700
     material issued under part 34 of this chapter for
     industrial radiography operations. This category
     also includes the possession and use of source
     material for shielding authorized under part 40 of
     this chapter when authorized on the same license
     Number of locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s):
     03310, 03320]......................................

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        (1). Licenses for possession and use of                   58,500
         byproduct material issued under part 34 of this
         chapter for industrial radiography operations.
         This category also includes the possession and
         use of source material for shielding authorized
         under part 40 of this chapter when authorized
         on the same license. Number of locations of
         use: 6-20. [Program Code(s): 04310, 04312].....
        (2). Licenses for possession and use of                   72,900
         byproduct material issued under part 34 of this
         chapter for industrial radiography operations.
         This category also includes the possession and
         use of source material for shielding authorized
         under part 40 of this chapter when authorized
         on the same license. Number of locations of
         use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04311,
         04313].........................................
    P. All other specific byproduct material licenses,            12,500
     except those in Categories 4.A. through 9.D.\18\
     Number of locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s):
     02400, 02410, 03120, 03121, 03122, 03123, 03124,
     03140, 03130, 03220, 03221, 03222, 03800, 03810,
     22130].............................................
        (1). All other specific byproduct material                16,700
         licenses, except those in Categories 4.A.
         through 9.D.\18\ Number of locations of use: 6-
         20. [Program Code(s): 04410, 04412, 04414,
         04416, 04418, 04420, 04422, 04424, 04426,
         04428, 04430, 04432, 04434, 04436, 04438]......
        (2). All other specific byproduct material                20,800
         licenses, except those in Categories 4.A.
         through 9.D.\18\ Number of locations of use:
         more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04411, 04413,
         04415, 04417, 04419, 04421, 04423, 04425,
         04427, 04429, 04431, 04433, 04435, 04437,
         04439].........................................
    Q. Registration of devices generally licensed under         \13\ N/A
     part 31 of this chapter............................
    R. Possession of items or products containing radium-
     226 identified in Sec.   31.12 of this chapter
     which exceed the number of items or limits
     specified in that section: \14\
        (1). Possession of quantities exceeding the                6,500
         number of items or limits in Sec.
         31.12(a)(4), or (5) of this chapter but less
         than or equal to 10 times the number of items
         or limits specified [Program Code(s): 02700]...
        (2). Possession of quantities exceeding 10 times           6,800
         the number of items or limits specified in Sec.
           31.12(a)(4) or (5) of this chapter [Program
         Code(s): 02710]................................
    S. Licenses for production of accelerator-produced            26,300
     radionuclides [Program Code(s): 03210].............
4. Waste disposal and processing:
    A. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of           20,000
     waste byproduct material, source material, or
     special nuclear material from other persons for the
     purpose of contingency storage or commercial land
     disposal by the licensee; or licenses authorizing
     contingency storage of low-level radioactive waste
     at the site of nuclear power reactors; or licenses
     for receipt of waste from other persons for
     incineration or other treatment, packaging of
     resulting waste and residues, and transfer of
     packages to another person authorized to receive or
     dispose of waste material. [Program Code(s): 03231,
     03233, 03236, 06100, 06101]........................
    B. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of           15,600
     waste byproduct material, source material, or
     special nuclear material from other persons for the
     purpose of packaging or repackaging the material.
     The licensee will dispose of the material by
     transfer to another person authorized to receive or
     dispose of the material. [Program Code(s): 03234]..
    C. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of            9,000
     prepackaged waste byproduct material, source
     material, or special nuclear material from other
     persons. The licensee will dispose of the material
     by transfer to another person authorized to receive
     or dispose of the material. [Program Code(s):
     03232].............................................
5. Well logging:
    A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct               12,500
     material, source material, and/or special nuclear
     material for well logging, well surveys, and tracer
     studies other than field flooding tracer studies.
     [Program Code(s): 03110, 03111, 03112].............
    B. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct              \5\ N/A
     material for field flooding tracer studies.
     [Program Code(s): 03113]...........................
6. Nuclear laundries:
    A. Licenses for commercial collection and laundry of          28,200
     items contaminated with byproduct material, source
     material, or special nuclear material. [Program
     Code(s): 03218]....................................
7. Medical licenses:
    A. Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of          28,900
     this chapter for human use of byproduct material,
     source material, or special nuclear material in
     sealed sources contained in gamma stereotactic
     radiosurgery units, teletherapy devices, or similar
     beam therapy devices. This category also includes
     the possession and use of source material for
     shielding when authorized on the same license.\9\
     Number of locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s):
     02300, 02310]......................................
        (1). Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and          38,500
         70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct
         material, source material, or special nuclear
         material in sealed sources contained in gamma
         stereotactic radiosurgery units, teletherapy
         devices, or similar beam therapy devices. This
         category also includes the possession and use
         of source material for shielding when
         authorized on the same license.\9\ Number of
         locations of use: 6-20. [Program Code(s):
         04510, 04512]..................................
        (2). Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and          48,200
         70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct
         material, source material, or special nuclear
         material in sealed sources contained in gamma
         stereotactic radiosurgery units, teletherapy
         devices, or similar beam therapy devices. This
         category also includes the possession and use
         of source material for shielding when
         authorized on the same license.\9\ Number of
         locations of use: more than 20. [Program
         Code(s): 04511, 04513].........................
    B. Licenses of broad scope issued to medical                  42,500
     institutions or two or more physicians under parts
     30, 33, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter authorizing
     research and development, including human use of
     byproduct material, except licenses for byproduct
     material, source material, or special nuclear
     material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy
     devices. This category also includes the possession
     and use of source material for shielding when
     authorized on the same license.\9\ Number of
     locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s): 02110]....

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        (1). Licenses of broad scope issued to medical            56,500
         institutions or two or more physicians under
         parts 30, 33, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter
         authorizing research and development, including
         human use of byproduct material, except
         licenses for byproduct material, source
         material, or special nuclear material in sealed
         sources contained in teletherapy devices. This
         category also includes the possession and use
         of source material for shielding when
         authorized on the same license.\9\ Number of
         locations of use: 6-20. [Program Code(s):
         04710].........................................
        (2). Licenses of broad scope issued to medical            70,500
         institutions or two or more physicians under
         parts 30, 33, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter
         authorizing research and development, including
         human use of byproduct material, except
         licenses for byproduct material, source
         material, or special nuclear material in sealed
         sources contained in teletherapy devices. This
         category also includes the possession and use
         of source material for shielding when
         authorized on the same license.\9\ Number of
         locations of use: more than 20. [Program
         Code(s): 04711]................................
    C. Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and          18,100
     70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct
     material, source material, and/or special nuclear
     material, except licenses for byproduct material,
     source material, or special nuclear material in
     sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices.
     This category also includes the possession and use
     of source material for shielding when authorized on
     the same license.\9\ \19\ Number of locations of
     use: 1-5. [Program Code(s): 02120, 02121, 02200,
     02201, 02210, 02220, 02230, 02231, 02240, 22160]...
        (1). Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35,            24,200
         40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of
         byproduct material, source material, and/or
         special nuclear material, except licenses for
         byproduct material, source material, or special
         nuclear material in sealed sources contained in
         teletherapy devices. This category also
         includes the possession and use of source
         material for shielding when authorized on the
         same license.\9\ \19\ Number of locations of
         use: 6-20. [Program Code(s): 04810, 04812,
         04814, 04816, 04818, 04820, 04822, 04824,
         04826, 04828]..................................
        (2). Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35,            22,100
         40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of
         byproduct material, source material, and/or
         special nuclear material, except licenses for
         byproduct material, source material, or special
         nuclear material in sealed sources contained in
         teletherapy devices. This category also
         includes the possession and use of source
         material for shielding when authorized on the
         same license.\9\ \19\ Number of locations of
         use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04811,
         04813, 04815, 04817, 04819, 04821, 04823,
         04825, 04827, 04829]...........................
8. Civil defense:
    A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct                6,500
     material, source material, or special nuclear
     material for civil defense activities. [Program
     Code(s): 03710]....................................
9. Device, product, or sealed source safety evaluation:
    A. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of          17,600
     devices or products containing byproduct material,
     source material, or special nuclear material,
     except reactor fuel devices, for commercial
     distribution.......................................
    B. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of           9,000
     devices or products containing byproduct material,
     source material, or special nuclear material
     manufactured in accordance with the unique
     specifications of, and for use by, a single
     applicant, except reactor fuel devices.............
    C. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of           5,300
     sealed sources containing byproduct material,
     source material, or special nuclear material,
     except reactor fuel, for commercial distribution...
    D. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of           1,000
     sealed sources containing byproduct material,
     source material, or special nuclear material,
     manufactured in accordance with the unique
     specifications of, and for use by, a single
     applicant, except reactor fuel.....................
10. Transportation of radioactive material:
    A. Certificates of Compliance or other package
     approvals issued for design of casks, packages, and
     shipping containers.
        1. Spent Fuel, High-Level Waste, and plutonium           \6\ N/A
         air packages...................................
        2. Other Casks..................................         \6\ N/A
    B. Quality assurance program approvals issued under
     part 71 of this chapter............................
        1. Users and Fabricators........................         \6\ N/A
        2. Users........................................         \6\ N/A
    C. Evaluation of security plans, route approvals,            \6\ N/A
     route surveys, and transportation security devices
     (including immobilization devices).................
11. Standardized spent fuel facilities..................         \6\ N/A
12. Special Projects [Program Code(s): 25110]...........         \6\ N/A
13. A. Spent fuel storage cask Certificate of Compliance         \6\ N/A
    B. General licenses for storage of spent fuel under         \12\ N/A
     Sec.   72.210 of this chapter......................
14. Decommissioning/Reclamation:
    A. Byproduct, source, or special nuclear material       \7\ \20\ N/A
     licenses and other approvals authorizing
     decommissioning, decontamination, reclamation, or
     site restoration activities under parts 30, 40, 70,
     72, and 76 of this chapter, including master
     materials licenses (MMLs). The transition to this
     fee category occurs when a licensee has permanently
     ceased principal activities. [Program Code(s):
     03900, 11900, 21135, 21215, 21325, 22200]..........
    B. Site-specific decommissioning activities                  \7\ N/A
     associated with unlicensed sites, including MMLs,
     whether or not the sites have been previously
     licensed...........................................
15. Import and Export licenses..........................         \8\ N/A
16. Reciprocity.........................................         \8\ N/A
17. Master materials licenses of broad scope issued to           352,000
 Government agencies.\15\ [Program Code(s): 03614]......
18. Department of Energy:
    A. Certificates of Compliance.......................  \10\ 1,733,000

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    B. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act               119,000
     (UMTRCA) activities [Program Code(s): 03237, 03238]
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\1\ Annual fees will be assessed based on whether a licensee held a
  valid license with the NRC authorizing possession and use of
  radioactive material during the current FY. The annual fee is waived
  for those materials licenses and holders of certificates,
  registrations, and approvals who either filed for termination of their
  licenses or approvals or filed for possession only/storage licenses
  before October 1 of the current FY, and permanently ceased licensed
  activities entirely before this date. Annual fees for licensees who
  filed for termination of a license, downgrade of a license, or for a
  possession-only license during the FY and for new licenses issued
  during the FY will be prorated in accordance with the provisions of
  Sec.   171.17. If a person holds more than one license, certificate,
  registration, or approval, the annual fee(s) will be assessed for each
  license, certificate, registration, or approval held by that person.
  For licenses that authorize more than one activity on a single license
  (e.g., human use and irradiator activities), annual fees will be
  assessed for each category applicable to the license.
\2\ Payment of the prescribed annual fee does not automatically renew
  the license, certificate, registration, or approval for which the fee
  is paid. Renewal applications must be filed in accordance with the
  requirements of parts 30, 40, 70, 71, 72, or 76 of this chapter.
\3\ Each FY, fees for these materials licenses will be calculated and
  assessed in accordance with Sec.   171.13 and will be published in the
  Federal Register for notice and comment.
\4\ Other facilities include licenses for extraction of metals, heavy
  metals, and rare earths.
\5\ There are no existing NRC licenses in these fee categories. If NRC
  issues a license for these categories, the Commission will consider
  establishing an annual fee for this type of license.
\6\ Standardized spent fuel facilities, 10 CFR parts 71 and 72
  Certificates of Compliance and related Quality Assurance program
  approvals, and special reviews, such as topical reports, are not
  assessed an annual fee because the generic costs of regulating these
  activities are primarily attributable to users of the designs,
  certificates, and topical reports.
\7\ Licensees in this category are not assessed an annual fee because
  they are charged an annual fee in other categories while they are
  licensed to operate.
\8\ No annual fee is charged because it is not practical to administer
  due to the relatively short life or temporary nature of the license.
\9\ Separate annual fees will not be assessed for pacemaker licenses
  issued to medical institutions that also hold nuclear medicine
  licenses under fee categories 7.A, 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.B., 7.B.1, 7.B.2,
  7.C, 7.C.1, or 7.C.2.
\10\ This includes Certificates of Compliance issued to the DOE that are
  not funded from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
\11\ See Sec.   171.15(c).
\12\ See Sec.   171.15(c).
\13\ No annual fee is charged for this category because the cost of the
  general license registration program applicable to licenses in this
  category will be recovered through 10 CFR part 170 fees.
\14\ Persons who possess radium sources that are used for operational
  purposes in another fee category are not also subject to the fees in
  this category. (This exception does not apply if the radium sources
  are possessed for storage only.)
\15\ Licensees subject to fees under categories 1.A., 1.B., 1.E., 2.A.,
  and licensees paying fees under fee category 17 must pay the largest
  applicable fee and are not subject to additional fees listed in this
  table.
\16\ Licensees paying fees under 3.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B.
  for possession and shielding authorized on the same license.
\17\ Licensees paying fees under 7.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B.
  for possession and shielding authorized on the same license.
\18\ Licensees paying fees under 3.N. are not subject to paying fees
  under 3.P., 3.P.1, or 3.P.2 for calibration or leak testing services
  authorized on the same license.
\19\ Licensees paying fees under 7.B., 7.B.1, or 7.B.2 are not subject
  to paying fees under 7.C., 7.C.1, or 7.C.2 for broad scope license
  licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for
  human use of byproduct material, source material, and/or special
  nuclear material, except licenses for byproduct material, source
  material, or special nuclear material in sealed sources contained in
  teletherapy devices authorized on the same license.
\20\ No annual fee is charged for a materials license (or part of a
  materials license) that has transitioned to this fee category because
  the decommissioning costs will be recovered through 10 CFR part 170
  fees, but annual fees may be charged for other activities authorized
  under the license that are not in decommissioning status.
\21\ Licensees paying fees under 4.A., 4.B. or 4.C. are not subject to
  paying fees under 3.N. licenses that authorize services for other
  licensees authorized on the same license.


    Dated: February 21, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James C. Corbett,
Acting Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-03940 Filed 3-2-23; 8:45 am]
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