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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 authorization 1 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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