ML18071A140

Letter to Kevin Chartier, Inter-Mountain Laboratories in Response to a Fee Waiver Dated February 21, 2018

ML18071A140
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Issue date:	05/23/2018
From:	Maureen Wylie NRC/OCFO
To:	Chartier K Inter-Mountain Laboratories
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 May 23, 2018 Mr. Kevin Chartier President Inter-Mountain Laboratories 555 Absaraka St.

Sheridan, WY 82801

Dear Mr. Chartier:

On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to your letter dated February 21, 2018, requesting an adjustment of your annual fees from the full cost fee to the small entity fee based on 10 CFR 171.11(b).

The Small Business Act, 15.U.S.C. § 632, allows federal agencies to request approval of its size standards from the Small Business Administration (SBA). The NRCs current small business size standards were approved by the SBA, which uses the North American Industry Classification System as a basis for its size standards. The criteria for NRCs small business size standards can be found under 10 CFR 2.810.

In February 2018, Inter-Mountain Laboratories applied for the small entity status under section 1A - Small Business of NRC Form 526 and provided supplemental tax information to support its request. The stipulations that apply to this section are that the business must be a for-profit concern not engaged in manufacturing with an average annual gross receipts of $485,000 to

$7,000,000 calculated over the last three completed fiscal years. Gross annual receipts include all revenue received or accrued from any source, including receipts of the parent company, any subsidiaries and/or affiliates, and account for both foreign and domestic locations. Receipts include all revenues from sales of products and services, interest, rent, fees, and commissions from whatever sources derived (i.e., not solely receipts from NRC-licensed activities).

I have examined your tax returns and the estimated receipts provided for 2017. The average gross receipts for the last three completed fiscal years (2014-2016) slightly exceed the maximum limit of $7,000,000, and thus would not qualify for the reduced $4,100 annual fee.

However, including the estimated gross receipts for 2017 would bring the average gross receipts for the last three fiscal years (2015-2017) under $7,000,000, and would qualify Inter-Mountain for small entity status under the NRCs small business size standards. Under 10 CFR 171.11(c), I find that granting Inter-Mountain a small entity status would meet the intent of the regulations. Therefore, I am granting your request for a one-time fee adjustment to the small business rate of $4,100 for fiscal year 2018.

K. Chartier Please contact Mr. William Blaney of my staff, at (301) 415-5092, for any fee-related questions.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Maureen E. Wylie Chief Financial Officer

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