ML20141C085

Materials Annual Fee Billing Handbook

ML20141C085
Person / Time
Issue date:	04/30/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER
To:
References
NUREG-BR-0238, NUREG-BR-0238-R01, NUREG-BR-238, NUREG-BR-238-R1, NUDOCS 9705160138
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ONTENTS Page Questions About Your Materials Annual Fee.

.1 General Questions.....

.1 Certification of Small Entity Status..

.2 Termination Requests.

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NRC's Fee Schedules..

.3 Payment Due Date/ Payment Methods

.4 Terms and Conditions............

.5 Procedures for Extending Payment Dates.

..7 Procedures for Electronic Funds Transfer...

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Small Entity Compliance Guide FY97..

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l To Contact Us by Phone

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& UESTIONS ABOUT YOUR inanne1m Under the new bithn; metnod.

MATERIALS ANNUAL FEE some hcensees wm unavoidatuy re:cive two j

annual fee mvo ces eng ihr 1?. ynnte a

transibon pchod. [ach mioice is for a d." den:

GENERAL OUESil0NS fiscal year.

J Q Whatisit for?

Q We have more than one license - why didn't A The invoice is for the FY 1997 ANNUAL FEE for we get invoices for all of them?

the license listed on the invoice.

A N you have mulhple licenses oi a; ptovals and

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Q Why did we get it if we paid our WW no longer rece:ve all of the annual fee

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, g-invmces at once - they will be issued for tne d It is not a renewal fee.

gc anniversary mnnth of each hcense or approval.

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.._M Q Ourlicense has been ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF SMALL ENTITY STATUS extended - why are we FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANNUAL FEES IMPOSED being billed?

y UNDER 10 CFR PART 171 (also see pages 11-14) d You may have recently been notified that your j

license has been extended by 5 yea's. This Q Whatisit?

invoice is not related to the 5-year extension.

A Licensees who meet U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Any refunds of renewal fees paid are being l

processed separattly - the encicsed invoice is Commission's (NRC's) si.7c standarcis for a small a

due and payable.

entity must complete the enclosed NRC Form 526 4

in order to qualify for the reduced annual fee.

Q What period does this cover?

" " 1ified last year, why is the bill for the A It covers the period October 1.1996. through u I alnou t?

September 30,199/.

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A A new form is required for each year and for Q What is the anniversary month?

l each mvoice you receive. Because a licensee's A Effective with the FY 1996 annual fees, the j

" size." or the size standards, may change from invoices for the annual fees have been issued l

year to year. the invoice reflects the full fee and for the "araiversary month" of the hcense.

a new form must be completed and returned i

for the fee to be reduced to the small entity fee.

which it stated on the invoice. The anniversary YOU WILL NOT BE ISSUED A NEW INVOICE montil is the month the license was originally

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FOR THE REDUCED AMOUNT.The completed form,the payment of the appropriate small Q l recently paid my FY 1996 annual fee - why entity fee. and the " Payment Copy" of the ia I

invoice should be mailed to the address listed pygpL.m l getting another invoice so soon?

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' E* i' t.ast year we began billing most materials PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE

'~on the basis of the anniversary month

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lthe ticense_was issued. Because the BACK OF NRC FORM 526 CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE FORM.

. $jalgrule was effective June 11,1996, antwersary months were i

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y Q We do not quali~y as a small entity ::hould the PAYMEf;T DUE bl.'E Fl.Yil.iV i.'.' W's form be completed, and what do we do with the form it we don't quality?

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" PAYMENT COPY' 0F THE INVOICE TO T HE TERMINATION REQUESTS ADDRESS ON THE INV0 ICE MAY RESull IN LATE CHARGES.

Q Our license was terminated - why did we receive an invoice?

d THE ANNUAL FEE IS NOT WAIVED FOR Q Where do I send the payment?

TERMINATION REQUESTS FILED g

e payment adde W. a post othce luckbox foi AFTER OCTOBER 1,1996. The full invoiced the bank and only regular mail or U. S. Postal amount is due. However,if you file a termina-Seivice Express Mail can be accepted.

tion request between October 1,1996, and March 31,1997, the fee will be prorated 50 percent Send Check Payment and refunds of any overpayment will be to our post office lockbox bank in St. Louis'-

processed. The annual fee is not prorated for termination requests filed after March 31,1997.

V. S. Nuc! ear Regulatory Commission License Fee and Accounts Receivable Branch Q How can we avoid the annual fee for P. O. Box 954514 next year?

St. Louis, MO 63195 4514 A To avoid the FY 1998 (October 1,1997, through September 30,1998) annual fee, you fg"r se, d ng a Fedwire through a Federal must request termination, or an amendment Reserve Bank for credit to our account for possession or storage only, before at the U. S. Treasury, see section entitled October 1,1997, and must permanently cease Procedures for Electronic Funds Transfer..

licensed activities before October 1,1997.

Late Payment Charges NRC'S FEE SCHEDULES Our fee schedules are published f or notice and

'i See " Interest.' " Penalty," and " Administrative Charges" under section entitled ' Terms and comment rulemaking in the Federa/ Register.

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Copies of the proposed and final fee schedules are l

Disputed Debts also mailed to each licensee.

l See section entitled "NRC Procedures if you need a copy of the current fee schedule, please for Extending Payment Dates of Annual Fee ask the telephone receptionist or license fee staff and Invoices."

we will be glad to furnish you one.

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m m ERMS AND CONDITIONS L

ADMINISlRATlyE_ CHARGE; The NRC is required to assess an administrative charge incurred as a result NOT]CE This invoice shows the annual -% -

of a delinquen! debt subject to the provisions of 31 e

tee assessed for you: licenseri program CS U.S.C. 3717. Adrmnistrahve costs may include costs

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R(Q, V. are azemed in aca,ntaw with incuned in obtammg a credit report. or m using a C

the schedules in 10 CFR Piet 171 1;

private debt co! lector, to the extent they are attnbut-The suspension. revocahon or tenmniman able to the delinquency. The nunimum administrahve of a hcense does not reheve.the hcensee charge is S10 a month.

elits responsibikty for any dehtist The teeIS) and associated mterest. penalhes. and admimstrahm costs.

USE OF. CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES AND f any. conshtute a debt to the Un:ted States putsuant to C O N T R A CTJI!G_F_0 R.C O L L E Cll0 fLS E R VI C E S: In Fedwallaw. and the invoice is the demand for payment addition to assessino mterest. penalties and adnunis-legmred under Federallaw and implemenhng leuula-trative costs, the NRC may report a debt that has i

tions. The NRC will not accept or cxecute any purchase been delinquent 1or 90 days to a consumer reportmg g

order 50mitted by a bcensee as a conchhon to the agency (credit bureau) and may refer the dehnquent hcensee paying the debt. The NRC also reserves the debt to a private debt collection contractor m order to oght not in accept or execute any claim forrn or other recover the delinquent debt. The debt collection docunient subnutted by a kcensee as a condihon to the contractor is entitled to add their collechan fee to the e

Lcensee paving the debt.

debi The NRC may also pursue collection or hhga-e tion of dehnquent debt throuch the Department of c

]ERMS: Payment is duo immediately and should be Justice. the Internal Revenue Service and the Depart-T made payaole to the U.L Nuclear Regulatory Com-ment of the Treasury for administrative offset and tax f

i mission by check, draf t, money order, or electroni-retund offset, The debtor will be hable f or all collec-A cally (Electronic Data Interchange, Automated Clear-tion lees incurred with the co!!ection of this debt.

T ing House Electronic Funds Transfer). Where specific riayment instructions are provided on the bills.

10 CFR 170ALFAILURE BY LICENSEE payment should be made accordingly, e.g., bills of 10 PAY PRESCRIBED FIES_AND J

55<000 or more will normally indicate payment by 10_CFR 171.2.3 ENE0RCEMEN.T: In any case where d

tiectronic funds transfer. With respect to Federal i

the Commissmn fmds that a hrensee has failed to pay U

agencies, payment by the On-line Payment and a prescribed fee or files a false certihcation with Collection System (0 PAC's) will be accepted respect to quahtying as a small entity under the Regulatory Flexibihty Criteria, the Commission will H

INTERES_T: Interest will be assessed to the extent not process any application and may suspend or h

autnorized under common law or in accordance with revoke any kcense or approval inued to the licensee 31 U.S.C. 3717, and v.ill accrue from the invoice date or may issue an order with respect to kcensed at the annual rate of 5 %. However, interest will be activmes as the Comrnission determines to be J

waived if payment is received within 30 days from the appropnate or necessary to carry out the provisions t

invoice date. For NRC debt collection procedures, of these Parts. The filing of a false certihcation to f

refer to 10 CFR Part 15.

quahfy as a smali entity under subsection 171.16(c) i" of 10 CFR Part 171 may also result in punitive action EENALTY: A penalty charge will be assessed on any

[1ursuant to 18 U.S.C.1001.

4 portion of a debt that is subject to the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3717 and delinquent for more than 90 days 10 CFR 170.51 RIGHT TO REVIEW AND APPEAL OF Q

(at the annual rate of 6%). This charge will be ERESCRIBED FEES: All debtors' requests for review d

calculated on or after the 91st day of delinquency, but of the fees assessed, and appeal or disagreement y

wih accrue from the date the debt became delinquent.

with the prescribed fee, must be submitted in writing j

For this purpose, a debt is " delinquent" if it has not in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 15.31 E

been paid by the invoice date.

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EXTENDING PAYMENT DATES OF ANNUAL FEE

c. A munum an ension niar be gynted INVOICES either with respect to the entire amount onginally Annual fees are billed in acccedance with the sched-bdled or with respect to a portion of the amount u!es contained in 10 CFR Part 171. Interest on tne origmally bd:ed in the latter case. the remainder of I

such amount will remain due and paiable as ongmally l

amount bilied accrues from the invo:ce date. but wili be waived if the amount due is paid with!n 30 days l

billed and it not paid on or before that.date, interest q

after said date. If the 30-day penod is extended, j

trom the date of the ongmalinvoice will become duc and payable.

interest will be waived provided the debt is paid before the expiration of the extended period. The 3%

day period may be extended, at NRC's discretion,in D. If the debtor's explanation does not have merit accordance with the following procedures:

and does not cause the NRC to quest!on whether the n

amount origina!!y billed is correct, the request w ! be

1. The NRC must receive the debtor's written request denied. Failu:e of the NRC to notify a deutor before for an extension of the periori, Dfhrt expiration of the end of the 30-day period that a reque" for an the 30-day period. The request should explain why extension has been denied will not const.,ute grounds the debt is incorrect in f act or in law (10 Cf R 15.31).

for a waiver ol interest.

U the request is not received within the 30-day penod. it will autornaticaHy be denied. Telephone E. The assertion that the invoice is unsupported requests for extensions vsill not be considered.

Reauests for extensions of the 30-day period should by detailed data does not constitute an explanation of why the amount billed is incorrcct in fact or m law. If t

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the debtor views inf ormation turnished with the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission nvoice as ms'utficient for the purpose of a request for Office of the Chief Financial 0fficcr an extension, the debtor should seek the necessary Division of Accounting and Finance information as soon as possible so that a request for License Fee and Accounts Receivable Branch extension can be submitted wdhin the 30-day period.

Mail Stop: T-9 E10 Washington, DC 20555-0001

3. If an extension of the 30-day penod is granted and the amount originally billed remains unchanged. Such

2. The debtor.s explanation must have ment for the extension will be stated on the revised cNN I m, to extend the 30-day period. a reauest is invoice as provided for in item 2A.

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Ceemed to have ment if it causes the NRC to question f.6 <fi-/. a rnether the amount ongma!Iy bdied is correct t.. NRC records in support of 0000 k '

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A. If the ex;Manation has merit.the NRC nd! notify feen are not sub;cci to audi! by no F "o debtor m vintm; that the request :s granted and gwernmental enbhes However. ccpics of t'a tne 30-day penod wii! he extended to a certain recoms desired tr; a dcwr can be maue avonable to dak. This date will be stamd on the revised invoice the debtor d the; are reproducen at me dehter 5 and will be apptco.imatey 15 days af ter tne date the expense. For any charges that m: he azcaed.

rev: sed invoice :s maced Tne amount on the revised refer to 10 CFR Pan 9.

invoice wd: constitute a hnal determination of the esstence or amount of the debt. A fina! deternuna-

5. The NRC will refund to a dcbtor any amount that is tion by the NRC for this purpose need not await the l

later determined to bc an overpayment. including outcome of htigation or further administrative review

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interest. if any, that was paid by the debtor on such Further extensions of this date, stated on the revised amount. The NRC is not authonzed to pay interest on invoice will not be granted. If the amount on the any part of an annual tee that was paid to the NRC i

revised invoice is not paid on or before the date and is later refunded.

stated on the invoice, interest from the date of tne originalinvoice will become oue and payable.

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ROCEDURES FOR I8Ihshihrtfa ferYhbbtNf$r t$e t

ELECTRONIC FUNDS RECEIVER-TEXT field. Other values may be TRANSFER entmd. u approrniale. Using the ABA's options.

A slash must be cntered a"er the product code, The NRC can receive funds through the U S. Depart.

(9) AGENCY LOCATION. CODE (ALC) THIS ITEM ment of the Treasury (Treasury) Fedwiie Deposit IS OF CRITICAL iMPORTANCE. IT MUST System. The basic wire message format below APPEAR ON THE FUNDS TRANSFER DEPOSIT complies with the Federal Reserve Board's standard MESSAGE IN THE PRECISE MANNER AS structured third-party format for all electronic funds STATED TO ALLOW FOR THE AUTOMATED transfer iEFT) messages. A sample of an EFT PROCESSING AND CLASS!FICATION OF THE message to Treasury and a narrahve descnption of FUNDS TRANSFER MESSAGE TO THE AGENCY each field follow:

LOCATION CODE OF THE APPROPRIATE

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AGENCY. The ALC identification sequence can.

(1) if necessary. ' egin on one hne and end on the u

LO2l0.300_0_4_.j_(2)._I next line: however. the fic:d tag "BNF=" must be on one line and cannot contain any spaces.

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@). _J NRC's 8 thgit ALC is:

BNF=/AC-31000001 f)

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(10) TBIRDSARTY INFORM ATION - The Originator I

lTRAS NYC/CTR /

l to Beneficiary Information field tag "081=" is (g) used to signify the beginning of the free-form lSNF=/AQ:31000001 OBl=

l third-party text. All other identifying informa-

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tion to enable the NRC to identify the deposit, (10) _

l for example, NRC annual fee invoice numb!Lr, description of fee - 10 CFR 171 annual fee, and l

l licensee name, should be placed in this field.

FJgid Content The ODtimum format for fields 7. 8J and 10 (1) RE.CEIVER-DFl# - Treasury's ABA number for usmo an 8-dioit ALC is as follows:

depos!! messages is 021030004.

TREAS NYC/CTR/BNF=/AC-310000010B1=

(2) TYPE-SUBJYPE CD - The type and subtype The optimum format, shown above, will allow coce will be provided by the sendmg bank.

219 character oositions of information follow-(3) SENDEfLDEl# - This number will be provided ing the "081=" indicator.

by the sendmg bank.

If the licensee's bank is not a member of the (4) SENDER REF# The 16-character reference Federal Reserve System, the non-member bank number is inserted by the sendmg bank at its must transfer the necessary information and discretion.

funds to a member bank, which then must (5) AMOUNT - The transfer amount must be transfer the information and funds to the local punctuated with commas and decimal point:

Federal Reserve Bank.

use of the "$~ is optional. This item will be For transfer of funds from local Federal provided by the depositor.

Reserve Banks to be recorded on the same (6) SENDER-DFI-NAM - This information is day, the transfer must be received at the New automatically inserted by the Federal York Federal Reserve Bank by 4 p.m., EST.

Reserve Bank.

Otherwise, the deposit will be recorded on the (7) RECEIVER DFI-NAME-Treasury's name for next workday.

deposit messages is "TREAS NYC " This name should be entered by the sending bank 10 g

Under the NRC regulation. smet ent:bes are:

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1. Small busmess - a fortrofit concern tria!

provides a service or a conccrn not enoaoed in COMPLI ANCE G UIDL, manufacturing with average gross rec 6pis of FISCAL YEAR I997 s5 mmion or less over its :ast 3 compteted fiscal years.

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2. Manufactonn;l industry - a manu+acturino concern with an average number of 500 or fewer employees 6

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let v,99G (SBRE F Ai n.pw e Icana!:

w ia bad upon employment dunng each pay pedod for s

pn: 1 a utten omae fnr each "manC hna: dmn the precedmo 12 calendar mnnthr I

as at : ed tre the Mt The NRC L ict M pi

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'*' s y pmanc-I annue to coni:@ vath the Ormnbut in *, ;

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i ohate : Act of 1990 (OBRA-90) cluch m;; y >

annue a v -rea e e

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s NRC *. cellect ap;nodmat(1/100 pma -

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m,, {nt of r budg:' au;hanty rach year through tre nk t :.UR aty, coumy, town, tav/nshn vi!! age. schoo! distuct of threstdds for tiemg considered ~majoi under the special dctnct with a populahon of less than 50.000.

0 SBREFA ThereIoie m comphance vnth the lac the.

5. SmaH educationalinshtution - an educational smah enhtj comphance gulns ouine is to mdc has been prepyd fnt mentallunnh.orted by a quahfying small govern-nstitut.on supp r

FY !b ihe pmpose of 1, 1 smah, on, or one that is not state or entmes n compteing Eath the ORC fer nJr pubhcly supported and has 500 or fewer employees, Thm c; x i', desaned ic aid NR" matena!5 tce:;er i

Tite Af armahon piavided in this guide may be um by NRC Small Entitylejts hcensees to determine v/hether they quahty as a small The NRC has established two tiers of small entity fees entity under NRC reculations and are therefore eitgible for licensees that qualify under the NRC's size to na ' reduced FY 1997 annual fees nzessed under 10 standards. Currently, these fees are as follows:

CFR Pac 171. Licensees who meet NRC's sce stan' Sman Businen30Lfagaged Mpximum Annpatlee dards for a smau entity must complete NRC Form 526 in Lnhactudnugj; man heseM order to quahty for the reduced annual fee. NRC Forrn Hohfprflotilfrganizations CatMofy 526 will accompany each annual fee invoice maned to L01oss2nnualAccsjats) matena!s hCensees, The completed form. along with the

$350.000 to $5 minion

$1.800 j

approsnate small ent:ty fee and the payment copy of the Less than $350,000 5400 invoce. shoulo be maited to the mnhinunuHnMeugmauf U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5.003sJpruu!Jen f

License Fee and Accounts Receivable Branch 35 to S00 employees

$1,800 P.O. Box 954514 Less inan 35 employees

$400 St. Louis. MO 63195-4514.

SmaLLopye rnm e nt aMuts dictis nsl!ncis dmg_p u blicly The NRC. In comphance vath the Reou!ato" Fiech;i.

svanons.dJds. allo!!alinitituttom) ity Act of 1980 (RFA). has estahhshe'a separate EDDVIR!iP'1) annual fcCs for thosC materials licCnsees wDD meC!

20,000 to 50,000

$1.800 tne NRC's size standards for smaH entities. Tnese Less tnan 20.000 5400 s:Ze standards. develope 0 in consultation rath me Educati naltnstitujipnsjhaters3nLStaturfublicly A

Smal! Eusiness Administration, were revisec bi the Susutt.pglax10Dimpipyites;ttass NRC effective May 11,1995. The smaH enti? size 35 to 500 employees

$1.800 standards are founo in 10 CFR 2.810 of the NRC's Less than 35 employees

$400 reculations. To compb/ with the RFA. the NRC has esiablished two tiers of sma!! entity fees. These fees

' An educationat institution referred to in the size standards I

are found in 10 CFR 171.16(c) of the fee regulations' is an entity whose primary f unchon is education, whose j

programs are accredited by a nationally recognized l

NRC Definition of Small Entity accrediting agency or association, who is legally autno-nzed to provide a program of organized instruction or The NRC has defined small entity.in consultation with study, wno provides an educational program for which it the Sman Business Administration. The defnition is awards academic degrees, and whose educational codified in NRC's regulations at 10 CFR 2.810.

programs are available to the rubtic.

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To pay a reduced annual fee, a heensee must use NRC the invoice dependmg on the size of the entity.

Form'526. enclosed we int fee ba to ce th thrt it Licensees oranted a hccqse ouny the hrst su.

meets NRC's sue standarcs f or a smali entity About rnonths cf th" hscal ytar and I,censees v.ho hH f:

1.400 licensees certify each year that they quahfy as a termination or fnr a possession only license and small entity under the NRC size standards and pay a permanently cease h.censea activit.ies during the x

reduced annual fee. Approximately 900 licensees pay first six momhs of the fiscal year pay only 50 j

the smalt entity fee of $1.800 while 500 bcensees pa) percent of the annual fee for that year. Such an the lower-tier small entity fee of $40).

invoice states the Amount Billed Represents 50%

Proration. Th:s means the amount due from a Instructipns_for_ Completing NRC Form _526 small entity is not the prorated amount shown on J

the invoice burrather one-half of the maximum

1. Fue a separate NRC Form 526 for each annual fee invoice received.

annual fee snown on NRC Form 526 for the size a

standard under which the licensee qualifies, i

2. Complete allitems on NRC form 526 as follows:

resulting in a fee of (either $900 or $200) for each

a. The hcense number and invoice number rnus' fee category billed instead of the full annual fec of be entered exactly as they appear on the annual

$1,800 or $400.

fee nivoice.

4. A ner small entity form is required to be filed with 5

b. The Standard Industnal Classihcation (SIC) the NRC cach fiscal year in order to qualify for Code should he entered if it is known.

reduced fees for that hscalyear. Because a j

c. The kcensee's name and address must be licensee's " size " or the size standards, may entered as they appcar on the ihvo:ce. Name change from year in year, the invoice ref bcts the e,

and/or address changes for billing purposes full fee and a new form must be completed and j

must be annotated on the invoice. Correctinn returned for the fee to be reduced to the small I

the name and/or adorecs on NRC Form 526 6r entity fee. LICENSEES WILL NOT BE ISSUED A 4

NEW INVOICE FOR THE REDUCED AMOUNT. The on the invoice does not constitute a request to amend the license. Any request to amend a completed 1orm, the paymerit of the appropriate hcense is to be submitted to the respective small entity fee. ad the " Payment Copy " of the invoice should be mailed to the hcensing staffs in the NRC Regional or Headquarters Offices.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

d. Check the appropriate size standard under License Fee and Accounts Receivable Branch P.O. Box 954514 which the licensee qualifies as a small entity.

St. Lou,s, M0 63195 4514.

i Check one box only. Note the following:

(1) The size standards apply to the licensee, not the

5. Questions regardinp fee bills may be posed orally Please call the hcense fee staft at or m wntinn;4 or write to the ind:vidual authorized users hsted in the license.

a01 -415-m; (2) Gross annual receipts as used in the size standards includes all revenue in whatever form U.S. Iluclear Regulatory Commission received or accruec' f rom whatever sources, not Washington. DC 20555 Attention Office of the Chief Financial Officer.

solcly receipts f ram licensed activities.

(3) A licensee who is a subsidiary of a large entity does not qualify as a small entity.

(4) The owner of the entity. or an official empow-ered to act on beha!! of the entity. must sign and date the small entity certification.

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3. The NRC sends invoices to its licensees for the full annual fee, even though some entities quahfy for reduced fees as a smal1 entity. Licensees who qualify as a small entity and file NRC Form 526, which certifies eligibility for small entity fees. may pay the reduced fee, which for a full year is either l

S1,800 or $400, for each fee category shown on 14 13 l

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1 T10 CONTACT US BY Pi1ONE your msoict Gur nours are,.30 a m - 4:15 p.m.

(EST) weekdays (except Federal hohdays). Mon-days and Fncays are peak calling days. We are most

.. s ALL GENERAL LICENSE easily reached Tuesday through Thursday.

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FEE INQUIRIES:

Our telephone recephonist can f orward your call

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Receptionist: 301-415-7554 directly to the voice mail of one of our staff or take down all the necessary mformation. Dunng peak b ng cycles H may not alwap M pom to speak ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC NUMBERS'.

immediately to license fee staf f, but someone will call you back - usually within two workdays.

RESPONSIBLE Have your license number and invoice number FUNCTION STAFF TELEPHONE availab> before you call to faciktate the directing of Past Due Notices Leah Tremper 301-415-7347 your call.

Lockbox Receipts Lynda Venson' 301-415-6063

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Fedwire Receipts Kisha Bush 301-415-6058 Small Entity Certifications Cher/ aillips 301-415-6089 IP Other Questions:

T Exempt Distribution 10 CONTACT US IN WRITING Licenses Sandra Kimbcriey 301-415-6036 Sealed Source and Device Registrations Sandra Kimberley 301-415-6096 LETTERS...(D0 NOT SEND QualityAssurance

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ADDRESS),1f you have other Program Approvals Maunce Messier 301-415-6087 Other Licensees Located in:

Region 1 U. S, Nuclear Regulatory Commission CT, DC. 0E, MA, MD, Office of the Chief Financial 0fficer ME, NH, NJ, f#, PA.

Division of Accounting and Finance Rl, VT Brenda Brown 301 415-6055 License Fee and Accounts Receivable Branch Region 11 Mail Stop: T 9 E10 AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, Washington, DC 20555 0001 NC, PR, SC, TN, VA, VI,WV Rita Messier 301-415-6067 To assist us in orovidmo a promot response please include your license number, invoice number,if appli-A f,MI,MN, cable, and a daytime number (including the area code)

MO,OH,WI Shirley Crutchfie!d 301-415-6097 where you can be reached.

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AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO. Guam, HI, ID, KS, LA MT, ND, NE, NM, f#, OK, OR, SD TX, UT,WA,WY Rita Messier 301-415-6067 Call us at 301-415-7554 if you stil1 have questions after reading !his handbook.

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