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Due to a lapse in appropriations, the NRC has ceased normal operations. However, excepted and exempted activities necessary to maintain critical health and safety functions—as well as essential progress on designated critical activities, including those specified in Executive Order 14300—will continue, consistent with the OMB-Approved NRC Lapse Plan.

Appendix A to Part 25—Fees for NRC Access Authorization

The NRC application fee for an access authorization of type…	Is the sum of the current DCSA investigation billing rate charged for an investigation of type…	Plus the NRC's processing fee (rounded to the nearest dollar), which is equal to the DCSA investigation billing rate for the type of investigation referenced multiplied by…
Initial "L" access authorization¹	Tier 3 (T3) (Standard Service)	90.2
Reinstatement of "L" access authorization²	No fee assessed for most applications.
Renewal of "L" access authorization¹	Tier 3 Reinvestigation (T3R) (Standard Service)	90.2
Initial "Q" access authorization	Tier 5 (T5) (Standard Service)	90.2
Initial "Q" access authorization	T5 (Priority Handling)	90.2
Reinstatement of "Q" access authorization²	No fee assessed for most applications.
Renewal of "Q" access authorization¹	Tier 5 Reinvestigation (T5R) (Standard Service)	90.2
Renewal of "Q" access authorization¹	Tier 5 Reinvestigation (T5R) (Priority Handling)	90.2

¹If the NRC determines, based on its review of available data, that a Tier 5 investigation is necessary, the appropriate fee for an Initial ‘‘Q’’ access authorization will be assessed before the conduct of investigation.
²Full fee will only be charged if an investigation is required.

[64 FR 15649, Apr. 1, 1999; 68 FR 62512, Nov. 5, 2003; 68 FR 65765, Nov. 21, 2003; 72 FR 27408, May 16, 2007; 77 FR 26153, May 3, 2012; 77 FR 46258, Aug. 3, 2012; 86 FR 43401, Aug. 9, 2021; 87 FR 45242, Jul. 28, 2022]

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