ML20043H041
| ML20043H041 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 05/22/1990 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA) |
| To: | Graham B SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19330E503 | List:
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| References | |
| FRN-55FR21173, RULE-PR-170 AD23-2-53, NUDOCS 9006210483 | |
| Download: ML20043H041 (1) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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WA$HINGTON, D. C. 20666 May 22,1990 l
The Honorable Bob Graham, Chairman h
Subcomittee on Nuclear Regulation Comittee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate i
Washington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
On December 1,1989, the Comission published proposed changes in 10 CFR i
Part 170 of the Comission's fee regulations in the Federal Register.
By letter dated November 29, 1989, we informed you of the issuance of the I
proposed rule indicating that the amendments would (1) establish a ceiling of $50,000 for topical report reviews; (2) update the schedule of fees in 10 CFR 170.31 for small radioisotope programs including the addition of a fee for byproduct material applications for decomissioning; (3) amend 10 CFR 170.20 to change the cost per professional staff-hour from $86 based on the FY 1989 budget to $95 per hour based on the FY-1990 bud et; (4) delete exemption provisions in 10 CFR 170.11(a)(3) and clarify ( )(4) and (a)(5) for ease of administration in collecting fees; (5) add a new exemption provision in 10 CFR 170.11(a)(11) to provide that Indian tribes L
and Inditn organizations will be exempt from payment of fees; and (6) revise 10 CFR 170.12(h) to request that bills in excess of $5,000 to be paid by electronic fund transfer in accordance with U.S. Department of the Treasury cash management initiatives.
Enclosed is a copy of the final rulemaking for 10 CFR Part 170 that has been published in the Federal Register with an effective date of July 2, 1990.
This final rulemaking is being issued basically as proposed on
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December 1,1989,exceptfor(1)adownwardadjustmenttotheprofessional staff-hour rate in 10 CFR 170.20 (from $95 to $92 per hour) based on o
I changes made by Congress in the Comission's FY 1990 budget and (2) based l
on public coment, the $150 application fee in 10 CFR 170.31 is being eliminated for these applications where fees are assessed % sed on the full-cost of the review.
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Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Congressional Affairs Office of Governmental and Public Affairs
Enclosure:
Final Revision to 10 CFR 170 cc: The Honorable Alan K. Simpson L
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