[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Nuclear Regulatory Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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Part LXII





Nuclear Regulatory Commission





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Ch. I

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing its 
semiannual regulatory agenda in accordance with Public Law 96-354 ``The 
Regulatory Flexibility Act'' and Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory 
Planning and Review.'' The agenda is a compilation of all rules on 
which the NRC has recently completed action or has proposed or is 
considering action. This issuance updates any action occurring on rules 
since publication of the last semiannual agenda on October 29, 1997 (62 
FR 58470).

ADDRESSES: Comments on any rule in the agenda may be sent to the 
Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications 
Staff. Comments may also be hand delivered to the One White Flint North 
Building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. 
and 4:15 p.m., Federal workdays. Comments received on rules for which 
the comment period has closed will be considered if it is practical to 
do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given except as to 
comments received on or before the closure dates specified in the 
agenda.

    The agenda and any comments received on any rule listed in the 
agenda are available for public inspection and copying for a fee at 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L 
Street NW. (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555-0001. Single copies 
of the NRC agenda can be purchased from the Superintendent of 
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Post Office Box 37082, 
Washington, DC 20013-7082. Customers may call (202) 512-2249.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information concerning NRC 
rulemaking procedures or the status of any rule listed in this agenda, 
contact David L. Meyer, Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of 
Administrative Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone (301) 415-
7162, e-mail dlm1nrc.gov. Persons outside the Washington, DC, 
metropolitan area may call, toll-free: (800) 368-5642. For further 
information on the substantive content of any rule listed in the 
agenda, contact the individual listed under the heading ``Agency 
Contact'' for that rule.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information contained in this semiannual 
publication is updated to reflect any action which has occurred on 
rules since publication of the last NRC semiannual agenda on October 
29, 1997 (62 FR 58470). Within each group, the rules are ordered 
according to the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN).

    The information in this agenda has been updated through 
February 20, 1998. The date for the next scheduled action under the 
heading ``Timetable'' is the date the rule is scheduled to be 
published in the Federal Register. The date is considered tentative 
and is not binding on the Commission or its staff. The regulatory 
agenda is intended to provide the public early notice and 
opportunity to participate in the NRC rulemaking process. However, 
the NRC may consider or act on any rulemaking even though it is not 
included in the regulatory agenda.

Rulemakings Approved by the Executive Director for Operations (EDO)

    The EDO initiated a procedure for review of the regulations 
being prepared by staff offices that report to him to ensure that 
staff resources are allocated most effectively to achieve NRC's 
regulatory priorities. This procedure requires EDO approval before 
staff resources may be expended on the development of any new 
rulemaking. Furthermore, all existing rules must receive EDO 
approval prior to the commitment of additional resources.

    The NRC agenda lists rulemaking actions. Of these, one 
rulemaking item is considered to be priority or major as defined in 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866. Seven rules potentially will 
have a ``significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities'' as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of February 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

David L. Meyer,

Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, 
Office of Administration.

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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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4355         Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material--Revision.............................    3150-AF22 
4356         Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to Restricted Data or               
            National Security Information or an Employment Clearance..............................    3150-AF48 
4357         Nuclear Regulatory Commission Acquisition Regulation.................................    3150-AF52 
4358         Submittal Procedures for Documents...................................................    3150-AF61 
4359         Codes and Standards; IEEE National Consensus Standard................................    3150-AF73 
4360         Medical Uses of Byproduct Material...................................................    3150-AF74 
4361         Miscellaneous Changes................................................................    3150-AF80 
4362         Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure, Subpart H and                   
            Appendix A............................................................................    3150-AF81 
4363         Access to Secret Restricted Data.....................................................    3150-AF82 
4364         Revision of Dose Limit for Members of the Public Exposed to Hospitalized Radiation                 
            Patients..............................................................................    3150-AF91 
4365         Emergency Planning Requirements for Permanently Shutdown Nuclear Power Plant Sites...    3150-AF92 

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4366         Expand Applicability to Include Certificate Holders and Applicants and their                       
            Contractors and Subcontractors........................................................    3150-AF93 
4367         Requirements for Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants.    3150-AF95 
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4368         Addition of Radon-222 and Technetium-99 Values to Table S-3 and Revisions Resulting                
            From Consideration of Higher-Burnup Fuel..............................................    3150-AA31 
4369         Fitness for Duty.....................................................................    3150-AF12 
4370         Physical Protection for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste..........    3150-AF32 
4371         Reporting Reliability and Availability Information for Risk-Significant Systems and                
            Equipment.............................................................................    3150-AF33 
4372         Revision to Nuclear Power Reactor Decommissioning Financial Assurance Implementation               
            Requirements..........................................................................    3150-AF41 
4373         Minor Corrections and Clarifying Changes and a Minor Policy Change...................    3150-AF46 
4374         Requirements for Shipping Packages Used to Transport Vitrified Wastes Containing                   
            Plutonium.............................................................................    3150-AF59 
4375         Initial Licensed Operator Examination Requirements...................................    3150-AF62 
4376         Audit Frequency for Emergency Planning and Security..................................    3150-AF63 
4377         Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning Funding by Non-Profit and Non-Bond Issuing                       
            Licensees.............................................................................    3150-AF64 
4378         Revision of Prototype Testing Requirements for Dials, Hands, and Pointers Containing               
            Tritium...............................................................................    3150-AF76 
4379         License Term for Medical Licenses....................................................    3150-AF77 
4380         Financial Protection Requirements for Permanently Shutdown Nuclear Power Reactors....    3150-AF79 
4381         Revision of Fee Schedules; 100% Fee Recovery, FY 1998................................    3150-AF83 
4382         Adoption of Part 20 Dose Limits and Dose Calculational Methodology in Part 72........    3150-AF84 
4383         Certification Amendment Process......................................................    3150-AF85 
4384         Procedures Applicable to Proceedings for the Issuance of Licensees for the Receipt of              
            High-Level Radioactive Waste at a Geologic Repository.................................    3150-AF88 
4385         Access Authorization Fee Schedule for Licensee Personnel.............................    3150-AF90 
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4386         Criteria for an Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrence.....................................    3150-AB01 
4387         Elimination of Inconsistencies Between NRC Regulations and EPA HLW Standards.........    3150-AC03 
4388         Availability of Official Records.....................................................    3150-AC07 
4389         Comprehensive Quality Assurance in Medical Use and a Standard of Care................    3150-AC42 
4390         Requirements for Possession of Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material......    3150-AD34 
4391         Requirements Concerning the Accessible Air Gap for Generally Licensed Devices........    3150-AD82 
4392         Standardized Plant Designs, Early Review of Site Suitability Issues; Clarifying                    
            Amendments............................................................................    3150-AE25 
4393         Industry Codes and Standards; Amended Requirements...................................    3150-AE26 
4394         Distribution of Source and Byproduct Material: Licensing and Reporting Requirements..    3150-AE33 
4395         Clarification of Assessment Requirements for Siting Criteria and Performance                       
            Objectives............................................................................    3150-AE40 
4396         Disposal by Release Into Sanitary Sewerage...........................................    3150-AE90 
4397         Shutdown and Fuel Storage Pool Operation at Nuclear Power Plants.....................    3150-AE97 
4398         Steam Generator Tube Integrity for Operating Nuclear Power Plants....................    3150-AF04 
4399         Fitness for Duty (Scope Change)......................................................    3150-AF13 
4400         Performance-Oriented Requirements for Fire Protection of Nuclear Power Facilities....    3150-AF29 
4401         Revision to Nuclear Power Reactor Decommissioning Cost Requirements..................    3150-AF40 
4402         Changes, Tests, and Experiments......................................................    3150-AF94 
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4403         Acceptability of Plant Performance for Severe Accidents; Scope of Consideration in                 
            Safety Regulations....................................................................    3150-AE38 
4404         Administration of Byproduct Material or Radiation to Patients Who May Be Pregnant....    3150-AE44 
4405         Power Reactor Facilities Under a Possession Only License.............................    3150-AF16 
4406         Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed Persons Regarding Applications...................    3150-AF35 
4407         Changes to Nuclear Power Plant Security Requirements.................................    3150-AF53 
4408         Specific Domestic Licenses of Broad Scope for Byproduct Material.....................    3150-AF54 
4409         Information Collection Requirements: Statutory and Technical Amendments..............    3150-AF69 
4410         Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive Drug Containing One Microcurie of Carbon 14 Urea    3150-AF70 
4411         Electronic Freedom of Information Act: Implementation................................    3150-AF78 
4412         Minor Correcting Amendments..........................................................    3150-AF86 
4413         Criticality Accident Requirements....................................................    3150-AF87 
4414         Statement of Organization and General Information; Minor Amendments..................    3150-AF89 
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4355. DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL--REVISION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 2282

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 70

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
provide a risk-based regulation for special nuclear material licensees 
with large quantities of special nuclear material. Concurrent with this 
amendment, companion support guidance documents are being developed for 
issuance.
The proposed rule would require licensees possessing critical 
quantities of special nuclear material to conduct an integrated safety 
analysis to identify potential risks in their activities, and then to 
commit to programs that ensure that systems needed to address the 
potential risks are capable of performing their intended functions. 
While the NRC believes that fuel facilities operate with an adequate 
degree of safety, the safety basis for licensing and inspection has 
been deterministic with large uncertainties, highlighted by operating 
events that are precursors to event sequences with unwanted 
consequences.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard Milstein, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-8149
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF22
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4356. CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO 
RESTRICTED DATA OR NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION OR AN EMPLOYMENT 
CLEARANCE

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2165; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841; EO 12958; EO 
12968; EO 10865; EO 10450

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 10

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
conforming NRC policy for access to and protection of National Security 
Information and Restricted Data to new national policies for the 
protection of this type of information. The existing regulations were 
issued before the October 31, 1994, approval of the National Industrial 
Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) by the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense and the April 17, 1995 and August 2, 1995, signature of 
Executive Orders 12958, ``Classified National Security Information,'' 
and 12968, ``Access to Classified Information,'' by the President. The 
NISPOM establishes a uniform Government policy for the protection of 
classified National Security Information and Restricted Data within 
industrial facilities under a contractual or other (e.g., license) 
legal relationship with the Government. Executive Order 12958 revises 
the government-wide requirements for classification and protection of 
National Security Information, and Executive order 12968 revises the 
government-wide requirements for access to National Security 
Information. The current 10 CFR Part 10 is not fully compliant with the 
requirement of the NISPOM and the new Executive Orders. Some areas of 
inconsistency are the NRC Criteria for Determining Eligibility for 
Access to Restricted Data or National Security Information or an 
Employment Clearance and the NRC Due Process Appeal Procedures. 10 CFR 
Part 10 must be amended to ensure its consistency with established 
national policy for the protection of classified information and due 
process. Subsequent to the appeal of this rulemaking the need for 
additional changes to this and other rules resulted in the preparation 
of a new proposed regulatory initiative, which has been forwarded to 
the EDO, to incorporate this rulemaking and the rulemaking entitled, 
``Access to Secret Restricted Data'' into a single new, expanded 
rulemaking with a proposed publication date of June 1998.

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Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Duane G. Kidd, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Administration, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7403
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF48
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4357. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ACQUISITION REGULATION

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  41 USC 251 note; 42 USC 251 note; 40 USC 1401 note

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR) for the procurement of goods 
and services within the NRC to satisfy the particular needs of the 
agency. The proposed rule would incorporate streamlining and 
simplification methods identified under the NRC's Procurement 
Reinvention Laboratory (PRL) and legislated under the Federal 
Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA), the Federal Acquisition 
Reform Act of 1996 (FARA), and the Information Technology Management 
Reform Act (ITMRA) of 1996. The intent of the FASA, FARA, and ITMRA is 
to streamline procurement processes within the Federal Government. 
Implementing instructions are needed for some of these processes. In 
addition, the NRC's PRL will require the NRC to streamline and simplify 
procedures in the NRCAR wherever possible.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/98
Final Action                    02/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Mary Lynn Scott, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Administration, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6179
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF52
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4358. SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES FOR DOCUMENTS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 19; 10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 32; 
10 CFR 34; 10 CFR 35; 10 CFR 36; 10 CFR 39; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 
CFR 51; 10 CFR 52; 10 CFR 55; 10 CFR 60; ...

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would ensure that applications and reports 
captured at a central receipt point (the Document Control Desk (DCD)), 
are included in the Nuclear Documents System (NUDOCS), and are 
distributed on a more timely basis to the appropriate NRC staff, public 
document rooms, and official file centers. Part 50 requires licensee 
and applicant submittals to be addressed to a central receipt point, 
and copies to be sent to the Regional Administrator and Resident 
Inspector, when appropriate. Extending these requirements to submittals 
made under other parts in 10 CFR Chapter I, would simplify and, to a 
great extent, standardize submittal procedures for NRC licensees and 
improve the effectiveness of NRC's document control and distribution 
activities. The proposed rule would also codify provisions for the 
electronic submittal of documents, by incorporating a section into each 
10 CFR Part (consistent with the current 10 CFR 50) to allow licensees 
and applicants to make individual requests to the Office of the Chief 
Information Officer (OCIO) for approval to make submittals 
electronically and facilitate agency compliance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 and OMB Circular A-130 (Revised February 8, 
1996).
Improving the communications process and disseminating and storing 
complete and accurate records is mutually beneficial to the NRC, 
licensees, and members of the public. The proposed revisions would 
require some NRC licensees and applicants to revise the mailing address 
for applications, reports, and other written communications transmitted 
to the NRC. This should result in minimal procedures, licensees and 
applicants should experience an overall reduction in photocopying and 
postage costs. The rule would benefit NRC and members of the public 
because better control of the documents entering the NRC would ensure 
that they are distributed to NRC staff, entered into NUDOCS, provided 
to the NRC Public Document Room and local public document rooms, and 
dispatched to the appropriate official file stations for retention and 
retrieval.
The initial date to publish the rule was not met because of the need to 
resolve issues raised by the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards with regard to the OCIO possibly inadvertently modifying the 
regulations to impose written submittals where they currently are 
optional, and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer's concern that 
the rule would slow down the processing of license fee payments. In 
addition, the scope of the rule with regard to electronic submittals is 
being expanded to accommodate the objective of the Commission-approved 
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) to receive at 
least 70% of externally generated documents in electronic format by 
FY2000. The rule will give licensees the option to make submittals 
electronically using acceptable criteria and standards that will be 
incorporated into the rule.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/00/98
Final Action                    02/00/99

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

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Agency Contact: Michael D. Collins, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-2488
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF61
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4359. CODES AND STANDARDS; IEEE NATIONAL CONSENSUS STANDARD

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
incorporate by reference a national consensus standard for power, 
instrumentation, and control portions of safety systems in nuclear 
power plants issued by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics 
Engineers (IEEE std. 603-1991). This action is necessary to endorse the 
latest version of this national consensus standard in NRC's regulations 
and replace a currently endorsed standard that has been withdrawn by 
IEEE.
The Commission published a direct final rule on October 17, 1997. 
However, the direct final rule was withdrawn due to the significant 
number of adverse comments. The NRC has considered the comments 
received and has revised the rule. Because the rule was significantly 
revised, it is reissued as a proposed rule.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/17/97                    62 FR 53975
Direct Final Rule               10/17/97                    62 FR 53933
NPRM Comment Period End         12/01/97
Revised NPRM                    07/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Satish K. Aggarwal, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6005
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF73
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4360. MEDICAL USES OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 
42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
for the use of radionuclides in medicine. The process started with 
NRC's 1993 internal senior management review report; continued with the 
1996 independent external review by the National Academy of Sciences, 
Institute of Medicine; and culminated with NRC's Strategic Assessment 
process, which addressed medical oversight. As a result of these 
actions, the Commission directed the staff to restructure Part 35 into 
a more risk-oriented, performance-based regulation that focuses on 
those procedures that pose the highest risk. Alternative regulatory 
oversights will be considered for those diagnostic procedures that are 
consistent with the lower overall risk of these procedures. Other 
issues to be considered during the rulemaking include: the best way to 
capture not only relevant safety-significant events, but also precursor 
events; revision of the quality management program to focus on those 
requirements that are essential for patient safety; the viability of 
using or referencing available industry and training and experience for 
authorized users, radiation safety officers, and medical physicists. 
Public input on regulatory alternatives for these and other 
crosscutting issues were solicited via the internet, Federal Register 
notices, and public workshops.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           08/06/97                    62 FR 42219
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/01/98
NPRM                            07/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Cathy Haney, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and, Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6825
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF74
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4361. MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
differentiate the requirements for the storage of spent fuel under wet 
and dry conditions, clarify requirements for the content and submission 
of various reports and specify that quality assurance records must be 
maintained as permanent records. The Purpose and Scope of Part 72 would 
also be amended to reference the spent fuel storage cask approval 
process and to delete obsolete information.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mark L. Au, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6181
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF80
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4362. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND CONTROLS TO RESTRICT INTERNAL EXPOSURE, 
SUBPART H AND APPENDIX A

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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Legal Authority:  42 USC 2073; 42 USC 2093; 42 USC 2095; 42 USC 2111; 
42 USC 2133; 42 USC 2134; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2236

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
incorporate into part 20 an industry standard developed by the American 
National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z88.2-1992, ``American 
National Standard Practice for Respiratory Protection.'' The proposed 
changes would eliminate the unnecessary and detrimental use of 
respirators by applying ALARA principles to the sum of the Deep Dose 
Equivalent and the Committed Effective Dose Equivalent, or the Total 
Effective Dose Equivalent. The use of process or engineering controls, 
decontamination of work areas, access control, and other procedures are 
stressed instead of the automatic use of respiratory protection 
devices, which tend to increase external dose and stress.
The proposed rulemaking would also allow the use of new respiratory 
protection devices that have been proven effective, discourage the use 
of other devices that are now considered less effective, adopt new 
Assigned Protection Factors based on ANSI determinations and revise 
respiratory protection procedures such as fit testing to reflect 
current industry good practice.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Alan K. Roecklein, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6223
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF81
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4363. ACCESS TO SECRET RESTRICTED DATA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 220; 42 USC 2165; 42 USC 2273; 42 USC 5841; EO 
12829; EO 12958; EO 10865; EO 12968

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 25; 10 CFR 95

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
conforming NRC policy for access to Secret Restricted Data to new 
national policies for access to this type of information. This change 
was originally proposed, along with numerous other changes to parts 25 
and 95, in the proposed rulemaking, ``Access to and Protection of 
Classified Information'' (August 5, 1996; 61 FR 40555). While most of 
the changes were generally accepted by commenters, DOE's comments 
concerning the level of background investigation required for access to 
Secret Restricted Data were significant and posed a dilemma for NRC. 
Because of DOE's statutory responsibilities for the protection of 
Restricted Data, NRC did not want to ignore their comments without 
further evaluation. The NRC could not simply adopt them because, if 
adopted the comments would subject licensees and/or certificate holders 
to additional expenses. The DOE position also appears to exceed the 
requirements of the current national policy (the NISPOM) for the 
protection of such information. It was decided that this issue could 
not be resolved without giving affected parties additional opportunity 
to comment. Therefore, a proposed rule resubmitting sections 21.15 and 
95.35 of the original August 5, 1996, proposed rule for public comment 
is being developed. However, the need for additional changes to these 
rules resulted in the preparation of a new proposed regulatory 
initiative, which has been forwarded to the EDO. The initiative will 
incorporate this rulemaking and the rulemaking entitled ``Criteria and 
Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to Restricted Data or 
National Security Information or an Employment Clearance'' into a 
single new, expanded rulemaking with a proposed rule publication date 
of June 1998.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Duane G. Kidd, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Administration, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7403
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF82
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4364.  REVISION OF DOSE LIMIT FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EXPOSED 
TO HOSPITALIZED RADIATION PATIENTS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2073; 42 USC 2093; 42 USC 2095; 42 USC 2111; 
42 USC 2133; 42 USC 2134; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 42 USC 
2236; 42 USC 2297F

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
allow licensees the discretion to permit consenting visitors of 
hospitalized radiation patients to receive up to 0.5 rem (5mSv) in a 
year as a result of their exposure to these patients. The staff is 
considering whether this issue is best addressed as a separate 
rulemaking or within the overall Part 35 revision. The amendments would 
also respond to a petition for rulemaking from the University of 
Cincinnati (PRM-20-24). The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its 
regulations to revise the dose limit for members of the public exposed 
to hospitalized radiation patients.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jayne McCausland, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6219

RIN: 3150-AF91
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4365.  EMERGENCY PLANNING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMANENTLY SHUTDOWN 
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SITES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
providing relief from emergency planning requirements for permanently 
shutdown nuclear power plant sites based on the reduced risks 
associated with the configuration of the stored fuel and the passage of 
time since power operation. These factors, under specified conditions, 
result in significantly reduced accident risk and consequences, 
therefore, not warranting emergency plans devised for full power 
operations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: George J. Mencinsky, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6206
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF92
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4366.  EXPAND APPLICABILITY TO INCLUDE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS AND 
APPLICANTS AND THEIR CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
placing appropriate requirements on certificate holders, and 
applicants, as well as their contractors and subcontractors. This 
should enhance the staff's capability to take enforcement action in the 
form of Notice of Violations (NOV) rather than administrative action in 
the form of Notice of Non-Conformance (NNC) when acceptable 
requirements are violated. The staff believes that issuance of NOVs 
will clearly identify that a violation of a legally binding requirement 
has occurred.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony DiPalo, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6191
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF93
_______________________________________________________________________




4367.  REQUIREMENTS FOR MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 
MAINTENANCE AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission has directed the staff to prepare a 
modification to the maintenance rule to require that safety assessments 
be taken into account before performing maintenance activities. 
Currently, the rule recommends (vs requires) that safety assessment be 
performed for preventive maintenance activities. The intent of this 
part of the rule is to assure that the cumulative impact of out-of-
service equipment on the performance of safety functions does not 
result in the plant being placed in risk-significant configurations. 
Results for the staff's maintenance rule baseline inspections indicated 
that many licensee's processes for conducting safety assessment are 
inadequate and in some cases, implementation of these processes were 
not followed during preventive maintenance activities and resulted in 
undesirable plant configurations. The proposed amendment would be 
designated as section 50.65(a)(4). Additionally, the rule would be 
changed to add that the requirements are applicable during all 
conditions of plant operation, including normal shutdown conditions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard Correia, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1017
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF95
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4368. ADDITION OF RADON-222 AND TECHNETIUM-99 VALUES TO TABLE S-3 AND 
REVISIONS RESULTING FROM CONSIDERATION OF HIGHER-BURNUP FUEL

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2011; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 4321; 42 USC 5841; 
42 USC 5842

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The direct final rule would amend the Commission's 
regulations by adding estimates of releases of Radon-222 and 
Technetium-99 from activities in the nuclear fuel cycle to its Table of 
Uranium Fuel Cycle Environmental Data (Table S-3) in 10 CFR part 51. 
This amendment is necessary so that Tables S-3 and S-4 will conform to 
the final rule of 10 CFR part 51, ``Environmental Review for Renewal of 
Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses,'' (December 18, 1996; 61 FR 
66537), which will assure that Table S-3, which is used to address 
environmental impacts in light-water-cooled nuclear power reactor (LWR) 
licensing and relicensing proceedings, is sufficiently comprehensive to 
obviate the need for case-by-case consideration of either technetium 
and radon emissions or environmental effects of higher enrichment fuel 
and higher fuel burnup in licensing actions. This

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amendment will also clarify the meaning and intent of the term 
``zircaloy'' as used in section 51.52(a)(2) pertaining to cladding. The 
term ``zircaloy'' has been changed to ``zirconium alloy.'' Although the 
changes are administrative in nature, a direct final rule will be used 
to allow the opportunity for public comment. The direct final rule will 
be placed on the FedWorld Bulletin Board at the time it is published in 
the Federal Register to enhance the ability for public input.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/04/81                    46 FR 15154
NPRM Comment Period End         05/04/81
Final Action                    05/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stanley Turel, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6234
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AA31
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4369. FITNESS FOR DUTY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 26

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's fitness-for-
duty regulations. This proposed rule would also address the petition 
for rulemaking submitted by Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) 
(PRM-26-1), and address the Regulatory Review Group items on audit 
frequency and annual submittal of data. VEPCO requested that the 
Commission amend its fitness-for-duty regulations to change the 
frequency that licensees are required to audit their fitness-for-duty 
programs from annually to biennially. The Commission and the EDO 
approved the staff proposals in SECY-92-308, but asked that the staff 
resubmit the proposed rule to address a backfit analysis. The staff 
proposals were submitted to the Commission in SECY-95-262 in October 
1995, and were published in the Federal Register on May 9, 1996 (61 FR 
21105). The public comment period closed on August 7, 1996. 
Approximately 1000 comments were received from public meetings and from 
37 individuals. The staff has analyzed the comments and revised the 
proposed rule appropriately. The staff met with the Advisory Committee 
on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) in July 1997 to discuss the revised rule. 
The staff is preparing an analysis of the application of the backfit 
rule to each proposed change to facilitate Commission understanding of 
the issues. The staff also plans to meet with the ACRS to review 
generic requirements before submitting the rulemaking package to the 
EDO in April 1998.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/09/96                    61 FR 21105
NPRM Comment Period End         08/07/96
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Loren Bush, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-2944
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF12
_______________________________________________________________________




4370. PHYSICAL PROTECTION FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL 
RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 60; 10 CFR 72; 10 CFR 73; 10 CFR 75

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
clarify physical protection requirements for spent nuclear fuel or 
high-level radioactive waste stored at independent spent fuel storage 
installations, power reactors that have permanently ceased reactor 
operations, monitored retrievable storage installations, and geologic 
repository operations areas. This rule would allow general licensees 
the option of implementing the proposed physical protection 
requirements for spent nuclear fuel stored in approved casks at 
operating power reactor sites. This action is necessary to reduce the 
regulatory uncertainty regarding the physical protection requirements 
for the storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste 
without reducing the level of protection for public health and safety.
Because the proposed requirements would clarify and codify the existing 
regulatory practice, there would not be any additional burden placed on 
current licensees. However, the NRC would derive a cost savings through 
a more efficient licensing process. Licensees may also derive a cost 
savings, e.g., if their current license conditions require guard 
patrols every 4 hours; under the proposed rule only daily random 
patrols would be required. The industry would benefit from a reduction 
of current regulatory uncertainties. The public would benefit from a 
greater level of assurance that appropriate physical protection 
requirements are being imposed on spent nuclear fuel and HLW storage 
licensees through public review and comment on the proposed rule. The 
NRC would benefit as a result of a more efficient licensing process. 
The DOE would benefit from a clear statement of the physical protection 
measures the Commission plans to require for the geologic repository.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/15/95                    60 FR 42079
NPRM Comment Period End         11/13/95
Final Action                    05/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Priscilla Dwyer, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-8110
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF32

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4371. REPORTING RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY INFORMATION FOR RISK-
SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
require that licensees for commercial nuclear power reactors report 
summary reliability and availability data for risk-significant systems 
and equipment to the NRC. The proposed rule would also require 
licensees to maintain onsite, and to make available for NRC inspection, 
records and documentation that provide the basis for the summary data 
reported to the NRC. The Commission has decided to accept industry's 
proposed voluntary alternative to the rule, and will withdraw this 
proposed rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/12/96                     61 FR 5318
NPRM Comment Period End         06/11/96
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Allison, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
for Analysis and Evaluation of, Operational Data, Washington, DC 20555-
0001
Phone: 301 415-6835
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF33
_______________________________________________________________________




4372. REVISION TO NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING FINANCIAL 
ASSURANCE IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rulemaking would amend the Commission's 
regulations to modify the financial assurance requirements for the 
decommissioning of nuclear power plants. The impact of deregulation of 
the power generating industry has created uncertainty with respect to 
the availability of decommissioning funds and would likely require a 
modification of the financial mechanism required by the NRC to provide 
decommissioning funds when needed. The amendment would also require 
power reactor licensees to report periodically on the status of their 
decommissioning trust funds during an extended safe storage period.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           04/08/96                    61 FR 15427
ANPRM Comment Period End        06/24/96
NPRM                            09/10/97                    62 FR 47588
NPRM Comment Period End         11/24/97
Final Action                    07/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Brian J. Richter, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6221
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF41
_______________________________________________________________________




4373. MINOR CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFYING CHANGES AND A MINOR POLICY CHANGE

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 2282

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 32; 10 CFR 35; 10 CFR 36; 10 CFR 39

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
incorporate minor corrections and clarifying changes to 10 CFR part 20 
and also make conforming changes to 10 CFR parts 32, 35, 36, and 39. In 
addition, a minor policy change is proposed that would revise the 
monitoring criterion for minors and for declared pregnant women.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/07/96                    61 FR 52388
NPRM Comment Period End         12/23/96
Final Action                    12/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jayne M. McCausland, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6219
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF46
_______________________________________________________________________




4374. REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPPING PACKAGES USED TO TRANSPORT VITRIFIED 
WASTES CONTAINING PLUTONIUM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 71

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
exempting canisters containing vitrified waste containing plutonium 
from the package requirement for double containment. This amendment is 
being proposed in response to a petition for rulemaking (PRM-71-11) 
submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE). This proposed rule would 
reduce the regulatory requirements for certain DOE plutonium shipments, 
and therefore cost less, while having no significant reduction in 
health and safety. The primary purpose for double containment is to 
ensure that any respirable plutonium will not leak into the atmosphere. 
The NRC staff believes that vitrified waste containing plutonium is 
essentially nonrespirable. Therefore, the packaging requirement for 
double containment is unnecessary. This proposed rule would also make 
minor corrections to the usage of units to be consistent with existing 
NRC policy.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/08/97                    62 FR 25146

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NPRM Comment Period End         07/22/97
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mark Haisfield, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6196
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF59
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4375. INITIAL LICENSED OPERATOR EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 55

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
require that licensees prepare, conduct, and grade the licensing 
examinations that are given to reactor operators and Senior reactor 
operators. Although the regulations do not specify who will be 
responsible for these examinations, the current practice has been for 
the NRC or its contractors to prepare and conduct these examinations. 
The NRC conducted a pilot program in which it has had licensees prepare 
these examinations. The results of the pilot program have indicated 
that licensees can prepare and administer these examinations 
satisfactorily.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/07/97                    62 FR 42426
NPRM Comment Period End         10/21/97
Final Action                    05/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Harry Tovmassian, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6231
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF62
_______________________________________________________________________




4376. AUDIT FREQUENCY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
changing the frequency with which licensees conduct independent 
reviews, and audits of their safeguards contingency plans, security 
programs and emergency preparedness programs. The regulations would be 
revised to require that licensees conduct program reviews and audits at 
least every 24 months. The proposed rule would also clarify that the 
necessity for more frequent, focused audits be based on an assessment 
by the licensee against performance indicators or a significant change 
in personnel, procedures, equipment, or facilities. The proposed 
changes would promote performance-based, rather than compliance-based 
review and audit activities. Also, the proposed changes would clarify 
that programs must be reviewed and audited following a significant 
change in personnel, procedures, or equipment as soon as reasonably 
practicable, but no later than 12 months after the changes. The purpose 
of these focused audits would be to ensure that changes have not 
adversely affected the operation of the particular program element or 
function in question. This proposed rule also addresses PRM-50-59 and 
PRM-50-60 submitted by Virginia Electric and Power Company.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/31/97                    62 FR 40978
NPRM Comment Period End         10/14/97
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sandra D. Frattali, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6261
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF63
_______________________________________________________________________




4377. SELF-GUARANTEE OF DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING BY NON-PROFIT AND NON-
BOND ISSUING LICENSEES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
publish criteria that would allow non-profit entities and non-bond 
issuing business corporations to use self-guarantee as an additional 
mechanism for financial assurance. The overall objective is to reduce 
the licensee's cost burden without causing adverse effects on public 
health and safety.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/30/97                    62 FR 23394
NPRM Comment Period End         07/29/97
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Clark Prichard, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6203
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF64
_______________________________________________________________________




4378. REVISION OF PROTOTYPE TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR DIALS, HANDS, AND 
POINTERS CONTAINING TRITIUM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing

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Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
permit timepieces containing gaseous tritium light sources to be 
treated on the same regulatory basis as those containing tritium paint 
with regard to their distribution. The proposed rule would remove from 
the regulations the specific requirements for prototype testing of 
these products containing tritium, while the specifics for prototype 
testing would be provided in a separate document. The proposed rule 
would simplify the licensing process and allow the use of a new 
technology in self-illuminated timepieces. This action is being taken 
in response to a petition for rulemaking (PRM-32-4) submitted by mb-
microtec, Inc.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/19/97                    62 FR 49173
NPRM Comment Period End         12/03/97
Final Action                    08/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Donald Nellis, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6257
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF76
_______________________________________________________________________




4379. LICENSE TERM FOR MEDICAL LICENSES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 
42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
regarding license term limits for medical use licenses. Medical use 
license terms would be set by policy up to ten years, the same as 
license terms for other materials licenses. The NRC would issue some 
licenses for shorter terms if warranted by the circumstances of license 
applicants. The revision would reduce the administrative burden of 
license renewals for both NRC and licensees, and would support NRC's 
goal of streamlining the licensing process.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/31/97                    62 FR 40975
NPRM Comment Period End         10/14/97
Final Action                    07/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Torre Taylor, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and, Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7900
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF77
_______________________________________________________________________




4380. FINANCIAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMANENTLY SHUTDOWN NUCLEAR 
POWER REACTORS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 140

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
allow nuclear reactor licensees to reduce onsite and offsite liability 
coverage during permanent shutdown of the reactors if they meet 
specified reactor configurations. This proposed amendment would reduce 
the level of insurance coverage commensurate with the risk reduction 
after the appropriate spent fuel cooling period following permanent 
shutdown of the reactor. This rule will also address a petition for 
rulemaking from North Carolina Public Utility Commission (PRM-50-57). 
The proposed rule entitled, ``Power Reactor Facilities Under a 
Possession Only License,'' (RIN 3150-AF16) was incorporated into this 
rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/30/97                    62 FR 58690
NPRM Comment Period End         01/13/98
Final Action                    07/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: George Mencinsky, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6206
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF79
_______________________________________________________________________




4381. REVISION OF FEE SCHEDULES; 100% FEE RECOVERY, FY 1998

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 170; 10 CFR 171

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, September 30, 1998.
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the licensing, inspection and 
annual fees charged to NRC licensees and applicants for an NRC license. 
The amendments are necessary to recover approximately 100 percent of 
the NRC budget authority for Fiscal Year 1998 less the amounts 
appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund and the General Fund. The 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended,(OBRA-90) 
requires that the NRC accomplish the 100 percent recovery through the 
assessment of fees. The dollar amount to be recovered for FY 1998 is 
$454.8 million. The Act requires that the fees for FY 1998 must be 
collected by September 30, 1998.

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Therefore, the final rule is to become effective by July 30, 1998.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/01/98                    63 FR 16046
NPRM Comment Period End         05/01/98
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Glenda C. Jackson, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Washington, DC 20555
Phone: 301 415-6057
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF83
_______________________________________________________________________




4382.  ADOPTION OF PART 20 DOSE LIMITS AND DOSE CALCULATIONAL 
METHODOLOGY IN PART 72

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
updating the criteria for radioactive releases from independent spent 
fuel storage installations (ISFSI) and monitored retrievable storage 
installations (MRS). Current standards in 10 CFR 72.106 are based on 
the recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological 
Protection (ICRP) Publication Number 2 (ICRP-2, 1959). The standards in 
Part 20, previously based on ICRP-2, were revised in 1991 and are 
currently based on ICRP Publication Number 26 (ICRP-26, 1977). The 
current Part 20 requirements became effective in 1994. This 
modification would result in a consistent level of protection of public 
health and safety, and reduce burden, confusion, and uncertainty 
resulting from duplicative efforts necessary to comply with two 
different standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/19/98                    63 FR 13372
NPRM Comment Period End         05/04/98
Final Action                    08/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Naiem Tanious, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6103
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF84
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4383.  CERTIFICATION AMENDMENT PROCESS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2297b-11; 42 USC 2297f; 42 USC 
5841; 42 USC 5842; 42 USC 5845; 42 USC 5846; 42 USC 2243(a); 42 USC 
5851; 42 USC 2243(f); 42 USC 2152

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 76

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
concerning the certification of gaseous diffusion plants. In 1994, 10 
CFR Part 76, ``Certification of Gaseous Diffusion Plants'' was codified 
to provide the regulatory process by which the NRC would assume 
regulatory authority for the operation of the Portsmouth and Paducah 
Gaseous Diffusion Plants (GDPs) that had operated safely for many years 
under the authority of the Department of Energy. The initial 
certificates of compliance authorizing continuing operation of the GDPs 
under NRC regulatory oversight were issued on November 26, 1996, and 
the GDPs came under NRC authority on March 3, 1997. When Part 76 was 
initially promulgated, the certification process was to be repeated 
annually. The recertification period has recently been extended, by 
Congressional action and implementing rulemaking, to allow for up to 5 
years between recertifications. Since the initial certification of the 
GDPs, the operator of the GDPs, the United States Enrichment 
Corporation (USEC), has requested many amendments to those 
certificates. In implementing the certificate amendment process 
described in section 76.45, the NRC staff has identified several 
deficiencies that should be corrected.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Telford, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6229
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF85
_______________________________________________________________________




4384.  PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF 
LICENSEES FOR THE RECEIPT OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE AT A GEOLOGIC 
REPOSITORY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841; 5 USC 552

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's Rules of 
Practice for the licensing proceeding on the disposal of high-level 
radioactive waste at a geologic repository (HLW proceeding). The 
proposed amendments are intended to allow application of technological 
developments that have occurred since the original rule was adopted in 
1989, while achieving the original goals of facilitating the 
Commission's ability to comply with the schedule for decision on the 
construction authorization for a thorough technical review of the 
license application and equitable access to information for the parties 
to the hearing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/13/97                    62 FR 60789
NPRM Comment Period End         03/30/98                     63 FR 5315
Final Action                    06/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kathryn L. Winserg, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1641
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF88

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4385.  ACCESS AUTHORIZATION FEE SCHEDULE FOR LICENSEE PERSONNEL

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841; 5 USC 552

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 11; 10 CFR 25

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
revise the fee schedule for background investigations of licensee 
personnel who require access to National Security Information and/or 
Restricted Data and access to or control over Special Nuclear Material. 
These amendments comply with current regulations that provide that the 
NRC will publish fee adjustments upon notification of any changes in 
the rate charged the NRC by the Office of Personnel Management for 
conducting investigations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Beth Bradshaw, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Administration, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6540
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF90
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4386. CRITERIA FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY NUCLEAR OCCURRENCE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 140

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/09/85                    50 FR 13978
NPRM Comment Period End         09/06/85
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Harry Tovmassian
Phone: 301 415-6231
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AB01
_______________________________________________________________________




4387. ELIMINATION OF INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN NRC REGULATIONS AND EPA HLW 
STANDARDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 60

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/19/86                    51 FR 22288
NPRM Comment Period End         08/18/86
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tim McCartin
Phone: 301 415-6681
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AC03
_______________________________________________________________________




4388. AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL RECORDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 2

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/23/92                    57 FR 61013
NPRM Comment Period End         03/08/93
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Catherine M. Holzle
Phone: 301 415-1560
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AC07
_______________________________________________________________________




4389. COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY ASSURANCE IN MEDICAL USE AND A STANDARD OF 
CARE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 35

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/02/87                    52 FR 36949
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/31/87
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Anthony Tse
Phone: 301 415-6233
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AC42
_______________________________________________________________________




4390. REQUIREMENTS FOR POSSESSION OF INDUSTRIAL DEVICES CONTAINING 
BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 32

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/27/91                    56 FR 67011
NPRM Comment Period End         03/12/92
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Joseph J. Mate
Phone: 301 415-6202
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AD34
_______________________________________________________________________




4391. REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSIBLE AIR GAP FOR GENERALLY 
LICENSED DEVICES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 32

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/27/92                    57 FR 56287
NPRM Comment Period End         03/29/93
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stephen McGuire
Phone: 301 415-6204
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AD82
_______________________________________________________________________




4392. STANDARDIZED PLANT DESIGNS, EARLY REVIEW OF SITE SUITABILITY 
ISSUES; CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 52; 10 CFR 140

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Geary S. Mizuno
Phone: 301 415-1639
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE25
_______________________________________________________________________




4393. INDUSTRY CODES AND STANDARDS; AMENDED REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/03/97                    62 FR 63892
NPRM Comment Period End         03/03/98
NPRM Comment Period Extended to 04/03/98                     63 FR 3673
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Cherny
Phone: 301 415-6786
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE26
_______________________________________________________________________




4394. DISTRIBUTION OF SOURCE AND BYPRODUCT MATERIAL: LICENSING AND 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 32; 10 CFR 40

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/28/92                    57 FR 48749
ANPRM Comment Period End        01/26/93
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Catherine R. Mattsen
Phone: 301 415-6264
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE33
_______________________________________________________________________




4395. CLARIFICATION OF ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING CRITERIA AND 
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 60

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/09/93                    58 FR 36902
NPRM Comment Period End         10/07/93
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael P. Lee
Phone: 301 415-6677
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE40
_______________________________________________________________________




4396. DISPOSAL BY RELEASE INTO SANITARY SEWERAGE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 20

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           02/25/94                     59 FR 9146
ANPRM Comment Period End        05/26/94
NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: George Powers
Phone: 301 415-6212
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE90
_______________________________________________________________________




4397. SHUTDOWN AND FUEL STORAGE POOL OPERATION AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/19/94                    59 FR 52707
NPRM Comment Period End         02/03/95
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tim Collins
Phone: 301 415-2897
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE97
_______________________________________________________________________




4398. STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INTEGRITY FOR OPERATING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           09/19/94                    59 FR 47817
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/05/94
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tim Reed
Phone: 301 415-1462
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF04

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4399. FITNESS FOR DUTY (SCOPE CHANGE)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 26

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Hendren
Phone: 301 415-3209
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF13
_______________________________________________________________________




4400. PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR 
POWER FACILITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ed Connell
Phone: 301 415-2838
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF29
_______________________________________________________________________




4401. REVISION TO NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING COST 
REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Brian J. Richter
Phone: 301 415-6221
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF40
_______________________________________________________________________




4402.  CHANGES, TESTS, AND EXPERIMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
concerning authority of licensees for production or utilization 
facilities to make changes to their facilities or procedures, without 
prior NRC approval. The proposed rule would clarify the criteria that 
determine when prior approval is needed. The purpose of this rulemaking 
is to resolve differences in interpretation of requirements within the 
nuclear community so that changes which might affect the basis for 
licensing are reviewed before implementation, without also subjecting 
less significant changes to the license amendment review process. In an 
SRM dated April 25, 1997, the Commission directed the staff to develop 
a rulemaking plan that would allow changes involving small or 
negligible increases in probability of occurrence or consequences of 
accidents or malfunctions not to require prior approval. The staff 
recommended rulemaking on this issue in SECY-97-205, dated September 
10, 1997, and is awaiting Commission direction.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Eileen McKenna, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-2189
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF94
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4403. ACCEPTABILITY OF PLANT PERFORMANCE FOR SEVERE ACCIDENTS; SCOPE OF 
CONSIDERATION IN SAFETY REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was 
published to request public comment on amending the Commission's 
regulations to decouple source term and dose calculations from reactor 
siting and to permit the use of updated source term insights for future 
light water reactors. The Commission has determined that this 
rulemaking is unnecessary and has withdrawn this ANPRM.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       10/14/97                    62 FR 53250

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Louis B. Riani, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6220

RIN: 3150-AE38

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4404. ADMINISTRATION OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL OR RADIATION TO PATIENTS WHO 
MAY BE PREGNANT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2112; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 
42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2236; 42 USC 2282

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
concerning the medical use of byproduct material. This rule is being 
subsumed by the proposed rule entitled, ``Medical Uses of Isotopes; 
Issues and Request for Comments'' (RIN 3150-AF74), and is being 
incorporated into that rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Incorporated Into RIN 3150-AF74 06/30/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Samuel Z. Jones, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6198
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE44
_______________________________________________________________________




4405. POWER REACTOR FACILITIES UNDER A POSSESSION ONLY LICENSE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
regarding possession only licensee applications for case specific 
exemptions that no longer have relevance. This rule is being subsumed 
by the proposed rule entitled, ``Financial Protection Requirements for 
Permanently Shutdown Nuclear Power Reactors'' (RIN 3150-AF79), and is 
being incorporated into that rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Incorporated Into RIN 3150-AF79 09/23/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Carl Feldman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6194
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF16
_______________________________________________________________________




4406. DELIBERATE MISCONDUCT BY UNLICENSED PERSONS REGARDING APPLICATIONS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 60; 10 CFR 61; 
10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72; 10 CFR 150

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to put 
applicants for NRC licenses and other unlicensed persons doing work for 
applicants on notice that they may be subject to enforcement action 
under the Commission's existing regulations regarding deliberate 
misconduct. This final rule corrects an apparent oversight from when 
the Deliberate Misconduct rule was adopted in 1991 and makes that rule 
apply to applicants and to their employees, contractors, and 
subcontractors, including consultants.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/13/98                     63 FR 1890
Final Action Effective          02/12/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony DiPalo, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6191
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF35
_______________________________________________________________________




4407. CHANGES TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 73

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations by 
updating the requirements for the physical security of nuclear power 
reactors. The final rule updates the regulations for security at 
operating nuclear power plants based upon staff review experience 
gained in security program implementation, input from the public and 
industry, and technical changes in security system technology and 
equipment. Most of the changes involve reduction or elimination of 
requirements that are of marginal significance relative to their 
contribution to the overall effectiveness of security programs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/02/97                    62 FR 63640
Final Action Effective          01/15/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sandra Frattali, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6261
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF53
_______________________________________________________________________




4408. SPECIFIC DOMESTIC LICENSES OF BROAD SCOPE FOR BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2111; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 33

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was 
published to request public comments and suggestions on possible 
revisions

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to the Commission's regulations governing specific licenses of broad 
scope for byproduct material to clarify the regulatory and health and 
safety basis of current licensing practices and to provide licensees 
with the flexibility to make certain types of changes to their 
radiation safety program. The Commission has determined that this 
rulemaking is unnecessary and has withdrawn this ANPRM.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/14/96                    61 FR 58346
ANPRM Comment Period End        02/12/97
Withdrawn                       03/25/98                    63 FR 14381

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Torre Taylor, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7900
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF54
_______________________________________________________________________




4409. INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS: STATUTORY AND TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 3501

CFR Citation:  10 CFR ch 1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations 
implementing the Paperwork Reduction Act to make changes required by 
statute and to make technical correcting amendments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/06/97                    62 FR 52184
Final Action Effective          10/06/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Pamela Urban, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1619
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF69
_______________________________________________________________________




4410. EXEMPT DISTRIBUTION OF A RADIOACTIVE DRUG CONTAINING ONE 
MICROCURIE OF CARBON 14 UREA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 4332; 42 USC 4334; 42 USC 4335; 
42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to provide 
for the distribution and use of a radioactive drug containing one 
microcurie of Carbon 14 Urea. The final rule also responds to a 
petition for rulemaking received from Tri-Med Specialties, Inc. (PRM-
35-12).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/02/97                    62 FR 63634
Final Action Effective          01/02/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Samuel Z. Jones, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6198
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF70
_______________________________________________________________________




4411. ELECTRONIC FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: IMPLEMENTATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 09

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, November 1, 1997.
Electronic Freedom of Information Act of 1996

Abstract: The final rule implements the Electronic Freedom of 
Information Act amendments of 1996 by conforming the Commission's 
regulations to the requirements of the new statute. The final rule 
clarifies that FOIA applies equally to records maintained in electronic 
format, and broadens public access to government information by placing 
more records online. Also, the final rule implements statutory 
provisions for establishing multi-track processing of requests, 
permitting expedited processing of FOIA requests for compelling 
reasons, extending the former 10-day requirement for processing 
requests to 20 days, and for establishing the conditions and procedures 
for negotiating with requesters to tailor requests to improve 
responsiveness.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/20/98                     63 FR 2873
Final Action Effective          02/19/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Russell A. Powell, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7169
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF78
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4412.  MINOR CORRECTING AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to correct 
several miscellaneous errors in the Code of Federal Regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/03/97                    62 FR 59275
Final Action Effective          11/03/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David L. Meyer, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Administration, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7162
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF86

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4413.  CRITICALITY ACCIDENT REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2132; 42 USC 2133; 42 USC 2134; 42 USC 2135; 
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2236; 42 USC 2239; 42 USC 
2282

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 70

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The direct final rule amends the Commission's regulations by 
revising 10 CFR 70.24 which requires criticality monitors to be used at 
a facility if certain quantity limits for special nuclear materials are 
exceeded.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/03/97                    62 FR 63825
Final Action Effective          12/03/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stan Turel, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF87
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4414.  STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION; MINOR 
AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841; 5 USC 552

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 1; 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 4; 10 CFR 7; 10 CFR 9; 10 CFR 
15; 10 CFR 76; 10 CFR 110

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's statement of 
organization and general information to reflect the reorganization 
within the Office of Administration, the creation of the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, the creation of the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, and the renaming of the Office of Personnel to the 
Office of Human Resources. These changes are necessary to inform the 
public of these administrative changes to the NRC's regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/01/98                    63 FR 15741
Final Action Effective          04/01/98

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Alzonia W. Shepard, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Administration, Washington, DC 20555
Phone: 301 415-6864
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF89
[FR Doc. 98-5175 Filed 04-24-98; 8:45 am]
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