Nuclear Materials Users

Fees Calculation Overview 

FY 2020 
Reconciliation of CBJ vs. Fees

Reconciliation of Nuclear Material Users 

Business Line vs. Fee Class Allocation 

Nuclear Materials Users 

Business Line (CBJ)

Contract $ FTE 

Product Lines ($M)

Event Response 0.0 3.0

Generic Homeland Security 7.5 15.0

International Activities 5.6 12.0

Licensing 0.8 44.0

Oversight 1.9 47.0

Research 0.5 2.0

Rulemaking 0.3 12.0

Mission Support/Supervisors 0.9 43.0

State/Tribal/Federal Programs 0.3 24.0

Training 1.0 3.0

Travel 2.8 0.0

$ 21.6 205.0

FTE rate $183,300 times 205 FTEs 

(includes Salaries & Benefits only) $ 37.6 

Total Business Line Budget (BL) $ 21.6 $ 37.6 = $ 59.2

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Reconciliation of CBJ vs. Fees cont.

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Nuclear Material Users Facilities 

Fee Class 

(Final Fee Rule) 

Deductions from BL resources Contract $(M) FTE

Event Response 3 - (0.7)

Generic Homeland Security 1 (7.5) (15.0)

International Activities 1 (5.6) (12.0)

Licensing 3 (0.7) (12.8)

Oversight 3 (1.8) (6.1)

Research 3 (0.5) (1.7)

Rulemaking 3 (0.3) (9.5)

Mission Support/Supervisors 2 (0.9) (43.0)

State/Tribal/Federal Programs 3 (0.3) (24.0)

Training 3 (0.8) (1.5)

Travel 2 (2.8) -

(21.2) (126.3)

Increases from BL resources

Oversight 4 0.0 0.0

Training 4 0.1 0.1

0.1 0.1

BL resources w/ fee rule allocations $ 0.5 78.8

FTE fully costed rate $421,471 times 78.8 FTEs 

(includes Salaries, Benefits, indirect resources & agency 

support )

$ 33.2 

Total Fee Class Budget $ 0.5 $ 33.2 = $ 33.7 

Deductions include: Exclusion Items 1 , Indirect resources 2 and resources allocated 

to other fee classes/fee relief categories 3

Increases include: resources allocated from other Business Lines 4 

(i.e. Mission IT/ Mission Training PL)
Reconciliation of CBJ vs. Fees cont.

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SUMMARY

Nuclear Materials Users 

Business Line (CBJ)

Contract $(M) FTE

BL Resources $ 21.6 205.0

FTE rate $183,300 times 205 FTEs 

(includes Salaries & Benefits only) $ 37.6 

Total Business Line Budget (BL) $ 21.6 $ 37.6 = $59.2 M

Nuclear Material Users 

Fee Class 

(Final Fee Rule) 

BL Resources w/ fee rule allocations $ 0.5 78.8

FTE fully costed rate $419,767 times 84.2 FTEs (includes 

Salaries, Benefits, indirect resources & agency support ) $ 35.3 

Total Fee Class Budget $ 0.5 $ 33.2 = $33.7 M

Variances $ (21.1) (126.2) $ (4.4) $(25.4) M
Part 171 Calculation example: 

Materials Fee Class 

[Dollars in Millions] 

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Annual Fee Recovery : Allocation Sections

General $ Inspection $ Fee Relief +/- Low Level Waste Unique $ (Part 35)

$26.6M $7.5M ($51K) $89K $0

FY 2020

Step 1 Budget: $33.7 

Step 2 Billings: Part 170 Estimated ($1.0)

Step 3-5 Remaining: Adjustments for 

Transportation, LLW and Fee Relief $1.4 

Step 6 Remaining: Allocated to Annual Fee $34.1
Objective For Allocations 

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The ultimate goal is to allocate resources fair & equitability across all 60 

Material Users fee categories encompassing over 2,500 licensees. 

Annual Fee Recovery: Allocation Sections

General $ Inspection $ Fee Relief +/- Low Level Waste Unique $ (Part 35)

$26.6 M $7.5M $-51K $89K $0 
Understanding Multipliers

General Computation 

Criteria

Budgeted 

Resources to be 

Recovered

The Multiplier increases the applied General allocations by 

1.27 per fee category in order to recover the $26.6M of 

General budgetary resources

Biennial Review: Actual data during 5 

year average of completed hours for 

application & inspection activities

Part 170 hourly rate

$20.9M is LESS 

than $26.6M $26.6 / $20.9 = 1.27 multiplier

Inspection priority

Number of licensees

Inspection Computation

Criteria

Budgeted 

Resources to be 

Recovered

The Multiplier increases the applied Inspection allocations 

by 1.48 per fee category in order to recover the $7.5M of 

Biennial Review : Actual data during 5 Inspection budgetary resources

year average of completed hours for 

inspection activities

Part 170 hourly rate

$5.1M is LESS 

than $7.5M $7.5 / $5.1 = 1.48 multiplier

Inspection priority

Number of licensees

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Understanding Multipliers cont.

Fee Relief Computation

Criteria Budgeted 

Resources to 

be Recovered

The Multiplier decreases the applied General allocations by 

0.0024 per fee category in order to equal the $0.09M of 

fee relief adjustment

Biennial Review: Actual data during 5 year 

average of hours completed for new 

application & inspection activities

Part 170 hourly rate

$20.9M is 

MORE than $0.09M ($0.09) / $20.9 = 0.0024 multiplier

Inspection priority

Number of licensees

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Understanding Other Computations

• Low Level Waste Surcharge

– Materials Fee Class portion 2.6%, totals $89K

– Divide by Material licensees who contribute to disposing of LLW, 413

– Results in $216 surcharge within the annual fee

• Part 35 – Unique Costs (NMU/Medical) – Budget Resources for Part 35 minus Agreement States, $0K

– Divide by Material medical licensees, 920

– Results in $0 recovery cost within the annual fee

– No Resources in FY2020 to distribute

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Part 171 Calculation example: 

Fee Category 3G 

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Components used for 3G 

Application Part 170 Fee Inspection Part 170 Fee Inspection Priority of 2

($279x 223.2hrs) = $62,300 ($279 x 15.6hrs) = $4,400 (4,400/2)=2,200

Annual Fee Recovery : Allocation Sections

General $ (multiplier 1.27) Inspection $ (multiplier 1.48) Fee Relief +/- (multiplier 0.0024)

$26.6M $7.5M ($51K)

Annual Fee by sections : Fee Category 3G (rounded)

($62,300+$2,200)*1.27

$82,000

($2,200*1.48) 

$3,300 

($62,300+$2,200)*.0024 

($156)

*Professional hours were determined in Biennial Review analysis by program office

FY 2020 Annual Fee $85,200