diff --git a/src/DEPENDENCIES b/src/DEPENDENCIES
index 432c5e1bc5..8cbd93ea9f 100644
--- a/src/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/src/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+cmfd_utils.o: datatypes.o
 cmfd_utils.o: global.o
 cmfd_utils.o: mesh.o
+cmfd_utils.o: mesh_header.o
+cmfd_utils.o: string.o
+cmfd_utils.o: xml-fortran/templates/cmfd_t.o
 
 cross_section.o: constants.o
 cross_section.o: cross_section_header.o
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ initialize.o: string.o
 initialize.o: tally.o
 initialize.o: timing.o
 
+input_xml.o: cmfd_utils.o
 input_xml.o: constants.o
 input_xml.o: datatypes.o
 input_xml.o: error.o
diff --git a/src/cmfd_utils.f90 b/src/cmfd_utils.f90
index 25bd8db560..35dd3ce1f8 100644
--- a/src/cmfd_utils.f90
+++ b/src/cmfd_utils.f90
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 module cmfd_utils
 
+  use datatypes,     only: dict_add_key
+  use error,         only: fatal_error, warning
   use global
   use mesh,          only: mesh_indices_to_bin
+  use mesh_header,   only: StructuredMesh
+  use string,        only: lower_case, str_to_real, split_string
   use tally_header,  only: TallyObject, TallyScore
 
   implicit none
@@ -82,4 +86,130 @@ contains
 
   end subroutine print_cmfd
 
+!===============================================================================
+! CREATE_CMFD_TALLY creates the tally object for OpenMC to process for CMFD
+! accleration.
+! There are 3 tally types:
+!   1: Only an energy in filter-> flux,total,p1 scatter
+!   2: Energy in and energy out filter-> nu-scatter,nu-fission
+!   3: Surface current
+!===============================================================================
+
+  subroutine create_cmfd_tally()
+
+    use xml_data_cmfd_t
+
+    integer :: i           ! loop counter
+    integer :: j           ! loop counter
+    integer :: n           ! size of arrays in mesh specification
+    integer :: n_words     ! number of words read
+    logical :: file_exists ! does cmfd.xml file exist?
+    character(MAX_LINE_LEN) :: filename
+    character(MAX_WORD_LEN) :: words(MAX_WORDS)
+    type(TallyObject),    pointer :: t => null()
+    type(StructuredMesh), pointer :: m => null()
+
+    ! check if cmfd.xml exists
+    filename = trim(path_input) // "cmfd.xml"
+    inquire(FILE=filename, EXIST=file_exists)
+    if (.not. file_exists) then
+      write(*,*) "Cannot perform CMFD"
+      STOP
+    end if
+
+    ! parse cmfd.xml file
+    call read_xml_file_cmfd_t(filename)
+
+    ! allocate mesh
+    n_meshes = 1
+    allocate(meshes(n_meshes))
+    m => meshes(1)
+
+    ! set mesh id
+    m % id = 1
+
+    ! set mesh type to rectangular
+    m % type = LATTICE_RECT
+
+    ! determine number of dimensions for mesh
+    n = size(mesh_ % dimension)
+    if (n /= 2 .and. n /= 3) then
+      message = "Mesh must be two or three dimensions."
+      call fatal_error()
+    end if
+    m % n_dimension = n
+
+    ! allocate attribute arrays
+    allocate(m % dimension(n))
+    allocate(m % origin(n))
+    allocate(m % width(n))
+
+    ! read dimensions in each direction
+    m % dimension = mesh_ % dimension
+
+    ! read mesh origin location
+    if (m % n_dimension /= size(mesh_ % origin)) then
+      message = "Number of entries on <origin> must be the same as " // &
+                "the number of entries on <dimension>."
+      call fatal_error()
+    end if
+    m % origin = mesh_ % origin
+
+    ! read mesh widths
+    if (size(mesh_ % width) /= size(mesh_ % origin)) then
+       message = "Number of entries on <width> must be the same as " // &
+                 "the number of entries on <origin>."
+       call fatal_error()
+    end if
+    m % width = mesh_ % width
+
+    ! add mesh to dictionary
+    call dict_add_key(mesh_dict, m % id, 1)
+
+    ! allocate tallies
+    n_tallies = 1
+    allocate(tallies(n_tallies))
+
+    ! begin loop around tallies
+!    do i = 1,max_tal
+      i = 1
+      t => tallies(i)
+
+      ! allocate arrays for number of bins and stride in scores array
+      allocate(t % n_bins(TALLY_TYPES))
+      allocate(t % stride(TALLY_TYPES))
+
+      ! initialize number of bins and stride
+      t % n_bins = 0
+      t % stride = 0
+
+      ! record tally id which is equivalent to loop number
+      t % id = i
+
+      ! set mesh filter mesh id = 1
+      t % mesh = 1
+      m => meshes(1)
+      t % n_bins(T_MESH) = t % n_bins(T_MESH) + product(m % dimension)
+
+      ! read and set incoming energy mesh filter
+      if (len_trim(energy_) > 0) then
+        call split_string(energy_,words,n_words)
+        allocate(t % energy_in(n_words))
+        do j = 1,n_words
+          t % energy_in(j) = str_to_real(words(j))
+        end do
+        t % n_bins(T_ENERGYIN) = n_words - 1
+      end if
+
+      ! set macro reactions
+      allocate(t % macro_bins(1))
+      t % n_macro_bins = 1
+
+      ! set total reaction rate
+      t % macro_bins(1) % scalar = MACRO_TOTAL
+
+ !   end do
+
+  end subroutine create_cmfd_tally
+
 end module cmfd_utils
diff --git a/src/input_xml.f90 b/src/input_xml.f90
index ba881eb554..e4deacef61 100644
--- a/src/input_xml.f90
+++ b/src/input_xml.f90
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module input_xml
 
+  use cmfd_utils,      only: create_cmfd_tally
   use constants
   use datatypes,       only: dict_create, dict_add_key, dict_has_key,          &
                              dict_get_key
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ contains
     call read_geometry_xml()
     call read_materials_xml()
     call read_tallies_xml()
+    call create_cmfd_tally()
     if (plotting) call read_plot_xml()
 
   end subroutine read_input_xml