[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 182 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52926-52927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20631]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2021-0170]


Acceptable Standard Format and Content for the Fundamental 
Nuclear Material Control Plan Required for Special Nuclear Material of 
Moderate Strategic Significance

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for 
public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2159, ``Acceptable Standard Format 
and Content for the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan Required 
for Special Nuclear Material of Moderate Strategic Significance.'' This 
draft NUREG provides information to facilitate compliance with NRC 
regulations applicable to fundamental nuclear material control plans.

DATES: Submit comments by November 22, 2021. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the 
Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received 
before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; 
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking website:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0170. 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.
     Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Pham, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7254, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0170 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0170.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Document collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 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 ``Acceptable Standard Format and Content 
for the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan Required for Special 
Nuclear Material of Moderate Strategic Significance,'' draft NUREG-2159 
is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21263A119.
     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.

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2021-0170 in your comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at 
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions 
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit

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comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    Draft NUREG-2159 provides guidance to facilitate compliance with 
applicable provisions in Subpart D of Part 74 of title 10 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Material Control and Accounting of 
Special Nuclear Material.'' Draft NUREG-2159 provides guidance for fuel 
cycle and other licensees and applicants who may request authorization 
to hold SNM of moderate strategic significance. Generally, this draft 
guidance document discusses acceptable methods licensees and applicants 
may use to prepare and implement their fundamental nuclear material 
control plans, and how the NRC will review and inspect these plans. The 
draft NUREG is being made available for public comments to allow 
opportunity for further suggestions to improve its clarity and utility.

    Dated: September 20, 2021.
James L. Rubenstone,
Chief, Material Control and Accounting Branch, Division of Fuel 
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2021-20631 Filed 9-22-21; 8:45 am]
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