ML23338A193
| ML23338A193 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 01/18/2024 |
| From: | Christopher Hanson NRC/Chairman |
| To: | Carper T, Rodgers C, Shaheen J, Robert Williams US HR, Comm on Energy & Commerce, US HR, Committee on Small Business, US SEN, Comm on Environment & Public Works, US SEN, Comm on Small Business & Entrepreneurship |
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| CORR-24-0002 | |
| Download: ML23338A193 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen Chair, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship United States Senate Washington, DC 20510
Dear Chair Shaheen:
January 18, 2024 On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), as required by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, I am reporting the status of the agency's provision of compliance guides to small entities for rules that affect them.
The agency directs much of its regulatory activity to NRC licensees that are not considered small entities under the size standards in § 2.810 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, "NRC size standards." However, a few rules do have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The NRC has posted a complete list of those rules and their corresponding guidance documents on the agency's website at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/rulemaking/flexibility-act/small-entities.html.
Since our last report on this matter dated January 9, 2023, the NRC has issued one rule that has a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The final rule, "Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2023" (88 FR 39120; June 15, 2023), effective on August 14, 2023, is an annual rule change that amends the licensing, inspection, and annual fees that the NRC charges to its applicants and licensees. These fee changes potentially impact the finances of the NRC's applicants and licensees, which include a substantial number of small entities.
If you have any questions or concerns on this matter, please contact me or have your staff contact Eugene Dacus, Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs, at (301) 415-1776.
Sincerely, C9--- -
Christopher T. Hanson cc: Senator Joni Ernst
Identical letter sent to:
The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen Chair, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 cc: Senator Joni Ernst The Honorable Roger Williams Chairman, Committee on Small Business United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 cc: Representative Nydia M. Velazquez The Honorable Thomas R. Carper Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 cc: Senator Shelley Moore Capito The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Chair, Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 cc: Representative Frank Pallone, Jr.