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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 40, 72, 74, and 150

RIN: 3150-AH85


 Regulatory Improvements to the Nuclear Materials Management and 
Safeguards System

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend 
its regulations related to licensee reporting requirements for source 
material and special nuclear material (SNM) to the Nuclear Materials 
Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS). The proposed amendments would 
lower the threshold of the quantities of SNM and certain source 
materials that require the submission of material status reports to the 
NMMSS. Also, the proposed amendments would make some modifications to 
the types of and timing of submittals of transaction reports to the 
NMMSS. The amendments would also require licensees to reconcile any 
material inventory discrepancies that NRC identifies in the NMMSS 
database. The proposed amendments would reduce some regulatory burden 
by reducing the current reporting requirements related to the export of 
certain source material and SNM. However, the annual reporting 
requirements would be new requirements for licensees who possess 350 
grams or less, of SNM. These amendments are needed to improve the 
accuracy of the material inventory information maintained in the NMMSS.

DATES: Submit comments on the rule by April 23, 2007. Submit comments 
specific to the information collections aspects of this rule by March 
8, 2007. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is 
practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only 
for comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods. 
Please include the following number RIN 3150-AH85 in the subject line 
of your comments. Comments on rulemakings submitted in writing or in 
electronic form will be made available for public inspection. Because 
your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact 
information, the NRC cautions you against including personal 
information such as social security numbers and birth dates in your 
submission.
    Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
    E-mail comments to: [email protected]. If you do not receive a reply e-
mail confirming that we have received your comments, contact us 
directly at (301) 415-1966. You may also submit comments via NRC's 
rulemaking Web site at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov. Address questions 
about our rulemaking Web site to Carol Gallagher (301) 415-5905; e-mail 
[email protected]. Comments can also be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal http://www.regulations.gov.
    Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 
20852, between 7:30 am and 4:15 pm Federal workdays. (Telephone (301) 
415-1966).
    Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 
(301) 415-1101.
    Publicly available documents related to this rulemaking may be 
viewed electronically on the public computers located at the NRC's 
Public Document Room (PDR), O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR reproduction contractor 
will copy documents for a fee. Selected documents, including comments, 
may be viewed and downloaded electronically via the NRC rulemaking Web 
site at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov.
    Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC after 
November 1, 1999, are available electronically at NRC's Electronic 
Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this 
site, the public can gain entry into NRC's Agencywide Document Access 
and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of 
NRC's public documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there 
are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the 
NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-
415-4737 or by e-mail to [email protected].
    You may submit comments on the information collections by the 
methods indicated in the Paperwork Reduction Act Statement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neelam Bhalla, Office of Federal and 
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-
6843, e-mail, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
II. Discussion
    A. Special Nuclear Material Transfer Reports
    B. Special Nuclear Material Status Reports
    C. Source Material Transfer Reports
    D. Source Material Status Reports
    E. Reconciliation of Submitted Inventories
    F. Reporting Identification Symbol and Holding Accounts
    G. Reduction in Reporting Requirements for Export of Material 
Shipments
    H. Who Would This Action Affect?
    I. How Would the Information be Reported?
III. Summary of Proposed Amendments by Section
IV. Criminal Penalties
V. Agreement State Compatibility
VI. Plain Language
VII. Voluntary Consensus Standards
VIII. Environmental Impact: Categorical Exclusion
IX. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
X. Public Protection Notification
XI. Regulatory Analysis
XII. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
XIII. Backfit Analysis

I. Background

    The NMMSS is the national database used in the United States by NRC 
licensees, the Agreement State licensees, and Department of Energy 
(DOE) contractors to report the possession of certain special nuclear 
material (SNM) and source material. The NMMSS was created as a result 
of comprehensive accounting procedures developed by the Atomic Energy 
Commission in response to the passage of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
and began processing of facility submittals in 1965. The DOE is 
responsible for maintaining the NMMSS database. The NMMSS database 
supports NRC

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domestically in the review of licensee material control and accounting 
programs, and internationally as the U.S. Government database for 
collecting and reporting information required by international 
treaties. The NRC reporting requirements related to the NMMSS are 
primarily contained in 10 CFR Parts 40, 72, 74, 75, 76, and 150.
    The NMMSS database uses licensee submittals to serve two important 
functions: (1) meeting international reporting obligations, and (2) 
assisting in the oversight of licensee material control and accounting 
(MC&A) programs required by 10 CFR Parts 40, 72, 74, 75, 76, and 150.
    With regard to international commitments, the United States has 
committed to a national accountancy and control system for nuclear 
materials through treaties with nuclear trading partners and the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The NMMSS is part of the 
overall program to help satisfy these international commitments by 
constituting the national database used by NRC and the Agreement State 
licensees, and DOE contractors to report the possession of certain 
quantities SNM and source material. The information submitted to the 
NMMSS is then reported externally by the United States in order to 
satisfy these treaty requirements. The NMMSS also maintains accounting 
data on U.S. peaceful use exports and imports of nuclear materials that 
have occurred since 1965.
    With respect to NRC's oversight of the MC&A at licensed facilities, 
the NMMSS is the national database that serves as the central 
collection and processing point for inventory, shipment, and receipt 
information required to be reported by commercial and Federal 
Government facilities. Applicable NRC reporting requirements are 
specified in 10 CFR Parts 40, 72, 74, 75, 150. As a result of these 
reporting requirements, the NMMSS can provide the NRC staff with a 
projection of quantities of reportable materials located, shipped, or 
received at a particular licensee site.
    In October 2001, the DOE Office of the Inspector General (OIG) 
issued a report based on an audit of the NMMSS for DOE-owned nuclear 
materials.\1\ One of the findings of that report was that DOE could not 
fully account for DOE-owned nuclear materials loaned or leased to 
licensees. A similar audit conducted by NRC's OIG, also raised concerns 
over the accuracy of material inventories in the NMMSS.\2\ In the 
report, the NRC OIG recommended that the scope of licensee reporting 
should be expanded to include a requirement that smaller licensees 
(those possessing less than 350 grams of SNM), submit inventory 
information to the NMMSS annually.
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    \1\ This report entitled, ``Accounting for Government Owned 
Nuclear Materials Provided to Non-Department Domestic Facilities'' 
(October 26, 2001), is available at http://www.ig.doe.gov/pdf/ig-0529.pdf.
    \2\ This report entitled, ``Audit of NRC's Regulatory Oversight 
of Special Nuclear Materials'' (OIG-03-A-15, May 23, 2003), is 
available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/insp-gen/2003/03-a-15.pdf.
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    As a result of its audit, NRC took immediate steps to verify and 
reconcile inventories in the NMMSS database by issuing a bulletin, NRC 
Bulletin 2003-04: ``Rebaselining of Data in the Nuclear Materials 
Management and Safeguards System.'' The bulletin was sent to all NRC 
and Agreement State licensees then holding NMMSS accounts and requested 
them to provide inventory information to the NMMSS. The NRC staff also 
conducted site visits to review selected licensees' submitted 
information in comparison to actual physical inventories. The review 
concluded that licensees did not submit or update inventories to the 
NMMSS for several years (or decades) because they possessed or 
transferred materials that did not meet minimum reporting thresholds. 
These efforts also helped identify accounts with zero balances. The 
rebaselining efforts resulted in decreasing the number of active 
accounts and supported a further review and reconciliation of material 
inventories in the remaining accounts.
    At the end of these efforts, NRC determined that enhanced reporting 
of inventory information by those licensees not presently required to 
do so would provide greater assurance about the accuracy of licensee 
inventory information maintained in the database. NRC believes that 
licensee inventories must be submitted regularly and reconciled in 
comparison to values projected by the NMMSS database to maintain the 
usefulness of the database for international and domestic regulatory 
needs.

II. Discussion

    The NRC staff has had extensive interactions with the NMMSS 
operator and industry representatives since the issuance of NRC 
Bulletin 2003-04. On the basis of these efforts and an evaluation of 
the current regulations related to the NMMSS reporting, the NRC staff 
concluded that many of the discrepancies in NMMSS information resulted 
because: (1) Many licensees (those that possess less than 350 grams of 
SNM) infrequently ship and/or receive reportable materials, and (2) 
Many licensees do not meet the current regulatory threshold for annual 
reporting of SNM or source material and lose institutional awareness of 
the NMMSS over time. As a result, for many licensees there are no 
requirements to periodically confirm the accuracy of values projected 
by the NMMSS.
    This conclusion led NRC to embark on an effort to amend its 
regulations to enhance the accuracy of the NMMSS database. The proposed 
amendments would lower the threshold of quantities of special nuclear 
materials and certain source materials requiring the submission of both 
status and transaction reports to the NMMSS. Another amendment to keep 
the NMMSS data more current, would be to modify reporting requirements 
in Sec.  40.64 to require licensees involved in enrichment services, 
downblending material initially enriched in U\235\ isotope 10 percent 
or more, or mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication of uranium, to report 
the transfer, receipt, inventory adjustment, inventory, and material 
balance information for source material. These changes to NMMSS 
reporting requirements would improve the accuracy of material balance 
(inputs/outputs) information. Currently, licensees are only required to 
report source material subject to international treaty requirements. 
However, source material reporting is an important part of the material 
balance equation because these materials are used as an input material 
in the downblending of uranium, MOX fuel fabrication, and uranium 
enrichment cycle. This type of facility reporting would facilitate the 
evaluation of the prior and ending source material balances of 
licensees that engage in activities that change the SNM values of 
materials.
    The NRC staff considered other possible consequences posed by 
inaccurate NMMSS information associated with these holders of small 
quantities of SNM. Gram quantities of SNM held by many small quantity 
licensees do not appear to pose a significant challenge to the 
promotion of security from an MC&A perspective. However, if periodic 
reporting and evaluation of small licensee balances are not required, 
it could reduce public confidence in the primary tool used by the NRC 
in the oversight of small licensee MC&A activities since NRC would not 
have assurance that projected material balances are representative of 
the quantities of materials at these sites. Further, this will allow 
for more accuracy in the NMMSS database.
    The following sections summarize the significant proposed changes 
to the regulations and the NRC's basis for those proposed changes.

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A. Special Nuclear Material Transaction Reports

    Currently, licensees are required by 10 CFR 74.15(a) to report to 
the NMMSS whenever they transfer or receive one gram or more of SNM. 
The proposed revision would add a requirement that licensees must also 
report to the NMMSS whenever it makes an on-site adjustment to the SNM 
inventory involving a quantity of one gram or more SNM. The inventory 
adjustments may be due to decay, or normal operational losses. Domestic 
MC&A safeguards would be enhanced by this change because the NRC 
inspection staff would be aware of possible inventory anomalies sooner 
and NMMSS generated inventories would more accurately reflect actual 
facility inventory values between reconciliation periods. Thus, 
required reporting of these adjustments as they are generated would 
improve the accuracy of the NMMSS database.
    Additionally, 10 CFR 72.78 and 74.15 require submission of material 
transaction reports for the transfer and receipt of SNM but do not 
specify the time frames in which the reports must be made. However, the 
reporting time frames are specified in NUREG/BR-0006, ``Instructions 
for the preparation and Distribution of Material Transaction Reports.'' 
In contrast, for source material transactions under Sec.  40.64(a), 
nuclear material transaction reports are required to be submitted by 
the close of business, the next working day for the transfer of source 
material and within ten business days of receipt, for the receipt of 
source material. Therefore, for consistency with those provisions, 
Sec. Sec.  72.78 and 74.15 would be amended to require each licensee 
who transfers SNM to submit a nuclear material transaction report no 
later than the close of business the next working day, and each 
licensee who receives the material to submit a nuclear material 
transaction report within ten days after the material is received. 
Consistent with this change, Part 150 would be amended to require 
licensees who transfer SNM to submit a nuclear material transaction 
report to NMMSS no later than the close of business the next working 
day. Currently, Sec.  150.16(a) requires licensees only submit the SNM 
transaction report ``promptly'' after the SNM transfer takes place. By 
changing ``promptly'' to ``no later than the close of business the next 
working day'' the regulation would be unambiguous.
    A revision would also be made to the titles of Sec. Sec.  72.78, 
74.15 and 150.16. Currently, Sec. Sec.  72.78 and 74.15 are entitled 
``Nuclear material transfer reports,'' and Sec.  150.16 is entitled 
``Submission to Commission of nuclear material transfer reports.'' The 
amended titles of Sec. Sec.  72.78 and 74.15 would be ``Nuclear 
material transaction reports.'' Sec.  150.16 would be entitled 
``Submission to Commission of nuclear material transaction reports.'' 
The amended titles would correctly reflect the requirements contained 
in these sections for both receipt and transfer of nuclear material, 
and would be consistent with the name of the submission report.

B. Special Nuclear Material Status Reports

    Currently, licensees are required by Sec.  74.13(a) to report 
annual SNM inventories to the NMMSS only if they are authorized to 
possess more than 350 grams of SNM. The proposed amendment would lower 
the reporting threshold to one gram or more, requiring a licensee who 
possesses or who had possessed in the previous reporting period, one 
gram or more of SNM to report an annual inventory to the NMMSS. By 
lowering the reporting threshold, NRC would improve its knowledge of 
the location and presence of SNM possessed by licensees. The staff 
considered changing the current 350 gram threshold to a number of 
values that were less than 350 grams but more than one gram. This 
approach was rejected because this would still result in a number of 
licensees that would not have to report inventory regularly and 
ultimately cause a variation of the same problem, that NRC would not 
have adequate input regarding inventories held by these licensees. The 
staff also considered lowering the inventory/material balance threshold 
to less than one gram of SNM. This method was not pursued because it 
would ``mis-align'' NRC regulations with DOE and international entities 
with whom the U.S. has treaty agreements in place. Also, the licensee 
community would have potentially an additional burden to develop new 
(less than one gram) measurement techniques. Finally, the staff 
established the new threshold at one gram of SNM because: (1) 
International entities (those with which we have treaties) recognize 
one gram as the basic measuring unit for SNM; (2) one gram is a 
threshold value accepted by DOE and would meet their reporting 
expectations for licensees possessing government-owned material; (3) a 
one gram threshold would address the NRC OIG concern about ensuring we 
have interaction with and reporting from small quantity licensees; and 
(4) the one gram threshold for inventory/material balance reporting 
would align with the present one gram requirement for licensees 
reporting shipments and receipts (transactions) of SNM.
    The submission of material balance reports under the current rule 
is linked to the performance and conduct of annual physical inventories 
and related reports required by Sec. Sec.  74.19(c), 74.31(c)(5), 
74.33(c)(4), or 74.43(c)(6), in March and September for those subject 
to Sec.  74.51. Those provisions are linked for the convenience of 
licensees, since both reports contain the same minimum threshold 
requirements of more than 350 grams. However, the activities associated 
with performing, documenting, and maintaining records associated with a 
physical inventory, as required by 10 CFR 74.19(c), are different and 
more encompassing than those associated with preparing and submitting a 
material status report required in 10 CFR 74.13. Because the staff does 
not plan to revise Sec.  74.19(c) as part of this rulemaking, it would 
therefore no longer be possible to link the reporting requirements of 
the two rules since a physical inventory under 74.19(c) is only 
implicated if a licensee is authorized to possess greater than 350 
grams of SNM.
    Thus, Sec.  74.13 would be revised to continue to permit licensees 
authorized to possess greater than 350 grams of SNM to submit material 
status reports along with their physical inventory reports as required 
by Sec. Sec.  74.19(c), 74.31(c)(5), 74.33(c)(4), or 74.43(c)(6), and, 
in March and September of each year, for those subject to Sec.  74.51. 
However, for those licensees who are authorized to possess 350 grams or 
less of SNM, the proposed rule would require the submission of material 
balance reports no later than March 31 of each year. The NRC finds that 
this schedule would eliminate any reporting problems related to 
inconsistencies in reporting quantities that would persist between 
Sec. Sec.  74.13 and 74.19, but maintains the intended flexibility and 
efficiency of the current rule.

C. Source Material Transaction Reports

    Currently, Sec.  40.64(a) requires submission of a Nuclear Material 
Transaction Report whenever a licensee transfers, receives, or adjusts 
the inventory of foreign obligated source material by one kilogram or 
more. Foreign obligated materials are those nuclear materials that are 
subject to tracking by international treaties. Also, reports are 
required for the import and export of one kilogram or more of any 
source material, regardless of obligation. However, the current 
requirements do not require reporting when material is utilized. The 
proposed revision would amend the rule to require reporting

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when a licensee utilizes one kilogram or more of source material in 
enrichment services, downblend material initially enriched in the 
U\235\ isotope to 10 percent or more, or mixed-oxide fuel fabrication, 
regardless of obligation. The NRC staff believes that source material 
reporting is an important part of the material balance equation because 
these materials are used as an input material in the downblending of 
uranium, mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication, and uranium enrichment 
cycle. This amendment to NMMSS reporting would facilitate the 
evaluation of the prior and ending balances of licensees that engage in 
activities that change the SNM values of their inventories and thus 
improve the accuracy of the NMMSS data.

D. Source Material Status Reports

    Currently, Sec.  40.64(b) requires annual source material inventory 
reports of foreign obligated source material for licensees authorized 
to possess more than 1000 kilograms of source material. The proposed 
revision would lower this value to one kilogram or more of foreign 
obligated source material. A lowered reporting threshold would provide 
the NRC with better knowledge of the location and presence of foreign 
obligated source material possessed by the licensees. The proposed 
revision would also require the licensees to report annual source 
material inventory when a licensee utilizes one kilogram or more of any 
source material in enrichment services, downblend material initially 
enriched in the U\235\ isotope to 10 percent or more, or mixed-oxide 
fuel fabrication, regardless of the obligation. Based on a review of 
the rebaselining efforts, the NRC staff has concluded that many 
licensees did not submit or update inventories to the NMMSS for several 
years, because they possessed or transferred materials that did not 
meet the minimum reporting thresholds. By lowering the reporting 
threshold from 1000 kilograms to 1 kilogram of foreign material, the 
staff believes the information maintained in the NMMSS database would 
be more current and reliable.

E. Reconciliation of Submitted Inventories

    Facilities that presently report inventory and material balance 
information also voluntarily participate in a periodic reconciliation 
process with the NMMSS to address any differences between NMMSS 
generated inventory values and the facility reported inventory values. 
Although, the reconciliation process is not explicitly required by 
regulations, it is an integral part of routine NMMSS operations. To 
address this issue, the proposed amendments to Sec. Sec.  40.64(b), 
72.76(a), 74.13(a), 150.17(a) and 150.17(b) would require licensees to 
reconcile any inventory discrepancies identified by NRC in the NMMSS 
database within 30 days of being notified of a discrepancy by NRC. In 
the proposed amendments to Sec. Sec.  40.4, 72.3, 74.4 and 150.3, a new 
definition, ``reconciliation,'' would be added to describe the process 
by which licensees'' reports are evaluated and compared by NRC to the 
projected material balances by the NMMSS. The NMMSS projected balances 
are the NMMSS calculated material balances based on the transfer, 
receipt, or other adjustments reported to the NMMSS by the licensees 
during the previous reporting period. The process is considered 
complete when a licensee resolves any differences between the reported 
inventory and the inventory projected by the NMMSS database. This 
requirement would help in maintaining the accuracy of information in 
the NMMSS database.

F. Reporting Identification Symbol (RIS) and Holding Accounts

    NRC currently assigns a reporting account number called Reporting 
Identification Symbol (RIS) to each licensee to submit information to 
the NMMSS. The proposed revisions to Sec. Sec.  40.64(b) and 74.13(a) 
would require licensees to report inventory of source material and SNM, 
respectively, not only for their primary RIS account but also source 
and SNM inventories in associated holding accounts. Holding accounts 
were established by some licensees to identify the material that the 
licensee was not actively using. Currently, licensees are not required 
to acknowledge shipments and receipts, or report inventory information 
pertaining to the holding accounts to the NMMSS. MC&A safeguards would 
be enhanced by this change because of the increased accuracy and 
availability of inventory information to the NRC staff.

G. Reduction in Reporting Requirements for Export of Material Shipments

    Currently, licensees who export reportable quantities of SNM or 
source material file both the shipper's and receiver's information on 
two separate forms when exporting nuclear material, as described in 
NUREG/BR-0006. Based on the NRC inspector observations, the current 
additional requirement to report a foreign facility description of the 
same transactions has not been useful in assuring the accuracy of 
domestic MC&A information and is not necessary to meet international 
reporting requirements. Consequently, this requirement can be 
eliminated to reduce burden without adverse effects on safety or 
security. This change would be reflected in the revised NUREG/BR-0006 
and in the proposed amendments to Sec. Sec.  40.64, 74.15 and 150.16.
    In the proposed amendment, licensees would be required to file only 
the shipper's information form unless a significant shipper/receiver 
difference, or, a theft or diversion is identified. In this context 
``significant'' refers to a difference, for SNM, that requires 
resolution as described in Sec. Sec.  74.31, 74.43, or 74.59, as 
applicable. For source material, the quantities delineated in Sec.  
40.64(c)(1) involving a theft or unlawful diversion would be the 
threshold quantity for additional reporting. This proposed change to 
the reporting requirement would reduce the licensees reporting burdens 
when shipping nuclear materials without significantly impacting the 
quality of the information reported to the database.

H. Who Would This Action Affect?

    Currently, licensees possessing more than 350 grams of SNM report 
inventory and material balance information annually to the NMMSS. The 
lowering of the threshold to one gram of SNM and one kilogram of source 
material subject to treaty obligations would affect approximately 200 
additional NRC and Agreement State licensees who presently possess 
between one and 350 grams of SNM.
    New requirements associated with source material reporting would 
also apply to licensees that perform uranium enrichment services, 
downblend material initially enriched in the U235 isotope to 
10 percent or more, and mixed-oxide fuel fabrication. However, the 
actual impact on these licensees would be minimal because much of the 
source material used for these types of processes has associated treaty 
obligations and is subject to the current reporting requirements.
    Finally, the reduction in reporting requirements associated with 
export of SNM and source material would impact approximately 17 NRC and 
Agreement State licensees that export such materials. This change to 
the current reporting requirements as specified in NUREG/BR-0006 would 
result in a reduction of about 1,700 reports per year, from the current 
number of 3400 reports per year to the NMMSS without impacting the 
quality of information in the NMMSS database.

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I. How Would the Information Be Reported?

    Licensees may continue to submit foreign obligated source material 
information pursuant to proposed Sec.  40.64(b) as a statement and may 
submit the statement with other reports that the licensee is required 
to submit, such as the SNM material balance report. However, source 
material and SNM transaction reports must be submitted by filing 
Nuclear Material Transaction Reports forms in computer-readable format 
as specified in NRC NUREG/BR-0006. Additional source and SNM inventory 
and material balance reports must be submitted in computer-readable 
format as specified in the NRC NUREG/BR-0007. Specific details about 
the forms and format for these reports are contained in the NRC NUREG/ 
BR-0006 and 0007. Additionally, reporting software is available to the 
licensees free of charge from the NMMSS contractor.

III. Summary of Proposed Amendments by Section

Section 40.4 Definitions

    Section 40.4 would be amended to add a definition of 
``reconciliation.'' Reconciliation would be defined to mean the process 
by which licensee inventory submittals are compared to values projected 
by the NMMSS, and that the process is considered complete when the 
licensee resolves any differences between the two values, including 
foreign obligated materials.

Section 40.64 Reports

    Section 40.64(a) would be amended to (1) require licensees who 
utilize one kilogram or more of source material, regardless of 
obligation, in enrichment services, downblending uranium that has an 
initial enrichment of the U235 isotope of 10 percent or 
more, or in the fabrication of mixed-oxide fuels, to complete and 
submit a Nuclear Material Transaction Report; and (2) to require 
licensees who export source material to complete only the licensee 
portion of the transaction report unless there is an indication of 
loss, theft, or diversion of the source material, in which case both 
the licensee's and the foreign facility's information on the form would 
have to be reported.
    Section 40.64(b) would be amended to (1) lower reporting thresholds 
for possession and reporting of inventory of foreign obligated source 
material to one kilogram; (2) require each licensee who possesses one 
kilogram or more of uranium or thorium source material in the operation 
of enrichment services, downblending uranium that has an initial 
enrichment of the U235 isotope of 10 percent or more, or in 
the fabrication of mixed-oxide fuels, to complete and submit, in 
computer-readable format, Material Balance and Physical Inventory 
Listing Reports concerning all source material (both foreign obligated 
and non-obligated) that the licensee has received, produced, possessed, 
transferred, consumed, disposed of, or lost in the previous reporting 
period; (3) resolve any inventory discrepancies identified by the NRC 
within 30 calendar days of submission of the information; (4) require 
inventory reporting not only in the (RIS) account but include material 
held in all associated holding accounts; and (5) correct the NRC 
address to obtain the reporting instructions.

Section 72.3 Definitions

    Section 72.3 would be amended to add a definition of 
``reconciliation.'' Reconciliation would be defined to mean the process 
by which licensee submittals are compared to projected values developed 
by the NMMSS, and that the process is considered complete when the 
licensee resolves any differences between the two values, including 
foreign obligated materials.

Section 72.72 Material Balance Inventory and Records Requirements for 
Stored Materials

    Section 72.72(a) would be amended to (1) correct the reference for 
SNM to Sec.  74.13(a) (the current reference to Sec.  74.13(a)(1) is 
incorrect because there is no paragraph (a)(1) in Sec.  74.13); and (2) 
would require licensees to keep records showing the receipt, inventory, 
disposal, acquisition, and transfer of source material in quantities as 
specified in Sec.  40.64.

Section 72.76 Material Status Reports

    Section 72.76(a) would be amended (1) to require reports on source 
material as specified in Sec.  40.64; (2) require licensees to resolve 
any discrepancies identified during the report review and 
reconciliation process within 30 calendar days of submission of the 
information; and (3) correct the NRC address to obtain the reporting 
instructions.

Section 72.78 Nuclear Material Transfer Reports

    The section heading would be revised to read, `` Nuclear Material 
Transaction Reports.'' The amendment is consistent with the name of the 
report (transaction report) and describes requirements for both receipt 
and transfer of nuclear materials.
    Section 72.78(a) would be amended (1) to add a reporting 
requirement when a licensee adjusts the inventory of SNM as specified 
by Sec.  74.15 or source material as specified by Sec.  40.64; and (2) 
to correct the NRC address or obtaining the reporting instructions.

Section 74.2 Scope

    Section 74.2(a) would be amended to lower the applicability of 
general reporting and record keeping requirements of subpart B of Part 
74 to each person who possesses one gram or more of SNM.

Section 74.4 Definitions

    Section 74.4 would be amended to add a definition of 
``reconciliation.'' Reconciliation would be defined to mean the process 
by which licensee submittals are compared to projected values developed 
by NMMSS, and that the process is considered complete when the licensee 
resolves any differences between the two values, including foreign 
obligated materials.

Section 74.13 Material Status Reports

    Section 74.13(a) would be amended to (1) lower reporting thresholds 
from authorization to possess more than 350 grams of SNM to possession 
of one gram or more of SNM, or possession of one gram or more of SNM in 
the inventory reporting period; (2) require inventory reporting to 
include not only the primary Reporting Identification Symbol (RIS) 
account but SNM in any associated holding accounts; (3) to require 
licensees to resolve any discrepancies identified during the report 
review and reconciliation process within 30 calendar days of 
notification of a discrepancy identified by the NRC; (4) to require 
licensee submission of material balance reports no later than March 31 
of each year for reports not covered under Sec. Sec.  74.19, 
74.31(c)(5), 74.33(c)(4), 74.43(c)(6), or 74.51; and (5) to correct the 
NRC address to obtain the reporting instructions.

Section 74.15 Nuclear Material Transfer Reports

    The section heading would be revised to read, ``Nuclear Material 
Transaction Reports.'' The amendment is consistent with the name of the 
report (transaction report) and describes requirements for both receipt 
and transfer of nuclear materials.
    Section 74.15(a) would be amended to (1) add a reporting 
requirement when the inventory of SNM is adjusted in a quantity of one 
gram or more; (2) specify that each licensee who transfers SNM to 
submit a Nuclear Material Transaction Report no later than the close of

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business the next working day, and each licensee who receives the 
material to submit a Nuclear Material Transaction Report within ten 
(10) days after the material is received; and (3) make a revision to 
correct the NRC address to obtain the reporting instructions.
    The current paragraph (c) would be redesignated as a new paragraph 
(d). A new paragraph (c) would be added to Sec.  74.15 to require 
licensees who export one gram or more of SNM to complete only the 
supplier's portion of the form unless a significant shipper-receiver 
difference as described in Sec. Sec.  74.31, 74.43, or 74.59 is 
identified.

Section 150.3 Definitions

    Section 150.3 would be amended to add a definition of 
``reconciliation.'' Reconciliation would be defined to mean the process 
by which licensee submittals are compared to projected values developed 
by the NMMSS and that the process is considered complete when the 
licensee resolves any differences between the two values, including 
foreign obligated materials.

Section 150.8 Information Collection Requirements: OMB Approval

    In Section 150.8 paragraph (c)(1) would be revised, paragraph 
(c)(2) would be redesignated as a new paragraph (c)(3), and a new 
paragraph (c)(2) would be added to describe that in Sec.  150.17, DOE/
NRC Form 742 and its computer-readable format are approved under 
control number 3150-0004, and DOE/NRC Form 742C and its computer-
readable format are approved under control number 3150-0058.

Section 150.16 Submission to Commission of Nuclear Material Transfer 
Reports

    The section heading would be revised to read, ``Submission to the 
Commission of nuclear material transaction reports.'' The amendment is 
consistent with the name of the report (transaction report) and 
describes requirements for both receipt and transfer of nuclear 
materials.
    Section 150.16(a) would be revised to add a new paragraph (a)(1) 
that would generally retain the requirements of current paragraph (a), 
but would be amended to (1) require reporting when the inventory of SNM 
is adjusted in a quantity of one gram or more; (2) specify that for 
transfer of SNM, the information be submitted no later than the close 
of next business day; (3) would require completion of only the 
licensee's portion of the form for exporting SNM unless a significant 
shipper-receiver difference as described in Sec. Sec.  74.31, 74.43, or 
74.59 is identified; and (4), correct the NRC address to obtain the 
reporting instructions.
    The new paragraph (a)(2) in Sec.  150.16 would describe the 
material transaction reporting requirements for the source material. 
Currently, source material transaction reporting requirements are 
described in Sec.  150.17(a), under the heading ``Submission to 
Commission of source material reports.'' Moving these requirements to 
Sec.  150.16, would help licensees locate the material transaction 
reporting requirements for both SNM and source material in Sec.  
150.16.
    The new Sec.  150.16(a)(2) would also (1) require a licensee who 
utilizes any uranium or thorium source material, regardless of 
obligation, in a quantity of one kilogram or more, in enrichment 
services, downblending uranium that has an initial enrichment of the 
U\235\ isotope of 10 percent or more, or in the fabrication of mixed-
oxide fuels, to submit source material transaction reports; (2) require 
licensees to file only the licensee's portion of the form when 
exporting one kilogram or more of source material, unless there is an 
indication of theft or diversion as described in Sec.  40.64(c) of this 
chapter, in which case both the receiver's and shipper's portion of the 
form must be completed; (3) require the shipper's portion of the form 
to be completed for imports; and (4) correct the NRC address to obtain 
the reporting instructions.

Section 150.17 Submission to Commission of Source Material Reports

    The section heading would be revised to read, ``Submission to 
Commission of nuclear material status reports.'' This amendment would 
help licensees locate the reporting requirements for material status 
reports for both source material and SNM. This format is similar to the 
reporting formats for source and SNM status reporting in 10 CFR Parts 
40, 72, and 74.
    Section 150.17(a) would be amended to require each licensee who is 
in possession of, or had possessed in the previous reporting period, 
SNM in a quantity of one gram or more, to annually complete and submit 
in computer-readable format Material Balance and Inventory Reports 
concerning special nuclear material that the licensee has received, 
produced, possessed, transferred, consumed, disposed of, or lost. It 
would also require licensees to resolve any discrepancies identified 
during the report review and reconciliation process within 30 calendar 
days of notification of a discrepancy identified by NRC.
    Section 150.17 (b) would be amended to (1) lower the annual 
inventory reporting threshold from the current 1000 kilogram of foreign 
obligated source material to one kilogram; (2) add a reporting 
requirement that a licensee who utilizes one kilogram or more of any 
source material in enrichment services, downblend material initially 
enriched in the U\235\ isotope to 10 percent or more, or mixed-oxide 
fuel fabrication would be required to submit material balance and 
physical inventory listing reports concerning source material that the 
licensee has received, produced, possessed, transferred, consumed, 
disposed, or lost; (3) require licensees to resolve any discrepancies 
identified during the report review and reconciliation process within 
30 calendar days of notification of a discrepancy identified by NRC; 
and (4) correct the NRC address to obtain the reporting instructions.

IV. Criminal Penalties

    For the purpose of Section 223 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), the 
Commission is proposing to amend 10 CFR Parts 40, 72, 74, and 150 under 
one or more of Sections 161b, 161i, or 161o of the AEA. Willful 
violations of the rule would be subject to criminal enforcement.

V. Agreement State Compatibility

    Under the ``Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of 
Agreement State Programs'' approved by the Commission on June 30, 1997, 
and published in the Federal Register on September 3, 1997 (62 FR 
46517), this proposed rule would be designated Compatibility Category 
``NRC.'' The Compatibility Categories for the sections amended in this 
proposed rule would be the same as the sections in the current rule. 
The revisions to Sec. Sec.  40.64, 72.72(a), 72.76, 72.78, 74.4, 74.13, 
74.15, 150.16 and 150.17 are designated as Category ``NRC,'' because 
these are areas of exclusive NRC regulatory authority. The following 
new sections, Sec. Sec.  40.4, 72.3 and 150.3, are also designated 
Compatibility Category ``NRC.'' Compatibility Category ``NRC'' are the 
NRC program elements that address areas of regulation that cannot be 
relinquished to Agreement States under the Atomic Energy Act or 
provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Although an 
Agreement State may not adopt program elements reserved to NRC, it may 
wish to inform its licensees of certain requirements via a mechanism 
that is consistent with the particular State's administrative procedure 
laws, but does not confer regulatory authority on the State.

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VI. 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. NRC requests comments on this proposed 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'' of this document.

VII. Voluntary Consensus Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-113) requires that Federal agencies use technical standards that 
are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies unless 
the use of such a standard is inconsistent with applicable law or 
otherwise impractical. In this proposed rule, the NRC would modify 
current reporting requirements for source material and special nuclear 
material to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System 
(NMMSS). This action does not constitute the establishment of a 
standard that establishes generally applicable requirements.

VIII. Environmental Impact: Categorical Exclusion

    NRC has determined that this proposed rule is the type of action 
described in categorical exclusion 10 CFR 51.22(c)(1) for the proposed 
changes to Part 150 and as described in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(3)(iii) for the 
changes to Parts 40, 72, and 74. Therefore, neither an environmental 
impact statement nor an environmental assessment has been prepared for 
this proposed rule.

IX. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

    This proposed rule contains new or amended information collection 
requirements that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq). This rule has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and approval of the information 
collection requirements.
    Type of submission, new or revision: Revision.
    The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Parts 40, 72, 74, 
and 150, ``Regulatory Improvements to Nuclear Materials Management and 
Safeguards System,'' Proposed Rule.
    The form number if applicable: DOE/NRC Form 741 ``Nuclear Material 
Transaction Report,'' DOE/NRC Form 742, ``Material Balance Report,'' 
and DOE/NRC Form 742C, ``Physical Inventory Listing.''
    How often the collection is required: Annually, or when a 
transaction is made.
    Who will be required or asked to report: Licensees who possess one 
gram or more of special nuclear material, one kilogram or more of 
foreign obligated source material and licensees who possess one 
kilogram or more of source material used in uranium enrichment, 
downblending of uranium enriched to 10 percent or more in U-235 and 
mixed-oxide fuel fabrication activities.
    An estimate of the number of annual responses: 33,065 (currently 
33,860 total responses for Forms 741, 742 and 742C per year. Proposed 
rule would decrease the responses to 33,065 per year because of a 
reduction in the information collection for export of special nuclear 
material and source material). The reduction was achieved by:
    NRC Form 741: -1195 responses.
    NRC Form 742: +200 responses.
    NRC Form 742C: +200 responses.
    The estimated number of annual respondents: 380. Currently, 180 
licensees report information on Forms 741, 742 and 742C. Two hundred 
additional respondents for each of the Forms 742 and 742C are expected 
in the proposed rule as follows:
    NRC Form 741: 180 respondents.
    NRC Form 742: 380 respondents.
    NRC Form 742C: 380 respondents.
    An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to 
complete the requirement or request: A reduction of 695 hours (NRC Form 
741: -1495 hours at 1.25 hours/response; NRC Form 742, +400 hours at 
2hours/response; NRC Form 742C, +400 hours at 2hours/response).
    Abstract: NRC is proposing to amend its regulations related to 
current reporting requirements for source material and special nuclear 
material to the NMMSS. The proposed amendments would require that all 
licensees possessing one gram or more of special nuclear material (SNM) 
or one kilogram or more of source material with foreign treaty 
obligations to report and reconcile material balance and inventory 
information at least annually. Additionally, inventory adjustments 
would have to be reported. The proposed amendments would also reduce 
the current reporting requirements associated with the export of source 
material or SNM to require in most cases, only shipper information be 
reported. The rule would require licensees who engage in certain 
activities (i.e., enrichment, downblending, mixed-oxide fuel 
fabrication) to report information on all source materials used for 
those activities. These information collections are mandatory.
    NRC is seeking public comment on the potential impact of the 
information collections contained in this proposed rule and on the 
following issues:
    1. Is the proposed information collection necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of NRC, including whether the information 
will have practical utility?
    2. Is the estimate of burden accurate?
    3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected?
    4. How can the burden of the information collection be minimized, 
including the use of automated collection techniques?
    A copy of the OMB clearance package may be viewed free of charge at 
the NRC Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 
Pike, Room O-1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. The OMB clearance package and 
rule are available at the NRC worldwide Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/index.html for 60 days after the 
signature date of this notice and are also available at the rule forum 
site, http://ruleforum.llnl.gov.
    Send comments on any aspect of these proposed information 
collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden and on the 
above issues, by March 8, 2007 to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services 
Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to [email protected] and 
to the Desk Officer, Margaret A. Malanoski, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0020, 3150-0003, 3150-0132, 3150-
0123, 3150-0032, 3150-0004, and 3150-0058), Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Comments received after this date will be 
considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration 
cannot be given to comments received after this date. You may also e-
mail comments to [email protected] or comment by 
telephone at (202) 395-3321.

X. Public Protection Notification

    The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a request for information or an information collection 
requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid 
OMB control number.

XI. Regulatory Analysis

    The Commission has prepared a draft regulatory analysis on this 
proposed

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regulation. The analysis examines the costs and benefits of the 
alternatives considered by the Commission. The Commission requests 
public comment on the draft regulatory analysis. Comments on the draft 
analysis may be submitted to the NRC as indicated under the ADDRESSES 
heading of this document. The analysis is available for inspection in 
the NRC Public Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. 
Single copies of the regulatory analysis are available from Neelam 
Bhalla, telephone (301) 415-6843, e-mail, [email protected] of the Office of 
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs.

XII. Regulatory Flexibility Certification

    In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 
605(b)), the Commission certifies that this rule would not, if 
promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number 
of small entities. The proposed rule would affect about 180 licensees 
who are currently required to file reports and approximately 200 
additional NRC and Agreement State licensees. Affected licensees 
include enrichment facilities, fuel fabricators, laboratories, 
reactors, universities, colleges, medical clinics, and hospitals, some 
of which may qualify as small business entities as defined by 10 CFR 
2.810. The proposed rule would result in annual savings for the 17 
licensees subject to current reporting requirements because there would 
be a reduction in the number of transaction forms submitted for certain 
export transactions. However, for the licensees possessing 350 grams or 
less of SNM, there would be an additional cost from the proposed 
regulations. The annual time required by these licensees to complete 
each inventory and material balance report is estimated at two hours. 
No research or compilation is necessary because all information is 
transcribed from in-house records kept for other purposes. The total 
annual burden to perform the proposed reporting and reconciliation for 
these 200 licensees would be 400 hours. Based on the draft regulatory 
analysis conducted for this action, the annual costs of the proposed 
amendments for affected licensees are estimated to be $34,800 total or 
on average about $174 per affected licensee. NRC believes that the 
selected alternative reflected in the proposed amendment is the least 
burdensome, most flexible alternative that would accomplish the NRC's 
regulatory objective.

XIII. Backfit Analysis

    NRC has determined that the backfit rule (Sec. Sec.  50.109, 70.76, 
72.62, or 76.76) does not apply to this proposed rule because this 
amendment would not involve any provisions that would impose backfits 
as defined in the backfit rule. Therefore, a backfit analysis is not 
required.

List of Subjects

10 CFR Part 40

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

10 CFR Part 72

    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 74

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

10 CFR Part 150

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

    For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization 
Act of 1974, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 553; the NRC is proposing to 
adopt the following amendments to 10 CFR parts 40, 72, 74, and 150.

PART 40--DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SOURCE MATERIAL

    1. The authority citation for part 40 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 62, 63, 64, 65, 81, 161, 182, 183, 186, 68 
Stat. 932, 933, 935, 948, 953, 954, 955, as amended, secs. 11e(2), 
83, 84, Pub. L. 95-604, 92 Stat. 3033, as amended, 3039, sec. 234, 
83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2), 2092, 2093, 2094, 
2095, 2111, 2113, 2114, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2236, 2282); sec. 274, 
Pub. L. 86-373, 73 Stat. 688 (42 U.S.C. 2021); secs. 201, as 
amended, 202, 206, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 
5841, 5842, 5846); sec. 275, 92 Stat. 3021, as amended by Pub. L. 
97-415, 96 Stat. 2067 (42 U.S.C. 2022); 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 also issued under sec. 
184, 68 Stat. 954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2234). Section 40.71 also 
issued under sec. 187, 68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2237).

    2. In Sec.  40.4, a new definition, Reconciliation, is added in 
alphabetical order to read as follows:


Sec.  40.4  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Reconciliation means the process of evaluating and comparing 
licensee reports required under this part to the projected material 
balances generated by the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards 
System. This process is considered complete when the licensee resolves 
any differences between the reported and projected balances, including 
those listed for foreign obligated materials.
* * * * *
    3. In Sec.  40.64, paragraphs (a) and (b) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  40.64  Reports.

    (a) Except as specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section, 
each specific licensee who: transfers, receives, or adjusts the 
inventory in any manner, of uranium or thorium source material with 
foreign obligations by one kilogram or more; or who imports or exports 
one kilogram or more of uranium or thorium source material; or who uses 
one kilogram or more of any uranium or thorium source material in 
enrichment services, downblending uranium that has an initial 
enrichment of the U\235\ isotope of 10 percent or more, or in the 
fabrication of mixed-oxide fuels, shall complete a Nuclear Material 
Transaction Report in computer-readable format as specified in the 
instructions in NUREG/BR-0006 and NMMSS Report D-24, ``Personal 
Computer Data Input for NRC Licensees.'' Each licensee who exports one 
kilogram or more of uranium or thorium source material shall complete 
in the format listed above the licensee's portion of the Nuclear 
Material Transaction Report unless there is indication of loss, theft, 
or diversion as discussed under paragraph (d) of this section, in which 
case both the licensee's and the foreign facility's

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information must be reported. Licensees who import one kilogram or more 
of uranium or thorium source material shall complete the supplier's and 
the licensee's portion of the Nuclear Material Transaction Report. 
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, or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. Each licensee who transfers the material shall 
submit a Nuclear Material Transaction Report in computer-readable 
format as specified in the instructions no later than the close of 
business the next working day. Each licensee who receives the material 
shall submit a Nuclear Material Transaction Report in computer-readable 
format in accordance with instructions within ten (10) days after the 
material is received. The Commission's copy of the report must be 
submitted to the address specified in the instructions. These 
prescribed computer-readable forms replace the DOE/NRC Form 741 
previously submitted in paper form.
    (b) Except as specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section, 
each licensee who:
    (1) Possesses, or had possessed in the previous reporting period, 
at any one time and location, one kilogram or more of uranium or 
thorium source material with foreign obligations as defined in this 
part, shall document holdings as of September 30 of each year and 
submit to the Commission within 30 days, a statement of its source 
material inventory with foreign obligations as defined in this part. 
Alternatively, this information may be submitted with the licensee's 
material status reports on special nuclear material filed under parts 
72 or 74 of this chapter, as a statement of its source material 
inventory with foreign obligations as defined in this part. This 
statement must be submitted to the address specified in the reporting 
instructions in NUREG/BR-0007, and include the Reporting Identification 
Symbol (RIS) assigned by the Commission to the licensee.
    (2) Possesses, or had possessed in the previous reporting period, 
one kilogram or more of uranium or thorium source material pursuant to 
the operation of enrichment services, downblending uranium that has an 
initial enrichment of the U\235\ isotope of 10 percent or more, or in 
the fabrication of mixed-oxide fuels shall complete and submit, in 
computer-readable format, Material Balance and Physical Inventory 
Listing Reports concerning all source material that the licensee has 
received, produced, possessed, transferred, consumed, disposed of, or 
lost. Reports must be submitted for each Reporting Identification 
Symbol (RIS) account including all holding accounts. Each licensee 
shall prepare and submit these reports as specified in the instructions 
in NUREG/BR-0007 and NMMSS Report D-24, ``Personal Computer Data Input 
for NRC Licensees.'' These reports must document holdings as of 
September 30 of each year and must be submitted to the Commission 
within 30 days. Alternatively, these reports may be submitted with the 
licensee's material status reports on special nuclear material filed 
under parts 72 or 74 of this chapter. 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, or by e-mail to [email protected]. Each 
licensee required to report material balance, inventory, and/or foreign 
obligation information, as detailed in this part, shall resolve any 
discrepancies identified during the report review and reconciliation 
process within 30 calendar days of notification of a discrepancy 
identified by the NRC.
* * * * *

PART 72--LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF 
SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND REACTOR-
RELATED GREATER THAN CLASS C WASTE

    4. The authority citation for Part 72 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182, 183, 
184, 186, 187, 189, 68 Stat. 929, 930, 932, 933, 934, 935, 948, 953, 
954, 955, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2099, 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233, 
2234, 2236, 2237, 2238, 2282); sec. 274, Pub. L. 86-373, 73 Stat. 
688, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2021); sec. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88 
Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846); 
Pub. L. 95-601, sec. 10, 92 Stat. 2951 as amended by Pub. L. 102-
486, sec. 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); sec. 651(e), Pub. L. 109-58, 119 Stat. 806-10 (42 U.S.C. 
2014, 2021, 2021b, 2111).
    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).

    5. In Sec.  72.3, a new definition, Reconciliation, is added in 
alphabetical order to read as follows:


Sec.  72.3  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Reconciliation means the process of evaluating and comparing 
licensee reports required under this part to the projected material 
balances generated by the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards 
System. This process is considered complete when the licensee resolves 
any differences between the reported and projected balances, including 
those listed for foreign obligated materials.
* * * * *
    6. In Sec.  72.72, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  72.72  Material balance, inventory, and record requirements for 
stored materials.

    (a) Each licensee shall keep records showing the receipt, inventory 
(including location), disposal, acquisition, and transfer of all 
special nuclear material with quantities as specified in Sec.  74.13(a) 
and for source material as specified in Sec.  40.64 of this chapter. 
The records must include as a minimum the name of shipper of the 
material to the ISFSI or MRS, the estimated quantity of radioactive 
material per item (including special nuclear material in spent fuel and 
reactor-related GTCC waste), item identification and seal number, 
storage location, onsite movements of each fuel assembly or storage 
canister, and ultimate disposal. These records for spent fuel and 
reactor-related GTCC waste at an ISFSI or for spent fuel, high-level 
radioactive waste, and reactor-related GTCC waste at an MRS must be 
retained for as long as the material is stored and for a period of 5 
years after the material is disposed of or transferred out of the ISFSI 
or MRS.
* * * * *
    7. In Sec.  72.76, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  72.76  Material status reports.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each 
licensee shall complete in computer-readable format and submit to the 
Commission a Material Balance Report and a Physical

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Inventory Listing Report as specified in the instructions in NUREG/BR-
0007 and NMMSS Report D-24 ``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC 
Licensees.'' Copies of these 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, or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. These reports, as specified by Sec. Sec.  74.13 
or 40.64 of this chapter, provide information concerning the special 
nuclear material and or source material possessed, received, 
transferred, disposed of, or lost by the licensee. Each report must be 
submitted within 60 days of the beginning of the physical inventory 
required by Sec.  72.72(b) of this chapter. The Commission may, when 
good cause is shown, permit a licensee to submit Material Balance 
Reports and Physical Inventory Listing Reports at other times. Each 
licensee required to report material balance and inventory information 
as described in this part, shall resolve any discrepancies identified 
during the report review and reconciliation process within 30 calendar 
days of notification of a discrepancy identified by NRC. The 
Commission's copy of this report must be submitted to the address 
specified in the instructions. These prescribed, computer-readable 
forms replace the DOE/NRC Forms 742 and 742C previously submitted in 
paper form.
* * * * *
    8. In Sec.  72.78 the section heading and paragraph (a) are revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  72.78  Nuclear material transaction reports.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, whenever 
the licensee transfers or receives or adjusts the inventory in any 
manner, of special nuclear material as specified by Sec.  74.15 and or 
source material as specified by Sec.  40.64 of this chapter, the 
licensee shall complete in computer-readable format a Nuclear Material 
Transaction Report as specified in the instructions in NUREG/BR-0006 
and NMMSS Report D-24, ``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC 
Licensees.'' Copies of these 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, or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. Each licensee who transfers the material shall 
submit a Nuclear Material Transaction Report in computer-readable 
format as specified in the instructions no later than the close of 
business the next working day. Each licensee who receives the material 
shall submit a Nuclear Material Transaction Report in computer-readable 
format in accordance with instructions within ten (10) days after the 
material is received. Each ISFSI licensee who receives spent fuel from 
a foreign source shall complete both the supplier's and the receiver's 
portion of the Nuclear Material Transaction Report, verify the identity 
of the spent fuel, and indicate the results on the receiver's portion 
of the form. These prescribed computer-readable forms replace the DOE/
NRC Form 741 which have been previously submitted in paper form.
* * * * *

PART 74--MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR 
MATERIAL

    9. The authority citation for Part 74 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 53, 57, 161, 182, 183, 68 Stat. 930, 932, 948, 
953, 954, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended, 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).

    10. In Sec.  74.2, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  74.2  Scope.

    (a) The general reporting and recordkeeping requirements of subpart 
B of this part apply to each person licensed under this chapter who 
possesses special nuclear material in a quantity of one gram or more of 
contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium; or who transfers or 
receives a quantity of special nuclear material of one gram or more of 
contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium. The general reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements of subpart B of this part do not apply 
to licensees whose MC&A reporting and recordkeeping requirements are 
covered by Sec. Sec.  72.72, 72.76, and 72.78 of this chapter.
* * * * *
    11. In Sec.  74.4, a new definition, Reconciliation, is added in 
alphabetical order to read as follows:


Sec.  74.4  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Reconciliation means the process of evaluating and comparing 
licensee reports required under this part to the projected material 
balances generated by the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards 
System. This process is considered complete when the licensee resolves 
any differences between the reported and projected balances, including 
those listed for foreign obligated materials.
* * * * *
    12. In Sec.  74.13, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  74.13  Material status reports.

    (a) Each licensee, including nuclear reactor licensees as defined 
in Sec. Sec.  50.21 and 50.22 of this chapter, possessing, or who had 
possessed in the previous reporting period, at any one time and 
location special nuclear material in a quantity totaling one gram or 
more of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium shall complete 
and submit, in computer-readable format Material Balance Reports 
concerning special nuclear material that the licensee has received, 
produced, possessed, transferred, consumed, disposed, or lost. This 
prescribed computer-readable report replaces the DOE/NRC form 742 which 
has been previously submitted in paper form. The Physical Inventory 
Listing Report must be submitted with each Material Balance Report. 
This prescribed computer-readable report replaces the DOE/NRC Form 742C 
which has been previously submitted in paper form. Reports must be 
submitted for each Reporting Identification Symbol (RIS) account 
including all holding accounts. Each licensee shall prepare and submit 
the reports described in this paragraph as specified in the 
instructions in NUREG/BR-0007 and NMMSS Report D-24 ``Personal Computer 
Data Input for NRC Licensees.'' Copies of these instructions may be 
obtained from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel 
Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. Each licensee subject to the requirements of 
Sec.  74.51 shall compile a report as of March 31 and September 30 of 
each year and file it within 30 days after the end of the period 
covered by the report. Licensees subject to the requirements of 
Sec. Sec.  74.19(c), 74.31(c)(5), 74.33(c)(4), or 74.43(c)(6) shall 
submit a report within 60 calendar days of the beginning of the 
physical inventory. All other licensees shall submit a report no later 
than March 31 of each year. The Commission may permit a licensee to 
submit the reports at other times for good cause. Each licensee 
required to report material balance, and inventory information, as 
detailed in this part, shall resolve any discrepancies identified 
during the report review and reconciliation process

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within 30 calendar days of notification of a discrepancy identified by 
NRC.
* * * * *
    13. In Sec.  74.15 the section heading and paragraph (a) are 
revised, paragraph (c) is redesignated as a new paragraph (d), and a 
new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:


Sec.  74.15  Nuclear material transaction reports.

    (a) Each licensee who transfers, receives, or adjusts the inventory 
in any manner of special nuclear material in a quantity of one gram or 
more of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium shall complete 
in computer-readable format a Nuclear Material Transaction Report. This 
shall be done as specified in the instructions in NUREG/BR-0006 and 
NMMSS Report D-24, ``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC Licensees.'' 
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, or by e-
mail to [email protected]. Each licensee who transfers the material 
shall submit a Nuclear Material Transaction Report in computer-readable 
format as specified in the instructions no later than the close of 
business the next working day. Each licensee who receives the material 
shall submit a Nuclear Material Transaction Report in computer-readable 
format in accordance with instructions within ten (10) days after the 
material is received. This prescribed computer-readable format replaces 
the DOE/NRC Form 741 which has been previously submitted in paper form.
* * * * *
    (c) Each licensee who ships special nuclear material in a quantity 
of one gram or more of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium 
to foreign recipient shall complete in computer-readable format the 
supplier's portion of the Nuclear Material Transaction Report. The 
licensee shall complete the receiver's portion of the Nuclear Material 
Transaction Report only if a significant shipper-receiver difference as 
described in Sec. Sec.  74.31, 74.43, or 74.59 of this part, as 
applicable, is identified.
* * * * *

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

    14. The authority citation for Part 150 continues to read as 
follows:

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

    15. In Sec.  150.3, a new definition, Reconciliation, is added in 
alphabetical order to read as follows:


Sec.  150.3  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Reconciliation means the process of evaluating and comparing 
licensee reports required under this part to the projected material 
balances generated by the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards 
System. This process is considered complete when the licensee resolves 
any differences between the reported and projected balances, including 
those listed for foreign obligated materials.
* * * * *
    16. In Sec.  150.8, paragraph (c)(1) is revised, paragraph (c)(2) 
is redesignated as a new paragraph (c)(3), and a new paragraph (c)(2) 
is added to read as follows:


Sec.  150.8  Information collection requirements: OMB approval.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) In Sec.  150.16, DOE/NRC FORM 741 and its computer-readable 
format are approved under control number 3150-0003.
    (2) In Sec.  150.17, DOE/NRC Form 742 and its computer-readable 
format are approved under control number 3150-0004, and DOE/NRC Form 
742C and its computer-readable format are approved under control number 
3150-0058.
* * * * *
    17. In Sec.  150.16, the section heading and paragraph (a) are 
revised to read as follows:


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

    (a)(1) Each person who transfers, receives, or adjusts the 
inventory in any manner of special nuclear material in a quantity of 
one gram or more of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium 
under an Agreement State license shall complete and submit in computer-
readable format Nuclear Material Transaction Reports as specified in 
the instructions in NUREG/BR-0006 and NMMSS Report D-24, ``Personal 
Computer Data Input for NRC Licensees.'' Each licensee who receives 
special nuclear material in a quantity of one gram or more of contained 
uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium from a foreign source, or who 
ships special nuclear material in a quantity of one gram or more of 
contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium to a foreign source, 
shall submit the licensee portion of this information as specified in 
the instructions in this part. The applicable foreign facility portion 
of the form must be completed and submitted for imports. The foreign 
facility portion of the form must be completed for exports only if a 
significant shipper-receiver difference as described in Sec. Sec.  
74.31, 74.43, or 74.59, of this part, as applicable, is identified. 
Each person who transfers the material shall submit a Nuclear Material 
Transaction Report in computer-readable format as specified in the 
instructions no later than the close of business the next working day. 
Each person who receives special nuclear material shall submit in the 
computer-readable format as specified in the instructions within ten 
(10) days after the special nuclear material is received. Copies of 
these 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, or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. These prescribed computer-readable formats 
replace the DOE/NRC Form 741s which have been previously submitted in 
paper form.
    (2) Except as specified in Sec. Sec.  150.17(d) and 150.17a, each 
person who, under an Agreement State specific license: transfers, 
receives, or adjusts the inventory in any manner, of uranium or thorium 
source material with foreign obligations by one kilogram or more; 
imports or exports one kilogram or more of uranium or thorium source 
material; or uses one kilogram or more of any uranium or thorium source 
material in enrichment services, downblending uranium that has an 
initial enrichment of the U235 isotope of 10 percent or more, or in the 
fabrication of mixed-

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oxide fuels, shall complete and submit in computer-readable format 
Nuclear Material Transaction Reports as specified in the instructions 
in NUREG/BR-0006 and NMMSS Report D-24, ``Personal Computer Data Input 
for NRC Licensees.'' Each person who, under an Agreement State specific 
license exports one kilogram or more of uranium or thorium source 
material shall complete in the format listed above the licensee's 
portion of the Nuclear Material Transaction Report unless there is 
indication of loss, theft, or diversion as discussed in Sec.  
40.64(c)(1) of this chapter is identified, in which case both the 
licensee's and the foreign facility's information shall be reported. 
For imports, the shipper's portion of the form must also be completed. 
Copies of the 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, or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. Each licensee who transfers the material shall 
submit a Nuclear Material Transaction Report in computer-readable 
format as specified in the instructions no later than the close of 
business the next working day. Each licensee who receives the material 
shall submit a Nuclear Material Transaction Report in computer-readable 
format in accordance with instructions within ten (10) days after the 
material is received. The Commission's copy of the report must be 
submitted to the address specified in the instructions. These 
prescribed computer-readable forms replace the DOE/NRC Form 741 which 
have been previously submitted in paper form.
* * * * *
    18. In Sec.  150.17, the section heading and paragraphs (a) and (b) 
are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  150.17  Submission to Commission of nuclear material status 
reports.

    (a) Except as specified in paragraph (d) of this section and Sec.  
150.17a, each person possessing, or who had possessed in the previous 
reporting period, at any one time and location, under an Agreement 
State license, special nuclear material in a quantity totaling one gram 
or more of contained uranium-235, uranium-233, or plutonium, shall 
complete and submit, in computer-readable format Material Balance 
Reports concerning special nuclear material that the licensee has 
received, produced, possessed, transferred, consumed, disposed of, or 
lost. This prescribed computer-readable report replaces the DOE/NRC 
Form 742 which has been previously submitted in paper form. The 
Physical Inventory Listing Report must be submitted with each Material 
Balance Report. This prescribed computer-readable report replaces the 
DOE/NRC Form 742C which has been previously submitted in paper form. 
Each licensee shall prepare and submit the reports described in this 
paragraph as specified in the instructions in NUREG/BR-0007 and NMMSS 
Report D-24 ``Personal Computer Data Input for NRC Licensees.'' Copies 
of these instructions may be obtained from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to [email protected]. Each person 
subject to this requirement shall submit a report no later than March 
31 of each year. The Commission may, when good cause is shown, permit a 
licensee to submit Material Balance Reports and Physical Inventory 
Listing Reports at other times. Each licensee required to report 
material balance, and inventory information, as described in this part, 
shall resolve any discrepancies identified during the report review and 
reconciliation process within 30 calendar days of notification of a 
discrepancy identified by NRC.
    (b) Except as specified in paragraph (d) of this section and Sec.  
150.17a, each person possessing, or who had possessed in the previous 
reporting period, at any one time and location, under an Agreement 
State license:
    (1) One kilogram or more of uranium or thorium source material with 
foreign obligations, shall document holdings as of September 30 of each 
year and submit to the Commission within 30 days. Alternatively, these 
reports may be submitted with the licensee's material status reports on 
special nuclear material filed under parts 72 or 74 of this chapter.
    (2) One kilogram or more of uranium or thorium source material in 
the operation of enrichment services, downblending uranium that has an 
initial enrichment of the U235 isotope of 10 percent or more, or in the 
fabrication of mixed-oxide fuels shall complete and submit, in 
computer-readable format, Material Balance and Physical Inventory 
Listing Reports concerning source material that the licensee has 
received, produced, possessed, transferred, consumed, disposed of, or 
lost. Reports must be submitted for each Reporting Identification 
Symbol (RIS) account including all holding accounts. Each licensee 
shall prepare and submit these reports as specified in the instructions 
in NUREG/BR-0007 and NMMSS Report D-24, ``Personal Computer Data Input 
for NRC Licensees.'' These reports must document holdings as of 
September 30 of each year and be submitted to the Commission within 30 
days. Alternatively, these reports may be submitted with the licensee's 
material status reports on special nuclear material filed under parts 
72 or 74 of this chapter. Copies of the reporting instructions may be 
obtained by writing the to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division 
of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by 
e-mail to [email protected]. Each licensee required to report 
material balance, and inventory information, as described in this part, 
shall resolve any discrepancies identified during the report review and 
reconciliation process within 30 calendar days of the notification of a 
discrepancy identified by the NRC.
* * * * *

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of January 2007.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
 [FR Doc. E7-1867 Filed 2-5-07; 8:45 am]
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