[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 33783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13543]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2018-0155]
Revisions to Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest Forms
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Availability of forms; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announces the
availability of revisions to the NRC Form 540 (Uniform Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper)), NRC Form 541 (Uniform
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Container and Waste
Description)), and NRC Form 542 (Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Manifest (Manifest Index and Regional Compact Tabulation)). The forms
are available for implementation, consistent with the forms included in
NUREG/BR-0204, Revision 3, ``Instructions for Completing NRC's Uniform
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest.''
DATES: Revised NRC Forms 540, 541, and 542 became effective on June 25,
2021. Users of the NRC Forms 540, 541, 542 should transition to the
revised forms on or before September 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0155 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0155. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or
by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first
time that it is mentioned in this document.
NRC's Form Library: NRC Forms 540, 541, and 542 can be
accessed on the NRC Form Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/forms/.
Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request
to the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or
301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priya Yadav, telephone: 301-415-6667,
email: [email protected] and Karen Pinkston, telephone: 301-415-3650,
email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The NRC published NUREG/BR-0204, Revision 3, ``Instructions for
Completing the NRC's Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest,'' on
July 2, 2020 (85 FR 39936), including revisions to NRC Forms 540, 541,
and 542. However, following several requests to delay implementation,
the NRC announced on September 30, 2020 (85 FR 61576) that it was
postponing implementation of NUREG/BR-0204, Revision 3 and the revised
NRC forms until further notice. The NRC indicated that licensees should
continue to use NUREG/BR-0204, Revision 2 and the versions of NRC Forms
540, 541, and 542 that were renewed in January 2020, or equivalent, as
defined in NRC's regulations.
II. Discussion
NUREG/BR-0204, Revision 3, provides guidance on completing NRC
Forms 540, 541, and 542 (i.e., the NRC's Uniform Low-Level Waste
Manifest) as required by part 20 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), appendix G. The NRC revised NUREG/BR-0204 and NRC
Forms 540, 541, and 542 to address stakeholder feedback since the
publication of Revision 2 of NUREG/BR-0204 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML071870172). The final NUREG/BR-0204, Revision 3 and the NRC's comment
resolutions are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML20178A433 and
ML19214A186, respectively.
This notice herein announces the revisions to the NRC Form 540,
541, and 542 are available for implementation. Note, the definitions
section 10 CFR part 20, appendix G, states that ``Licensees need not
use originals of these NRC Forms as long as any substitute forms are
equivalent to the original documentation in respect to content,
clarity, size, and location of information.'' Licensees should contact
the receiving facility for waste shipments to Agreement States to
determine if Agreement State regulators require the use of an
equivalent form consistent with their State regulatory program.
Dated: June 22, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Patricia K. Holahan,
Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste
Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2021-13543 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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