3150-AL12 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Revision of Fee Schedules: Fee Recovery for FY 2026 [NRC-2023-0212]

This rulemaking would amend the NRC's regulations for fee schedules. Consistent with the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA), the NRC conducts this rulemaking annually to recover, to the maximum extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of the NRC’s total budget authority, less the budget authority for excluded activities. NEIMA requires that the FY 2026 fees to be collected, to the maximum extent practicable, by September 30, 2026. This rulemaking would affect the fee schedules for licensing, inspections, and annual fees charged to the NRC’s applicants and licensees.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes No Other 10 CFR 170 10 CFR 171 31 U.S.C. 483 42 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 2214 42 U.S.C. 5841 Statutory Final 09/30/2026 The Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) requires the NRC to assess and collect service fees and annual fees in a manner that ensures that, to the maximum extent practicable, the amount assessed and collected approximates the NRC's total budget authority for that fiscal year less the NRC's budget authority for excluded activities. NEIMA requires that the fees for FY 2026 be collected by September 30, 2026. No NPRM 01/00/2026 Final Rule 05/00/2026 YES Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations Local State No No Yes No William Blaney 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC 301 415-5092 william.blaney@nrc.gov Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Washington DC 20555