1. Leave Surcharge (applied to employee's salary spent in work status)

    20.0% - Changed from 18.0%

2. Personnel Benefits Rate (applied to all labor and leave charged to projects)

    25.5% - Changed from 24.7%

3. Institutional Support Rate (applied to total labor, leave, and personnel benefits charged to projects)

    49.0% - Changed from 50.0%

4. Building Depreciation Surcharge (applied to total labor, leave, and personnel benefits in reimbursable projects)

     7.8% - Changed from 5.9%

5. Calibration Program Surcharges

    Calibration Program Operations Surcharge
    Fixed-fee - 16.0% of division cost per test (maximum surcharge - $1,600 on tests costing $10,000 or more)

    Service Development Support Surcharge
    Fixed-fee and at cost - 28.0% of division cost per test

6. Contingency Surcharge on Calibrations

    5.0% minimum - No change
    The 5.0% contingency surcharge is a minimum rate and may be increased by the organizational unit if deemed necessary.

7. Equipment Amortization Surcharge

    2.6% - Changed from 2.1%

8. Storeroom Surcharge

    3.0% - No change

9. Contract/Grant Surcharge (applied to all object class 25 and object class 41-19)

    3.0% - No change
 

The rates are evaluated and changed as necessary throughout the year to ensure that actual costs are covered.