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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 1, 2, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 40, 50, 51, 52, 55, 61, 62, 
73, 75, 100, 140, and 150

RIN 3150-AI07


Minor Amendments: Re-organization

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its 
regulations to reflect the addresses of two additional Headquarters 
buildings, the reorganization of the Office of Nuclear Materials Safety 
and Safeguards, the creation of the Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, the reorganization of 
the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, the creation of the Office of 
New Reactors, and other minor changes. This document is necessary to 
inform the public of these minor changes to NRC regulations.

DATES: Effective Date: January 31, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carina Clark, Rulemaking, Directives, 
and Editing Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of 
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; Telephone (301) 415-5306; e-mail cac8@ nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending the regulations in 10 
CFR parts 1, 2, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 40, 50, 51, 52, 55, 61, 62, 73, 75, 
100, 140, and 150 to reflect the addresses of two additional 
Headquarters buildings, the reorganization of the Office of Nuclear 
Materials Safety and Safeguards, the creation of the Office of Federal 
and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, the 
reorganization of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, the 
creation of the Office of New Reactors, and other minor changes.
    Because these amendments constitute minor administrative 
corrections to the regulations, the notice and comment provisions of 
the Administrative Procedure Act do not apply pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(B). The amendments are effective upon publication in the Federal 
Register. Good cause exists under 5 U.S.C 553(d) to dispense with the 
usual 30-day delay in the effective date of the final rule because the 
amendments are of a minor and administrative nature dealing with 
internal agency organization and facilities and do not require action 
by any person or entity regulated by the NRC, nor does the final rule 
change the substantive responsibilities of any person or entity 
regulated by the NRC.

Summary of Changes

1. Addition of Two Headquarters Locations

    Two Headquarters locations have been added. The new locations are 
incorporated into Sec.  1.5(a)(3) and 1.5(a)(4).

2. Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs Replaces Office of State and Tribal Programs

    The Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs replaces the Office of State and Tribal Programs in 
Sec.  1.32(b).

3. Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs Replaces Director, Division of Industrial and 
Medical Nuclear Safety

    The Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs replaces Director, Division of 
Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety in Sec.  40.25(c)(1), 
40.25(c)(2), and 40.25 (d)(4).

4. Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs Replaces Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

    The Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs replaces the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards in the following sections: Sec. Sec.  30.6(a)(1), 
30.33(a)(5), 30.55(c), 31.5(c)(5), 31.5(c)(8)(ii), 31.5(c)(9)(i), 
31.5(c)(11), 31.5(c)(14), 31.11(b)(1), 31.11(e), 32.12(a), 32.16(a), 
32.20(b), 32.25(c), 32.29(c), 32.52(a), 32.56, 32.210(b), 34.27(d), 
34.43(a)(1), 34.101(a), 35.3067, 40.5(a)(1), 40.26(c)(2), 40.32(e), 
40.35(e)(1), 40.35(f), 40.65(a)(1), 61.2, 61.4, 61.80(h)(i)(1), 62.3, 
150.4, 150.16(b)(2), and 150.19(c).

5. Addition of the Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs

    The Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Systems was created and is incorporated into the following 
sections: Sec. Sec.  2.101(a)(1), 2.101(a)(3), 2.101(a)(3)(i), 
2.101(a)(3)(iii), 2.101(a)(4), 2.101(a)(5), 2.101(b), 2.101(d), 
2.101(e)(3), 2.101(e)(6), 2.101(e)(7), 2.101(e)(8), 2.101(f)(1)(iii), 
2.101(f)(2)(i)(A), 2.101(f)(2)(i)(C), 2.101(f)(3), 2.101(f)(4), 
2.101(f)(5), 2.102(b), 2.102(c), 2.103(a), 2.103(b), 2.104(b)(2)(i), 
2.105(e)(1), 51.4, 75.6(b), 75.6(c), 140.5, and 140.6.

6. Addition of the Office of New Reactors

    The Office of New Reactors was created and is incorporated into the 
following sections: Sec. Sec.  1.32(b), 2.101(a)(1), 2.101(a)(3), 
2.101(a)(3)(i), 2.101(a)(3)(iii), 2.101(a)(4), 2.101(a)(5), 2.101(d), 
2.102(b), 2.102(c), 2.103(a), 2.103(b), 2.105(e)(1), 2.107(c), 
2.108(a), 2.108(b), 2.108(c), 2.318(b), 2.337(g)(1), 2.337(g)(2)(iv), 
2.337(g)(3)(iv), 50.30(a)(2), 50.55a(a)(3), 50.55(g)(6)(ii)(A)(5), 
50.61(a)(5), 50.61(c)(3), 50.70(b)(1), 50.75(h)(1)(iii), 
50.75(h)(1)(iv), 50.75(h)(2), Appendix G to Part 50 Sections I, III(A) 
and (B) and Sections IV (A.1.a) and (A.1.c), Appendix H to Part 50 
Sections III (C.1) and (C.3), Sec. Sec.  51.4, 51.40(c)(1), 51.121(a), 
55.5(a)(1), 73.4, 75.6(c), 100.4, 140.5, and 140.6(a).

7. Added Description of Duties of the Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Systems

    Existing Section 1.41 is revised to include a description of the 
duties of the Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Systems.

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8. Revised Description of Duties Performed by Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards

    Section 1.42 is revised to include updated information about the 
duties of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

9. Added New Section Containing Description of the Duties of the Office 
of New Reactors

    Added new Sec.  1.44 containing description of the duties of the 
Office of New Reactors.

10. Changed Rules and Directives Branch to Rulemaking, Directives, and 
Editing Branch

    In Sec.  2.802, the name for the Rules and Directives Branch is 
changed to the Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch.

11. Changed Office Director Designations to Director, Office of New 
Reactors and Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

    In Sec. Sec.  2.101(a)(3)(ii), 2.106(a), 2.110(b), 2.110(c), 
2.340(a), 2.340(c), 2.403, Appendix J to Part 50 Section V (B.2), 
Sec. Sec.  51.105(a)(5), 51.105a, 51.107(a)(5), 52.35, 52.75(a), 
55.5(b)(1) and 55.5(b)(2), changed office director designations to 
Director, Office of New Reactors and Director, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation to maintain consistency.

Environmental Impact: Categorical Exclusion

    The NRC has determined that this final rule is the type of action 
described in categorical exclusion under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(2). Therefore, 
neither an environmental impact statement nor an environmental 
assessment has been prepared for this final rule.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

    The final rule does not contain new or amended information 
collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). Existing requirements were approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget, approval numbers 3150-0017, 3150-0016, 
3150-0001, 3150-0007, 3150-0010, 3150-0020, 3150-0011, 3150-0021, 3150-
0151, 3150-0018, 3150-0135, 3150-0143, 3150-0002, 3150-0055, 3150-0039, 
and 3150-0032.

Public Protection Notification

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

List of Subjects

10 CFR Part 1

    Organization and functions (Government Agencies).

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 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 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 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 73

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

10 CFR Part 75

    Criminal penalties, Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear materials, 
Nuclear power plants and reactors, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Security measures.

10 CFR Part 100

    Nuclear power plants and reactors, Reactor siting criteria.

10 CFR Part 140

    Criminal penalties, Extraordinary nuclear occurrence, Insurance, 
Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants 
and

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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.

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For the reasons set forth in the preamble and under the authority of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization 
Act of 1974, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the NRC is adopting 
the following amendments to 10 CFR parts 1, 2, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 40, 
50, 51, 52, 55, 61, 62, 73, 75, 100, 140, and 150.

PART 1--STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

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

    Authority: Sec. 23, 161, 68 Stat. 925, 948, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2033, 2201); sec. 29, Pub. L. 85-256, 71 Stat. 579, Pub. L. 
95-209, 91 Stat. 1483 (42 U.S.C. 2039); sec. 191, Pub. L. 87-615, 76 
Stat. 409 (42 U.S.C. 2241); secs. 201, 203, 204, 205, 209, 88 Stat. 
1242, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1248, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5843, 
5844, 5845, 5849); 5 U.S.C. 552, 553; Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 
1980, 45 FR 40561, June 16, 1980.


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2. In Sec.  1.5, paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(4) are added to read as 
follows:


Sec.  1.5  Location of principal offices and Regional Offices.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Executive Boulevard Building, 6003 Executive Boulevard, 
Rockville, MD 20852-3823.
    (4) Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 425, Bethesda, MD 
20814-4810.
* * * * *

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3. In Sec.  1.32, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1.32  Office of the Executive Director for Operations.

* * * * *
    (b) The EDO supervises and coordinates policy development and 
operational activities in the following offices: The Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, the Office of New Reactors, the Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, the Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Systems, the Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident 
Response, and the NRC Regional Offices; and the following staff 
offices: The Office of Enforcement, the Office of Administration, the 
Office of Information Services, the Office of Investigations, the 
Office of Small Business and Civil Rights, the Office of Human 
Resources, and other organizational units as shall be assigned by the 
Commission. The EDO is also responsible for implementing the 
Commission's policy directives pertaining to these offices.
* * * * *

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4. Section 1.41 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1.41  Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs.

    (a) The Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs (FSME) is responsible for protecting the public 
health and safety, the common defense and security, and the environment 
by licensing, inspecting, and assessing environmental impacts for all 
nuclear material facilities and activities which are not the 
responsibility of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 
(NMSS). FSME is also responsible for developing all new regulations and 
amending existing regulations for all nuclear material facilities and 
activities regulated by both FSME and NMSS.
    (b) The Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs--
    (1) Plans and directs NRC's program of cooperation and liaison with 
States, local governments, interstate and Indian Tribe organizations; 
and coordinates liaison with other Federal Agencies;
    (2) Participates in formulation of policies involving NRC/State 
cooperation and liaison;
    (3) Develops and directs administrative and contractual programs 
for coordinating and integrating Federal and State regulatory 
activities;
    (4) Maintains liaison between NRC and State, interstate, regional, 
Indian Tribal, and quasi-governmental organizations on regulatory 
matters;
    (5) Promotes NRC visibility and performs general liaison with other 
Federal Agencies, and keeps NRC management informed of significant 
developments at other Federal Agencies which affect the NRC;
    (6) Monitors nuclear-related State legislative activities;
    (7) Directs regulatory activities of State Liaison and State 
Agreement Officers located in Regional Offices;
    (8) Participates in policy matters on State Public Utility 
Commissions (PUCs);
    (9) Administers the State Agreements program in a partnership 
arrangement with the States;
    (10) Develops staff policy and procedures and implements State 
Agreements program under the provisions of section 274b of the Atomic 
Energy Act (the Act), as amended;
    (11) Provides oversight of program of periodic routine reviews of 
Agreement State programs to determine their adequacy and compatibility 
as required by section 274j of the Act and other periodic reviews that 
may be performed to maintain a current level of knowledge of the status 
of the Agreement State programs;
    (12) Provides training to the States as provided by section 274i of 
the Act and also to NRC staff and staff of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air 
Force;
    (13) Provides technical assistance to Agreement States;
    (14) Maintains an exchange of information with the States;
    (15) Conducts negotiations with States expressing an interest in 
seeking a section 274b Agreement;
    (16) Supports, consistent with Commission directives, State efforts 
to improve regulatory control for radiation safety over radioactive 
materials not covered by the Act;
    (17) Serves as the NRC liaison to the Conference of Radiation 
Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) and coordinates NRC technical 
support of CRCPD committees;
    (18) Develops, promulgates, and amends regulations generally 
associated with the materials regulated by both FSME and NMSS and for 
all security-related regulations which will be applied to licensees and 
holders of certificates of compliance issued by FSME and NMSS;
    (19) Develops and implements NRC policy for the regulation of 
activities involving safety, quality, approval, and inspection of the 
use and handling of nuclear and other radioactive materials, such as 
uranium activities;
    (20) Regulates medical, industrial, academic, and commercial uses 
of radioactive isotopes;
    (21) Oversees safe management and disposal of low-level radioactive 
wastes;
    (22) Plans and directs program for financial assurance of FSME 
licensees;
    (23) Manages the decommissioning of facilities and sites when their 
licensed functions are over;
    (24) Supports safeguards activities including--
    (i) Developing overall agency policy;
    (ii) Monitoring and assessing the threat environment, including 
liaison with intelligence agencies, as appropriate; and

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    (iii) Conducting licensing and review activities appropriate to 
deter and protect against threats of radiological sabotage and threats 
of theft or diversion of nuclear material at regulated facilities and 
during transport; and
    (25) Identifies and takes action for activities under its 
responsibility, including consulting and coordinating with 
international, Federal, State, Indian Tribal and local agencies, as 
appropriate.


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5. Section 1.42 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1.42  Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

    (a) The Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) is 
responsible for regulating activities which provide for the safe and 
secure production of nuclear fuel used in commercial nuclear reactors; 
the safe storage, transportation, and disposal of high-level 
radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; and the transportation of 
radioactive materials regulated under the Atomic Energy Act. NMSS 
ensures safety and security by implementing a regulatory program 
involving activities including licensing, inspection, assessment of 
licensee performance, events analysis, enforcement, and identification 
and resolution of generic issues.
    (b) The Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards--
    (1) Develops and implements NRC policy for the regulation of: 
uranium recovery, conversion, and enrichment; fuel fabrication and 
development; transportation of nuclear materials, including 
certification of transport containers and reactor spent fuel storage; 
and safe management and disposal of spent fuel and high-level 
radioactive waste;
    (2) Has lead responsibility within NRC for domestic and 
international safeguards policy and regulation for fuel cycle 
facilities, including material control and accountability;
    (3) Conducts high-level waste pre-licensing activities, consistent 
with direction in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and the Energy Policy 
Act, to ensure appropriate standards and regulatory guidance are in 
place, and interacts with the applicant;
    (4) Is responsible for regulation and licensing of recycling 
technologies intended to reduce the amount of waste to be disposed 
through geologic disposal and to reduce proliferation concerns since 
the technologies do not produce separated plutonium;
    (5) Interacts with DOE and international experts, in order to 
develop an appropriate regulatory framework, in recycling during 
development, demonstration, and deployment of new advanced recycling 
technologies that recycle nuclear fuel in a manner which does not 
produce separated plutonium;
    (6) Creates and maintains the regulatory infrastructure to support 
the agency's role in licensing a reprocessing facility and a related 
fuel fabrication facility and vitrification and/or waste storage 
facility; and
    (7) Prepares NRC to perform its regulatory role for new, expanded, 
and modified commercial fuel cycle facilities which may include 
recycling, transmutation, and actinide burning. This includes 
regulatory processes such as licensing, inspection, assessment of 
license performance assessment, events analysis, and enforcement that 
will ensure that this technology can be safely and securely implemented 
commercially in the United States.


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6. A new Sec.  1.44 is added to read as follows:


Sec.  1.44  Office of New Reactors.

    The Office of New Reactors--
    (a) Develops, promulgates and implements regulations and develops 
and implements policies, programs, and procedures for all aspects of 
licensing, inspection, and safeguarding of--
    (1) Manufacturing, production, and utilization facilities licensed 
under part 52 of this chapter prior to initial commencement of 
operation;
    (2) Receipt, possession, and ownership of source, byproduct, and 
special nuclear material used or produced at facilities licensed under 
part 52 of this chapter prior to initial commencement of operation;
    (3) Operators of such facilities licensed under part 52 of this 
chapter prior to initial commencement of operation;
    (4) Emergency preparedness at such facilities licensed under part 
52 of this chapter prior to initial commencement of operation; and
    (5) Contractors and suppliers of such facilities licensed under 
part 52 of this chapter prior to initial commencement of operation;
    (b) Identifies and takes action regarding conditions and licensee 
performance that may adversely affect public health and safety, the 
environment, or the safeguarding of nuclear reactor facilities licensed 
under part 52 of this chapter prior to initial commencement of 
operation;
    (c) Assesses and recommends or takes action regarding incidents or 
accidents related to facilities licensed under part 52 of this chapter 
prior to initial commencement of operation;
    (d) Provides guidance and implementation direction to Regional 
Offices on reactor licensing, inspection, and safeguards programs 
assigned to the Region, and appraises Regional program performance in 
terms of effectiveness and uniformity, for facilities licensed under 10 
CFR part 52 prior to initial commencement of operation;
    (e) Performs other functions required for implementation of the 
reactor licensing, inspection, and safeguard programs for facilities 
licensed under part 52 of this chapter prior to initial commencement of 
operation; and
    (f) Performs review and evaluation related to regulated facilities 
insurance and indemnity for facilities licensed under part 52 of this 
chapter prior to initial commencement of operation.

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

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7. The authority citation for part 2 continues 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, 
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). Sections 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). Sections 2.600-2.606 also issued under sec. 102, Pub. L. 91-
190, 83 Stat. 853, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4332). Sections 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.

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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. 91-550, 84 Stat. 1473 (42 U.S.C. 2135).


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8. In Sec.  2.101, paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(3), (a)(4), (b), (d), (e)(3), 
(e)(6), (e)(7), (e)(8), (f)(1)(iii), (f)(2)(i)(A), (f)(2)(i)(C), 
(f)(3), (f)(4), (f)(5), and the introductory text of paragraph (a)(5) 
are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  2.101  Filing of application.

    (a)(1) An application for a permit, a license, a license transfer, 
a license amendment, a license renewal, or a standard design approval, 
shall be filed with the Director, Office of New Reactors, the Director, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, the Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, or the Director, Office of Federal and 
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, as prescribed by 
the applicable provisions of this chapter. A prospective applicant may 
confer informally with the NRC staff before filing an application.
* * * * *
    (3) If the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 
Director, Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Program, or Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, determines that 
a tendered application for a construction permit or operating license 
for a production or utilization facility, and/or any environmental 
report required pursuant to subpart A of part 51 of this chapter, or 
part thereof as provided in paragraphs (a)(5) or (a-1) of this section 
are complete and acceptable for docketing, a docket number will be 
assigned to the application or part thereof, and the applicant will be 
notified of the determination. With respect to the tendered application 
and/or environmental report or part thereof that is acceptable for 
docketing, the applicant will be requested to:
    (i) Submit to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 
Director, Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, such additional 
copies as the regulations in part 50 and subpart A of part 51 of this 
chapter require;
    (ii) Serve a copy on the chief executive of the municipality in 
which the facility or site which is the subject of an early site permit 
is to be located or, if the facility or site which is the subject of an 
early site permit is not to be located within a municipality, on the 
chief executive of the county, and serve a notice of availability of 
the application or environmental report on the chief executives of the 
municipalities or counties which have been identified in the 
application or environmental report as the location of all or part of 
the alternative sites, containing as applicable, the docket number of 
the application; a brief description of the proposed site and facility; 
the location of the site and facility as primarily proposed and 
alternatively listed; the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail 
address (if available) of the applicant's representative who may be 
contacted for further information; notification that a draft 
environmental impact statement will be issued by the Commission and 
will be made available upon request to the Commission; and notification 
that if a request is received from the appropriate chief executive, the 
applicant will transmit a copy of the application and environmental 
report, and any changes to these documents which affect the alternative 
site location, to the executive who makes the request. In complying 
with the requirements of this paragraph, the applicant should not make 
public distribution of those parts of the application subject to Sec.  
2.390(d). The applicant shall submit to the Director, Office of New 
Reactors or Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as 
appropriate, an affidavit that service of the notice of availability of 
the application or environmental report has been completed along with a 
list of names and addresses of those executives upon whom the notice 
was served; and
    (iii) Make direct distribution of additional copies to Federal, 
State, and local officials in accordance with the requirements of this 
chapter and written instructions furnished to the applicant by the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office of New 
Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate. Such written 
instructions will be furnished as soon as practicable after all or any 
part of the application, or environmental report, is tendered. The 
copies submitted to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 
Director, Office of New Reactors, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, or Director, Office of Federal and 
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, as appropriate, 
and distributed by the applicant shall be completely assembled 
documents, identified by docket number. Subsequently distributed 
amendments to applications, however, may include revised pages to 
previous submittals and, in such cases, the recipients will be 
responsible for inserting the revised pages.
    (4) The tendered application for a construction permit, operating 
license, early site permit, standard design approval, combined license, 
or manufacturing license will be formally docketed upon receipt by the 
Director, Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, of the required 
additional copies. Distribution of the additional copies shall be 
deemed to be complete as of the time the copies are deposited in the 
mail or with a carrier prepaid for delivery to the designated 
addresses. The date of docketing shall be the date when the required 
copies are received by the Director, Office of New Reactors, Director, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office of Federal and 
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, or Director, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate. 
Within 10 days after docketing, the applicant shall submit to the 
Director, Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards, as appropriate, an affidavit that distribution of the 
additional copies to Federal, State, and local officials has been 
completed in accordance with requirements of this chapter and written 
instructions furnished to the applicant by the Director, Office of New 
Reactors, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, as appropriate. Amendments to the application and 
environmental report shall be filed and distributed and an affidavit 
shall be furnished to the Director, Office of New Reactors, Director, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office of Federal and 
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, or Director, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate,

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in the same manner as for the initial application and environmental 
report. If it is determined that all or any part of the tendered 
application and/or environmental report is incomplete and therefore not 
acceptable for processing, the applicant will be informed of this 
determination, and the respects in which the document is deficient.
    (5) An applicant for a construction permit under part 50 of this 
chapter or a combined license under part 52 of this chapter for a 
production or utilization facility which is subject to Sec.  51.20(b) 
of this chapter, and is of the type specified in Sec.  50.21(b)(2) or 
(b)(3) or Sec.  50.22 of this chapter or is a testing facility may 
submit the information required of applicants by part 50 or part 52 of 
this chapter in two parts. One part shall be accompanied by the 
information required by Sec.  50.30(f) of this chapter, or Sec.  
52.80(b) of this chapter, as applicable. The other part shall include 
any information required by Sec.  50.34(a) and, if applicable, Sec.  
50.34a of this chapter, or Sec. Sec.  52.79 and 52.80(a), as 
applicable. One part may precede or follow other parts by no longer 
than 6 months. If it is determined that either of the parts as 
described above is incomplete and not acceptable for processing, the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office of New 
Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, will inform the 
applicant of this determination and the respects in which the document 
is deficient. Such a determination of completeness will generally be 
made within a period of 30 days. Whichever part is filed first shall 
also include the fee required by Sec. Sec.  50.30(e) and 170.21 of this 
chapter and the information required by Sec. Sec.  50.33, 50.34(a)(1), 
or 52.79(a)(1), as applicable, and Sec.  50.37 of this chapter. The 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office of New 
Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, will accept for 
docketing an application for a construction permit under part 52 of 
this chapter for a production or utilization facility which is subject 
to Sec.  51.20(b) of this chapter, and is of the type specified in 
Sec.  50.21(b)(2) or (b)(3) or Sec.  50.22 of this chapter or is a 
testing facility where one part of the application as described above 
is complete and conforms to the requirements of part 50 of this 
chapter. The additional parts will be docketed upon a determination by 
the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office of 
New Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, that it is complete.
* * * * *
    (b) After the application has been docketed each applicant for a 
license for receipt of waste radioactive material from other persons 
for the purpose of commercial disposal by the waste disposal licensee 
except applicants under part 61 of this chapter, who must comply with 
paragraph (g) of this section, shall serve a copy of the application 
and environmental report, as appropriate, on the chief executive of the 
municipality, in which the activity is to be conducted or, if the 
activity is not to be conducted within a municipality on the chief 
executive of the county, and serve a notice of availability of the 
application or environmental report on the chief executives of the 
municipalities or counties which have been identified in the 
application or environmental report as the location of all or part of 
the alternative sites, containing the docket number of the application; 
a brief description of the proposed site and facility; the location of 
the site and facility as primarily proposed and alternatively listed; 
the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address (if available) 
of the applicant's representative who may be contacted for further 
information; notification that a draft environmental impact statement 
will be issued by the Commission and will be made available upon 
request to the Commission; and notification that if a request is 
received from the appropriate chief executive, the applicant will 
transmit a copy of the application and environmental report, and any 
changes to such documents which affect the alternative site location, 
to the executive who makes the request. In complying with the 
requirements of this paragraph the applicant should not make public 
distribution of those parts of the application subject to Sec.  
2.390(d). The applicant shall submit to the Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards or Director, Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, as appropriate, an 
affidavit that service of the notice of availability of the application 
or environmental report has been completed along with a list of names 
and addresses of those executives upon whom the notice was served.
* * * * *
    (d) The Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, 
Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials 
and Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, will give notice of the 
docketing of the public health and safety, common defense and security, 
and environmental parts of an application for a license for a facility 
or for receipt of waste radioactive material from other persons for the 
purpose of commercial disposal by the waste disposal licensee, except 
that for applications pursuant to part 61 of this chapter, paragraph 
(g) of this section applies to the Governor or other appropriate 
official of the State in which the facility is to be located or the 
activity is to be conducted and will publish in the Federal Register a 
notice of docketing of the application which states the purpose of the 
application and specifies the location at which the proposed activity 
would be conducted.
    (e) * * *
    (3) If the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards or Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, as appropriate, determines that the 
tendered document is complete and acceptable for docketing, a docket 
number will be assigned and the applicant will be notified of the 
determination. If it is determined that all or any part of the tendered 
document is incomplete and therefore not acceptable for processing, the 
applicant will be informed of this determination and the respects in 
which the document is deficient.
* * * * *
    (6) The tendered document will be formally docketed upon receipt by 
the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards or 
Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs, as appropriate, of the required additional copies. 
The date of docketing shall be the date when the required copies are 
received by the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards or Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, as appropriate. Within ten (10) days 
after docketing, the applicant shall submit to the Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards or Director, Office of Federal 
and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, as 
appropriate, a written statement that distribution of

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the additional copies to Federal, State, Indian Tribe, and local 
officials has been completed in accordance with requirements of this 
chapter and written instructions furnished to the applicant by the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards or Director, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs, as appropriate. Distribution of the additional copies shall 
be deemed to be complete as of the time the copies are deposited in the 
mail or with a carrier prepaid for delivery to the designated 
addressees.
    (7) Amendments to the application and supplements to the 
environmental impact statement shall be filed and distributed and a 
written statement shall be furnished to the Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards or Director, Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, as appropriate, in the 
same manner as for the initial application and environmental impact 
statement.
    (8) The Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 
or Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs, as appropriate, will cause to be published in the 
Federal Register a notice of docketing which identifies the State and 
location at which the proposed geologic repository operations area 
would be located and will give notice of docketing to the governor of 
that State. The notice of docketing will state that the Commission 
finds that a hearing is required in the public interest, prior to 
issuance of a construction authorization, and will recite the matters 
specified in Sec.  2.104(a) of this part.
    (f) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (iii) When the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards or Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, as appropriate, determines that the 
tendered document is complete and acceptable for docketing, a docket 
number will be assigned and the applicant will be notified of the 
determination. If it is determined that all or any part of the tendered 
document is incomplete and therefore not acceptable for processing, the 
applicant will be informed of this determination and the aspects in 
which the document is deficient.
    (2)(i) * * *
    (A) Submit to the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards or Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, as appropriate, such additional 
copies as required by the regulations in part 61 and subpart A of part 
51 of this chapter;
* * * * *
    (C) Make direct distribution of additional copies to Federal, 
State, Indian Tribal, and local officials in accordance with the 
requirements of this chapter and written instructions from the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards or Director, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs, as appropriate; and
* * * * *
    (3) The tendered document will be formally docketed upon receipt by 
the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards or 
Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs, as appropriate, of the required additional copies. 
Distribution of the additional copies shall be deemed to be complete as 
of the time the copies are deposited in the mail or with a carrier 
prepaid for delivery to the designated addressees. The date of 
docketing shall be the date when the required copies are received by 
the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards or 
Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs, as appropriate. Within ten (10) days after 
docketing, the applicant shall submit to the Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards or Director, Office of Federal 
and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, as 
appropriate, a written statement that distribution of the additional 
copies to Federal, State, Indian Tribal, and local officials has been 
completed in accordance with requirements of this section and written 
instructions furnished to the applicant by the Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards or Director, Office of Federal 
and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, as 
appropriate.
    (4) Amendments to the application and environmental report shall be 
filed and distributed and a written statement shall be furnished to the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards or Director, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs, as appropriate, in the same manner as for the initial 
application and environmental report.
    (5) The Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 
or Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs, as appropriate, will cause to be published in the 
Federal Register a notice of docketing which identifies the State and 
location of the proposed waste disposal facility and will give notice 
of docketing to the governor of that State and other officials listed 
in paragraph (g)(3) of this section and, in a reasonable period 
thereafter, publish in the Federal Register a notice pursuant to Sec.  
2.105 offering opportunity to request a hearing to the applicant and 
other affected persons.


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9. In Sec.  2.102, paragraphs (b) and (c) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  2.102  Administrative review of application.

* * * * *
    (b) The Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, 
Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials 
and Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, will refer the docketed 
application to the ACRS as required by law and in such additional cases 
as he or the Commission may determine to be appropriate. The ACRS will 
render to the Commission one or more reports as required by law or as 
requested by the Commission.
    (c) The Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, 
Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials 
and Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, will make each report 
of the ACRS a part of the record of the docketed application, and 
transmit copies to the appropriate State and local officials.


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10. In Sec.  2.103, paragraph (a) and the introductory text of 
paragraph (b) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  2.103  Action on applications for byproduct, source, special 
nuclear material, facility and operator licenses.

    (a) If the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 
Director, Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, finds that an 
application for a byproduct, source, special nuclear material, 
facility, or operator license complies with the requirements of the 
Act, the Energy Reorganization Act, and this chapter, he will issue a 
license. If the license is for a facility, or for receipt of waste 
radioactive material from other persons for the purpose of commercial 
disposal by the waste disposal licensee, or for a construction 
authorization for a

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HLW repository at a geologic repository operations area under parts 60 
or 63 of this chapter, or if it is to receive and possess high-level 
radioactive waste at a geologic repository operations area under parts 
60 or 63 of this chapter, the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, Director, Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, or Director, Office of Federal 
and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, as 
appropriate, will inform the State, Tribal and local officials 
specified in Sec.  2.104(e) of the issuance of the license. For notice 
of issuance requirements for licenses issued under part 61 of this 
chapter, see Sec.  2.106(d).
    (b) If the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 
Director, Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, finds that an 
application does not comply with the requirements of the Act and this 
chapter he may issue a notice of proposed denial or a notice of denial 
of the application and inform the applicant in writing of:
* * * * *

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11. In Sec.  2.105, paragraph (e)(1) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  2.105  Notice of proposed action.

* * * * *
    (e)(1) If no request for a hearing or petition for leave to 
intervene is filed within the time prescribed in the notice, the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office of New 
Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, may take the proposed 
action, inform the appropriate State and local officials, and publish 
in the Federal Register a notice of issuance of the license or other 
action.
* * * * *

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12. In Sec.  2.106, the introductory text of paragraph (a) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  2.106  Notice of issuance.

    (a) The Director, Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, or Director, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, will inform the State and local 
officials specified in Sec.  2.104(e) and publish a document in the 
Federal Register announcing the issuance of:
* * * * *

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13. In Sec.  2.107 paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  2.107  Withdrawal of application.

* * * * *
    (c) The Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, 
Office of New Reactors, or Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards, as appropriate, will cause to be published in the 
Federal Register a notice of the withdrawal of an application if notice 
of receipt of the application has been previously published.


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14. Section 2.108 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  2.108  Denial of application for failure to supply information.

    (a) The Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, 
Office of New Reactors, or Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards, as appropriate, may deny an application if an applicant 
fails to respond to a request for additional information within thirty 
(30) days from the date of the request, or within such other time as 
may be specified.
    (b) The Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, 
Office of New Reactors, or Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards, as appropriate, will cause to be published in the 
Federal Register a notice of denial when notice of receipt of the 
application has previously been published, but notice of hearing has 
not yet been published. The notice of denial will provide that, within 
thirty (30) days after the date of publication in the Federal Register.
    (1) The applicant may demand a hearing, and
    (2) Any person whose interest may be affected by the proceeding may 
file a petition for leave to intervene.
    (c) When both a notice of receipt of the application and a notice 
of hearing have been published, the presiding officer, upon a motion 
made by the staff under Sec.  2.323, will rule whether an application 
should be denied by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 
Director, Office of New Reactors, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, under paragraph (a) of 
this section.


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15. In Sec.  2.110, paragraphs (b) and (c)(1) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  2.110  Filing and administrative action on submittals for 
standard design approval or early review of site suitability issues.

* * * * *
    (b) Upon initiation of review by the NRC staff of a submittal for 
an early review of site suitability issues under Appendix Q of part 50 
of this chapter, or for a standard design approval under subpart E of 
part 52 of this chapter, the Director, Office of New Reactors, or 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as appropriate shall 
publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of the submittal, 
inviting comments from interested persons within 60 days of publication 
or other time as may be specified, for consideration by the NRC staff 
and ACRS in their review.
    (c)(1) Upon completion of review by the NRC staff and the ACRS of a 
submittal for a standard design approval, the Director, Office of New 
Reactors or Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as 
appropriate shall publish in the Federal Register a determination as to 
whether or not the design is acceptable, subject to terms and 
conditions as may be appropriate, and shall make available at the NRC 
Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, a report that analyzes the design.
* * * * *

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16. In Sec.  2.318, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  2.318  Commencement and termination of jurisdiction of presiding 
officer.

* * * * *
    (b) The Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, 
Office of New Reactors, or the Director, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, may issue an order and take any 
otherwise proper administrative action with respect to a licensee who 
is a party to a pending proceeding. Any order related to the subject 
matter of the pending proceeding may be modified by the presiding 
officer as appropriate for the purpose of the proceeding.


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17. In Sec.  2.337, paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2)(iv), and (g)(3)(iv) are 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  2.337  Evidence at a hearing.

* * * * *
    (g) * * *
    (1) Facility construction permits. In a proceeding involving an 
application for construction permit for a production or utilization 
facility, the NRC staff shall offer into evidence any report submitted 
by the ACRS in the proceeding in compliance with section 182(b) of the 
Act, any safety evaluation prepared by the NRC staff, and any 
environmental impact statement prepared in the proceeding under subpart 
A of part 51 of this chapter by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, Director, Office of New Reactors, or Director,

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Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as appropriate, or 
his or her designee.
    (2) * * *
    (iv) Any environmental impact statement or environmental assessment 
prepared in the proceeding under subpart A of part 51 of this chapter 
by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office 
of New Reactors, or Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, as appropriate, or his or her designee if there is any, but 
only if there are contentions/controverted matters with respect to the 
adequacy of the environmental impact statement or environmental 
assessment.
    (3) * * *
    (iv) Any environmental impact statement or environmental assessment 
prepared in the proceeding under subpart A of part 51 of this chapter 
by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office 
of New Reactors, or Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, as appropriate, or his or her designee if there is any, but 
only if there are contentions/controverted matters with respect to the 
adequacy of the environmental impact statement or environmental 
assessment.


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18. In Sec.  2.340, paragraphs (a) and (c) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  2.340  Initial decision in certain contested proceedings; 
immediate effectiveness of initial decisions; issuance of 
authorizations, permits, and licenses.

    (a) Initial decision--production or utilization facility operating 
license. In any initial decision in a contested proceeding on an 
application for an operating license (including an amendment to or 
renewal of an operating license) for a production or utilization 
facility, the presiding officer shall make findings of fact and 
conclusions of law on the matters put into controversy by the parties 
to the proceeding, any matter designated by the Commission to be 
decided by the presiding officer, and any matter not put into 
controversy by the parties, but only to the extent that the presiding 
officer determines that a serious safety, environmental, or common 
defense and security matter exists, and the Commission approves of an 
examination of and decision on the matter upon its referral by the 
presiding officer. Depending on the resolution of those matters, the 
Commission, the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or 
Director, Office of New Reactors, as appropriate, after making the 
requisite findings, will issue, deny or appropriately condition the 
license.
* * * * *
    (c) Initial decision on finding under 10 CFR 52.103 with respect to 
acceptance criteria in nuclear power reactor combined licenses. In any 
initial decision under Sec.  52.103(g) of this chapter with respect to 
whether acceptance criteria have been or will be met, the presiding 
officer shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law on the 
matters put into controversy by the parties to the proceeding, and on 
any matters designated by the Commission to be decided by the presiding 
officer. Matters not put into controversy by the parties shall be 
referred to the Commission for its determination. The Commission may, 
in its discretion, treat the matter as a request for action under Sec.  
2.206 and process the matter in accordance with Sec.  52.103(f) of this 
chapter. Depending on the resolution of those matters, the Commission, 
the Director, Office of New Reactors or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, as appropriate, will make the finding under Sec.  
52.103 of this chapter, or appropriately condition that finding.
* * * * *

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19. Section 2.403 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  2.403  Notice of proposed action on applications for operating 
licenses pursuant to appendix N of 10 CFR part 50.

    In the case of applications pursuant to appendix N of part 50 of 
this chapter for operating licenses for nuclear power reactors, if the 
Commission has not found that a hearing is in the public interest, the 
Commission, the Director, Office of New Reactors or Director, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as appropriate will, prior to acting 
thereon, cause to be published in the Federal Register, pursuant to 
Sec.  2.105, a notice of proposed action with respect to each 
application as soon as practicable after the applications have been 
docketed.


Sec.  2.802  [ Amended]

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20. In Sec.  2.802, the introductory text of paragraph (b), in two 
places, change ``Rules and Directives Branch'' to read ``Rulemaking, 
Directives, and Editing Branch''.

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

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21. The authority citation for part 30 continues 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).


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22. In Sec.  30.6 paragraph (a)(1) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  30.6  Communications.

    (a) * * *
    (1) By mail addressed: ATTN: Document Control Desk, Director, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001.
* * * * *

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23. In Sec.  30.33, paragraph (a)(5) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  30.33  General requirements for issuance of specific licenses.

    (a) * * *
    (5) In the case of an application for a license to receive and 
possess byproduct material for the conduct of any activity which the 
Commission determines will significantly affect the quality of the 
environment, the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Program or his designee, before commencement 
of construction of the plant or facility in which the activity will be 
conducted, on the basis of information filed and evaluations made 
pursuant to subpart A of part 51 of this chapter, has concluded, after 
weighing the environmental, economic, technical, and other benefits 
against environmental costs and considering available alternatives, 
that the action called for is the issuance of the proposed license, 
with any appropriate conditions to protect environmental values. 
Commencement of construction prior to such conclusion shall be grounds 
for denial of a license to receive and possess byproduct material in 
such plant or facility. As used in this paragraph the term 
``commencement of construction'' means any clearing of land, 
excavation, or other substantial action that would adversely affect the 
environment of a site. The term does not mean site exploration, 
necessary roads for site exploration, borings to determine foundation 
conditions, or other preconstruction monitoring or testing to establish 
background information related to the suitability of

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the site or the protection of environmental values.
* * * * *

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24. In Sec.  30.55, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  30.55  Tritium reports.

* * * * *
    (c) Except as specified in paragraph (d) of this section, each 
licensee who is authorized to possess tritium shall report promptly to 
the appropriate NRC Regional Office listed in appendix D of part 20 of 
this chapter by telephone and telegraph, mailgram, or facsimile any 
incident in which an attempt has been made or is believed to have been 
made to commit a theft or unlawful diversion of more than 10 curies of 
such material at any one time or more than 100 curies of such material 
in any one calendar year. The initial report shall be followed within a 
period of fifteen (15) days by a written report submitted to the 
appropriate NRC Regional Office which sets forth the details of the 
incident and its consequences. Copies of such written report shall be 
sent to the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, using an appropriate method listed 
in Sec.  30.6(a). Subsequent to the submission of the written report 
required by this paragraph, the licensee shall promptly inform the 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs by means of a written report of any substantive additional 
information, which becomes available to the licensee, concerning an 
attempted or apparent theft or unlawful diversion of tritium.
* * * * *

PART 31--GENERAL DOMESTIC LICENSES FOR BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

0
25. The authority citation for part 31 continues 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). Section 31.6 also issued under 
sec. 274, 73 Stat. 688 (42 U.S.C. 2021).


0
26. In Sec.  31.5, paragraphs (c)(5), (c)(8)(ii), (c)(9)(i), (c)(11), 
and (c)(14) 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) * * *
    (5) Shall immediately suspend operation of the device if there is a 
failure of, or damage to, or any indication of a possible failure of or 
damage to, the shielding of the radioactive material or the on-off 
mechanism or indicator, or upon the detection of 185 bequerel (0.005 
microcurie) or more removable radioactive material. The device may not 
be operated until it has been repaired by the manufacturer or other 
person holding a specific license to repair such devices that was 
issued under parts 30 and 32 of this chapter or by an Agreement State. 
The device and any radioactive material from the device may only be 
disposed of by transfer to a person authorized by a specific license to 
receive the byproduct material in the device or as otherwise approved 
by the Commission. A report containing a brief description of the event 
and the remedial action taken; and, in the case of detection of 0.005 
microcurie or more removable radioactive material or failure of or 
damage to a source likely to result in contamination of the premises or 
the environs, a plan for ensuring that the premises and environs are 
acceptable for unrestricted use, must be furnished to the Director, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs, ATTN: GLTS, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001 within 30 days. Under these circumstances, the criteria 
set out in Sec.  20.1402 of this chapter, ``Radiological criteria for 
unrestricted use,'' may be applicable, as determined by the Commission 
on a case-by-case basis;
* * * * *
    (8) * * *
    (ii) Shall, within 30 days after the transfer of a device to a 
specific licensee or export, furnish a report to the Director, Office 
of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, 
ATTN: Document Control Desk/GLTS, using an appropriate method listed in 
Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter. The report must contain--
* * * * *
    (9) * * *
    (i) The device remains in use at a particular location. In this 
case, the transferor shall give the transferee a copy of this section, 
a copy of Sec.  31.2, 30.51, 20.2201, and 20.2202 of this chapter, and 
any safety documents identified in the label of the device. Within 30 
days of the transfer, the transferor shall report to the Director, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs, ATTN: Document Control Desk/GLTS, using an appropriate method 
listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter--
* * * * *
    (11) Shall respond to written requests from the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission to provide information relating to the general license 
within 30 calendar days of the date of the request, or other time 
specified in the request. 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, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, by an appropriate method listed in 
Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter, a written justification for the request.
* * * * *
    (14) Shall report changes to the mailing address for the location 
of use (including change in name of general licensee) to the Director, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs, ATTN: GLTS, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001 within 30 days of the effective date of the change. For a 
portable device, a report of address change is only required for a 
change in the device's primary place of storage.
* * * * *

0
27. In Sec.  31.11 paragraphs (b)(1) and (e) are 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, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs, by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) 
of this chapter, and has received from the Commission a validated copy 
of NRC Form 483 with a registration number assigned; or
* * * * *
    (e) The registrant possessing or using byproduct materials under 
the general license of paragraph (a) of this section shall report in 
writing to the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, any changes in the information 
furnished by him in the ''Registration Certificate--In Vitro Testing 
With Byproduct Material Under General License.'' Form NRC-483. The

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report shall be furnished within 30 days after the effective date of 
such change.
* * * * *

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

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28. The authority citation for part 32 continues 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), Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-58, 
119 Stat. 594 (2005).


0
29. 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, Office of 
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs 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.
* * * * *

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30. 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 all transfers of nuclear material and file a report 
with the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs 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.
* * * * *

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31. 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, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs 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.
* * * * *

0
32. 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, Office of 
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management programs, by 
an appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter, with 
copies to the appropriate NRC Regional Office listed in appendix D to 
part 20 of this chapter.
* * * * *

0
33. In Sec.  32.29, the introductory text of paragraph (c) is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec.  32.29  Conditions of licenses issued under Sec.  32.26: Quality 
control, labeling, and reports of transfer.

* * * * *
    (c) Maintain records and file a report with the Director, Office of 
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, with copies to the 
appropriate NRC Regional Office listed in appendix D of part 20 of this 
chapter.
* * * * *
    34. In Sec.  32.52, 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, Office of Federal and 
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, ATTN: GLTS, by 
an appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter, all 
transfers of such devices to persons for use under the general license 
in Sec.  31.5 of this chapter and all receipts of devices from persons 
licensed under Sec.  31.5 of this chapter. The report must be submitted 
on a quarterly basis on NRC Form 653--``Transfers of Industrial Devices 
Report'' or in a clear and legible report containing all of the data 
required by the form.
* * * * *

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35. Section 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, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, by an appropriate method listed in 
Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter, which must state the total quantity of 
tritium or promethium-147 transferred to persons generally licensed 
under Sec.  31.7 of this chapter. The report must identify each general 
licensee by name, state the kinds and numbers of luminous devices 
transferred, and specify the quantity of tritium or promethium-147 in 
each kind of device. Each report must cover the year ending June 30 and 
must be filed within thirty (30) days thereafter.


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36. 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 Office of Federal 
and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, 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

0
37. The authority citation for part 34 continues 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). Section 34.45 also issued under sec. 206, 88 
Stat. 1246, (42 U.S.C. 5846).


0
38. In Sec.  34.27, paragraph (d) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  34.27  Leak testing and replacement of sealed sources.

* * * * *
    (d) Any test conducted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section 
which reveals the presence of 185 Bq (0.005 microcurie) or more of 
removable radioactive material must be considered evidence that the 
sealed source is leaking. The licensee shall immediately withdraw the 
equipment involved from use and shall have it decontaminated and 
repaired or disposed of in accordance with Commission regulations. A 
report must be filed with the Director, Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, 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 paragraph (d), and to describe the

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equipment involved, the test results, and the corrective action taken. 
A copy of the report must be sent to the Administrator of the 
appropriate Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Regional Office listed in 
appendix D of 10 CFR part 20 of this chapter ``Standards for Protection 
Against Radiation.''
* * * * *

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39. In Sec.  34.43, paragraph (a)(1) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  34.43  Training.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Has received training in the subjects in paragraph (g) of this 
section, in addition to a minimum of 2 months of on-the-job training, 
and is certified through a radiographer certification program by a 
certifying entity in accordance with the criteria specified in appendix 
A of this part. (An independent organization that would like to be 
recognized as a certifying entity shall submit its request to the 
Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs, by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) 
of this chapter.); or
* * * * *

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40. 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 
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, by 
an appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter, within 
30 days of the occurrence of any of the following incidents involving 
radiographic equipment:
* * * * *

PART 35--MEDICAL USE OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

0
41. The authority citation for part 35 continues 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).


0
42. Section 35.3067 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  35.3067  Report of a leaking source.

    A licensee shall file a report within 5 days if a leak test 
required by Sec.  35.67 reveals the presence of 185 Bq (0.005 [mu]Ci) 
or more of removable contamination. The report must be filed with the 
appropriate NRC Regional Office listed in Sec.  30.6 of this chapter, 
by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  30.6(a) of this chapter, with 
a copy to the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs. The written report must include the 
model number and serial number, if assigned, of the leaking source; the 
radionuclide and its estimated activity; the results of the test; the 
date of the test; and the action taken.

PART 40--DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SOURCE MATERIAL

0
43. 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).


0
44. In Sec.  40.5, paragraph (a)(1) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  40.5  Communications.

    (a) * * *
    (1) By mail addressed: ATTN: Document Control Desk, Director, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs, or Director, Office of Nuclear Security, or Director, Office 
of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, as appropriate, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
* * * * *

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45. In Sec.  40.25, the introductory text of paragraph (c)(1) and 
paragraphs (c)(2) and (d)(4) are 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, Office 
of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, 
by an appropriate method listed in Sec.  40.5, with a copy to the 
appropriate NRC Regional Administrator. The form shall be submitted 
within 30 days after the first receipt or acquisition of such depleted 
uranium. The registrant shall furnish on NRC Form 244 the following 
information and such other information as may be required by that form:
* * * * *
    (2) The registrant possessing or using depleted uranium under the 
general license established by paragraph (a) of this section shall 
report in writing to the Director, Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, with a copy to the 
Regional Administrator of the appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission Regional Office listed in appendix D of part 20 of this 
chapter, any changes in information furnished by him in the NRC Form 
244 ``Registration Certificate--Use of Depleted Uranium Under General 
License.'' The report shall be submitted within 30 days after the 
effective date of such change.
    (d) * * *
    (4) Within 30 days of any transfer, shall report in writing to the 
Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs, with a copy to the Regional Administrator of the 
appropriate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regional Office listed 
in appendix D of part 20 of this chapter, the name and address of the 
person receiving the source material pursuant to such transfer.
* * * * *

0
46. In Sec.  40.26, paragraph (c)(2) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  40.26  General license for possession and storage of byproduct 
material as defined in this part.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) The documentation of daily inspections of tailings or waste 
retention systems and the immediate notification of the appropriate NRC 
regional office as indicated in appendix D to part 20 of this chapter, 
or the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555, of any failure in a tailings or waste retention 
system that results in a release of tailings or waste into unrestricted 
areas, or of any unusual conditions (conditions not

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contemplated in the design of the retention system) that if not 
corrected could lead to failure of the system and result in a release 
of tailings or waste into unrestricted areas; and any additional 
requirements the Commission may by order deem necessary. The licensee 
shall retain this documentation of each daily inspection as a record 
for three years after each inspection is documented.
* * * * *

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47. In Sec.  40.32, paragraph (e) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  40.32  General requirements for issuance of specific licenses.

* * * * *
    (e) In the case of an application for a license for a uranium 
enrichment facility, or for a license to possess and use source and 
byproduct material for uranium milling, production of uranium 
hexafluoride, or for the conduct of any other activity which the 
Commission determines will significantly affect the quality of the 
environment, the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs or his designee, before commencement 
of construction of the plant or facility in which the activity will be 
conducted, on the basis of information filed and evaluations made 
pursuant to subpart A of part 51 of this chapter, has concluded, after 
weighing the environmental, economic, technical and other benefits 
against environmental costs and considering available alternatives, 
that the action called for is the issuance of the proposed license, 
with any appropriate conditions to protect environmental values. 
Commencement of construction prior to this conclusion is grounds for 
denial of a license to possess and use source and byproduct material in 
the plant or facility. As used in this paragraph, the term 
``commencement of construction'' means any clearing of land, 
excavation, or other substantial action that would adversely affect the 
environment of a site. The term does not mean site exploration, roads 
necessary for site exploration, borings to determine foundation 
conditions, or other preconstruction monitoring or testing to establish 
background information related to the suitability of the site or the 
protection of environmental values.
* * * * *

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48. In Sec.  40.35, paragraphs (e)(1) and (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, Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, 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. 
Such report shall identify each general licensee by name and address, 
an individual by name and/or position who may constitute a point of 
contact between the Commission and the general licensee, the type and 
model number of device transferred, and the quantity of depleted 
uranium contained in the product or device. The report shall be 
submitted within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter in 
which such a product or device is transferred to the generally licensed 
person. If no transfers have been made to persons generally licensed 
under Sec.  40.25 during the reporting period, the report shall so 
indicate;
* * * * *
    (f) Licensees required to submit emergency plans by Sec.  40.31(i) 
shall follow the emergency plan approved by the Commission. The 
licensee may change the plan without Commission approval if the changes 
do not decrease the effectiveness of the plan. The licensee shall 
furnish the change to the Director, Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, by an appropriate 
method listed in Sec.  40.5, and to affected offsite response 
organizations, within six months after the change is made. Proposed 
changes that decrease the effectiveness of the approved emergency plan 
may not be implemented without application to and prior approval by the 
Commission.


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49. In Sec.  40.65, 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, Office of Federal and State Materials 
and Environmental Management Programs, 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; the 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. If quantities of 
radioactive materials released during the reporting period are 
significantly above the licensee's design objectives previously 
reviewed as part of the licensing action, the report shall cover this 
specifically. On the basis of such 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 50--DOMESTIC LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION 
FACILITIES

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50. The authority citation for part 50 continues 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. 
5841). 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).


0
51. In Sec.  50.30, paragraph (a)(2) is revised to read as follows:


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, Director, Office of New 
Reactors, or Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, as appropriate.
* * * * *

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52. In Sec.  50.55a, the introductory text of paragraph (a)(3) and 
paragraph (g)(6)(ii)(A)(5) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  50.55a  Codes and standards.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Proposed alternatives to the requirements of paragraphs (c), 
(d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of this section or portions thereof may be 
used when authorized by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, or Director, Office of New Reactors, as appropriate. The 
applicant shall demonstrate that:
* * * * *
    (g) * * *
    (6) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (A) * * *
    (5) Licensees that make a determination that they are unable to 
completely satisfy the requirements for the augmented reactor vessel 
shell weld examination specified in paragraph (g)(6)(ii)(A) of this 
section shall submit information to the Commission to support the 
determination and shall propose an alternative to the examination 
requirements that would provide an acceptable level of quality and 
safety. The licensee may use the proposed alternative when authorized 
by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or Director, 
Office of New Reactors, as appropriate.
* * * * *

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53. In Sec.  50.61, paragraphs (a)(5) and (c)(3) are revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  50.61  Fracture toughness requirements for protection against 
pressurized thermal shock events.

    (a) * * *
    (5) RTNDT(U) means the reference temperature for a reactor vessel 
material in the pre-service or unirradiated condition, evaluated 
according to the procedures in the ASME Code, Paragraph NB-2331 or 
other methods approved by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation or Director, Office of New Reactors, as appropriate.
* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (3) Any information that is believed to improve the accuracy of the 
RTPTS value significantly must be reported to the Director, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or Director, Office of New 
Reactors, as appropriate. Any value of RTPTS that has been 
modified using the procedures of paragraph (c)(2) of this section is 
subject to the approval of the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation or Director, Office of New Reactors, as appropriate, when 
used as provided in this section.
* * * * *

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54. In Sec.  50.70, paragraph (b)(1) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  50.70  Inspections.

* * * * *
    (b)(1) Each licensee and each holder of a construction permit 
shall, upon request by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation or Director, Office of New Reactors, as appropriate, provide 
rent-free office space for the exclusive use of the Commission 
inspection personnel. Heat, air conditioning, light, electrical 
outlets, and janitorial services shall be furnished by each licensee 
and each holder of a construction permit. The office shall be 
convenient to and have full access to the facility and shall provide 
the inspector both visual and acoustic privacy.
* * * * *

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55. In Sec.  50.75, paragraphs (h)(1)(iii), (h)(1)(iv), and (h)(2) are 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  50.75  Reporting and recordkeeping for decommissioning planning.

* * * * *
    (h) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (iii) The trust, escrow account, Government fund, or other account 
used to segregate and manage the funds may not be amended in any 
material respect without written notification to the Director, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office of New Reactors, or 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as 
applicable, at least 30 working days before the proposed effective date 
of the amendment. The licensee shall provide the text of the proposed 
amendment and a statement of the reason for the proposed amendment. The 
trust, escrow account, Government fund, or other account may not be 
amended if the person responsible for managing the trust, escrow 
account, Government fund, or other account receives written notice of 
objection from the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 
Director, Office of New Reactors, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, as applicable, within the notice 
period; and
    (iv) Except for withdrawals being made under Sec.  50.82(a)(8) or 
for payments of ordinary administrative costs (including taxes) and 
other incidental expenses of the fund (including legal, accounting, 
actuarial, and trustee expenses) in connection with the operation of 
the fund, no disbursement or payment may be made from the trust, escrow 
account, Government fund, or other account used to segregate and manage 
the funds until written notice of the intention to make a disbursement 
or payment has been given to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, Director, Office of New Reactors, or Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as applicable, at least 30 
working days before the date of the intended disbursement or payment. 
The disbursement or payment from the trust, escrow account, Government 
fund or other account may be made following the 30-working day notice 
period if the person responsible for managing the trust, escrow 
account, Government fund, or other account does not receive written 
notice of objection from the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, Director, Office of New Reactors, or Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as applicable, within the 
notice period. Disbursements or payments from the trust, escrow 
account, Government fund, or other account used to segregate and manage 
the funds, other than for payment of ordinary administrative costs 
(including taxes) and other incidental expenses of the fund (including 
legal, accounting, actuarial, and trustee expenses) in connection with 
the operation of the fund, are restricted to decommissioning expenses 
or transfer to another financial assurance method acceptable under 
paragraph (e) of this section until final decommissioning has been 
completed. After decommissioning has begun and withdrawals from the 
decommissioning fund are made under Sec.  50.82(a)(8), no further 
notification need be made to the NRC.
    (2) Licensees that are ``electric utilities'' under Sec.  50.2 that 
use prepayment or an external sinking fund to provide financial 
assurance shall include a provision in the terms of the trust, escrow 
account, Government fund, or other account used to segregate and manage 
funds that except for withdrawals being made under Sec.  50.82(a)(8) or 
for payments of ordinary administrative costs (including taxes) and 
other incidental expenses of the fund (including legal, accounting, 
actuarial, and trustee expenses) in connection with the operation of 
the fund, no disbursement or payment may be made from the trust, escrow 
account, Government fund, or other account used to segregate and manage 
the funds until written notice of the intention to make a disbursement 
or payment has been given the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, Director, Office of New Reactors, or Director, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as applicable, at least 30 
working days before the date of the intended

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disbursement or payment. The disbursement or payment from the trust, 
escrow account, Government fund or other account may be made following 
the 30-working day notice period if the person responsible for managing 
the trust, escrow account, Government fund, or other account does not 
receive written notice of objection from the Director, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office of New Reactors, or 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, as 
applicable, within the notice period. Disbursements or payments from 
the trust, escrow account, Government fund, or other account used to 
segregate and manage the funds, other than for payment of ordinary 
administrative costs (including taxes) and other incidental expenses of 
the fund (including legal, accounting, actuarial, and trustee expenses) 
in connection with the operation of the fund, are restricted to 
decommissioning expenses or transfer to another financial assurance 
method acceptable under paragraph (e) of this section until final 
decommissioning has been completed. After decommissioning has begun and 
withdrawals from the decommissioning fund are made under Sec.  
50.82(a)(8), no further notification need be made to the NRC.
* * * * *

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56. In Appendix G, Section I, the note paragraph is revised, in Section 
III, paragraphs A and B are revised, and in Section IV, paragraphs 
A.1.a. and A.1.c. are revised to read as follows:

Appendix G to Part 50--Fracture Toughness Requirements

* * * * *

I. Introduction and Scope

* * * * *

    Note: The adequacy of the fracture toughness of other ferritic 
materials not covered in this section must be demonstrated to the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or the Director, 
Office of New Reactors, as appropriate, on an individual case basis.

* * * * *

III. Fracture Toughness Tests

    A. To demonstrate compliance with the fracture toughness 
requirements of section IV of this appendix, ferritic materials must 
be tested in accordance with the ASME Code and, for the beltline 
materials, the test requirements of appendix H of this part. For a 
reactor vessel that was constructed to an ASME code earlier than the 
Summer 1972 Addenda of the 1971 Edition (under Sec.  50.55a), the 
fracture toughness data and data analysis must be supplemented in a 
manner approved by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation or Director, Office of New Reactors, as appropriate, to 
demonstrate equivalence with the fracture toughness requirements of 
this appendix.
    B. Test methods for supplemental fracture toughness tests 
described in paragraph IV.A.1.b of this appendix must be submitted 
to and approved by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation or Director, Office of New Reactors, as appropriate, 
prior to testing.
* * * * *

IV. Fracture Toughness Requirements

    A. * * *
    1. * * *
    a. Reactor vessel beltline materials must have Charpy upper-
shelf energy \1\ in the transverse direction for base material and 
along the weld for weld material according to the ASME Code, of no 
less than 75 ft-lb (102 J) initially and must maintain Charpy upper-
shelf energy throughout the life of the vessel of no less than 50 
ft-lb (68 J), unless it is demonstrated in a manner approved by the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or Director, Office 
of New Reactors, as appropriate, that lower values of Charpy upper-
shelf energy will provide margins of safety against fracture 
equivalent to those required by Appendix G of Section XI of the ASME 
Code. This analysis must use the latest edition and addenda of the 
ASME Code incorporated by reference into Sec.  50.55a(b)(2) at the 
time the analysis is submitted.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ Defined in ASTME 185-79 and -82 which are incorporated by 
reference in appendix H to part 50.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *
    c. The analysis for satisfying the requirements of section 
IV.A.1 of this appendix must be submitted, as specified in Sec.  
50.4, for review and approval on an individual case basis at least 
three years prior to the date when the predicted Charpy upper-shelf 
energy will no longer satisfy the requirements of section IV.A.1 of 
this appendix, or on a schedule approved by the Director, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation or Director, Office of New Reactors, as 
appropriate.
* * * * *

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57. In Appendix H, Section III, the introductory text of paragraph C.1 
and paragraph C.3 are revised to read as follows:

Appendix H to Part 50--Reactor Vessel Material Surveillance Program 
Requirements

* * * * *

III. Surveillance Program Criteria

* * * * *
    C. * * *
    1. In an integrated surveillance program, the representative 
materials chosen for surveillance for a reactor are irradiated in 
one or more other reactors that have similar design and operating 
features. Integrated surveillance programs must be approved by the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or the Director, 
Office of New Reactors, as appropriate, on a case-by-case basis. 
Criteria for approval include the following:
* * * * *
    3. After (the effective date of this section), no reduction in 
the amount of testing is permitted unless previously authorized by 
the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or the Director, 
Office of New Reactors, as appropriate.
* * * * *

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58. In Appendix J, Section V, paragraph B.2 is revised to read as 
follows:

Appendix J to Part 50--Primary Reactor Containment Leakage Testing for 
Water-Cooled Reactors

* * * * *

V. Application

* * * * *
    B. * * *
    2. A licensee or applicant for an operating license under this 
part or a combined license under part 52 of this chapter may adopt 
Option B, or parts thereof, as specified in Section V.A of this 
appendix, by submitting its implementation plan and request for 
revision to technical specifications (see paragraph B.3 of this 
section) to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or 
Director, Office of New Reactors, as appropriate.
* * * * *

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

0
59. The authority citation for part 51 continues 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)).

0
60. In Sec.  51.4, the definition of NRC Staff Director is revised to 
read as follows:


Sec.  51.4  Definitions.

* * * * *

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    NRC Staff Director means:
    Executive Director for Operations;
    Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation;
    Director, Office of New Reactors;
    Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards;
    Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs;
    Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research;
    Director, Office of Governmental and Public Affairs; and
    The designee of any NRC staff director.


0
61. In Sec.  51.40, paragraph (c)(1) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.40  Consultation with NRC staff.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) Utilization facilities: ATTN: Document Control Desk, Director, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or Director, Office of New 
Reactors, as appropriate, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-1270, e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNrrOd@nrc.gov.
* * * * *

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62. In Sec.  51.105, paragraph (a)(5) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.105  Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of 
construction permits or early site permits.

    (a) * * *
    (5) Determine, in a contested proceeding, whether in accordance 
with the regulations in this subpart, the construction permit or early 
site permit should be issued as proposed by the NRC's Director, Office 
of New Reactors or Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as 
appropriate.
* * * * *

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63. Section 51.105a is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.105a  Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of 
manufacturing licenses.

    In addition to complying with applicable requirements of Sec.  
51.31(c), in a proceeding for the issuance of a manufacturing license, 
the presiding officer will determine whether, in accordance with the 
regulations in this subpart, the manufacturing license should be issued 
as proposed by the NRC's Director, Office of New Reactors or Director, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as appropriate.

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64. In Sec.  51.107, paragraph (a)(5) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.107  Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of combined 
licenses.

    (a) * * *
    (5) Determine, in a contested proceeding, whether in accordance 
with the regulations in this subpart, the combined license should be 
issued as proposed by the NRC's Director, Office of New Reactors or 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as appropriate.
* * * * *

0
65. In Sec.  51.121, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  51.121  Status of NEPA actions.

    (a) Utilization facilities: ATTN: Document Control Desk, Director, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or Director, Office of New 
Reactors, as appropriate, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-1270, e-mail 
nrc.gov">RidsNrrOd@nrc.gov.
* * * * *

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

0
66. The authority citation for part 52 continues 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).


0
67. Section 52.35 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  52.35  Use of site for other purposes.

    A site for which an early site permit has been issued under this 
subpart may be used for purposes other than those described in the 
permit, including the location of other types of energy facilities. The 
permit holder shall inform the Director, Office of New Reactors or 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as appropriate, 
(Director) of any significant uses for the site which have not been 
approved in the early site permit. The information about the activities 
must be given to the Director at least 30 days in advance of any actual 
construction or site modification for the activities. The information 
provided could be the basis for imposing new requirements on the 
permit, in accordance with the provisions of Sec.  52.39. If the permit 
holder informs the Director that the holder no longer intends to use 
the site for a nuclear power plant, the Director may terminate the 
permit.


0
68. In Sec.  52.75, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  52.75  Filing of applications.

    (a) Any person except one excluded by Sec.  50.38 of this chapter 
may file an application for a combined license for a nuclear power 
facility with the Director, Office of New Reactors or Director, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as appropriate.
* * * * *

PART 55--OPERATOR'S LICENSES

0
69. The authority citation for part 55 continues 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).

0
70. In Sec.  55.5, paragraph (a)(1) and (b)(1) and the introductory 
text of paragraph (b)(2) are revised to read as follows:


Sec.  55.5  Communications.

    (a) * * *
    (1) By mail addressed to--Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation or Director, Office of New Reactors, as appropriate, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; or
* * * * *
    (b)(1) Except for test and research reactor facilities, the 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or Director, Office of 
New Reactors, as appropriate, has delegated to the Regional 
Administrators of Regions I, II, III, and IV authority and 
responsibility under the regulations in this part for the issuance and 
renewal of licenses for operators and senior operators of nuclear power 
reactors licensed under 10 CFR part 50 or part 52 of this chapter and 
located in these regions.
    (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 or part 52 of this chapter 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, Office of New Reactors or 
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

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Regulation, as appropriate, any matter that is not within the scope of 
the Regional Administrator's delegated authority.
* * * * *

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

0
71. The authority citation for part 61 continues 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).


0
72. In Sec.  61.2, the definition of Director is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec.  61.2  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Director means the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials 
and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission.
* * * * *

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73. 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 Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs, 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. Electronic submissions must be made in a manner that enables the 
NRC to receive, read, authenticate, distribute, and archive the 
submission, and process and retrieve it a single page at a time. 
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 the 
Office of Information Services, 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.


0
74. In Sec.  61.80, 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, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, by an appropriate method listed in 
Sec.  60.4 of this chapter, with a copy to the appropriate NRC Regional 
Office shown in appendix D to part 20 of this chapter. Reports must be 
submitted by the end of the first calendar quarter of each year for the 
preceding year.
* * * * *

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

0
75. The authority citation for part 62 continues 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).


0
76. 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 Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs, 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. Electronic submissions must be made in a manner that enables the 
NRC to receive, read, authenticate, distribute, and archive the 
submission, and process and retrieve it a single page at a time. 
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 the 
Office of Information Services, 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.


0
77. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

PART 73--PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF PLANTS AND MATERIALS

    Authority: Secs. 53, 161, 149, 68 Stat. 930, 948, as amended, 
sec. 147, 94 Stat. 780 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2167, 2169, 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); Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 
109-58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005). 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).


0
78. In Sec.  73.4, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  73.4  Communications.

* * * * *
    (a) By mail addressed to: ATTN: Document Control Desk, Director, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Director, Office of New Reactors, 
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, or 
Director, Division of Nuclear Security, Office of Nuclear Security and 
Incident Response, as appropriate, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001;
* * * * *

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

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79. The authority citation for part 75 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 53, 63, 103, 104, 122, 161, 68 Stat. 930, 932, 
936, 937, 939, 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2093, 2133, 2134, 
2152, 2201); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); 
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).


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80. In Sec.  75.6, paragraphs (b) and (c) are revised to read as 
follows:


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

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    (b) If an installation is a nuclear power plant or a non-power 
reactor for which a construction permit or operating license has been 
issued, whether or not a license to receive and possess nuclear 
material at the installation has been issued, the cognizant Director is 
the Director, Office of New Reactors, or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, as appropriate. For all other installations, the 
cognizant Director is the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards, or Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, as appropriate.
    (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, Director, Office 
of New Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, or Director, Office of 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. Electronic submissions must 
be made in a manner that enables the NRC to receive, read, 
authenticate, distribute, and archive the submission, and process and 
retrieve it a single page at a time. 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 the Office of Information 
Services, 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 100--REACTOR SITE CRITERIA

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81. The authority citation for part 100 continues 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); 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).


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82. 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 Reactor Regulation or Director, Office of 
New Reactors, 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. Electronic submissions must be made in a manner 
that enables the NRC to receive, read, authenticate, distribute, and 
archive the submission, and process and retrieve it a single page at a 
time. 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 the Office of Information Services, 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 140--FINANCIAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS AND INDEMNITY 
AGREEMENTS

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83. The authority citation for part 140 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 161, 170, 68 Stat. 948, 71 Stat. 576 as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 2201, 2210); 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); Pub. L. 109-58.


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84. 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, Director, Office of New 
Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, 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. Electronic submissions must be made in 
a manner that enables the NRC to receive, read, authenticate, 
distribute, and archive the submission, and process and retrieve it a 
single page at a time. 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 the Office of Information Services, 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.


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85. Section 140.6, 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, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 
Director, Office of New Reactors, Director, Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs, or Director, 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. The terms the radioactive material, the location, and 
in the course of transportation as used in this section shall have the 
meanings defined in the applicable indemnity agreement between the 
licensee and the Commission.
* * * * *

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

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86. The authority citation for part 150 continues to read as follows:


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    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).


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87. 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 
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, 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. Electronic submissions must be made in a manner 
that enables the NRC to receive, read, authenticate, distribute, and 
archive the submission, and process and retrieve it a single page at a 
time. 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 the Office of Information Services, 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.


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88. In Sec.  150.16, paragraph (b)(2) is revised to read as follows:


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

* * * * *
    (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 to 
the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs, with a copy to the appropriate NRC Regional 
Office, shown in appendix A to part 73 of this chapter.
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89. In Sec.  150.19, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  150.19  Submission to Commission of tritium reports.

* * * * *
    (c) Except as specified in paragraph (d) of this section, each 
person who, pursuant to an Agreement State license, is authorized to 
possess tritium shall report promptly to the appropriate NRC Regional 
Office as shown in appendix D of part 20 of this chapter by telephone 
and telegraph, mailgram, or facsimile any incident in which an attempt 
has been made or is believed to have been made to commit a theft or 
unlawful diversion of more than 10 curies of such material at any one 
time or 100 curies of such material in any one calendar year. 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 
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, 
using an appropriate method listed in Sec.  150.4, with a copy to the 
appropriate NRC Regional Office as shown in appendix A to part 73 of 
this chapter. Subsequent to the submission of the written report 
required by this paragraph, each person subject to the provisions of 
this paragraph shall promptly inform the appropriate NRC Regional 
Office by means of a written report of any substantive additional 
information, which becomes available to such person, concerning an 
attempted or apparent theft or unlawful diversion of tritium.
* * * * *

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of January, 2008.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Luis A. Reyes,
Executive Director for Operations.
 [FR Doc. E8-1646 Filed 1-30-08; 8:45 am]
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