11.   --Require health providers to help pay for government audits by assessing fees and using the money to double the number of audits.

12.   Screening costs are sometimes covered by state and federal dollars, as in New York, but more often hospitals assess a fee, usually covered by insurance.

13.   She had heard of private companies such as banks that assess fees for customers calling a live teller instead of using an ATM.

14.   Some firms assess a fee for excessive storage.

15.   Some even assess fees for using automated phone systems.

16.   Some agents interviewed for this story said travel agencies that assess fees may be committing suicide.

17.   The act, due to expire this year, assesses fees on drugmakers in return for increased staffing and faster review times at the FDA.

18.   The act assesses fees on the drug industry in return for more staff at the FDA and faster reviews.

19.   The agreement was part of a broader one related to renewal of a law that assesses fees on drug companies to allow the FDA to hire more drug reviewers.

20.   The agency is required by law to use a set of specific criteria to assess fees, he said.