On December 29, 2021 (86 FR 74109), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a notification in the federal register about increasing the current fee of 10 dollars assessed to applicants and licensees for criminal history record checks to 35 dollars. This fee increase is necessary to recover the full cost for the administration of the Criminal History Program (CHP). Information regarding this change can be found on the NRC’s CHP public website at https://www.nrc.gov/security/chp.html and in the CHP users guide at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/criminal-history-user-guide.pdf To be in compliance with security-related requirements (i.e., Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 37, “Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material”), licensees are required to submit fingerprints of individuals who they would like to be deemed trustworthy and reliable for the purpose of unescorted access to certain radioactive material or information. These individuals go through a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identification and criminal history records check, based on fingerprints, as a step in the trustworthiness and reliability determination process for access. The NRC receives these fingerprint cards from licensees to be transmitted to the FBI. The fee increase will begin on March 1, 2022.

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NRC 12-29-2021 increase bkgd check fees