[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17399]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 15, 170, and 171

[NRC-2018-0292]
RIN 3150-AK24


Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2021

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: On June 16, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
published a final rule that amends its regulations pertaining to user 
fees and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. These 
amendments are necessary to implement the Nuclear Energy Innovation and 
Modernization Act, which, beginning with fiscal year 2021, 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. In addition, the final rule also included 
improvements associated with fee invoicing to implement provisions of 
NEIMA. The final rule had an original effective date of August 16, 
2021. This document delays the effective date of the final rule to 
August 20, 2021, to ensure that the rule has the 60-day delayed 
effective date required by the Congressional Review Act.

DATES: As of August 13, 2021, the effective date of the rule amending 
10 CFR parts 15, 170, and 171 published at 86 FR 32146, June 16, 2021, 
is delayed until August 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0292 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:
    <bullet> Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0292. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407; 
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c480a5b3aaea82abb6a0a1b684aab6a7eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f4b6e78612149607d6b6a7d4f617d6c21686079">[email protected]</span></a>.
    <bullet> 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, 301-415-4737, or 
by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5d5c1d78bd7c0d6cad0d7c6c0e5cbd7c68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="176773653965726478626574725779657439707861">[email protected]</span></a>.
    <bullet> Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request 
to the PDR via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#552531277b2730263a20273630153b27367b323a23"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b1b0f1945190e18041e19080e2b051908450c041d">[email protected]</span></a> or call 1-800-397-4209 
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo A. Jacobs, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-8388, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#73391c5d3912101c1100331d01105d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f654001654e4c404d5c6f415d4c01484059">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 16, 2021 (86 FR 32146), the NRC 
published a final rule that amends the licensing, inspection, special 
project, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. These 
amendments are necessary to implement the Nuclear Energy Innovation and 
Modernization Act (NEIMA), which, beginning with fiscal year (FY) 2021, 
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. In addition, the final 
rule also included improvements associated with fee invoicing to 
implement provisions of NEIMA.
    The FY 2021 final fee rule had an original effective date of August 
16, 2021, which is 60 days after the date of publication in the Federal 
Register. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in 
the effective date of any rule determined to be a ``major'' rule \1\ by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB determined the FY 
2021 final fee rule to be a major rule under the CRA. The 60-day delay 
in effective date begins with the date of publication in the Federal 
Register or the date of congressional notification, whichever is later. 
Publication of the FY 2021 final fee rule occurred on Wednesday, June 
16, 2021, and congressional notification occurred on Thursday, June 17, 
2021; however, due to the Federal observance of the Juneteenth national 
holiday on Friday, June 18, 2021, and the weekend, the congressional 
notification was not formally recorded until Monday, June 21, 2021, a 
delay of four days. Therefore, to ensure that the rule has the 60-day 
delayed effective date required by the CRA, this document delays the 
effective date of the FY 2021 final fee rule until August 20, 2021.
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    \1\ Under the CRA, a ``major'' rule is defined as a rule that 
OMB determines has resulted in or is likely to result in (1) an 
annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major 
increase in costs for consumers, individual industries, Federal, 
State, or local government agencies, or geographical regions; or (3) 
a significant adverse effect on competition, employment, investment, 
productivity, innovation, or on the ability of U.S.-based 
enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic 
and export markets.

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    Dated: August 10, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cherish K. Johnson,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-17399 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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