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Proposed Criteria to Evaluate the Cost Recovery Options [PDF 102 KB]
| Criterion | Description |
|---|---|
| Compliance with legislative and other requirements | Collection of recoverable costs in compliance with applicable legislation: National Energy Board Act Section 24.1 (1), Financial Administration Act, User Fees Act and related regulations, Government of Canada policy on Service Standards for External Fees, 29 Nov. 2004. |
| Operational simplicity | The method should be relatively easy to implement and for use both the NEB and industry. |
| Equity | The interests of various stakeholders should be balanced. |
| Predictability / Stability of charges | Predictable revenues to cover the Board's annual expenses and to allow companies to predict with reasonable accuracy what their cost recovery bills will be in a given year (avoiding highly inconsistent annual cost recovery revenues and an undue administrative burden). |
| Cost causation | This is based on the 'user pay' principle. To the extent possible, costs should flow to the parties who caused these costs to be incurred. |
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