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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 40, 72, 74, 75, 150
RIN 3150-AE35
Licensee Submittal of Data in Computer-Readable Form
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations
to require certain licensees to submit data to the NRC in computer-
readable format. The final rule streamlines the collection of nuclear
material transaction data and increases the accuracy of the reported
information. The final rule will save money for both NRC and licensees
in the data collection process.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 11, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard H. Gramann, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, Telephone (301) 415-8118.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The NRC has a major interest in the potential use for computer-
readable submittal. This innovation not only can result in monetary
savings, but also can increase efficiency and accuracy of data
collection efforts. In the past, the NRC has permitted the use of
computer-readable forms as well as the use of computer generated
facsimiles of the printed forms. Many licensees now generate their own
facsimiles. The latest revision of ``Personal Computer Data Input for
NRC Licensees'' (Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System
(NMMSS) Report D-24) contains specific procedures for submitting in
computer-readable format: DOE/NRC Form 741, ``Nuclear Material
Transaction Report''; DOE/NRC Form 741A, ``Nuclear Material Transaction
Report (Continuation Page)''; DOE/NRC Form 740M, ``Concise Note''; DOE/
NRC Form 742, ``Material Balance Report''; and DOE/NRC Form 742C,
``Physical Inventory Listing.'' The amendments make mandatory the
reporting in computer-readable format prescribed by the D-24 document.
These amendments eliminate the need for paper forms, thus providing a
cost saving for the NRC in satisfying its statutory and treaty
obligations.
The amendments affect each licensee who transfers, receives, or
adjusts the inventory, in any manner, of uranium or thorium source
material of foreign origin by 1 kilogram or more. Each specific
licensee who transfers or receives 1 gram or more of contained uranium-
235, uranium-233, or plutonium would also be affected.
These amendments are intended only to take advantage of current
computer technology and to make the data collection process more
efficient and less costly. The Commission believes there will be
minimal costs associated with the implementation of these amendments.
Many licensees already have their material accounting automated and can
generate computer-readable reports. For those licensees who have not
yet automated their reporting, a diskette with the appropriate formats
and user prompts may be obtained from the NRC to facilitate this
process. Licensees may obtain a copy of the NMMSS report or the
diskette by writing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of
Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
On January 26, 1993 (58 FR 6098), the Commission published a
proposed rule in the Federal Register to make mandatory licensee
submittal in computer-readable format. A 90-day comment period expired
on April 26, 1993. Comments were received from nine respondents. Two
comments were not in favor of the amendments, whereas the others
expressed approval and encouragement to take advantage of today's
technology. Several constructive suggestions were made and are included
in the summary of public comments.
Summary of Public Comment
A summary of the public comments and a clarifying response follows:
(1) Continued requirement for hard copy forms. Several respondents
expressed the continued need for hard copy forms. One commenter stated
their material control and accounting (MC&A) program is based upon a
``paper trail'' utilizing the DOE/NRC Form 741. Another commenter
stated the continued requirement for submitting hard copies to various
Department of Energy contractors. Another commenter raised the question
of storage of records for a period of time specified by Commission
regulations. Concern also was expressed regarding secondary
distribution requirements of hard copy DOE/NRC Form 741 for certain
domestic transactions and all import and export transactions. Finally
one commenter stated the current requirements, which provide for both
computer-readable and hard copy, are the more acceptable.
The final amendments require licensees to submit computer-readable
reports to the NRC in a format prescribed in NMMSS Report D-24. The
amendments do not preclude other formats used for other purposes. Many
licensees already generate facsimile reports for satisfying given
requirements. Licensees that have no capability to produce these
facsimiles may use the diskette provided by the NRC which can generate
a facsimile (either hard copy or disk file for storage) of all forms
subject to these amendments. With regard to records retention, the NRC
permits the storage of records on electronic media with the capability
for producing legible, accurate, and complete records during the
required retention period. This would include computer generated
facsimiles of forms subject to these amendments. For the reporting
system to operate efficiently, computer-readable submittal for NRC's
use is necessary.
(2) Accepting shipper's values. A respondent suggested that the
action code and date on the computer-readable DOE/NRC Form 741 for a
shipment can be easily changed by the recipient to reflect accepting
shipper's values.
The diskette that is available from the NRC includes a program for
editing the file of a computer-readable DOE/NRC Form 741 to edit the
action code and date to reflect accepting shipper's values.
(3) Telecommunication of licensee submittal. Four respondents urged
the transmission of the computer-readable files over a modem instead of
using diskettes.
There is no disagreement with the commenters that modem
transmission is desirable. Transmitting files by modem to satisfy
reporting requirements is an option of these amendments. The NRC will
work with any licensee desiring this option.
(4) Revision of guidance documents. Several respondents noted the
need to revise the guidance documents: NUREG/BR-0006, ``Instructions
for Completing Nuclear Material Transaction Reports and Concise Note
Forms''; NUREG/BR-0007, ``Instructions for Completing Material Balance
Report and Physical Inventory Listing''; and NMMSS Report D-24,
``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC Licensees,'' to be compatible
with the submittal of computer-readable formats.
NMMSS Report D-24 has been revised to include all the forms
required in these amendments. The other guidance documents will be
revised, as needed, to reflect the use of computer-readable forms to
replace the paper forms.
Environmental Impact: Categorical Exclusion
The NRC has determined that this final rule is the type of action
described in the categorical exclusion 10 CFR 51.22(c)(2). Therefore,
neither an environmental impact statement nor an environmental
assessment has been prepared for this rule.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
This final rule amends information collection requirements that are
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). These requirements were approved by the Office of Management and
Budget, approval numbers 3150-0003, -0057, -0004, and -0058.
Because the rule will eliminate the need for certain paper forms,
the public burden for this collection of information is expected to be
reduced. The reduction in burden for the DOE/NRC Forms 741, 741A, 742,
and 740M is estimated to average .25 hours per response. The reduction
in burden for the DOE/NRC Form 742C is estimated to average 2 hours per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments
regarding the estimated burden reduction or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including suggestions for further reducing
reporting burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch
(MNBB-7714), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, NEOB-3019 (3150-0003, -0004, -0057, and -0058), Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
Regulatory Analysis
These final amendments have no significant impact on State and
local governments and geographical regions. They have a significant
positive impact on the efficiency and accuracy of the data collection
process. The final amendments do not have a significant impact on
health, safety, and the environment. This rule requires that all
licensees submit computer-readable reports regarding special nuclear
material transactions. The NRC will realize a significant cost savings.
Licensees have already demonstrated their computer expertise by
generating near-perfect copies of the current forms on Laser Jet
printers. Generating computer-readable data in accordance with a
prescribed format offers less burden than producing these near-perfect
copies. The rule will facilitate the collection of data by the NRC to
satisfy its statutory and treaty obligations. This constitutes the
regulatory analysis for this final rule.
Regulatory Flexibility Certification
In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C.
605(b)), the Commission certifies that this change does not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
This final rule affects all licensees required to report special
nuclear material transactions using DOE/NRC Forms 741, 741A, 742, 742C,
and 740M. Owners of nuclear power plants and fuel fabrication plants
have already automated most, if not all, of their material accounting
program and can easily generate computer-readable reports. Other
affected licensees include laboratories, universities, colleges,
medical clinics and hospitals, some of which may fall within the scope
of the NRC's size standards for determination of which NRC licensees
qualify as small entities (December 9, 1985; 50 FR 50241).
One commenter stated that the proposed rule would increase the
burden for licensees with manual accountability systems by requiring
manual entry of data to diskette and a hard-copy data check for
accuracy. Entities that may not yet have automated their reporting may
obtain a diskette from the NRC to assist them in satisfying their
reporting requirements. No respondent has stated a lack of computer
capability to use such a diskette, and the likelihood of such a need is
remote in view of the types of affected licensees. In addition, NRC
staff experience with computer readable transfer of information
indicates less burden and more efficiency for licensees and the NRC
than transfer of hard-copy information. For these reasons, any initial
cost associated with preparation of computer readable reports should be
minimal and lead to a reduction in reporting burden for all affected
licensees.
Backfit Analysis
The NRC has determined that a backfit analysis is not required for
this final rule because these amendments do not involve any provisions
that would impose backfits as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1).
List of Subjects
10 CFR Part 40
Criminal penalties, Government contracts, Hazardous materials--
transportation, Nuclear materials, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Source material, Uranium.
10 CFR Part 72
Manpower training programs, Nuclear materials, Occupational safety
and health, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security
measures, Spent fuel.
10 CFR Part 74
Accounting, Criminal penalties, Hazardous materials--
transportation, Material control and accounting, Nuclear materials,
Packaging and containers, Radiation protection, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Scientific equipment, Special nuclear
material.
10 CFR Part 75
Criminal penalties, Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear materials,
Nuclear power plants and reactors, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures.
10 CFR Part 150
Criminal penalties, Hazardous materials--transportation,
Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear materials, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Source material, Special
nuclear material.
For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization
Act of 1974, as amended, and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the NRC is adopting
the following amendments to 10 CFR parts 40, 72, 74, 75, and 150.
PART 40--DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SOURCE MATERIAL
1. The authority citation for part 40 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 62, 63, 64, 65, 81, 161, 182, 183, 186, 68
Stat. 932, 933, 935, 948, 953, 954, 955, as amended, secs. 11e(2),
83, 84, Pub. L. 95-604, 92 Stat. 3033, as amended, 3039, sec. 234,
83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2), 2092, 2093, 2094,
2095, 2111, 2113, 2114, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2236, 2282); sec. 274,
Pub. L. 86-373, 73 Stat. 688 (42 U.S.C. 2021); secs. 201, as
amended, 202, 206, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C.
5841, 5842, 5846); sec. 275, 92 Stat. 3021, as amended by Pub. L.
97-415, 96 Stat. 2067 (42 U.S.C. 2022).
Section 40.7 also issued under Pub. L. 95-601, sec. 10, 92 Stat.
2951 as amended by Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 2902, 106 Stat. 3123 (42
U.S.C. 5851). Section 40.31(g) also issued under sec. 122, 68 Stat.
939 (42 U.S.C. 2152). Section 40.46 also issued under sec. 184, 68
Stat. 954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2234). Section 40.71 also issued
under sec. 187, 68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2237).
2. In Sec. 40.64, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 40.64 Reports.
(a) Except as specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section,
each specific licensee who transfers, receives, or adjusts the
inventory, in any manner, of uranium or thorium source material of
foreign origin by 1 kilogram or more or who imports or exports 1
kilogram of uranium or thorium source material of any origin shall
complete a Nuclear Material Transaction Report in computer-readable
format in accordance with instructions (NUREG/BR-0006 and NMMSS Report
D-24 ``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC Licensees''). Copies of the
instructions may be obtained from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington,
DC 20555-0001. Each licensee who transfers the material shall submit a
Nuclear Material Transaction Report in computer-readable format in
accordance with instructions no later than the close of business the
next working day. Each licensee who receives the material shall submit
a Nuclear Material Transaction Report in computer-readable format in
accordance with instructions within ten (10) days after the material is
received. The Commission's copy of the report must be submitted to the
address specified in the instructions. These prescribed computer-
readable forms replace the DOE/NRC Form 741 which has been previously
submitted in paper form.
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PART 72--LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF
SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
3. The authority citation for part 72 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182, 183,
184, 186, 187, 189, 68 Stat. 929, 930, 932, 933, 934, 935, 948, 953,
954, 955, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C.
2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2099, 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233,
2234, 2236, 2237, 2238, 2282); sec. 274, Pub. L. 86-373, 73 Stat.
688, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2021); sec. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88
Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846);
Pub. L. 95-601, sec. 10, 92 Stat. 2951 as amended by Pub. L. 102-
486, Sec. 2902, 106 Stat. 3123, (42 U.S.C. 5851); sec. 102, Pub. L.
91-190, 83 Stat. 853 (42 U.S.C. 4332); Secs. 131, 132, 133, 135,
137, 141, Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2229, 2230, 2232, 2241, sec. 148,
Pub. L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330-235 (42 U.S.C. 10151, 10152, 10153,
10155, 10157, 10161, 10168).
Section 72.44(g) also issued under secs. 142(b) and 148 (c),
(d), Pub. L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330-232, 1330-236 (42 U.S.C.
10162(b), 10168 (c), (d)). Section 72.46 also issued under sec. 189,
68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2239); sec. 134, Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat.
2230 (42 U.S.C. 10154). Section 72.96(d) also issued under sec.
145(g), Pub. L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330-235 (42 U.S.C. 10165(g)).
Subpart J also issued under secs. 2(2), 2(15), 2(19), 117(a),
141(h), Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2202, 2203, 2204, 2222, 2244 (42
U.S.C. 10101, 10137(a), 10161(h)). Subparts K and L are also issued
under sec. 133, 98 Stat. 2230 (42 U.S.C. 10153) and sec. 218(a), 96
Stat. 2252 (42 U.S.C. 10198).
4. In Sec. 72.76, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 72.76 Material status reports.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each
licensee shall complete in computer-readable format and submit to the
Commission a material status report in accordance with instructions
(NUREG/BR-0007 and NMMSS Report D-24 ``Personal Computer Data Input for
NRC Licensees''). Copies of these instructions may be obtained from the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and
Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001. These reports provide
information concerning the special nuclear material contained in the
spent fuel possessed, received, transferred, disposed of, or lost by
the licensee. Material status reports must be made as of March 31 and
September 30 of each year and filed within 30 days after the end of the
period covered by the report. The Commission may, when good cause is
shown, permit a licensee to submit material status reports at other
times. The Commission's copy of this report must be submitted to the
address specified in the instructions. These prescribed computer-
readable forms replace the DOE/NRC Form 742 which has been previously
submitted in paper form.
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5. Section 72.78 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 72.78 Nuclear material transfer reports.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, whenever
the licensee transfers or receives spent fuel, the licensee shall
complete in computer-readable format a Nuclear Material Transaction
Report in accordance with instructions (NUREG/BR-0006 and NMMSS Report
D-24, ``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC Licensees''). Copies of
these instructions may be obtained from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington,
DC 20555-0001. Each ISFSI licensee who receives spent fuel from a
foreign source shall complete both the supplier's and receiver's
portion of the Nuclear Material Transaction Report, verify the identity
of the spent fuel, and indicate the results on the receiver's portion
of the form. These prescribed computer-readable forms replace the DOE/
NRC Form 741 which has been previously submitted in paper form.
(b) Any licensee who is required to submit Nuclear Material
Transactions Reports pursuant to Sec. 75.34 of this chapter (pertaining
to implementation of the US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement) shall prepare
and submit the reports only as provided in that section instead of as
provided in paragraph (a) of this section.
PART 74--MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR
MATERIAL
6. The authority citation for part 74 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 53, 57, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 930, 932, 948,
953, 954, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C.
2073, 2077, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2282); secs. 201, as amended 202, 206,
88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846).
7. In Sec. 74.13, paragraph (a)(1) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 74.13 Material status reports.
(a)(1) Each licensee authorized to possess at any one time and
location special nuclear material in a quantity totaling more than 350
grams of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium, or any
combination thereof, shall complete and submit in computer-readable
format material balance reports concerning special nuclear material
received, produced, possessed, transferred, consumed, disposed of, or
lost by it. These prescribed computer-readable reports replace the DOE/
NRC Form 742 which has been previously submitted in paper form. Each
nuclear reactor licensee, as defined in Secs. 50.21 and 50.22 of this
chapter, also shall prepare in computer-readable format a statement of
the composition of the ending inventory. The inventory composition
report must be submitted with each material balance report. This
prescribed computer-readable report replaces the DOE/NRC Form 742C
which has been previously submitted in paper form. Each licensee shall
prepare and submit the reports described in this paragraph in
accordance with instructions (NUREG/BR-0007 and NMMSS Report D-24
``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC Licensees''). Copies of these
instructions may be obtained from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington,
DC 20555-0001. Each licensee shall compile a report as of March 31 and
September 30 of each year and file it within 30 days after the end of
the period covered by the report. The Commission may permit a licensee
to submit the reports at other times when good cause is shown.
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8. Section 74.15 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 74.15 Nuclear material transfer reports.
(a) Each licensee who transfers and each licensee who receives
special nuclear material shall complete in computer-readable format a
Nuclear Material Transaction Report. This should be done in accordance
with instructions whenever the licensee transfers or receives a
quantity of special nuclear material of 1 gram or more of contained
uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium. Copies of these instructions
(NUREG/BR-0006 and NMMSS Report D-24 ``Personal Computer Data Input for
NRC Licensees'') may be obtained from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington,
DC 20555-0001. This prescribed computer-readable format replaces the
DOE/NRC Form 741 which has been previously submitted in paper form.
(b) Each licensee who receives 1 gram or more of contained uranium-
235, uranium-233, or plutonium from a foreign source shall:
(1) Complete in computer-readable format both the supplier's and
receiver's portion of the Nuclear Material Transaction Report;
(2) Perform independent tests to assure the accurate identification
and measurement of the material received, including its weight and
enrichment; and
(3) Indicate the results of these tests on the receiver's portion
of the form.
(c) Any licensee who is required to submit inventory change reports
pursuant to Sec. 75.34 of this chapter (pertaining to implementation of
the US/International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards Agreement)
shall prepare and submit these reports only as provided in that section
(instead of as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section).
PART 75--SAFEGUARDS ON NUCLEAR MATERIAL--IMPLEMENTATION OF US/IAEA
AGREEMENT
9. The authority citation for part 75 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 53, 63, 103, 104, 122, 161, 68 Stat. 930, 932,
936, 937, 939, 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2093, 2133, 2134,
2152, 2201); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841).
Section 75.4 also issued under secs. 135, 141, Pub. L. 97-425, 96
Stat. 2232, 2241 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 10161).
10. Section 75.31 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 75.31 General requirements.
Each licensee who has been given notice by the Commission in
writing that its installation has been identified under the Agreement
shall make an initial inventory report in computer-readable format, and
thereafter shall make accounting reports, with respect to such
installation and, in addition, licensees who have been given notice,
pursuant to Sec. 75.41, that their installations are subject to the
application of IAEA safeguards, shall make the special reports
described in Sec. 75.36. These reports must be based on the records
kept in accordance with Sec. 75.21. At the request of the Commission,
the licensee shall amplify or clarify any report with respect to any
matter relevant to implementation of the Agreement. Any amplification
or clarification must be in writing and must be submitted, to the
address specified in the request, within twenty (20) days or other time
as may be specified by the Commission.
11. In Sec. 75.32, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 75.32 Initial inventory report.
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(b) The initial inventory report, to be submitted to the Commission
in computer-readable format, in accordance with instructions (NUREG/BR-
0007 and NMMSS Report D-24 ``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC
Licensees''), must show the quantities of nuclear material contained in
or at an installation as of the initial inventory reporting date. The
information in the initial inventory report may be based upon the
licensee's book record.
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12. In Sec. 75.33, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 75.33 Accounting reports.
(a)(1) The accounting reports for each IAEA material balance area
must consist of
(i) Computer-readable Nuclear Material Transaction Reports
(Inventory Change Reports) and
(ii) Computer-readable Material Balance Reports showing the
material balance based on a physical inventory of nuclear material
actually present.
(2) These prescribed computer-readable forms replace the following
forms which have been submitted in paper form:
(i) The DOE/NRC Form 741; and
(ii) The DOE/NRC Form 742.
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13. Section 75.34 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 75.34 Inventory change reports.
(a) Nuclear Material Transaction Reports (Inventory Change Reports)
in computer-readable format to be completed in accordance with
instructions (NUREG/BR-0006 and NMMSS Report D-24 ``Personal Computer
Data Input for NRC Licensees''), must specify identification and batch
data for each batch of nuclear material, the date of the inventory
change, and, as appropriate,
(1) The originating IAEA material balance area or the shipper; and
(2) The receiving IAEA material balance area or the recipient.
Each licensee who receives special nuclear material from a foreign
source shall complete both the supplier's and receiver's portion of the
form.
(b) Nuclear Material Transactions Reports (Inventory Change
Reports), when appropriate, must be accompanied by computer-readable
Concise Notes, completed in accordance with instructions (NUREG/BR-0006
and NMMSS Report D-24 ``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC
Licensees''). Copies of these instructions may be obtained from the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and
Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001. This prescribed computer-
readable format replaces the DOE/NRC Form 740M which has been
previously submitted in paper form. This Concise Note is used in:
(1) Explaining the inventory changes on the basis of the operating
records provided for under Sec. 75.23; and
(2) Describing, to the extent specified in the license conditions,
the anticipated operational program for the installation, including
particularly, but not exclusively, the schedule for taking physical
inventory.
14. In Sec. 75.35, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 75.35 Material status reports.
(a) A material status report must be submitted for each physical
inventory which is taken as part of the material accounting and control
procedures required by Sec. 75.21. The material status report must
include a computer-readable Material Balance Report and a computer-
readable Physical Inventory Listing which lists all batches separately
and specifies material identification and batch data for each batch.
When appropriate, the material status report must be accompanied by a
computer-readable Concise Note. The reports described in this section
must be prepared and submitted in accordance with instructions (NUREG/
BR-0007, NUREG/BR-0006 and NMMSS Report D-24 ``Personal Computer Data
Input for NRC Licensees''). Copies of these instructions may be
obtained from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel
Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001. These
prescribed computer-readable formats replace the DOE/NRC Forms 742,
742C, and 740M which have been submitted in paper form.
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PART 150--EXEMPTIONS AND CONTINUED REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN
AGREEMENT STATES AND IN OFFSHORE WATERS UNDER SECTION 274
15. The authority citation for part 150 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: Sec. 161, 68 Stat. 948, as amended, sec. 274, 73
Stat. 688 (42 U.S.C. 2201, 2021); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 5841).
Sections 150.3, 150.15, 150.15a, 150.31, 150.32 also issued
under secs. 11e(2), 81, 68 Stat. 923, 935, as amended, secs. 83, 84,
92 Stat. 3033, 3039 (42 U.S.C. 2014e(2), 2111, 2113, 2114). Section
150.14 also issued under sec. 53, 68 Stat. 930, as amended (42
U.S.C. 2073). Section 150.15 also issued under secs. 135, 141, Pub.
L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2232, 2241 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 10161). Section
150.17a also issued under sec. 122, 68 Stat. 939 (42 U.S.C. 2152).
Section 150.30 also issued under sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444 (42 U.S.C.
2282).
16. In Sec. 150.16, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 150.16 Submission to Commission of nuclear material transfer
reports.
(a) Each person who transfers and each person who receives special
nuclear material pursuant to an Agreement State license shall complete
and submit in computer-readable format Nuclear Material Transaction
Reports in accordance with instructions (NUREG/BR-0006 and NMMSS Report
D-24 ``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC Licensees'') whenever
transferring or receiving a quantity of special nuclear material of 1
gram or more of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium. Each
person who transfers this material shall submit in accordance with
instructions the computer-readable format promptly after the transfer
takes place. Each person who receives special nuclear material shall
submit in accordance with instructions the computer-readable format
within ten (10) days after the special nuclear material is received.
Copies of the instructions may be obtained from the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards,
Washington, DC 20555-0001. These prescribed computer-readable formats
replace the DOE/NRC Form 741 which have been previously submitted in
paper form.
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17. In Sec. 150.17, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 150.17 Submission to Commission of source material reports.
(a) Except as specified in paragraph (d) of this section and
Sec. 150.17a, each person who, pursuant to an Agreement State specific
license, transfers or receives or adjusts the inventory in any manner
by 1 kilogram or more of uranium or thorium source material of foreign
origin or who imports 1 kilogram or more of uranium or thorium source
material of any origin shall complete and submit in computer-readable
format Nuclear Material Transaction Reports in accordance with
instructions (NUREG/BR-0006 and NMMSS Report D-24 ``Personal Computer
Data Input for NRC Licensees''). Copies of the instructions may be
obtained from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel
Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Each person who
receives the material shall submit in accordance with instructions the
computer-readable format within ten (10) days after the material is
received.
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Dated at Rockville, MD, this 7th day of July, 1994.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 94-16941 Filed 7-12-94; 8:45 am]
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