Sec. 1.1115  Adjustments to charges.

    (a) The Schedule of Charges established by sections 1.1102 through 
1.1106 of this subpart shall be adjusted by the Commission on October 1, 
1993 and every two years thereafter.
    (1) The fees will be adjusted by the Commission to reflect the 
percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers 
(CPI-U) from the date of enactment of the authorizing legislation 
(December 19, 1989) to the date of adjustment, and every two years 
thereafter, to reflect the percentage change in the CPI-U in the period 
between the enactment date and the adjustment date.
    (2) Adjustments based upon the percentage change in the CPI-U will 
be applied against the base fees as enacted or amended by Congress. 
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will not be calculated by using the previously adjusted fee as the base.
    (b) Increases or decreases in charges will apply to all categories 
of fees covered by this subpart. Individual fees will not be adjusted 
until the increase or decrease, as determined by the net change in the 
CPI-U since the date of enactment of the authorizing legislation, 
amounts to at least $5 in the case of fees under $100, or 5% or more in 
the case of fees of $100 or greater. All fees will be adjusted upward to 
the next $5 increment.
    (c) Adjustments to fees made pursuant to these procedures will not 
be subject to notice and comment rulemakings, nor will these decisions 
be subject to petitions for reconsideration under Sec. 1.429 of the 
rules. Requests for modifications will be limited to correction of 
arithmetical errors made during an adjustment cycle.
[ 52 FR 5289 , Feb. 20, 1987, as amended at  53 FR 40889 , Oct. 19, 1988;  55 FR 19172 , May 8, 1990. Redesignated and amended at  59 FR 30998 , June 16, 
1994. Redesignated at  60 FR 5326 , Jan. 27, 1995]