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10 CFR Chapter 1



Electronic Maintenance and Submission of Information; Final Rule and 
Proposed Rule

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Chapter I

RIN 3150-AF61


Electronic Maintenance and Submission of Information

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its rules 
to clarify when and how licensees and other members of the public may 
use electronic means such as CD-ROM and e-mail to communicate with the 
agency. These amendments are necessary to implement the Government 
Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA). At the same time that the NRC is 
amending its rules, it is also making available for comment, guidance 
on how to submit documents to the agency electronically. When this 
direct final rule becomes effective, this new guidance document, which 
is appended to this rule, will supersede earlier guidance on electronic 
submissions.

DATES: The final rule will become effective on December 5, 2002, unless 
significant adverse comments on the amendments are received by October 
21, 2002. If the rule is withdrawn as a result of such comments, timely 
notice will be published in the Federal Register. Comments received 
after October 21, 2002 will be considered if it is practical to do so, 
but the NRC is able to ensure only that comments received on or before 
this date will be considered. The NRC staff will hold a public meeting 
to answer questions on issues arising from this action on October 3, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: 
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
    Deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.
    Comments may also be submitted via the NRC's interactive rulemaking 
Web site at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov. This site permits a commenter to 
upload comments as files (most formats) if the commenter's Web browser 
supports that function. For information about the interactive 
rulemaking site, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher, (301) 415-5905, 
nrc.gov">CAG@nrc.gov.
    Copies of comments received may be examined at the NRC Public 
Document Room (PDR), One White Flint North, First Floor, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, or by contacting the PDR by phone 
at (301) 415-4737 or 1-800-397-4209. Comments received may also be 
viewed and downloaded electronically via the interactive rulemaking Web 
site. Comments will also be available electronically for public 
inspection in the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) Library 
component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 
System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov by selecting ``Documents in ADAMS'' from the index. If you 
do not have access to ADAMS, or if you have difficulty accessing the 
documents in ADAMS, contact the NRC PDR reference staff by phone at 1-
800-397-4209 or (301) 415-4737, or by e-mail to nrc.gov">pdr@nrc.gov. The 
guidance the agency is issuing as an appendix to this direct final rule 
is available at the NRC's Web site, at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by 
writing to the Applications Development Division, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, at the main NRC address, given under the ADDRESSES 
heading above.
    The public meeting will be held in the auditorium at NRC 
Headquarters, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville, MD, beginning at 
8:30 a.m. and ending about 12:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John A. Skoczlas, (301) 415-7186, 
nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov; or Brenda J. Shelton, (301) 415-7233, nrc.gov">bjs1@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. The Direct Final Rule Process
II. Background
III. Action
IV. Section-by-Section Analysis
V. Plain Language
VI. Voluntary Consensus Standards
VII. Environmental Impact: Categorical Exclusion
VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
IX. Regulatory Analysis
X. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
XI. Backfit Analysis
XII. Congressional Review

I. The Direct Final Rule Process

    This rulemaking has the simple aim of conforming the NRC's 
regulations to the GPEA by removing from the regulations language that 
states or suggests an unnecessary prohibition of electronic submission 
of documents to the agency. Because the NRC believes that this action 
should not cause controversy, the NRC is using the direct final rule 
process for this rule. The amendments in this rule will become 
effective on December 5, 2002. However, if the NRC receives significant 
adverse comments on this direct final rule by October 21, 2002, the NRC 
will publish a document that withdraws this action. In that event, the 
comments received in response to these amendments would then be 
considered as comments on the companion proposed rule published 
elsewhere in this Federal Register, and the comments will be addressed 
in a later final rule based on that proposed rule. Unless the 
modifications to the proposed rule are significant enough to require 
that it be republished as a proposed rule, the NRC will not initiate a 
second comment period on this action.

II. Background

    Title XVII of Pub. L. 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999, enacted October 21, 
1998, contains provisions known as the Government Paperwork Elimination 
Act (GPEA), sections 1701 et seq., codified at 44 U.S.C. 3504, note. 
The GPEA requires, among other things, that by October 21, 2003, all 
Federal agencies provide persons with business before that agency the 
option of electronically maintaining, submitting, or disclosing 
information, where ``practicable.'' By that same October 2003 date, the 
agencies must also accept electronic signatures. The Act's provisions 
seek mainly to take advantage of advances in modern technology in order 
to lessen the paperwork burden on those who deal with the Federal 
government.
    Well before the passage of the GPEA, the NRC had taken major steps 
to increase the use of electronic communication. For example, many of 
the agency's regulations on recordkeeping have long permitted storage 
in electronic format. After the GPEA became law, the NRC moved quickly 
to meet the Act's requirements. In June 1999, the agency began testing 
a system that permitted holders of operating licenses for nuclear power 
reactors and the vendors that supplied them to make electronic 
submissions to the agency in a secure manner. On several occasions, the 
NRC held public meetings with licensees, vendors, and others to 
describe and demonstrate its Electronic Information Exchange (EIE) 
capability.
    As a result of this pilot program, on January 26, 2001, the NRC 
issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2001-05, ``Guidance on Submitting 
Documents to the NRC by Electronic Information Exchange or on CD-ROM,'' 
which informs all part 50 applicants and licensees that they have the 
option of submitting documents to the NRC over the Internet by the EIE 
process or on CD-ROM under procedures spelled

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out in the RIS. The RIS does not cover electronic submissions under 
regulations other than those in Part 50. However, on August 10, 2001, 
the agency issued a letter to certain fuel cycle facilities that 
extends to them the option of electronic submissions in many 
circumstances.\1\ Nonetheless, these two documents do not cover other 
materials licensees or members of the general public.
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    \1\ Last fall, the NRC also issued guidance on managing quality 
assurance records in electronic media. See RIS 2000-18, October 23, 
2002, available at the NRC's Web site.
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III. Action

    This rulemaking expands participation in electronic submissions by 
affording all licensees, vendors, applicants, and members of the public 
the option, where practicable, of submitting documents to the NRC in an 
electronic format, for example on CD-ROM, by e-mail, or through a 
special Web-based interface such as the NRC's Electronic Information 
Exchange. Electronic submission of documents to the NRC remains 
strictly voluntary; paper documents remain an acceptable form of 
submission.
    Under the amendments in this rule, when an electronic submission is 
made in a medium other than CD-ROM, only one copy need be submitted to 
meet the requirements of the regulations, and no paper copy need 
accompany the electronic submission. However, the amendments in this 
rule will continue to require multiple copies of paper submissions. 
Moreover, if a person chooses to submit electronically a document on 
CD-ROM, the person must submit the same number of CD-ROMs as the number 
of paper copies required by the regulations, and the CD-ROMs should be 
accompanied by one signed paper copy.
    The guidance that is appended to this rule indicates that a signed 
paper copy must be included with documents submitted on CD-ROM to avoid 
sharp increases in NRC's reproduction costs. Large documents submitted 
on CD-ROM typically contain engineering drawings, other graphics, and 
color, often intermixed with text. Some of the material is oversized 
and cannot be viewed easily on standard-sized monitors. Moreover, NRC's 
experience in using existing technology to produce paper copies of CD-
ROMs has proven to be labor intensive and cost prohibitive. Individual 
files on the CD must be identified as to type, printed out on the 
printers appropriate to each type--for example, oversize engineering 
drawings must be printed on specialized equipment--and then reassembled 
into one correctly ordered document. Until there is technology that 
allows the NRC staff to produce paper copies of CDs on a single 
machine, or view drawings on a large enough screen, it is not 
practicable for the staff to eliminate the need for a paper copy of 
submissions on CD-ROM. The paper copy allows the NRC to rapidly produce 
the number of copies sufficient to conduct its business and to make the 
document available to the public. The NRC believes that having the 
submitter supply a paper copy is cost effective because a paper copy 
can be generated at minimal expense when the document is created, but 
the paper copy can be generated only at considerable expense when it is 
produced from another medium through a conversion process. This slight 
increase in costs for the submitter is at least partially offset by 
avoiding the increase in the NRC's overhead costs, and thus in the fees 
charged to licensees and applicants, that would result if the NRC 
produced paper copies from CD-ROM.
    Documents submitted via EIE, without special attributes such as 3D 
images, do not pose the same printing concerns. Thus, paper copies are 
not required for these documents.
    Documents with special attributes, may be submitted on paper or CD-
ROM (with a paper copy) but may not be submitted via EIE. See the 
guidance document, presented as an appendix to this direct final rule 
for details.
    In considering the question of whether a CD-ROM must be accompanied 
by a paper copy, we have encountered the first of several questions 
about what is ``practicable'' to do electronically. The GPEA requires 
that agencies accept electronic submissions only when it is 
``practicable'' to do so, but the statute does not define the term 
``practicable.'' However, the term tends to acquire meaning in concrete 
circumstances, in, for example, considering whether the state of 
technology enables us to dispense entirely with paper copies of 
applications. The NRC has also had to consider, among other questions, 
to what extent sensitive information could be protected in electronic 
submissions, whether such submissions could serve the needs of 
immediate notification, and whether the agency was prepared to make all 
of its outgoing communications electronic. In each of these cases, as 
will be discussed further below, the agency has concluded that 
electronic submissions are not yet always ``practicable,'' because use 
of electronic submission in these other situations can entail 
disproportionate costs in time, labor, and other resources, and 
sometimes can even delay doing something that needs to be done quickly. 
If one aim of the GPEA is to reduce the cost of government, then, when 
the use of electronic forms of submission adds to that cost, the use of 
those processes are, at least for the time being, not ``practicable.''
    What is practicable in a given situation can change quickly because 
the underlying technology changes quickly. Under these continually 
changing circumstances, the NRC does not want to write certain 
technologies into its regulations. Therefore, the technologically 
driven details of how to make electronic submissions to the NRC are 
laid out in the guidance document that is appended to this rule for 
public comment. The guidance document will be updated as necessary to 
reflect new technology and agency experience. The guidance discusses, 
among other topics, the formats the NRC is prepared to accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information. 
Most of the amendments made by this rule take the limited approach of 
letting readers of the regulations know that the option of electronic 
submission is available in many cases, and that readers should consult 
the agency's guidance on electronic submissions.
    When this direct final rule takes effect, the new guidance document 
will supersede both of the existing guidance documents on electronic 
submissions--the Regulatory Issue Summary 2001-05, which was directed 
toward Part 50 applicants and licensees, and the August 10, 2001, 
letter, which was directed toward certain fuel cycle facilities.
    Few of the NRC's regulations on communications explicitly rule out 
electronic communications. Thus it has not proven difficult to remove 
regulatory text that impedes electronic communications in circumstances 
where electronic communications would be practicable. In searching our 
regulations, we found only one regulation--Sec.  50.4(c)--that 
explicitly requires submission of paper. Many of our regulations 
require written, or written and signed, communications. These 
requirements need not be changed because electronic communications 
certainly are ``written'' and we have in place technology for 
electronic signatures.
    We have not had to propose amendments to our regulations on 
maintenance of records. A great many of these already explicitly permit 
the use of electronic means to maintain records, and those that do not 
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electronic maintenance of records do not in any way imply that 
electronic strategies for preservation are disallowed.
    Thus, our amendments are confined largely to regulations that imply 
that electronic means of communication are prohibited. The typical 
regulation of this sort says that communications under a certain part 
of our regulations must be by mail or delivery in person. By appearing 
to be exhaustive, the regulation may be read to imply that electronic 
communication is prohibited. We have amended almost all of these or 
similar provisions, leaving in place only those regulations that 
dictate telephonic or similar communications when circumstances demand, 
as, for example, when a licensee must notify the agency immediately of 
a radiological overexposure or an accidental release of radioactive 
material.
    These amendments and the guidance document appended to this direct 
final rule do not address the submission of documents in hearings under 
the NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 2 and other parts that govern 
hearings. The use of electronic submissions in Federal litigation is 
being widely discussed, and this rulemaking is not intended to resolve 
issues of when and how to use electronic submissions during hearings. 
Separate rules or guidance addressing procedures for electronic 
communications in hearings will be issued in the future for public 
comment, but it should be noted that the document format standards 
outlined in the attached guidance document subsequently may be 
determined to apply to documents submitted to agency adjudicatory 
dockets. It is conceivable that, as a result of a future rulemaking 
proceeding, the current format requirements in 10 CFR part 2, subpart 
J, for example, could be superseded by the document format standards 
presented in this guidance document. Accordingly, interested parties 
should consider the impact the approach outlined in this guidance could 
have on their preparation of materials for future submission. For at 
least the near future, parties in hearings must follow the requirements 
presiding officers establish for submissions.
    This direct final rule applies only to communications from 
licensees, applicants, vendors who are required to submit documents to 
the NRC, external entities (Federal, state and local governments) and 
other members of the public to the NRC, but the GPEA is usually read to 
apply also to communications from Federal agencies to the public. 
Though the NRC is working to comply with this aspect of the GPEA also, 
it is not yet practicable for the agency to send all of its 
communications to licensees and other members of the public by means of 
electronic submissions. Moreover, the agency must take into account 
that not all persons who are interested in its work have access to 
electronic communication. Nonetheless, the NRC posts a large amount of 
information on its external Web site, including significant agency 
communications, and makes the information publicly available via ADAMS.

IV. Section-by-Section Analysis

    Well over 100 of our regulations are being amended by this direct 
final rule. However, we are making only a very few kinds of changes, 
and so an analysis of each and every amended section would be highly 
repetitious and, more important, would obscure the aims and forms of 
the amendments. Therefore, rather than describe each amended section, 
we will describe only the few kinds of changes we are making and why we 
are making them.
    Many of the kinds of changes are adequately represented by the 
proposed changes to sections of part 30.
    (1) The changes to Sec.  30.6, ``Communications,'' are examples of 
the most important kind of amendment in this rule. Section 30.6 and its 
analogues in other parts of the NRC's regulations have typically said 
that communications are to be mailed or delivered by hand to the agency 
or one of its regional offices. The amended section makes clear that 
the current list of options is not exhaustive, and that electronic 
communications are permitted where ``practicable.'' The amendment 
refers readers to guidance for answers to questions about what is 
practicable and how electronic submissions are to be made. The NRC has 
developed a guidance document that provides specific information 
concerning electronic submissions. This guidance document appears as an 
appendix to this direct final rule. Please note that the guidance 
document will not be codified in the Code of Federal Regulations.
    A variation on Sec.  30.6 requires that paper submissions be on a 
``page-replacement'' basis or that an envelope be marked a certain way. 
See, for example, Sec.  72.70(c) and Sec.  9.67. We have also amended 
these regulations to make clear that an electronic option is available 
on a full replacement basis.
    The amendment of Sec.  30.6 illustrates a general principle we have 
followed throughout the amendments, namely, that the amended 
regulations should contain no less information than the previous 
regulations. We had considered saving time and reducing printed 
regulatory text by leaving existing communications regulations 
unchanged and simply adding to Chapter I of Title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations a single new regulation on communications, 
applicable to communications under every part of the NRC's regulations. 
This regulation would have said that, with certain exceptions, the 
electronic option was available, notwithstanding what any other NRC 
communications regulation said. However, regulations on communications 
then would have contradicted each other, and readers of one of the 
other parts could have been misled by the part they were reading into 
thinking that communications had to be by mail or delivery in person. 
Thus, to avoid inconsistencies and to ensure that the new regulations 
contain as much information as the old ones, we have revised any 
section that, because it mentioned only one or two options for 
communications, implied that the electronic option was ruled out. Thus, 
we have been led to amend Sec.  30.6 in several places.
    (2) The amendments to Sec.  30.50(c), ``Reporting requirements,'' 
and Sec.  30.55 (c), ``Tritium reports,'' are instances of a second 
major class of amendment in this direct final rule. The sections 
amended by this class typically required two or three kinds of 
notification to the NRC--a more or less immediate notification by phone 
or sometimes telefax or telegram of an incident, a pending shipment, or 
other time-sensitive matter; then a followup report several hours 
later, again by phone, telefax, or telegram; and finally, several days 
later, a written report to the appropriate office director. Section 
30.50 requires all three kinds of reports. Generally speaking, we have 
not added an electronic option for the first two kinds of reports, 
because the aims of these required reports are best served by 
consistently stable, rapid, and fully interactive means of 
communications. Electronic Information Exchange communications may not 
yet consistently meet these needs. E-mail delivery times, for example, 
can still be measured in days sometimes, and even ``instant messaging'' 
does not always permit the same facility of information exchange and 
discussion that the telephone permits. Thus, we have concluded that, at 
the present time, electronic communication of short-term reports is not 
yet ``practicable.'' We will revisit these requirements as the 
technology advances. Nonetheless, the amendments in this direct final 
rule add the electronic option for communicating

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written followup reports required by Sec. Sec.  30.50 and 30.55, and 
their analogues.
    (3) The amendment to Sec.  30.7(e)(3) is an example of a third 
class of amendment that is less important than the two that have 
already been discussed. Several regulations require that a licensee or 
applicant acquire a copy of an NRC form, either for posting at the 
licensee's facility (as in the case of Sec.  30.7), for filling out and 
sending to the NRC to apply for a license, or to meet a reporting 
requirement. These regulations typically say that the form may be 
acquired by writing to a certain address or by calling a certain 
number. The amendments to these sections add that the forms may be 
acquired by visiting the NRC's Web site.
    In addition, we have also reduced copy requirements throughout the 
regulations. For example, Sec.  51.66 previously required submittal of 
25 copies of the Environmental Report and retention of an additional 
125 copies for later distribution. The submittal requirement is now 
being reduced to 5 copies, and instead of being required to retain 
copies, an applicant will be required to maintain the capability to 
generate additional copies as directed.
    The rule text also makes a number of other minor, administrative 
changes, such as changes in phone numbers and street and e-mail 
addresses.

V. Plain Language

    The Presidential Memorandum dated June 1, 1998, entitled, ``Plain 
Language in Government Writing,'' directed that the Government's 
writing be in plain language. The NRC requests comments on this direct 
final rule specifically with respect to the clarity and effectiveness 
of the language used. Comments should be sent to the address listed 
under the heading ADDRESSES above.

VI. Voluntary Consensus Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 
(NTTAA), Pub. L. 104-113, requires that Federal agencies use technical 
standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus 
standards bodies unless using such a standard is inconsistent with 
applicable law or otherwise impractical. In this direct final rule, the 
NRC is not adopting any technical standard. It is simply helping to 
ensure, through a rulemaking, that the agency will be in timely 
compliance with the requirement in the Government Paperwork Elimination 
Act, Pub. L. 105-277, that Federal agencies allow electronic 
submissions of information where practicable. Thus, no showing of 
compliance with the NTTAA is necessary here.

VII. Environmental Impact: Categorical Exclusion

    The NRC has determined that this direct final rule is the type of 
action described in categorical exclusion 10 CFR 51.22(c)(2), because 
this action seeks non-policy, procedural changes to the NRC's 
regulations. Moreover, because of the broad nature of this action and 
the number of the NRC's regulations affected, several other categorical 
exclusions apply to this rule, including 10 CFR 51.22(c)(1), and 
(3)(i)-(iii). Also, 10 CFR 51.22(c)(16) applies to the guidance being 
issued in connection with this rule, and to the rule itself. Therefore, 
neither an environmental impact statement nor an environmental 
assessment has been prepared for these changes to the regulations. 
Because of its procedural nature, this action does not raise 
environmental justice concerns.

VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that, 
because this direct final rule provides the option of collecting 
information by use of electronic means, but does not amend the existing 
information collections to which the rule pertains, OMB's review and 
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 and 
following) are not required.

IX. Regulatory Analysis

    A regulatory analysis has not been prepared for this rulemaking. 
The amendments below will neither impose nor relax new safety 
requirements and, thus, do not call for the sort of safety/cost 
analysis described in the agency's regulatory analysis guidelines in 
NUREG/BR-0058. Moreover, the NRC is required by the Government 
Paperwork Elimination Act, Pub. L. 105-277 (44 U.S.C. 3505, note), to 
allow electronic submissions where practicable, and the direct final 
rule does simply that. Thus, an analysis of costs and benefits could 
not alter a decision to implement the policy embodied in this rule. 
However, the NRC believes that the rule will afford all persons who 
deal with the agency greater flexibility in choosing the format of many 
of their communications and, thus, will allow them to choose less 
costly alternatives, often reducing the current costs of their 
communications with the NRC.

X. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

    In accordance with Section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(Title 5, Chapter 6 of the U.S. Code), the Commission certifies that 
this rule does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. Therefore, in accordance with Section 605(b), 
the NRC is not preparing a regulatory flexibility analysis. The rule 
will in fact apply to the many small entities that are among the NRC's 
licensees, but it will impose no new burdens on those small entities. 
To the contrary, as noted in the regulatory analysis section of this 
notice, the agency's expectation is that the rule should reduce 
burdens.
    The NRC invites comment on this certification. The agency is also 
providing the certification to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 
SBA, in accordance with Section 605 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

XI. Backfit Analysis

    The NRC has determined that a backfit analysis is not required for 
this direct final rule because these amendments do not include any 
provisions that would require backfits as defined in 10 CFR Chapter I. 
Furthermore, this rule is necessary so that the NRC can respond 
adequately to the mandate in the Government Paperwork Elimination Act 
of 1998 that Federal agencies ``provide for the option of the 
electronic maintenance, submission, or disclosure of information, when 
practicable as a substitute for paper * * * '' (Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 
1704). Therefore, a backfit analysis has not been prepared for this 
direct final rule.

XII. Congressional Review

    The provisions of 5 U.S.C. Sec. 801 et seq., which govern 
Congressional review of rulemakings, do not apply to this rulemaking 
because it concerns agency procedure and practice and will not 
substantially affect the rights and obligations of non-agency parties. 
See 5 U.S.C. 804(3)(C).

List of Subjects

10 CFR Part 2

    Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Byproduct 
material, Classified information, Environmental protection, Nuclear 
materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Penalties, Sex 
discrimination, Source material, Special nuclear material, Waste 
treatment and disposal.

10 CFR Part 4

    Administrative practice and procedure, Blind, Buildings, Civil 
rights, Employment, Equal employment opportunity, Federal aid programs, 
Grant programs, Handicapped, Loan programs, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sex discrimination.

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10 CFR Part 9

    Criminal penalties, Freedom of information, Privacy, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Sunshine Act.

10 CFR Part 11

    Hazardous materials--transportation, Investigations, Nuclear 
materials, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, 
Special nuclear material.

10 CFR Part 15

    Administrative practice and procedure, Debt collection.

10 CFR Part 19

    Criminal penalties, Environmental protection, Nuclear materials, 
Nuclear power plants and reactors, Occupational safety and health, 
Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sex 
discrimination.

10 CFR Part 20

    Byproduct material, Criminal penalties, Licensed material, Nuclear 
materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Occupational safety and 
health, Packaging and containers, Radiation protection, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Source material, Special nuclear material, 
Waste treatment and disposal.

10 CFR Part 21

    Nuclear power plants and reactors, Penalties, Radiation protection, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

10 CFR Part 25

    Classified information, Criminal penalties, Investigations, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures.

10 CFR Part 30

    Byproduct material, Criminal penalties, Government contracts, 
Intergovernmental relations, Isotopes, Nuclear materials, Radiation 
protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

10 CFR Part 31

    Byproduct material, Criminal penalties, Labeling, Nuclear 
materials, Packaging and containers, Radiation protection, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements, Scientific equipment.

10 CFR Part 32

    Byproduct material, Criminal penalties, Labeling, Nuclear 
materials, Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

10 CFR Part 34

    Criminal penalties, Packaging and containers, Radiation protection, 
Radiography, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Scientific 
equipment, Security measures.

10 CFR Part 35

    Byproduct material, Criminal penalties, Drugs, Health facilities, 
Health professions, Medical devices, Nuclear materials, Occupational 
safety and health, Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

10 CFR Part 39

    Byproduct material, Criminal penalties, Nuclear material, Oil and 
gas exploration--well logging, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Scientific equipment, Security measures, Source material, 
Special nuclear material.

10 CFR Part 40

    Criminal penalties, Government contracts, Hazardous materials 
transportation, Nuclear materials, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Source material, Uranium.

10 CFR Part 50

    Antitrust, Classified information, Criminal penalties, Fire 
protection, Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear power plants and 
reactors, Radiation protection, Reactor siting criteria, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

10 CFR Part 51

    Administrative practice and procedure, Environmental impact 
statement, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

10 CFR Part 52

    Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Backfitting, 
Combined license, Early site permit, Emergency planning, Fees, 
Inspection, Limited work authorization, Nuclear power plants and 
reactors, Probabilistic risk assessment, Prototype, Reactor siting 
criteria, Redress of site, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Standard design, Standard design certification.

10 CFR Part 55

    Criminal penalties, Manpower training programs, Nuclear power 
plants and reactors, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

10 CFR Part 60

    Criminal penalties, High-level waste, Nuclear materials, Nuclear 
power plants and reactors, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Waste treatment and disposal.

10 CFR Part 61

    Criminal penalties, Low-level waste, Nuclear materials, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements, Waste treatment and disposal.

10 CFR Part 62

    Administrative practice and procedure, Denial of access, Emergency 
access to low-level waste disposal, Low-level radioactive waste, Low-
level radioactive waste treatment and disposal, Low-level waste policy 
amendments act of 1985, Nuclear materials, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

10 CFR Part 63

    Criminal penalties, High-level waste, Nuclear power plants and 
reactors, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Waste treatment and 
disposal.

10 CFR Part 70

    Criminal penalties, Hazardous materials transportation, Material 
control and accounting, Nuclear materials, Packaging and containers, 
Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Scientific equipment, Security measures, Special nuclear material.

10 CFR Part 71

    Criminal penalties, Hazardous materials transportation, Nuclear 
materials, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

10 CFR Part 72

    Administrative practice and procedure, Criminal penalties, Manpower 
training programs, Nuclear materials, Occupational safety and health, 
Penalties, Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Security measures, Spent fuel, Whistleblowing.

10 CFR Part 73

    Criminal penalties, Export, Hazardous materials transportation, 
Import, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures.

10 CFR Part 74

    Accounting, Criminal penalties, Hazardous materials transportation,

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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 76

    Certification, Criminal penalties, Radiation protection, Reporting 
and record keeping requirements, Security measures, Special nuclear 
material, Uranium enrichment by gaseous diffusion.

10 CFR Part 81

    Administrative practice and procedure, Inventions and patents.

10 CFR Part 95

    Classified information, Criminal penalties, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures.

10 CFR Part 100

    Nuclear power plants and reactors, Reactor siting criteria.

10 CFR Part 110

    Administrative practice and procedure, Classified information, 
Criminal penalties, Export, Import, Intergovernmental relations, 
Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Scientific equipment.

10 CFR Part 140

    Criminal penalties, Extraordinary nuclear occurrence, Insurance, 
Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants 
and reactors, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

10 CFR Part 150

    Criminal penalties, Hazardous materials transportation, 
Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear materials, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Source material, Special 
nuclear material.

10 CFR Part 170

    Byproduct material, Import and export licenses, Intergovernmental 
relations, Non-payment penalties, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power 
plants and reactors, Source material, Special nuclear material.

10 CFR Part 171

    Annual charges, Byproduct material, Holders of certificates, 
registrations, approvals, Intergovernmental relations, Nonpayment 
penalties, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, 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 Chapter I:

PART 2--RULES OF PRACTICE FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING PROCEEDINGS AND 
ISSUANCE OF ORDERS

    1. The authority citation for Part 2 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 161, 181, 68 Stat. 948, 953, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2201, 2231); sec. 191, as amended, Pub. L. 87-615, 76 Stat. 
409 (42 U.S.C. 2241); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
5841); 5 U.S.C. 552; sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 
note).
    Section 2.101 also issued under secs. 53, 62, 63, 81, 103, 104, 
105, 68 Stat. 930, 932, 933, 935, 936, 937, 938, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2073, 2092, 2093, 2111, 2133, 2134, 2135); sec. 114(f); Pub. 
L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2213, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10143(f)); sec. 102, 
Pub. L. 91-190, 83 Stat. 853, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4332); sec. 301, 
88 Stat. 1248 (42 U.S.C. 5871). Section 2.102, 2.103, 2.104, 2.105, 
2.721 also issued under secs. 102, 103, 104, 105, 183i, 189, 68 
Stat. 936, 937, 938, 954, 955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2132, 2133, 
2134, 2135, 2233, 2239). Section 2.105 also issued under Pub. L. 97-
415, 96 Stat. 2073 (42 U.S.C. 2239). Sections 2.200-2.206 also 
issued under secs. 161 b, i, o, 182, 186, 234, 68 Stat. 948-951, 
955, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201 (b), (i), (o), 2236, 
2282); sec. 206, 88 Stat 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5846). Section 2.205(j) 
also issued under Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 90, as amended by 
section 3100(s), Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321-373 (28 U.S.C. 2461 
note). Section 2.600-2.606 also issued under sec. 102, Pub. L. 91-
190, 83 Stat. 853, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4332). Section 2.700a, 
2.719 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 554. Sections 2.754, 2.760, 2.770, 
2.780 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 557. Section 2.764 also issued 
under secs. 135, 141, Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2232, 2241 (42 U.S.C. 
10155, 10161). Section 2.790 also issued under sec. 103, 68 Stat. 
936, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2133) and 5 U.S.C. 552. Sections 2.800 
and 2.808 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553, Section 2.809 also issued 
under 5 U.S.C. 553, and sec. 29, Pub. L. 85-256, 71 Stat. 579, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2039). Subpart K 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). Subpart L also issued under sec. 189, 68 Stat. 
955 (42 U.S.C. 2239). Subpart M also issued under sec. 184 (42 
U.S.C. 2234) and sec. 189, 68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2239). Appendix A 
also issued under sec. 6, Pub. L. 91-560, 84 Stat. 1473 (42 U.S.C. 
2135).


    2. In Sec.  2.206, the second sentence of paragraph (a) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  2.206  Requests for action under this subpart.

    (a) * * * Requests must be addressed to the Secretary of the 
Commission and must be filed either by hand delivery to the NRC's 
Offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; by mail or 
telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; or by electronic submission, for 
example, via facsimile, Electronic Information Exchange, e-mail, or CD-
ROM. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions can be obtained 
by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov; or by 
writing to the Applications Development Division, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001. * * *
* * * * *

    3. In Sec.  2.802, paragraph (a) and the second sentence of the 
introductory text of paragraph (b) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  2.802  Petition for rulemaking.

    (a) Any interested person may petition the Commission to issue, 
amend or rescind any regulation. The petition should be addressed to 
the Secretary, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, and sent 
either by mail addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; by facsimile; by hand delivery to the NRC's 
offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, where 
practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via Electronic 
Information Exchange, e-mail, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making 
electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by 
e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.
    (b) * * * A prospective petitioner also may telephone the Rules and 
Directives Branch on (301) 415-7163, or toll free on (800) 368-5642, or 
e-mail to nrc.gov">NRCREP@nrc.gov.
* * * * *

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PART 4--NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED COMMISSION PROGRAMS

    4. The authority citation for part 4 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: Sec. 161, 68 Stat. 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201); 
sec. 274, 73 Stat. 688, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2021); sec. 201, 88 
Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 
(44 U.S.C. 3504 note).

    Subpart A also issued under secs. 602-605, Pub. L. 88-352, 78 
Stat. 252, 253 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-1-2000d-4); sec. 401, 88 Stat. 1254 
(42 U.S.C. 5891).
    Subpart B also issued under sec. 504, Pub. L. 93-112, 87 Stat. 
394 (29 U.S.C. 706); sec. 119, Pub. L. 95-602, 92 Stat. 2984 (29 
U.S.C. 794); sec. 122, Pub. L. 95-602, 92 Stat. 2984 (29 U.S.C. 
706(6)).
    Subpart C also issued under Title III of Pub. L. 94-135, 89 
Stat. 728, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6101).
    Subpart E also issued under 29 U.S.C. 794.

    5. Section 4.5 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  4.5  Communications and reports.

    Except as otherwise indicated, communications and reports relating 
to this part may be sent to the NRC by mail addressed to the U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand 
delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

    6. In Sec.  4.570, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  4.570  Compliance procedures.

* * * * *
    (c) The Civil Rights Program Manager, Office of Small Business and 
Civil Rights, shall be responsible for coordinating implementation of 
this section. Complaints should be sent to the NRC using an appropriate 
method listed in Sec.  4.5.
* * * * *

PART 9--PUBLIC RECORDS

    7. The authority citation for Part 9 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: Sec. 161, 68 Stat. 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201); 
sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); sec. 1704, 112 
Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).

    Subpart A also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552; 31 U.S.C. 9701; Pub. L. 
99-570.
    Subpart B is also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552a.
    Subpart C also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552b.


    8. Section 9.6 is added to read as follows:


Sec.  9.6  Communications.

    Except as otherwise indicated, communications relating to this part 
may be sent to the NRC by mail addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to the NRC's 
offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, where 
practicable, by electronic submission via e-mail to the FOIA e-mail 
address. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions can be 
obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or 
by writing to the Applications Development Division, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance discusses, among other topics, 
the formats the NRC can accept, the use of electronic signatures, and 
the treatment of nonpublic information.

    9. In Sec.  9.23, the first and second sentences of paragraph (b) 
are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  9.23  Request for records.

* * * * *
    (b) A person may request agency records by submitting a request 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(3) to the Freedom of Information Act and 
Privacy Act Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, by an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  9.6. The request should be clearly 
marked ``Freedom of Information Act Request.'' * * *
* * * * *

    10. In Sec.  9.29, the second and fifth sentences of paragraph (a) 
are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  9.29  Appeal from initial determination.

    (a) * * * For agency records denied by an Office Director reporting 
to the Executive Director for Operations, the appeal should be 
addressed to the Executive Director for Operations and sent using an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  9.6. * * * The appeal should be 
clearly marked ``Appeal from Initial FOIA Decision.'' * * *
* * * * *

    11. In Sec.  9.41, paragraph (a)(2) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  9.41  Requests for waiver or reduction of fees.

    (a) * * *
    (2) Each request for a waiver or reduction of fees should be 
addressed to the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Officer, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, and sent using an appropriate 
method listed in Sec.  9.6.
* * * * *

    12. In Sec.  9.53, paragraph (a) and the first sentence of 
paragraph (b) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  9.53  Requests; how and where presented.

    (a) Requests may be made in person or in writing. Assistance 
regarding requests or other matters relating to the Privacy Act of 1974 
may be obtained by writing to the Freedom of Information Act and 
Privacy Act Officer, by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  9.6. 
Requests relating to records in multiple systems of records should be 
made to the same Officer. That Officer shall assist the requestor in 
identifying his request more precisely and shall be responsible for 
forwarding the request to the appropriate system manager.
    (b) All written requests must be made to the Freedom of Information 
Act and Privacy Act Officer, by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  
9.6, and should be clearly marked ``Privacy Act Request,'' ``Privacy 
Act Disclosure Accounting Request,'' or ``Privacy Act Correction 
Request,'' as appropriate. * * *
* * * * *

    13. In Sec.  9.65, the third and fifth sentences of paragraph (b) 
are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  9.65  Access determinations; appeals.

* * * * *
    (b) * * * For agency records denied by the Assistant Inspector 
General for Investigations, the appeal must be in writing, addressed to 
the Inspector General, and sent by an appropriate method listed in 
Sec.  9.6. * * * The appeal should be clearly marked ``Privacy Act 
Appeal--Denial of Access.'' * * *
* * * * *

    14. In Sec.  9.66, the third and fourth sentences of paragraph (b) 
are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  9.66  Determinations authorizing or denying correction of 
records; appeals.

* * * * *

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    (b) * * * The appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Freedom 
of Information Act and Privacy Act Officer, and sent by an appropriate 
method listed in Sec.  9.6, for submission to the appropriate appellate 
authority for a final determination. The appeal should be clearly 
marked ``Privacy Act Correction Appeal.'' * * *
* * * * *

    15. In Sec.  9.67, the second sentence of paragraph (a) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  9.67  Statements of disagreement.

    (a) * * * ``Statements of Disagreement'' must be addressed, as 
appropriate, to the Inspector General or the Executive Director for 
Operations, and sent by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  9.6. They 
should also be clearly marked ``Privacy Act Statement of 
Disagreement.''
* * * * *

PART 11--CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR 
ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OVER SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL

    16. The authority citation for Part 11 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 161, 68 Stat. 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201); 
sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); sec. 1704, 112 
Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).
    Section 11.15(e) also issued under sec. 501, 85 Stat. 290 (31 
U.S.C. 483a).

    17. In Sec.  11.15, the first sentence of paragraph (a)(1) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  11.15  Application for special nuclear material access 
authorization.

    (a)(1) Application for special nuclear material access 
authorization, renewal, or change in level must be filed by the 
licensee on behalf of the applicant with the Director, Division of 
Facilities and Security, Mail Stop T7-D57, either by mail addressed to 
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by 
hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information. * 
* *
* * * * *

PART 15--DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURES

    18. The authority citation for Part 15 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 161, 186, 68 Stat. 948, 955, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2201, 2236); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
5841); sec. 1, Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat. 972 (31 U.S.C. 3713); sec. 
5, Pub. L. 89-508, 80 Stat. 308, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3716); Pub. 
L. 97-365, 96 Stat. 1749 (31 U.S.C. 3719); Federal Claims Collection 
Standards, 31 CFR Chapter IX, parts 900-904; 31 U.S.C. 3701, 3716; 
31 CFR part 285; 26 U.S.C. 6402(d); 31 U.S.C. 3720A; 26 U.S.C. 
6402(c); 42 U.S.C. 664; Pub. L. 104-134, as amended (31 U.S.C. 
3713); 5 U.S.C. 5514; Executive Order 12146 (3 CFR 1980 Comp. pp. 
409-412); Executive Order 12988 (3 CFR, 1996 Comp., pp. 157-163).


    19. Section 15.3 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  15.3  Communications.

    Unless otherwise specified, communications concerning the 
regulations in this part may be addressed to the Secretary of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission and sent either by mail to the U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: 
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff; by hand delivery to the NRC's 
offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, One White Flint North, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

PART 19--NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTION 
AND INVESTIGATIONS

    20. The authority citation for Part 19 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 53, 63, 81, 103, 104, 161, 186, 68 Stat. 930, 
933, 935, 936, 937, 948, 955, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as 
amended, sec. 1701, 106 Stat. 2951, 2952, 2953 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 
2093, 2111, 2133, 2134, 2201, 2236, 2282, 2297f); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 
1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); Pub. L. 95-601, sec. 10, 92 Stat. 
2951 (42 U.S.C. 5851); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 
note).


    21. In Sec.  19.11, paragraph (c)(2) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  19.11  Posting of notices to workers.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) Additional copies of NRC Form 3 may be obtained by writing to 
the Regional Administrator of the appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this 
chapter, by calling the Publishing Services Branch at (301) 415-5877, 
via e-mail to nrc.gov">forms@nrc.gov, or by visiting the NRC's Web site at 
http://www.nrc.gov and selecting forms from the index found on the home 
page.
* * * * *

    22. In Sec.  19.17, the second sentence of paragraph (a) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  19.17  Inspections not warranted; informal review.

    (a) * * * The complainant may obtain review of this determination 
by submitting a written statement of position to the Executive Director 
for Operations, either by mail to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to the NRC's 
offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, where 
practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via Electronic 
Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making electronic 
submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by e-mail to 
nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development Division, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance discusses, among 
other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use of electronic 
signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information. The Executive 
Director for Operations will provide the licensee with a copy of such 
statement by certified mail, excluding, at the request of the 
complainant, the name of the complainant. * * *
* * * * *

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PART 20--STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION

    23. The authority citation for Part 20 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 53, 63, 65, 81, 103, 104, 161, 182, 186, 68 
Stat. 930, 933, 935, 936, 937, 948, 953, 955, as amended, sec. 1701, 
106 Stat. 2951, 2952, 2953 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2133, 
2134, 2201, 2232, 2236, 2297f), secs. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88 
Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846); 
sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).


    24. Section 20.1007 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  20.1007  Communications.

    Unless otherwise specified, communications or reports concerning 
the regulations in this part should be addressed to the Executive 
Director for Operations (EDO), and sent either by mail to the U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand 
delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

    25. In Sec.  20.2203, paragraph (d) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  20.2203  Reports of exposures, radiation levels, and 
concentrations of radioactive material exceeding the constraints or 
limits.

* * * * *
    (d) All licensees, other than those holding an operating license 
for a nuclear power plant, who make reports under paragraph (a) of this 
section shall submit the report in writing either by mail addressed to 
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, where practicable, by 
electronic submission, for example, Electronic Information Exchange, or 
CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions can be 
obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or 
by writing to the Applications Development Division, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. A copy should be sent to the appropriate NRC 
Regional Office listed in Appendix D to this part.

    26. In Sec.  20.2206, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  20.2206  Reports of individual monitoring.

* * * * *
    (c) The licensee shall file the report required by Sec.  
20.2206(b), covering the preceding year, on or before April 30 of each 
year. The licensee shall submit the report to the REIRS Project Manager 
by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  20.1007.
    27. Appendix D to Part 20 is revised to read as follows:

               Appendix D to Part 20--United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regional Offices
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                 Region                          Address              Telephone  (24 hour)           E-Mail
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Region I: Connecticut, Delaware,         USNRC, Region I, 475     (610) 337-5000               RidsRegion1
 District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland,   Allendale Road, King    (FTS) 346-5000                MailCenter@
 Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New        of Prussia, PA 19406.                                 nrc.gov.
 Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
 Island, and Vermont.
Region II: Alabama, Florida, Georgia,    USNRC, Region II,        (404) 562-4400               RidsRegion2
 Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina,   Atlanta Federal         (FTS) 346-5000                MailCenter@
 Puerto Rico, South Carolina,             Center, 61 Forsyth                                    nrc.gov.
 Tennessee, Virginia, Virgin Islands,     Street, SW, Suite
 and West Virginia.                       23T85, Atlanta, GA
                                          30303.
Region III: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,     USNRC, Region III, 801   (708) 829-9500               RidsRegion3MailCe
 Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio      Warrenville Road,       (FTS) 829-9500                nter @nrc.gov.
 and Wisconsin.                           Lisle, IL 60532.
Region IV: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,    USNRC, Region IV, 611    (817) 860-8100               RidsRegion4MailCe
 California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,     Ryan Plaza Drive,       (FTS) 728-8100                nter @nrc.gov.
 Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska,    Suite 400, Arlington,
 Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,        TX 76011.
 Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas,
 Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the
 U.S. territories and possessions in
 the Pacific.
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    28. In Appendix G to Part 20, the third paragraph under 1. MANIFEST 
is revised to read as follows:

Appendix G to Part 20--Requirements for Transfers of Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste Intended for Disposal at Licensed Land Disposal 
Facilities and Manifests

I. Manifest

* * * * *
    NRC Forms 540, 540A, 541, 541A, 542 and 542A, and the accompanying 
instructions, in hard copy, may be obtained by writing or calling the 
Publishing Services Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, 
telephone (301) 415-5877, or by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

PART 21--REPORTING OF DEFECTS AND NONCOMPLIANCE

    29. The authority citation for Part 21 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 161, 68 Stat. 948, as amended, sec. 234, 83 
Stat. 444, as amended, sec. 1701, 106 Stat. 2951, 2953 (42 U.S.C. 
2201, 2282, 2297f); secs. 201, as amended, 206, 88 Stat. 1242, as 
amended, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 
U.S.C. 3504 note).

    Section 21.2 also issued under secs. 135, 141, Pub. L. 97-425, 96 
Stat. 2232, 2241 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 10161).

    30. Section 21.5 is revised to read as follows:

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Sec.  21.5  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified in this part, written 
communications and reports concerning the regulations in this part must 
be addressed to the NRC's Document Control Desk, and sent either by 
mail to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; by hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, 
for example, Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed 
guidance on making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting 
the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling 
(301) 415-6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the 
Applications Development Division, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 
The guidance discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can 
accept, the use of electronic signatures, and the treatment of 
nonpublic information. In the case of a licensee, a copy of the 
communication must also be sent to the appropriate Regional 
Administrator at the address specified in Appendix D to Part 20 of this 
chapter.

PART 25--ACCESS AUTHORIZATION FOR LICENSEE PERSONNEL

    31. The authority citation for Part 25 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 145, 161, 68 Stat. 942, 948, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2165, 2201); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
5841); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note); E.O. 10865, 
as amended, 3 CFR 1959--1963 Comp., p. 398 (50 U.S.C. 401, note); 
E.O. 12829, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 570; E.O. 12958, 3 CFR, 1995 
Comp., p. 333; E.O. 12968, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 396.

    Appendix A also issued under 96 Stat. 1051 (31 U.S.C. 9701).

    32. Section 25.9 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  25.9  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified, communications and reports 
concerning the regulations in this part should be addressed to the 
Director, Division of Facilities and Security, Mail Stop T7-D57, and 
sent either by mail to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, where practicable, by 
electronic submission, for example, Electronic Information Exchange, or 
CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions can be 
obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or 
by writing to the Applications Development Division, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance discusses, among other topics, 
the formats the NRC can accept, the use of electronic signatures, and 
the treatment of nonpublic information.

PART 30--RULES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY TO DOMESTIC LICENSING OF 
BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

    33. The authority citation for Part 30 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 81, 82, 161, 182, 183, 186, 68 Stat. 935, 948, 
953, 954, 955, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2111, 2112, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2236, 2282); secs. 201 as 
amended, 202, 206, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 
5841, 5842, 5846); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).
    Section 30.7 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 30.34(b) also issued under sec. 184, 68 Stat. 
954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2234). Section 30.61 also issued under 
sec. 187, 68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2237).


    34. In Sec.  30.6, paragraph (a)(3) is added, and paragraphs (a)(1) 
and (a)(2), the introductory text of paragraph (b), and the last 
sentences of paragraphs (b)(2)(i), (b)(2)(ii), (b)(2)(iii), and 
(b)(2)(iv) are revised, to read as follows:


Sec.  30.6  Communications.

    (a) * * *
    (1) By mail addressed: ATTN: Document Control Desk, Director, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    (2) By hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    (3) Where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via 
Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making 
electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by 
e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.
    (b) The Commission has delegated to the four Regional 
Administrators licensing authority for selected parts of its 
decentralized licensing program for nuclear materials as described in 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section. Any communication, report, or 
application covered under this licensing program must be submitted to 
the appropriate Regional Administrator. The Administrators' 
jurisdictions and mailing addresses are listed in paragraph (b)(2) of 
this section.
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I, 
Nuclear Material Section B, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, 
Pennsylvania 19406; Where e-mail is appropriate it should be addressed 
to nrc.gov">RidsRgn1MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (ii) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II, 
Material Licensing/Inspection Branch, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 
Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85, Atlanta, GA 30303; Where e-mail is 
appropriate it should be addressed to nrc.gov">RidsRgn2MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (iii) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III, 
Material Licensing Section, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 
60532-4351; Where e-mail is appropriate it should be addressed to 
nrc.gov">RidsRgn3MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (iv) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV, 
Material Radiation Protection Section, 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, 
Arlington, Texas 76011; Where e-mail is appropriate it should be 
addressed to nrc.gov">RidsRgn4MailCenter@nrc.gov.

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    35. In Sec.  30.7, paragraph (e)(3) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  30.7  Employee protection.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (3) Copies of NRC Form 3 may be obtained by writing to the Regional
    Administrator of the appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter, by 
calling the Publishing Services Branch at (301) 415-5877, via e-mail to 
nrc.gov">forms@nrc.gov, or by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov 
and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

    36. In Sec.  30.50, the third sentence of paragraph (c)(2) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  30.50  Reporting requirements.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) * * * These written reports must be sent to the NRC using an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a); and a copy must be sent to 
the appropriate NRC Regional office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of 
this chapter. * * *
* * * * *

    37. In Sec.  30.55, the third sentence of paragraph (c) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  30.55  Tritium reports.

* * * * *
    (c) * * * Copies of such written report shall be sent to the 
Director of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, 
using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a). * * *
* * * * *

PART 31--GENERAL DOMESTIC LICENSES FOR BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

    38. The authority citation for Part 31 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 81, 161, 183, 68 Stat. 935, 948, 954, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2111, 2201, 2233); secs. 201, as amended, 202, 88 
Stat. 1242, as amended,1244 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); sec. 1704, 112 
Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).


    39. In Sec.  31.5, the introductory text of paragraph (c)(8)(ii), 
the third sentence of the introductory text of paragraph (c)(9)(i), and 
the second sentence of paragraph (c)(11) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  31.5  Certain detecting, measuring, gauging, or controlling 
devices and certain devices for producing light or an ionized 
atmosphere.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (8) * * *
    (ii) Shall, within 30 days after the transfer of a device to a 
specific licensee or export, furnish a report to the Director of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, ATTN: GLTS, using an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter. The report 
must contain--
* * * * *
    (9) * * *
    (i) * * * Within 30 days of the transfer, the transferor shall 
report to the Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, ATTN: 
GLTS, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this 
chapter--
* * * * *
    (11) * * * If the general licensee cannot provide the requested 
information within the allotted time, it shall, within that same time 
period, request a longer period to supply the information by providing 
the Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, 
by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter, a 
written justification for the request.
* * * * *

    40. In Sec.  31.11, paragraph (b)(1) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  31.11  General license for use of byproduct material for certain 
in vitro clinical or laboratory testing.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) Has filed NRC Form 483, ``Registration Certificate--In Vitro 
Testing with Byproduct Material Under General License,'' with the 
Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, by an appropriate 
method listed in Sec.  30.6(a), and has received from the Commission a 
validated copy of NRC Form 483 with a registration number assigned; or
* * * * *

PART 32--SPECIFIC DOMESTIC LICENSES TO MANUFACTURE OR TRANSFER 
CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

    41. The authority citation for Part 31 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 81, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 935, 948, 953, 954, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 
1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 
U.S.C. 3504 note).


    42. In Sec.  32.12, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  32.12  Same: Records and material transfer reports.

    (a) Each person licensed under Sec.  32.11 shall maintain records 
of transfer of material and file a report with the Director of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  
30.6(a) of this chapter. A copy of the report must be sent to the 
appropriate NRC Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this 
chapter.
* * * * *

    43. In Sec.  32.16, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  32.16  Certain items containing byproduct material: Records and 
reports of transfer.

    (a) Each person licensed under Sec.  32.14 or Sec.  32.17 shall 
maintain records of transfer of material and file a report with the 
Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards by an appropriate 
method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter, with a copy to the 
appropriate NRC Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this 
chapter.
* * * * *
    44. In Sec.  32.20, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  32.20  Same: Records and material transfer reports.

* * * * *
    (b) The licensee shall file a summary report stating the total 
quantity of each isotope transferred under the specific license with 
the Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards by an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter, with a copy 
to the appropriate NRC Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 
of this chapter.
* * * * *

    45. In Sec.  32.25, the introductory text of paragraph (c) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  32.25  Conditions of licenses issued under Sec.  32.22: Quality 
control, labeling, and reports of transfer.

* * * * *
    (c) Maintain records and file reports with the Director of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, by an appropriate method listed in 
Sec.  30.6(a), with copies to the appropriate NRC Regional Office 
listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter.
* * * * *

    46. In Sec.  32.52, the first sentence of the introductory text of 
paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  32.52  Same: Material transfer reports and records.

* * * * *
    (a) The person shall report to the Director of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, ATTN: GLTS, by an appropriate method listed in 
Sec.  30.6(a), all transfers of such devices to persons for use under 
the general license in

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Sec.  31.5 of this chapter and all receipts of devices from persons 
licensed under Sec.  31.5 of this chapter. * * *
* * * * *

    47. The first sentence of Sec.  32.56 is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  32.56  Same: Material transfer reports.

    Each person licensed under Sec.  32.53 shall file an annual report 
with the Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, by an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter, which 
report must state the total quantity of tritium or promethium-147 
transferred to persons generally licensed under Sec.  31.7 of this 
chapter. * * *

    48. In Sec.  32.210, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  32.210  Registration of product information.

* * * * *
    (b) The request for review must be sent to the NRC's Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Materials Safety and Inspection 
Branch, by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this 
chapter.
* * * * *

PART 34--LICENSES FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY AND RADIATION SAFETY 
REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS

    49. The authority citation for Part 34 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 81, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 935, 948, 953, 954, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 
1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841). Section 34.45 also issued under 
sec. 206, 88 Stat. 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5846); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 
(44 U.S.C. 3504 note).


    50. In Sec.  34.27, the third sentence of paragraph (d) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  34.27  Leak testing and replacement of sealed sources.

* * * * *
    (d) * * * A report must be filed with the Director of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, by an appropriate method listed in 
Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter, the report to be filed within 5 days of 
any test with results that exceed the threshold in this subsection, and 
to describe the equipment involved, the test results, and the 
corrective action taken. * * *
* * * * *

    51. In Sec.  34.43, the second sentence of paragraph (a)(1) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  34.43  Training.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * * (An independent organization that would like to be 
recognized as a certifying entity shall submit its request to the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, by an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter.) or
* * * * *

    52. In Sec.  34.101, the introductory text of paragraph (a) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  34.101  Notifications.

    (a) In addition to the reporting requirements specified in Sec.  
30.50 and under other sections of this chapter, such as Sec.  21.21, 
each licensee shall send a written report to the NRC's Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Division of Industrial and 
Medical Nuclear Safety, by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  
30.6(a) of this chapter, with a copy to the Director of the NRC's 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, within 30 days of the occurrence 
of any of the following incidents involving radiographic equipment:
* * * * *

PART 35--MEDICAL USE OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

    53. The authority citation for Part 35 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 81, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 935, 948, 953, 954, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 
1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 
U.S.C. 3504 note).


    54. In Sec.  35.14, paragraph (b), introductory text, and paragraph 
(c), are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  35.14  Notifications.

* * * * *
    (b) A licensee shall notify the Commission no later than 30 days 
after:
* * * * *
    (c) The licensee shall send the documents required in this section 
to the appropriate address identified in Sec.  30.6 of this chapter.
    55. In Sec.  35.59, paragraph (e)(2) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  35.59  Requirements for possession of sealed sources and 
brachytherapy sources.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (2) File a report within five days of the leakage test with the 
appropriate NRC Office listed in Sec.  30.6 of this chapter, with a 
copy to the Director of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6 of this 
chapter, describing the equipment involved, the test results, and the 
action taken.
* * * * *

PART 39--LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL 
LOGGING

    56. The authority citation for Part 39 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 82, 161, 182, 183, 
186, 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. 2073, 2077, 
2092, 2093, 2095, 2099, 2111, 2112, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2236, 2282); 
secs. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 
1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 
U.S.C. 3504 note).

    57. In Sec.  39.77, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  39.77  Notification of incidents and lost sources; abandonment 
procedures for irretrievable sources.

    (a) The licensee shall immediately notify the appropriate NRC 
Regional Office by telephone and subsequently, within 30 days, by 
confirmation in writing, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  
30.6(a) of this chapter, if the licensee knows or has reason to believe 
that a sealed source has been ruptured. The written confirmation must 
designate the well or other location, describe the magnitude and extent 
of the escape of licensed materials, assess the consequences of the 
rupture, and explain efforts planned or being taken to mitigate these 
consequences.
* * * * *

PART 40--DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SOURCE MATERIAL

    58. The authority citation for Part 40 is revised 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); sec. 193, 104 Stat. 2835, as 
amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-349 (42 U.S.C. 
2243); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).
    Section 40.7 also issued under Pub. L. 95-601, sec. 10, 92 Stat. 
2951 (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

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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).


    59. In Sec.  40.5, paragraph (a)(3) is added, and paragraphs (a)(1) 
and (a)(2), the introductory text of paragraph (b), and the last 
sentences of paragraphs (b)(2)(i), (b)(2)(ii), (b)(2)(iii), and 
(b)(2)(iv) are revised, to read as follows:


Sec.  40.5  Communications.

    (a) * * *
    (1) By mail addressed: ATTN: Document Control Desk, Director, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    (2) By hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    (3) Where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via 
Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making 
electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by 
e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.
    (b) The Commission has delegated to the four Regional 
Administrators licensing authority for selected parts of its 
decentralized licensing program for nuclear materials as described in 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section. Any communication, report, or 
application covered under this licensing program must be submitted to 
the appropriate Regional Administrator. The administrators' 
jurisdictions and mailing addresses are listed in paragraph (b)(2) of 
this section.
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I, 
475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406; Where e-mail 
is appropriate it should be addressed to nrc.gov">RidsRgn1MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (ii) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II 
Material Licensing/Inspection Branch, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 
Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; Where e-mail 
is appropriate it should be addressed to nrc.gov">RidsRgn2MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (iii) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III, 
Material Licensing Section, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 
60532-4351; Where e-mail is appropriate it should be addressed to 
nrc.gov">RidsRgn3MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (iv) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV, 
Material Radiation Protection Section, 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, 
Arlington, Texas 76011; Where e-mail is appropriate it should be 
addressed to nrc.gov">RidsRgn4MailCenter@nrc.gov.

    60. In Sec.  40.7, paragraph (e)(3) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  40.7  Employee protection.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (3) Copies of NRC Form 3 may be obtained by writing to the Regional 
Administrator of the appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter, by 
calling the Publishing Services Branch at (301) 415-5877, via e-mail to 
nrc.gov">forms@nrc.gov, or by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov 
and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

    61. In Sec.  40.23, the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  40.23  General license for carriers of transient shipments of 
natural uranium other than in the form of ore or ore residue.

* * * * *
    (b)(1) Persons generally licensed under paragraph (a) of this 
section, who plan to carry a transient shipment with scheduled stops at 
a United States port, shall notify the Spent Fuel Project Office, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, using an appropriate 
method listed in Sec.  40.5. * * *
* * * * *

    62. In Sec.  40.25, the first sentence of the introductory text of 
paragraph (c)(1) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  40.25  General license for use of certain industrial products or 
devices.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) Persons who receive, acquire, possess, or use depleted uranium 
pursuant to the general license established by paragraph (a) of this 
section shall file NRC Form 244, ``Registration Certificate--Use of 
Depleted Uranium Under General License,'' with the Director of the 
NRC's Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, by an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  40.5, with a copy to the appropriate 
NRC Regional Administrator. * * *
* * * * *

    63. In Sec.  40.35, the first sentence of paragraph (e)(1) and the 
third sentence of paragraph (f) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  40.35  Conditions of specific licenses issued pursuant to Sec.  
40.34.

* * * * *
    (e)(1) Report to the Director of the Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  40.5, 
all transfers of industrial products or devices to persons for use 
under the general license in Sec.  40.25. * * *
* * * * *
    (f) * * * The licensee shall furnish the change to the Director of 
the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, by an appropriate 
method listed in Sec.  40.5, and to affected offsite response 
organizations, within six months after the change is made. * * *

    64. In Sec.  40.60, the third sentence of the introductory text of 
paragraph (c)(2) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  40.60  Reporting requirements.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) * * * These written reports must be sent to the NRC's Document 
Control Desk by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  40.5, with a copy 
to the appropriate NRC regional office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 
of this chapter. * * *
* * * * *

    65. In Sec.  40.64, the second sentence of paragraph (a), the last 
sentence of paragraph (b) and the second and third sentences of 
paragraph (c) are revised to read as follows:

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Sec.  40.64  Reports.

    (a) * * * Copies of the instructions may be obtained either by 
writing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle 
Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNmssFcss@nrc.gov, or by calling (301) 415-7213. * * *
    (b) * * * Copies of the reporting instructions may be obtained 
either by writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division 
of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by e-
mail nrc.gov">RidsNmssFcss@nrc.gov, or by calling (301) 415-7213.
    (c) * * * The initial report must be followed within a period of 
fifteen (15) days by a written report submitted to the appropriate NRC 
Regional Office, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  40.5, 
which report must set forth the details of the incident and its 
consequences. A copy of such written report must be sent to the 
Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. * * *
* * * * *

    66. In Sec.  40.65, the first sentence of paragraph (a)(1) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  40.65  Effluent monitoring reporting requirements.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Within 60 days after January 1, 1976 and July 1, 1976, and 
within 60 days after January 1 and July 1 of each year thereafter, 
submit a report to the Director of the Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  
40.5, with a copy to the appropriate NRC Regional Office shown in 
Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter; which report must specify the 
quantity of each of the principal radionuclides released to 
unrestricted areas in liquid and in gaseous effluents during the 
previous six months of operation, and such other information as the 
Commission may require to estimate maximum potential annual radiation 
doses to the public resulting from effluent releases. * * *
* * * * *

    67. In Sec.  40.66, the first sentence of paragraph (a) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  40.66  Requirements for advance notice of export shipments of 
natural uranium.

    (a) Each licensee authorized to export natural uranium, other than 
in the form of ore or ore residue, in amounts exceeding 500 kilograms, 
shall notify the Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  40.5. * 
* *
* * * * *

    68. In Sec.  40.67, the first sentence of paragraph (a) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  40.67  Requirement for advance notice for importation of natural 
uranium from countries that are not party to the Convention on the 
Physical Protection of Nuclear Material.

    (a) Each licensee authorized to import natural uranium, other than 
in the form of ore or ore residue, in amounts exceeding 500 kilograms, 
from countries not party to the Convention on the Physical Protection 
of Nuclear Material (see Appendix F to Part 73 of this chapter) shall 
notify the Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  40.5. * * *
* * * * *

PART 50--DOMESTIC LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION 
FACILITIES

    69. The authority citation for Part 50 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 102, 103, 104, 105, 161, 182, 183, 186, 189, 68 
Stat. 936, 937, 938, 948, 953, 954, 955, 956, as amended, sec. 234, 
83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2201, 
2232, 2233, 2236, 2239, 2282); secs. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88 
Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846); 
sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).
    Section 50.7 also issued under Pub. L. 95-601, sec. 10, 92 Stat. 
2951 (42 U.S.C. 5851). Section 50.10 also issued under secs. 101, 
185, 68 Stat. 955 as amended (42 U.S.C. 2131, 2235), sec. 102, Pub. 
L. 91-190, 83 Stat. 853 (42 U.S.C. 4332). Sections 50.13, 50.54(dd), 
and 50.103 also issued under sec. 108, 68 Stat. 939, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2138). Sections 50.23, 50.35, 50.55, and 50.56 also issued 
under sec. 185, 68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2235). Sections 50.33a, 
50.55a and appendix Q also issued under sec. 102, Pub. L. 91-190, 83 
Stat. 853 (42 U.S.C. 4332). Sections 50.34 and 50.54 also issued 
under sec. 204, 88 Stat. 1245 (42 U.S.C. 5844). Sections 50.58, 
50.91, and 50.92 also issued under Pub. L. 97-415, 96 Stat. 2073 (42 
U.S.C. 2239). Section 50.78 also issued under sec. 122, 68 Stat. 939 
(42 U.S.C. 2152). Sections 50.80-50.81 also issued under sec. 184, 
68 Stat. 954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2234). Appendix F also issued 
under sec. 187, 68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C 2237).

    70. Section 50.4 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  50.4  Written communications.

    (a) General requirements. All correspondence, reports, 
applications, and other written communications from the applicant or 
licensee to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning the 
regulations in this part or individual license conditions must be sent 
either by mail addressed: ATTN: Document Control Desk; U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to 
the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 
the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. eastern time; or, where 
practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via Electronic 
Information Exchange, e-mail, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making 
electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site 
at  http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, 
by e-mail at nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information. 
If the communication is on paper, the signed original must be sent. If 
a submission due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, 
the next Federal working day becomes the official due date.
    (b) Distribution requirements. Copies of all correspondence, 
reports, and other written communications concerning the regulations in 
this part or individual license conditions must be submitted to the 
persons and, if on paper or CD-ROM, in the quantities set forth below 
(addresses for the NRC Regional Offices are listed in Appendix D to 
Part 20 of this chapter).
    (1) Applications for amendment of permits and licenses; reports; 
and other communications. All written communications (including 
responses to: generic letters, bulletins, information notices, 
regulatory information summaries, inspection reports, and miscellaneous 
requests for additional information) that are required of holders of 
operating licenses or construction permits issued pursuant to this 
part, must be submitted as follows, except as otherwise specified in 
paragraphs (b)(2) through (b)(7) of this section: To the NRC's Document 
Control Desk (if on paper, the signed original), with a copy to the 
appropriate Regional Office, and a copy to the appropriate NRC Resident 
Inspector, if one has been assigned to the site of the facility.
    (2) Applications for permits and licenses, and amendments to 
applications. Applications for construction permits, applications for 
operating licenses and amendments to either type of application must be

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submitted as follows, except as otherwise specified in paragraphs 
(b)(3) through (b)(7) in this section.
    (i) Applications for licenses for facilities described in Sec.  
50.21 (a) and (c) and amendments to these applications must be sent to 
the NRC's Document Control Desk, with a copy to the appropriate 
Regional Office. If the application or amendment is on paper, the 
submission to the Document Control Desk must be the signed original.
    (ii) Applications for permits and licenses for facilities described 
in Sec.  50.21(b) or Sec.  50.22, and amendments to these applications 
must be sent to the NRC's Document Control Desk, with a copy to the 
appropriate Regional Office, and a copy to the appropriate NRC Resident 
Inspector, if one has been assigned to the site of the facility. If the 
application or amendment is on paper or CD-ROM, the submission to the 
Document Control Desk must be 38 copies, one of which must be the 
signed original if the submission is on paper.
    (3) Acceptance review application. Written communications required 
for an application for determination of suitability for docketing under 
Sec.  50.30(a)(6) must be submitted to the NRC's Document Control Desk, 
with a copy to the appropriate Regional Office. If the communication is 
on paper or CD-ROM, the submission to the Document Control Desk must be 
14 copies, one of which must be the signed original if the submission 
is on paper.
    (4) Security plan and related submissions. Written communications, 
as defined in paragraphs (b)(4)(i) through (iv) of this section, must 
be submitted to the NRC's Document Control Desk, with a copy to the 
appropriate Regional Office. If the communication is on paper or CD-
ROM, the submission to the Document Control Desk must be four copies, 
one of which must be the signed original if the submission is on paper.
    (i) Physical security plan under Sec.  50.34;
    (ii) Safeguards contingency plan under Sec.  50.34;
    (iii) Change to security plan, guard training and qualification 
plan, or safeguards contingency plan made without prior Commission 
approval under Sec.  50.54(p);
    (iv) Application for amendment of physical security plan, guard 
training and qualification plan, or safeguards contingency plan under 
Sec.  50.90.
    (5) Emergency plan and related submissions. Written communications 
as defined in paragraphs (b)(5)(i) through (iii) of this section must 
be submitted to the NRC's Document Control Desk, with a copy to the 
appropriate Regional Office, and a copy to the appropriate NRC Resident 
Inspector if one has been assigned to the site of the facility. If the 
communication is on paper, the submission to the Document Control Desk 
must be the signed original.
    (i) Emergency plan under Sec.  50.34;
    (ii) Change to an emergency plan under Sec.  50.54(q);
    (iii) Emergency implementing procedures under Appendix E.V of this 
part.
    (6) Updated FSAR. An updated Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) or 
replacement pages, under Sec.  50.71(e) must be submitted to the NRC's 
Document Control Desk, with a copy to the appropriate Regional Office, 
and a copy to the appropriate NRC Resident Inspector if one has been 
assigned to the site of the facility. Paper copy submissions may be 
made using replacement pages; however, if a licensee chooses to use 
electronic submission, all subsequent updates or submissions must be 
performed electronically on a total replacement basis. If the 
communication is on paper, the submission to the Document Control Desk 
must be 11 copies, one of which is signed. If the communications are 
submitted electronically, see Guidance for Electronic Submissions to 
the Commission.
    (7) Quality assurance related submissions. (i) A change to the 
Safety Analysis Report quality assurance program description under 
Sec.  50.54(a)(3) or Sec.  50.55(f)(3), or a change to a licensee's 
NRC-accepted quality assurance topical report under Sec.  50.54(a)(3) 
or Sec.  50.55(f)(3), must be submitted to the NRC's Document Control 
Desk, with a copy to the appropriate Regional Office, and a copy to the 
appropriate NRC Resident Inspector if one has been assigned to the site 
of the facility. If the communication is on paper, the submission to 
the Document Control Desk must be the signed original.
    (ii) A change to an NRC-accepted quality assurance topical report 
from nonlicensees (i.e., architect/engineers, NSSS suppliers, fuel 
suppliers, constructors, etc.) must be submitted to the NRC's Document 
Control Desk. If the communication is on paper, the signed original 
must be sent.
    (8) Certification of permanent cessation of operations. The 
licensee's certification of permanent cessation of operations, under 
Sec.  50.82(a)(1), must state the date on which operations have ceased 
or will cease, and must be submitted to the NRC's Document Control 
Desk. This submission must be under oath or affirmation.
    (9) Certification of permanent fuel removal. The licensee's 
certification of permanent fuel removal, under Sec.  50.82(a)(1), must 
state the date on which the fuel was removed from the reactor vessel 
and the disposition of the fuel, and must be submitted to the NRC's 
Document Control Desk. This submission must be under oath or 
affirmation.
    (c) Form of communications. All paper copies submitted to meet the 
requirements set forth in paragraph (b) of this section must be 
typewritten, printed or otherwise reproduced in permanent form on 
unglazed paper. Exceptions to these requirements imposed on paper 
submissions may be granted for the submission of micrographic, 
photographic, or similar forms.
    (d) Regulation governing submission. Licensees and applicants 
submitting correspondence, reports, and other written communications 
under the regulations of this part are requested but not required to 
cite whenever practical, in the upper right corner of the first page of 
the submission, the specific regulation or other basis requiring 
submission.
    (e) Conflicting requirements. The communications requirements 
contained in this section and Sec. Sec.  50.12, 50.30, 50.36, 50.36a. 
50.44, 50.49, 50.54, 50.55, 50.55a, 50.59, 50.62, 50.71, 50.73, 50.82, 
50.90, and 50.91 supersede and replace all existing requirements in any 
license conditions or technical specifications in effect on January 5, 
1987. Exceptions to these requirements must be approved by the Records 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-
7233, e-mail nrc.gov">INFOCOLLECTS@nrc.gov.

    71. In Sec.  50.7, paragraph (e)(2) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  50.7  Employee protection.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (2) Copies of NRC Form 3 may be obtained by writing to the Regional 
Administrator of the appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter, by 
calling the Publishing Services Branch at (301) 415-5877, via e-mail to 
nrc.gov">forms@nrc.gov, or by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov 
and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

    72. In Sec.  50.30, paragraph (a)(2) is revised to read as follows:

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Sec.  50.30  Filing of application for licenses; oath or affirmation.

    (a) * * *
    (2) The applicant shall maintain the capability to generate 
additional copies of the general information and the safety analysis 
report, or part thereof or amendment thereto, for subsequent 
distribution in accordance with the written instructions of the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, or the Director, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate.
* * * * *

    73. In Sec.  50.54, the second sentence of paragraph (s)(1) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  50.54  Conditions of licenses.

* * * * *
    (s)(1) * * * These plans (10 copies if on paper or CD-ROM) must be 
forwarded to the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation with a copy (3 
copies if on paper or CD-ROM) to the Administrator of the appropriate 
NRC regional office. * * *
* * * * *

    74. In Sec.  50.55, paragraph (e)(6)(ii) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  50.55  Conditions of construction permits.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (6) * * *
    (ii) Written notification submitted to the Document Control Desk, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, by an appropriate method listed in 
Sec.  50.4, with a copy to the appropriate Regional Administrator at 
the address specified in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter and a 
copy to the appropriate NRC resident inspector within 30 days following 
receipt of information by the director or responsible corporate officer 
under paragraph (e)(1)(iii) of this section, on the identification of a 
defect or failure to comply.
* * * * *

    75. In Sec.  50.74, the introductory text is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  50.74  Notification of change in operator or senior operator 
status.

    Each licensee shall notify the appropriate Regional Administrator 
as listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter within 30 days of 
the following in regard to a licensed operator or senior operator:
* * * * *

PART 51--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS FOR DOMESTIC 
LICENSING AND RELATED REGULATORY FUNCTIONS

    76. The authority citation for Part 51 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 161, 68 Stat. 948, as amended, sec. 1701, 106 
Stat. 2951, 2952, 2953, (42 U.S.C. 2201, 2297f); secs. 201, as 
amended, 202, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 
5842); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note). Subpart A 
also issued under National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, secs. 
102, 104, 105, 83 Stat. 853-854, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4332, 4334, 
4335); and Pub. L. 95-604, Title II, 92 Stat. 3033-3041; and sec. 
193, Pub. L. 101-575, 104 Stat. 2835 (42 U.S.C. 2243). Sections 
51.20, 51.30, 51.60, 51.80. and 51.97 also issued under secs. 135, 
141, Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2232, 2241, and sec. 148, Pub. L. 100-
203, 101 Stat. 1330-223 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 10161, 10168). Section 
51.22 also issued under sec. 274, 73 Stat. 688, as amended by 92 
Stat. 3036-3038 (42 U.S.C. 2021) and under Nuclear Waste Policy Act 
of 1982, sec 121, 96 Stat. 2228 (42 U.S.C. 10141). Sections 51.43, 
51.67, and 51.109 also under Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec 
114(f), 96 Stat. 2216, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10134(f)).


    77. In Sec.  51.40, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.40  Consultation with NRC Staff.

* * * * *
    (c) Questions concerning environmental matters should be addressed 
to the following NRC staff offices as appropriate:
    (1) Utilization facilities, including rulemaking: Director, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-1270, e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNrrOd@nrc.gov.
    (2) Production facilities, including rulemaking: Director, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-7800, e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNmssOd@nrc.gov.
    (3) Materials licenses, including rulemaking: Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-7800, e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNmssOd@nrc.gov.
    (4) Research: Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone 
(301) 415-6641, e-mail nrc.gov">RidsResOd@nrc.gov.

    78. Section 51.55 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.55  Environmental report--number of copies; distribution.

    (a) Each applicant for a license to construct and operate a 
production or utilization facility covered by paragraphs (b)(1), 
(b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) of Sec.  51.20, each applicant for renewal of 
an operating license for a nuclear power plant, each applicant for a 
license amendment authorizing the decommissioning of a production or 
utilization facility covered by Sec.  51.20, and each applicant for a 
license or license amendment to store spent fuel at a nuclear power 
plant after expiration of the operating license for the nuclear power 
plant shall submit 41 copies to the Director of the Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, or 5 copies to the Director of the Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, of an 
environmental report or any supplement to an environmental report. 
These reports must be sent either by mail addressed: ATTN: Document 
Control Desk; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; by hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern 
time; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via 
Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making 
electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by 
e-mail at nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information. 
If the communication is on paper, the signed original must be sent. If 
a submission due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, 
the next Federal working day becomes the official due date. The 
applicant shall maintain the capability to generate additional copies 
of the environmental report or any supplement to the environmental 
report for subsequent distribution to parties and Boards in the NRC 
proceedings; Federal, State, and local officials; and any affected 
Indian tribes, in accordance with written instructions issued by the 
Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or the Director of 
the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate.
    (b) Each applicant for a license to manufacture a nuclear power 
reactor, or

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for an amendment to a license to manufacture, seeking approval of the 
final design of the nuclear power reactor, pursuant to Appendix M to 
part 52 of this chapter shall submit to the Commission an environmental 
report or any supplement to an environmental report in the manner 
specified in Sec.  50.4. The applicant shall maintain the capability to 
generate additional copies of the environmental report or any 
supplement to the environmental report for subsequent distribution to 
parties and Boards in the NRC proceeding; Federal, State, and local 
officials; and any affected Indian tribes, in accordance with written 
instructions issued by the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
    79. Section 51.66 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.66  Environmental report--number of copies; distribution.

    (a) Each applicant for a license or other form of permission, or an 
amendment to or renewal of a license or other form of permission issued 
pursuant to Parts 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 61, 70 and/or 72 of 
this chapter, and covered by paragraphs (b)(1) through (6) of Sec.  
51.60; or by Sec.  51.61 or Sec.  51.62 shall submit to the Director of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards an environmental report or any 
supplement to an environmental report in the number of copies specified 
in the manner specified in Sec.  51.55(a). The applicant shall maintain 
the capability to generate additional copies of the environmental 
report or any supplement to the environmental report for subsequent 
distribution to Federal, State, and local officials and any affected 
Indian tribes in accordance with written instructions issued by the 
Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
    (b)

                          Environmental Report
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Number of
                                                           copies to be
                Type of licensing action                  submitted with
                                                            application
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Licensing actions requiring environmental impact                       5
 statements pursuant to 51.20(b)........................
Licensing actions requiring environmental assessments                  5
 pursuant to 51.21......................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    80. Section 51.121 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.121  Status of NEPA actions.

    Individuals or organizations desiring information on the NRC's NEPA 
process or on the status of specific NEPA actions should address 
inquiries to:
    (a) Utilization facilities, including rulemaking: Director, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-1270, e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNrrOd@nrc.gov.
    (b) Production facilities, including rulemaking: Director, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-7800, e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNmssOd@nrc.gov.
    (c) Materials licenses, including rulemaking: Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-7800, e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNmssOd@nrc.gov.
    (d) Research: Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone 
(301) 415-6641, e-mail nrc.gov">RidsResOd@nrc.gov.

    81. In Sec.  51.123, the first sentence of paragraph (a) and the 
first sentence of paragraph (b) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.123  Charges for environmental documents; distribution to 
public; distribution to governmental agencies.

    (a) Distribution to public. Upon written request to the Publishing 
Services Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, e-mail 
nrc.gov">DISTRIBUTION@nrc.gov, and to the extent available, single copies of 
draft environmental impact statements and draft findings of no 
significant impact will be made available to interested persons without 
charge. * * *
    (b) Distribution to governmental agencies. Upon written request to 
the Publishing Services Branch, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, 
e-mail nrc.gov">DISTRIBUTION@nrc.gov, and to the extent available, copies of 
draft and final environmental impact statements and draft final 
findings of no significant impact will be made available in the number 
requested to Federal, State and local agencies, Indian Tribes, and 
State, regional, and metropolitan clearinghouses. * * *
* * * * *

PART 52--EARLY SITE PERMITS; STANDARD DESIGN CERTIFICATIONS; AND 
COMBINED LICENSES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

    82. The authority citation for Part 52 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 103, 104, 161, 182, 183, 186, 189, 68 Stat. 
936, 948, 953, 954, 955, 956, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2133, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2236, 2239, 2282); secs. 
201, 202, 206, 88 Stat. 1242, 1244, 1246, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
5841, 5842, 5846); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).

    83. In Appendix A to part 52, Section III.A is revised to read as 
follows:

Appendix A to Part 52--Design Certification Rule for the U.S. Advanced 
Boiling Water Reactor

* * * * *

III. Scope and Contents

    A. Tier 1, Tier 2, and the generic technical specifications in the 
U.S. ABWR Design Control Document, GE Nuclear Energy, Revision 4 dated 
March 1997, are approved for incorporation by reference by the Director 
of the Office of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 
552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies of the generic DCD may be obtained 
from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, 
Springfield, VA 22161, Web site at http://www.ntis.gov. A copy is 
available for examination and copying at the NRC Public Document Room, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, telephone (301) 415-4737, e-
mail nrc.gov">pdr@nrc.gov. Copies are also available for examination at the NRC 
Library, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, telephone (301) 
415-5610, e-mail nrc.gov">LIBRARY@nrc.gov, and the Office of the Federal 
Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC, e-
mail fedreg.info@nara.gov">fedreg.info@nara.gov.
* * * * *

    84. In Appendix B to Part 52, section III.A is revised to read as 
follows:

Appendix B to Part 52--Design Certification Rule for the System 80+ 
Design

* * * * *

III. Scope and Contents

    A. Tier 1, Tier 2, and the generic technical specifications in the 
System 80+ Design Control Document, ABB-CE, with revisions dated 
January 1997, are approved for incorporation by reference by the 
Director of the Office of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies

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of the generic DCD may be obtained from the National Technical 
Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, Web 
site at http://www.ntis.gov. A copy is available for examination and 
copying at the NRC Public Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland, telephone (301) 415-4737, e-mail nrc.gov">pdr@nrc.gov. 
Copies are also available for examination at the NRC Library, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, telephone (301) 415-5610, e-mail 
nrc.gov">LIBRARY@nrc.gov, and the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North 
Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC, e-mail 
fedreg.info@nara.gov">fedreg.info@nara.gov.

    85. In Appendix C to Part 52, the third and fourth sentences of 
section III.A are revised to read as follows:

Appendix C to Part 52--Design Certification Rule for the AP600 Design

* * * * *

III. Scope and Contents

    A. * * * A copy of the generic DCD is available for examination and 
copying at the NRC Public Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland, telephone (301) 415-4737, e-mail nrc.gov">pdr@nrc.gov. 
Copies are also available for examination at the NRC Library, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, telephone (301) 415-5610, e-mail 
nrc.gov">LIBRARY@nrc.gov; and the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North 
Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC, e-mail 
fedreg.info@nara.gov">fedreg.info@nara.gov.
* * * * *

PART 55--OPERATORS' LICENSES

    86. The authority citation for Part 55 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 107, 161, 182, 68 Stat. 939, 948, 953, as 
amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2137, 2201, 
2232, 2282); secs. 201, as amended, 202, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 
1244 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 
3504 note).

    Sections 55.41, 55.43, 55.45, and 55.59 also issued under sec. 
306, Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2262 (42 U.S.C. 10226). Section 55.61 
also issued under secs. 186, 187, 68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2236, 
2237).


    87. In Sec.  55.5, paragraphs (a)(2), (b)(2), and (b)(3) are 
revised, and paragraph (a)(3) is added, to read as follows:


Sec.  55.5  Communications.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (2) By delivery in person to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland, or
    (3) Where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via 
Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making 
electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by 
e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov or by writing to the Applications Development 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.
    (b) * * *
    (2) Any application for a license or license renewal filed under 
the regulations in this part involving a nuclear power reactor licensed 
under 10 CFR Part 50 and any related inquiry, communication, 
information, or report must be submitted to the Regional Administrator 
by an appropriate method listed in paragraph (a) of this section. The 
Regional Administrator or the Administrator's designee will transmit to 
the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation any matter that is not 
within the scope of the Regional Administrator's delegated authority.
    (i) If the nuclear power reactor is located in Region I, 
submissions must be made to the Regional Administrator of Region I. 
Submissions by mail or hand delivery must be addressed to the 
Administrator at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 475 Allendale 
Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406; Where e-mail is appropriate 
it should be addressed to nrc.gov">RidsRgn1MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (ii) If the nuclear power reactor is located in Region II, 
submissions must be made to the Regional Administrator of Region II. 
Submissions by mail or hand delivery must be addressed to the 
Administrator at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Atlanta Federal 
Center, Suite 23T85, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303; Where e-
mail is appropriate it should be addressed to 
nrc.gov">RidsRgn2MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (iii) If the nuclear power reactor is located in Region III, 
submissions must be made to the Regional Administrator of Region III. 
Submissions by mail or hand delivery must be addressed to the 
Administrator at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 801 Warrenville 
Road, Lisle, IL 60532-4351; Where e-mail is appropriate it should be 
addressed to nrc.gov">RidsRgn3MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (iv) If the nuclear power reactor is located in Region IV, 
submissions must be made to the Regional Administrator of Region IV. 
Submissions by mail or hand delivery must be addressed to the 
Administrator at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 611 Ryan Plaza 
Drive, Suite 1000, Arlington, Texas 76011; Where e-mail is appropriate 
it should be addressed to nrc.gov">RidsRgn4MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (3)(i) Any application for a license or license renewal filed under 
the regulations in this part involving a test and research reactor 
facility licensed under 10 CFR Part 50 and any related inquiry, 
communication, information, or report must be submitted to the Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Division of Regulatory Improvement 
Programs at the NRC's headquarters, by an appropriate method listed in 
paragraph (a) of this section.
    (ii) For all test and research reactor facilities located in the 
NRC's
    Regions, submissions must be made to the Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, Director of the Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs 
at the NRC's headquarters, by an appropriate method listed in paragraph 
(a) of this section.

    88. In Sec.  55.23, the introductory text is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  55.23  Certification.

    To certify the medical fitness of the applicant, an authorized 
representative of the facility licensee shall complete and sign NRC 
Form 396, ``Certification of Medical Examination by Facility 
Licensee,'' which can be obtained by writing the Publishing Services 
Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by calling the Branch 
at (301) 415-5877, or by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

    89-90. In Sec.  55.31, paragraph (a)(1) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  55.31  How to apply.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Complete NRC Form 398, ``Personal Qualification Statement--
Licensee,'' which can be obtained by writing the Publishing Services 
Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by calling the Branch 
at (301) 415-5877, or by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

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PART 60--DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES IN GEOLOGIC 
REPOSITORIES

    91. The authority citation for Part 60 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 51, 53, 62, 63, 65, 81, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 
929, 930, 932, 933, 935, 948, 953, 954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2071, 
2073, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233); secs. 202, 206, 88 
Stat. 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5842, 5846); secs. 10 and 14, Pub. L. 
95-601, 92 Stat. 2951 (42 U.S.C. 2021a and 5851); sec. 102, Pub. L. 
91-190, 83 Stat. 853 (42 U.S.C. 4332); secs. 114, 121, Pub. L. 97-
425, 96 Stat. 2213g, 2228, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10134, 10141), and 
Pub. L. 102-486, sec. 2902, 106 Stat. 3123 (42 U.S.C. 5851); sec. 
1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).

    92. In Sec.  60.4, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  60.4  Communications and records.

    (a) Except where otherwise specified, all communications and 
reports concerning the regulations in this part and applications filed 
under them should be sent by mail addressed: ATTN: Document Control 
Desk: Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand 
delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.
* * * * *

    93. In Sec.  60.9, paragraph (e)(2) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  60.9  Employee protection.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (2) Copies of NRC Form 3 may be obtained by writing to the Regional 
Administrator of the appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter, by 
calling the Publishing Services Branch at (301) 415-5877, via e-mail to 
nrc.gov">forms@nrc.gov, or by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov 
and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

    94. In Sec.  60.22, paragraphs (a) and (b) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  60.22  Filing and distribution of application.

    (a) An application for a license to receive and possess source, 
special nuclear, or byproduct material at a geologic repository 
operations area at a site which has been characterized, and any 
amendments thereto, and an accompanying environmental impact statement 
and any supplements, must be signed by the Secretary of Energy or the 
Secretary's authorized representative and must be filed with the 
Director, in triplicate if the document is submitted in paper form or 
on CD-ROM.
    (b) If submitted in paper form or on CD-ROM, each portion of such 
application and any amendments, and each environmental impact statement 
and any supplements, shall be accompanied by 30 additional copies. DOE 
shall maintain the capability to generate additional copies for 
distribution in accordance with written instructions from the Director 
or the Director's designee.
* * * * *
    95. In Sec.  60.44, the fifth sentence of paragraph (b) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  60.44  Changes, tests, and experiments.

* * * * *
    (b) * * * The DOE shall furnish the report to the appropriate NRC 
Regional Office shown in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter, by an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  60.4(a), with a copy to the Director 
of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. * * *
* * * * *

PART 61--LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE 
WASTE

    96. The authority citation for Part 61 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 81, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 
930, 932, 933, 935, 948, 953, 954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2077, 
2092, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233); secs. 202, 206, 88 Stat. 
1244, 1246, (42 U.S.C. 5842, 5846); secs. 10 and 14, Pub. L. 95-601, 
92 Stat. 2951 (42 U.S.C. 2021a and 5851) and Pub. L. 102-486, sec. 
2902, 106 Stat. 3123, (42 U.S.C. 5851); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 
(44 U.S.C. 3504 note).

    97. Section 61.4 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  61.4  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified, all communications and reports 
concerning the regulations in this part and applications filed under 
them should be sent by mail addressed: ATTN: Document Control Desk; 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand 
delivery to the NRC's Offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

    98. In Sec.  61.9, paragraph (e)(2) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  61.9  Employee protection.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (2) Copies of NRC Form 3 can be obtained by writing to the Regional 
Administrator of the appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter, by 
calling the Publishing Services Branch at (301) 415-5877, via e-mail to 
nrc.gov">forms@nrc.gov, or by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov 
and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

    99. In Sec.  61.20, paragraphs (a) and (b) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  61.20  Filing and distribution of application.

    (a) An application for a license under this part, and any 
amendments thereto, must be filed with the Director, must be signed by 
the applicant or the applicant's authorized representative under oath 
or affirmation, and, if the document is in paper form or on CD-ROM, 
must consist of three copies, one of which is the signed original if 
the document is on paper.
    (b) If the document is on paper or CD-ROM, the applicant shall 
maintain the capability to generate additional copies of the 
application for distribution in accordance with written instructions

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from the Director or the Director's designee.
* * * * *

    100. In Sec.  61.80, the first sentence of paragraph (i)(1) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  61.80  Maintenance of records, reports, and transfers.

* * * * *
    (i)(1) Each licensee authorized to dispose of waste materials 
received from other persons under this part shall submit annual reports 
to the Director of the Division of Waste Management in the NRC's Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, by an appropriate method 
listed in Sec.  60.4, with a copy to the appropriate NRC Regional 
Office shown in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter. * * *
* * * * *

PART 62--CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS TO NON-
FEDERAL AND REGIONAL LOW-LEVEL WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES

    101. The authority citation for Part 62 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 81, 161, as amended, 68 Stat. 935, 948, 949, 
950, 951, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2111, 2201); secs. 201, 209, as 
amended, 88 Stat. 1242, 1248, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5849); 
secs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 99 Stat. 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 
1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857 (42 U.S.C. 2021c, 
2021d, 2021e, 2021f); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 
note).


    102. Section 62.3 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  62.3  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified, all communications and reports 
concerning the regulations in this part and applications filed under 
them should be sent by mail addressed: ATTN: Document Control Desk, 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand 
delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

PART 63--DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES IN A GEOLOGIC 
REPOSITORY AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA

    103. The authority citation for Part 63 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 51, 53, 62, 63, 65, 81, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 
929, 930, 932, 933, 935, 948, 953, 954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2071, 
2073, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233); secs. 202, 206, 88 
Stat.1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5842, 5846); secs. 10 and 14, Pub. L. 95-
601, 92 Stat. 2951 (42 U.S.C. 2021a and 5851); sec. 102, Pub. L. 91-
190, 83 Stat. 853 (42 U.S.C. 4332); secs. 114, 121, Pub. L. 97-425, 
96 Stat. 2213g, 2238, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10134, 10141), and Pub. 
L. 102-486, sec. 2902, 106 Stat. 3123 (42 U.S.C. 5851); sec. 1704, 
112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).


    104. In Sec.  63.2, the definition of Publicly Available Record 
System (PARS) Library is added to read as follows:


Sec.  63.2  Definitions

* * * * *
    The Publicly Available Records System (PARS) Library is the 
electronic library generated by the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access 
and Management System (ADAMS) to provide access to public documents. 
PARS has full text documents which can be searched using specific 
fields and parameters. The public can search, download, print, create 
reports, and order documents online. The PARS Library contains publicly 
available documents created or received by NRC since November 1, 1999, 
as well as some older documents that the NRC has retrofit into the 
collection. PARS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html.
* * * * *

    105. In Sec.  63.4, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  63.4  Communications and records.

    (a) Except as otherwise specified, in this part or in Subpart J of 
Part 2 of this chapter, all communications and reports concerning the 
regulations in this part and applications filed under them should be 
sent to the NRC by mail addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to the NRC's 
offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, where 
practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via Electronic 
Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making electronic 
submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by e-mail to 
nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development Division, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance discusses, among 
other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use of electronic 
signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.
* * * * *

    106. In Sec.  63.9, paragraph (e)(2) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  63.9  Employee protection.

    (e) * * *
    (2) Copies of NRC Form 3 may be obtained by writing to the Regional 
Administrator of the appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter, from 
the Publishing Services Branch at (301) 415-5877, via e-mail to 
nrc.gov">forms@nrc.gov, or by accessing the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov 
and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

    107. In Sec.  63.16, paragraph (f) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  63.16  Review of site characterization activities.

* * * * *

    (f) The NRC shall place all correspondence between DOE and NRC 
resulting from the requirements of this section, including the reports 
described in paragraph (b) of this section, in the Publicly Available 
Records System (PARS) Library.
* * * * *

    108. In Sec.  63.22, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  63.22  Filing and distribution of application.

* * * * *
    (b) DOE shall submit 30 additional copies of each portion of the 
application and any amendments, and each environmental impact statement 
and any supplements. DOE shall maintain the capability to generate 
additional copies for distribution in accordance with written 
instructions from the Director or the Director's designee.
* * * * *

    109. In Sec.  63.44, paragraph (c)(2) is revised to read as 
follows:

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Sec.  63.44  Changes, tests, and experiments.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) No less frequently than every 24 months, DOE shall prepare a 
report containing a brief description of such changes, tests, and 
experiments, including a summary of the evaluation of each. These 
written reports must be sent to the NRC using an appropriate method 
listed in Sec.  63.4; and DOE shall furnish the report to the 
appropriate NRC Regional Office shown in Appendix D to Part 20 of this 
chapter, with a copy to the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555. Any report submitted under this paragraph must be made a part of 
the public record of the licensing proceedings.
* * * * *

    110. In Sec.  63.61, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  63.61  Provision of information.

* * * * *
    (c) The NRC shall place communications by the Director under this 
section in the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) Library and 
furnish copies to DOE.

    111. In Sec.  63.63, paragraph (f) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  63.63  Participation in license reviews.

* * * * *
    (f) The NRC shall place all proposals submitted under this section, 
and responses to them, in the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) 
Library.

    112. In Sec.  63.73, paragraph (d) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  63.73  Reports of deficiencies.

* * * * *
    (d) The requisite notification must be as specified in the 
applicable regulation. A copy of the written report must be sent to the 
NRC Operations Center, Document Control Desk, U.S. NRC, to the Director 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, and to the NRC onsite representative using an appropriate 
method listed in Sec.  63.4 of this chapter.

    113. In Sec.  63.144, paragraph (b)(1) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  63.144  Quality assurance program change.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) The signed document must be submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, one copy to 
the Director, Office of Nuclear Material and Safeguards, U. S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and one copy to the 
appropriate NRC Resident Inspector, if one has been assigned to the 
site or facility, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  63.4 of 
this chapter.
* * * * *

PART 70--DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL

    114. The authority citation for Part 70 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 51, 53, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 929, 930, 948, 
953, 954, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
2071, 2073, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2282, 2297f); secs. 201, as amended, 
202, 204, 206, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1245, 1246 (42 
U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5845, 5846). Sec. 193, 104 Stat. 2835, as amended 
by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-349 (42 U.S.C. 2243); sec. 
1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).
    Sections 70.1(c) and 70.20a(b) also issued under secs. 135, 141, 
Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2232, 2241 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 10161). 
Section 70.7 also issued under Pub. L. 95-601, sec. 10, 92 Stat. 
2951 (42 U.S.C. 5851). Section 70.21(g) also issued under sec. 122, 
68 Stat. 939 (42 U.S.C. 2152). Section 70.31 also issued under sec. 
57d, Pub. L. 93-377, 88 Stat. 475 (42 U.S.C. 2077). Sections 70.36 
and 70.44 also issued under sec. 184, 68 Stat. 954, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2234). Section 70.81 also issued under secs. 186, 187, 68 
Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2236, 2237). Section 70.82 also issued under 
sec. 108, 68 Stat. 939, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2138).


    115. In Sec.  70.5, paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2), the introductory 
text of paragraph (b), and the last sentences of paragraphs (b)(2)(i), 
(b)(2)(ii), (b)(2)(iii), and (b)(2)(iv) are revised and paragraph 
(a)(3) is added, to read as follows:


Sec.  70.5  Communications.

    (a) * * *
    (1) By mail addressed to: ATTN: Document Control Desk, Director, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    (2) By hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    (3) Where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via 
Electronic Information Exchange, and CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.
    (b) The Commission has delegated to the four Regional 
Administrators licensing authority for selected parts of its 
decentralized licensing program for nuclear materials as described in 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section. Any communication, report, or 
application covered under this licensing program must be submitted to 
the appropriate Regional Administrator. The Administrators' 
jurisdictions and mailing addresses are listed in paragraph (b)(2) of 
this section.
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I, 
Nuclear Material Section B, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, 
Pennsylvania 19406; Where e-mail is appropriate it should be addressed 
to nrc.gov">RidsRgn1MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (ii) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II, 
Material Licensing/Inspection Branch, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 
Forsyth Street, SW., Suite 23T85, Atlanta, GA 30303; Where e-mail is 
appropriate it should be addressed to nrc.gov">RidsRgn2MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (iii) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III, 
Material Licensing Section, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 
60532-4351; Where e-mail is appropriate it should be addressed to 
nrc.gov">RidsRgn3MailCenter@nrc.gov.
    (iv) * * * All mailed or hand-delivered inquiries, communications, 
and applications for a new license or an amendment or renewal of an 
existing license specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must use 
the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV, 
Material

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Radiation Protection Section, 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, 
Arlington, Texas 76011; Where e-mail is appropriate it should be 
addressed to nrc.gov">RidsRgn4MailCenter@nrc.gov.

    116. In Sec.  70.7, paragraph (e)(3) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  70.7  Employee protection.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (3) Copies of NRC Form 3 may be obtained by writing to the Regional 
Administrator of the appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter, from 
the Publishing Services Branch at (301) 415-5877, via e-mail to 
nrc.gov">forms@nrc.gov, or by accessing the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov 
and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

    117. In Sec.  70.20b, paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2)(ii), (f)(2)(iii), 
and (g)(1) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  70.20b  General license for carriers of transient shipments of 
formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material, special 
nuclear material of moderate strategic significance, special nuclear 
material of low strategic significance, and irradiated reactor fuel.

* * * * *
    (f)(1) Persons generally licensed under this section, who plan to 
carry transient shipments with scheduled stops at United States ports, 
shall notify in writing the Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, using an appropriate method 
listed in Sec.  70.5(a).
    (2) * * *
    (ii) The Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, has been notified by telephone at (301) 415-
8524, at least 10 days before transport of the shipment commences at 
the shipping facility, that a written advance shipping notice has been 
sent to the Office; and
    (iii) The Spent Fuel Project Office will be notified by telephone 
at (301) 415-8524 of any changes to the shipment itinerary.
* * * * *
    (g) * * *
    (1) Provide to the Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, the information required under 
paragraph (f) of this section.
* * * * *

    118. In Sec.  70.21, paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) are revised to 
read as follows:


Sec.  70.21  Filing.

    (a)(1) A person may apply for a license to possess and use special 
nuclear material in a plutonium processing or fuel fabrication plant, 
or for a uranium enrichment facility license by filing the application 
with the Director of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards in accordance with the instructions in Sec.  70.5(a). If the 
application is on paper or CD-ROM, one copy must be provided. If the 
application is submitted electronically, see guidance for electronic 
submissions to the Commission.
    (2) A person may apply for any other license issued under this 
part, by filing the application in accordance with the instructions in 
Sec.  70.5(a). If the application is on paper, one copy must be 
provided. If the application is submitted electronically, see guidance 
for electronic submissions to the Commission.
* * * * *

    119. In Sec.  70.32, the second sentence of the introductory text 
of paragraph (c)(2), the last sentences of paragraphs (d), (e), and 
(g), and the third sentence of paragraph (i), are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  70.32  Conditions of licenses.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) * * * Licensees located in all four Regions as indicated in 
Appendix A to Part 73 of this chapter shall furnish the Director of the 
NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, using an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  70.5(a), a report containing a 
description of each change within:
* * * * *
    (d) * * * Within two months after each change, a report containing 
a description of the change must be furnished to the Director of the 
NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, using an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  70.5(a); and a copy must be sent to 
the appropriate NRC Regional Office shown in Appendix A to Part 73 of 
this chapter.
    (e) * * * The licensee shall maintain records of changes to the 
plan made without prior Commission approval, for three years from the 
effective date of the change, and shall, within two months after the 
change is made, furnish a report containing a description of each 
change to the Director of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards; the report may be sent using an appropriate method 
listed in Sec.  70.5(a), and a copy of the report must be sent to the 
appropriate NRC Regional Office shown in Appendix A to Part 73 of this 
chapter.
* * * * *
    (g) * * * The licensee shall maintain each change to the plan made 
without prior approval as a record during the period for which 
possession of a formula quantity of special nuclear material is 
authorized under a license and retain the superseded portion for 3 
years after the effective date of the change, and shall, within 60 days 
after the change is made, furnish a report containing a description of 
each change to the Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; 
the report may be sent using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  
70.5(a), and a copy of the report must be sent to the Regional 
Administrator of the appropriate NRC Regional Office as specified in 
Appendix A to Part 73 of this chapter.
* * * * *
    (i) * * * Within six months after each change is made, the licensee 
shall, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  70.5(a), furnish the 
Director of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 
a copy of each change, with copies to the appropriate NRC Regional 
Office specified in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter and to 
affected offsite response organizations. * * *
* * * * *

    120. In Sec.  70.50, the third sentence of the introductory text of 
paragraph (c)(2) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  70.50  Reporting Requirements.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) * * * These written reports must be sent to the NRC's Document 
Control Desk, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  70.5(a), with 
a copy to the appropriate NRC regional office listed in Appendix D to 
Part 20 of this chapter. * * *
* * * * *

    121. Section 70.59 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  70.59  Effluent monitoring reporting requirements.

    Within 60 days after January 1 and July 1 of each year, and using 
an appropriate method listed in Sec.  70.5(a), each licensee authorized 
to possess and use special nuclear material for processing and fuel 
fabrication, scrap recovery, conversion of uranium hexafluoride, or in 
a uranium enrichment facility shall submit a report addressed: Attn: 
Document Control Desk, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, with a

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copy to the appropriate NRC Regional Office shown in Appendix D to Part 
20 of this chapter. The report must specify the quantity of each of the 
principal radionuclides released to unrestricted areas in liquid and 
gaseous effluents during the previous six months of operation, and such 
other information as the Commission may require to estimate maximum 
potential annual radiation doses to the public resulting from effluent 
releases. If quantities of radioactive materials released during the 
reporting periods are significantly above the licensee's design 
objectives previously reviewed as part of the licensing action, the 
report must cover this specifically. On the basis of these reports and 
any additional information the Commission may obtain from the licensee 
or others, the Commission may from time to time require the licensee to 
take such action as the Commission deems appropriate.

PART 71--PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

    122. The authority citation for Part 71 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 53, 57, 62, 63, 81, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 
930, 932, 933, 935, 948, 953, 954, as amended, sec. 1701, 106 Stat. 
2951, 2952, 2953 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2111, 2201, 
2232, 2233, 2297f); secs. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88 Stat. 1242, 
as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846); sec. 1704, 112 
Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).
    Section 71.97 also issued under sec. 301, Pub. L. 96-295, 94 
Stat. 789-790.


    123. In Sec.  71.1, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  71.1  Communications and records.

    (a) Except where otherwise specified, all communications and 
reports concerning the regulations in this part and applications filed 
under them should be sent by mail addressed: Attn: Document Control 
Desk, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by hand 
delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.
* * * * *

    124. In Sec.  71.12, paragraph (c)(3) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  71.12  General license: NRC-approved package.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (3) Before the licensee's first use of the package, submits in 
writing to the Director of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  71.1(a), 
the licensee's name and license number and the package identification 
number specified in the package approval.
* * * * *

    125. In Sec.  71.95, the introductory text is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  71.95  Reports.

    Using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  71.1(a), the licensee 
shall report to the Director of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards within 30 days--
* * * * *
    126. In Sec.  71.97, the introductory text of paragraph (c)(3) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  71.97  Advance notification of shipment of irradiated reactor 
fuel and nuclear waste.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (3) A notification delivered by any other means than mail must 
reach the office of the governor or of the governor's designee at least 
4 days before the beginning of the 7-day period during which departure 
of the shipment is estimated to occur.
* * * * *

    127. In Sec.  71.101, the last sentence of paragraph (c) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  71.101  Quality assurance requirements.

* * * * *
    (c) * * * Using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  71.1(a), each 
licensee shall file a description of its quality assurance program, 
including a discussion of which requirements of this subpart are 
applicable and how they will be satisfied, with the Director of the 
NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
* * * * *

PART 72--LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF 
SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE

    128. The authority citation for Part 72 is revised 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. 7902, 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); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 
3504 note).
    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, 2224 (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).


    129. Section 72.4 is revised to read as follows.


Sec.  72.4  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified, all communications and reports 
concerning the regulations in this part and applications filed under 
them should be sent by mail addressed: Attn: Document Control Desk, 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand 
delivery to the NRC's offices at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. eastern time; 
or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via 
Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM Detailed guidance on making 
electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by 
e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer,

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The 
guidance discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, 
the use of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic 
information. If the submission deadline date falls on a Saturday, or 
Sunday, or a Federal holiday, the next Federal working day becomes the 
official due date.

    130. In Sec.  72.10, paragraph (e)(2) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  72.10  Employee protection.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (2) Copies of NRC Form 3 may be obtained by writing to the Regional
    Administrator of the appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Regional Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter, by 
calling the Publishing Services Branch at (301) 415-5877, via e-mail to 
nrc.gov">forms@nrc.gov, or by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov 
and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

    131. In Sec.  72.16, paragraphs (a) and (c) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  72.16  Filing of application for specific license.

    (a) Place of filing. Each application for a license, or amendment 
thereof, under this part should be filed in accordance with Sec.  72.4.
* * * * *
    (c) Number of copies of application on paper or CD-ROM. Each filing 
of an application on paper or CD-ROM for a license or license amendment 
under this part (including amendments to such applications) must 
include 16 copies of each portion of the application, safety analysis 
report, environmental report, and any amendments. If the application is 
on paper, one of the copies must be the signed original. The applicant 
shall maintain the capability to generate additional copies for 
distribution in accordance with instruction from the Director or the 
Director's designee.
* * * * *

    132. In Sec.  72.44, the third sentence of paragraph (f) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  72.44  License conditions.

* * * * *
    (f) * * * Within six months after any change is made, the licensee 
shall submit, in accordance with Sec.  72.4, a report containing a 
description of any changes made in the plan addressed to: Attn: 
Document Control Desk, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Washington, DC 20555-
0001; with a copy to the appropriate NRC Regional Office shown in 
Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter. * * *
* * * * *

    133. In Sec.  72.70, paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(3) are 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  72.70  Safety analysis report updating.

* * * * *
    (c)(1) The update of the FSAR must be filed in accordance with 
Sec.  72.4. If the update is filed on paper, it should be filed on a 
replacement-page basis; if filed electronically, it should be filed on 
a full replacement basis. See Guidance for Electronic Submissions to 
the Commission at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html.
    (2) A paper update filed on a replacement-page basis must include a 
list that identifies the current pages of the FSAR following page 
replacement;
    (3) Each changed page must include both a change indicator for the 
area changed, for example a bold line vertically drawn in the margin 
adjacent to the portion actually changed, and a page change 
identification (date of change or change number or both);
* * * * *

    134. In Sec.  72.76, the second sentence of paragraph (a) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  72.76  Material status reports.

    (a) * * * Copies of these instructions may be obtained either by 
writing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle 
Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNmssFcss@nrc.gov, or by calling at (301) 415-7213 * * *
* * * * *

    135. In Sec.  72.78, the second sentence of paragraph (a) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  72.78  Nuclear material transfer reports.

    (a) * * * Copies of these instructions may be obtained either by 
writing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle 
Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNmssFcss@nrc.gov, or by calling at (301) 415-7213. * * *
* * * * *
    136. In Sec.  72.186, the second sentence of paragraph (b) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  72.186  Change to physical security and safeguards contingency 
plans.

* * * * *
    (b) * * * The licensee shall maintain records of changes to any 
such plan made without prior approval for a period of three years from 
the date of the change, and shall, within two months after the change 
is made, submit a report addressed to: Attn: Document Control Desk; 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001, in accordance 
with Sec.  72.4, containing a description of each change. A copy of the 
report must be sent to the Regional Administrator of the appropriate 
NRC Regional Office specified in Appendix A to Part 73 of this chapter.

    137. In Sec.  72.248, paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(3) are 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  72.248  Safety analysis report updating.

* * * * *
    (c)(1) The update of the FSAR must be filed in accordance with 
Sec.  72.4. If the update is filed on paper, then it should be filed on 
a replacement-page basis; if filed electronically, it should be filed 
on a full replacement basis. See Guidance for Electronic Submissions to 
the Commission at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html.
    (2) A paper update filed on a replacement-page basis must include a 
list that identifies the current pages of the FSAR following page 
replacement;
    (3) Each changed page must include both a change indicator for the 
area changed, for example a bold line vertically drawn in the margin 
adjacent to the portion actually changed, and a page change 
identification (date of change or change number or both);
* * * * *

PART 73--PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF PLANTS AND MATERIALS

    138. The authority citation for Part 73 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 53, 161, 68 Stat. 930, 948, as amended, sec. 
147, 94 Stat. 780 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2167, 2201); sec. 201, as 
amended, 204, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1245, sec. 1701, 106 Stat. 
2951, 2952, 2953 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5844, 2297f); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 
2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).
    Section 73.1 also issued under secs. 135, 141, Pub. L. 97-425, 
96 Stat. 2232, 2241 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 10161). Section 73.37(f) also 
issued under sec. 301, Pub. L. 96-295, 94 Stat. 789 (42 U.S.C. 5841 
note). Section 73.57 is issued under sec. 606, Pub. L. 99-399, 100 
Stat. 876 (42 U.S.C. 2169).


    139. Section 73.4 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  73.4  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified, all communications and reports 
concerning

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the regulations in this part and applications filed under them should 
be sent by mail addressed to: Attn: Document Control Desk, Director, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate), U.S Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to the NRC's 
offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, where 
practicable, by electronic submission, for example, Electronic 
Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making electronic 
submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by e-mail to 
nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development Division, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance discusses, among 
other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use of electronic 
signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

    140. In Sec.  73.57, paragraph (a)(2), the first and second 
sentences of paragraph (d)(1), the second and fourth sentences of 
paragraph (d)(2), the second and third sentences of paragraph (d)(3), 
and paragraphs (d)(4) and (f)(5) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  73.57  Requirements for criminal history checks of individuals 
granted unescorted access to a nuclear power facility or access to 
Safeguards Information by power reactor licensees.

    (a) * * *
    (2) Each applicant for a license to operate a nuclear power reactor 
under Part 50 of this chapter shall submit fingerprints for those 
individuals who have or will have access to Safeguards Information.
* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (1) For the purpose of complying with this section, licensees 
shall, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  73.4, submit to the 
NRC's Division of Facilities and Security, Mail Stop T-6E46, two 
completed, legible standard fingerprint cards (Form FD-258, 
ORIMDNRCOOOZ) or, where practicable, other fingerprint record for each 
individual requiring unescorted access to the nuclear power facility or 
access to Safeguards Information, to the Director of the NRC's Division 
of Facilities and Security, marked for the attention of the Division's 
Criminal History Check Section. Copies of these forms may be obtained 
by writing to the Publishing Services Branch, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 
20555-0001, by calling the branch at (301) 415-5877, or by e-mail to 
nrc.gov">forms@nrc.gov. Guidance on what alternative formats might be 
practicable is referenced in Sec.  73.4. * * *
    (2) * * * Any Form FD-258 or other fingerprint record containing 
omissions or evident errors will be returned to the licensee for 
corrections. * * * The one free resubmission must have the initial 
(rejected) fingerprint cards or other records attached. * * *
    (3) * * * Licensees shall submit payment with the application for 
the processing of fingerprints through corporate check, certified 
check, cashier's check, money order, or electronic payment, made 
payable to ``U.S. NRC'' (for guidance on making electronic payments, 
contact the Personnel Security Branch, Division of Facilities and 
Security, at (301) 415-7404). The amount of the fee is the user fee for 
processing fingerprints submitted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
on behalf of nuclear power plants charged by the FBI for each 
fingerprint card or other fingerprint record. * * *
    (4) The Commission will forward to the submitting licensee all data 
received from the FBI as a result of the licensee's application(s) for 
criminal history checks, to include the FBI fingerprint record.
* * * * *
    (f) * * *
    (5) The licensee shall retain all fingerprint and criminal history 
records received from the FBI, or a copy if the individual's file has 
been transferred, on an individual (including data indicating no 
record) for 1 year after termination or denial of unescorted access to 
the nuclear power facility or access to Safeguards Information.

    141. In Sec.  73.71, the first sentence of paragraph (a)(4) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  73.71  Reporting of safeguards events.

    (a) * * *
    (4) The initial telephonic notification must be followed within a 
period of 30 days by a written report submitted to the NRC by an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  73.4. * * *
* * * * *

    142. In Sec.  73.72, paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(4), and (a)(5) are 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  73.72  Requirement for advance notice of shipment of formula 
quantities of strategic special nuclear material, special nuclear 
material of moderate strategic significance, or irradiated reactor 
fuel.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Notify in writing the Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, using any appropriate method 
listed in Sec.  73.4;
* * * * *
    (4) Notify the Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, by telephone at (301) 415-8524 at least 
10 days before the shipment commences at the shipping facility that an 
advance notice has been sent; and
    (5) Notify the Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, by telephone at (301) 415-8524 of any 
changes to the shipment itinerary.
* * * * *

    143. In Sec.  73.73, paragraphs (a)(1) and (b) are revised to read 
as follows:


Sec.  73.73  Requirement for advance notice and protection of export 
shipments of special nuclear material of low strategic significance.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Notify in writing the Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, using any appropriate method 
listed in Sec.  73.4;
* * * * *
    (b) A licensee who needs to amend a written advance notification 
required by paragraph (a) of this section may do so by telephoning the 
Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, at (301) 415-8524.

    144. In Sec.  73.74, paragraphs (a)(1) and (b) are revised to read 
as follows:


Sec.  74.74  Requirement for advance notice and protection of import 
shipments of nuclear material from countries that are not party to the 
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Notify in writing the Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, using any appropriate method 
listed in Sec.  73.4;
* * * * *
    (b) A licensee who needs to amend a written advance notification 
required by paragraph (a) of this section may do so by telephoning the 
Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, at (301) 415-8524.
* * * * *

    145. Appendix A to Part 73 is revised to read as follows:

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                                       Appendix A to Part 73--U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regional Offices
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                                              Address                Telephone  (24 hour)                                 E-mail
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Region I: Connecticut, Delaware,      USNRC, Region I, 475     (610) 337-5000                    nrc.gov">RidsRegion1MailCenter@nrc.gov
 District of Columbia, Maine,          Allendale Road, King    (FTS) 346-5000
 Maryland, Massachusetts, New          of Prussia, PA 19406.
 Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
 Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and
 Vermont.
Region II: Alabama, Florida,          USNRC, Region II,        (404) 562-4400                    nrc.gov">RidsRegion2MailCenter@nrc.gov
 Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,       Atlanta Federal         (FTS) 346-5000
 North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South    Center, 61 Forsyth
 Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,        Street, SW., Suite
 Virgin Islands, and West Virginia.    23T85, Atlanta, GA
                                       30303.
Region III: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,  USNRC, Region III, 801   (708) 829-9500                    nrc.gov">RidsRegion3MailCenter@nrc.gov
 Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio   Warrenville Road,       (FTS) 829-9500
 and Wisconsin.                        Lisle, IL 60532.
Region IV: Alaska, Arizona,           USNRC, Region IV, 611    (817) 860-8100                    nrc.gov">RidsRegion4MailCenter@nrc.gov
 Arkansas, California, Colorado,       Ryan Plaza Drive,       (FTS) 728-8100
 Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana,     Suite 400, Arlington,
 Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New        TX 76011.
 Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
 Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah,
 Washington, Wyoming, and the U.S.
 territories and possessions in the
 Pacific.
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PART 74--MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR 
MATERIAL

    146. The authority citation for Part 74 is revised 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, sec. 1701, 
106 Stat. 2951, 2952, 2953 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2077, 2201, 2232, 2233, 
2282, 2297f); secs. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88 Stat. 1242, as 
amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846); sec. 1704, 112 
Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).


    147. In Sec.  74.6, paragraphs (a) and (b) are revised and 
paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:


Sec.  74.6  Communications.

* * * * *
    (a) By mail addressed to: Attn: Document Control Desk, Director of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    (b) By hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    (c) Where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via 
Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making 
electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by 
e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

    148. In Sec.  74.15, the third sentence in paragraph (a) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  74.15  Nuclear material transfer reports.

    (a) * * * Copies of these instructions (NUREG/BR-0006 and NMMSS 
Report D-24 ``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC Licensees'') may be 
obtained either by writing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, by e-mail nrc.gov">RidsNmssFcss@nrc.gov, or by calling (301) 415-7213. * * 
*
* * * * *

    149. In Sec.  74.17, the last sentences of paragraphs (a) and (b) 
are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  74.17  Special nuclear material physical inventory summary 
report.

    (a) * * * Using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  74.6, the 
licensee shall report the inventory results by plant and total facility 
to the Director of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
    (b) * * * Using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  74.6, the 
licensee shall report the inventory results by plant and total facility 
to the Director of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
* * * * *

    150. In Sec.  74.57, the first sentence of the introductory text of 
paragraph (c) and paragraph (f)(2) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  74.57  Alarm resolution.

* * * * *
    (c) Each licensee shall notify the NRC Operations Center by 
telephone on (301) 816-5100 of any MC&A alarm that remains unresolved 
beyond the time period specified for its resolution in the licensee's 
fundamental nuclear material control plan. * * *
* * * * *
    (f) * * *
    (2) Within 24 hours, the licensee shall notify the NRC Operations 
Center by telephone on (301) 816-5100 that an MC&A alarm resolution 
procedure has been initiated.

    151. In Sec.  74.59, paragraph (f)(1)(iii) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  74.59  Quality assurance and accounting requirements.

* * * * *
    (f) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (iii) Investigate and report, by an appropriate method listed in 
Sec.  74.6, to the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, any difference that exceeds three times the standard 
deviation determined from the sequential analysis;
* * * * *

PART 75--SAFEGUARDS ON NUCLEAR MATERIAL--IMPLEMENTATION OF US/IAEA 
AGREEMENT

    152. The authority citation for Part 75 is revised 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); 
sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).
    Section 75.4 also issued under secs. 135, 141, Pub. L. 97-425, 
96 Stat. 2232, 2241 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 10161).


    153. In Sec.  75.6, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:

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Sec.  75.6  Maintenance of records and delivery of information, 
reports, and other communications.

* * * * *
    (c) Except where otherwise specified, all communications and 
reports concerning the regulations in this part and applications filed 
under them should be sent by mail addressed: Attn: Document Control 
Desk; Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (or Director, 
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate), U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to 
the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, 
where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via 
Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making 
electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by 
e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.
* * * * *

PART 76--CERTIFICATION OF GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTS

    154. The authority citation for Part 76 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 161, 68 Stat. 948, as amended, secs. 1312, 1701, 
as amended, 106 Stat. 2932, 2951, 2952, 2953, 110 Stat. 1321-349 (42 
U.S.C. 2201, 2297b-11, 2297f); secs. 201, as amended, 204, 206, 88 
Stat. 1244, 1245, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5845, 5846). Sec. 
234(a), 83 Stat. 444, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 
1321-349 (42 U.S.C. 2243(a)); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 
3504 note).
    Section 76.7 also issued under Pub. L. 95-601. sec. 10, 92 Stat 
2951 (42 U.S.C. 5851). Section 76.22 is also issued under 
sec.193(f), as amended, 104 Stat. 2835, as amended by Pub. L. 104-
134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-349 (42 U.S.C. 2243(f)). Section 76.35(j) 
also issued under sec. 122, 68 Stat. 939 (42 U.S.C. 2152).


    155. Section 76.5 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  76.5  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified, all communications and reports 
concerning the regulations in this part and applications filed under 
them should be sent by mail addressed to: Attn: Document Control Desk, 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand-
delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information. 
Copies of the communications should be sent to the NRC Region III 
Office (shown in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter) and to the 
appropriate Resident Inspector.
    156. In Sec.  76.7, paragraph (e)(3) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  76.7  Employee protection.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (3) Copies of NRC Form 3 may be obtained by writing to the NRC 
Region III Office listed in Appendix D to Part 20 of this chapter, from 
the Publishing Services Branch at (301) 415-5877, via e-mail to 
nrc.gov">forms@nrc.gov, or by accessing the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov 
and selecting forms from the index found on the home page.
* * * * *

    157. In Sec.  76.33, paragraph (a)(1) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  76.33  Application procedures.

    (a) * * *
    (1) An application for a certificate of compliance must be tendered 
by filing the application with the Director of the NRC's Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, with copies sent to the NRC 
Region III Office and appropriate resident inspector, in accordance 
with Sec.  76.5. If the application is on paper or CD-ROM, 20 copies 
must be filed with the Director. If submitted electronically, see 
Guidance for Electronic Submission to the Commission at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html.
* * * * *

    158. In Sec.  76.120, the third sentence of the introductory text 
of paragraph (d)(2) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  76.120  Reporting requirements.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (2) * * * These written reports must be sent to the NRC by an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  76.5. * * *
* * * * *

PART 81--STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE GRANTING OF PATENT 
LICENSES

    159. The authority citation for Part 81 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 156, 161, 68 Stat. 947, 948, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2186, 2201); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
5841); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).


    160. Section 81.3 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  81.3  Communications.

    All communications concerning the regulations in this part, 
including applications for licenses, should be sent to the NRC either 
by mail addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, where practicable, by 
electronic submission, for example, via Electronic Information 
Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions 
can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by e-mail to 
nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development Division, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance discusses, among 
other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use of electronic 
signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

PART 95--FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE AND SAFEGUARDING OF NATIONAL 
SECURITY INFORMATION AND RESTRICTED DATA

    161. The authority citation for Part 95 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 145, 161, 193, 68 Stat. 942, 948, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 2165, 2201); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 5841); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note); E.O. 
10865, as amended, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 398 (50 U.S.C. 401, 
note); E.O. 12829, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 570; E.O. 12958, as 
amended, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 333; E.O. 12968, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., 
p. 391.


    162. Section 95.9 is revised to read as follows:

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Sec.  95.9  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified, all communications and reports 
concerning the regulations in this part should be addressed to the 
Director of the NRC's Division of Facilities and Security, Mail Stop T-
7D57, and sent either by mail to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to the NRC's 
offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, where 
practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via Electronic 
Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making electronic 
submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by e-mail to 
nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development Division, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance discusses, among 
other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use of electronic 
signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

    163. In Sec.  95.19, the second sentence of the introductory text 
of paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  95.19  Changes to security practices and procedures.

    (a) * * * A written description of the proposed change must be 
furnished to the CSA and the NRC Regional Administrator of the 
cognizant Regional Office listed in Appendix A to Part 73 of this 
chapter, and, if the NRC is not the CSA, also to the Director of the 
Division of Facilities and Security in the NRC's Office of 
Administration; the communications to NRC personnel should be by an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  95.9. * * *
* * * * *

    164. In Sec.  95.45, the second sentence of paragraph (a) is 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  95.45  Changes in classification.

    (a) * * * Requests for downgrading or declassifying any NRC 
classified information should be forwarded to the NRC's Division of 
Facilities and Security, in the Office of Administration, using an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  95.9. * * *
* * * * *

PART 100--REACTOR SITE CRITERIA

    165. The authority citation for Part 100 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 103, 104, 161, 182, 68 Stat. 936, 937, 948, 
953, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2133, 2134, 2201, 2232); sec. 201, as 
amended, 202, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 
5842); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).


    166. Section 100.4 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  100.4  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified, all communications and reports 
concerning the regulations in this part and applications filed under 
them should be sent by mail addressed to: Attn: Document Control Desk, 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand 
delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information. 
Copies should be sent to the appropriate Regional Office and Resident 
Inspector.

PART 110--EXPORT AND IMPORT OF NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL

    167. The authority citation for Part 110 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 51, 53, 54, 57, 63, 64, 65, 81, 82, 103, 104, 
109, 111, 126, 127, 128, 129, 161, 181, 182, 183, 187, 189, 68 Stat. 
929, 930, 931, 932, 933, 936, 937, 948, 953, 954, 955, 956, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2074, 2077, 2092-2095, 2111, 2112, 
2133, 2134, 2139, 2139a, 2141, 2154-2158, 2201, 2231-2233, 2237, 
2239); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); sec. 5, 
Pub. L. 101-575, 104 Stat. 2835 (42 U.S.C. 2243); sec. 1704, 112 
Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).
    Sections 110.1(b)(2) and 110.1(b)(3) also issued under Pub. L. 
96-92, 93 Stat. 710 (22 U.S.C. 2403). Section 110.11 also issued 
under sec. 122, 68 Stat. 939 (42 U.S.C. 2152) and secs. 54c and 57d, 
88 Stat. 473, 475 (42 U.S.C. 2074). Section 110.27 also issued under 
sec. 309(a), Pub. L. 99-440. Section 110.50(b)(3) also issued under 
sec. 123, 92 Stat. 142 (42 U.S.C. 2153). Section 110.51 also issued 
under sec. 184, 68 Stat. 954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2234). Section 
110.52 also issued under sec. 186, 68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2236). 
Sections 110.80-110.113 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552, 554. 
Sections 110.130-110.135 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553. Sections 
110.2 and 110.42(a)(9) also issued under sec. 903, Pub. L. 102-496 
(42 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).


    168. Section 110.4 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  110.4  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified in this part, all communications 
and reports concerning the regulations in this part should be addressed 
to the Deputy Director of the NRC's Office of International Programs, 
either by telephone to (301) 415-2344; by mail to the U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to 
the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, 
where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via 
Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making 
electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by 
e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

    169. In Sec.  110.31, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  110.31  Application for a specific license.

    (a) A person shall file an application for a specific license to 
export or import with the Deputy Director of the NRC's Office of 
International Programs, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  
110.4.
* * * * *

    170. In Sec.  110.131, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  110.131  Petition for rulemaking.

    (a) A petition for rulemaking should be addressed to the Secretary 
of the Commission, for the attention of the Secretary's Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff. The petition should be sent using an appropriate 
method listed in Sec.  110.4.
* * * * *

PART 140--FINANCIAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS AND INDEMNITY 
AGREEMENTS

    171. The authority citation for Part 140 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 161, 170, 68 Stat. 948, 71 Stat. 576, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2201, 2210);

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secs. 201, as amended, 202, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244 (42 
U.S.C. 5841, 5842); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).


    172. Section 140.5 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  140.5  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified, all communications and reports 
concerning the regulations in this part and applications filed under 
them should be sent by mail addressed to: Attn: Document Control Desk; 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (or Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate), U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to 
the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, 
where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via 
Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on making 
electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-6030, by 
e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications Development 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

    173. In Sec.  140.6, the first sentence of paragraph (a) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  140.6  Reports.

    (a) In the event of bodily injury or property damage arising out of 
or in connection with the possession or use of the radioactive material 
at the location or in the course of transportation, or in the event any 
claim is made therefor, written notice containing particulars 
sufficient to identify the licensee and reasonably obtainable 
information with respect to the time, place, and circumstances thereof, 
or to the nature of the claim, shall be furnished by or for the 
licensee to the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 
or the Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, as appropriate, using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  
140.5, but in any case as promptly as practicable. * * *
* * * * *

PART 150--EXEMPTIONS AND CONTINUED REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN 
AGREEMENT STATES AND IN OFFSHORE WATERS UNDER SECTION 274

    174. The authority citation for Part 150 is revised 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); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 
note).
    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).


    175. Section 150.4 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  150.4  Communications.

    Except where otherwise specified in this part, all communications 
and reports concerning the regulations in this part should be sent by 
mail addressed: Attn: Document Control Desk, Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, and sent either by mail to the 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand 
delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

    176. In Sec.  150.16, the fourth sentence of paragraph (a) and 
paragraph (b)(2) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  150.16  Submission to Commission of nuclear material transfer 
reports.

    (a) * * * Copies of these instructions may be obtained either by 
writing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle 
Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNmssFcss@nrc.gov, or by calling (301) 415-7213. * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) Within 15 days, the licensee shall follow the initial report 
with a written report that sets forth the details of the incident. The 
report must be sent by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  150.4 of 
this part to the Director of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, with a copy to the appropriate NRC Regional 
Office, shown in Appendix A to Part 73 of this chapter.
* * * * *

    177. In Sec.  150.17, the second sentence of paragraph (a), the 
last sentence of paragraph (b), and the second and third sentences of 
paragraph (c) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  150.17  Submission to Commission of source material transfer 
reports.

    (a) * * * Copies of these instructions may be obtained either by 
writing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle 
Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNmssFcss@nrc.gov, or by calling (301) 415-7213. * * *
    (b) * * * Copies of the reporting instructions may be obtained from 
the NRC's Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, in the Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, by writing the Division at 
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by 
e-mail nrc.gov">RidsNmssFcss@nrc.gov, or by calling (301) 415-7213.
    (c) * * * The initial report must be followed within a period of 
fifteen days by a written report that sets forth the details of the 
incident and its consequences. The report must be submitted using an 
appropriate method listed in Sec.  150.4 to the Director of the NRC's 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, with a copy to the 
appropriate NRC Regional Office, as shown in Appendix A to Part 73 of 
this chapter. * * *
* * * * *

    178. In Sec.  150.19, the second and third sentences of paragraph 
(c) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  150.19  Submission to Commission of tritium reports.

* * * * *
    (c) * * * The initial report must be followed within a period of 
fifteen days by a written report that sets forth the details of the 
incident and its consequences. The report must be submitted to the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, using an 
appropriate method listed in

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Sec.  150.4, with a copy to the appropriate NRC Regional Office as 
shown in Appendix A to Part 73 of this chapter. * * *
* * * * *

PART 170--FEES FOR FACILITIES, MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT 
LICENSES AND OTHER REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT 
OF 1954, AS AMENDED

    179. The authority citation for Part 170 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 9701, Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat. 1051 (31 U.S.C. 
9701); sec. 301, Pub. L. 92-314, 86 Stat. 227 (42 U.S.C. 2201w); 
sec. 201, Pub. L. 93-438, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
5841); sec. 205a, Pub. L. 101-576, 104 Stat. 2842, as amended (31 
U.S.C. 901, 902); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).


    180. Section 170.5 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  170.5  Communications.

    All communications concerning the regulations in this part should 
be addressed to the NRC's Chief Financial Officer, either by mail to 
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by 
hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

PART 171--ANNUAL FEES FOR REACTOR LICENSES AND FUEL CYCLE LICENSES 
AND MATERIALS LICENSES, INCLUDING HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES OF 
COMPLIANCE, REGISTRATIONS, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM APPROVALS 
AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LICENSED BY THE NRC

    181. The authority citation for Part 171 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 7601, Pub. L. 99-272, 100 Stat. 146, as amended 
by sec. 5601, Pub. L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330, as amended by sec. 
3201, Pub. L. 101-239, 103 Stat. 2132, as amended by sec. 6101, Pub. 
L. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388, as amended by sec. 2903a, Pub. L. 102-
486, 106 Stat. 3125 (42 U.S.C. 2213, 2214); sec. 301, Pub. L. 92-
314, 86 Stat. 227 (42 U.S.C. 2201w); sec. 201, Pub. L. 93-438, 88 
Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 
(44 U.S.C. 3504 note).

    182. Section 171.9 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  171.9  Communications.

    All communications concerning the regulations in this part should 
be addressed to the NRC's Chief Financial Officer, either by mail to 
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by 
hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, 
via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM. Detailed guidance on 
making electronic submissions can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html, by calling (301) 415-
6030, by e-mail to nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov, or by writing to the Applications 
Development Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guidance 
discusses, among other topics, the formats the NRC can accept, the use 
of electronic signatures, and the treatment of nonpublic information.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of August, 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.

    Note: This appendix will not be printed in the Code of Federal 
Regulations

Appendix A--United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Guidance 
for Electronic Submissions to the Commission

Index

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background
1.2 Scope
1.3 Applicable Transactions
    1.3.1 Exceptions to Electronic Submission
    1.3.2 Electronic Forms and Payments
    1.3.3 Submissions Requiring Oath or Affirmation
    1.3.4 10 CFR Part 2 Submissions
    1.3.5 Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests

2.0 Parameters for Electronic Files Submitted to the NRC

2.1 File Formats
2.2 Naming Conventions
2.3 File Size Limitations
2.4 Security/Access Settings
2.5 Resolution
2.6 Use of Color
2.7 Files with Special Printing
2.8 File Linkages
2.9 Viruses
2.10 Macros
2.11 Copyrighted information
2.12 Copies

3.0 Guidance for ElE Submissions

    3.1 Who Can Participate
    3.2 How to Register
    3.3 What is Needed to Participate
    3.4 How to Obtain a Digital Signature Certificate
    3.5 How to Obtain Software Plug-ins
    3.6 How to Submit Documents
    3.7 Where to Submit Documents
    3.8 Additional User Assistance (references and contact 
information)

4.0 Guidance for CD-ROM Submissions

4.1 Who Can Participate
4.2 What Can be Submitted
4.3 How to Submit CD-ROMs to the NRC
    4.3.1 Sensitive or Non-Public Documents
    4.3.2 Oath or Affirmation
    4.3.3 Living Documents
    4.3.4 CD-ROM File Format
    4.3.5 Packaging/Labeling
    4.3.6 Rejection of Submissions
4.4 Where to Submit the CD-ROMs
4.5 Additional User Assistance (references and contact information)

5.0 E-mail Submissions

5.1 Who Can Participate
5.2 What Can be Submitted
5.3 Rejection of Submissions
5.4 How to Send E-mail
5.5 Where to Submit E-mail

6.0 Facsimile Submissions

6.1 Who Can Participate
6.2 What Can be Submitted
6.3 How to Send Facsimiles (Faxes)
6.4 Where to Submit Facsimiles (Faxes)
6.5 Facsimile Locations and User Assistance

7.0 Additional Resources

7.1 User Assistance
7.2 References

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background

    On September 6, 2002, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
promulgated a direct final rule on electronic submission of 
information to the agency. This rule modified many NRC regulations 
to explicitly authorize electronic communications with the agency. 
The final rule stated that the NRC would issue specific guidance on 
acceptable procedures for electronic submissions. That guidance is 
contained in this document. This guidance document is the 
controlling source of information on electronic submissions to the 
NRC and supersedes NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2001-05, Guidance on 
Submitting Documents to the NRC by Electronic Information Exchange 
or on CD-ROM, and the August 10, 2001, letter issued to certain fuel 
cycle facilities extending to them the option of electronic 
submissions in many instances. The NRC plans to update this guidance 
periodically to reflect changes in technology and agency experience. 
While the Commission encourages the submission

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of electronic documents, submission of paper documents remains 
acceptable.

1.2 Scope

    This guidance document governs the electronic submission of 
documents to the NRC. It includes the required procedures for 
corresponding electronically with the NRC via the Internet using 
Electronic Information Exchange (EIE), by CD-ROM, or by e-mail. It 
also includes procedures for corresponding by facsimile (fax). It 
does not address submission of other forms of electronic information 
(e.g., data files, computer models, and videos), and does not 
address outgoing NRC communications.
    EIE software provides for the electronic submission of 
information to the NRC in a secure manner. It requires the use of 
digital signatures and certain software plug-ins. Procedures for 
acquiring a digital signature for communicating with the NRC via EIE 
can be found at Section 3.4, and procedures for acquiring the 
required software can be found at Section 3.5.

1.3 Applicable Transactions

    Documents or other information submitted under oath or 
affirmation, or other documents where secure transfer is either 
required or appropriate, should be submitted over the Internet using 
EIE or submitted on CD-ROM. While e-mail is not appropriate for most 
submissions required by NRC regulations, e-mail may be used for 
certain other correspondence and communications with the NRC, such 
as rulemaking petitions and comments on rulemaking proceedings, 
collaborative communications with States and other Federal agencies, 
requests for enforcement actions under 10 CFR 2.206, and Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) requests and appeals, but not for information 
covered under the Privacy Act.
    E-mail may be addressed to either specific individuals named as 
contacts in Federal Register Notices or other agency communications, 
or to the office specified in the regulation or communication 
specific to the document(s) being submitted; to addresses the NRC 
Web site provides for individual program offices or specific agency 
functions or services; or to the Office of Public Affairs. 
Individual program offices may be contacted through the NRC Web site 
at http://www.nrc.gov by selecting specific contact pages from 
``Contact Us'' on the home page. The Office of Public Affairs may be 
contacted through the Contact Us on the home page or at nrc.gov">OPA@nrc.gov 
(use upper case where indicated). Except for communications using 
EIE, the sender will not be e-mailed a confirmation of receipt of 
the submission.

1.3.1 Exceptions to Electronic Submission

    All communications with the NRC may be submitted electronically 
via the Internet except for the following:
    1. Classified information (i.e., National Security Information 
and Restricted Data), Safeguards Information, Sensitive Homeland 
Security Information, Privacy Information which is protected by the 
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)), Proprietary Information, or Official 
Use Only Information. This information may only be submitted 
electronically on CD-ROM.
    2. ``Immediate'' or ``prompt'' notifications to the NRC that NRC 
regulations require be made by telephone, telefax or telegram up to 
one week before or after an event (e.g., 10 CFR 30.50 or 30.55(c)).
    3. Notice of filing of bankruptcy petition, whether voluntary or 
involuntary (e.g., 10 CFR 30.34(h)(1)).
    4. Hearing requests, and documents pertaining to hearings or 
associated appeals, including, but not limited to, those associated 
with hearings conducted under 10 CFR Parts 2, 4, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 
19, 25, 76, 81, 110, 140, and 150. Separate rules or guidance 
addressing procedures for electronic communications in hearings will 
be issued in the future for public comment, but it should be noted 
that the document format standards outlined in this guidance 
document subsequently may be determined to apply to documents 
submitted to agency adjudicatory dockets. It is conceivable that, as 
a result of a future rulemaking proceeding, the current format 
requirements in 10 CFR Part 2, Subpart J, for example, could be 
superseded by the document format standards presented in this 
guidance document. Accordingly, interested parties should consider 
the impact the approach outlined in this guidance could have on 
their preparation of materials for future submission. (Nothing in 
this guidance document precludes presiding officers from their 
current practice of authorizing electronic communications on a case-
by-case basis.)
    5. Documents served on the NRC as a participant in Federal Court 
proceedings or in non-NRC administrative proceedings (such as 
administrative proceedings before the Merit Systems Protection 
Board, unless electronic submission is authorized by rule or order 
issued by a Federal Court or Agency).
    6. NRC contractor proposals or invoices submitted in response to 
specific contractual requirements. (Because Federal Acquisition 
Regulation guidance as contained in Section 30 of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act [41 U.S.C. 426] allows the Federal 
Government to use electronic commerce whenever practical, guidance 
for electronic submittal of proposals and invoices will be addressed 
in individual procurements. Further guidance for submission of these 
documents will be issued at a later date.)
    7. Financial assurance instruments to meet decommissioning cost 
requirements and prescribed by regulation at 10 CFR 30.35(e), 
40.36(e), and 70.25(f) (including surety bonds, letters of credit, 
lines of credit, and insurance).
    8. Documents with special attributes. (See section 2.7)
    9. Fingerprint cards (Form FD-258, ORIMDNRCOOOZ) required for 
criminal history checks under 10 CFR 73.57.

1.3.2 Electronic Forms and Payments

    Each form referred to in the NRC regulations can be found on the 
NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov in PDF format for viewing and 
printing by selecting ``Forms'' from the Index found on the home 
page and Selecting the specific form required.
    Financial payments required by regulations can be submitted 
electronically. Copies of NRC Form 628 to establish financial 
authorization electronically can be found at the NRC Web site at 
http://www.nrc.gov by selecting ``Forms'' form the index found on 
the home page. Payments by credit card of Part 171 annual fees, Part 
170 licensing and inspection fees, civil penalties and other fees, 
may be done by completing the authorization form included with the 
invoice or civil penalty. A copy of the form may be printed from the 
NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov by selecting ``Forms'' from the 
index found on the home page and selecting ``NRC Form 629, 
Authorization for Payment by Credit Card.''

1.3.3 Submissions Requiring Oath or Affirmation

    Submissions requiring oath or affirmation may be submitted 
electronically using EIE or on CD-ROM. (See Sections 3.6 and 4.3.2 
of this guidance document). These include the following:
    1. Documents that by statute must be submitted under oath or 
affirmation (e.g., Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, 42 USC 2232). Generally, oath or affirmation requirements 
exist for applications for a license, amendments to a license, some 
licensee responses to Notices of Violation (NOV), and certain 
letters of transmittal. The NRC's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 2 and 
50 implement these statutory requirements, and certain regulations 
require an oath or affirmation for submission of documents (see, 
e.g., 10 CFR 50.54(f) and 10 CFR 50.30(b)).
    2. Documents that must be sent by certified mail (e.g., 10 CFR 
Part 30, Appendix A II. C. 2).

1.3.4 10 CFR Part 2 Submissions

    Rulemaking petitions, comments filed in rulemaking proceedings 
(10 CFR Part 2, Subpart H), and requests for enforcement action 
under 10 CFR 2.206 may be submitted via EIE, CD-ROM, or e-mail. 
Other documents submitted pursuant to 10 CFR Part 2, Subpart B, 
``Procedure for Imposing Requirements By Order, or for Modification, 
Suspension, or Revocation of a License, or for Imposing Civil 
Penalties,'' may be submitted via EIE or CD-ROM. Submission of all 
other documents covered under Part 2 are excluded from the scope of 
this guidance document. Separate rules or guidance addressing 
procedures for electronic communications in hearings will be issued 
in the future for public comment, but it should be noted that the 
document format standards outlined in this guidance document 
subsequently may be determined to apply to documents submitted to 
agency adjudicatory dockets. It is conceivable that, as a result of 
a future rulemaking proceeding, the current format requirements in 
10 CFR Part 2, Subpart J, for example, could be superseded by the 
document format standards presented in this guidance document. 
Accordingly, interested parties should consider the impact the 
approach outlined in this guidance could have on their preparation 
of materials for future submission.

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1.3.5 Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests

    All Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and appeals may 
be submitted electronically by EIE, CD-ROM, or e-mail. Privacy Act 
requests cannot be submitted electronically because additional 
identification is required before the agency will process the 
request. See 10 CFR 9.54.

2.0 Parameters for Electronic Files Submitted to the NRC

    Unless otherwise noted in the sections detailing the mode of 
submission which follow, all electronic documents submitted to the 
NRC should meet the file format specifications delineated in this 
section. These specifications also apply to all enclosures or 
attachments that are documents as well. Note: any electronic file 
that can be converted to PDF format (spread sheets, slide 
presentations, etc.) are considered documents by the NRC and are 
subject to these specifications.
    Submittals may also contain other forms of electronic 
information including data files, computer models, and video or 
audio clips that are not considered documents. These files are not 
required to conform to the file format specifications established 
for documents.

2.1 File Formats

    The acceptable file formats for submitting documents via EIE, 
CD-ROM, and e-mail with the associated versions, default file 
extensions, and preferred use are shown in the tables below.

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            File format                     Version            Filename extension            Preferred use
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adobe [reg] Portable Document        4.05 or earlier......  pdf.....................  Text-oriented documents
 Format (PDF) Formatted Text and                                                       converted from native
 Graphics (Formely known as PDF                                                        applications.
 Normal)* **.
Adobe [reg] PDF Searchable Image     4.05 or earlier......  pdf.....................  Text-oriented documents
 (Exact) (formerly known as PDF                                                        converted from scanned
 Original Image with Hidden Text.                                                      documents.
PDF Image Only.....................  4.05 or earlier......  pdf.....................  Preferred format for
                                                                                       graphic/image-oriented
                                                                                       documents.
Multi-page TIFF....................  CCITT T.6 Group 4 or   tif.....................  Alternate format for
                                      CCITT T.5 Group 4.                               graphic/image-oriented
                                                                                       documents.
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* Preferred formats generated using Adobe[reg] products.
** Not acceptable for conversion of scanned documents.
Note: Adobe has recently established a fourth PDF format (PDF Searchable Image (Compact) that uses compression
  techniques to reduce file sizes of images. This is not an acceptable format for submission to the NRC.

    In most cases the NRC recommends that spreadsheet applications 
also be converted to one of the acceptable PDF file formats. 
However, spreadsheets that are submitted to the NRC so that the NRC 
staff can use the data to perform additional calculations/analyses 
using the native software applications may be submitted using the 
following acceptable formats.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            File format                     Version            Filename extension            Preferred use
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft [reg] Excel[reg].........  97 or earlier........  xls.....................  Spread Sheet calculations.
Corel[reg] QuattroPro..............  8 or earlier.........  wb3.....................  Spread Sheet calculations.
Lotus[reg] 1-2-3...................  9 or earlier.........  wk3/wk4.................  Spread Sheet calculations.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    When submitting the electronic file using one of the acceptable 
formats listed in the tables above, do not change the default, 
three-character extension for the file (e.g., a document prepared as 
``license amendment.pdf'' should be submitted with the ``.pdf'' file 
extension).

2.2 Naming Conventions

    Documents submitted to the NRC using CD-ROM or e-mail must:
    (1) Have filenames that are limited to 116 characters in length 
(including the ``.'' and the three-character filename extension).
    (2) Retain the default three-character file extension associated 
with the format in which the document was created (Example: for 
files created to conform to Adobe's Portable Document Format, 
``.pdf''; for files created to conform to the Tagged Image Format, 
``.tif'').
    (3) Include a three-digit numeric prefix (e.g., 001, 002, 003) 
in the filename that designates the correct order of the files 
contained in the submission, followed by the name of the file 
(Example: ``001document name of first document.pdf'').

Documents submitted to the NRC via EIE (see Section 3.0) do not need 
special file naming conventions. Documents submitted via EIE should 
have file names that conform to items (1) and (2) above. In 
addition, documents submitted using EIE are programmatically 
provided a naming convention which designates the order of the files 
contained in the submission and a date of receipt for each file.

2.3 File Size Limitations

    Large size files create challenges for both the NRC staff and 
the public when viewing or downloading the documents. Therefore, the 
NRC requests that submitters make every effort to limit the file 
size of electronic submittals. For example, when generating 
documents for submission, files should be created using logical 
breaks in the document (e.g., file broken up into individual 
chapters). Although the CD-ROM may contain the maximum number of MBs 
possible, it is necessary to try to limit each individual file on 
the CD to 20 MB or less. The maximum file size that can be submitted 
to the NRC also depends on the method of transmission. The use of 
compression techniques (zipped files, downsized files, etc.) is not 
allowed for electronic files submitted to the NRC. The table below 
summarizes the size limitations based on the method of file 
transmission:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Method of transmission                File size limitations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Electronic Information Exchange (EIE).....  Less than or equal to
                                             25MB[dagger]
CD-ROM....................................  20MB or less per individual
                                             file on CD[dagger][dagger]
E-mail....................................  Less than or equal to
                                             10MB[dagger]
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[dagger]Total, combined size of message and attachments.
[dagger][dagger]The total CD capacity may be used but submitters are
  urged to limit individual files to 20MB or less.

2.4 Security/Access Settings

    Submissions should not contain any security settings, password 
protections, or any other attributes that will exclude full NRC 
access to and use of the files. NRC's internal security and archival 
processes will maintain the integrity of the materials that are 
submitted.

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2.5 Resolution

    Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) or PDF documents must be created 
using the following resolution guidelines:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               PDF formatted documents
         TIFF formatted documents                      \a\,\b\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
[sbull] Bi-tonal (black and white) TIFF     [sbull] Bi-tonal (black and
 resolution, 300 dpi.                        white) PDF resolution, 300
                                             dpi.
[sbull] Color TIFF resolution, 200 dpi....  [sbull] Color PDF
                                             resolution, 200 dpi.
[sbull] Grayscale TIFF resolution, 200 dpi  [sbull] Grayscale PDF
                                             resolution, 200 dpi.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\a\ PDF files containing scanned images of text, in PDF Original Image
  with Hidden Text format, or PDF Normal files containing images of text
  are unrecognized by the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) conversion
  process because they represent non-textual information. Documents
  containing integrated images of text inserted in textual documents
  will not be accepted.
\b\ Adobe[reg] Acrobat[reg] ``downsampling'' may result in images with
  resolutions less than acceptable for submission to the NRC. Therefore,
  its use is not permitted.

2.6 Use of Color

    The NRC discourages the use of color because it significantly 
increases file size. If the use of color adds no value to the 
understanding of the information presented, its use should be 
avoided. If color is required to make the document understandable, 
its limited use is acceptable. Examples of color documents that meet 
this criteria are graphs, bar-charts, and engineering drawings that 
depend exclusively on the differences in color to understand the 
information and data being presented.

2.7 Files With Special Attributes

    Documents that contain electronic files with special attributes 
present many challenges when trying to manage them in an electronic 
environment. The NRC currently does not have the technical 
capability to quickly and cost-effectively reproduce documents with 
special printing requirements (such as requiring the use of a 
plotter or other special equipment to print) or other enhancements 
such as 3D images, etc. Therefore, if a person chooses to submit 
documents with special attributes electronically, he or she must 
submit the number of CD-ROMs required by the regulations, plus one 
paper copy.\2\
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    \2\ No documents with special attributes will be accepted via 
EIE.
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2.8 File Linkages

    Files containing objects (e.g., pictures, tables, spreadsheets, 
and images of text) using link protocols such as Object Linking and 
Embedding (OLE), Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE), or any other object 
linking are not practicable for the NRC to accept.

2.9 Viruses

    Files received by the NRC will be checked for viruses prior to 
acceptance. Any submission that contains a virus will be returned to 
the submitter.

2.10 Macros

    Macros in files such as Microsoft[reg] Excel are 
sometimes detected as viruses. Therefore, the use of macros should 
be limited because a file identified as having a virus will be 
returned to the submitter.

2.11 Copyrighted Information

    Except as provided below, submitting information electronically 
to the NRC through the EIE process shall be deemed to constitute 
authority for the NRC to place a copy of the information on its 
public document database and to reproduce and distribute sufficient 
copies to carry out its official responsibilities. Any person 
submitting information shall be deemed to represent to the NRC that 
he or she has legal authority to submit the document and to permit 
NRC to reproduce and distribute the document, and shall hold the NRC 
harmless from damages that result from the NRC's reproducing or 
distributing the documents.
    If a document contains a copyright notice, or is accompanied by 
any other statement restricting reproduction, NRC will not accept 
the information electronically unless the submitter provides an 
explicit statement authorizing the NRC to make copies of the 
material in accordance with this guidance. If the submitter lacks 
authority to permit NRC to reproduce the document, NRC will not 
accept the information electronically until the submitter provides 
written authorization from the copyright owner for the NRC to make 
copies of the material in accordance with this guidance.
    NRC use of the information specified herein does not constitute 
authority for others to use the information outside applicable 
requirements of copyright law.

2.12 Copies

    Licensees and vendors submitting documents via EIE do not need 
to send confirming hard copies of the electronic documents. 
Licensees, applicants, and members of the public submitting 
documents on CD-ROM are required to submit as many copies as 
required by the applicable agency regulation or order and 
accompanied by one paper copy as well. This is because the agency 
does not have the capability to reproduce paper copies of these 
submissions cost effectively or rapidly enough to meet the needs of 
the NRC and the public. However, as the technology evolves and the 
NRC staff gains more experience processing and reproducing documents 
in the electronic environment, and becomes more comfortable working 
in an electronic environment, NRC will reassess this approach and 
modify the guidance document, as appropriate.

3.0 Guidance for EIE Submissions

3.1 Who Can Participate

    The participant population includes applicants, licensees, 
external entities (including Federal, State, and Local governments), 
and vendors who are required to submit documents to the NRC. The EIE 
is designed to ensure that electronic documents can be transmitted 
via the Internet in a secure and unalterable manner. Submittals such 
as those that are required to be submitted under oath or affirmation 
may be safely transmitted via the Internet. Applicants, licensees, 
vendors etc. will designate individual users who have the 
responsibility for originating, signing, or sending documents to the 
NRC in compliance with regulatory requirements.

3.2 How To Register

    The NRC provides for overall administration of the EIE process 
through the designated Local Registration Authority (LRA). The LRA 
creates and maintains an Authorized Certificate List (ACL) 
consisting of authorized internal and external EIE participants. 
Each participant must send an ACL containing the name and e-mail 
addresses of individuals who will be submitting digitally signed 
documents to the NRC. The ACL must be sent to the NRC in a signed 
paper form to the following address: Local Registration Authority 
(T6 C30), Electronic Information Exchange, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Upon receipt of the ACL, the NRC will e-mail to each individual 
named a unique personal identification number (PIN) to be used in 
applying for a digital certificate. Once received, the digital 
certificate will then enable individual users to digitally sign 
documents and submit them in a secure manner. The PIN number will be 
sent approximately 3 to 5 business days after receipt of the ACL. 
Participants may add or delete names from the ACL by written 
notification to the NRC using the above address. The LRA will use 
the ACL to validate authorized individuals requesting digital 
signature certificates. The LRA may be contacted via e-mail at 
nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov.

3.3 What Is Needed To Participate

    Participating individuals in the EIE initiative may use their 
existing workstations with standard desktop configuration. The 
recommended workstation configuration requires a Pentium 133 MHZ (or 
higher) with a minimum of 32 MB of RAM, 20 MB of available disk 
space, and access to the World Wide Web (Web) through an Internet 
Service Provider (ISP). The operating system should be either 
Windows NT or Windows 95 (or higher). In addition, each workstation 
must be equipped with browser software, consisting of either 
Netscape Navigator or Communicator (version 4.6 or higher) or 
Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.0 or higher). Other browser 
types, such as AOL or Mosaic, are not currently supported for use in 
the EIE system.
    In order to utilize EIE, each individual must obtain a digital 
signature certificate (Digital ID). (See Section 3.4 of this 
guidance document.) Additionally, there are software plug-ins that 
must be downloaded and installed. In the subsequent sections, each 
process and step required to setup a computer or workstation to use 
EIE is described. The processes and steps described are specific to 
both Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.6 or higher and Microsoft 
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.

3.4 How To Obtain a Digital Signature Certificate

    All users must have a Digital ID in order to use EIE. A Digital 
ID is used to submit and digitally sign the form used to submit

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documents and will be required in order to access the EIE external 
server to retrieve documents, if appropriate. The EIE system 
requires the use of an NRC-issued Digital Certificate.
    To obtain a Digital ID, authorized participants must first 
complete and submit an enrollment form. VeriSign, Inc. acts as the 
NRC's Certificate Authority (CA) and provides the NRC with a Digital 
Certificate (ID) enrollment page on their Web site. The NRC provides 
VeriSign Onsite Digital Certificates (ID's) at no cost. The steps 
for obtaining a Digital Certificate are provided on the EIE home 
page at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html. After accessing the 
EIE home page, click on the ``Request / Retrieve Certificate'' 
hyperlink and follow the step-by-step prompts.

3.5 How To Obtain Software Plug-Ins

    In order to utilize the EIE system, users will need to download 
and install two software plug-ins. The software plug-ins required 
are browser-dependent and can be obtained from the EIE home page on 
the NRC Web site at (http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html). The 
specific plug-ins required are the Internet Form Viewer, which is a 
required plug-in regardless of the browser used, a signaturing plug-
in for Netscape users, and a separate viewer plug-in for Microsoft 
Explorer users. To successfully download and install the plug-ins, 
simply go to the EIE home page and click on the ``EIE Start Up'' 
hyperlink and follow the step-by-step procedures provided.

3.6 How To Submit Documents

    Documents eligible for submission to the NRC are restricted to 
specific formats. No documents with special attributes (e.g., 
documents with special printing requirements, such as requiring the 
use of a plotter or other special equipment to print) or other 
enhancements such as 3D images, etc. will be accepted via EIE. The 
acceptable formats for electronic submission via EIE are listed in 
Section 2.1 above. The submission of documents to the NRC using EIE 
will require the use of the NRC's EIE form. The EIE form is a 
document based on Extensible Mark-up Language (XML). It allows 
participants to sign, enclose, submit, and verify documents via the 
Internet. The document to be submitted or transmitted must be 
presented as an enclosure to the form. The form can be accessed by 
going to the NRC Web site at (http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html). Once there, select the ``Submit/Retrieve'' hyperlink and 
click on ``Go to Form.''
    Once the form is displayed, users will need to fill in the 
fields on the form and attach the document(s) for submission to the 
NRC. Once the fields have been filled in and the intended documents 
are attached, the form must be digitally signed.
    Documents submitted electronically using EIE do not need to be 
digitally signed by the author(s). They may be digitally signed by 
the person who transmits them, but the author(s) are accountable for 
the content of the document(s) submitted. Generally, the persons who 
will digitally sign documents and transmit them electronically to 
the NRC are the same persons who currently dispatch licensing 
documents through the mail to the NRC. Licensees and vendors 
submitting documents via EIE do not need to send confirming hard 
copies of the electronic documents.
    NRC regulations require that some documents be filed under oath 
or affirmation. If such a document is transmitted electronically 
using EIE, it must conclude with a statement to this effect:
    ``I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true 
and correct. Executed on [date]''.
    The electronic document must be digitally signed by the person 
affirming this statement. This person may then transmit the document 
directly to the NRC using EIE or may forward the document to someone 
else for transmission to the NRC. In the latter case, the 
transmitter must also digitally sign the document.
    Documents transmitted to the NRC electronically using EIE will 
be time- and date-stamped when the last bit of the transmittal is 
received by the EIE server. The time and date of the transmission 
will become part of the record in the NRC's Agencywide Documents 
Access and Management System (ADAMS). The transmitter will be e-
mailed a notice of receipt of the document. The notice will include 
the time and date the transmission was received at the NRC.
    Submission of documents via EIE satisfies agency submittal 
requirements. The submitter need not send additional copies to NRC 
regions or other agency offices.
    For more detailed information and step-by-step procedures on how 
to submit documents to the NRC using EIE, see the ``EIE Submittal 
Procedures'' on NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html.

3.7 Where To Submit Documents

    Documents submitted using EIE are automatically sent to the NRC 
Document Processing Center for processing into ADAMS. No additional 
information is necessary, except for submittals intended for a 
Region. Submissions intended for the Regions should have the 
Region(s) listed in the comment box contained on the submission 
form.

3.8 Additional User Assistance (References and Contact Information)

    Additional information, as well as detailed user guides can be 
obtained from NRC's Web site at (http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html).
    Should you have any questions, please contact the Local 
Registration Authority (LRA) at (301) 415-6030 or by e-mail at 
nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov.

4.0 Guidance for CD-ROM Submissions

4.1 Who Can Participate

    This guidance is intended for licensees, applicants, external 
entities (including Federal, State, and Local governments), vendors, 
and members of the public who submit documents to the NRC.

4.2 What Can Be Submitted

    Documents may be submitted via CD-ROM, except as noted in 
Section 1.3.1 above. As mentioned in Section 1, there are also 
documents that should only be submitted using CD-ROM, such as large 
documents exceeding 15 megabytes. However, documents that are 
submitted on CD-ROM must also be submitted with one paper copy. 
Also, documents containing Classified information (i.e., National 
Security Information and Restricted Data), Safeguards Information, 
Privacy Information which is protected by the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 
552(a)), Proprietary Information, or Official Use Only Information 
may only be submitted electronically on CD-ROM and not via EIE or e-
mail.

4.3 How To Submit CD-ROMs to the NRC

    Each CD-ROM submission must be transmitted by a signed letter in 
paper format. Documents submitted pursuant to NRC regulations must 
cite the relevant regulations in either the subject line or the 
first paragraph of the transmittal letter. The transmittal letter 
must include the name, phone number, mailing, and e-mail address of 
a contact person who can respond to questions about the submission. 
In addition, if there are any special instructions regarding the use 
of the CD-ROM (e.g., how to open the files, access the publication, 
etc.), they should be included as part of the transmittal letter. 
When a CD-ROM contains multiple documents, the transmittal letter 
must identify each document contained on the CD-ROM. The transmittal 
letters for CD-ROMs containing Classified Information (i.e., 
National Security Information and Restricted Data) must be marked in 
accordance with 10 CFR 95.37 and mailed to the NRC Classified 
mailing address. If the CD-ROM contains sensitive or non-public 
documents, the additional requirements in Section 4.3.1. apply.
    CD-ROM submissions of documents must be accompanied by one paper 
copy as well. This is because the agency does not have the 
capability to reproduce paper copies of these submissions cost 
effectively or rapidly enough to meet the needs of the NRC and the 
public. However, as the technology evolves, and staff becomes more 
comfortable working in an electronic environment, NRC will reassess 
this approach and modify the guidance document, as appropriate.

4.3.1 Sensitive or Non-Public Documents

    The sensitivity level of the transmitted documents must be 
included on the first page of the accompanying transmittal letter. 
Documents containing Classified Information (i.e., National Security 
Information and Restricted Data), Safeguards Information, Sensitive 
Homeland Security Information, Privacy Act Information, Proprietary 
Information, or Official Use Only Information should be submitted in 
a CD-ROM version intended for internal NRC review only. (This 
information may only be submitted electronically on CD-ROM, but not 
via EIE or e-mail. Detailed guidance on withholding Sensitive 
Homeland Security Information is contained in COMSECY-02-0015, which 
can be obtained by visiting the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm and selecting ``COMSECY-02-0015''.) NRC 
regulations will prescribe how many copies are to be submitted. If 
the CD-ROM contains

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non-public information, the submitter shall provide the NRC with the 
prescribed number of copies of the complete material, plus one CD-
ROM containing only the publicly available information. This CD-ROM 
must be clearly labeled ``Publicly Available Information.'' Thus, if 
an applicant is required to submit 15 copies, it would send 15 CD 
ROM copies of the complete material containing both the public and 
the non-public document and one additional CD-ROM containing only 
the publicly available information for placement in the agency's 
PDR, and one paper copy of the complete material and one paper copy 
containing only the publicly available information.

4.3.2 Oath or Affirmation

    NRC regulations require that some documents be filed under oath 
or affirmation. If such a document is submitted on CD-ROM, the 
transmittal letter must contain the oath and the signature of the 
person swearing to the accuracy of the information submitted. 
Specifically, the letter must include the following statement with 
the signature of the person affirming it:
    ``I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true 
and correct. Executed on [date]''.

4.3.3 Living Documents

    Many large documents historically submitted to the NRC have been 
maintained as living documents and have used a page-replacement 
strategy for update. In the electronic environment this approach is 
not practicable. Consequently, if a submitter chooses to use 
electronic submission of these documents, all subsequent updates 
must be performed on a total-replacement basis. The updated version 
must include a list of changed pages and each changed page must 
include both a change indicator for the area changed, for example a 
bold line vertically drawn in the margin adjacent to the portion 
actually changed, and a page change identification (date of change 
or change number or both).

4.3.4 CD-ROM File Format

    The acceptable file formats are stated in Section 2.1. However, 
for text-oriented documents, the preferred file formats are Portable 
Data Format (PDF) Normal and PDF Original Image with Hidden Text. 
PDF Image Only is preferred for submission of graphic\image 
documents. PDF files and TIFF files should be scanned at the 
resolutions stated in Section 2.5 of this document.
    Large documents made up of multiple files, folders, etc., often 
require the inclusion of a search engine on the CD-ROM to facilitate 
navigation, search, and retrieval of the document. The inclusion of 
the search engine enables the user to access the material contained 
on the CD-ROM without having to rely on other software in the users' 
resident environment. The NRC encourages the inclusion of these 
search engines to facilitate the use of the materials in stand-alone 
mode. However, only those products that do not require the end-user 
to purchase a license to use are acceptable.

4.3.5 Packaging/Labeling

    When submitting documents that contain both publicly and non-
publicly available files, all of the files should be included on a 
CD-ROM. In addition, a separate CD-ROM must be provided that 
contains only the publicly available files. Each CD-ROM must be 
clearly labeled indicating its availability. CD-ROMs labeled as 
``Publicly Available'' will be released to the public (sent to the 
Public Document Room, where they are available for inspection and 
copying). The mailing package containing CD-ROMs with documents 
comprised of Safeguards, Proprietary, or Privacy Act Information 
must be marked in accordance with the requirements set forth in 10 
CFR 2.790(b) and 73.21(e). The mailing package forwarding CD-ROMs 
containing Classified Information must be submitted to NRC in 
accordance with the requirements contained in 10 CFR 95.39.

4.3.6 Rejection of Submissions

    It is not practicable for the NRC to accept:
    [sbull] Any submission that contains a virus.
    [sbull] Files submitted that are compressed.
    [sbull] File formats other than those listed in Section 2.1.
    [sbull] CD-ROMs that contain both publicly and non-publicly 
available files on a single CD, unless a second CD with only 
publicly available information is also provided.
    [sbull] CD-ROMs containing OLE (Object Linking and Embedding), 
DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange), or any other object linking.

4.4 Where To Submit the CD-ROMs

    Send CD-ROMs with transmittal letter to the mailing address 
specified in the regulation, order, or other document governing the 
submission of that particular application, report or correspondence.

4.5 Additional User Assistance (references and contact information)

    Information can be found in the ``CD-ROM Submittal Procedures'', 
found in Related Information, by visiting the NRC's Web site at 
http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html.
    For assistance or to discuss problems with making CD-ROM 
submissions of electronic filings, contact the Document Processing 
Services Section at 301-415-2488 during the NRC's normal business 
hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. eastern time) or e-mail nrc.gov">EIE@nrc.gov.

5.0 E-mail Submissions

5.1 Who Can Participate

    This guidance is intended for licensees, applicants, external 
entities (including Federal, State, and Local governments), vendors 
and members of the public who submit documents to the NRC.

5.2 What Can Be Submitted

    Documents (except for collaborative communications with States 
and other Federal agencies) submitted by e-mail, including the text 
of the e-mail, should contain only information that could be made 
available to the public and may be used for:
    [sbull] Rulemaking petitions and comments in rulemaking 
proceedings.
    [sbull] Requests for enforcement action under 10 CFR 2.206, 
which may be sent to [email protected].
    [sbull] FOIA requests and appeals (unless Privacy Act 
information is sought; review Section 1.3.5 for additional details).
    [sbull] Responses to Federal Register Notices or other agency 
communications where NRC has provided a specific e-mail address.
    Multiple document attachments are acceptable, but the e-mail 
cannot exceed the 10MB size limitation, and the e-mail must include 
the required information as listed in Section 5.4.
    In addition, the NRC provides a listing of contacts on the NRC 
Web site at http://www.nrc.gov that can be used for a variety of e-
mail communications to the agency by selecting ``Contact Us'' from 
the home page. Documents can be submitted by e-mail for the purposes 
identified on the Web site, and should be sent to the specific e-
mail address provided for each form of communication.

5.3 Rejection of Submissions

    File submissions that do not meet the parameters outlined in 
this document, especially as outlined in Section 2.0, will be 
rejected and will require re-submission. If the e-mail (with 
attachments) exceeds the 10 MB size requirement or contains a virus, 
the sender will receive an automated ``Undelivered Mail'' notice 
stating the reason for the delivery rejection.
    If the documents do not comply with other file parameters 
outlined in Section 2.0 (e.g., unknown file format, compressed 
files, incorrect naming convention, corrupt/unreadable file or if it 
contains macros identified as potential viruses), the intended 
recipient may notify the addressee to re-submit the document(s). 
Finally, the body of the e-mail message/text must include the 
required information as listed in Section 5.4.

5.4 How To Send E-mail

    Files sent via e-mail must be sent as an attachment to the e-
mail message in order to retain the original formatting of the 
document(s). The e-mail message must include the name of a contact 
person who can respond to questions about the submission, along with 
the contact person's daytime phone number, mailing, and e-mail 
address. The e-mail must also identify/describe each document 
attached to the e-mail message. The format used to generate each of 
the identified file(s) must also be listed.

5.5 Where To Submit E-mail

    E-mail may be addressed to either specific individuals named as 
contacts or to the office specified in the regulation or 
communication specific to the document(s) being submitted, to 
addresses the NRC Web site provides for individual program offices 
or specific agency functions or services, or to the Office of Public 
Affairs. Individual program offices may be contacted by using the 
addresses found at the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov, and 
selecting ``Contact Us'' from the home page. The Office of Public 
Affairs may also be contacted through the ``Contact Us'' page or at 
nrc.gov">OPA@nrc.gov. The Office of the Secretary of the Commission may be 
contacted at

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[email protected] for 2.206 petitions (use upper case where 
indicated). The sender will not be e-mailed a confirmation of 
receipt of the submission.

6.0 Facsimile (Fax) Submissions

6.1 Who Can Participate

    This guidance is intended for licensees, applicants, external 
entities (including Federal, State, and Local governments), vendors 
and members of the public who submit documents to the NRC.

6.2 What Can Be Submitted

    Documents (except for collaborative communications with States 
and other Federal agencies) submitted by fax should contain only 
information that could be made available to the public and may be 
used for:
    [sbull] Rulemaking petitions and comments in rulemaking 
proceedings.
    [sbull] Requests for enforcement action under 10 CFR 2.206.
    [sbull] FOIA requests and appeals made directly to the FOIA and 
Privacy Act Officer (unless Privacy Act information is sought; 
review Section 1.3.5 for additional details).
    [sbull] Responses to Federal Register Notices or other agency 
communications where NRC has provided for response by fax.
    [sbull] Responses to NRC licensing-related questions.
    [sbull] Information from export/import license applicants, and 
licensees.

6.3 How To Send Facsimiles (Faxes)

    Faxes must include the name of a contact person who can respond 
to questions about the submission, along with the contact person's 
daytime phone number and mailing or e-mail address.

6.4 Where To Submit Facsimiles (Faxes)

    The NRC has established centralized receipt points (see listing 
of fax locations provided in Section 6.5) for official submissions 
transmitted by fax at each of the Regional Offices, the Office of 
International Programs, and NRC Headquarters. All official 
transmissions should be sent to one of these official receipt points 
to ensure that they are captured as official records of the agency.

6.5 Facsimile Locations and User Assistance

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                                                        User assistance
             Location                   Fax Number      and verifaction
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Headquartedrs (24-Hour Operation).    301-415-7010 or       301-415-7000
                                         301-415-7020
Office of International Programs..       301-415-2395       301-415-1787
Office of the Secretary...........       301-415-1101       301-415-1966
Freedom of Information Act and           301-415-5130       301-415-7169
 Privacy Act Officer..............
Region 1..........................       610-337-5324       610-337-5270
Region 2..........................       404-562-4900       404-562-4827
Region 3..........................       630-829-9886       630-810-4376
Region 4..........................       817-860-8210       817-860-8100
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7.0 Additional

Resources 7.1 User Assistance

    To obtain general information about accessing documents filed 
electronically (viewing, printing, and downloading), contact the NRC 
Public Document Room (PDR) during business hours.
    You may contact the PDR librarians by any of the following 
means:
    Telephone: 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737.
    TTY (hearing impaired): 1-800-635-4512.
    Facsimile: 301-415-3548.
    E-mail: nrc.gov">pdr@nrc.gov.
    U. S. Mail: Public Document Room, (O1F13), U. S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Onsite at the PDR: One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike 
(first floor), Rockville MD.
    Hours of PDR operation:
    Reading Room: 7:45 a.m.--4:15 p.m. eastern time, Federal 
Workdays.
    Telephone Service: 8:30 a.m.--4:15 p.m., eastern time, Federal 
Workdays.

7.2 References

    NRC, EIE Web site; http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/eie.html
    The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10--Energy http://www.nrc.gov. Select ``Code of Federal Regulations'' from the Index 
found on the home page.
    Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552
    Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a

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