ML20261H414

01-06-21 Letter to the Honorable Marco Rubio, Et Al., from NRC Chairman Svinicki Compliance Guides to Small Entities for Rules That Affect Them in Accordance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996

ML20261H414
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Issue date:	01/06/2021
From:	Kristine Svinicki NRC/Chairman
To:	Barrasso J, Braun M, Pallone F, Rubio M, Rush B, Tonko P, Velazquez N US HR, Comm on Energy & Commerce, US HR, Committee on Small Business, US HR, Subcomm on Energy, US HR, Subcomm on Environment and Climate Change, US SEN, Comm on Environment & Public Works, US SEN, Comm on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, US SEN, Subcomm on Clean Air & Nuclear Safety
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CHAIRMAN January 6,2021 TheHonorable Marco Rubio

Chairman, Committee on Small Business andEntrepreneurship United States Senate Washington, DC20510

DearMr.Chairman:

Onbehalf oftheU.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) andasrequired bythe Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Actof1996,Iamreporting onthestatus of theagency's provision ofcompliance guides tosmall entities forrules that affect them.

Theagency directs muchofits regulatory activity toNRClicenseesthat arenot considered small entities under thesizestandards in92.810 ofTitle 10oftheCodeofFederal Regulations, "NRCsizestandards."

However, afewrulesdo have asignificant impact ona substantial number ofsmall entities.

TheNRChasposted acomplete list ofthose rulemakings andtheir corresponding guidance documents ontheagency's Web site at https-//www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/rulem.aking/flexibigty-act/small-entities.html.

Since ourlast report onthis matter dated January 9,2020,the NRC has determined that onlyonenewrule hasasignificant impact onasubstantial number ofsmall entities.

Thisfinal

rule, "Revision ofFeeSchedules; FeeRecovery forFiscal Year2020,"

isanannual rule change that amendsthelicensing, inspection, andannual feesthat theNRCcharges toits applicants andlicensees (85 FR37250;June19,2020).

Thesefeechanges potentially impact the finances oftheNRC'sapplicants andlicensees, whichinclude asubstantial numberof small entities.

lfyouhaveanyquestions orconcerns onthis

matter, please contact meorhaveyour staff contact EugeneDacus,Director oftheOffice ofCongressional

Affairs, at(301) 415-1776.

Sincerely, Kristine L.Svinicki cc:Senator BenCardin

Identical letter sentto:

The Honorable MarcoRubio

Chairman, Committee onSmallBusiness andEntrepreneurship United States Senate Washington,DC 20510 cc:Senator Ben Cardin TheHonorable Nydia M. Velazquez

Chairman, Committee on Small Business United States HouseofRepresentatives Washington, DC20515 cc:Representative Steve Chabot TheHonorable JohnBarrasso

Chairman, Committee onEnvironment andPublic Works United States Senate Washington, DC20510 cc:Senator ThomasR.Carper TheHonorable MikeBraun

Chairman, Subcommittee onClean Air andNuclear Safety Committee onEnvironment andPublic Works United States Senate Washington, DC20510 cc:Senator Sheldon Whitehouse TheHonorable BobbyL.Rush

Chairman, Subcommittee onEnergy Committee onEnergy andCommerce United States HouseofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 cc:Representative FredUpton TheHonorable Frank

Pallone, Jr.

Chairman, Committee onEnergy andCommerce United States HouseofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 cc:Representative GregWalden TheHonorable PaulTonko

Chairman, Subcommittee onEnvironment andClimate Change Committee onEnergy andCommerce United States HouseofRepresentatives Washington, DC20515 cc:Representative JohnShimkus